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State the aggregate market value of the voting
and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold,
or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed
second fiscal quarter; 878,172 shares of common stock at a price of $6.04 per share for an aggregate market value of $5,304,159.
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates is computed by reference to the closing price of shares of
common stock of the registrant on December 31, 2012 at $6.04 per share.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of
each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
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shares of the registrant’s $.0005 par value common stock outstanding. No other class of equity securities is issued or outstanding.
Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the registrant’s
Proxy Statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within
120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.
PART I
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained
in this Annual Report may contain certain statements about ARC that are or may be “forward-looking statements” that
is, statements related to future, not past, events, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current expectations of the management of ARC and are
subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially
from current expectations include, but are not limited to factors detailed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to those under the caption “Risk Factors” contained herein.
In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change. The forward-looking statements contained
in the information in this Annual Report may include all other statements in this document other than historical facts. Without
limitation, any statements preceded or followed by, or that include the words “targets”, “plans”, “believes”,
“expects”, “aims”, “intends”, “will”, “may”, “anticipates”,
“estimates”, “approximates”, “projects”, “seeks”, “sees”, “should,”
“would,” “expect,” “positioned,” “strategy,” or words or terms of similar substance
or derivative variation or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness,
financial condition, losses and future prospects; (ii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of ARC;
(iii) the effects of government regulation on ARC’s business, and (iv) our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions
generally.
There are a number of
factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Additional particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed
in forward-looking statements include: risks associated with our international operations; significant movements in foreign currency
exchange rates; changes in the general economy, as well as the cyclical nature of our markets; availability and cost of raw materials,
parts and components used in our products; the competitive environment in the areas of our planned industrial activities; our ability
to identify, finance, acquire and successfully integrate attractive acquisition targets, expected earnings of ARC; the amount of
and our ability to estimate known and unknown liabilities; material disruption at any of our significant manufacturing facilities;
the solvency of our insurers and the likelihood of their payment for losses; our ability to manage and grow our business and execution
of our business and growth strategies; our ability and the ability our customers to access required capital at a reasonable costs;
our ability to expand our business in our targeted markets; the level of capital investment and expenditures by our customers in
our strategic markets; our financial performance; our ability to identify, address and remediate any material weakness in our internal
control over financial reporting; our ability to achieve or maintain credit ratings and the impact on our funding costs and competitive
position if we do not do so; and other risk factors as disclosed herein under the caption “Risk Factors”. Other unknown
or unpredictable factors could also cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement.
Due to such uncertainties
and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. ARC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection
or estimate of the future financial performance of ARC unless otherwise expressly stated.
ARC Business Overview
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.
(referred to herein as the "Company" or "ARC") was organized under the laws of the State of Utah on September
30, 1987.
ARC is a diversified,
global manufacturing company. ARC’s mission is to bring innovation to traditional manufacturing. ARC seeks to
accomplish this through building technologically advanced, niche manufacturing businesses in the US and abroad. ARC views
the coming resurgence of US manufacturing as a significant opportunity, through the advent, and continued adoption of automation,
robotics, artificial intelligence and lower domestic energy prices. However, ARC continues to seek opportunities both in
the developed and developing world, in order to adapt to the global manufacturing supply chain as it continues to evolve.
ARC is focused on building
its core manufacturing businesses in precision components, flanges, fittings and wireless equipment. The Company focuses
on building these units through organic growth, as well as vertical and horizontal acquisitions. In addition to making acquisitions
that are strategic to ARC, the Company will continue to evaluate new manufacturing niches that fit into its broader objectives,
which are bringing manufacturing back to the US, bringing technology to traditional manufacturing, as well as optimally position
the Company within the global manufacturing supply chain.
ARC operates three reportable
segments: the Precision Components Group, consisting of FloMet, AFT-US, AFT-Hungary, and TeknaSeal LLC; the Flanges and Fittings
Group, consisting of General Flange & Forge LLC; and the Wireless Group, consisting of ARC Wireless LLC and ARC Wireless Ltd.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company made the decision to discontinue the operations of TubeFit, which was previously
included within its Flanges & Fittings segment. The operations of TubeFit have been included in our consolidated statement
of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Completion of Merger
Effective August 8, 2012,
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. acquired all of the shares of Quadrant Metals Technologies LLC (“QMT”) pursuant to a
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2012 with Quadrant Management, Inc. (“QMI”), QMT, QMP
Holding Corp., QTS Holding Corporation, John Schoemer, Arlan Clayton, Robert Marten, QMT and Carret P.T., LP (the “QMT Acquisition
Agreement”). The QMT Acquisition Agreement provided for the acquisition of QMT by the Company, as described in further detail
in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission on July 16, 2012,
which is incorporated herein by reference thereto (such acquisition is referred to herein as the “QMT Acquisition”).
QMT’s subsidiaries
include FloMet LLC (“FloMet”), TeknaSeal LLC (“TeknaSeal”), General Flange & Forge LLC (“General
Flange & Forge” or “GF&F”) and TubeFit LLC (“TubeFit”) (the “QMT Group”). The
QMT Group companies participate in several significant metal component fabrication market segments providing high quality fabricated
metal components to some of the fastest growing industries, among them medical devices, firearms, electronic devices, and the fluid
handling industries – including energy (oil, gas, power plants, etc.). While QMT was formed in 2011 as a holding company,
affiliated companies have held controlling interests in FloMet and TeknaSeal for over 10 years.
The QMT Acquisition was
accounted for as a "reverse acquisition" as a result of a change in control of the Company,
and QMT was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the acquisition.
The financial statements for periods
prior to August 8, 2012 reflect only the operations of QMT. ARC’s historical accumulated deficit for periods prior to August
8, 2012, in the amount of $10.2 million was eliminated against additional paid in capital, and the accompanying financial statements
present the previously issued shares of ARC common stock as having been issued pursuant to the merger on August 8, 2012. The shares
of common stock issued to QMT pursuant to the merger are presented as having been outstanding for since July 1, 2011. All transactions
between divisions and/or wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company or the Predecessor have been eliminated in the financial statements.
Our Company
Precision Components Group
The precision component
industry is comprised of a number of significant industries commonly defined by the process and/or type of metal utilized to manufacture
the component. Common processes include casting, forging, machining, stamping, powder metallurgy (conventional P/M metal injection
molding ("MIM"), and powder forging) and extrusion. MIM is a metallurgical fabrication process that allows complex parts
to be produced in quantity and at a lower cost than comparable machining or other metalworking processes. The MIM process can be
utilized to produce parts in a range of alloys including carbon and low alloy steels, stainless steels, magnetic materials, copper,
and exotic alloys such as Inconel and titanium. The worldwide market for precision metal components is believed to total hundreds
of billions of dollars annually.
The Precision
Components Group companies participate in several significant metal component fabrication market segments providing high quality
fabricated metal components and the hermetic sealing of certain components to market leading companies in some of the fastest
growing industries, among them medical devices, firearms, automotive, consumer durables, and electronic devices.
FloMet
FloMet is
a custom manufacturer of small precision metal components – a market estimated to be in excess of $100 billion
annually. FloMet is recognized as a world-wide leader in the use of metal injection molding technology to manufacture
precision miniature components utilizing its proprietary MIM process. FloMet is acknowledged as one of the pioneers and
leading innovators in MIM and customized materials technology, backed by more than 25 years of experience in making high
precision small metal components. FloMet’s ability to custom blend feedstocks allows it to manufacture components to
either industry standards or customized metal alloy formulations. FloMet specializes in highly corrosion resistant stainless
steels, but also manufactures components in carbon and alloy steels, nickel, cobalt-chrome, copper, bronze, and other alloys.
Part sizes range from less than a gram to approximately one pound.
MIM technology
is increasingly used to manufacture high volume miniature metal components that require specialized material properties
or complex design. The worldwide MIM market is estimated to be in excess of $1.2 billion annually with recent annual growth
rates of over 20% compounded as the technology receives increasing acceptance as a cost-effective and reliable solution to
the challenges of high volume manufacture of tightly-toleranced small metal components. As one of the early movers in
MIM technology, FloMet has extensive experience developing diverse customer applications, providing the company with
a considerable competitive advantage in miniature component manufacturing. FloMet primarily serves the medical devices
/ surgical instruments, orthopedics, health / hearing, dental, industrial and firearms markets.
FloMet Customers
FloMet’s major
market is medical devices, accounting for approximately 60% of total revenues. Orthodontics and Dental Equipment components represent
approximately 20% of revenues. A relatively new and growing market for FloMet is the Health and Hearing market, representing approximately
10% of FloMet’s sales. FloMet developed a proprietary RF shielding alloy and thin-wall manufacturing process for this market.
FloMet estimates that this business will double in the next few years as new applications are developed utilizing its proprietary
capabilities by major hearing aid manufacturers. The remaining 10% of sales are to a variety of customers in Orthopedic, Firearms,
Defense, and Industrial market segments.
FloMet is a custom manufacturer
of customer-designed components. FloMet assists the customer with design recommendations to improve manufacturability and reduce
costs but does not accept product design responsibility. FloMet’s manufacturing processes are carefully controlled utilizing
a variety of sophisticated process controls and quality checks to ensure that each part shipped meets exacting customer specifications
and quality requirements. Most of FloMet’s business relationships are longstanding, and include the sale of components that
FloMet has produced for over 10 years. This is primarily a reflection of FloMet’s performance on an ongoing basis in meeting
and exceeding customer expectations in quality, delivery, and total cost.
FloMet Growth Strategy
FloMet’s growth
strategy is to deepen relationships with its existing customer base, and expand its offerings to new customers and new applications
by continuing to provide superior value and position the company as their primary development source for new MIM applications.
FloMet Competitors
FloMet’s
competition includes both other MIM manufacturers and competing technologies such as precision machining and
investment casting for certain applications. The domestic MIM industry is projected to be approximately $350 million in
size. There are about 40 identified MIM manufacturers involved in contract manufacturing and perhaps a dozen or so captive
operations. The European market is projected to be approximately $350 million in size and the Asian market is approximately
$550 million – primarily in China.
AFT
AFT is a leading provider
of small precision metal components to a wide variety of industries. AFT specializes in using the MIM technology to produce complex
miniature parts. AFT was also one of the pioneers in the MIM industry in the MIM industry and has in excess of 25 years history
of providing MIM-technology based solutions to its customers across many industries.
The business provides
custom material solutions and has the capabilities to develop and test new materials based upon customer requirements. AFT’s
current material capabilities include stainless steels, carbon and low alloy steels, soft magnetic materials, implant grade materials,
high temperature and titanium alloys. AFT has invested in the latest technology to provide cost-effective, efficient, and customized
solutions to tooling and quality metal injection component manufacturing needs of clients in the automotive, medical, aerospace,
firearms, electronics and consumer industries.
AFT Customers
AFT sells to companies
in the automotive, firearms, medical, aerospace, electronics and consumer industries.
AFT Growth Strategy
AFT’s growth strategy
is focused on growing its already solid relationships with existing customers in the various industries, especially its position
as the largest manufacturer of MIM components for the firearms industry. AFT is the Company’s Center of Excellence for both
carbon and low alloy steels and more exotic alloys demanded by growing market segments for MIM such as aerospace. Our material
development capabilities and range of materials enable the company to partner with customers on demanding applications most competitors
are unable to achieve. AFT is also well positioned to grow with the increasing demand in the US in the automotive industry as turbocharging
engines increases as the solution to the more demanding fuel efficiency (CAFÉ) requirements pushing the transition of the
US fleet to smaller engines as has happened in Europe over the last 10 years.
AFT Competitors
AFT’s competition
includes both other MIM manufacturers and competing technologies such as precision machining and investment casting for certain
applications. There are about 40 identified MIM manufacturers involved in contract manufacturing and perhaps a dozen or so captive
operations. While a lack of public information makes it difficult to provide a specific ranking of competitors, AFT is commonly
recognized among the top three MIM competitors in North America and among the top four MIM competitors in Europe. AFT’s and
FloMet’s main competitors include Indo-MIM, Parmatech, Kinetics, GKN, Schunk and Parmaco.
TeknaSeal
TeknaSeal is a manufacturer
of custom designed hermetic assemblies made using either a proprietary glass-to-metal sealing technology or an advanced ceramic-to-metal
brazing technology, as appropriate to the customers’ requirements. Hermetic seal assemblies are used in customers’
devices to protect sensitive electronic components from the real world environment, or to protect the environment from the dangerous
media in the customers’ devices, or both. Because the need for a hermetically sealed housing is so intertwined with the customers’
designs and production processes, many of the large manufacturers requiring hermetic seals have purchased or developed their own
glass sealing operations. At the same time, many of the manufacturers of proprietary and/or generic hermetic housings and connectors
have moved production off-shore to low cost countries. This means that high volume consumers of glass seals such as major manufacturers
of industrial pressure sensors, automotive airbag initiators, and hermetic packages for discrete electronic components (transistors,
crystal oscillators, etc.) are not an available market for TeknaSeal’s capabilities. For these reasons, TeknaSeal’s
business plan is to concentrate on the higher technology, higher margin housings for aircraft and military sensors and the hermetic
seals required for implantable medical devices.
TeknaSeal’s high
technology target markets require the highest levels of performance and reliability that are provided by TeknaSeal’s proprietary
glass and ceramic seal technology, and the complexities of these customers’ designs make the responsive and deep engineering
support provided by the TeknaSeal team mandatory.
It is
estimated that the size of the market for independent glass seal manufacturers is between $250 million and $500 million annually.
The major areas of growth in this market are in the industrial sensor segment and in the seals required for implantable
medical devices and the batteries that power these devices. TeknaSeal anticipates that its growth in revenues for the near
future will be driven by sales of seals for newly designed implantable medical devices. In the next two years the growth will
come from implantable battery projects already in the development and approval stages, while growth for the out years will
also include brazed ceramic feed-thru’s for implantable devices designed to provide new therapies to patients. In
particular, TeknaSeal feels there is an opportunity in manufacturing the high pin count feed-thrus that will be required for
neuro-stimulators and has begun developing a novel method to economically manufacture these feed-thrus.
TeknaSeal’s position
and experience at the highest performance end of the hermetic seal industry puts it in a good position to capture an increasing
share of a potentially flattening market. In particular, the implantable medical device industry is developing ever smaller but
more complicated devices that will require advanced seal and materials technology that TeknaSeal will endeavor to develop. TeknaSeal
is active in and has deep experience in a wide variety of industries and uses the same personnel and equipment to serve the needs
of these industries; this allows the company to be very quick to adapt to rapid changes in the market place and maintain profitability
in uncertain times.
TeknaSeal Customers
TeknaSeal makes certain
components for air data (airspeed and altitude) instruments; virtually every commercial jet aircraft of any size contains components
manufactured by TeknaSeal. In the last three years, this business has been growing at rate of about 30% per year as the airlines
replace their fleets with more fuel efficient aircraft and put more miles on their existing aircraft. This higher level of production
is expected to last for at least five more years and then begin to level off to a good sustained rate driven by the required maintenance
schedule of this new fleet of aircraft. These components constitute approximately 40% of TeknaSeal’s revenues.
TeknaSeal is the
sole-source provider of certain parts to a manufacturer of components for high technology medical devices. This business is high
margin and has been growing nicely since FDA approval of the medical device was achieved in 2009, but there is a natural upper
limit on this particular market. This currently makes up about 10% of TeknaSeal’s total annual revenue.
TeknaSeal Growth Strategy
TeknaSeal’s plan
for growth is made up of the promotion of our unique hermetic seal technology in existing markets such as aerospace and industrial
sensors and instrumentation products as well as pursuing new opportunities in providing custom feedthroughs for medical device
applications. Growth in the medical device industry will come from working directly with emerging medical device manufactures
as well as partnering with select suppliers already affiliated with medical device manufacturers. Tekna Seal anticipates
continued growth in high performance lithium battery feedthroughs for medical and military applications.
TeknaSeal Competitors
TeknaSeal has a large
number of competitors, most of which are considerably larger and/or are a part of a large diversified manufacturing company.
There are many other
suppliers of glass-to-metal and ceramic-to-metal hermetic assemblies, but most of them seem to specialize in a rather narrow market
niche and so do not usually directly compete with TeknaSeal.
Flange and Fittings Group
General Flange & Forge
GF&F is one of approximately
10 domestic flange manufacturers in the United States, and the only one on the East Coast. GF&F has been in business since
1972. The majority of flange manufacturers are in the South West. GF&F is a very customer-driven and service-oriented company.
GF&F estimates that the domestic market, combining carbon, stainless and alloy flanges, is more than a billion dollars.
GF&F’s business
model is focused on converting foreign-purchased alloy steel and stainless steel forgings into domestic flanges via value-added
processing to provide a finished component with sufficient domestic content to qualify as domestically produced. GF&F also
sells foreign produced finished flanges for certain applications. Additionally, GF&F will purchase forgings produced in the
US and Europe and machine them into finished flanges for high-integrity applications.
