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TECHPRECISION CORP — Regulatory Filings 2007
Jun 15, 2007
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB/A
Amendment No. 1
x ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to ____________
Commission File No. 0-51378
Techprecision Corporation
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
| Delaware | 51-0539828 |
|---|---|
| (State | |
| or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. |
| Employer Identification No.) |
| Bella
| Drive, Westminster, Massachusetts | 01473 |
|---|---|
| (Address | |
| of principal executive offices) | (Zip |
| Code) |
Issuer’s telephone number: ( 978) 874-0591
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Title of class: Common stock, par value $.0001 per share
Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act: o
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Check here if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Yes o No x .
State issuer’s revenue for its most recent fiscal year: $20,266,402
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant is not determinable since there is no market for the common stock.
There were 10,054,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $.0001 par value, outstanding as of July 31, 2006.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes o No x
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
Item 1. Business.
We produce large metal fabrications and perform precision machining operations for large military, commercial, nuclear, shipbuilding, industrial and aerospace customers. Our principal services are metal fabrications, machining and engineering. Each of our contracts covers a specific product. We produce products for our customers, but do not distribute such products on the open market. We render our services under “build to print” contracts with our clients. However, we also help our customers to analyze and develop their projects for constructability by providing engineering services which are included in our charges to our customers pursuant to a purchase order covering such services.
We are one of a small number of large precision metal fabrication companies located in the United States. However, only a few others produce products in all industry sectors that we service. In recent years, the capital goods market experienced a slow-down due to the industry over-build of product in the late 1990’s. Additional contributions to the industry slow-down resulted from the events of September 11, 2001. However, based on recent project inquiries, recent projects awarded and current customer demands for our services, we believe the market has rebounded.
Although we provide manufacturing services to large governmental programs, we do not work directly for agencies of the United States government. Rather, we perform our services for large governmental contractors and large utility companies.
We are a Delaware corporation, organized in 2005 under the name Lounsberry Holdings II, Inc. Our name was changed to Techprecision Corporation on March 6, 2006. On February 24, 2006, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Ranor, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, since February 24, 2006, our sole business has been the business of Ranor. Prior to our acquisition of Ranor, we were not engaged in any business activity and we were considered a blank check company. There was no relationship between Ranor and Lounsberry prior to the negotiation with Capital Markets Advisory Group, LLC. In December 2005, Lounsberry, through its counsel, was introduced to counsel for Ranor Acquisition LLC, which had an agreement with Ranor pursuant to which it would acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of Ranor. It was a condition to the preferred stock purchase agreement that the investment would be made in a company that was a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The parties agreed on a price of $200,000, which included the satisfaction of all of Lounsberry’s debt of $39,661, which was due to Capital Markets.
Our acquisition of Ranor is accounted for as a reverse acquisition. The accounting rules for reverse acquisitions require that beginning with the date of the merger, February 24, 2006, our balance sheet includes the assets and liabilities of Ranor and our equity accounts were recapitalized to reflect the net equity of Ranor. In addition, our historical operating results will be the operating results of Ranor.
Ranor, together with its predecessor, which was also named Ranor, has been in business since 1956. Ranor’s predecessor was sold by its founders in 1999 to Critical Components Corporation, a subsidiary of Standard Automotive Corporation. From June 1999 until August 2002, Ranor’s predecessor was operated by Critical Components Corporation. In December 2001, Standard filed for protection under the Bankruptcy Code and Ranor’s predecessor operated under Chapter 11 until on or about the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Subsequently, all Standard’s holdings were sold.
In 2002, an investment group formed a Delaware corporation known as Rbran Acquisition, Inc. to acquire the assets of Ranor’s predecessor from the bankrupt estate. The principal investors were Green Mountain Partners III, LP and Phoenix Life Insurance Company, who held the debt, preferred stock and warrants. Rbran subsequently changed its corporate name to Ranor, Inc. In August 2005, these stockholders, together with the holders of the common stock, entered into the stock purchase agreement with Ranor Acquisition as described below, pursuant to which we acquired all of the capital stock of Ranor.
During 2005, James G. Reindl and Andrew A. Levy negotiated with Ranor’s principal stockholders for the acquisition of all of the stock of Ranor, which included the payment or settlement of all of Ranor’s outstanding debt which was payable to Green Mountain Partners and Phoenix Life Insurance Company. In this connection, in April 2005, they formed Ranor Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for the purpose of acquiring Ranor. The control persons and principal members of Ranor Acquisition were James G. Reindl and Andrew A. Levy, and the founders of Ranor Acquisition LLC were Mr. Reindl, Mr. Levy and Mr. Daube. On August 17, 2005, Ranor Acquisition entered into an agreement to acquire all of the capital stock and warrants of Ranor for a purchase price equal to $9,250,000 plus the amount by which Ranor’s net cash amount exceeded $250,000, less a closing adjustment of $54,000 and less the amount of principal and interest on the debt held by Ranor’s two principal stockholders. These two stockholders also held Ranor’s preferred stock. Since Ranor’s net cash amount was $1,117,000, the amount due to the sellers was increased by $813,000, which resulted in total payments of $10,063,000. The agreement contained standard representations and warranties of the sellers concerning Ranor, and $925,000 of the purchase price was placed in escrow to provide a fund against which any claims for breach of the representation and warranties under the agreement can be made.
After executing the purchase agreement, Ranor Acquisition sought to obtain the financing to make the payments. The purchase price was funded from the following sources:
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| Proceeds
| from sale of real estate to a related party | $ |
|---|---|
| Net | |
| proceeds from Sovereign term loan | 3,953,317 |
| Cash | |
| due from Ranor | 813,000 |
| Cash | |
| from the Ranor’s available cash | 240,000 |
| Cash | |
| from proceeds of sale of equity | 2,056,683 |
| Total | $ 10,063,000 |
The total payments were disbursed as follows:
| Principal
| of notes to preferred stockholders | $ |
|---|---|
| Interest | |
| on notes | 975,000 |
| Payment | |
| into escrow pursuant to purchase agreement | 925,000 |
| Expenses | |
| of Ranor stockholders | 153,000 |
| Payment | |
| to preferred stockholders | 6,500 |
| Payment | |
| to common stockholders | 3,500 |
| Total | $ 10,063,000 |
As noted in the preceding table, $925,000 of the purchase price was placed in escrow as security for the obligations of the former Ranor stockholders for indemnity for any breach of the sellers’ representations and warranties. In February 2007, we entered into a settlement agreement with the former Ranor stockholders pursuant to which we received $500,000 from the escrow fund in settlement for claims that we made for breach of representations and warranties, relating to environmental matters, and the balance of the escrow, together with accrued interest, was paid to Green Mountain Partners and Phoenix Life Insurance Company in respect of their preferred stock interest.
In connection with our purchase of Ranor, we raised a total of $2,700,000 as equity, of which $2,200,000 was provided by Barron Partners and $500,000 was provided by a private investor. Barron Partners advised Ranor Acquisition that it was willing to make an investment, but would only invest in a company that was a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In December 2005, Lounsberry, through, David Feldman, who was then counsel for Lounsberry, was introduced to counsel for Ranor Acquisition. Prior to December 2005, neither Ranor Acquisition, Mr. Reindl, Mr. Levy, Green Mountain Partners nor Phoenix Life Insurance Company had any relationship with or knowledge of Lounsberry. During January and February, 2006, Ranor Acquisition negotiated agreements with Lounsberry pursuant to which:
· Lounsberry’s then principal stockholder, Capital Markets Advisory Group, LLC, would sell to Lounsberry 928,000 shares, representing more than 90% of Lounsberry’s then outstanding common stock, for $200,000, which was paid to Capital Markets. Of this amount, $39,661 represented money advanced by Capital Markets to Lounsberry prior to February 2006 and $160,339 represented the purchase price of the stock. Capital Markets had purchased 1,000,000 shares of common stock for $100 in connection with Lounsberry’s organization in February 2005, and its cost of the 928,000 shares that it sold to Lounsberry was $92.80. The control person for Capital Markets is Steven Hicks.
· Lounsberry’s sole officer and director resigned and Mr. Reindl was elected as Lounsberry’s sole director contemporaneously with the acquisition of Ranor and the financing of the acquisition.
In order that Ranor could be acquired by a reporting company, we, then known as Lounsberry, entered into an exchange agreement with Ranor Acquisition and its members. Pursuant to that agreement, Ranor Acquisition assigned the agreement to acquire the Ranor stock to us, and we issued a total of 7,997,000 shares of common stock to the members of Ranor Acquisition and assumed Ranor Acquisition’s obligations to purchase the Ranor stock pursuant to the Ranor stock purchase agreement. Neither Ranor Acquisition nor any of the members received any monetary consideration for the assignment by Ranor Acquisition of the Ranor stock purchase agreement to us. The only consideration was our assumption of Ranor Acquisition’s obligations under the Ranor stock purchase agreement and the 7,997,000 shares of our stock which were issued to Ranor Acquisition’s members.
Our acquisition of Ranor is accounted for as a reverse acquisition. The accounting rules for reverse acquisitions require that beginning with the date of the merger, February 24, 2006, our balance sheet includes the assets and liabilities of Ranor and our equity accounts were recapitalized to reflect the net equity of Ranor. In addition, our historical operating results will be the operating results of Ranor.
In connection with the acquisition of Ranor, on February 24, 2006:
· We entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement with Barron Partners LP, pursuant to which we sold to Barron Partners, for $2,200,000, 7,719,250 shares of series A preferred stock, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 11,220,000 shares of common stock. The series A preferred stock was initially convertible into 7,719,250 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. Because our earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the year ended March 31, 2006 were less than $.04613 per share, (i) the conversion rate was adjusted and the series A preferred stock became convertible into 9,081,527 shares of common stock and (ii) the exercise prices of the warrants were reduced by 15% -- from $.57 to $.4845 and from $.855 tp $.7268. The conversion rate is subject to further adjustment if our EBITDA is less than $.08568 per share for the year ended March 31, 2007.
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· We purchased 928,000 shares of common stock form Capital Markets Advisory Group, LLC, which was then our principal stockholder, for $160,339 and paid $39,661 of debt to Capital Markets , using the proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock. The control person for Capital Markets is Steven Hicks.
· We issued 7,697,000 shares of common stock to the members of Ranor Acquisition LLC, which was the party to an August 17, 2005 agreement to purchase the stock of Ranor, for which Ranor Acquisition advanced funds on our behalf and assigned its rights under the Ranor stock purchase agreement, and we assumed Ranor Acquisition’s obligations under that agreement.
· We sold 1,700,000 shares of common stock to an investor for $500,000.
· Ranor entered into a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank pursuant to which Ranor borrowed $4.0 million, for which Ranor issued its term note, and Sovereign provided Ranor with a $1.0 million revolving credit arrangement.
· Ranor sold its real estate to WM Realty Management, LLC for $3.0 million, and Ranor leased the real property on which its facilities are located from WM Realty Management pursuant to a triple net lease. WM Realty Management is an affiliate of the Company.
Prior to the reverse acquisition and the assignment by Ranor Acquisition to us of the agreement to acquire Ranor, there were no relationships among Ranor Acquisition, us, Ranor and its predecessor, except that Mr. Reindl was president and chief executive officer of Critical Components from February 1999 until February 2002, and Mr. Stanley Youtt, one of our directors and the chief executive officer of Ranor, was chief executive officer and a common stockholder of Ranor prior to our acquisition of Ranor.
Our executive offices are located at Bella Drive, Westminster, MA 01473, telephone (978) 874-0591. Ranor’s website is www.ranor.com. Information on Ranor’s website or any other website is not part of this annual report.
References in this annual report to “we,” “us,” “our” and similar words refer to Techprecision Corporation and its subsidiary, Ranor, unless the context indicates otherwise, and, prior to the effectiveness of the reverse acquisition, these terms refer to Ranor.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. In determining whether to purchase our securities, you should carefully consider all of the material risks described below, together with the other information contained in this annual report before making a decision to purchase our securities. You should only purchase our securities if you can afford to suffer the loss of your entire investment.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS
Because we may require additional financing for our operations, our failure to obtain necessary financing may impair our operations.
At March 31, 2006, we had working capital of approximately $91,000. The only funding available to us, other than our cash flow from operations, is $1.0 million revolving credit line with a bank. We cannot assure you that this facility will be sufficient to provide us with the funds necessary to enable us to perform our obligations under our contracts. Our failure to obtain any required financing could impair our ability to both serve our existing clients base and develop new clients and could result in both a decrease in revenue and an increase in our loss.
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To the extent that we require financing, the absence of a public market for our common stock, the terms of our recent private placement and the number of outstanding warrants and the exercise price and other terms on which we may issue common stock upon exercise of the warrants, it may be difficult for us to raise additional equity capital if required for our present businesses and for any planned expansion. We cannot assure you that we will be able to get additional financing on any terms, and, if we are able to raise funds, it may be necessary for us to sell our securities at a price which is at a significant discount from the market price and on other terms which may be disadvantageous to us. In connection with any such financing, we may be required to provide registration rights to the investors and pay damages to the investor in the event that the registration statement is not filed or declared effective by specified dates. The price and terms of any financing which would be available to us could result in both the issuance of a significant number of shares and significant downward pressure on our stock price and could result in a reduction of the conversion ratio of the series A preferred stock and exercise price of the warrants held by the Barron Partners. Further, since Barron Partners has a right of first refusal with respect to future financings, this right may affect our ability to obtain financing from other sources.
Our losses are continuing and we may not be able to operate profitably.
We have shown losses for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to operate profitably. Further, As a result of the reverse acquisition and our status as a reporting company, our ongoing expenses have increased significantly, including compensation to Techprecision LLC, a management company which is affiliated with us, under its management agreement and ongoing public company expenses. Our failure to generate sufficient revenue, to reduce expenses or to obtain financing to cover our increased level of expenses could impair our ability to continue in business.
