10-Q 1 f10q-03312009.htm MARCH 31, 2009

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009

 

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 001-14757

 

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

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

 

DELAWARE

11-2014231

(State of other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

290 N.E. 68 Street, Miami, Florida 33138

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(305) 754-4551

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by checkmark 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 o

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x

 

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

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, $.025 par value per share – 7,033,732 shares outstanding as of May 12, 2009.

 

 



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2009 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2008

4-5

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations

12

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

17

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

18

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

19

 

 

 

Signatures

19

 

 

Exhibit Index

20

 

 

 

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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

For the nine months ended
March 31,

For the three months ended
March 31,

   

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Net sales

 

$

17,885,801

 

$

14,605,215

 

$

5,107,251

 

$

4,575,783

 

Development fees, franchise and license fees, commissions and other

   

241,493

   

470,497

   

55,578

   

118,405

 

Total revenues

   

18,127,294

   

15,075,712

   

5,162,829

   

4,694,188

 
                           

Cost of goods sold

   

13,882,458

   

11,121,243

   

3,980,982

   

3,458,501

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   

3,477,718

   

3,504,524

   

1,057,705

   

1,149,047

 

Total operating expenses

   

17,360,176

   

14,625,767

   

5,038,687

   

4,607,548

 
                           

Operating income

   

767,118

   

449,945

   

124,142

   

86,640

 

Interest income

   

69,649

   

130,496

   

11,586

   

32,727

 
                           

Earnings before taxes

   

836,767

   

580,441

   

135,728

   

119,367

 

Provision for income taxes

   

(318,698

)

 

(212,213

)

 

(52,350

)

 

(43,449

)

Net earnings

 

$

518,069

 

$

368,228

 

$

83,378

 

$

75,918

 
                           

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

$

.07

 

$

.05

 

$

.01

 

$

.01

 

Weighted average number of shares

                         

Basic

   

7,033,847

   

7,034,307

   

7,033,791

   

7,034,307

 

Diluted

   

7,033,847

   

7,036,989

   

7,033,791

   

7,036,162

 


 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2009
(Unaudited)

 

June 30,
2008

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5,275,388

 

$

3,889,736

 

Accounts and trade notes receivable, net

 

 

975,247

 

 

2,671,438

 

Inventories

 

 

3,447,914

 

 

3,891,592

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

150,129

 

 

124,880

 

Refundable income taxes

 

 

50,809

 

 

-

 

Other assets

 

 

107,088

 

 

128,590

 

Total current assets

 

 

10,006,575

 

 

10,706,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment and improvements, net

 

 

209,183

 

 

245,086

 

Franchise, trademarks and other intangible assets, net

 

 

130,562

 

 

183,489

 

Deferred tax asset

 

 

61,736

 

 

32,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,408,056

 

$

11,167,486

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4

 


DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2009
(Unaudited)

 

June 30,
2008

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

1,094,263

 

$

1,487,041

 

Accrued employee expenses

 

 

354,844

 

 

600,311

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

-

 

 

16,682

 

Unearned income

 

 

-

 

 

41,387

 

Customer deposits

 

 

1,848,919

 

 

2,429,989

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

3,298,026

 

 

4,575,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

3,298,026

 

 

4,575,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized shares – 200,000; none issued and outstanding

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock, $.025 par value; Authorized shares - 15,000,000; 7,065,500
shares issued, including shares held in treasury

 

 

176,638

 

 

176,638

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,095,069

 

 

2,095,069

 

Retained earnings

 

 

4,842,261

 

 

4,324,192

 

Treasury stock, 31,768 shares and 31,625, respectively, at cost

 

 

(3,938

)

 

(3,823

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

7,110,030

 

 

6,592,076

 

 

 

$

10,408,056

 

$

11,167,486

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2009

(Unaudited)

 

March 31,
2008

(Unaudited)

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

518,069

 

$

368,228

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

41,288

 

 

6,369

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

97,501

 

 

99,259

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

 

 

(54,310

)

 

14,312

 

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and trade notes receivables

 

 

1,654,903

 

 

(130,939

)

Inventories

 

 

443,678

 

 

(500,227

)

Other current assets

 

 

21,502

 

 

(71,689

)