General Flange & Forge Customers
GF&F’s
customer base is diversified, serving the petroleum industry, instrumentation companies, valve manufacturers, fabricators, vessel
and heat exchanger manufacturers, pump and compressor manufacturers and the domestic flange distributors. GF&F sells to US
distributors in certain geographic regions and also acts as a distributor in the Northeast US market. Additionally, GF&F sells
directly to customers in several fluid-handling market segments, including the highly demanding instrumentation segment where demanding
quality requirements provide the opportunity for GF&F to achieve higher margins.
GF&F’s ability
to provide both custom-machined flanges as well as standard (or commodity) flanges has positioned GF&F as a market leader in
the Northeast United States in this Instrumentation market segment. These companies also require flanges machined to metric standards
for their markets in Europe and Asia – a competitive advantage for GF&F because of its in-house machining capabilities.
GF&F stocks a full range of most commonly purchased flange sizes up to 48” in diameter allowing it to capitalize on short
lead-time situations which often provide significantly higher margin opportunities.
General Flange & Forge Growth Strategy
General Flange & Forge
has always taken great pride in the high level of quality and service provided to each of our customers. GF&F’s growth
strategy is to focus on the higher end of the flange manufacturing and precision machining markets while maintaining and expanding
our existing customer base. GF&F plans to increase our presence in the instrumentation market, the refineries, utilities, ship
yards, distributors, OEM’s and fabricators in the USA by capitalizing on our recent ISO Certification. Additionally, our
ISO Certification will enable GF&F to target these same industries in Canada where we have already established Canadian Registration
Number Approvals in all the Provinces.
GF&F will continue
to strategically diversify our product line, expand our family of alloys and enhance our machining capabilities to meet and exceed
the growing demands of existing and prospective customers. GF&F will continue to investigate new sourcing opportunities and
partnerships to maintain our high standards for quality products, with on-time delivery at competitive prices.
Wireless Group
The Wireless Group focuses
on wireless broadband technology related to propagation and optimization. It designs and develops hardware, including antennas,
radios, and related accessories, used in broadband and other wireless networks. Products are sold to public and private carriers,
wireless infrastructure providers, wireless equipment distributors, value added resellers and other original equipment manufacturers.
Growth in product
revenue is dependent on market acceptance of the new products, in development and already released, to support our wireless initiatives.
Revenue growth for the products is correlated to the overall global wireless market and to the ability to take market share from
our competitors. The Group focuses on keeping our operational and general costs low in order to improve margins.
Specific growth areas
are last mile wireless broadband Internet delivered over standards-based solutions such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access ("WiMAX"), WiFi or vendor specific proprietary solutions; GPS and Mobile SATCOM solutions for network timing,
fleet and asset tracking and monitoring; Machine to machine ("M2M") communications for controlling or monitoring data
from devices; and base stations to build out or optimize carrier networks.
Wireless Group Growth Strategy
The Wireless division’s
growth strategy is focused on two areas: first, growth in our international market presence, with a focus on emerging markets;
and, second, growth in our product portfolio.
International presence.
Customers around the world, but particularly in emerging markets, are highly focused on acquiring the lowest possible cost
wireless equipment without sacrificing performance, quality, or durability. To meet this demand, we utilize our USA-based
engineering know-how and combine it with our experience sourcing and manufacturing low-cost goods in China. To pursue this
business, we are focused on developing new distributors and resellers within several new international markets.
New products.
As
we expand into new markets and grow relationships with our current distributors, we expand our product offerings to fit the needs
of the worldwide wireless market. We have launched several products within the last year to grow our current product line
and are in the process of developing several new products as well. Wireless technologies continue to adapt to the growing
demand of internet usage, and we believe our antenna design capabilities will continue to be useful in this effort.
Research and Development
Research and Development
(“R&D”) costs are charged to operations when incurred and are included in operating expenses. We spent approximately
$0.8 million on R&D in both 2013 and 2012. Our R&D personnel develop products to meet specific customer, industry and market
needs that we believe compete effectively against products distributed by other companies. Quality assurance programs are implemented
into each development and manufacturing project, and we enforce strict quality requirements on components received from other manufacturing
facilities. There are currently no customer-sponsored research activities outside of costs resulting from the development of products
for a specific customer which are generally paid by the customer.
Employees
As of June 30, 2013 the Company had the following employees:
We employed 442 full-time
employees and 8 part-time employees worldwide. FloMet had approximately 110 employees. AFT’s US-MIM Division, in Colorado,
had approximately 123 full-time and 2 part-time employees, AFT-Hungary had approximately 177 full-time employees, TeknaSeal, in
Minnesota, had 11 employees, GF&F had approximately 20 full-time employees and 6 part-time employees, many with significant
tenure with the company, and the Wireless Division had 1 full time employee in management and administration. As appropriate, contracted
production staff is utilized in all plants.
None of these employees
are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and management considers its relations with its employees to be excellent. We
offer certain benefits to eligible employees, including life, health and disability insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan
(which we match), as well as training opportunities for advancement, excellent working conditions, and very competitive compensation
levels.
Customer Base
Our top 4 customers accounted
for approximately 37.3% of 2013 revenue. The loss of one or more these major customers could have an adverse effect on the Company.
Suppliers
For AFT and FloMet, our
major suppliers all are alternatives to each other in metal powder and tooling. TeknaSeal has many alternative sources for their
raw materials and much of what is processed is done with customer supplied material. GF&F purchases raw and finished flanges
from a number of different domestic and foreign sources and that there are multiple sources of supply (forging companies) for these
products worldwide. We have excellent working relationships with our suppliers of metal alloys and providers of finishing services.
Given the volume of purchasing, we enjoy benefits of scale securing certain volume purchase discounts from our vendors, and have
significantly more leverage than our smaller competitors. Each of our manufacturing facilities has a network of local partners
that work very closely with us to deliver additional value-added services for manufactured components.
Effects of Existing or Future Governmental
Regulations
Our operations are subject
to environmental and health and safety laws and regulations which govern the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, as
well as the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. We believe that our operations are currently in substantial compliance
with applicable environmental laws and regulations and that the costs of continuing compliance will not have a material effect
on our financial condition or results of operations.
As
an exporter, we must comply with various laws and regulations relating to the export of products, services and technology from
the U.S. and other countries having jurisdiction over our operations. In the U.S., these laws include, among others, the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) administered by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DTCC),
and trade sanctions, regulations and embargoes administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Certain
of our products have military or strategic applications and are on the munitions list of the ITAR, or represent so-called
“dual use” items governed by the EAR. As a result, these products require individual validated licenses in order
to be exported to certain jurisdictions. Any failures to comply with these laws and regulations could result in civil or
criminal penalties, fines, investigations, adverse publicity and restrictions on our ability to export our products, and
repeat failures could carry more significant penalties. Any changes in export regulations may further restrict the
export of our products. The length of time required by the licensing processes can vary, potentially delaying the shipment of
products and the recognition of the corresponding revenue. Any restrictions on the export of our products or product lines
could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, results of operations, cash flows or financial
condition.
The telecommunications industry
is also subject to regulation by federal, state, and local regulatory and governmental agencies. Under current laws and the regulations
administered by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), there are no federal requirements for licensing antennas
that only receive (and do not transmit) signals. We believe that our antennas that are also used to transmit signals are in compliance
with current laws and regulations. Current laws and regulations are subject to change and our operations may become subject to
additional regulation by governmental authorities. We may be significantly impacted by a change in either statutes or rules.
Patents and Other Proprietary Rights
Most of the technology used
in our business is unpatented, but is protected by trade secrets and nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements. We are not currently
engaged in any intellectual property litigation, nor are there any intellectual property claims pending either by or against us.
Under the Wireless Group
we currently hold 14 U.S. patents, which will remain valid until their individual specific expiration dates.
Mr. Shoemaker, our former
Chief Scientist, and Mr. Randall P. Marx, our former Chief Executive Officer, are inventors of record for patent US 5,829,121 covering
the process used to manufacture certain of our flat planar antennas, which expires in 2016. Mr. Shoemaker is the inventor of record
for patent US 5,995,059, which expires in 2018, covering creating antennas from coaxial cable, and Mr. Shoemaker and Mr. Marx are
also the inventors of record for patent US D408,415 for a conformal antenna for a satellite dish, which expires in 2013, as well
as for patent US 5,793,336 for conformal antenna assemblies, which expires in 2016. Mr. Shoemaker and Mr. Marx each have permanently
assigned to us all rights to these patents.
A former employee, David
E. McConnell, is the inventor of record for patent US 5,877,452 for a coaxial cable connector, which will expire in 2017, all rights
to which are owned by the Company. In addition, Dr. Mohamed Sanad, a former Principal Consulting Engineer, is the inventor of record
for patent US 6,218,991 for a compact planar inverted F antenna suited for remote wireless metering and that will expire in 2019.
He is also the inventor of patent US 6,421,014 used for a compact dual narrow band microstrip antenna particularly suited for remote
wireless metering, which will expire in 2019. Dr. Sanad has permanently assigned to us all of the rights to these patents.
Raymond L. Lovestead, one
of our former engineers, is the inventor of record for our low cross-polarization microstrip patch radiator patent US 6,577,276,
which will expire in 2021. Mr. Lovestead has permanently assigned to the Company all patent and other rights in the products covered
by this patent application and all other products that have been developed while employed by us.
Dr. Donald A. Huebner, and
Mr. Lovestead are the inventors of record for our Ultra-Broadband Thin Planar antenna patent US 6,768,461, which is used for our
Freedom Antenna® and will expire in 2022. Dr. Huebner was a former Director of the Company. Dr. Huebner has permanently assigned
to the Company all patent and other rights in the products covered by this utility patent.
Steven C. Olson, our former
Chief Technology Officer, is the inventor of record for our Partially Shared Antenna Aperture patent US 6,788,258, which will expire
in 2023.
We have also filed a utility
patent application with Mr. Jeffrey A. Godard and Mr. Olson as inventors of record, both of whom have permanently assigned to us
all patent and other rights to any commercial products covered by this utility patent application. This patent application for
our Microstrip Fed Log antenna has been granted as US 6,885,350 and will expire in 2024.
Mr. Olson is also the inventor
for the technology used for our DUALBASE™ antenna. Mr. Olson has permanently assigned to us all patent and other rights in
the products covered by this utility patent, and all other products that have been and will be developed while employed by us.
Patent US 7,064,729 for our Omni-Dual Band Antenna & System will expire in 2024.
Mr. Olson is also the inventor
of record of our circuit board mounting system patent US 8,014,157. Mr. Olson has permanently assigned to us all patent and other
rights in the products covered by this patent and all other products that were developed while employed by us. This patent application
for a circuit board mounting system has been granted, and will expire in 2030.
Mr. Olson, Craig S. Leahy,
one of our former engineers, and Chad E. Dewey, our current ARC Wireless President are the inventors of record for our pressed
in cable transition and method patent US 7,950,960 which will expire in 2029. Mr. Olson, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Dewey have all permanently
assigned to the Company all patent and other rights in this technology.
We also have the exclusive
commercial licensing rights to the following patents: US6,121,929, US5,905,465, US6,239,751 and US6,414,636.
Trademarks
We currently have eight
trademarks under the Wireless Division that are registered marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office: FREEDOM ANTENNA®
EXSITE®, OMNIBASE®, PARITY®, ARC VLPA®, AIRBASE®, FREEDOM BLADE® , and the overlapping arc design in our
logo. We also have in use the following trademarks, ARCFlex
TM
, FreeStation
TM
, SplitStation
TM
,
Split mARC
TM
, iFlex
TM
, Flex mARC
TM
, Flex USB
TM
, ARC·OS
TM
, ARC ATLAS™,
ARC WIRELESS SOLUTIONS™, ARC IES™, ARC ABS™, ARC™ DUALBASE
TM
, and ARC WIRELESS
TM
for which although trademark applications have either not been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or have
been abandoned or rejected, we claim rights under common law.
Where You Can Find Additional Information
In
addition to this Report, we are also required to file periodic reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including quarterly reports and annual reports which include our audited financial statements. You may read and copy
any reports, statements or other information we file at the Commission’s public reference facility maintained by the Commission
at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10:00am to 3:00pm. You can request
copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the Commission.
Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information
on the operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public through the Commission Internet
site at
http\\www.sec.gov
. These filings may be inspected and copied (at prescribed rates) at the Commission's Public Reference
Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Our SEC filings may also be viewed at our website, www.arcwireless.net.
You may also request a copy of our filings at no cost, by writing
of telephoning us at:
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.
810 Flightline Blvd.
Deland, FL 32724
Telephone: (386) 736-4890
In addition to the other
information provided in this Report, the following risk factors should be considered when evaluating the results of our operations,
future prospects and an investment in shares of our Common Stock. Any of these factors could cause our actual financial results
to differ materially from our historical results, and could give rise to events that might have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company relies on a small number of
customers for a large percentage of its revenues.
The Company relies on certain
key customers for the majority of its product sales, thus exposing the Company’s businesses to potential customer concentration
risk. The four largest customers of the Company comprise 37.3% of our sales. The decision by these key customers to cease adoption
of our products, to switch suppliers or to dramatically reduce product order volumes, could negatively impact our topline impacting
their operating results and overall profitability. Over the last few years, we have been focused on mitigating this risk. Senior
management has made concerted efforts to broaden their customer base within their existing product markets as well as diversify
to other market segments. Our customer base may remain concentrated and may subject us to risk of loss of key customers. Going
forward, the companies will continue to focus on customer diversification and intend to reduce their dependency on certain customers.
Certain holders of our common stock exert
significant influence over our company and may make decisions with which other stockholders may disagree that could reduce the
value of our stock.
Brean Murray Carret Group,
Inc. (“Brean Murray”) owns a total of 3,613,948 of the Company’s 5,877,683 issued and outstanding shares. This
represents 61.5% of our issued and outstanding shares. As a result Brean Murray has the ability to exert significant
influence over our business and may make decisions with which other stockholders may disagree, including, among other things, the
appointment of officers and directors, changes in our business plan, delaying, discouraging or preventing a change of control of
the Company or a potential merger, consolidation, tender offer, takeover or other business combination.
Failure to achieve and maintain internal
controls in accordance with Sections 302 and 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could have a material adverse effect on our
business and stock price.
If we fail to maintain
adequate internal controls or fail to implement required new or improved controls, as such control standards are modified, supplemented
or amended from time to time, we may not be able to assert that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal
controls over financial reporting. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports. If
we cannot produce reliable financial reports, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence
in our reported financial information, and there could be a material adverse effect on our stock price.
We do not currently intend to pay dividends
on our common stock and, consequently, the ability to achieve a return on your investment in our common stock will depend on appreciation
in the price of our common stock. If our common stock does not appreciate in value, investors could suffer losses in
their investment in our common stock.
We do not expect to pay
cash dividends on our common stock. Any future dividend payments are within the absolute discretion of our Board of Directors and
will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements,
financial condition, contractual restrictions, business opportunities, anticipated cash needs, provisions of applicable law and
other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. We may not generate sufficient cash from operations in the future
to pay dividends on our common stock. As a result, the success of your investment in our common stock will depend on
future appreciation in its value. The price of our common stock may not appreciate in value or even maintain the price
at which you purchased our shares. If our common stock does not appreciate in value, investors could suffer losses in
their investment in our common stock.
You may experience dilution of your ownership
interests due to the future issuance of additional shares of our common stock which could be materially adverse to the value of
our common stock.
As of the date of this
Report, we have 5,877,683 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. We are authorized to issue up to 250,000,000
shares of common stock and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of additional
common or preferred shares under applicable state law without shareholder approval. We may also issue additional shares
of our common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock in connection with the hiring
of personnel, future acquisitions, future private placements of our securities for capital raising purposes or for other business
purposes. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that sales could occur, could have a material
adverse effect on the price of our common stock. If we need to raise additional capital to expand or continue operations,
it may be necessary for us to issue additional equity or convertible debt securities. If we issue equity or convertible
debt securities, the net tangible book value per share may decrease, the percentage ownership of our current stockholders may be
diluted and such equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior or more advantageous to our common stockholders.
Our stock price may be volatile and
market movements may adversely affect your investment.
The market price of
our common stock may fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. The stock markets
in general have experienced substantial volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies.
These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Future sales of our common shares by
our shareholders could depress the price of our stock.
The Company faces pricing pressures.