Because our contracts are individual purchase orders and not long-term agreements, the results of our operations can vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
We do not have long-term contracts with our customers, and major contracts with a small number of customers account for a significant percentage of our revenue. We must bid or negotiate each contract separately, and when we complete a contract, there is generally no continuing source of revenue under that contract. As a result, we cannot assure you that we have a continuing stream of revenue. Our failure to generate new business on an ongoing basis would materially impair our ability to operate profitably. Because a significant portion of our revenue is derived from services rendered from the defense, aerospace, nuclear, industrial and related industries, our operating results may suffer from conditions affecting these industries, including any budgeting, economic or other trends that have the effect of reducing the requirements for our services, including changes in federal budgeting which may reduce the budget of those agencies that either engage us directly or affect the contracts of private sector clients for whom we perform services as subcontractors under prime contracts with government agencies.
Because of our dependence on a limited number of customers, our failure to generate major contracts from a small number of customers may impair our ability to operate profitably.
We have in the past been dependent in each year on a small number of customers who generate a significant portion of our business, and these customers change from year to year. For the year ended March 31, 2006, our two largest customers accounted for approximately 28% of our revenue, and each of these customers accounted for less than 10% of our revenue in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. To the extent that we are unable to generate major orders from customers, we may have difficulty operating profitably.
Because of the nature of our business, we may be at a competitive disadvantage in seeking business.
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There are a large number of domestic and foreign companies, some of which are considerably larger and better capitalized than we are, with which we compete for business. Foreign companies may have lower manufacturing costs than we have, which may give them a competitive advantage. Since much of our contracts are generated from a request for proposal (RFP) by a prime contractor under a government contract, to the extent that a competitor is able to design the specifications, that competitor may have a competitive advantage. We may also be at a competitive disadvantage to the extent that competitors have existing relationships with the prime contractor.
Because our contracts are generally awarded through a competitive bidding process, we cannot be assured of obtaining business.
Our contracts are usually awarded through a competitive bidding process which entails risks not present in other circumstances. We may spend substantial sums analyzing and preparing a bid and not be awarded a contract. Furthermore, we may not be given the opportunity to comment on the proposed terms of the bid, and it is possible that a bid may be tailored to meet the specifications of a competitor. Our failure to receive contracts on which we bid could significantly impair our ability to continue in business.
Because of the nature of our business, our operating results in future periods may vary from quarter to quarter, and, as a result, we may fail to meet the expectations of our investors and analysts, which may cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline.
Because our business is based upon manufacturing products pursuant to purchase orders, we need to generate new business on a continuing basis. To the extent that we do not have new contracts in place when we complete our work pursuant to existing contracts, our revenue may decline until and unless we generate revenue from new contracts. As a result, our revenue and operating results have fluctuated from quarter to quarter significantly in the past, and such fluctuations may continue in the future. A substantial portion of our operating expenses is related to personnel costs, depreciation and rent which cannot be adjusted quickly and, therefore, cannot be easily reduced in response to lower revenue levels or changes in client requirements. Due to these factors and the other risks discussed in this annual report, you should not rely on period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of future performance. These factors could cause the market price of our stock to fluctuate substantially.
Changes in delivery schedules and order specifications may affect our revenue stream.
Although we perform manufacturing services pursuant to orders placed by our customers, we have in the past experienced delays in the scheduling and changes in the specification of the products. These changes may result from a number of factors, including a determination by the customer that the product specifications need to be changed after receipt of an initial product or prototype. As a result of these changes, we suffered a delay in the recognition of revenue from the projects. We cannot assure you that our revenue will not be affected in the future by delays or changes in specifications or that we will ever be able to recoup revenue which was lost as a result of the delays or changes. Further, if we cannot allocate our personnel to a different project, we will continue to incur some expenses relating to the project, including labor and overhead.
Our failure to meet our customers’ requirement could result in decreased revenue, increased costs and negative publicity.
Our products require the precision manufacturing of products to very exacting specifications which are required in the industries to which we market our services. Our failure to meet these specifications could result in both cost overruns on a particular contract and a loss of our reputation, which would significantly impair our ability to generate contracts.
As a government subcontractor we are subject to government procurement regulations.
We must comply with complex procurement laws and regulations , including the provisions of the procurement regulations that provide for renegotiation and termination for the convenience of the government. Since we are not a prime contractor, any termination or modification of the prime contract may result in a change in our contract with the prime contractor.
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If we make any acquisitions, they may disrupt or have a negative impact on our business.
If we make acquisitions, we could have difficulty integrating the acquired companies’ personnel and operations with our own. In addition, the key personnel of the acquired business may not be willing to work for us. We cannot predict the affect expansion may have on our core business. Regardless of whether we are successful in making an acquisition, the negotiations could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees and increase our expenses. In addition to the risks described above, acquisitions are accompanied by a number of inherent risks, including, without limitation, the following:
· the difficulty of integrating acquired products, services or operations;
· the potential disruption of the ongoing businesses and distraction of our management and the management of acquired companies;
· the difficulty of incorporating acquired rights or products into our existing business;
· difficulties in disposing of the excess or idle facilities of an acquired company or business and expenses in maintaining such facilities;
· difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies
· the potential impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new management personnel;
· the potential inability or failure to achieve additional sales and enhance our customer base through cross-marketing of the products to new and existing customers;
· the effect of any government regulations which relate to the business acquired;
· potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses or product lines, or the need to spend significant amounts to retool, reposition or modify the marketing and sales of acquired products or the defense of any litigation, whether of not successful, resulting from actions of the acquired company prior to our acquisition.
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Our business could be severely impaired if and to the extent that we are unable to succeed in addressing any of these risks or other problems encountered in connection with these acquisitions, many of which cannot be presently identified, these risks and problems could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses and adversely affect our results of operations.
Risks Related to our Common Stock and the Market for our Common Stock.
The rights of the holders of common stock may be impaired by the potential issuance of preferred stock.
Our certificate of incorporation gives our board of directors the right to create new series of preferred stock. As a result, the board of directors has and in the future may, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, conversion, liquidation or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power and equity interest of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock, which could be issued with the right to more than one vote per share, could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change of control. The possible impact on takeover attempts could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Although we have no present intention to issue any additional shares of preferred stock or to create any new series of preferred stock and the certificate of designation relating to the series A preferred stock restricts our ability to issue additional series of preferred stock, we may issue such shares in the future. Without the consent of the holders of 75% of the outstanding shares of series A preferred stock, we may not alter or change adversely the rights of the holders of the series A preferred stock or increase the number of authorized shares of series A preferred stock, create a class of stock which is senior to or on a parity with the series A preferred stock, amend our certificate of incorporation in breach of these provisions or agree to any of the foregoing.
The issuance of shares through our stock compensation and incentive plans may dilute the value of existing stockholders.
We may use stock options, stock grants and other equity-based incentives, to provide motivation and compensation to our officers, employees and key independent consultants. The award of any such incentives will result in an immediate and potentially substantial dilution to our existing stockholders and could result in a decline in the value of our stock price.
Shares may be issued pursuant to our stock plans which may affect the market price of our common stock.
We may issue stock upon the exercise of options or pursuant to stock grants covering a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to our 2006 long-term incentive plan. We also intend to issue 133,000 shares of restricted stock to certain key employees. The exercise of these options and the sale of the underlying shares of common stock and the sale of stock issued pursuant to stock grants may have an adverse effect upon the price of our stock.
Because we are not subject to compliance with rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures, our stockholders have limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities which are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than necessary, we have not yet adopted all of these measures. We are not in compliance with requirements relating to the distribution of annual and interim reports, the holding of stockholders meetings and solicitation of proxies for such meeting and requirements for stockholder approval for certain corporate actions, including the issuance of common stock. Thus, there is no restriction on our issuing common stock without the consent of the holders of our common stock. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters and investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to expand our operations.
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Failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results and stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our operating results could be harmed. We may be required to document and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires increased control over financial reporting requirements, including annual management assessments of the effectiveness of such internal controls and a report by our independent certified public accounting firm addressing these assessments. Failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment, regardless of whether we are required to maintain such controls, could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on our stock price. Although we are not aware of anything that would impact our ability to maintain effective internal controls, we have not obtained an independent audit of our internal controls, and, as a result, we are not aware of any deficiencies which would result from such an audit.
Because of our cash requirements and restrictions in our preferred stock purchase agreement, we may be unable to pay dividends .
In view of the cash requirements of our business, we expect to use any cash flow generated by our business to finance our operations and growth. Further, we are prohibited from paying dividends on our common stock while the series A preferred stock is outstanding.
Because there is no public market for our common stock, you may have difficulty selling common stock that you own.
Although we are registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have approximately 55 stockholders and there is no public market for our common stock. None of the presently outstanding shares of common stock may be sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement. We have filed a registration statement to enable our stockholders to sell their shares. Neither the filing nor the effectiveness of the registration statement will assure a public market for our common stock. Accordingly we cannot assure you that there will be any public market for our common stock.
Because we may be subject to the “penny stock” rules, you may have difficulty in selling our common stock.
If a public market develops for our common stock and if our stock price is less than $5.00 per share, our stock would be subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements and restrictions on broker-dealers that sell our stock to persons other than established customers and institutional accredited investors. These rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to sell any common stock you may own.
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According to the SEC, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:
· Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer;
· Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases;
· “Boiler room” practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons;
· Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and
· The wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.
As an issuer of “penny stock” the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward looking statements does not apply to us.
Although the federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, we may not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any claim that the material provided by us, including this annual report, contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of our failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading.
Our stock price may be affected by our failure to meet projections and estimates of earnings developed either by us or by independent securities analysts.
Although we do not make projections relating to our future operating results, our operating results may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors. In this event, the market price of our common stock would likely be materially adversely affected.
The registration and potential sale by the selling stockholders of a significant number of shares could encourage short sales by third parties.
The 7,719,250 shares of common stock issuable on conversion of the series A preferred stock held by Barron Partners as well as the 11,220,000 shares of common stock issuable to Barron Partners upon exercise of its warrants, together with the 100,000 shares of common stock owned by our stockholders prior to the reverse acquisition could generate significant downward pressure on our stock price. If a market develops for our common stock, this downward pressure could allow short sellers an opportunity to take advantage of any decrease in the value of our stock. The presence of short sellers in our common stock may further depress the price of our common stock. Further, the potential sale of common stock by Barron Partners could make it difficult for us to raise funds from other sources if we require additional funds.
The issuance and sale of the registered common stock could result in a change of control.
If we issue all of the 18,939,250 shares issuable upon conversion of the series A preferred stock and exercise of the warrants, the 19,039,250 shares of common stock offered by the selling stockholders would constitute 65.9% of our then outstanding common stock. The percentage would increase to the extent that we are required to issue any additional shares of common stock upon conversion of the series A preferred stock pursuant to the anti-dilution and adjustment provisions. Any sale of all or a significant percentage of those shares to a person or group could result in a change of control.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this annual report may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those described above and those risks discussed from time to time in this annual report, including the risks described under “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this annual report and in other documents which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks and uncertainties related to our ability to generate business on an on-going business, to receive contract awards from the competitive bidding process, maintain standards to enable us to manufacture products to exacting specifications, enter new markets for our services, market and customer acceptance, our ability to raise any financing which we may require for our operations, competition, government regulations and requirements, pricing and development difficulties, our ability to make acquisitions and successfully integrate those acquisitions with our business, as well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this annual report.
BUSINESS
We perform large metal fabrications and precision machining operations for large defense, aerospace, nuclear, industrial and shipbuilding customers. Our principal services are large metal fabrications, machining and engineering. Metal fabrication is the process of fitting and forming certain grades of metal alloys pursuant to the design drawings furnished to us by our customers. All processes we perform in this manner generally fall under the American Society of Mechanical Engineers standards and specification with respect to quality and conformance to the project documents. These fabrication procedures include welding, forming, bending, cutting and fitting of the materials pursuant to the drawings. On the other hand, machining operations involves employing CNC (computer numerically controlled) machine tools that can include horizontal and vertical milling, turning and machining operations of metals or plastics to the tolerances that are stipulated on our customer’s drawings.
We perform most of our service pursuant to “build to print” contracts, which means that we must manufacture products in accordance with very close tolerances. Our customers provide us with design drawings, tolerances and specifications for the projects. We may perform a constructability review of the customer’s design drawings before we commence our manufacturing operations to determine whether the drawings they provided can actually be constructed or machined. Periodically, a customer’s drawings can not be turned into a desired product. In these cases, we will work with the customer to help produce the necessary drawings that will allow a product to be constructed as the customer had originally envisioned. These engineering services are included in the contract and are billed to and paid for by the customer.
Part of our marketing effort is directed at projects which involve a bidding process. Approximately 73% of our revenue during the nine months ended December 31, 2006 and approximately 80%of our revenue for the year ended March 31, 2006 was derived from projects which we received through a bidding process. The balance of our revenue was generated by negotiations with the customers or potential customers. Generally, once a potential customer has a project that it wants to put out for bids, it issues an RFP. The request for a quote includes a description of the project as well as any specific requirements that the successful bidder must meet. As part of the contract solicitation and bid protocol, we must establish that we are a qualified contractor for a proposed contract. This substantiation includes evidence that we have previously performed similar or comparable work as well as information concerning our financial condition. The bid process can range from a couple of weeks to more than a year from the time between the bid submission date and the award of a contract. In preparing the bid, we must estimate both the cost of the project and the timing of the project. We do not submit a bid on any project unless we believe that we can generate a profit. If we do not correctly assess the costs of a project we may incur a loss on the contract if we are awarded the contract.