Refundable income taxes

 

 

(50,809

)

 

(10,099

)

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(392,778

)

 

(125,519

)

Accrued employee expenses

 

 

(245,467

)

 

(434,827

)

Unearned income

 

 

(41,387

)

 

(62,081

)

Customer deposits

 

 

(581,070

)

 

1,031,742

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

(16,682

)

 

-

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,394,438

 

 

184,529

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(8,671

)

 

(50,854

)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

 

(8,671

)

 

(50,854

)

Financing activities:

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(115

)

 

-

 

Dividends paid

 

 

-

 

 

(281,372

)

Net cash used by financing activities

 

 

(115

)

 

(281,372

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1,385,652

 

 

(147,697

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

3,889,736

 

 

4,296,415

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

5,275,388

 

$

4,148,718

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

440,500

 

$

208,000

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2009

(Unaudited)

 

Note (1) - General: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and the instructions to Form 10-Q related to interim period financial statements. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements do not include certain information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. However, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the Company’s financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008. The June 30, 2008 balance sheet information contained herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Note (2) - Earnings Per Share: Basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine and three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are computed as follows:

 

 

 

For the nine months ended
March 31,

 

For the three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

 

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

518,069

 

$

368,228

 

$

83,378

 

$

75,918

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

7,033,847

 

 

7,034,307

 

 

7,033,791

 

 

7,034,307

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

.07

 

$

.05

 

$

.01

 

$

.01

 

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

518,069

 

$

368,228

 

$

83,378

 

$

75,918

 

Weighted average shares
outstanding

 

 

7,033,847

 

 

7,034,307

 

 

7,033,791

 

 

7,034,307

 

Plus incremental shares
from assumed exercise of
stock options

 

 

-

 

 

2,682

 

 

-

 

 

1,855

 

Diluted weighted average
common shares

 

 

7,033,847

 

 

7,036,989

 

 

7,033,791

 

 

7,036,162

 

Diluted earnings per
share

 

$

.07

 

$

.05

 

$

.01

 

$

.01

 

 

At March 31, 2009 and 2008, options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were excluded in the computation of earnings per share because the exercise price of those options was at least the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the period and inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2009

(Unaudited)

 

Note (3) – Revolving Credit Line: On October 10, 2008, the Company received an extension until October 30, 2009 of its existing $2,250,000 revolving line of credit facility. The Company’s obligations under the facility are guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets. No amounts were outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2009 or June 30, 2008.

Note (4) - Stock-Based Compensation Plans: The Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan and 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan are the Company’s only stock-based compensation plans. The 2000 Stock Option Plan authorizes the grant (until May 2, 2010) of options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees, directors and consultants. No options were outstanding under the 2000 Stock Option Plan on March 31, 2009. The 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan terminated as to future grants on August 23, 2004, but options to purchase 10,000 shares remain outstanding thereunder.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”), utilizing the modified prospective approach. Under the modified prospective approach, SFAS 123(R) applies to new grants after December 15, 2005 and to grants that were outstanding on December 31, 2005 to the extent not yet vested. Since no new options were granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 and all outstanding options were fully vested at December 31, 2005, no compensation cost for share-based payments was recognized under SFAS 123(R) during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

Note (5) - Cash Dividends: The only cash dividend declared by the Company’s Board of Directors during the periods covered by this Report was a dividend of $.04 per share (an aggregate of $281,372) declared on September 25, 2007 to shareholders of record on October 12, 2007 and paid on November 1, 2007. The Company eliminated the payment of dividends thereafter.

Note (6) – Income Taxes: As of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, the Company had deferred tax assets of $211,865 and $157,555, respectively.

Consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” the Company regularly estimates its ability to recover deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets to reduce the balance to amounts expected to be recoverable. This evaluation considers several factors, including an estimate of the likelihood of generating sufficient taxable income in future periods over which temporary differences reverse, the expected reversal of deferred tax liabilities, past and projected taxable income and available tax planning strategies. As of March 31, 2009, management believes that it is more-likely-than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the net amount of our deferred tax assets over the periods during which temporary differences reverse.