Due to severe economic
conditions, the Company’s customers are under pressure to reduce pricing on their products. Consequently, as a supplier to
these end markets, these pricing pressures are passed on to the Company and its subsidiaries. Such pricing reductions could put
pressure on the Company’s gross margins, negatively impacting the overall profitability of our businesses. However, many
of the products manufactured contain higher technology and thus have helped the Company better manage demands from customers for
lower prices. Many of the technologies are proprietary and difficult to replicate. In past instances, the Company has been able
to avoid such price reduction requests without losing customers to competition due to the difficulty level in manufacture of such
components and the long-standing relationship the Company and its subsidiaries have managed to create and maintain with the customers.
There can be no guarantee that this will continue and reductions in prices would harm our margins and operating results.
Political instability in international markets
would have a negative effect on the Company.
Significant amount of
raw material purchases by General Flange & Forge are made from overseas suppliers, particularly in India and South Korea. AFT-Hungary
conducts its manufacturing in Hungary. Consequently, the QMT Group and AFT companies may encounter risks associated with these
countries and regions. Such risks include political instability, changes in legal regulations relating to trade, export, and employment,
as well as deterioration in underlying economic conditions. In particular, political instability in these areas could negatively
affect the Company’s ability to secure uninterrupted supplies of materials. Not only factors internal to those countries
but also external threats from unstable neighboring countries could adversely impact the ability of those suppliers to maintain
normal supplies. Domestic policy changes in these countries could negatively impact pricing of components purchased from manufacturers
in that country which could have near-term negative impacts on margins. In addition, the AFT-Hungary business is susceptible to
the political and legal climate in Hungary and Europe in general. Any instability in those areas could directly and adversely impact
the business prospects of the AFT-Hungary business.
Leverage and debt service obligations may
adversely affect us.
Our indebtedness increases
the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay when due the principal of, interest on, or other amounts
due with respect to our indebtedness. The Company’s Financing arrangement with TD Bank, N.A. bears interest at floating rates
related to LIBOR. As a result, our interest payment obligations on such indebtedness will increase if LIBOR increases.
Our leverage could have
negative consequences on our financial condition and results of operations, including:
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A material disruption at any of manufacturing
facilities operated by the Company could adversely affect our ability to generate sales and meet customer demand.
If operations at the manufacturing
facilities of the Company were to be disrupted as a result of significant equipment failures, natural disasters, power outages,
fires, explosions, terrorism, adverse weather conditions, labor disputes or other reasons, our financial performance could be adversely
affected as a result of our inability to meet customer demand for our products. Interruptions in production could increase the
cost of our sales. Any interruption in production capability could require us to make substantial capital expenditures to remedy
the situation, which could negatively affect our profitability and financial condition. We will maintain property damage insurance
which we believe to be adequate to provide for reconstruction of facilities and equipment, as well as business interruption insurance
to mitigate losses resulting from any production interruption or shutdown caused by an insured loss. However, any recovery under
our insurance policies may not offset the lost sales or increased costs that may be experienced during the disruption of operations,
which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Product liability lawsuits could harm our
business.
The Company faces an inherent
risk of exposure to product liability claims. Although the Company maintains production quality controls and procedures, we cannot
assure that the products sold will be free from defects. In addition, some of products manufactured by the Company will contain
components manufactured by third parties, which may also have defects. The Company maintains insurance coverage for product liability
claims. The insurance policies have limits, however, that may not be sufficient to cover claims made. In addition, this insurance
may not continue to be available at a reasonable cost. With respect to components manufactured by third-party suppliers, the contractual
indemnification that we may seek from our third-party suppliers may be limited and thus insufficient to cover claims made against
us. If insurance coverage or contractual indemnification is insufficient to satisfy product liability claims made against us, the
claims could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Even claims without merit could harm our reputation,
reduce demand for our products, cause us to incur substantial legal costs and distract the attention of our management. The occurrence
of any of the foregoing could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company must act to prevent environmental
concerns, some of which may be difficult to predict.
The Company strives to
decrease its environmental impact with respect to environmental issues such as industrial waste, hazardous substance regulation,
and soil pollution. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have no current environmental permitting requirements at any governmental
level – however changes in environmental regulations could change that. In particular, nickel powder (utilized in certain
alloys produced) has been identified as a potential carcinogen. Personal protective equipment is utilized by Company personnel
in all processes in which nickel powder may become airborne to prevent inhalation. In addition,
once the powder is formulated into feedstocks it can no longer become airborne. However, there is the possibility that, regardless
of whether there is negligence in its pursuit of business activities, the companies could bear legal responsibility for environmental
problems.
We are subject to a variety of environmental
and health and safety laws for which compliance, or liabilities that arise as a result of noncompliance, could be costly.
If we were to fail to
comply with environmental and health and safety requirements or fail to obtain or maintain a required permit, we could be subject
to penalties and be required to undertake corrective action measures to achieve compliance. In addition, if our noncompliance with
such regulations were to result in a release of hazardous materials to the environment, such as soil or groundwater, we could be
required to remediate such contamination, which could be costly. Moreover, noncompliance could subject us to private claims for
property damage or personal injury based on exposure to hazardous materials or unsafe working conditions. Changes in applicable
requirements or stricter interpretation of existing requirements may result in costly compliance requirements or otherwise subject
us to future liabilities. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
As an owner or operator of real property,
or generator of waste, we could become subject to liability for environmental contamination, regardless of whether we caused such
contamination.
Under various federal,
state and local laws, regulations and ordinances, and, in some instances, international laws, relating to the protection of the
environment, a current or former owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost to remove or remediate contamination
on, under, or released from such property and for any damage to natural resources resulting from such contamination. Similarly,
a generator of waste can be held responsible for contamination resulting from the treatment or disposal of such waste at any off-site
location (such as a landfill), regardless of whether the generator arranged for the treatment or disposal of the waste in compliance
with applicable laws. Costs associated with liability for removal or remediation of contamination or damage to natural resources
could be substantial and liability under these laws may attach without regard to whether the responsible party knew of, or was
responsible for, the presence of the contaminants. In addition, the liability may be joint and several. The presence of contamination
or the failure to remediate contamination at our properties, or properties for which we are deemed responsible, may expose us to
liability for property damage or personal injury, or materially adversely affect our ability to sell our real property interests
or to borrow using the real property as collateral. We cannot be sure that we will not be subject to environmental liabilities
in the future as a result of historic or current operations that have resulted or will result in contamination. The occurrence
of any of the foregoing could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
There may be certain liabilities associated
with AFT real estate
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AFT owns real property
at its Firestone, Colorado facility. However, the mineral rights are owned by others. In the past the property has been used for
coal, oil and natural gas extraction. Oil and natural gas extraction is ongoing. As the owner of the real estate, AFT and its parent
entities would be strictly jointly and severally liable under CERCLA (as defined below) with the mineral rights owner and production
well operators for any government mandated remediation of pollution related to the oil and gas production which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, notwithstanding that AFT did not cause or contribute to the contamination. Coal extraction ceased
on the property in 1947 and the mining entities are no longer in business. Consequently AFT and the Company would be strictly liable
for government mandated remediation
of acid mine seeps or other pollution related to coal mining. As such liabilities are not insured, the payment of such remediation
costs could result in an adverse effect on our business or reduced asset value and a reduction in available funds for other corporate
purposes.
There may be ground subsidence risks associated
with AFT real estate
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The Colorado Geological
Survey has concluded that there may be a risk of ground subsidence due to the former mining operations on a small portion of
the AFT property. In the event of a subsidence event, certain property could be damaged or rendered unusable. In addition,
AFT and the Company could be liable for possible collateral damage or harm, such as possible release of any hazardous waste into
the environment. As such liabilities are not insured, the payment of any remediation costs could result in an adverse effect on
our business or reduced asset value and reduction in funds available for other corporate purposes.
There may be liability associated with the
General Flange facility.
Semi-volatile organic
compounds and chlorinated solvents are present in the soil and groundwater at the General Flange facility (although such contamination
was caused off-site, and not by General Flange). General Flange has an indemnity from its landlord covering environmental liabilities
pre-dating General Flange use of the facility. General Flange does not believe that it has any liability related to the facility,
however, in the event of a government-mandated remediation, General Flange and the Company could become jointly and severally
strictly liable as an operator of the facility under CERCLA for the costs. As such liabilities are not insured, if for any reason
the indemnity covering General Flange by its landlord is not enforceable, the non-indemnified and/or unreimbursed costs of remediation
could result in an adverse effect on our business or reduced asset value and reduction in funds available for other corporate purposes.
There are certain contingencies in which
FloMet could lose the use of its manufacturing facility.
FloMet leases the land
on which its building is located from the City of DeLand. The site is part of a former Naval Air Base. There is a provision in
the agreement that deeded the land to the city that the federal government could reclaim the land in certain cases of national
emergency, although this is an extremely remote possibility.
Any failure to maintain and protect the
trademarks, trade names and technology of the Company may affect our operations and financial performance.
The market for many of
the products sold by the Company is, in part, dependent upon the goodwill engendered by trademarks and trade names. Trademark protection
is material to a portion of our business. The failure to protect our trademarks and trade names may have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Litigation may be required to enforce our intellectual property
rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights of others. Any action we take to protect
our intellectual property rights could be costly and could absorb significant management time and attention. As a result of any
such litigation, we could lose any proprietary rights we have. In addition, it is possible that others will independently develop
technology that will compete with our technology. The development of new technologies by competitors that may compete with our
technologies could reduce demand for our products and affect our financial performance. The occurrence of any of the foregoing
could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Any impairment in the value of our intangible
assets, including goodwill, would negatively affect our operating results and total capitalization.
Our total assets reflect
substantial intangible assets, primarily goodwill. The goodwill results from our acquisitions, representing the excess of cost
over the fair value of the net assets we have acquired. We assess at least annually whether there has been impairment in the value
of our intangible assets. If future operating performance at one or more of our business units were to fall significantly below
current levels, if competing or alternative technologies emerge, or if market conditions for businesses acquired declines, we could
incur, under current applicable accounting rules, a non-cash charge to operating earnings for goodwill impairment. Any determination
requiring the write-off of a significant portion of unamortized intangible assets would adversely affect our business, financial
condition, results of operations and total capitalization, the effect of which could be material.
The markets in which the Company competes
in will be highly competitive and some of our competitors may have superior resources. Responding to this competition could reduce
the sales and operating margins of the Company.
We sell most of our products
in highly fragmented and competitive markets. We believe that the principle elements of competition in these markets are:
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order to maintain and enhance our competitive position, we intend to continue our investment in manufacturing quality, marketing,
customer service and support, and distribution networks. We may not have sufficient resources to continue to make these investments
and we may not be able to maintain our competitive position. Our competitors may develop products that are superior to our products,
develop methods of more efficiently and effectively providing products and services, or adapt more quickly than us to new technologies
or evolving customer requirements. Some of our competitors may have greater financial, marketing and research and development
resources than we have. As a result, those competitors may be better able to withstand the effects of periodic economic downturns.
In addition, pricing pressures could cause us to lower the prices of some of our products to stay competitive. We may not be able
to compete successfully with our competitors. If we fail to compete successfully, the failure may have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company may be subject to risks arising
from changes in technology.
The supply chains in which
the Company operates are subject to technological change and changes in customer requirements. The Company cannot provide any assurance
that it will successfully develop new or modified types of products or technologies that may be required by its customers in the
future. Should the Company not be able to maintain or enhance the competitive values of its products or develop and introduce new
products or technologies successfully, or if new products or technologies fail to generate sufficient revenues to offset research
and development costs, the Company’s businesses, financial condition and operating results could be materially and adversely
affected.
Future acquisitions may expose us to significant
unanticipated liabilities that could adversely affect our business, financial conditions and results of operations.
The Company may undertake
additional acquisitions in the future. Such acquisitions could create unforeseen risks and liabilities which may adversely impact
the Company’s results and operations. These liabilities could include employment, retirement or severance-related obligations
under applicable law or other benefits arrangements, legal claims, warranty or similar liabilities to customers, and claims by
or amounts owed to vendors. Future acquisitions could also expose us to tax liabilities and other amounts owed by the acquired
companies. The incurrence of such unforeseen or unanticipated liabilities, should they be significant, could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Any future issuances of our Common Stock
could create downward pressure on the publicly quoted price of ARC’s Common Stock.
The consideration paid
by us for any future acquisitions may include issuances of shares of our Common Stock. Such additional shares, even if restricted
and not eligible for trading unless registered with the SEC or subject to an available exemption from registration, could create
downward pressure on the publicly quoted price of ARC’s Common Stock.
The market price of our Common Stock may
experience a high level of volatility.
Stock markets in general
have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad
fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance.
The Company utilizes equipment in its manufacturing
process which is potentially dangerous.
The Company’s subsidiaries
FloMet and AFT utilize a hydrogen gas atmosphere in its sintering process. The Company has a large liquid hydrogen storage tank
on site which is owned and maintained by its gas supplier. The gas is explosive and flammable if exposed to oxygen. The Company’s
processes are designed to preclude exposure to oxygen in the sintering furnaces by first eliminating any remaining ambient atmosphere
by flooding the furnace with inert argon gas prior to introduction of hydrogen. The Company’s equipment has redundant control
and alarm systems to detect hydrogen leaks and shut down all gas flows should a leak or equipment malfunction be detected.
The profitability of the Company is threatened
by producers in low cost countries.
Over the past several years,
we have been under pricing pressure from increasing global competition, primarily from Asia and other low cost areas. Our sales
could be negatively impacted by decisions by major customers to move production of devices offshore – although historically
this has not occurred because of the difficulty to manufacture many of the products provided to those customers. In particular,
to date, whenever any customer has moved manufacture of certain parts, we continued to ship product into those low cost countries
where product assembly has been relocated. In addition, our presence in Europe will enable our metal injection molding (“MIM”)
companies to take advantage of the low cost country footprint in Europe to supplement the U.S. operations. This should help us
improve overall cost structure and increase global competitiveness from a manufacturing, engineering and sourcing standpoint, however
there can be no assurances with respect to actual outcomes. Similarly, the flange/fittings companies also face a similar risk of
the potential of displacement of domestically produced flanges with flanges from low cost countries like China.
Increases in the prices of raw materials
would have an adverse effect on the profitability of the Company.
Any significant increase
in raw material prices could have a significant adverse effect on the businesses. In particular, metal powders, especially nickel
and chrome, are driven by pricing on world commodity markets. Significant increases in prices of metal powders may negatively impact
the MIM companies’ profitability if those increases cannot be passed along to customers due to market conditions. Decisions
made by major mining companies as to increasing or reducing capacities for mining and refinement of these metals could also significantly
affect supplies. In addition, pricing and availability of steel in the world market has a large impact on pricing of these products,
and thus impacts the flange/fittings companies alike. Our margins may be adversely impacted by price increases by its suppliers
that it is unable to pass along immediately to its customers because of competitive decisions by its larger competitors in its
market areas. In their efforts to find the best pricing on the raw materials, we try to maintain multiple sourcing relationships;
however, there is no assurance that they will be able to obtain reasonably priced supply sources in the future.
The availability of raw materials is crucial
to the operations of the Company.
The timely procurement of
necessary raw materials is critical to each the Company’s operations. In addition, some raw materials are available only
from certain suppliers. Consequently, poor supply capacity amid tight demand for these materials, as well as natural disasters
or accidents, or other events that negatively impact the supplier, could adversely affect their timely procurement. For the last
several years, there has been a shortage worldwide of capacity for certain metal powders resulting in MIM manufacturers being on
restricted allocation of those materials (based on historical usage levels); several major metal powder manufacturers have announced
significant expansion plans that should eliminate these restrictions over the next few years. This may negatively affect the ability
to grow the MIM businesses if the alloy required for an application is one of these powders currently on allocation.
A sustained economic downturn would adversely
impact the Company.
Demand for products and
components manufactured by the Company could be adversely impacted by deterioration in general economic conditions. Furthermore,
a return to recession would result in reduced demand for new capital equipment which would negatively impact revenues. In addition,
a significant slowdown in the global economy that also adversely impacts domestic demand for energy sources could reduce overall
demand for these products. However, the diversified customer base and product applications of the companies helps mitigate the
effects of economic fluctuations. A significant portion of the products and components are sold to market segments that are somewhat
resilient to the economic trends.
A decline in liquidity in global credit
markets could adversely affect us.
Many of the customers and
suppliers of the
Company are reliant on liquidity from global credit markets and in some cases, require external
financing to purchase products or finance operations. Lack of liquidity or inability to access the credit markets by our customers
could adversely affect the ability to collect amounts owed to us. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material
and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Significant movements in foreign currency
exchange rates may adversely affect our financial results.