We do not have any proprietary products and we do not manufacture any products in anticipation of orders. We do not commence manufacturing operations on any project until we have a purchase order for a customer. Each of our contracts covers a specific product, and we can manufacture almost any kind of products which requires large metal fabrications. For example, we fabricate nuclear grade steel casks, canisters and housings for the transportation and storage of radioactive materials; we produce large fabrications for Navy aircraft carriers, submarines and commercial vessels, and we manufactures pulp and paper machinery, gas turbine power generation equipment, oil refinery and utilities equipment and alternative energy products. We are one of two companies currently capable of machining one-piece aluminum domes to close tolerance
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Products
All of our products are built pursuant to contracts. Because we have lifting capacity up to 100 tons, we have the ability to manufacture very large products that must be fabricated in a single piece. Because of the nature of our facility we can manufacture a wide range of products, and we do not have any typical products that we sell. The following are examples of recent manufacturing contracts and show the range of products that we have produced.
We manufactured, tested and installed a target chamber mirror structure installation for a national laboratory customer. This installation is used in the quest to understand nuclear fusion.
We produced the full-scale prototype of the first direct drive main propulsion engine that was selected for use on the DDX destroyer for one of our industrial customers.
We have been the sole source for a major defense contractor for the manufacture of housings for the defense contractor’s sonar system. This system is currently being retro-fitted onto the Navy’s fleet of nuclear submarines.
We presently provide fabricating and machining services to a division of another major defense contractor. We produce primary shield tank heads, sonar system pods and fairings, and a variety of other components.
One of our customers provides a complete nuclear waste storage system to commercial nuclear power plants. We manufacture lifting equipment for this company to use in the storage system.
Another customer is currently involved in a variety of commercial nuclear reactor repair and overhaul projects. We manufactured several components needed to support this work.
For a customer that manufactures machinery used to build solar panels for power generation, we manufacture critical components for this machinery.
Another customer manufactures machinery that produces plastic sheet that has a range of possible uses from garbage bags to covers for landfill projects. We fabricate components and we machine large die sets for these machines.
Source of Supply
Our operations are partly dependent on the availability of raw materials. Since we manufacture products for our customers in accordance with their specific requirements, the raw materials we require vary from contract to contract. We have multi-year relationships with a number of our suppliers, but we do not have any long-term supply contracts with any suppliers, and we are not dependent upon any supplier. We did not have any supplier that accounted for 10% or more of our purchases for the year ended December 31, 2007. We purchase our raw materials pursuant to purchase orders that we place with our suppliers, based on the specific requirements for our contracts, and we believe that alternate sources are available to us on commercially reasonable terms. Since each contract requires different raw materials and components, once we have a contract with a customer we seek quotations from one or more suppliers and obtain the materials from one or more different suppliers. We do not have contracts with any suppliers. Rather we place purchase orders using standard forms of purchase orders when we require the raw materials. We have no continuing obligation to purchase products from any supplier and no supplier has any continuing obligation to provide us with product other than pursuant to specific purchase orders.
Our projects include metal fabrications and machining of various traditional and special alloys such as inconel, titanium and high tensile strength steels, and the customer frequently provides us with the raw material. We have worked with a number of different metal suppliers over the years to obtain these materials. Although some materials (due to their alloy compositions) require long lead times to obtain, we have never experienced a shortage of any of these materials.
Environmental Compliance
We are subject to compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations that involve the use, disposal and cleanup of substances regulated by those laws, and we are subject to periodic inspections to monitor our compliance. In May 2004, Ranor was requested to undertake a response and remedial action to cleanup environmental conditions discovered during an onsite inspection by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs. Ranor signed a consent order in October 2004, paid a fine of $7,800 and proceeded to correct the deficiencies. The request for remedial action resulted from Ranor’s failure to file the required site environmental reports pursuant to the federal and Massachusetts environmental regulations. In addition, Ranor was required to create a storm water run-off plan for its operational facilities and a hazardous waste spill containment plan. Since we acquired Ranor in February 2006, we have corrected all of these conditions, and we are now in compliance with all environmental matter. We have implemented a program internally which we believe will enable us to remain in compliance with all applicable environmental requirements.
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The consent order required Ranor to clean up and remediate stained soils in the area of the chip bins that hold the chips from our machining operations. Although Ranor paid the fine prior to the reverse acquisition, it did not comply with the remediation obligations. In our machining operations, we cut metal to shape materials pursuant to the design plans of our customers. We lubricate the materials with a water-soluble lubricant while cutting to prevent burning and warping of the materials during the machining process and to enable us to provide a smooth finish of the finished product. When the chips are removed from the machining centers, these metal chips and shavings are transferred to large dumpster bins to be picked up by a scrap metal dealer. However, these chip bins had been placed out in the yard and left uncovered and exposed to the elements. When rain hit these chip bins it washed off the water-soluble coolant from the metal chips which leached into the surrounding soil. Over the years this washing of the lubricant from the metal chip bins has resulted in the staining of the soil. We have completed the necessary clean-up work, and we have constructed an approved chip bin building for all of the chip bins. We are now in compliance with all environmental matter.
The cost of environmental compliance was $86,975 for the year ended March 31, 2006 and $3,562 for the year ended March 31, 2005. The expense accrued at March 31, 2006 reflects the estimated expense relating to the compliance work. Much of the compliance work was performed subsequent to year end, and the actual cost was consistent with the estimate. As part of our environmental compliance, we constructed a chip bin building at a cost of approximately $110,000, which was capitalized. We believe that we are currently in compliance with applicable environmental regulations and that our current ongoing obligations at its present facilities will not be material.
Marketing
A significant portion of our contracts result from the competitive bidding process, which are frequently limited to pre-qualified bidders. Most of our sales inquiries are from existing customers. We have a marketing team of six, including a sales manager and five technical personnel which markets our services as well as our qualifications to both existing and potential customers through personal contacts and trade shows. We also engage an independent sales representative.
Principal Customers
We do not have long-term contracts with any customer, and major contracts with a small number of customers account for a significant percentage of our revenue. Our customers include many of the major domestic defense and aerospace companies. Because our services are rendered pursuant to separate contracts for separate projects, our customer list changes significantly from year to year. Two different customers accounted for more than 10% of our revenue in each of the years ending March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005. Our two largest customers for the year ended March 31, 2006 were the University of Rochester, from which we recognized revenue of approximately $3.0 million (14.6% of revenue), and a defense contractor, BAE Systems, from which we recognized revenue of approximately $2.6 million (12.9%). The University of Rochester was not a customer in the year ended March 31, 2005 and revenue from BAE Systems was less than 10% of our revenue in fiscal 2005.
Competition
We face competition from a number of domestic and foreign manufacturers. No one company dominates the industry, although many of our competitors are larger, better known and have greater resources then we. Since many of our contracts are awarded through a bidding process, our ability to win an award is dependent upon a number of factors, including the price and our ability or perceived ability to manufacture the products in accordance with specifications and the customer’s time requirements, for which our reputation as a quality manufacturer is crucial. For certain products, being a domestic manufacturer may be a factor. For other products, we may be undercut by foreign manufacturers who have a lower cost of production. If a contracting party has a relationship with a vendor and is required to place a contract for bids, the preferred vendor may provide the specification for the product which may be tailored to that vendor’s products. In such event, we would be at a disadvantage in seeking to obtain that contract.
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Government Regulations
Although we do not have any contracts with government agencies, some of our manufacturing services are provided as a subcontractor to a government contractor. As a result, we are subject to government procurement and acquisition regulations. Under these regulations, the government has the right of termination for the convenience of the government and certain renegotiation rights as well as a right of inspection. Some of the work we perform for our customers are part of government appropriation packages, and therefore, subject to the Miller Act, requiring the prime contractors (our customers) to pay all subcontractors under contracted purchase agreements first. Because of the nature and use of our products, we are subject to compliance with quality assurance programs, which are a condition for our bidding on government contracts and subcontracts. We believe we are in compliance with these programs.
Intellectual Property Rights
We have no patent rights. In the course of our business we develop proprietary know-how for use in the manufacturing process. Although we have non-disclosure policies, we cannot assure you that we will be able to protect our intellectual property rights. We do not believe that our business requires patent or similar protection.
Research and Development
In the course of our business we do not incur any significant research and development expenses. To the extent that our services for a customer include product design or development, the customer pays for such services.
Personnel
We currently employ 130 employees, of which 19 are administrative, eight are engineering and approximately 103 are manufacturing personnel. All of our employees are full time. None of our employees is represented by a labor union, and we believe that our employee relations are good.
Item 2. Description of Property.
We lease from WM Realty Management, LLC (which is an affiliated company) an approximately 136,000-square foot office and manufacturing facility at One Bella Drive, Westminster, Massachusetts 01473, pursuant to a 15-year lease that expires February 28, 2021, at an annual rental of $438,000, subject to annual escalations. The lease provides for two five-year extension and a purchase option at appraised value. We sold the real estate to WM Realty Management contemporaneously with the reverse acquisition for $3.0 million. In connection with WM Realty Management’s financing of the real estate, we agreed to an increase in the rental in the event of a default by WM Realty Management under its mortgage.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
We are not a defendant in any material legal proceedings.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No matters were submitted to our stockholders during the fourth quarter of the year ended March 31, 2006.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
There is no market for our common stock
As of June 30, 2006, we had approximately 55 record holders of our common stock.
We have not paid dividends on our common stock, and the terms of certificate of designation relating to the creation of the series A preferred stock prohibit us from paying dividends. We plan to retain future earnings, if any, for use in our business. We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
As of June 30, 2006, we had the following shares of common stock reserved for issuance:
· 9,081,527 shares issuable upon conversion of the series A preferred stock.
· 11,220,000 shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to Barron Partners.
· 1,000,000 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options or other equity-based incentives pursuant to our 2006 long-term incentive plan, which is subject to stockholder approval.
· 13,000 shares to be issued as restricted stock grants to key employees.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes the equity compensation plans under which our securities may be issued as of July 15, 2006.
| Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants | | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | -0- | — | — | | Equity compensation plan not approved by security holders | 150,000 | $ .285 | 863,000 |
The 2006 long-term incentive plan was approved by the board of directors, subject to stockholder approval, and the outstanding options are subject to stockholder approval of the plan. The plan has not yet been submitted to the stockholders for their approval.
On February 24, 2006, we entered into an agreement with Capital Markets, which was then our principal stockholder, pursuant to which we purchased 928,000 shares of common stock from Capital Markets for $160,339, and paid $39,661 of debt to Capital Markets , using the proceeds from the sale of series A preferred stock. The purchase was made contemporaneously with the acquisition of Ranor.
Item 6. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.
The following discussion of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, which appear elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion includes predictive statements. For a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ from results discussed in the predictive statements, see “Forward Looking Statements.”
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Overview
We operate in one distinct business - fabrication, precision machining and engineering of metal products up to 100 tons. Most of the products are fabricated from raw metal plate or forgings. Materials used in the manufacturing of our products are either supplied by our customers or acquired from raw material suppliers we have worked with for many years. Our clients are generally nuclear, aerospace, commercial, defense and national laboratories. Payment terms associated with each project often include progress payments and occasionally include deposits. Generally, payment terms are 30 to 45 days from the invoice date. Some of the work we perform for our customers is a part of government appropriation packages, and therefore, subject to the Miller Act, requiring the prime contractors (our customers) to pay all subcontractors under contracted purchase agreements first.
These products are manufactured for our clients under build-to-print agreements. Work is performed by our personnel under firm contracted purchase orders, for each project undertaken at the facility. Our work is contracted under terms that require down payments for the acquisition of materials. Additionally, depending on the length of a given project, some contracts require progress payments based on major milestones of work completed.
Ranor, together with its predecessor, has been in business since 1956, and was sold by its founders in 1999 to Critical Components Corporation, a subsidiary of Standard Automotive Corporation. From June 1999 until August 2002, Ranor’s predecessor, which was also named Ranor, was operated by Critical Components Corporation. In December 2001, Ranor’s predecessor filed for protection under the Bankruptcy Code and operated under Chapter 11 until on or about the quarter ended June 30, 2002. In 2002, Ranor, then known as Rbran Acquisition, Inc., acquired the assets of Ranor’s predecessor from the bankruptcy estate. As a result of the bankruptcy of Standard’s subsidiary, which was also known as Ranor, customers were initially reluctant to use our services. In recent years, as both the market for our services has improved and we demonstrated to our customers that we have both the financial and manufacturing ability to meet their specifications and time requirements, we have been able to improve both our revenue and our gross margin.
In recent years, the capital goods market experienced a slow down due to both the industry over-build of product in the late 1990’s and the events of September 11, 2001. As noted in the preceding paragraph, the development of our business was further affected by the bankruptcy of Standard. However, based on recent project inquiries, recent projects awarded and current customer demands for our services, we believe the market has rebounded and that we are finding increased acceptance of our services.
A significant portion of our revenue is generated by a small number of customers who differ from period to period as we complete work on projects on commence new projects for other customers. In the year ended March 31, 2006, two customers accounted for approximately 28% of our revenue. Our contracts generally result from negotiation and from bids made pursuant to a request for proposal. Our ability to receive contract awards is dependent upon the contracting party’s perception of such factors as our ability to perform on time, our history of performance and our financial condition. We believe that there is an increasing demand for our services and we see that demand increasing at least in the near term. We are changing the manner in which we treat potential business from the practices of our predecessor. Because of problems at its parent company level, in order to obtain business, our predecessor had to perform additional work without increasing the amount it charged it customer. As a result, our predecessor operated on relative low margins. We are seeking more long-term projects with a more predictable cost structure, and rejecting or not bidding on projects we do not believe would generate an adequate gross margin.
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Although we provide manufacturing services for large governmental programs, we usually do not work directly for agencies of the United States government. Rather, we perform our services for large governmental contractors and large utility companies. However, our business is dependent in part on the continuation of governmental programs which require the services we provide.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements conform to the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that effect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including all notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We rely on historical experience and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable in making our estimates. Actual financial results of the operations could differ materially from such estimates. There have been no significant changes in the assumptions, estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our audited 2006 financial statements from the assumptions, estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our 2005 audited financial statements.