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2009

(Unaudited)

 

Effective July 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”) to clarify the requirements of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” relating to the recognition of tax benefits. FIN 48 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. The adoption of FIN 48 did not result in any adjustment to the Company’s provision for income taxes in any of the reported periods.

Note (7) - Segment Information: The Company’s reportable segments are strategic businesses that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business requires different marketing strategies. The Company primarily evaluates the operating performance of its segments based on the categories noted in the table below. The Company has no sales between segments. Financial information for the Company’s business segments is as follows:

 

 

 

For the nine months ended
March 31,

 

For the three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial laundry and dry cleaning equipment

 

$

17,996,247

 

$

14,837,248

 

$

5,121,661

 

$

4,633,811

 

 

License and franchise operations

 

 

131,047

 

 

238,464

 

 

41,168

 

 

60,377

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

18,127,294

 

$

15,075,712

 

$

5,162,829

 

$

4,694,188

 

 

Operating income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial laundry and dry cleaning equipment

 

$

976,859

 

$

536,767

 

$

185,018

 

$

136,328

 

 

License and franchise operations

 

 

50,398

 

 

176,283

 

 

25,165

 

 

41,085

 

 

Corporate

 

 

(260,139

)

 

(263,105

)

 

(86,041

)

 

(90,773

)

 

Total operating income

 

$

767,118

 

$

449,945

 

$

124,142

 

$

86,640

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2009
(Unaudited)

June 30,2008

Identifiable assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial laundry and dry cleaning equipment

 

$

10,081,879

 

$

10,509,519

 

License and franchise operations

 

 

106,346

 

 

495,648

 

Corporate

 

 

219,831

 

 

162,319

 

Total assets

 

$

10,408,056

 

$

11,167,486

 

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2009

(Unaudited)

Note (8) - New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and provides for additional fair value disclosures. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”) SFAS No. 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Its Related Interpretive Accounting Pronouncements That Address Leasing Transactions,” and FSP SFAS No. 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157.” FSP SFAS 157-1 removes leasing transactions from the scope of SFAS No. 157, while SFAS No. 157-2 defers the effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are to be recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. FSP SFAS 157-2 does not defer recognition and disclosure requirements for financial assets and financial liabilities which became effective as to the Company for its current fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2008, or for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are to be remeasured at least annually. To date, SFAS 157 has not had, and the Company does not expect SFAS 157 will have, a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB No. 115,” which permits, at specified election dates, all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value. A business entity is to report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected is to be recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS 159 became effective as to the Company for its current fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2008. FSAS 159 has not had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission published Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 110, which amends SAB No. 107, to allow for the continued use, under certain circumstances, of the “simplified” method in developing an estimate of the expected term of so-called “plain vanilla” stock options accounted for under SFAS 123(R) beyond December 31, 2007. Companies can use the simplified method if they conclude that their stock option exercise experience does not provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. The Company has concluded that its stock option exercise experience provides a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term, and therefore, has refined its method to calculate estimates of the expected term of stock options.

 

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2009

(Unaudited)

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. SFAS 141(R) also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company will assess the impact of SFAS 141(R) if and when a future acquisition occurs.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 162”). SFAS No. 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for nongovernmental entities. Any effect of applying the provisions of SFAS No. 162 is to be reported as a change in accounting principle in accordance with SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections – a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” The Company will adopt SFAS No. 162 once it is effective. SFAS No. 162 became effective as of November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 162 has not had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1”), which amends SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” and APB opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim as well as in annual financial statements. FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, which for the Company is the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The Company is assessing the effect, if any, that FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1 may have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2:            Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations

 

Overview

 

Revenues for the nine month and three month periods ended March 31, 2009 increased by 20.2% and 10.0%, respectively, over the same periods of last year. Foreign sales for the nine and three month period increased by 29.7% and 22.5% respectively, over the same periods of fiscal 2008, continuing a strong trend that has developed over the last few years. Net earnings increased by 40.7% and 9.8% for the nine and three month periods, respectively. However, new bookings trended downward during the first nine months of fiscal 2009, following record fourth quarter 2008 revenues, as the financial crisis has affected financing of new projects. Management believes this trend will improve later this calendar year as the economy starts to improve. In the meantime, the Company’s current backlog should be sufficient to keep shipments stable during the fourth quarter.