The operating results and
financial position could be affected by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange markets. Significant fluctuations in the exchange
rate may adversely impact the values of foreign currency-denominated product sales, materials costs, and production costs in factories
overseas. In addition, conversion of foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, and the foreign currency-denominated
financial statements of overseas subsidiaries into U.S. Dollar for disclosure may also affect the companies’ assets and liabilities,
as well as earnings and expenses. In particular, our AFT operations in Hungary will be subject to liabilities and obligations that
must be paid in the Hungarian currency of forints. The value of the forint has been subject to substantial volatility against the
U.S. Dollar over the past several years. If the forint increases in value against the dollar, the costs of our prospective Hungarian
operations may increase and adversely affect the anticipated results expected to be derived from the Hungarian business. In addition,
increases and/or decreases in value of other currencies on which we have predicated our business model may also adversely affect
our results of operations. We may hedge certain currency transactions which might protect us against certain fluctuations in currency
value, but it such actions might also correspondingly increase our costs of doing business which could adversely affect our competiveness.
We are dependent on the retention of
key executives.
The success of the Company
is dependent upon the retention of its current experienced executives. The loss of any of our key executives could have a material
adverse effect on our business.
The Company is subject to the laws and regulations
of the United States and many foreign countries.
The Company is subject to
a variety of laws regarding our international operations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and regulations issued
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, and the regulations of various foreign governmental
agencies. We cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international sales and
manufacturing operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted. Future regulations
could limit the countries in which some of our products may be manufactured or sold, and increase the cost of obtaining, products
from foreign sources. In addition, actual or alleged violations of these laws could result in enforcement actions and financial
penalties that could result in substantial costs. The occurrence of any of the foregoing could have a material and adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Company’s operations are subject
to environmental, health and safety regulations.
The Company’s operations
are subject to stringent and complex federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection, health
and safety, including the discharge of materials into the environment. These laws and regulations may, among other things:
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restrict the types, quantities and concentrations of various substances that may be employed in manufacturing operations;
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restrict the types, quantities and concentrations of various substances that may be released into the environment or otherwise
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require remedial measures to mitigate pollution from former and ongoing operations, such as requirements to remove contamination
from real property, whether or not caused by past or ongoing operations.
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The regulatory burden increases
the cost of doing business and affects profitability. Additionally, the U.S. Congress and federal and state agencies frequently
revise environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, and any changes that result in more stringent and costly health and
safety, pollution control, waste handling, disposal, cleanup and remediation requirements could have a significant negative impact
on our operating costs.
Some of the existing environmental,
health and safety laws and regulations to which we are subject include, among others: (i) regulations by the Environmental
Protection Agency (“EPA”) and various state agencies regarding approved methods of disposal for certain hazardous and
nonhazardous wastes; (ii) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”)
and analogous state laws that may require the removal of previously disposed wastes (including wastes disposed of or released by
prior owners or operators of real estate), the cleanup of property contamination (including groundwater contamination), and remedial
plugging operations to prevent future contamination; (iii) the Clean Air Act and comparable state and local requirements,
which establish pollution control requirements with respect to air emissions from our operations; (iv) the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990, which contains numerous requirements relating to the prevention of and response to oil spills into waters of the United
States; (v) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or the Clean Water Act, and analogous state laws which impose restrictions
and strict controls with respect to the discharge of pollutants, including heavy metals and other substances generated by our operations,
into waters of the United States, state waters or publicly owned treatment works; (vi) the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, which is the principal federal statute governing the treatment, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, and comparable
state statutes; (vii) the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and comparable state statutes, which require worker protection
from raw materials, products and wastes; and (viii) the federal Toxic Substances Control Act and comparable state and local statutes
and regulations requiring that we organize and/or disclose information about hazardous materials stored, used or produced in our
operations.
The Company has incurred
in the past, and expects to incur in the future, capital and other expenditures related to environmental compliance. Although we
believe our continued compliance with existing requirements will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition
and results of operations, we cannot assure you that the passage of more stringent laws or regulations in the future will not have
a negative impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Unanticipated Business Interruptions would
adversely impact the Company.
Our business could be adversely
affected if a significant portion of our plant, equipment or operations were damaged or interrupted by a casualty, condemnation,
utility service, work stoppage or other event beyond our control. Such an event could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
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UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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None
Our
principal offices are located at the QMT and
FloMet headquarters at 810 Flightline Blvd. in Deland, Florida 32724 where
a 40,000 square foot facility houses office space as well as engineering, tooling, mixing, molding, debinding, sintering, secondary
operations and quality assurance all under one roof, offering a fully-integrated solution for complex small metal component needs.
AFT’s US-MIM Division
owned facility, located in Firestone, Colorado, consists of 105,000 square feet under roof and is equipped with state of the art
machinery for the manufacture of MIM components. Highly sophisticated automation and controls are utilized, enabling high volume
product flow with minimal interruption.
AFT-Hungary owned facility,
located in Retsag, Hungary consists of a total of 70,000 square feet under roof and is similarly equipped as the US-MIM Division.
TeknaSeal leases 8,000
square feet of space located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where office space and equipment used in the hermetic and other sealing
production process is located.
General Flange and Forge
leases a 24,000 square feet pace in Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania where office and warehouse space is located.
The
leases
expire at various times subject to certain renewal options
. We believe that our facilities are well-maintained
and are sufficient to meet our current and projected needs.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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We are currently involved in a controversy with one of the former suppliers to our subsidiary, ARC Wireless,
LLC (our “Wireless Subsidiary”). The controversy involves claims by the former supplier for approximately $2
million related to an alleged breach of contract by our Wireless Subsidiary. The former supplier has threatened to sue our
Wireless Subsidiary. We believe that we have meritorious defenses to any litigation which may be initiated by the former
supplier. Other than the foregoing, we know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we
involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors,
officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding common stock,
or associates of such persons, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to us.
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Item 4.
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MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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None
PART II
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Item 5.
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MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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On April 10, 2007, our common
stock began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Markets Exchange under the symbol ARCW. Because trading in our shares is limited, prices
can be highly volatile.
The table below represents
the high and low sales prices of our common stock on the NASDAQ during each of the quarters in the past two fiscal years. The common
stock prices from June 30, 2012 and prior have been adjusted to give effect to the 1:1.95 Reverse Stock Split on August 7, 2012.
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Common Stock
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Sales Price
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September 30, 2011
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December 31, 2011
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March 31, 2012
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June 30, 2012
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September 30, 2012
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December 31, 2012
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March 31, 2013
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On September 1, 2013, the
closing sales price for our common stock was $5.30 and the approximate number of our shareholders of record was 71. We have not
declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our formation and do not presently anticipate paying any cash dividends
on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the year ended June
30, 2013, we did not have any sales of securities in transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, that have not been previously reported in a Form 8-K or Form 10-Q.
Long-Term Equity Incentive
Compensation Information
Long-term equity awards
were granted to our executives from our 1997 Stock Option and Compensation Plan, (“1997 Plan”) until September 2007,
when the shareholders of the Company approved the new 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The Compensation
Committee does not have a regular schedule for awarding equity-based compensation and the timing of such awards is subject to the
discretion of the Compensation Committee. We do not backdate options or grant options retroactively or stock options with
a so-called “reload” feature. In addition, we do not plan to coordinate grants of options so that they are made before
the announcement of favorable information, or after the announcement of unfavorable information.
Securities authorized for
issuance under our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2013 are as follows:
Equity Compensation Plan Table:
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Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
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Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plan
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The securities authorized
for issuance under the equity compensation plan as of June 30, 2013 and prior have been adjusted in quantity to give effect to
the 1:1.95 Reverse Stock Split on August 8, 2012. No stock options were issued for the years ended June 30, 2013 or 2012.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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As a smaller reporting company,
the registrant is not required to provide information for this item.
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Item 7.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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The following
discussion is intended to assist in understanding our business and the results of our operations. It should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report as well as
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 as well as our report on Form 8-K/A filed on September
28, 2012. Certain statements made in our discussion may be forward looking. Forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties and a number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from our
expectations. See “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this
report on Form 10-K for additional discussion of some of these risks and uncertainties. Unless the context requires
otherwise, when we refer to “we,” “us” and “our,” we are describing ARC Group Worldwide,
Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
ARC Business Overview
ARC is a diversified,
global manufacturing company. ARC’s mission is to bring innovation to traditional manufacturing. ARC seeks to
accomplish this through building technologically advanced, niche manufacturing businesses in the US and abroad. ARC views
the coming resurgence of US manufacturing as a significant opportunity, through the advent, and continued adoption of automation,
robotics, artificial intelligence and lower domestic energy prices. However, ARC continues to seek opportunities both in
the developed and developing world, in order to adapt to the global manufacturing supply chain as it continues to evolve.
ARC is focused on building
its core manufacturing businesses in precision components, flanges, fittings and wireless equipment. The Company focuses
on building these units through organic growth, as well as vertical and horizontal acquisitions. In addition to making acquisitions
that are strategic to ARC, the Company will continue to evaluate new manufacturing niches that fit into its broader objectives,
which are bringing manufacturing back to the US, bringing technology to traditional manufacturing, as well as optimally position
the Company within the global manufacturing supply chain.
ARC operates three reportable
segments: the Precision Components Group, consisting of FloMet, AFT-US, AFT-Hungary, and TeknaSeal LLC; the Flanges and Fittings
Group, consisting of General Flange & Forge LLC; and the Wireless Group, consisting of ARC Wireless LLC and ARC Wireless Ltd.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company made the decision to discontinue the operations of TubeFit, which was previously
included within its Flanges & Fittings segment. The operations of TubeFit have been included in our consolidated statement
of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Precision Components Group
The precision component
industry is comprised of a number of significant industries commonly defined by the process and/or type of metal utilized to manufacture
the component. Common processes include casting, forging, machining, stamping, powder metallurgy (conventional P/M metal injection
molding ("MIM"), and powder forging) and extrusion. MIM is a metallurgical fabrication process that allows complex parts
to be produced in quantity and at a lower cost than comparable machining or other metalworking processes. The MIM process can be
utilized to produce parts in a range of alloys including carbon and low alloy steels, stainless steels, magnetic materials, copper,
and exotic alloys such as Inconel and titanium. The worldwide market for precision metal components is believed to total hundreds
of billions of dollars annually.
The Precision Components
Group companies participate in several significant metal component fabrication market segments providing high quality fabricated
metal components and the hermetic sealing of certain components to market leading companies in some of the fastest growing industries,
among them medical devices, firearms, automotive, consumer durables, and electronic devices.
The combination of
FloMet, AFT-US, and AFT-HU provide the market the broadest range of technical and manufacturing in the Metal Injection
Molding industry globally. Since the transaction close date of August 8, 2012 the companies have focused on integration of
certain shared services and sharing of best practices amongst the three manufacturing sites. We have combined Sales and
Marketing activities at the segment level to provide our customers with the broadest range of capabilities in the MIM
industry.
Revenues for the Precision
Components Group, which also includes our hermetic sealing specialist, TeknaSeal, grew 168% vs. the same period in the prior year,
primarily due to the acquisitions of the two AFT companies. Segment operating income grew 80% vs. the year earlier period as the
segment incurred certain costs associated with the acquisition and severance costs associated with the integration efforts.
Year over year results
for all three MIM companies showed improved EBITDA over the similar periods prior to the reverse merger and acquisitions.
These increases were due to significant revenue increases at AFT-US as demand from their customers, primarily in the Firearms
market segment, continued to grow through the year. Improved operating efficiencies associated with our intensive Continuous
Improvement efforts resulted in significantly improved operating earnings at all three MIM companies, particularly at
AFT-Hungary. Demand in the firearms industry continues at record levels for our customers as well as for AFT-US, and we are
adding capacity to accommodate this growth which we expect to continue through fiscal year 2014. The segment also received
significant new tooling orders from a medical device company that is an industry leader in robotic surgery techniques. The
MIM Group also received a record number of 51 new tooling orders in the year representing some $17.6M in incremental revenue
at anticipated production volumes.
The strength of the combined
MIM companies in Materials Technology was responsible for several new production and pre-production developmental orders from the
Aerospace market, including the first MIM part to be utilized in a space launch vehicle. Additional development work in implantable
grades of MIM materials should result in several significant future orders for major orthopedic companies.
TeknaSeal, the leader in
several demanding hermetic sealing and implantable battery feed-through applications saw positive indications across its markets
as orders for new prototype applications reached record levels. Prototypes typically represent future production orders commencing
between one and three years from original submission. TeknaSeal’s major customer, an aerospace instrument company was sold
in the year and also moved production facilities, but normal levels of production resumed in the second half of our fiscal year
and the strong backlog for new commercial airplanes indicates robust order levels going forward.
Flange and Fittings Group
GF&F is one of approximately
10 domestic flange manufacturers in the United States, and the only one on the East Coast. GF&F has been in business since
1972. The majority of flange manufacturers are in the South West. GF&F is a very customer-driven and service-oriented company.
GF&F estimates that the domestic market, combining carbon, stainless and alloy flanges, is more than a billion dollars.
GF&F’s business
model is focused on converting foreign-purchased alloy steel and stainless steel forgings into domestic flanges via value-added
processing to provide a finished component with sufficient domestic content to qualify as domestically produced. GF&F also
sells foreign produced finished flanges for certain applications. Additionally, GF&F will purchase forgings produced in the
US and Europe and machine them into finished flanges for high-integrity applications.
GF&F’s revenues
were negatively impacted in the fiscal year by Hurricane Sandy with the resulting devastation of the East Coast (its primary market
for flanges) and its infrastructure having a continuing impact through the fiscal year. We have seen robust demand returning in
the later months of the year, particularly from our instrumentation customers. GF&F is also working closely with a European
forging supplier to develop a line of higher pressure rated flanges for applications in refineries and fracking operations which
has been growing strongly in parts of the Northeast.
Wireless Group
The Wireless Group focuses
on wireless broadband technology related to propagation and optimization. It designs and develops hardware, including antennas,
radios, and related accessories, used in broadband and other wireless networks. Products are sold to public and private carriers,
wireless infrastructure providers, wireless equipment distributors, value added resellers and other original equipment manufacturers.
Growth in product
revenue is dependent on market acceptance of the new products, in development now and products already released, to support our
wireless initiatives. Revenue growth for the products is correlated to the overall global wireless market and to the ability to
take market share from our competitors. The Group focuses on keeping our operational and general costs low in order to improve
margins.
Specific growth areas are
last mile wireless broadband Internet delivered over standards-based solutions such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access ("WiMAX"), WiFi or vendor specific proprietary solutions; GPS and Mobile SATCOM solutions for network timing,
fleet and asset tracking and monitoring; Machine to machine ("M2M") communications for controlling or monitoring data
from devices; and base stations to build out or optimize carrier networks.
Discontinued Operations
TubeFit
TubeFit’s operations
consisted of distribution of import fittings and both import and domestic flanges. TubeFit served a segment of the market called
the General Commodity Welds Fitting and Flange market. TubeFit is no longer actively operating and the assets and liabilities of
TubeFit are presented as discontinued operations in the Company's financial statements as of June 30, 2013 and 2012 and the results
of operation are presented as discontinued operations for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 at its net realizable value.
ARC’s Financial Condition
As of June 30, 2013 the
Company had total assets of $66.7 million, consisting of total current assets of $26.3 million, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation, of $24.1 million, and total long term assets of $16.3 million. In comparison, as of June 30, 2012 the Company had
total assets of $21.3 million, consisting of total current assets of $9.7 million, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
of $4.4 million, and total long-term assets of $7.2 million. The significant increase of $45.4 million in total assets is mainly
attributed to the fair value of assets acquired in the QMT and AFT Acquisitions discussed in Note A to the financial statements.
At June 30, 2013 and 2012
the Company had working capital of $10.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively. The increase in working capital was primarily
driven by $8.3 million on incremental working capital associated with the acquisition excluding cash, in addition to $1.7 million
increase in current year working capital driven largely by cash, which is offset with the $6.0 million of additional current debt
in liabilities associated with the acquisition.
At June 30, 2013, the Company’s
total current assets of $26.3 million consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $3.6 million, accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts, of $10.6 million, inventory of $10.8 million, prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.0 million and current
assets of discontinued operations of $0.3 million. Total current liabilities of $16.3 million consisted of current portion of long-term
debt in the amount of $4.5 million, line of credit of $2.9 million, accounts payable and accrued liabilities $7.8 million and deferred
revenue of $1.1 million.
The Company’s total
current assets of $9.7 million as of June 30, 2012, consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $1.5 million, accounts receivable,
net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3.6 million, inventory of $3.6 million, a related party receivable of $0.2 million,
prepaid expenses and other assets of $0.4 million, and current assets of discontinued operations of $0.4 million. Total current
liabilities of $3.7 million consisted of current portion of long-term debt in the amount of $1.5 million, accounts payable and
accrued expenses of $1.7 million, deferred revenue of $0.1 million and a related party payable of $0.4 million.