Revenue Recognition and Costs Incurred
We derive revenues from (i) the fabrication of large metal components for our customers; (ii) the precision machining of such large metal components, including incidental engineering services, and (iii) the installation of such components at the customers’ locations when the scope of a given project requires such installations.
Revenue and costs are recognized on the units of delivery method. This method recognizes as revenue the contract price of units of the product delivered during each period and the costs allocable to the delivered units as the cost of earned revenue. Costs allocable to undelivered units are reported in the balance sheet as inventory. Amounts in excess of agreed upon contract price for customer directed changes, constructive changes, customer delays or other causes of additional contract costs are recognized in contract value if it is probable that a claim for such amounts will result in additional revenue and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Revisions in cost and profit estimates are reflected in the period in which the facts requiring the revision become known and are estimable.
Adjustments to cost estimates are made periodically, and losses expected to be incurred on contracts in progress are charged to operations in the period such losses are determined and are reflected as reductions of the carrying value of the costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts consist of labor, overhead, and materials. Work in process is stated at the lower of cost or market and reflect accrued losses, if required, on uncompleted contracts.
Variable Interest Entity
We have has consolidated a variable interest entity that entered into a sale and leaseback contract with us to conform to FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). We have also adopted the revision to FIN 46, FIN 46R, which clarified certain provisions of the original interpretation and exempted certain entities from its requirements.
Income Taxes
Our fiscal year ends on March 31st. We provide for federal and state income taxes currently payable, as well as those deferred because of temporary differences between reporting income and expenses for financial statement purposes versus tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recoverable and or settled. The effect of the change in the tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period of the change. A valuation allowance is established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income taxes to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. As of March 31, 2005, we had net operating loss carry-forwards approximating $3,470,000. Pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, utilization of these losses may be limited in the event of a change in control, as defined in the Treasury Regulations. The change in ownership resulting from our acquisition of Ranor will limit our ability to use the loss carryforwards.
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Reverse Acquisition
On February 24, 2006, we acquired all of the capital stock Ranor in a transaction which is accounted for as a reverse acquisition, with Ranor being treated as the acquiring company for accounting purposes and the transaction being treated as a recapitalization. As a result, the costs of the acquisition are charged to capital. The results of operations and cash flow relating to periods prior to February 24, 2006 reflect the results of operations and cash flows of Ranor.
In connection with the reverse acquisition, on February 24, 2006:
· We entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement with Barron Partners LP, pursuant to which we sold to Barron Partners, for $2,200,000, 7,719,250 shares of series A preferred stock, and five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,600,000 shares of common stock at $.57 per share and 5,600,000 shares of commons stock at $.855 per share. The series A preferred stock was initially convertible into 7,719,250 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. Because our EBITDA for the year ended March 31, 2006 was less than $.04613 per share, (i) the conversion price of the series A preferred stock reduced from $.285 to $.24225, a 15% reduction, with the result that the series A convertible preferred stock became convertible into 9,081,527 shares of common stock, and (ii) the exercise prices of the warrants were reduced by 15% -- from $.57 to $.4245 and from $.855 to $7.268. The conversion rate of the series A preferred stock and the exercise prices of the warrants are subject to further adjustment if the Company’s EBITDA per share, on a fully-diluted basis, is less than $.08568 per share for the year ended March 31, 2007, based on the percentage shortfall from $.08568 per share, up to a maximum reduction of 15%. The adjustment could result in an increase in the maximum number of shares of common stock being issued upon conversion of the series A preferred stock from 9,081,527 to 10,684,150 shares of common stock and a further reduction in the exercise price of the warrants from $.4845 to $.4118 and from $.7268 to $.6177 per share.
· We purchased 928,000 shares of common stock from Capital Markets, which was then our principal stockholder, for $160,339 and we paid a debt due to Capital Markets of $39,661, which was paid from the proceeds of the sales of the series A preferred stock and warrants.
· Pursuant to an agreement with Ranor Acquisition and its members, Ranor Acquisition assigned its obligations under the Ranor Agreement to us and we assumed the obligations of Ranor Acquisition under the Ranor Agreement and we issued 7,997,000 shares of common stock.
· Pursuant to an agreement with an investor, we sold 1,700,000 shares of common stock to the investor for $500,000.
· Pursuant to the agreement to acquire the stock of Ranor, we were to purchase the outstanding capital stock and warrants of Ranor for a purchase price equal to the amount by which $9,250,000, plus the amount by which Ranor’s cash in excess of $250,000 exceeded the payments to principal and interest on the notes held by the preferred stockholders. Ranor’s cash in excess of $250,000, net of a $54,000 closing adjustment, was $813,000. The total paid on account of the debt to the former Ranor stockholders was $8,000,000 principal and $975,000 interest. The total amount allocated to the capital stock was $163,000, of which $10,000 was paid to the stockholders and $153,000 was applied to the stockholder’s expenses. In addition, any money paid to the stockholders from the escrow will be allocated to purchase price of the preferred stock.
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· Ranor entered into a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank pursuant to which Ranor borrowed $4.0 million, for which Ranor issued its term note, and Sovereign provided Ranor with a $1.0 million revolving credit arrangement.
· Ranor sold its real estate to WM Realty Management, LLC for $3.0 million, and Ranor leased the real property on which its facilities are located from WM Realty Management pursuant to a net lease. WM Realty Management is an affiliate of the Company.
· Ranor used the net proceeds of the Sovereign Bank loan, as discussed below, the net proceeds from the sale of the real estate, $240,000 of available cash and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock to pay principal ($8,000,000) and interest ($975,500) on notes to Ranor’s then principal stockholders. Although the payment was less than the principal and interest due on the note, the note holders released Ranor from any further obligation under the notes.
· The Company placed $925,000 of the purchase price into escrow. The escrow was to be the sole source of the former Ranor stockholders’ liability for breach of the representations and warranties under the Ranor Agreement.
The price at which we sold the real property, which was less than the appraised value of the property, was based largely upon the maximum amount that WM Realty Management could borrow, based on a percentage of appraised value, and reflected the fact that the use of the real estate as a manufacturing facility would not be considered the best use of the property. The purchase of the property was fully leveraged. The estimated market value of the property on October 18, 2005, based on an appraisal by Avery Associates, was $4,750,000. We sold the property to WM Realty Associates for $3,000,000 to provide a portion of the funds that were due in connection with the acquisition of Ranor. We were not able to find a single lender to finance both the non-real estate assets and the real estate. The mortgagee for the real estate required individual limited guarantees by Mr. Levy and Mr. Reindl, as members of WM Realty Management, as a condition to making the loan to WM Realty Management. The guarantee of Mr. Reindl was released in connection with the refinancing of the property in October 2006.
Non-GAAP Information
We refer to EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP performance measure, because our agreement with Barron Partners uses EBITDA as a measure for determining whether there is an adjustment in the conversion price of the series A preferred stock or the exercise price of the warrants. EBITDA is determined by adding to net income the amount deducted for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The following table shows the relationship between net income and EBITDA for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands).
| 2006 | 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | ||||
| (loss) | (428 | ) | (1,144 | ) |
| Plus | ||||
| interest (net) | 1,098 | 1,113 | ||
| Plus | ||||
| taxes | 42 | 4 | ||
| Plus | ||||
| depreciation and amortization | 472 | 408 | ||
| EBITDA | 1,184 | 381 |
New Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151 “Inventory Costs, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 43, Chapter 4.” The amendments made by Statement 151 clarify that, abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges and require the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The guidance is effective for inventory costs incurred during the fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005.
In December 2004, The FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions” (“SFAS 153”). The amendments made by SFAS 153 as based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. Previously, Opinion 29 required that the accounting for an exchange of a productive asset should be based on the recorded amount of the asset relinquished. Opinion 29 provided for an exception to its basic measurement principle (fair value) for exchanges of similar productive assets. The Board believes that exception required that some nonmonetary exchanges, although commercially substantive, be recorded on a carry over basis. By focusing the exception on exchanges that lack commercial substance, the Board believes this Statement produces financial reporting that more faithfully represents the economics of the transaction. The Statement is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Earlier application is permitted for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after the date of issuance. The provision of this statement shall be applied prospectively.
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In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No.123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” Statement 123R will provide investors and other users of financial statements with more complete financial information by requiring that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. Statement 123R covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based awards, stock appreciation rights, and employee stock purchase plans. Statement 123R replaces FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Statement 123, as originally issued in 1995, established as preferable a fair-value-based method of accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees. However, that statement permitted entities the option of continuing to apply the guidance in Opinion 25, as long as the footnotes to financial statements disclosed what net income would have been had the preferable fair-value-based method been used. Public entities that are small business issuers will be required to apply Statement 123R as of the first interim or annual reporting period of the first fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2005. Prior to the reverse acquisition, we did not grant any options or equity-based incentives. To the extent that we grant such options or other equity-based incentives, the value thereof will be included an a general and administrative expense.
We expect that the adoption of the foregoing new statements will not have a significant impact on our financial statements.
Results of operations
The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, as a percentage of revenue (dollars in thousands):
| | Year Ended March 31, | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | | | Dollars | Percentage | | Dollars | Percentage | | | Net sales | $ 20,266 | | 100.00 % | $ 14,270 | | 100.00 % | | Cost of sales | 17,633 | | 87.00 % | 12,632 | | 88.52 % | | Gross Profit | 2,634 | | 13.00 % | 1,634 | | 11.48 % | | Selling, general and administrative | 1,905 | | 9.41 % | 1,665 | | 11.67 % | | Income/(loss) from operations | 726 | | 3.58 % | (27 | ) | -0.19 % | | Interest Expense | (1,108 | ) | 5.47 % | (1,121 | ) | -7.86 % | | Other income(loss) | (4 | ) | 0.02 % | 8 | | 0.06 % | | Loss before income taxes | (386 | ) | -1.90 % | (1,140 | ) | -7.99 % | | Provision for income taxes | 42 | | 0.21 % | 4 | | 0.03 % | | Net loss | (428 | ) | -2.11 % | (1,144 | ) | -8.02 % |
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Years Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
Sales in the year ended March 31, 2006 (“fiscal 2006”) increased $5,996,420, or 42%, to $20,266,402, compared to $14,269,982 for the year ended March 31, 2005 (“fiscal 2005”). This increase reflected both an improvement in the market for our services following a downturn in this market in response to the events of September 11, 2001 and a continued acceptance of us as a supplier following the bankruptcy of Standard Automotive.
Our cost of sales for the fiscal 2006 increased $5,000,936, to $17,632,576, an increase of 40%, from $12,631,640 for fiscal 2005. This increase was less than the increase in sales, resulting in an improvement in the gross margin from 11.4% to 13%. The increase resulted from more efficient operations. In fiscal 2005, we were not able to utilize our manufacturing personnel efficiently. We were staffed to manufacture more products than we had orders but retained the skilled workforce and had them work on indirect projects. As a result of our better utilization of our manufacturing personnel in fiscal 2006, our indirect labor, as a percentage of sales, decreased from 13.1% to 10.3%.
Selling, administrative and other expenses for fiscal 2006 were $1,908,000, compared to $1,665,000 for fiscal 2005, an increase of $243,000, or 15%. The following table sets forth information as to the different components of selling, general and administrative expenses.
| Category | Fiscal 2006 | Fiscal 2005 | Change — Dollars | Percent | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Payroll, including payroll taxes | $ 1,402,000 | $ 1,203,000 | $ 206,000 | | 17 | % | | Professional fees | 80,000 | 62,000 | 18,000 | | 29 | % | | Travel and entertainment | 64,000 | 33,000 | 31,000 | | 94 | % | | Other selling, general and administrative | 362,000 | 367,000 | (5,000 | ) | (1 | %) |
Since the reverse acquisition occurred on February 24, 2006, all but five weeks of the fiscal year reflect the operations of Ranor under the former management. Our payroll expense for fiscal 2006 includes payments of approximately $19,000 under our management agreement with Techprecision LLC. These expenses are included under payroll since the services performed are those that are performed by officers and other employees. The increase in payroll from fiscal 2005 to 2006 reflects principally the addition in 2006 of one of the former Ranor stockholders as an officer at an annual salary of $150,000.
The increase in professional fees reflected additional legal and accounting fees resulting from our status as a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the reports that we filed with the SEC following completion of the reverse acquisition.
The increase in travel and entertainment expenses from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 reflects additional travel expense which we incurred in expanding our marketing efforts.
Other selling, general and administrative expenses reflect declined modestly from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006. Since our rent is paid to WM Realty, which is a special purpose entity that is consolidated with us, our rent is not reflected as an expense. Prior to the reverse acquisition, we owned the real estate in which our manufacturing facilities are located and, accordingly, we had no rental expenses prior to the reverse acquisition.
Interest expense during fiscal 2006 was $1,107,902 compared to $1,121,487 for fiscal 2005. The decrease in interest expense reflects a decrease in debt as a result of the payment of debt to related parties, which was paid on February 24, 2006. The outstanding debt to the related parties was approximately $8,000,000 throughout fiscal 2005 and during fiscal 2006 through February 24, 2006. The interest charge for fiscal 2006 includes interest of $222,944 payable on debt to the former preferred stockholders which was cancelled in connection with the reverse acquisition. At March 31, 2006, our debt was $7,319,401.
As a result of the foregoing, our net loss for fiscal 2006 period was $428,148, or $.05 per share (basic and diluted), as compared to a loss of $1,143,800, or $.14 per share (basic and diluted), for fiscal 2005.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2006, we had working capital of $91,264, including $492,801of cash. Our cash position as of June 30, 2006, was $679,845. Our working capital reflects a $3,300,000 current liability relating to the mortgage on the real estate on which our facilities are located. In connection with the reverse acquisition, we sold our real estate to WM Realty Management LLC, an affiliated entity which is a special purpose entity formed to acquire and finance the real estate and lease the real estate to us pursuant to a net lease. This mortgage is due in August 2006. Pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 46, we are required to include the real property that we sold to WM Realty Management at our historical cost and record the liability as a current liability on our balance sheet. We understand that WM Realty Management is seeking to refinance the mortgage. If the mortgage is refinanced pursuant to a long term mortgage, the long-term portion of the mortgage will be treated as a long-term liability which will result in an improvement in our working capital.