Gross profit margins decreased to 22.4% for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 from 23.9% for the same period of fiscal 2008. For the three month period ended March 31, 2009, gross profit margins decreased to 22.1% from 24.4% in the same three month period in fiscal 2008. The reductions were mostly due to shipments under larger contracts, which generally carry lower margins in order to remain competitive, and, to a lesser degree, product mix.

The principal contributor to the Company’s increased cash position at March 31, 2009 was sharply lower accounts receivable compared to June 30, 2008, reflecting the collection of higher than normal accounts receivable that existed at the end of fiscal 2008 related to record fourth quarter fiscal 2008 sales. Also contributing to the increased level of cash was the higher level of foreign sales in fiscal 2009 that were paid for prior to shipment. Inventories at March 31, 2009 were lower than June 30, 2008 levels, reflecting a downtrend in orders and backlog.

During the third quarter, due to the slowing economy, the Company discontinued the operations of Biz-Brokers International, a subsidiary which acted as a business broker to assist others seeking to buy or sell existing dry cleaning stores and coin laundry businesses. This subsidiary did not generate any revenues during fiscal 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash increased by $1,385,652 during the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to a decrease of $147,697 during the same period of fiscal 2008. The following summarizes the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended March 31,

 

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

Net cash provided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$1,394,438

 

 

$ 184,529

 

Investing activities

 

(8,671

)

 

(50,854

)

Financing activities

 

(115

)

 

(281,372

)

 

Most of the cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 resulted from a $1,654,903 reduction in accounts and trade notes receivable discussed above. Other cash generated by operating activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was provided by the Company’s net earnings of $518,069 and non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization of $97,501 and bad debts of $42,288 offset by an increase of $54,310 in the provision for deferred income taxes. Included in bad

 

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debt expense was an increase in the provision for bad debts of $20,000 due to the slowing economy. The provision for deferred income taxes includes a $72,212 reserve against certain returned inventories. Other cash was generated by a decrease in inventories of $443,678 and other assets of $21,502. This cash was offset by a reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $392,778, accrued employee expenses of $245,467 and customer deposits of $581,070. Other uses of cash included a reduction of $41,387 associated with the amortization of the initial fee received by the Company from Whirlpool Corporation in January 2005 (which fee was fully amortized at December 31, 2008) and refundable income taxes and income taxes payable aggregating $67,491.

In the nine month period of fiscal 2008, cash from operating activities was provided by an increase in customer deposits of $1,031,742 due to the increased backlog, partially offset by increases in inventories of $500,227 to support the higher backlog. Cash provided by the Company’s net earnings of $368,228 and non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization of $99,259 and bad debt expense of $6,369, was more than offset by cash used to support an increase in accounts and trade notes receivable of $130,929 and a decrease in accrued employee expenses of $434,827 due to the payment of accrued fiscal 2007 executive bonuses without a similar accrual during fiscal 2008. Other uses of cash were caused by increases in other assets of $71,689 and refundable income taxes of $10,099 and reductions in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $125,519 and unearned income of $62,081.

 

Investing activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 used cash of $8,671 compared to $50,854 used in the same period of fiscal 2008, mostly for capital purchases. The change was in the ordinary course of business.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2009, financing activities use cash of $115 to purchase 143 shares of treasury stock. The Company used cash of $281,372 to pay cash dividends during the same period of fiscal 2008. The Company eliminated the payment of dividends thereafter.

On October 10, 2008, the Company received an extension until October 30, 2009 of its existing $2,250,000 revolving line of credit facility. The Company’s obligations under the facility are guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets. No amounts were outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2009 or June 30, 2008.

The Company believes that its present cash position and cash it expects to generate from operations, as well as, if needed, cash borrowings available under its $2,250,000 revolving line of credit facility, will be sufficient to meet its presently anticipated operational needs.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing

The Company has no off-balance sheet financing arrangements within the meaning of item 303(c) of Regulation S-B.

Results of Operations

Revenues.