As of June 30, 2013, long
term assets consisted of goodwill and other identifiable intangibles in the amount of $16.1 million, and $0.2 million in other
assets. As of June 30, 2012 long term assets consisted of goodwill and other identifiable intangibles in the amount of $6.8 million,
$0.2 million in other assets and $0.2 million in assets of discontinued operations. The increase in goodwill and other intangibles
is attributed to $9.2 million in intangibles related to the acquisition of AFT and $0.1 million of intangibles related to the reverse
acquisition of ARC. These increases are offset by a $0.2 million asset reduction related to discontinued operations attributed
to TubeFit’s non-current assets at net realizable value.
The Company’s total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity were $41.0 million and $25.7 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2013. In comparison,
as of June 30, 2012 the Company’s total liabilities and members’ equity were $9.0 million and $12.3 million, respectively.
The increase in total liabilities was primarily attributed to the increase in total debt as the result of the acquisition. The
change in stockholders’ equity was driven by the increase in additional paid in capital, due to reverse acquisition accounting
for the Predecessor Company’s investment in ARC.
Results of Operations for the Year ended
June 30, 2013 compared to the Year Ended June 30, 2012
For the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2013, the Company’s total sales were $68.5 million, and other income including the gain on bargain purchase of $0.4
million. In comparison, total sales were $30.4 million for the fiscal year June 30, 2012 and $.1 million of other income.
The increase in sales of
approximately $38.1 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 is primarily
attributed to incremental sales volume as a result of the acquisition of ARC and AFT, on August 8, 2012. Increased demand in the
firearms market has also positively impacted the Company’s sales revenue.
For the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2013, the Company’s total cost of sales and operating expenses were $63.5 million, including cost of sales of $50.2
million, selling, general and administrative expenses of $11.7 million, and merger expenses of $1.6 million. For the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2012, total cost of sales and operating expenses were $25.1 million, including cost of sales of $18.7 million and
selling, general and administrative expenses of $6.4 million. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, the Company’s other
income included $0.4 million in gains on the bargain purchase of ARC offset by interest and miscellaneous expense of $1.1 million;
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 the Company had other expense of $0.5 million attributable to interest expense, offset
with other income of $0.1 million.
The cost of sales and operating
expense increase over prior year is attributed to the acquisition of AFT and ARC on August 8, 2012 resulting in $38.6 million of
additional cost of sales and operating expenses for acquired manufacturing volume and $1.6 million of merger expenses
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The $0.4 million increase in Other Expense is primarily attributed to $0.4 million in non-cash interest discount amortization
associated with the convertible debt.
The Company’s net
income before non-controlling interest for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 was $3.3 million compared to earnings before non-controlling
interest for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 of $4.8 million. The earnings before non-controlling interest decreased over the
prior year due to decreased net income attributed to initial merger and acquisitions costs. The net income as of June 30, 2013
excluding merger expenses and the gain on bargain purchase is $4.6 million. In addition, in fiscal year 2013 the Company incurred
$0.4 million in non-cash interest discount amortization associated with the convertible debt, $0.5 million in non-cash amortization
related to the other identifiable intangibles resulting from the acquisition, and $0.7 million in tax expense under the corporation
structure with positive domestic and foreign income. The tax and amortization expenses of $1.6 million are differences to prior
year net income in that they were not part of the fiscal year 2012 cost structure.
Income allocated to the
Company’s non-controlling interest was $0.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 compared to $0.3 million for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.
For the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2013, the Company’s net income attributable to ARC was $3.0 million compared to $4.5 million in net income for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. As noted above, the reductions in net earnings for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 over the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 were primarily due to $3.2 million of expenses regarding merger expenses, non-cash interest and
intangible amortization, and tax expense.
Changes in Cash Flows
Operating Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating
activities for fiscal year ended June 30,
2013
was
$7.4 million
compared to net cash provided by operating activities of
$6.1 million in
fiscal year
2012
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Cash flows provided by operating activities increased primarily due to the growth in the business via the acquisition of AFT and
maintaining the healthy cash flows of QMT. The Income from Continuing Operations factored with the adjustments for the reconciling
non-cash items in the cash flow statement, result in $7.1 million and $5.8 million for fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively
of income adjusted for non-cash transactions. In addition, the cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities for
fiscal years 2013 and 2012 were $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. However this was offset by the $0.5 less cash used
in discontinued operations in fiscal year 2013 over prior year. Some drivers of the positive cash flow from net operating asset/liabilities
is a result of improved inventory turns through better management of order quantities and reductions in Accounts Receivable from
heavy collection efforts.
We believe that cash on
hand, cash generated by operations and cash available from our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements,
anticipated capital expenditures and debt service for at least the next 12 months.
Investing Cash Flow
Cash flows used in
investing activities were
$14.0 million
and
$0.8 million
in fiscal years ending June 30,
2013 and
2012,
respectively.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, our investing cash flows primarily consist of $25.1 million in net assets acquired
as part of the acquisition of AFT, $11.3 million in net cash acquired in the QMT and AFT Acquisitions, $0.8 million in
capital expenditures to purchase manufacturing equipment to support production offset by stock issued for cash of $0.5
million and $0.1 million cash provided by the sale of assets post acquisition. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 our
investment activities primarily consisted of $0.7 million of equipment purchased to support production and $0.1 million of
cash used in net assets acquired of TubeFit.
Financing Cash Flow
Cash flows provided in financing
activities were
$8.7 million
in fiscal year
2013
as compared
to cash flows used in financing activities of
$5.7 million.
Our primary financing activity in
fiscal year
2013
was financing for the AFT acquisition. The proceeds from issuance of debt amounted
to approximately $25.0 million and $15.7 million was used for current year debt payments of $8.8 million and the settlement of
prior QMT debt of $6.9 million; $0.6 million was used to pay distributions to members and non-controlling interests. For fiscal
year
2012 $2.3 million was provided by the issuance of debt and $3.5 million was used as a repayment
of debt; $4.5 million was used to pay distributions to members and non-controlling interests.
As of
June
30, 2013
, we had approximately $2.0 million of cash held by foreign subsidiaries. This cash is maintained and reinvested
in the foreign operations. If cash is to be repatriated in the future from these foreign subsidiaries, the Company could be subject
to additional income taxes payable in the U.S.
Debt and Credit Arrangements
On August 8, 2012, QMT
entered into an agreement with TD Bank, N.A. for a $25.0 million credit facility to fund the purchase Advanced Forming Technology
Inc. and AFT-Hungary Kft., and to pay off the balances of outstanding loans held as of that date. For further details please reference
Note E “Long-Term Debt” of our consolidated financial statements set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As of
June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the financial covenant in the Credit Agreements. In addition, on August 8, 2012 a Convertible
Note Payable to Precision Castparts in the amount of $17.6 million was issued with a five year maturity. The Convertible Note is
subordinated to the first priority security interest of TD Bank, N.A. Under the terms of the Convertible Note, the Holder may at
any time prior to maturity (subject to certain restrictions) convert the Convertible Note into newly issued shares of the Company’s
Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the 30-day average trading value per share of the Company’s Common Stock immediately
preceding conversion, provided that the Convertible Note may be converted only if it converts into less than 10% of the common
ownership of the Company and the equity value of the Company is not less than $176 million.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are currently no off-balance sheet arrangements
that are, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
We are obligated to make future payments under
various contracts such as debt agreements and lease agreements.
The following table represents our contractual payment obligations
as of June 30, 2013 and the estimated timing of future cash payments for the next five years (in thousands):
|
Contractual Cash Obligations
|
Total
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
Thereafter
|
|
Debt
|
32,064
|
7,410
|
2,373
|
941
|
16,808
|
339
|
4,193
|
|
Purchase Obligations (1)
|
654
|
654
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Operating Leases
|
1,143
|
424
|
242
|
219
|
146
|
112
|
—
|
|
Total
|
33,861
|
8,488
|
2,615
|
1,160
|
16,954
|
451
|
4,193
|
(1) Represents material capital expenditure commitments
Results of Continuing Operations by Segment
for the fiscal years ended June 30,
2013
and 2012
Prior to the date of the
acquisitions noted above, the Predecessor operated in two business segments, identified as the Precision Components Group, consisting
of FloMet and TeknaSeal, and the Flanges and Fittings Group, consisting of GF&F and TubeFit. After completion of the acquisitions
mentioned above, ARC operates three business segments: the Precision Components Group, impacted significantly by the acquisition
as it now consists of FloMet, AFT-US, AFT-Hungary, and TeknaSeal; the Flanges and Fittings Group, consisting of GF&F; and the
Wireless Group, consisting of ARC Wireless LLC and ARC Wireless Ltd. TubeFit, which was previously reported under the Flanges and
Fittings segment has been classified as discontinued operations and therefore is excluded from the segment information below.
The
following table shows consolidated sales revenue,
percentage of net sales and operating profit
by
business segment, as well as identifying trends in business segment sales revenues for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2013
and 2012. Table amounts are in thousands.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
|
% of Sales
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
% of Sales
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
%
|
|
Net sales revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
|
59,941
|
|
|
|
87.5
|
%
|
|
|
22,353
|
|
|
|
73.5
|
%
|
|
|
37,588
|
|
|
|
168.2
|
%
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
6,494
|
|
|
|
9.5
|
%
|
|
|
8,054
|
|
|
|
26.5
|
%
|
|
|
(1,560
|
)
|
|
|
-19.4
|
%
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
2,051
|
|
|
|
3.0
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
2,051
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
Consolidated net sales
|
|
|
68,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,407
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,079
|
|
|
|
125.2
|
%
|
|
Operating Costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
|
52,159
|
|
|
|
87.0
|
%
|
|
|
18,022
|
|
|
|
80.6
|
%
|
|
|
34,137
|
|
|
|
189.4
|
%
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
5,880
|
|
|
|
90.5
|
%
|
|
|
6,453
|
|
|
|
80.1
|
%
|
|
|
(573
|
)
|
|
|
-8.9
|
%
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
2,255
|
|
|
|
109.9
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
-0.0
|
%
|
|
|
2,255
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
Consolidated Operating Costs
|
|
|
60,294
|
|
|
|
88.0
|
%
|
|
|
24,475
|
|
|
|
80.5
|
%
|
|
|
35,819
|
|
|
|
146.3
|
%
|
|
Segment operating income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
|
7,782
|
|
|
|
13.0
|
%
|
|
|
4,331
|
|
|
|
19.4
|
%
|
|
|
3,451
|
|
|
|
79.7
|
%
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
614
|
|
|
|
9.5
|
%
|
|
|
1,601
|
|
|
|
19.9
|
%
|
|
|
(987
|
)
|
|
|
-61.6
|
%
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
(204
|
)
|
|
|
-9.9
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
(204
|
)
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
Corporate Expense
|
|
|
(3,157
|
)
|
|
|
-4.6
|
%
|
|
|
(629
|
)
|
|
|
-2.1
|
%
|
|
|
(2,528
|
)
|
|
|
401.9
|
%
|
|
Total segment operating income (loss)
|
|
|
5,035
|
|
|
|
7.4
|
%
|
|
|
5,303
|
|
|
|
17.4
|
%
|
|
|
(268
|
)
|
|
|
-5.1
|
%
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(1,142
|
)
|
|
|
-1.7
|
%
|
|
|
(453
|
)
|
|
|
-1.5
|
%
|
|
|
(689
|
)
|
|
|
-152.1
|
%
|
|
Gain on bargain purchase
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
0.6
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
Other non-operating income (expense)
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
|
(79
|
)
|
|
|
-60.3
|
%
|
|
Non- Operating Income/(Expenses)
|
|
|
(709
|
)
|
|
|
-1.0
|
%
|
|
|
(322
|
)
|
|
|
-1.1
|
%
|
|
|
(387
|
)
|
|
|
-120.2
|
%
|
|
Consolidated income before income tax expense and non-controlling interest
|
|
|
4,326
|
|
|
|
6.3
|
%
|
|
|
4,981
|
|
|
|
16.4
|
%
|
|
|
(655
|
)
|
|
|
-13.1
|
%
|
Precision Components
Precision Components’
sales increased by 168% or $37.6 million; sales of
$59.9 million
for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2013, compared to sales of
$22.3 million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Operating
income was $7.8
million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 compared to
$4.3
million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, an increase of
$3.5 million or 79.7%
.
The increase resulted from the post-acquisition sales activity along with opportunities to expand in both the automotive and firearms
market as a result of acquiring AFT and AFT-HU.
The firearms market segment
at AFT continued to grow strongly as the company was able to meet increased demand and secure several new programs from their
customers in this growing market segment. Sales at AFT-HU to their automotive turbocharger customers reflected the increasing
demand for turbochargers in cars as engine displacements continue to shrink to meet increasing fuel economy requirements. Turbochargers
enable the automakers to downsize engines while improving performance thus providing customers with a relatively transparent solution
to improved fuel efficiency without sacrificing power.
The additional
operating costs resulting from the acquisition translated into segment cost increase of 189% or $34.1 million over prior
year. This increase is also attributed to lower historical margin levels at AFT and AFT-HU due to higher material costs as a
percentage of sales and certain manufacturing inefficiencies offset by a large number of continuous improvement programs and
price increases to certain customers. The operating companies have implemented additional cost reduction and continuous
improvement activities to maintain and improve margins, and aggressively implemented price increase opportunities with
certain customers to offset increases in raw materials and other operating costs. Additionally, we expect demand in Europe
for automotive turbochargers to continue its strong growth patterns which should translate into increased revenues at AFT-HU.
The Precision Components segment experienced a slight slowdown in demand in several important market segments such as medical
devices although the demand in the firearms and automotive segment has offset the negative impact on revenues. We anticipate
the negative impact on revenue of the current years slowing economy to stabilize in the upcoming year.
Flanges & Fittings
Flanges and Fittings’
sales were
$6.5 million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, compared to sales of
$8.1
million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Segment operating costs income was
$5.8 million
and $6.5 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Segment operating income was
$0.6
million
and $1.6 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The reduction in revenues
and operating income reflects the impact of the slowing in the general economy in the year. Also, our customer base in the Northeast
US was affected and is gradually recovering from the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Additionally, during fiscal year 2013 the decision
was made to discontinue operations of TubeFit due to the subsidiary’s continuing inability to generate adequate sales volume
and positive income as a result of significant price competition in the Southwest U.S. geographic market.
We have made certain cost
reductions in our General Flange operation to reduce our operating costs as the Northeast recovers and demand in that geographic
market improves as reconstruction projects get underway with the improved weather in the area.
As with our Precision Components
segment, the Flanges & Fittings segment is witnessing a slight slowdown in overall demand from its customers due to the sluggish
US economy. However, we remain optimistic about the overall prospects of the Flanges & Fittings industry. The increasing attention
on energy, chemical manufacturing, food processing, and other industries requiring flow management all appear to position General
Flange and Forge for future growth. GF&F is focused on continuing to expand its customer base in 2014, particularly with the
instrumentation market segment and the energy segment by marketing flanges rated for higher pressure applications than current
product lines.
Wireless
Wireless sales were
$2.1
million
for the year ended June 30, 2013. Segment operating loss was
$0.2 million
or (10%)
as a percent of segment sales, for the year ended June 30, 2013. During fiscal year 2013 cost reduction efforts were implemented
for ARC Wireless to minimize the operating losses and structure the organization for improved operating performance going forward.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our significant accounting
policies are summarized in Note A “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our consolidated financial statements
set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect amounts reported therein, including estimates about the effects of matters or future events that are inherently
uncertain. Policies determined to be critical are those that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require
management to use a greater degree of judgment and/or estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is measured at
the fair value of the consideration received or receivable net of sales tax, trade discounts and customer returns.
The Company recognizes
revenue when the earnings process is complete. This generally occurs when products are shipped to the customer in accordance with
the contract or purchase order, ownership and risk of loss have passed to the customer, collectability is reasonably assured, and
pricing is fixed and determinable. In instances where title does not pass to the customer upon shipment, the Company recognizes
revenue upon delivery or customer acceptance, depending on terms of the sales agreement. Service sales, representing maintenance
and engineering activities, are recognized as services are performed.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company uses the allowance
method to account for uncollectible accounts receivable. The allowance is sufficient to cover both current and anticipated future
losses. Uncollectible amounts are charged against the allowance account. Management estimates this amount based upon prior experience
with customers and an analysis of individual trade accounts. If the financial condition of our customers was to deteriorate, resulting
in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.
Valuation of Inventories
The Company values inventories
at the lower of average cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. It is the Company’s practice to provide
a valuation allowance for inventories to account for actual market pricing deflation and inventory shrinkage. Management actively
reviews this inventory to determine that all materials are for products still in production to determine any potential obsolescence
issues. While historical write-downs have not been material, if actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected
by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required, which could have a significant impact on the value of our inventories
and reported operating results.