On February 2006, in connection with the reverse acquisition, the purchase price we paid was $9.25 million plus an amount equal to Ranor’s cash position in excess of $250,000, which was $813,000, less a closing adjustment of $54,000, less the principal and interest on notes held by Ranor’s preferred stockholders, which was paid at closing. We also used $240,000 of Ranor’s remaining cash as part of the amount due to the former stockholders/noteholders. These payments were made by Ranor, which reduced its cash balance to $10,000. The total payments due with respect to the notes and capital stock was $10,063,000, of which $8,000,000 was paid on account of the principal of the notes and $975,000 on account of interest on the notes. We also deposited $925,000 as an escrow reserve for any potential liability that the sellers may have for breach of their representation and warranties. The total amount allocated to the capital stock was $163,000, of which $10,000 was paid to the stockholders and $153,000 was applied to the stockholder’s expenses. In addition, any money paid to the stockholders from the escrow will be allocated to purchase price of the preferred stock.
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Although we incurred $4,000,000 in bank debt and, pursuant to FIN 46, the $3,300,000 in mortgage debt which is owed by a related party special purpose entity, the former debt to the related parties in the amount of approximately $10.0 million was settled for payments totaling $8,975,000 of which $8,000,000 was principal and $975,500 was interest. In addition, interest of $222,944 to the former stockholders was cancelled. The cancellation is reflected as a credit to capital in excess of par value. The outstanding debt prior to the reverse acquisition included $2,000,000 of mandatory redeemable preferred stock which is reflected as debt at March 31, 2005.
The loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank, pursuant to which we borrowed $4,000,000 on a term loan basis and have a $1,000,000 revolving credit facility, requires Ranor to maintain a ratio of earnings available for fixed charges to fixed charges of at least 1.2 to 1, commencing June 30, 2006, and an interest coverage ratio of at least 2:1. The interest coverage ratio is the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to current interest payments. The agreement also limits our capital expenditures to $500,000 per year. The note is payable in 28 quarterly installments of $142,847. The note bears interest at 9% per annum through December 31, 2010 and at prime plus 1½% thereafter. The revolving note bears interest at prime plus 1½%. At March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, there were no borrowings under the revolving note.
In fiscal 2006, we had negative cash flow from operations of $678,505, which is a significant improvement from a negative cash flow from operations of $900,595 for fiscal 2005. We attribute this improvement to our ability to increase both our revenue and gross margin in fiscal 2006 period as described under “Results of Operations.” However, as a result of the reverse acquisition, we have additional expenses, including $200,000 pursuant to a management agreement with Techprecision, as well as additional expenses which we are incurring as a public company. Offsetting these cost increases is the elimination of compensation that was paid to the former stockholders of Ranor.
In the normal course of our business, we require funds to enable us to complete our contracts. We generally receive customer progress payments to purchase raw materials required for the contract, and fund our operations from working capital. Contemporaneously with the reverse acquisition, we entered into an agreement with Sovereign Bank pursuant to which we borrowed $4,000,000 on a term loan basis, and we obtained a $1,000,000 revolving credit facility. We used the net proceeds from the $4,000,000 term loan to pay a portion of our obligations to the former Ranor stockholders under the Ranor stock purchase agreement. While we believe that the $1,000,000 revolving credit facility, which remained unused as of March 31, 2006, and our cash flow from our operations should be sufficient to enable us to satisfy our cash requirements at least through the end of fiscal 2007, it is possible that we may require additional funds. We have no commitment from any party for additional funds; however, the terms of our agreement with Barron Partners may impair our ability to raise capital in the equity markets. Our agreement with Barron Partners provides that, for two years after the closing, which is the period from February 25, 2006 until February 24, 2008, we will not incur indebtedness equal to more than three times EBITDA for the preceding four quarters.
Item 7. Financial Statements.
The financial statements begin on Page F-1.
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
There were no reportable events or disagreements with our independent accounting during or subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2005.
Item 8A. Controls and Procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them to material information that is required to be included in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that there were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls during the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006.
Item 8B. Other Information.
Not Applicable
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Directors and Executive Officers
| Name | Age | Position |
|---|---|---|
| James | ||
| G. Reindl | 47 | Chairman |
| and chief executive officer | ||
| Mary | ||
| Desmond | 42 | Chief |
| financial officer and secretary | ||
| Stanley | ||
| A. Youtt | 59 | Director |
| and chief executive officer of Ranor | ||
| Michael | ||
| Holly 1 | 60 | Director |
| Larry | ||
| Steinbrueck 1 | 54 | Director |
| Louis | ||
| A. Winoski 1 | 48 | Director |
1 Member of the audit and compensation committees.
James G. Reindl has been a director, chairman and chief executive officer since February 2006. Mr. Reindl is president of Techprecision, LLC, a company that was formed in 2002 to acquire, manage and develop smaller to mid-sized companies in the aerospace, military and precision manufacturing industry sectors. Techprecision, LLC has a management agreement with us, and Mr. Reindl devotes substantially all of his business time and attention to our business. From February 1999 until February 2002, Mr. Reindl was president and chief executive officer of Critical Components Corporation, an aerospace subsidiary of Standard Automotive Corporation. During that period, Ranor was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Critical Components. Mr. Reindl received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical aerospace engineering from the University of Delaware.
Mary Desmond has been our chief financial officer since February 2006, and she has been the chief financial officer of Ranor since 1998. Ms. Desmond obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Franklin Pierce College and she received her Masters of Business (MBA) from Fitchburg State College.
Stanley A. Youtt has been a director since February 2006, and he has been chief executive officer of Ranor since 2000. Mr. Youtt received a Bachelor of Science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan and Masters Degree in civil engineering (applied mechanics) from the University of Connecticut.
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Michael Holly has been a director since February 2006. Since 2004, Mr. Holly has been a private investor and consultant. From 1996 until 2004, Mr. Holly was managing director of Safeguard International Fund, L.P., a private equity fund of which Mr. Holly is a founding partner. Mr. Holly has a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Mount St. Mary’s College.
Larry Steinbrueck has been a director since February 2006. Since 1991, Mr. Steinbrueck has been president of MidWest Capital Group, an investment banking firm. Mr. Steinbrueck has a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Missouri.
Louis A. Winoski has been a director since February 2006. Since January 2006, Mr. Winoski has been chief operating officer of GCT Garner Inc., an aerospace engineering and design services company. Mr. Winoski is also managing partner of Homeric Partners, LLC, a management consulting business. Mr. Winoski has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and systems management engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Our directors are elected for a term of one year.
Board Committees
The board of directors has two committees, the audit committee and the compensation committee. Michael Holly, Larry Steinbrueck and Louis Winoski, each of whom is an independent director, are the members of both committees. Mr. Holly is the audit committee financial expert.
Code of Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics for its officers and employees.
Section 16(a) Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, requires our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other of our equity securities. To our knowledge, during the calendar year ended December 31, 2005, the Forms 3 filed on March 14, 2006 by James G. Reindl and Stanley Youtt, on April 5, 2006 by Andrew Levy and on July 26, 2006 by Mary Desmond , and the Form 3 and Form 4 filed on August 2, 2006 by Mr. Holly were filed late. Mr. Steinbrueck and Mr. Winoski are also delinquent in filing Forms 3 and 4.
Item 10. Executive Compensation.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Set forth below is information for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 for Ranor’s chief executive officer and for Ranor’s other executive officers whose salary for the year ended March 31, 2006 was at least $100,000.
| Name and Position | | Salary | Other Compensation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | James G. Reindl, chief executive officer | 2006 | -0- | $ 7,500 | | Stanley A. Youtt, chief executive officer or Ranor | 2006 2005 | $ 198,016 198,016 | -0- -0- | | William Rose, vice president of Ranor | 2006 | 153,085 | -0- | | Jeffrey Lippincott, secretary of Ranor | 2006 2005 | 138,577 150,000 | -0- -0- | | Daniel Justicz, treasurer of Ranor | 2006 2005 | 135,577 150,000 | -0- -0- |
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Mr. Rose, Mr. Lippincott and Mr. Justicz are former stockholders of Ranor and are no longer employed by us.
Mr. Reindl became our chief executive officer on February 24, 2006. Mr. Reindl is a member of Techprecision LLC, and he received his compensation through our management agreement with Techprecision LLC. The amount shown as “Other Compensation” for Mr. Reindl reflects the amount of the payments under the management agreement that were allocated to him by Techprecision LLC for the year ended March 31, 2006. Our total payments to Techprecision LLC pursuant to the management agreement during the year ended March 31, 2006 were $16,667.
Except for an employment agreement with Mr. Youtt, we have no agreement with any of the officers named in the summary compensation table.
Employment Agreement
In February 2006, Ranor entered into an employment agreement with Stanley A. Youtt pursuant to which he would serve as Ranor’s chief executive officer for a term of three year term ending on February 28, 2009. Pursuant to the agreement, we pay Mr. Youtt salary at the annual rate of $200,000. Mr. Youtt is also eligible for performance bonuses based on financial performance criteria set by the board. In the event that we terminate Mr. Youtt’s employment without cause, we are required to make a lump-sum payment to him equal to his base compensation for the balance of the term and to provide the insurance coverage that we would provide if he remained employed.
Management Agreement
Pursuant to a management agreement with Techprecision LLC, we engaged Techprecision LLC to manage our business through March 31, 2009. The agreement provides that we pay Techprecision LLC an annual management fee of $200,000 and a performance bonus based on criteria determined by the compensation committee. Mr. James G. Reindl is president and Mr. Andrew A. Levy is chairman of Techprecision LLC, and they and Martin M. Daube are the members of Techprecision LLC. The agreement provides that Techprecision LLC will provide the services of Mr. Reindl at chairman, Mr. Levy for marketing support and analysis of long-term contracts and Mr. Daube for marketing support. None of the members of Techprecision LLC receive any additional compensation from us, and the annual fee and any performance bonus which may be awarded is allocated among the three members.
Directors’ Compensation
We did not pay our director any cash compensation during the year ended March 31, 2006. Commencing with the year ending March 31, 2007, we pay our independent directors a fee of $2,000 per meeting. In addition, our 2006 long-term incentive plan provides for the grant of non-qualified options to purchase 50,000 shares, exercisable in installments, to each newly elected independent director and annual grants of options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock commencing with the third with year of service as a director, as described under “2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan.”
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2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
In February 2006, we adopted, and in July 2006 we amended, subject to stockholder approval, the 2006 long-term incentive plan covering 1,000,000 shares of common stock. The plan provides for the grant of incentive and non-qualified options, stock grants, stock appreciation rights and other equity-based incentives to employees, including officers, and consultants. The 2006 Plan is to be administered by a committee of not less than two directors each of whom is to be an independent director. In the absence of a committee, the plan is administered by the board of directors. Independent directors are not eligible for discretionary options. As initially adopted, each newly elected independent director received at the time of his election, a five-year option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at the market price on the date of his or her election. Pursuant to the amendment to the plan, the number of shares subject to the initial option grant was increased to 50,000 shares, with the option being exercisable as to 30,000 shares in July 2006 and as to 10,000 shares in each of February 2007 and 2008. In addition, the plan provides for the annual grant of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock on July 1st of each year, commencing July 1, 2009. For each independent director who is elected after July 31, 2006, the director will receive an option to purchase 50,000 shares at an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of his or her election. The option will vest as to 30,000 shares six months from the date of grant and as 10,000 shares on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. These directors will receive an annual grant of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock on the July 1 st coincident with or following the third anniversary of the date of his or her first election. Pursuant to the plan, we granted non-qualified stock options to our three independent directors - Michael Holly, Larry Steinbrueck and Louis Winoski - at an exercise price of $.285 per share, which was determined to be the fair market value on the date of grant. The options are subject to stockholder approval of the 2006 Plan.
Options intended to be incentive stock options must be granted at an exercise price per share which is not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and may have a term which is not longer than ten years. If the option holder holds 10% of our common stock, the exercise price must be at least 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant and the term of the option cannot exceed five years.
Option holders do not recognize taxable income upon the grant of such either incentive or non-qualified stock options. When employees exercise incentive stock options, they will not recognize taxable income upon exercise of the option, although the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise is included in income for purposes of computing their alternative minimum tax liability, if any. If certain holding period requirements are met, their gain or loss on a subsequent sale of the stock will be taxed at capital gain rates. Generally, long-term capital gains rates will apply to their full gain at the time of the sale of the stock, provided that they do not dispose of the stock made within two years from the date of grant of the option or within one year after your acquisition of such stock, and the option is exercised while they are employed by us or within three months of the termination of their employment or one year in the event of death or disability, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.
In general, upon the exercise of a non-qualified option, the option holder will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the fair market value of the shares on the date they exercise the option. Subject to certain limitations, we may deduct that amount an expense for federal income tax purposes. In general, when the holders of shares issued on exercise of a nonqualified stock option sell their shares, any profit or loss is short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon the holding period for the shares and their basis in the shares will be the fair market value on the date of exercise.
As of July 27, 2006, there were outstanding options to purchase 150,000 shares which were issued to our independent directors pursuant to provision of the 2006 Plan that provide for the automatic grant of options to independent directors. No options were granted to any of the individuals named in the summary compensation table.