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to changes in the Company’s revenues for the periods presented:

 

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Nine months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

 

%
Change

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

 

%
Change

Net sales

 

$

17,885,801

 

$

14,605,215

 

22.5

%

$

5,107,251

 

$

4,575,783

 

11.6

%

Development fees, franchise and license fees, commissions and other

 

 

241,493

 

 

470,497

 

-48.7

%

 

55,578

 

 

118,405

 

-53.1

%

Total revenues

 

$

18,127,294

 

$

15,075,712

 

20.2

%

$

5,162,829

 

$

4,694,188

 

10.0

%

 

Revenues for the nine and three month periods ended March 31, 2009 increased by $3,051,582 (20.2%) and $468,641 (10.0%), respectively, from the same periods of fiscal 2008. Most of the increase was in the commercial and industrial laundry and dry cleaning segment, which increased by $3,158,999 (21.3%) and $487,850 (10.5%) for the nine and three month periods, respectively over the corresponding periods of last year. For the nine month period, commercial laundry equipment sales increased by 75.9%. This increase was offset by reductions of 57.4% in sales of dry cleaning equipment, 40.7% in boiler sales and 2.0% in spare parts sales. The same pattern was experienced for the three month period, with sales of commercial and industrial laundry equipment increasing by 84.0%, while sales of dry cleaning equipment decreased by 74.7%, sales of boilers decreased 20.9% and spare parts sales decreased 12.6%. The decrease in sales in these categories for both periods reflects the national trend to more casual dressing along with the slowing economy. Foreign sales continued to be strong, increasing by 29.7% for the nine month period and 22.5% for the three month period in fiscal 2009 over the comparable fiscal 2008 periods.

Revenues of the license and franchise operations segment decreased by $107,417 (43.8%) and $19,209 (31.8%) for the nine and three month period, respectively, of fiscal 2009 from the same periods of fiscal 2008. The decrease in both periods was attributable to the economic downturn which resulted in less royalty income and fewer new store openings by licensees. In addition, for comparability purposes, fiscal 2008 was favorably impacted by certain foreign renewal license fees.

 

Operating Expenses.

 

 

 

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

 

2009
(Unaudited)

 

2008
(Unaudited)

 

As a percentage of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

77.6%

 

76.1%

 

77.9%

 

75.6%

 

As a percentage of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

19.2%

 

23.2%

 

20.5%

 

24.5%

 

Total expenses

 

95.8%

 

97.0%

 

97.6%

 

98.2%

 

 

Costs of goods sold, expressed as a percentage of sales, increased to 77.6% and 77.9% for the nine and three month periods, respectively, in fiscal 2009 from 76.1% and 75.6% for the nine and three month periods, respectively, in fiscal 2008. These variations are attributable mostly to shipments under larger contracts, which generally carry lower margins and, to a lesser extent, product mix.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $26,806 (.8%) and $91,342 (7.9%) for the nine and three month periods, respectively, of fiscal 2009 from the same periods in fiscal 2008, mostly due to the termination of the Company’s business broker business for dry cleaning stores and coin laundry businesses. The decrease in this category of expenses, as a percentage of revenues, in both periods of fiscal 2009 was due to the increased level of sales which enabled the Company to better absorbed fixed and semi-variable expenses.

Interest income decreased by $60,847 (46.6%) and $21,141 (64.6%) for the nine and three month periods of fiscal 2009, respectively, from the same periods of fiscal 2008 as a result of lower prevailing interest rates which, offset higher average outstanding bank balances.

The Company’s effective tax rate increased to 38.1% from 36.5% and 38.6% from 36.4% for the nine and three month periods of fiscal 2009, respectively, compared to the same periods of fiscal 2008 principally due to the loss of the foreign sales exclusion tax deduction for federal income tax purposes.

Inflation

 

Inflation has not had a significant effect on the Company’s operations during any of the reported periods.

Transactions with Related Parties

 

The Company, through its subsidiary Steiner-Atlantic Corp., leases 27,000 square feet of warehouse and office space in Miami, Florida from The Sheila S. Steiner Revocable Trust, of which Sheila Steiner and her husband, William K. Steiner, Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of the Company, are the co-trustees. Mr. and Mrs. Steiner are also co-trustees of the William K. Steiner Revocable Trust, which is a principal stockholder of the Company.