Acquisition Accounting
We account for acquired
businesses using the acquisition method of accounting. This requires that we make various assumptions and estimates regarding the
fair value of assets and liabilities at the date of acquisition. These assumptions can have a material impact on our balance sheet
valuations and the related amount of depreciation and amortization expense that will be recognized in the future.
Goodwill, Acquired Intangibles, and Long-Lived
Assets
The carrying value of
long-lived assets are reviewed annually; if at any time the facts or circumstances at any of our individual subsidiaries indicate
impairment of long-lived asset values, as a result of a continual decline in performance, or as a result of fundamental changes
in a subsidiary's market conditions, a determination is made as to whether the carrying value of the property's long-lived assets
exceeds estimated realizable value. Goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual
tests in certain circumstances. The Company performed the qualitative assessment using a “more likely than not” concept
for fiscal year 2013. The determination of the value of such intangible assets required management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the consolidated financial statements. Management determined that there is less than 50% chance that the fair value
of a reporting unit is less than the carrying value, thus no goodwill impairment was recorded in continuing operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a description of
accounting changes and recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any,
on our consolidated financial statements (see Note – B “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Part IV Item 15
of this Form 10-K).
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|
Item 7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
As a smaller reporting company,
the registrant is not required to provide information for this item.
|
|
Item 8.
|
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
|
Information regarding Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data appears on pages F-1 through F-30 under the caption "Consolidated Balance Sheets,"
"Consolidated Statements of Operations," "Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity," "Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements."
|
|
Item 9.
|
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
|
None
|
|
Item 9A.
|
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|
(a)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure
controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the officers who certify our
financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors. We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness,
as of June 30, 2013, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act).
Based on the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were not effective as
of June 30, 2013 at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting
described below in the Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Despite the material weakness,
we believe that the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013
present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash
flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that:
|
|
•
|
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
|
|
|
•
|
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
|
|
|
•
|
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
We conducted an evaluation
of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO Framework”) as
of June 30, 2013.
Based on this evaluation
under the COSO Framework, our management identified a deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting that constitutes
a material weakness under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as of June 30, 2013. Specifically
we do not have adequately designed controls in place with regard to external SEC reporting compliance, because our accountants
and management did not have sufficient training and available resources to on-line disclosure checklists and external resources
in financial reporting and SEC reporting matters. As a result of this material weakness, management concluded that we did not maintain
effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013, based on the criteria established in the Internal Control
– Integrated Framework, issued by COSO.
A material weakness is a
deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on
a timely basis.
There are inherent limitations
on the effectiveness of internal controls. Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal
control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met. The
design of any system of controls is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
This annual report does
not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
(b)
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As a result of the material
weakness described above, management will present a proposed remediation plan to the audit committee concerning the external SEC
reporting compliance. Included in the process of designing a proposed remediation plan is assessing the need for a Disclosure Committee,
management’s implementation of a Corporate Governance Compliance Checklist, evaluation of the accounting staff and assessing
the needs for training, and evaluation of the need for heavier usage of outside consultants. We are committed to improving our
financial organization and implementing a timely remediation plan in fiscal year 2014.
Except as described above,
there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended June 30, 2013 that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our control over financial reporting.
|
|
Item 9B.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
None
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Nature of Business
Quadrant Metals Technology, LLC ("referred
to herein as "QMT" or "the Predecessor") was formed in March 2011, to function as a holding company for a group
of diversified manufacturing and distribution companies. Upon formation, QMT acquired controlling interests in TeknaSeal LLC ("TeknaSeal")
as of May 1, 2011 and in FloMet LLC ("FloMet") as of June 30, 2011. In addition, QMT acquired General Flange & Forge
("GF&F") as of April 18, 2011 and has held controlling interests in GF&F since that date. Furthermore, TubeFit
LLC ("TubeFit") was formed on November 1, 2011 and QMT has held controlling interests in TubeFit since that date. While
QMT was formed in 2011 as a holding company, affiliated companies have held controlling interests in FloMet and TeknaSeal for over
10 years.
Advanced Forming Technology, Inc. ("AFT")
is comprised of two operating units, AFT-US and AFT Hungary. AFT-US was founded in 1987. From 1991 until its acquisition by ARC,
AFT was operated as a division of Precision Castparts Corporation, a publicly traded company.
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (referred to herein
as the "Company" or "ARC") was organized under the laws of the State of Utah on September 30, 1987.
Basis of Presentation/Principles of Consolidation
The Company’s fiscal year begins July
1 and ends June 30 and the quarters for interim reporting consist of thirteen weeks, therefore, the quarter end will not always
coincide with the date of the calendar month.
Prior to the date of the acquisitions noted
above, the Predecessor operated in two business segments, identified as the Precision Components Group, consisting of FloMet and
TeknaSeal, and the Flanges and Fittings Group, consisting of GF&F and TubeFit. After completion of the acquisitions mentioned
above, ARC operates three business segments: the Precision Components Group, consisting of FloMet, AFT-US, AFT-Hungary, and TeknaSeal;
the Flanges and Fittings Group, consisting of GF&F and TubeFit; and the Wireless Group, consisting of ARC Wireless LLC and
ARC Wireless Ltd.
During the third quarter of fiscal year 2013,
the Company made the decision to discontinue the operations of TubeFit, which was previously included within its Flanges &
Fittings segment. The operations of TubeFit have been included in our financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods
presented.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. The accompanying
consolidated financial statements include the amounts of the Company as well as the Predecessor Company and all wholly owned subsidiaries.
All material intercompany accounts, transactions, and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.
Significant Business Acquisitions
On August 8, 2012, ARC completed the acquisition
of QMT and AFT (referred to herein as the “QMT Acquisition” and the “AFT Acquisition”). The QMT Acquisition
was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under generally accepted accounting principles, whereby QMT was deemed to be the accounting
acquirer in the acquisition.
The financial statements for periods prior to August 8, 2012 reflect only
the operations of QMT.
The Company’s common stock was issued in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding membership
interest of Quadrant Metals Technologies, LLC (
equal to
4,029,700 shares of ARC’s common
stock after giving effect to the
1:1.95 reverse stock split). The shares of common stock issued to QMT
pursuant to the merger are presented as having been outstanding since July 1, 2011. The accompanying financial statements present
the previously issued shares of ARC common stock as having been issued pursuant to the merger on August 8, 2012.
All transactions between divisions and/or wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company or the Predecessor Company have been eliminated
in the financial statements.
Reasons for the acquisitions at the agreed
upon purchase price include synergies between the businesses, including cross fertilization of product/customer applications, expanded
R&D capabilities, and operational synergies, among others. It is also believed that the acquisitions will help generate further
scale and lead to enhanced revenue and earnings growth. The combination of two of the largest recognized leaders in the metal injection
molding (“MIM”) industry will provide distinct scale advantages creating substantial barriers to entry for other companies
and providing ARC with long-term strategic positioning as the clear market leader in the MIM industry.
Effective August 8, 2012, the Company acquired
all shares of AFT and the net assets of AFT for approximately, $40.6 million. The acquisition was completed through the payment
of cash totaling $7.1 million less post-closing adjustments of ($0.1) million, bank facility funds of $18.1 million, and a convertible
note net of interest discount with Precision Castparts Corp. of $15.5 million. For the QMT Acquisition, effective August 8, 2012,
the Company sold 57,505 shares of ARC Common Stock after giving effect to the proposed 1:1.95 reverse stock split to Carret P.T.,
LP in consideration for cash investment in ARC of $449 thousand. The purchase price for the reverse acquisition of $10.2 million
was derived from the ARC common stock equal to 1,585,413 shares after giving effect to the 1:1.95 reverse stock split at the August
8, 2012 stock price. With regard to the assets acquired for the reverse merger of ARC by QMT, ARC’s historical accumulated
deficit for periods prior to August 8, 2012, in the amount of $10.2 million was eliminated against additional paid in capital.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet as of June 30, 2013, includes the impact of the acquisition.
The accompanying financial statements include
the results of operations of ARC, QMT and AFT for periods subsequent to the acquisition; for periods prior to the acquisition the
results of operations are presented only for QMT.
The total adjusted
purchase price of AFT was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired based upon their respective estimated fair values
at the acquisition date with the excess purchase price allocated to goodwill for AFT in the amount of $4.7 million. The goodwill
arising from the AFT Acquisition consists of synergies and economies of scale expected from the QMT and AFT Acquisitions. The goodwill
recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. For AFT, third party consultants were retained to perform valuation
techniques to establish valuation for property and equipment, and identifiable intangible assets. For ARC
the fair value
of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed of $10.6 million exceeded the fair value of the purchase price of the
business of $10.2 million. As a result, the Company reassessed the recognition and measurement of identifiable assets acquired
and liabilities assumed and concluded that the valuation procedures and resulting measures were appropriate. Accordingly, the ARC
reverse acquisition has been accounted for as a bargain purchase
and, as a result, the Company recognized a gain of $0.4 million associated with the reverse acquisition. The gain is included
in the line item “Gain on bargain purchase” in the 2013 Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Significant Business Acquisitions
The following table summarizes the estimated
fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.
To record the assets and liabilities for
the reverse merger of ARC by QMT (in thousands):
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
10,590
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
1,096
|
|
|
Inventories, net
|
|
|
737
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
236
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
Other Assets
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
Negative goodwill resulting from the acquisition accounted for as a bargain purchase
|
|
|
(381
|
)
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(2,030
|
)
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
(169
|
)
|
|
Current portion of capital lease
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
Fair value of net assets acquired
|
|
|
10,225
|
|
To record the assets and liabilities purchased
in the acquisition of AFT (in thousands):
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
735
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
6,236
|
|
|
Inventories, net
|
|
|
6,521
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets
|
|
|
264
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
21,590
|
|
|
Other intangible assets
|
|
|
4,983
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
4,663
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(3,007
|
)
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
(1,375
|
)
|
|
Fair value of net assets acquired
|
|
|
40,610
|
|
In the third quarter the Company revised
its allocation to other identifiable intangibles based on the results from a third party valuation report. Additionally in the
fourth quarter the Company revised its estimate of the fair value of the liabilities assumed based on additional analysis. If these
adjustments were made at the acquisition date, amortization expense of intangibles and interest would have increased by $145 thousand,
$230 thousand, and $104 thousand in the first three quarters, respectively. Adjustments were made in the third and fourth quarters
to record the appropriate amount of amortization for the year.
Pro forma Financial Information (Unaudited)
The historical
operating results of ARC and AFT have not been included in the Company's historical consolidated operating results prior to their
acquisition dates.
The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined results of continuing operations
for the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 as if the acquisition had been completed on July 1, 2011. The unaudited
pro forma results do not reflect any material adjustments, operating efficiencies or potential cost savings which may result from
the consolidation of operations but do reflect certain adjustments expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
Year Ended
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
Year Ended
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
71,929
|
|
|
$
|
70,417
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
2,535
|
|
|
|
2,932
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(274
|
)
|
|
|
(147
|
)
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,261
|
|
|
$
|
2,785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per common share for continuing operation
|
|
$
|
.45
|
|
|
|
.52
|
|
|
Loss per common share
for discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(.05
|
)
|
|
|
(.03
|
)
|
|
Basic and diluted net income per common share
|
|
$
|
.40
|
|
|
$
|
.49
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company
considers all highly liquid debt instruments with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company
places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk
on cash and cash equivalents. At times, cash in the bank may exceed FDIC insurable limits.
Accounts Receivable
The Company uses the allowance method
to account for uncollectible accounts receivable. The allowance is sufficient to cover both current and anticipated future losses.
Uncollectible amounts are charged against the allowance account. Management estimates this amount based upon prior experience with
customers and an analysis of individual trade accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts of $222 thousand and $125 thousand has
been reserved as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.
The Company offers most customers
between net 30 and 60 day terms. Accounts are considered past due if a payment is not received within credit terms.
Inventories
The Company values inventories at the
lower of average cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. It is the Company’s practice to provide a
valuation allowance for inventories to account for actual market pricing deflation and inventory shrinkage. Management
actively reviews this inventory to determine that all materials
are for products still in production to determine any potential obsolescence issues. An allowance for inventory obsolescence of
$386 thousand and $45 thousand has been reserved as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (continued)
Plant and Equipment
Plant and equipment are stated at cost.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
|
|
|
Useful Life
|
|
Building and Improvements
|
|
7 to 40 years
|
|
Machinery and Equipment
|
|
3 to 12 years
|
Major additions and improvements are capitalized,
while replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets, are expensed as
incurred.
Depreciation expense totaled $2.9 million
and $.7 million in the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Long-lived Assets
The carrying value of long-lived assets are
reviewed annually; if at any time the facts or circumstances at any of our individual subsidiaries indicate impairment of long-lived
asset values, as a result of a continual decline in performance, or as a result of fundamental changes in a subsidiary's market
conditions, a determination is made as to whether the carrying value of the property's long-lived assets exceeds estimated realizable
value. Long-lived assets consist primarily of Property and Equipment. No impairment was determined as of June 30, 2013.
Goodwill and Intangibles
Goodwill is recognized as a result of an
acquisition when the price paid for the acquired business exceeds the fair value of its identified net assets. Identifiable intangible
assets are recognized at their fair value when acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized,
but instead tested for impairment at least annually. The Company performs the qualitative assessment using a “more likely
than not” concept first. The determination of the value of such intangible assets requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the consolidated financial statements.
If it is determined that it is more likely
than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test
is necessary. The Company is compared to its carrying value to determine whether an indication of impairment exists.
If impairment exists, then the fair value of the goodwill is determined by allocation of the Company’s fair value to its
assets and liabilities (including any unrecognized intangible assets).
Intangible assets with definite useful lives are
amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment.
The Company has evaluated its goodwill
and intangibles that were acquired in prior periods for impairment and have determined that goodwill and intangibles were not impaired
for continuing operations with the exception of a patent that was retired in the amount of $12 thousand as of the year ended June
30, 2013. The Company has determined goodwill impairment for period ending June 30, 2013 in the amount of $129 thousand related
to discontinued operations.
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Acquisitions during fiscal year 2013 resulted
in an increase in goodwill of approximately $4.7 million. The carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
$
|
9,785
|
|
|
$
|
5,123
|
|
|
Flanges and Fitting
|
|
|
1,712
|
|
|
|
1,712
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
11,497
|
|
|
$
|
6,835
|
|
Goodwill and Intangibles
The gross carrying amount and accumulated
amortization of acquired intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Patents
|
|
$
|
272
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Tradenames
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Customer Relationships
|
|
|
4,971
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total Gross Carrying Value
|
|
|
5,318
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
|
|
(696
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total Net Carrying Value
|
|
$
|
4,622
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Intangible assets are being amortized using
the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from 5 to 15 years. Amortization expense totaled $463 thousand for
other identifiable intangible assets for the year ended June 30, 2013.
Estimated future amortization expense for
the next five years as of June 30, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):
|
Fiscal Years
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
2014
|
|
$
|
505
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
502
|
|
Deferred Revenue
Unearned revenue consists of customer deposits
for the development of molds used in the manufacturing process. As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, unearned income was $1,103 thousand
and $132 thousand respectively. The Company recognizes revenue and the related expenses when the customer approves the mold for
production. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company and Predecessor has incurred costs of $897 thousand and $101
thousand, respectively, related to molds in the process of being developed
which have been deferred and are included as part of the total current assets on the accompanying balance sheet.
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the
consideration received or receivable net of sales tax, trade discounts and customer returns.
The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings
process is complete. This generally occurs when products are shipped to the customer in accordance with the contract or purchase
order, ownership and risk of loss have passed to the customer, collectability is reasonably assured, and pricing is fixed and determinable.
In instances where title does not pass to the customer upon shipment, the Company recognizes revenue upon delivery or customer
acceptance, depending on terms of the sales agreement. Service sales, representing maintenance and engineering activities, are
recognized as services are performed.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed
as incurred. The majority of these expenditures consist of salaries for engineering and manufacturing personnel and fees paid to
consultants for services rendered. For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $794 thousand and $830 thousand,
respectively, for research and development, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the accompanying
statement of income.
Financial Instruments
The Company's financial instruments consist
of cash and cash equivalents, notes and accounts receivable, accrued liabilities, and notes and accounts payable. It is management's
opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate or credit risks arising from these instruments. The fair values
of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 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. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant
to
Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) 740,
Income Taxes,
which utilizes the asset and liability
method of computing deferred income taxes. The objective of this method is to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities for
any temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities at enacted
tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. The current and deferred tax provision is allocated
among the members of the consolidated group on the separate income tax return basis.
NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
ASC 740 also provides detailed guidance for
the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the financial statements.
Tax positions must meet a “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized. During
the twelve months ended June 30, 2013 the Company recognized no adjustments for uncertain tax positions.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties
related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. No interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions were recognized
at June 30, 2013 or June 30, 2012. The Company expects no material changes to unrecognized tax positions within the next twelve
months.