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Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table provides information as to shares of common stock beneficially owned as of June 30, 2006 by:
· each director;
· each officer named in the summary compensation table;
· each person owning of record or known by us, based on information provided to us by the persons named below, to own beneficially at least 5% of our common stock; and
· all directors and officers as a group.
| James G. Reindl One Bella Drive Westminster,
| MA 01473 | 2,945,300 | 29.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | ||
| A. Levy 46 | ||
| Baldwin Farms North Greenwich, | ||
| CT 06831 | 2,925,300 | 29.3 % |
| Howard | ||
| Weingrow 805 | ||
| Third Avenue New | ||
| York, NY 10022 | 1,850,000 | 18.6 % |
| Stanoff | ||
| Corporation 805 | ||
| Third Avenue New | ||
| York, NY 10022 | 1,700,000 | 17.1 % |
| Stanley | ||
| A. Youtt One | ||
| Bella Drive Westminster, | ||
| MA 01473 | 796,000 | 8.0 % |
| Martin | ||
| M. Daube 20 | ||
| West 64 th Street New | ||
| York, NY 10023 | 671,400 | 6.7 % |
| Larry | ||
| Steinbrueck | 204,000 | 2.0 % |
| Michael | ||
| Holly | 85,000 | * |
| Mary | ||
| Desmond | 10,000 | * |
| Louis | ||
| A. Winoski | -0- | -0- |
| All | ||
| officers and directors as a group (five individuals owning | ||
| stock) | 4,040,300 | 40.5 % |
- Less than 1%
Except as otherwise indicated each person has the sole power to vote and dispose of all shares of common stock listed opposite his name. Each person is deemed to own beneficially shares of common stock which are issuable upon exercise or warrants or options or upon conversion of convertible securities if they are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of June 30, 2006.
The shares owned by Andrew A. Levy represent 2,675,300 shares of common stock owned by him and 250,000 shares of common stock owned by Redstone Capital Corporation, of which Mr. Levy is president and he and his wife are the sole stockholders.
Howard Weingrow, as president of Stanoff Corporation, has voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Stanoff Corporation. Because Mr. Weingrow has voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Stanoff, the shares owned by Stanoff are deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Weingrow. Thus, The number of shares beneficially owned by Mr. Weingrow includes the 1,700,000 shares owned by Stanoff Corporation and the 150,000 shares owned by Mr. Weingrow individually.
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Barron Partners owns shares of series A preferred stock and warrants which, if fully converted or exercised, would result in ownership of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock. However, the series A preferred stock may not be converted and the warrants may not be exercised if such conversion would result in Barron Partners owning more than 4.9% of our outstanding common stock. The applicable instruments provide that this limitation may not be waived. As a result, Barron Partners does not beneficially own 5% or more of our common stock.
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
Mr. Levy, Mr. Reindl and Mr. Daube may be deemed to be our founders. Transactions between us and Mr. Levy, Mr. Reindl and Mr. Daube are described below.
On February 24, 2006, we acquired the stock of Ranor pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated as of August 17, 2005 among Ranor Acquisition LLC, Ranor and its stockholders. In connection with the acquisition of Ranor pursuant to the Ranor Agreement:
· We entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement with Barron Partners, pursuant to which Barron Partners invested $2,200,000 for which we issued 7,719,250 shares of a newly-created series of preferred stock, designated as the series A preferred stock, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,610,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.57 per share and 5,610,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.855 per shares. The series A preferred stock were initially convertible into 7,719,250 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. Because our EBITDA for the year ended March 31, 2006 was less than $.04613 per share, (i) the conversion price of the series A preferred stock reduced by 15%adjusted from $.285 to $.24225, with the result that the series A convertible preferred stock is convertible into 9,081,527 shares of common stock, and (ii) the exercise prices of the warrants were reduced by 15% -- from $.57 to $.4245 and from $.855 to $.7268. The conversion rate of the series A preferred stock and the exercise prices of the warrants are subject to further adjustment if the Company’s EBITDA per share, on a fully-diluted basis, is less than $.08568 per share for the year ended March 31, 2007, based on the percentage shortfall from $.08568 per share, up to a maximum reduction of 15%. The adjustment could result in an increase in the maximum number of shares of common stock being issued upon conversion of the series A preferred stock from 9,081,527 to 10,684,150 shares of common stock and a further reduction in the exercise price of the warrants from $.4845 to $.4118 and from $.7268 to $.6177 per share.
· We purchased 928,000 shares of common stock from Capital Markets Advisory Group, which was then our principal stockholder, for $160,339, using the proceeds from the sale of the series A preferred stock and warrants. Prior to the reverse acquisition, Capital Markets made advances to Lounsberry to cover its expenses in the amount of $39,661. These advances were paid in connection with the reverse acquisition from the proceeds of the sales of the series A preferred stock and warrants. No other party related to Lounsberry received any other compensation in connection with the reverse acquisition.
· Pursuant to an agreement with Ranor Acquisition and its members, Ranor Acquisition assigned its obligations under the Ranor Agreement to us and we assumed the obligations of Ranor Acquisition under the Ranor Agreement and we issued 7,997,000 shares of common stock to the following stockholders.
| Name | |
|---|---|
| James | |
| G. Reindl | 3,095,300 |
| Andrew | |
| A. Levy | 2,825,300 |
| Redstone | |
| Capital Corporation | 250,000 |
| Stanley | |
| Youtt | 796,000 |
| Martin | |
| Daube | 741,400 |
| Larry | |
| Steinbrueck | 204,000 |
| Michael | |
| Holly | 85,000 |
| Total | 7,997,000 |
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Each of the individuals named in the foregoing table was a member of Ranor Acquisition and received shares in that capacity in consideration of the assignment by Ranor Acquisition of its rights under the Ranor Agreement. Mr. Levy is president of Redstone Capital Corporation and all of the stock of Redstone is owned by Mr. Levy and his wife. There is no other relationship between the parties listed above, although Mr. Reindl, Mr. Levy and Mr. Daube are the members of Techprecision LLC, which has a management agreement with us.
· We sold 1,700,000 shares of common stock to Stanoff Corporation for $500,000.
· Ranor entered into a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank pursuant to which Ranor borrowed $4.0 million, for which Ranor issued its term note, and Sovereign provided Ranor with a $1.0 million revolving credit arrangement. As of the date of this annual report, the revolving credit arrangement was unused.
· Ranor entered into a management agreement with Techprecision LLC, pursuant to which Techprecision LLC would provide management services to Ranor. The management agreement is described under “Management - Management Agreement.” The management fee of $200,000 is allocated by Techprecision LLC among its members - Mr. Levy, Mr. Reindl and Mr. Daube.
· Ranor sold the real property on which its facilities are located to WM Realty Management for $3.0 million. WM Realty Management is a special purpose entity which was created in order to acquire the real estate. WM Realty Management is beneficially owned by Newvision Westminster LLC, of which Andrew A. Levy, a principal stockholder and a member of Techprecision LLC, is the manager and a 69% beneficial owner. Mr. James G. Reindl, our chairman, chief executive officer and a director, is a 10% beneficial owner of Newvision. Larry Steinbrueck and Michael Holly, who are directors, are beneficial owners of 1.2% and 0.5%, respectively, of Newvision. Other principal stockholders who are members of Newvision are Stanoff Corporation (10%) and Martin Daube (7.8%). The property that we sold includes the real estate on which our facilities are located and three potential residential lots, which are presently vacant. We lease the real estate on which our facilities are located (and not the potential residential lots) pursuant to a net lease at an current annual rental of $438,000, subject to escalation. See “Business-Property” for information relating to this lease. Although we believe that the terms of the sale and the lease are fair to us, the purchase price is less than the appraised value of the property and the terms of neither the sale nor the lease were negotiated at arms length. The property was appraised on October 31, 2005 at $4,750,000. The purchase price was based largely upon the maximum amount that WM Realty Management could borrow and reflected the fact that the use of the real estate as a manufacturing facility would not be considered the best use of the property. Further, the sale to WM Realty Management also resulted from the requirement by the mortgagee of individual guarantees by two of the members of WM Realty Management.
In connection with the mortgage on the real estate, Mr. Levy and Mr. Reindl gave the mortgagee their personal limited guarantee and an environmental guaranty. The limited guaranty is triggered by certain defaults by WM Realty Management under its mortgage.
In connection with the mortgage, we paid certain of WM Realty Management’s legal and closing costs of approximately $226,808, which WM Realty Management agreed to pay upon refinancing its mortgage.
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Prior to the completion of the reverse acquisition, Techprecision LLC advanced us $120,000 for expenses relating to the reverse acquisition. We reimbursed Techprecision LLC for these expenses in February 2006.
Mr. Stanley A. Youtt was a common stockholder of Ranor. Pursuant to the Ranor Agreement, he, along with the other former Ranor stockholders, sold his Ranor stock to us. Since the consideration paid was used to pay debt and the preference on the preferred stockholders, the total amount paid, net of allocable expenses, to Mr. Youtt was $700.
No finders’ fee was paid by us in connection with the acquisition of Ranor or related equity and debt financing.
Item 13. Exhibits.
| 2.1 | Stock purchase agreement 1 | | --- | --- | | 3.1 | Certificate of incorporation 2 | | 3.2 | By-laws 2 | | 3.3 | Certificate of Designation for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 1 | | 4.1 | Loan and security agreement dated February 24, 2006, between Ranor and Sovereign Bank 1 | | 4.2 | Guaranty from the Registrant to Sovereign Bank 1 | | 4.3 | Form of warrant issued to Barron Partners LP 1 | | 10.1 | Preferred stock purchase agreement dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and Barron Partners, LP 1 | | 10.2 | Registration rights agreement dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and Barron Partners LP 1 | | 10.3 | Agreement dated February 24, 2006, among the Registrant, Ranor Acquisition LLC and the members of Ranor Acquisition LLC 1 | | 10.4 | Subscription Agreement dated February 24, 2006 1 | | 10.5 | Registration rights provisions pursuant to the agreements listed in Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 1 | | 10.6 | Employment agreement between the Registrant and Stanley Youtt 3 | | 10.7 | Management agreement dated February 24, 2006, between Ranor and Techprecision LLC 1 | | 10.8 | Lease, dated February 24, 2006 between WM Realty Management, LLC and Ranor 1 | | 10.9 | 2006 Long-term incentive plan 5 | | 14.1 | Code of business conduct and ethics 4 | | 21.1 | List of Subsidiaries 3 | | 23.1 | Consent of Bloom & Co. LLP | | 31.1 | Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | 31.2 | Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | 32.1 | Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K which was filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s registration statement on Form 10-SB, which was filed with the Commission on June 23, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2, File No. 333-133509, which was filed with the Commission on June 24, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
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(5) Filed herewith.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The following lists fees paid to Marcum & Kliegman, LLP (“MK”), our former independent public accounting firm, during the year ended December 31, 2005:
| Audit
| Fees | $ 12,500 |
|---|---|
| Audit | |
| Related Fees | None |
| Tax | |
| Fees | None |
| All | |
| Other Fees | None |
(1) Fees billed in connection with MK’s audit of the financial statement from February 10, 2005 to April 30, 2005 for the purpose of the registration statement on Form 10-SB filed on June 23, 2005 and MK’s review of our interim financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005.
We engaged Bloom & Co., LLP (“Bloom”) as our independent certified public accounting firm on March 7, 2006. Bloom was the independent certified public accounting firm for Ranor and audited its financial statements at March 31, 2005 and for the two years in the period then ending. We did not pay any audit fees to Bloom in during 2005. The following lists fees paid to Bloom during the year ended March 31, 2006:
| Audit
| Fees | 35,039 |
|---|---|
| Audit | |
| Related Fees | None |
| Tax | |
| Fees | None |
| All | |
| Other Fees | None |
Prior to our acquisition of Ranor, neither we nor Ranor had an audit committee. We appointed an audit committee in February 2006, following the acquisition of Ranor. It is the policy of the audit committee to review the nature of the non-audit work and approve such services in advance. In making its review the audit committee determines whether, in its opinion, the performance of such services does not impair the independence of our independent public accounting firm.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| /s/ James G.