The lease provides for a three-year term that commenced on November 1, 2005, with two three-year renewal options in favor of Steiner-Atlantic Corp. The first renewal option was exercised on September 29, 2008 and extends the lease until October 31, 2011. The lease provides for an annual rental of $94,500 commencing November 1, 2005, with annual increases commencing November 1, 2006 of 3% over the rent in the prior year. The annual rent for the period November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009 is $103,263. The Company bears real estate taxes, utilities, maintenance, non-structural repairs and insurance. The Company believes that the terms of the lease are comparable to terms that would be obtained from an unaffiliated third party for similar property in a similar locale.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting policies that the Company has identified as critical to its business operations and to an understanding of the Company’s results of operations remain unchanged from those described in detail in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the actual results will not differ from those estimates.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements  

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (“SFAS 157”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and provides for additional fair value disclosures. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”) SFAS No. 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Its Related Interpretive Accounting Pronouncements That Address Leasing Transactions,” and FSP SFAS No. 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157.” FSP SFAS 157-1 removes leasing transactions from the scope of SFAS No. 157, while SFAS No. 157-2 defers the effective date of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are to be recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. FSP SFAS 157-2 does not defer recognition and disclosure requirements for financial assets and financial liabilities which became effective as to the Company for its current fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2008, or for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are to be remeasured at least annually. To date, SFAS 157 has not had, and the Company does not expect SFAS 157 will have, a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB No. 115,” which permits, at specified election dates, all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value. A business entity is to report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected is to be recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. SFAS 159 became effective as to the Company for its current fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2008. FSAS 159 has not had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission published Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 110, which amends SAB No. 107, to allow for the continued use, under certain circumstances, of the “simplified” method in developing an estimate of the expected term of so-called “plain vanilla” stock options accounted for under SFAS 123(R) beyond December 31, 2007. Companies can use the simplified method if they conclude that their stock option exercise experience does not provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. The Company has concluded that its stock option exercise experience provides a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term, and therefore, has refined its method to calculate estimates of the expected term of stock options.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. SFAS 141(R) also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company will assess the impact of SFAS 141(R) if and when a future acquisition occurs.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 162”). SFAS No. 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for nongovernmental entities. Any effect of applying the provisions of SFAS No. 162 is to be reported as a change in accounting principle in accordance with SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections – a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” The Company will adopt SFAS No. 162 once it is effective. SFAS No. 162 became effective as of

 

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November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 162 has not had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1”), which amends SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” and APB opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim as well as in annual financial statements. FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, which for the Company is the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The Company is assessing the effect, if any, that FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1 may have on its consolidated financial statements.

Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this Report are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Report, words such as “may,” “should,” “seek,” “believe,” “expect,” anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “strategy” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect the Company’s future plans, operations, business strategies, operating results and financial position. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, trends, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry trends and results, to differ materially from the future results, trends, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: general economic and business conditions in the United States and other countries in which the Company’s customers are located; industry conditions and trends, including supply and demand; changes in business strategies or development plans; the availability, terms and deployment of debt and equity capital; technology changes; competition and other factors which may affect prices which the Company may charge for its products and its profit margins; the availability and cost of the equipment purchased by the Company; relative values of the United States currency to currencies in the countries in which the Company’s customers, suppliers and competitors are located; and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulation, principally environmental regulations. These and certain other factors are discussed in this Report and from time to time in other Company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not assume an obligation to update the factors discussed in this Report or such other reports.

Item 3.            Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 4.            Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, management of the Company, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures.” As defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal officer concluded that, as of the date of their evaluation, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic filings under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including those officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports.

During the period covered by this Report, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)

Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities

    

None

   

(b)

Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings

   

Not Applicable

   
 (c) 

Repurchases of Equity Securities

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company repurchased 143 shares of its common stock in an unsolicited private purchase at a total cost of $115 as follows:

 

Month

Total Number of
Shares Purchased

Average Price
Paid Per Share

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans
     or Programs    

Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or           Programs          

January

-

-

-

-

February

143

$0.80

-

-

March

-

-

-

-

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a)

Exhibits:

31.01

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.02

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.01

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.02

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

SIGNATURES

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

Date: May 14, 2009

 

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

 

  

By:

/s/ Venerando J. Indelicato

Venerando J. Indelicato,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit Index

 

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