Prior to the Reverse Merger the Company was
a limited liability company; the Company’s taxable income or loss was allocated to the members in accordance with their respective
percentage ownership. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements prior
to August 8, 2012.
The tax returns for the years ending June
30, 2010 through 2012 are open to examination by federal and state authorities.
Presentation of Certain Taxes
The Company collects various taxes from
customers and remits these amounts to applicable taxing authorities. The Company's accounting policy is to exclude these taxes
from revenues and cost of sales.
Advertising
Advertising costs are charged to operations
when incurred. Total advertising costs for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $86 thousand and $99 thousand,
respectively.
Foreign Currency Transactions
AFT-Hungary’s functional currency
is the U.S. Dollar, transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency
other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred. Transaction gains and losses had
no material impact on the Company’s results of operations for any year presented.
NOTE B – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Changes to accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the
form of accounting standards updates (ASU’s) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification.
The Company considers the applicability and
impact of all ASU’s. ASU’s not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected
to have minimal impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
NOTE B – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2011, the FASB issued an update
to ASC No. 220, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income,” which eliminates the option to present other
comprehensive income and its components in the statement of shareholders’ equity. The Company can elect to present the
items of net income and other comprehensive income in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two
separate, but consecutive, statements. Under either method the statement would need to be presented with equal prominence as
the other primary financial statements. The amended guidance, which must be applied retroactively, is effective for fiscal
years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with earlier adoption permitted. In
December 2011, the FASB issued another update on the topic, which deferred the effective date pertaining only to the
presentation of reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements. The adoption of the new guidance did
not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In September 2011, the FASB issued amendments
to the goodwill impairment guidance which provides an option for companies to use a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment
if certain conditions are met. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2011 (early adoption is permitted). The implementation of the amended accounting guidance has
not had a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In December 2011, the FASB issued an
amendment to the accounting guidance for disclosure of offsetting assets and liabilities and related arrangements. The
amendment expands the disclosure requirements in that entities will be required to disclose both gross information and net
information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and
instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The amendment is effective for
fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and shall be applied
retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this accounting pronouncement to have a material impact on our financial
statements when implemented.
In July 2012, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets,
other than goodwill, for impairment. Under the new guidance, an entity testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset for
impairment has the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. If the
entity determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is not
more likely than not impaired, the entity would not need to calculate the fair value of the asset. The guidance is effective
for the Company for our annual impairment test for fiscal 2014. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a
significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In August 2012, the FASB issued ASU
2012-03, “Technical Amendments and Corrections to SEC Sections: Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 114, Technical Amendments Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-9250, and Corrections Related to FASB
Accounting Standards Update 2010-22 (SEC Update)” in Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-03. This update amends
various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of SAB No. 114. The adoption of ASU 2012-03 is not expected to have a
material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In October 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2012-04, “Technical Corrections and Improvements” in Accounting
Standards Update No. 2012-04. The amendments in this update cover a wide range of Topics in the Accounting Standards Codification.
These amendments include technical corrections and improvements to the Accounting Standards Codification and conforming amendments
related to fair value measurements. The amendments in this update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after December
15, 2012. The adoption of ASU 2012-04 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02,
“Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” (“ASU 2013-02”). ASU
2013-02 adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).
ASU 2013-02 intends to help the Company improve the transparency of changes in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and
items reclassified out of AOCI in the Company’s financial statements. ASU 2013-02 does not amend any existing requirements
for reporting net income or OCI in the Company’s financial statements. ASU 2013-02 is effective for annual and interim reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2012. Adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the determination or
reporting of the Company’s financial results.
In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05,
“Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups
of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity,” (“ASU 2013-05”). The objective of
ASU 2013-05 is to clarify the applicable guidance for the release into net income of the cumulative translation adjustment upon
derecognition of a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective for annual and interim reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2013 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the
adoption will have on the determination or reporting of its financial results.
NOTE C – INVENTORY
Inventories consisted of the following
(in thousands):
|
|
|
June 30,
2013
|
|
|
June 30,
2012
|
|
|
Raw Materials and Supplies
|
|
$
|
3,172
|
|
|
$
|
1,332
|
|
|
Work In Process
|
|
|
4,772
|
|
|
|
768
|
|
|
Finished Goods
|
|
|
3,222
|
|
|
|
1,594
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,166
|
|
|
|
3,694
|
|
|
Less: Reserve for Obsolescence
|
|
|
386
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,780
|
|
|
$
|
3,649
|
|
NOTE D – PLANT and EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment consisted of the following
(in thousands):
|
|
|
June 30,
2013
|
|
|
June 30,
2012
|
|
|
Land
|
|
$
|
1,197
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Building and Improvements
|
|
|
12,859
|
|
|
|
2,201
|
|
|
Machinery and Equipment
|
|
|
18,277
|
|
|
|
8,058
|
|
|
Office Equipment
|
|
|
766
|
|
|
|
528
|
|
|
Leasehold Improvements
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
186
|
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
Construction in Process
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,631
|
|
|
|
11,124
|
|
|
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
|
|
|
9,580
|
|
|
|
6,651
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
24,051
|
|
|
$
|
4,473
|
|
NOTE E – LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt payable consists of the following:
On August 8, 2012, QMT entered into an agreement
with TD Bank, N.A. for a $25.0 million credit facility to fund the purchase of Precision Castparts Corp.’s (“PCC”)
interest in Advanced Forming Technology Inc. and AFT-Hungary Kft., and to pay off the balances of outstanding loans held as of
that date.
The Credit facility is described in the first four notes below. Unless otherwise noted, interest rate for the Credit facility below is variable and can range from one month Libor plus 250-300bps and is determined based on total leverage ratio as measured on a rolling four quarter basis at the end of each fiscal quarter.
|
|
|
Balance as of
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
Revolving line of credit not to exceed $10.0 million with a maturity date of August 8, 2015; collateralized by accounts receivable and inventory; the amount available from this line is determined by a monthly borrowing base, at June 30, 2013. Interest is accrued and payable monthly.
|
|
$
|
2,868
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term Loan A in the amount of $3.6 million, collateralized by equipment payable in equal monthly payments of $60 thousand plus accrued interest, with a maturity date of August 8, 2017.
|
|
$
|
3,010
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term Loan B (commercial mortgage) in the amount of $5.5 million payable in equal monthly installments of $18 thousand plus accrued interest with maturity date of August 8, 2022, with a five year call option.
|
|
$
|
5,288
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term Bridge Loans-amounting to $8.9 million consisting of :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) $6.9 million with interest only payments for the first 6 months and 23 monthly principal payments of $300 thousand plus interest with maturity date of February 8, 2015.
|
|
$
|
5,032
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
b) $2.0 million, with interest rate at one month Libor + 400bps with a 5% floor; payable in 6 equal payments of $341 thousand plus accrued interest with maturity date of February 8, 2013.
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
16,198
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Note Payable to Precision Castparts in the amount of $17.6 million; due at 8/8/2017; interest is equal to the Five-Year U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity rate adjusted on each anniversary and is paid on a quarterly basis; this Note is subordinated to the first priority security interest of TD Bank, N.A. Subject to certain terms of the agreement the Holder has the option to convert outstanding principal and unpaid interest into shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
|
|
|
17,600
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
note interest discount (1)
|
|
$
|
(1,734
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Convertible note, net of discount
|
|
$
|
15,866
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes Payable to bank; these notes were all paid off as part of the QMT and AFT Acquisitions on August 8, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,868
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Long-Term Debt from Continuing Operations
|
|
$
|
32,064
|
|
|
$
|
6,868
|
|
|
Less: Current Portion from Continuing Operations
|
|
|
(7,410
|
)
|
|
|
(1,491
|
)
|
|
Total Long-Term Debt Less Current Portion
|
|
$
|
24,654
|
|
|
$
|
5,377
|
|
|
(1)
|
The
interest discount represents the difference between the actual negotiated interest rate being the Five-Year U.S. Treasury
Note Constant Maturity rate, and the Company’s assumption of market rate of 4%. The total interest discount calculated
was $2.1 million, which is amortized over the life of the note. The fiscal year 2013 non-cash interest discount amortization
reduces the interest discount balance by $378 thousand, resulting in an ending balance as of June 30, 2013 of $1.7 million.
|
Maturities are as follows on notes payable and Line of Credit at June 30, 2013
|
2014
|
|
$
|
7,410
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2,373
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
941
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
16,808
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
2019 – 2022
|
|
|
4,193
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
32,064
|
|
An economic hedging
instrument was acquired through the Bank to synthetically convert the floating rate to an indicative fixed rate on 50% of the notional
amounts of Term Loan A and Term Loan B for a term of five years.
Fixed rate through a derivative swap was locked in at the
time the Swap was executed; the swap is discussed in Note F.
Certain loans are subject to financial and
non-financial covenants established by the bank; compliance is determined on an annual basis using audited and consolidated financial
statements. As of the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
NOTE F - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
ACTIVITIES
Pay
Fixed, Receive-Variable Interest Rate Swaps
Objective of the swaps:
QMT entered
into two separate pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps with the objective of eliminating the variability in the Company’s
interest expense on 50% of its $3,612 thousand Term Loan (“Term Loan A”) and of its $5,470 thousand Term Loan (Term
Loan B) attributable to changes in one month LIBOR. The Term Loans were made pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement (“Agreement”)
dated August 8, 2012 between QMT and the Bank.
The terms, of the outstanding swaps
as of June 30, 2013 were as follows:
|
Associated
Debt
|
Notional
Amount
(thousands)
|
Effective
Date
|
Fixed
Rate Paid
|
Variable
Rate Received
|
Fair
Value
(thousands)
|
Swap
Termination Date
|
|
Term
Loan A
|
$1,505
|
8-Aug-2012
|
0.85%
|
LIBOR*
|
$3
|
8-Aug-2017
|
|
Term
Loan B
|
$2,644
|
8-Aug-2012
|
1.10%
|
LIBOR*
|
$(5)
|
8-Aug-2017
|
*One month London Interbank
Offered Rate
The Company estimated the fair value of these
instruments based on a market position at close of business June 30, 2013 and on such basis determined the fair value to be ($2)
thousand.
Termination of Swap prior to maturity
will be settled at market value and may result in a payment to or from borrower determined at the time of termination.
NOTE G – BENEFIT PLANS
401(k) Plan
Each of the operating entities of the Predecessor
sponsors a 401(k) plan and matches employee contributions as determined by resolution of the Board on an annual basis. The employer
contribution criterion currently varies by operating entity. The amount charged to expense under the Plan was $259 thousand and
$188 thousand for years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Cash Incentive Plan
Certain full-time salaried employees of the
Company are covered under a contributory cash incentive plan. The Company’s contributions are based on amounts established
at the discretion of the Board. The Company's contributions to this plan for years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $578 thousand
and $646 thousand, respectively.
NOTE H – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company leases land, facilities and
equipment under various non-cancellable operating lease agreements expiring through August 31, 2017 and contain various renewal
options.
At June 30, 2013, future rental commitments
under non-cancellable operating leases were as follows (in thousands):
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
$
|
424
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
242
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,143
|
|
Rent expense was $418 thousand and $323
thousand for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The Company entered into an employee agreement
with the president and CEO of Quadrant Metal Technologies (“QMT”) dated March 1, 2011. The agreement will expire February
24, 2014, with an automatic one year renewal option. The President and CEO of QMT’s annual salary is $267.3 thousand and
he is eligible for benefits as provided to similar situated employees of QMT.
We are currently involved in a controversy with one of the former suppliers to our subsidiary, ARC Wireless,
LLC (our “Wireless Subsidiary”). The controversy involves claims by the former supplier for approximately $2
million related to an alleged breach of contract by our Wireless Subsidiary. The former supplier has threatened to sue our
Wireless Subsidiary. We believe that we have meritorious defenses to any litigation which may be initiated by the former
supplier. Other than the foregoing, we know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we
involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors,
officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding common stock,
or associates of such persons, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to us.
NOTE I – CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER CONCENTRATION
RISK
The Company had sales to four and three customers
for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which represented approximately 37.3% and 31.6% of our sales. The concentration
of the Company’s business with a relatively small number of customers may expose us to a material adverse effect if one or
more of these large customers were to experience financial difficulty or were to cease being customer for non-financial related
issues. The Company sells a majority of its products in the MIM business to medical, firearm, consumer, and automotive industries.
|
Customer
|
|
Percentage of Sales
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
10.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
2
|
|
|
10.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
3
|
|
|
8.7
|
%
|
|
|
18.3
|
%
|
|
4
|
|
|
7.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
7.4
|
%
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
*Customer represented
less than 5% of sales for the years presented.
For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
these customers represented approximately 35.6% and 5.5%, respectively, of our net trade accounts receivable.
|
Customer
|
|
Percentage of Receivables
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
14.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
2
|
|
|
14.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
3
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
4
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
*
|
*Customer represented less
than 5% of total receivables balance for the years presented
For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012,
respectively, there was no concentration in the volume of business above 5% transacted with a particular supplier(s) for which
the Company had no alternative sources of supply.
NOTE J – FLOMET RELATED PARTY
NOTE RECEIVABLE
For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012,
the Company had a balance of notes receivable related to financed options in the amounts of $272 thousand and $303 thousand, respectively.
Payments on the notes receivable are to be made from incentive compensation earned by the optionee. In the event insufficient incentive
compensation is earned by the optionee to meet the principal payments due under the note receivable, the payments can be waived
until sufficient incentive compensation is earned. The note has been classified as a reduction of equity.
See Note P - Subsequent
Events and Note N – Related Party Transactions.
NOTE K – EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share includes no
dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share, reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings
of the entity. As of June 30, 2013 the Company had no outstanding stock options, therefore there was no computation of effect of
dilutive securities. In addition, there was no effect of the convertible debt to the dilutive calculation since the non-market
based contingency had not been met.
The following table represents a reconciliation
of the shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the respective periods indicated (in thousands,
except per share amounts):
|
|
|
For the Years Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
|
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributed to Common Stock
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares
|
|
|
Per Share Earnings (Loss)
|
|
|
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributed to Common Stock
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares
|
|
|
Per Share Earnings (Loss)
|
|
|
Basic and Diluted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations
|
|
$
|
3,313
|
|
|
|
5,497
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
4,665
|
|
|
|
4,030
|
|
|
$
|
1.16
|
|
|
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations
|
|
|
(274
|
)
|
|
|
5,497
|
|
|
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
|
(147
|
)
|
|
|
4,030
|
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
Effect of Dilutive Securities
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Employee stock options
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
3,039
|
|
|
|
5,497
|
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
|
$
|
4,518
|
|
|
|
4,030
|
|
|
$
|
1.12
|
|
NOTE L - INCOME TAXES
Prior to the Reverse Merger the Company was
a limited liability company; the Company’s taxable income or loss was allocated to the members in accordance with their respective
percentage ownership. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements prior
to August 8, 2012. Income tax provision for the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 consist of the following:
NOTE L - INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
Federal tax expense
|
|
$
|
426
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
State tax expense
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign tax expense
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations
|
|
|
722
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Federal income tax (benefit) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(132
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate
to the effective income tax rate follows:
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
Federal Income Taxes
|
|
|
34.0
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
State Income Taxes
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Foreign Taxes
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Permanent Items
|
|
|
(4.7
|
%)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Utilization of Operating Loss Carryforward
|
|
|
(13.2
|
%)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Valuation Allowance and Other
|
|
|
(8.0
|
%)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Effective Rate
|
|
|
15.1
|
%
|
|
|
—
|
|
Deferred income tax balances reflect the effects
of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax basis, as well as from net operating
loss and tax credit carryforwards, and are stated at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or
recovered. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities represent amounts available to reduce or increase taxes payable on taxable
income in future years. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of
future expected taxable income from all sources, including carrybacks (if applicable), reversal of taxable temporary differences,
forecasted operating earnings and available tax planning strategies. To the extent we do not consider it more likely than not that
a deferred tax asset will be recovered, a valuation allowance is established.
Goodwill recorded as part of an asset purchase
agreement is deductible for tax purposes and only recorded as a book charge if it is impaired. A deferred tax liability is recorded
as the tax deduction is realized, which will not be reversed unless and until the goodwill is disposed of or impaired. The
Company will continue to record an income tax expense related to the amortization of goodwill as a discrete item each quarter unless
and until such impairment occurs.
Based upon the weight of available evidence,
which includes historical operating performance and uncertainties in forecasting our future results, we provided a full valuation
allowance against our net deferred tax assets. The Company will reassess the need for a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.
A subsequent determination that the valuation allowance should be reduced would generally result in a benefit to the income tax
provision.