| Reindl |
|---|
| James |
| G. Reindl, Chief Executive |
| Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| /s/ | ||
| James G. Reindl* | Chairman | |
| of the board, chief executive officer and director | June | |
| 13, 2007 | ||
| James | ||
| G. Reindl | (Principal | |
| Executive Officer) | ||
| /s/ | ||
| Mary Desmond* | Chief | |
| financial officer | June | |
| 13, 2007 | ||
| Mary | ||
| Desmond | (Principal | |
| Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
| /s/ | ||
| Stanley A. Youtt* | Director | June |
| 13, 2007 | ||
| Stanley | ||
| A. Youtt | ||
| /s/ | ||
| Michael Holly* | Director | June |
| 13, 2007 | ||
| Michael | ||
| Holly | ||
| /s/ | ||
| Larry Steinbrueck* | Director | June |
| 13, 2007 | ||
| Larry | ||
| Steinbrueck | ||
| /s/ | Director | , |
| 2006 | ||
| Louis | ||
| A. Winoski | ||
| *By: | /s/ | |
| James G. | ||
| Reindl | June | |
| 13, 2007 | ||
| James | ||
| G. Reindl, Attorney in fact |
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
| REPORT
| OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS | F-2 |
|---|---|
| FINANCIAL | |
| STATEMENTS | |
| BALANCE | |
| SHEETS | F-3 |
| STATEMENTS | |
| OF OPERATIONS | F-4 |
| STATEMENTS | |
| OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | F-5 |
| STATEMENTS | |
| OF CASH FLOWS | F-6 |
| NOTES | |
| TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-8 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
and Stockholders of
Techprecision Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Techprecision Corporation as of March 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Techprecision Corporation as of March 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/Bloom and Company LLP
Hempstead, New York
July 26, 2006, except Notes 1 and 17 as to which the date is March 20, 2007
F-2
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| | MARCH 31, — 2006 | 2005 | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ 492,801 | $ | 1,226,030 | | | Restricted cash-indemnification obligation escrow | 950,000 | | — | | | Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $25,000 and March 31, 2006 and 2005 | 2,481,619 | | 1,810,664 | | | Other receivables | 25,665 | | 29,561 | | | Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts, net of allowance for loss and progress billings | 1,306,589 | | 1,991,643 | | | Inventories- raw materials | 214,148 | | 86,703 | | | Prepaid expenses | 386,475 | | 116,910 | | | Deferred loan costs, net | 207,402 | | — | | | Total current assets | 6,064,699 | | 5,261,511 | | | Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,556,994 | | 2,870,347 | | | Other assets deferred loan cost, net | 46,127 | | — | | | Total Assets | $ 8,667,820 | $ | 8,131,858 | | | CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | Accounts payable | $ 691,054 | $ | 928,170 | | | Accrued expenses | 561,848 | | 890,163 | | | Due to prior shareholders under escrow obligation | 843,600 | | | | | Current maturity of long-term debt | 576,934 | | 5,506 | | | Mortgage payable | 3,300,000 | | | | | Total current liabilities | 5,973,436 | | 1,823,839 | | | LONG-TERM DEBT | | | | | | Mandatory redeemable preferred stock | — | | 2,000,000 | | | Notes payable- noncurrent | 3,442,467 | | 8,019,422 | | | STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | | | Preferred stock- par value .0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, of which 9,000,000 are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, with 7,719,250 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2006 | 2,150,000 | | | | | Common stock -par value .0001 authorized 90,000,000, and 9,967,000 and 8,089,000 issued and outstanding on March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively | 997 | | 350 | | | Paid in capital | 1,240,821 | | | | | Accumulated deficit | (4,139,901 | ) | (3,711,753 | ) | | Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity | (748,083 | ) | (3,711,403 | ) | | | $ 8,667,820 | $ | 8,131,858 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-3
| TECHPRECISION
| CORPORATION |
|---|
| CONSOLIDATED |
| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
| 2006 | 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | ||||
| sales | 20,266,402 | 14,269,982 | ||
| Cost | ||||
| of sales | 17,632,576 | 12,631,640 | ||
| Gross | ||||
| profit | 2,633,826 | 1,638,342 | ||
| Salaries | ||||
| and related expenses | 1,000,335 | 1,289,700 | ||
| Professional | ||||
| fees | 79,787 | 61,608 | ||
| Selling, | ||||
| general and administrative | 769,083 | 313,540 | ||
| Total | ||||
| operating expenses | 1,849,205 | 1,664,848 | ||
| Income/(loss) | ||||
| from operations | 784,621 | (26,506 | ) | |
| Other | ||||
| income (expenses) | ||||
| Interest | ||||
| expense | (1,107,902 | ) | (1,121,487 | ) |
| Interest | ||||
| income | 10,135 | 8,285 | ||
| Closing | ||||
| costs -amortization | (58,541 | ) | ||
| Loss | ||||
| on disposition of fixed assets | (14,273 | ) | ||
| (1,170,581 | ) | (1,113,202 | ) | |
| Loss | ||||
| before income taxes | (385,960 | ) | (1,139,708 | ) |
| Provision | ||||
| for income taxes | (42,188 | ) | (4,092 | ) |
| Net | ||||
| (loss) | ($428,148 | ) | ($1,143,800 | ) |
| Net | ||||
| loss per share of common stock | (0.05 | ) | (0.14 | ) |
| Weighted | ||||
| average number of shares outstanding | 8,270,156 | 8,089,000 |
F-4
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006 AND 2005
| Outstanding | | Shares | Amount | Common Stock — Shares | Amount | | Capital | | Deficit | | Total | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Balance, April 1, 2004 | 650,000 | | | 350,000 | $ | 350 | | | $ (2,567,953 | ) | $ (2,567,603 | ) | | Recapitalization Acquisition of Ranor's shares | | | | (350,000 | ) | (350 | ) | (9,650 | ) | | (10,000 | ) | | Sale of common shares | | | | 1,020,000 | | 102 | | 39,661 | | | 39,763 | | | Purchased and retired shares | | | | (928,000 | ) | (93 | ) | (199,907 | ) | | (200,000 | ) | | Sale of common shares | | | | 7,997,000 | | 800 | | 114,200 | | | 115,000 | | | Retirement of preferred shares and warrants | (650,000 | ) | | | | | | 1,075,000 | | | 1,075,000 | | | Cost of reverse merger | | | | | | | | (627,139 | ) | | (627,139 | ) | | Net loss for the year | | | | | | | | | (1,143,800 | ) | (1,143,800 | ) | | Balance, March 31, 2005 | | | | 8,089,000 | $ | 809 | | 392,165 | $ (3,711,753 | ) | $ 3,318,779 | ) | | Sale of preferred stock and Warrants | 11,220,000 | 7,719,250 | $ 2,150,000 | | | | | | | | 2,150,000 | | | Sale of common stock | | | | 1,708,000 | | 171 | | 501,829 | | | 502,000 | | | Issuance of shares of common stock for s ervices | | | | 170,000 | | 17 | | 42,483 | | | 42,500 | | | Contributed Capital | | | | | | | | 304,344 | | | 304,344 | | | Loss for period | | | | | | | | | (428,148 | ) | (428,148 | ) | | Balance, March 31, 2006 | 11,220,000 | 7,719,250 | $ 2,150,000 | 9,967,000 | $ | 997 | $ | 1,240,821 | $ (4,139,901 | ) | $ (748,083 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-5
| TECHPRECISION
| CORPORATION |
|---|
| CONSOLIDATED |
| STATEMENTS OF CASH |
| FLOWS |
| | Years ended March 31, — 2006 | | 2005 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | | | | CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | Net loss for the period | $ ( 428,148 | ) | $ (1,143,800 | ) | | Noncash items included in net loss: | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | 456,383 | | 407,706 | | | Shares issued for services | 42,500 | | — | | | Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | Accounts receivable | ( 667,059 | ) | 255,989 | | | Inventory | ( 127,445 | ) | ( 20,046 | ) | | Costs on uncompleted contracts | 1,779,515 | | ( 880,977 | ) | | Prepaid expenses | ( 269,565 | ) | ( 10,843 | ) | | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( 565,431 | ) | 491,376 | | | Customer deposits | (1,094,461 | ) | — | | | | | | — | | | Net cash used in operating activities | ( 873.711 | ) | (900,595 | ) | | CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ( 83,934 | ) | (65,888 | ) | | Net cash used in investing activities | ( 83,934 | ) | ( 65,888 | ) | | CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | Mortgage loan | 3,300,000 | | — | | | Bank loan | 4,000,000 | | — | | | Sale of common shares | 656,763 | | — | | | Retirement of common shares | ( 210,000 | ) | — | | | Sale of preferred stock | 2,150,000 | | — | | | Retirement of preferred stock | (2,000,000 | ) | | | | Contributed capital | 1,379,344 | | | | | Payment of notes | (8,005,527 | ) | (5,692 | | | Increase in restricted cash | (950,000 | ) | | | | Due to former shareholders | 843,600 | | | | | Cost of reorganization | (627,139 | ) | — | | | Cost of financing | ( 312,625 | ) | — | | | Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 224,416 | | (5,692 | ) | | Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ (733,229 | ) | $ ( 972,175 | ) | | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 1,226,030 | | 2,198,205 | | | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ 492,801 | | $ 1,226,030 | |
F-6
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
| | Years ended March 31, — 2006 | 2005 | | --- | --- | --- | | Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flows Information | | | | Cash paid during the year for: | | | | Interest expense | $ 747,764 | $ 934,821 | | Income taxes | $ 3,100 | $ 1,181 |
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION-NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:
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On February 24, 2006 the Company issued 170,000 shares, valued at $.25 per share, to consultants for services rendered.
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On February 24, 2006, as a part of restructuring the Company's financing, 2000 shares of redeemable preferred stock and 650,000 warrants' attached to them were retired and $925,000 was placed in an escrow account for the payment of contingent indemnification obligation costs. The balance of the escrow funds, after the payment of all indemnification obligation costs, if any, is to be paid to the previous preferred shareholders. The Company reduced the cost of the redeemable preferred stock and warrants by $2,000,000, increased the additional paid in capital by $1,075,000 and recorded a liability of $925,000 that was placed in escrow.
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To date, the amount of environmental remediation costs have been determined to be $81,400. Consequently, the amount of indemnification due to previous shareholders for escrow obligation was reduced and the additional paid in capital was increased by $81,400. The former stockholders have the right to dispute the claim and there is no assurance that the Company will recover such amount, if anything.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
F-7
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
Techprecision Corporation ("Techprecision") is a Delaware corporation organized in February 2005 under the name Lounsberry Holdings II, Inc. The name was changed to Techprecision Corporation on March 6, 2008. Techprecision is the parent company of Ranor, Inc. ("Ranor"), a Delaware corporation. Ranor is a Delaware corporation, founded in May 2002 under the name Rbran Acquisition, Inc. and changed its name to Ranor, Inc. in August 2002.
Ranor has been in business since 1956, and was sold by its founders in 1999 to Critical Components Corporation, a subsidiary of Standard Automotive Corporation. From June 1999 until August 2002, Ranor was operated by Critical Components Corporation. In December 2001, Standard filed for protection under the Bankruptcy Code and operated under Chapter 11 until on or about the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Subsequently, all Standard's holdings were sold. In 2003, Ranor, then known as Rbran Acquisition, Inc., acquired the Ranor assets from the bankruptcy estate.
Techprecision and Ranor are collectively referred to as the "Company."
On February 24, 2006, Techprecision acquired all stock of Ranor in a transaction which is accounted for as a reverse acquisition, with Ranor being treated as the acquiring company for accounting purposes and the transaction being treated as a recapitalization. As a result, the costs of the acquisition are charged to capital. See Note 2. The financial statements for periods prior to February 24, 2006 reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Ranor. Techprecision changed its fiscal year to the fiscal year ended March 31, which was the fiscal year of Ranor prior to the reverse acquisition.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiary as well as a special purpose entity. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Cash and cash equivalents. Holdings of highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair values. The amount of federally insured cash deposits was $100,000 as of March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005. The carrying amount of trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepaid and accrued expenses, and notes payable, as presented in the balance sheet, approximates fair value.
F-8
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Accounts receivable
Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount Ranor expects to collect. Ranor maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. If the financial condition of Ranor's customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management's assessment, Ranor provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after Ranor has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable. Current earnings are also charged with an allowance for sales returns based on historical experience. There were no bad debt expenses for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
Inventories-work in process.
Inventories consist of raw materials and work in progress which includes labor and factory overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally by the first-in, first-out method for materials inventory.
Notes Payable
The Company accounts for all note liabilities that are due and payable in one year as short-term liabilities.
Long-lived Assets
Property, plant and equipment- these assets are recorded at cost less depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are accounted for on the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. The amortization of leasehold improvements is based on the shorter of the lease term or the life of the improvement. Betterments and large renewals, which extend the life of the asset, are capitalized whereas maintenance and repairs and small renewals are expensed, as incurred. The estimated useful lives are: machinery and equipment, 7-15 years; buildings, up to 30 years; and leasehold improvements, 10-20 years.
Leases
Operating leases are charged to operations as paid. Capital leases are capitalized and depreciated over the term of the lease. A lease is considered a capital lease if there is a favorable buy out clause that would be an inducement for us to own the asset.
Earnings per share (loss)
Loss per share was computed by dividing the net loss by the number of weighted average shares outstanding for the year of the loss. The outstanding convertible preferred shares of 7,719,250 and warrants of 11,220,000 were not considered for a fully diluted calculation because a loss is considered anti-dilutive.
Revenue Recognition and Costs Incurred
Revenue and costs are recognized on the units of delivery method. This method recognizes as revenue the contract price of units of the product delivered during each period and the costs allocable to the delivered units as the cost of earned revenue. When the sales agreements provide for separate billing of engineering services, the revenues for those services are recognized when the services are completed. Costs allocable to undelivered units are reported in the balance sheet as costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Amounts in excess of agreed upon contract price for customer directed changes, constructive changes, customer delays or other causes of additional contract costs are recognized in contract value if it is probable that a claim for such amounts will result in additional revenue and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Revisions in cost and profit estimates are reflected in the period in which the facts requiring the revision become known and are estimable. The unit of delivery method requires the existence of a contract to provide the persuasive evidence of an arrangement and determinable seller’s price, delivery of the product and reasonable collection prospects. The Company has written agreements with the customers that specify contract prices and delivery terms . The Company recognizes revenues only when the collection prospects are reasonable.
F-9
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Revenue Recognition and Costs Incurred (Continued)
Adjustments to cost estimates are made periodically, and losses expected to be incurred on contracts in progress are charged to operations in the period such losses are determined and are reflected as reductions of the carrying value of the costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts consist of labor, overhead, and materials. Work in process is stated at the lower of cost or market and reflect accrued losses, if required, on uncompleted contracts.
Advertising expenses
Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. Advertising expenses were $18,210 in 2006 and $14,060 in 2005.
Income taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of financial accounting and reporting for income taxes required by statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("FAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under FAS 109, deferred income taxes reflect the tax impact of temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts recognized for tax purposes.
Temporary differences giving rise to deferred income taxes consist primarily of the reporting of losses on uncompleted contracts, the excess of depreciation for tax purposes over the amount for financial reporting purposes, and accrued expenses accounted for differently for financial reporting and tax purposes, and net operating loss carryforwards.
Variable Interest Entity
The Company has consolidated a variable interest entity that entered into a sale and leaseback contract with the Company to conform to FASB Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" (FIN 46). The Company has also adopted the revision to FIN 46, FIN 46R, which clarified certain provisions of the original interpretation and exempted certain entities from its requirements.
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock
The FASB has issued Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. Statement No. 150 requires that certain freestanding financial instruments be reported as liabilities in the balance sheet. Depending on the type of financial instrument, it will be accounted for at either fair value or the present value of future cash flows determined at each balance sheet date with the change in that value reported as interest expense in the income statement. Prior to the application of Statement No. 150, either those financial instruments were not required to be recognized, or if recognized were reported in the balance sheet as equity and changes in the value of those instruments were normally not recognized in net earnings.