NOTE L - INCOME TAXES
Components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities
were as follows (thousands):
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets arising from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities and reserves
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Bad debt reserves
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
IRC Section 263(A)
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Inventory Reserve
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
2,530
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Tax effects of Net operating loss carry-forwards
|
|
|
2,119
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Less Valuation Allowances
|
|
|
(4,430
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Assets
|
|
|
739
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities arising from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
(727
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Deferred revenue on asset transfer
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Liabilities
|
|
|
(739
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Deferred Tax Asset
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
As of June 30, 2013, our net deferred tax assets
of $4,430 thousand are fully offset by a valuation allowance of ($4,430) thousand.
The Company acquired
net operating loss “NOL” carryforwards in the reverse merger. The reverse merger, however, was considered a “change
in ownership” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and, as a result, such NOL carryforwards
are subject to an annual limitation, reducing the amount available to offset income tax liabilities absent the limitation.
As
of June 30, 2013, the Company had $5,830 thousand NOL carryforwards which will begin expiring in 2023 and is subject to U.S. Internal
Revenue Code Section 382 limitations.
NOTE M – SEGMENT INFORMATION
Prior to August 8, 2012 the Company operated
as a diversified manufacturing holding company active in metal injection molding, specialty hermetic seals, and flanges & fittings.
and operated under two reportable business segments: Precision Components and Flanges & Fittings. The Precision Components
segment included results of its precision miniature components manufacturing subsidiary, FloMet, as well as its hermetic sealing
manufacturing subsidiary, TeknaSeal. Whereas, the Flanges & Fittings business segment included the results of the remaining
two subsidiaries specializing in the manufacture and distribution of carbon, stainless and alloy flanges and fittings, namely GF&F
and TubeFit, which is currently classified as a discontinued operation. Subsequent to the acquisitions on August 8, 2012, the Company
operates three business segments: the Precision Components Group, consisting of FloMet, AFT-US, AFT-Hungary, and TeknaSeal; the
Flanges and Fittings Group, consisting of GF&F and TubeFit; and the Wireless Group, consisting of ARC Wireless LLC and ARC
Wireless Ltd.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, the
Company made the decision to discontinue the operations of TubeFit, which was previously included within its Flanges & Fittings
segment. Consequently, the Company has classified the results of operations of TubeFit as a discontinued operation for all periods
presented.
Summarized segment information for our three
continuing segments for years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:
|
|
|
For the years ended
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
|
|
Net sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
$
|
59,941
|
|
|
$
|
22,353
|
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
6,494
|
|
|
|
8,054
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
2,051
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Consolidated net sales
|
|
$
|
68,486
|
|
|
$
|
30,407
|
|
|
Operating Costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
|
52,159
|
|
|
|
18,022
|
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
5,880
|
|
|
|
6,453
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
2,255
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Consolidated Operating Costs
|
|
$
|
60,294
|
|
|
$
|
24,475
|
|
|
Segment operating income/(loss) from continuing operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
|
7,782
|
|
|
|
4,331
|
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
614
|
|
|
|
1,601
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
(204
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Corporate Expense
|
|
|
(3,157
|
)
|
|
|
(629
|
)
|
|
Total segment operating income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
5,035
|
|
|
$
|
5,303
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(1,142
|
)
|
|
|
(453
|
)
|
|
Gain on bargain purchase
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other non-operating income(expense)
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
Non- Operating Income (Expenses)
|
|
$
|
(709
|
)
|
|
$
|
(322
|
)
|
|
Consolidated income from continuing operations before income tax expense and non-controlling interest
|
|
$
|
4,326
|
|
|
$
|
4,981
|
|
|
Fiscal Years
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Capital Expenditures:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
$
|
803
|
|
|
$
|
582
|
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Consolidated Capital Expenditures
|
|
$
|
818
|
|
|
$
|
628
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
$
|
2,735
|
|
|
$
|
629
|
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Consolidated Depreciation Expense
|
|
$
|
2,930
|
|
|
$
|
725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE M – SEGMENT INFORMATION
|
Total Assets:
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Precision Components
|
|
$
|
60,467
|
|
|
$
|
15,645
|
|
|
Flanges and Fittings
|
|
|
4,521
|
|
|
|
5,145
|
|
|
Wireless
|
|
|
1,422
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Discontinued Operations
|
|
|
262
|
|
|
|
543
|
|
|
Consolidated Total Assets
|
|
$
|
66,672
|
|
|
$
|
21,333
|
|
Our business is conducted on a global basis
with manufacturing, service and sales undertaken in both North America and Europe. Net sales are attributed to geographic areas
based on the location of the assets producing the revenues. Long-lived assets consist of net property, plant and equipment of continuing
operations. Geographic information regarding our net sales and long-lived assets is as follows:
|
Fiscal Years
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
North America
|
|
$
|
57,597
|
|
|
$
|
30,407
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
10,889
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Net Sales
|
|
$
|
68,486
|
|
|
$
|
30,407
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America
|
|
$
|
14,496
|
|
|
$
|
4,473
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
9,555
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Total Tangible Long-Lived Assets
|
|
$
|
24,051
|
|
|
$
|
4,473
|
|
NOTE N – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Quadrant Management Inc. and Brean Murray
Carret Group, Inc.
Quadrant Management Inc. ("QMI")
is under common control with Brean Murray Carret Group, Inc. (“Brean Murray”). Quadrant indirectly owned 74% of the
membership interests of Quadrant Metals Technologies LLC (“QMT”) prior to the acquisition. Brean Murray is the controlling
shareholder of ARC. Brean Murray and QMI are under common control and therefore Brean Murray, QMI, ARC and QMT are affiliates under
common control. Specifically, Brean Murray controls 100% of the ownership interests of QMI as well as, via certain wholly-owned
intermediaries, 61.5% of the shares of ARC.
Pursuant to the original terms of the ARC
Advisory Agreement entered into on January 21, 2009, (the “ARC Advisory Agreement”), QMI has provided ARC financial
advisory and business consulting services, including restructuring services. In consideration for the restructuring services
provided by QMI since November 2008 and for ongoing services, ARC originally agreed to pay QMI the following compensation: (1) an
initial cash fee of $250 thousand upon signing the ARC Advisory Agreement; (2) an annual fee of the greater of: (i) $250 thousand;
(ii) 20% of any increase in reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization after adjusting for one-time
and non-recurring items (“EBITDA”) for the current financial year over preceding year; or (iii) 20% of reported
EBITDA for the current financial year; and (3) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred QMI in performing services under
the ARC Advisory Agreement.
The ARC Advisory Agreement
technically provides QMI the right to receive 20% of ARC’s EBITDA, even if such EBITDA is derived from the QMT
Acquisition and the AFT Acquisition. However, QMI has granted waivers to certain provisions of the ARC Advisory
Agreement, (the “Quadrant Waiver”), such that: (I) in calendar year 2012 QMI shall only be paid an annual
fee equal to the greater of (i) $250 thousand; (ii) the product of (a) 20% and (b) the EBITDA of ARC for the twelve months
ending December 31, 2012 less the combined EBITDA of QMT and AFT for the twelve months ending February 29, 2012 less the
EBITDA of ARC for the twelve months ending December 31, 2011; or (iii) the product of (a) 20% and (b) the reported
EBITDA for the financial year of the Company minus the reported EBITDA for QMT and AFT for the twelve months ended February
29, 2012; and
(II) in calendar year 2013 QMI shall only be paid an annual fee equal to the greater of (i) $250 thousand;
(ii) the product of (a) 20% and (b) the EBITDA of ARC for the twelve months ending December 31, 2013 less the EBITDA of ARC
for the twelve months ending December 31, 2012; or (iii) the product of (a) 20% and (b) the reported EBITDA for the financial
year of the Company minus the reported EBITDA for QMT and AFT for the twelve months ended February 29, 2012. The ARC Advisory
Agreement has been further revised such that it shall no longer extend for additional one-year periods after its expiration
on December 31, 2013 in the absence of written termination notice by either party.
In consideration for granting the foregoing
waiver, and in consideration for substantial merger and acquisition support services rendered to ARC over the past several years,
QMI and ARC entered into a Letter Agreement pursuant to which ARC agreed to pay QMI transaction fees upon the closing of the QMT
and AFT Acquisitions, calculated by reference to 2% of the total enterprise value for the QMT Acquisition and AFT Acquisition.
As a result of the Closing of the QMT and AFT Acquisitions on August 8, 2012, a fee of $1.6 million has been paid to QMI.
In addition, QMI and QMT have
entered into a non-exclusive financial advisory agreement, (the “QMT Financial Advisory Agreement”), whereby QMI
performs ongoing consulting and advisory services for QMT through QMI personnel (acting at all times as independent
contractors to QMT). The scope of such services includes business consulting services, financial advisory services, and other
services. In consideration for such services, on April 1, 2012 QMT commenced paying an annual cash fee to QMI of $250
thousand to be paid in quarterly installments. QMT shall reimburse QMI for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred by QMI in connection with the performance of its services. The QMT-QMI financial advisory agreement continues in
effect following the acquisition of QMT by the Company and will remain effective through December 31, 2013 in accordance with
the Amendment to the QMT Financial Advisory Agreement.
As a result of the accounting for the reverse merger, the statement of operations reflect only the fees
earned by QMI for financial advisory services provided to QMT prior to August 8, 2012 and subsequent to August 8, 2012, fees earned
by QMI for financial advisory services provided to ARC and QMT.
NOTE N – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Fees earned by QMI for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $650 thousand
and $600 thousand, respectively.
In addition, the following officers and
directors of ARC are also affiliated with QMI and Brean Murray: Mr. Jason Young, the Company’s Chairman, has been a Managing
Director at QMI since 2005, where he is responsible for making investments in US and emerging market companies, and where he frequently
serves in active management or director-level roles. Mr. Theodore Deinard, who served as the Company’s Interim Chief
Executive Officer and as a director of the Company until he resigned as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on April 29, 2013, is a Managing Director of QMI. Mr. Deinard is also related
by marriage to an officer of QMI. Mr. Jason Young and Mr. Alan Quasha, an officer of QMI, each serve on the Board of Directors
of QMT and receive fees for such services. Mr. Young and Mr. Deinard are each deemed to share voting and investment power over
the shares beneficially owned by Brean Murray.
Robert Marten, Former Officer and Director
During fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, FloMet
loaned its president, Mr. Robert Marten, $303 thousand as represented by a promissory note dated July 1, 2011 (the “
FloMet
Loan
”). The balance due to FloMet for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $272 thousand and $303 thousand. Interest
accrued at June 30, 2013 associated with this loan amounted to $3 thousand. The principal of the FloMet Loan corresponded to the
purchase price of certain membership interests which Mr. Marten acquired from FloMet through transactions that originated in 2006
(the “
FloMet Membership Interests
”). Upon the acquisition of FloMet by Quadrant Metals Technologies LLC (“
QMT
”),
Mr. Marten received membership interests in QMT (the “
QMT Membership Interests
”) as consideration in exchange
for the FloMet Membership Interests. Effective August 8, 2012, the Company acquired all of the membership interests of QMT pursuant
to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “
QMT Acquisition Agreement
”). The QMT Acquisition Agreement
included the acquisition of QMT’s subsidiary FloMet. As a result of the acquisition of QMT by ARC, Mr. Marten was issued
83,941 shares of ARC common stock in exchange for his QMT Membership Interests. The FloMet Note survived all of the foregoing exchanges.
After the acquisition of QMT by ARC, Mr. Martin became President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company.
See,
Note P - Subsequent Events.
As of June 30, 2013, Quadrant Metals Technologies
owed its members $20 thousand for state income tax withheld on membership distributions.
NOTE O – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During the third quarter of fiscal year 2013,
the Company made the decision to discontinue operation of TubeFit, which was previously included within its Flanges & Fittings
segment. The inventory and equipment were sold in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013. The operations of TubeFit have been included
in our consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Results for discontinued operations
for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, (in thousands):
|
|
|
For the Years Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2013
|
|
|
June 30,
2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
822
|
|
|
$
|
688
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(262
|
)
|
|
$
|
(164
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
|
$
|
(144
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(274
|
)
|
|
$
|
(164
|
)
|
The following assets and liabilities of TubeFit
were segregated into Assets of Discontinued Operations and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations as appropriate in the balance
sheet for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
June 30,
2013
|
|
|
June 30,
2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
$
|
256
|
|
|
$
|
121
|
|
|
Inventories, net
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
224
|
|
|
Prepaid/Other Current Assets
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, net
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
Other
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
Assets of Discontinued Operations
|
|
$
|
262
|
|
|
$
|
543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
NOTE P - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Equity Exchange
The Company issued common shares to two of
its’ Minority Interest Subscribers in exchange for all of their membership interest in the Company’s FloMet and General
Flange & Fittings subsidiaries. The issuance of common stock took place on July 16th, 2013. The 0.60% interest in FloMet owned
by Daniel Tasseff was exchanged for 26,265 shares of common stock of the Company. The 10% interest in General Flange & Fittings
owned by Victor Smollar was exchanged for 32,964 shares of common stock of the Company.
FloMet Loan
The Company has determined that the continuation
of effectiveness of the FloMet Loan
(See Note N above)
following the acquisition of QMT by the Company on August 8, 2012
constituted a violation of Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, corresponding to Section 402 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which prohibits loans to officers and directors of public companies. Mr. Robert Marten, president
of FloMet and the beneficiary of the FloMet Loan, stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on August
8, 2013 and resigned as a director on September 24, 2013. Disclosure of the existence of the FloMet Loan had been included in all
of the Company’s financial statements as filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”)
from the date of filing of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on July 18, 2012 through the date of this Report.
The Company notified its independent accountants on September 24, 2013 regarding the violation and the Company’s determination
to terminate the FloMet Loan and voluntarily self-report the violation to the SEC. The FloMet Loan terminated on September
25, 2013 pursuant to the terms and conditions of the FloMet Loan Termination Agreement, described below. The Board of Directors
plans to promptly initiate implementation of additional controls and procedures with respect to all compliance matters.
On September 25, 2013, pursuant to the terms
of the FloMet Loan Termination Agreement, the promissory note representing the FloMet Loan terminated and the $272,463 remaining
principal upon the promissory note owed to the Company by Mr. Marten was cancelled. As part of the FloMet Loan Termination Agreement,
the parties agreed Mr. Marten will retain ownership of all 83,941 shares of Company common stock that were acquired by Mr. Marten
through the successive acquisition of FloMet Membership Interests and the subsequent exchange of such interests for QMT Membership
Interests and thereafter exchanged for shares of Company common stock, provided, however, 44,159 of such Company shares of common
stock (the “
Lien Shares
”) will remain subject to forfeiture, representing the remaining unpaid principal upon
the terminated FloMet Loan divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market
on the date immediately preceding the FloMet Loan Termination Agreement. The Lien Shares shall become free of forfeiture in an
amount equal to one-third (1/3) of the total amount of Lien Shares on each of June 30, 2014, June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016,
respectively, so long as Mr. Marten remains employed on such date by ARC, FloMet or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliated
company thereof (an “
ARC Employee
”). The value of any and all Lien Shares released from risk of forfeiture shall
be construed as additional compensation paid to Mr. Marten and netted against the gross cash bonus Mr. Marten would have otherwise
been entitled to receive with respect to each such fiscal year. Should Mr. Marten cease to be an ARC Employee (other than for reasons
of death, disability or good reason), any and all unvested Lien Shares shall be forfeited and cancelled.
Stock Grant to Jason Young
On August 7, 2013, Mr. Jason Young was
re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Young previously served as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company but had resigned on August 16, 2011. The Company issued an equity grant of 145,456 shares of common stock
to Mr. Jason Young, approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on August 19th, 2013 as inducement for
Mr. Young to accept reappointment as Chief Executive Officer (the “
Stock Grant
”). The Company’s
Compensation Committee consists of all of the Company's Independent Directors. The Compensation Committee had determined that
the value date of the Stock Grant would be determined by reference to the closing quoted price of the Company’s common
stock on NASDAQ Stock Market of the immediately preceding trading day, August 16, 2013, which was $4.82 per share. For
purposes of remediating a deficiency letter issued by NASDAQ to the Company on September 9, 2013, the Stock Grant will be
subject to ratification and approval by the Company shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders planned to be held in
November 2013. On the basis of reliance upon a support letter issued by Brean Murray Carret Group, Inc., the controlling
shareholder of approximately 64% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock, the Company fully anticipates
obtaining ratification and approval of the Stock Grant at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in November 2013.
Until such ratification, the Stock Grant shares are subject to the terms of a Lock-Up Agreement whereby Mr. Young may not
vote such shares or receive any dividends in respect of the Stock Grant shares. The shares of common stock issued pursuant to
the Stock Grant are not otherwise subject to vesting or any conditions of forfeiture, and are restricted only to the extent
applicable under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder.
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