In the year ended March 31, 2005, the Company adopted the Statement No. 150 and reclassified the carrying value of the redeemable preferred stock from stockholders' deficiency to a long-term liability. The effect of the reclassification was to increase stockholders' deficiency and increaseliabilities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections-a replacement of the APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3". SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle, retrospective application of previous periods financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impractical to determine either the period specific effect of the cumulative effect of the change. The statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instances that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. SFAS No. 154 does not currently have an effect on the Company's financial statements.
F-10
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)
In March 2005, the FASB issued FIN 47, "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143". FIN 47 clarifies that an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability's fair value can be reasonably estimated. FIN 47 does not currently have an effect on the Company's financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2005), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R"), which replaces SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123") and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees". SFAS 123R requires that all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values, beginning with the first interim or annual period after June 15, 2005, with early adoption encouraged. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123, no longer will be an alternative to financial statement recognition.
The Company is required to adopt SFAS 123R in the three months ending March 31, 2006. Under SFAS 123R, the Company must determine the appropriate fair value model to be used in valuing share-based payments, the amortization method for compensation cost and the transition method to be used at the date of adoption. Upon adoption, the Company may choose from two transition methods: the modified-prospective transition approach or the modified-retroactive transition approach. Under the modified-prospective transition approach the Company would be required to recognize compensation cost for awards that were granted prior to, but not vested as of the date of adoption. Prior periods remain unchanged and pro forma disclosures previously required by SFAS No. 123 continue to be required. Under the modified-retrospective transition method, the Company would be required to restate prior periods by recognizing compensation cost in the amounts previously reported in the pro forma disclosure under SFAS No. 123. Under this method, the Company would be permitted to apply this presentation to all periods presented or to the start of the fiscal year in which SFAS No. 123R is adopted. The Company would also be required to follow the same guidelines as in the modified-prospective transition method for awards granted subsequent to adoption and those that were granted and not yet vested.
The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of SFAS 123R and its impact on our results of operations and earnings per share. The Company has not yet determined the method of adoption or the effect of adopting SFAS 123R.
In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position ("FSP") No. 109-2, "Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004" ("FSP 109-2"). This position provides guidance under FASB Statement No. 109 ("SFAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes", with respect to recording the potential impact of the repatriation provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the "Jobs Act") on enterprises' income tax expense and deferred tax liability. The Jobs Act was enacted on October 22, 2004. FSP 109-2 states that an enterprise is allowed time beyond the financial reporting period of enactment to evaluate the effect of the Jobs Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying SFAS 109.
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, "Inventory Costs - An Amendment of ARB Opinion No. 43, Chapter 4" ("SFAS 151"). SFAS 151 amends the guidance in ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, "Inventory Pricing," to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Among other provisions, the new rule requires that items such as idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, double freight, and rehandling costs be recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of "so abnormal" as stated in ARB No. 43. Additionally, SFAS 151 requires that the allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. SFAS 151 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company has considered SFAS 151 and has determined that this pronouncement will not materially impact its consolidated results of operations.
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RECLASSIFICATION AND RESTATEMENT
The Company reclassified expenses to provide additional information in the statement of operations and reclassified and restated the restricted cash in the statement of cash flow. Additional footnote explanations were provided regarding revenue recognition, environmental preservation, and cost incurred on uncompleted contracts net of advance billing amounts collected.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2. REVERSE ACQUISITION
In connection with the reverse acquisition, on February 24, 2006:
· Techprecision entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement with Barron Partners LP, pursuant to which it sold to Barron Partners, for $2,200,000, 7,719,250 shares of series A preferred stock, and five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 11,220,000 shares of common stock. The series A preferred stock was initially convertible into 7,719,250 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. Because the Company did not achieve earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $.04613 per share for the year ended March 31, 2006 on a fully-diluted basis, as defined, the conversion rate was adjusted and the series A preferred stock became convertible into 9,081,527 shares of common stock. The warrants were initially exercisable at an average exercise price of $.7125. As a result of the Company's failure to meet the EBITDA target for the year ended March 31, 2006, the average exercise price decreased by 15% to $.6056 per share. The conversion rate of the series A preferred stock and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to further adjustment if the Company's EBITDA per share, on a fully-diluted basis, is less than $.08568 per share for the year ended March 31, 2007.
· During the period from inception in February 2005 through the completion of the reverse acquisition on February 24, 2006, Capital Markets had advanced $39,661 to Techprecision (Lounsberry) to pay its expenses. On February 24, 2006, Techprecision paid $200,000 to Capital Markets to repurchase and cancel 928,000 shares of common stock and to reimburse $39,661 of advances.
· The Company issued 7,997,000 shares of common stock to the members of Ranor Acquisition LLC, which was a party to an August 17, 2005 agreement to purchase the stock of Ranor (the "Ranor Agreement"), for which Ranor Acquisition advanced funds on our behalf and assigned its rights under the Ranor stock purchase agreement. The Company assumed Ranor Acquisition's obligations to purchase the Ranor capital stock pursuant to that agreement.
· The Company sold 1,700,000 shares of common stock to an investor for $500,000.
· Ranor entered into a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank pursuant to which Ranor borrowed $4.0 million, by issuing its term note, and in addition Sovereign provided Ranor with a $1.0 million revolving credit arrangement.
· Ranor sold its real estate to WM Realty Management, LLC for $3.0 million, and Ranor leased the real property on which its facilities are located from WM Realty Management, LLC pursuant to a net lease. WM Realty Management, LLC is an affiliate of the Company which is a variable interest entity. As a result, the financial statements do not reflect the sale of the real estate, but do show the $3,300,000 mortgage obligation, which is due in August 2006, as a current liability of the Company.
· Ranor used the net proceeds of the Sovereign Bank loan, as discussed below, the net proceeds from the sale of the real estate, $240,000 of available cash and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock to pay principal ($8,000,000) and interest ($975,500) on notes to Ranor's then principal stockholders. Although the payment was less than the principal and interest due on the note, the note holders released Ranor from any further obligation under the notes.
· The Company placed $925,000 of the purchase price into escrow. The escrow was to be the sole source of the former Ranor stockholders' liability for breach of the representations and warranties under the Ranor Agreement.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2. REVERSE ACQUISITION Continued)
The payments were made from the following funds:
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Sale of Ranor's land and building. The property and building held by Ranor was sold to WM Realty Management, LLC for $3 million. To pay the purchase price WM Realty Management, LLC simultaneously placed a $3.3 million 11% mortgage on the property. The mortgage is due on August 1, 2006. WM Realty Management, LLC is owned by the controlling persons of Techprecision and was formed for the specific purpose of purchasing and financing the property. Costs associated with this mortgage financing were $265,943. WM Realty Management, LLC was considered a special purpose entity and was consolidated into Techprecision.
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Bank Loan. Ranor, Inc. borrowed $4,000,000 from Sovereign Bank, for which it issued its 72 month term note with quarterly principal payments of $142,857 plus interest. The interest on the term loan remains at 9% through December 31, 2010 and will be at prime plus 1.5% thereafter. The bank also extended a line of credit of $1 million which was unused at March 31, 2006. The revolving note bears interest at prime plus 1.5%. The term loan is and the line credit as utilized will be secured by all assets of Ranor. The costs of the transaction were $46,682.
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Capital contribution. Techprecision sold for a purchase price of $2,200,000, 7,719,250 shares of series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase 11,220,000 shares of common stock. In connection with this sale, Techprecision paid Barron Partners a due diligence fee of $50,000 Techprecision has an obligation to register the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the series A preferred stock and the warrants, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. If Techprecision fails to register such shares as required by the agreement, it is required to issue 2,540 shares of series A preferred stock for each day that Techprecision is late. Techprecision filed the registration statement on time. However, it will be required to issue the shares if the registration statement is not declared effective when required or if, having been declared effective, ceases to be current and effective, with certain limited exceptions. In addition, if a majority of Techprecision's directors are not independent directors or the audit and compensation committees are not omprised of a majority of independent directors, beyond a grace period, Techprecision would be required to pay liquidated damages for each day that this requirement is not met at the rate of 12% per annum, with a maximum of 18%, of Barron's investment.
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Techprecision also sold 1,700,000 common shares for $500,000 at $.29 per share and issued 170,000 shares for services at $.25 per share.
Description of Business
The Company produces large metal fabrications and perform precision machining operations for large military, commercial, nuclear, aerospace, shipbuilding and industrial customers. Its principal services are large metal fabrications, machining and engineering. Each of the Company's contracts covers a specific product. The Company does not mass-produce any products or distribute such products on the open market. The Company renders our services under "build to print" contracts with contractors. However, the Company also helps its customers to analyze and develop their projects for constructability by providing engineering and research and development services, for which it bills its customers.
Although the Company provides manufacturing services to large governmental programs, the Company usually does not work directly for agencies of the United States government. Rather, the Company performs its services for large governmental contractors and large utility companies.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
As of March 31, 2006 and 2005 property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
| 2006 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Land | $ 110,113 | $ 110,113 |
| Building | ||
| and improvements | 1,290,072 | 1,223,054 |
| Machinery | ||
| equipment, furniture and fixtures | 2,609,698 | 2,592,782 |
| 4,009,883 | 3,925,949 | |
| Less: | ||
| accumulated depreciation | 1,452,889 | 1,055,602 |
| $ 2,556,994 | $ 2,870,347 |
Depreciation expense for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were $412,988 and $407,707, respectively. Land and buildings (which are owned by WM Realty Management, LLC- a consolidated entity under Fin 46 R) are collateral for the $3,300,000 Mortgage Loan and other fixed assets of the Company together with its other personal properties, are collateral for the Sovereign Bank $4,000,000 secured loan and line of credit.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4. COSTS INCURRED ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS
The Company recognizes revenues based upon the units-of-delivery method (see Note 1). The advance billing and deposits includes down payments for acquisition of materials and progress payments on contracts. The agreements with the buyers of the Company products allows the Company to offset the progress payments against the costs incurred.
| Cost
| incurred on uncompleted contracts, beginning balance | 2006 — $ 4,669,165 | $ | 2,719,391 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ||||
| cost incurred on contracts, during the year | 15,853,060 | 14,581,417 | ||
| Less | ||||
| cost of sales, during the year | (17,632,576 | ) | (12,631,643 | ) |
| Cost | ||||
| incurred on uncompleted contracts, ending balance | $ 2,889,649 | $ | 4,669,165 | |
| Billings | ||||
| on uncompleted contracts, beginning balance | $ 2,677,522 | $ | 1,608,725 | |
| Plus: | ||||
| Total billings incurred on contracts, during the year | 6,760,524 | 5,360,266 | ||
| Less: | ||||
| Contracts recognized as revenue, during the year | (7,854,985 | ) | (4,291,469 | ) |
| Billings | ||||
| on uncompleted contracts, ending balance | $ 1,583,061 | $ | 2,677,522 | |
| Cost | ||||
| incurred on uncompleted contracts, ending balance | $ 2,889,649 | $ | 4,669,165 | |
| Billings | ||||
| on uncompleted contracts, ending balance | 1,583,061 | 2,677,522 | ||
| Cost | ||||
| incurred on uncompleted contracts, ending balance, net | $ 1,306,588 | $ | 1,991,643 |
On March 31, 2006 and 2005, $86,141 and $26,436 of allowance for losses on uncompleted contracts were recognized, respectively. All inventories are collateral for Sovereign Bank loan and constitute a part of the computation of the maximum loan amount under the agreement.
NOTE 5. PREPAID EXPENSES
As of March 31, 2006 and 2005, the prepaid expenses included the following:
| 2006 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance | $ 173,152 | $ 99,619 |
| Interest | 122,001 | — |
| Mortgage | ||
| payment | 36,500 | — |
| Real | ||
| estate taxes | 34,921 | 11,269 |
| Mortgage | ||
| servicing fee | 3,529 | — |
| Equipment | ||
| maintenance | 6,022 | 6,022 |
| Quality | ||
| control audit fees | 10,350 | — |
| Total | $ 386,475 | $ 116,910 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 6. DEFERRED CHARGES
Deferred charges represent the capitalization of costs incurred in connection with obtaining the bank loan and building mortgage. These costs are being amortized over the term of the related debt obligation, 5 months to 72 months. Amortization charged to operations in 2006 and 2005 were $59,096 and $-0-, respectively. As of March 31, deferred charges were as follows:
| 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred | |||
| costs expiring in one year or less: | |||
| Deferred | |||
| mortgage costs | $ 265,943 | ||
| Less: | |||
| accumulated amortization | (58,541 | ) | — |
| $ 207,402 | $ | -0- | |
| Deferred | |||
| costs expiring after one year: | |||
| Deferred | |||
| loan costs | $ 46,852 | ||
| Accumulated | |||
| amortization | (655 | ) | — |
| $ 46,127 | $ | -0- |
NOTE 7. LONG-TERM DEBT
The following debt obligations, outstanding on March 31:
| 2006 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ||
| Long-term debt paid off on February 24, 2006: | ||
| · Preferred | ||
| Stock - 2,000 shares, $.001 par value, authorized, issued and outstanding | ||
| 2,000 and redeemable | ||
| on August 7, 2012 | — | $ 2,000,000 |
| · Green | ||
| Mountain Partners III, | ||
| L.P. - Unsecured note payable - with semi-annual interest installments | ||
| at | ||
| 14%, due in February and August. Principal payments of $800,000 | ||
| due | ||
| annually commencing on August 7, 2006 through August 7, 2011, | ||
| and | ||
| $1,600,000 balance due on August 7, 2012. The note was subject | ||
| to various | ||
| covenants including a restriction on the incurrence of additional | ||
| debt or | ||
| commitments | — | 6,400,000 |
| · Phoenix | ||
| Life Insurance Company -Unsecured note payable- with semi-annual | ||
| interest | ||
| installments at | ||
| 14%, due in February and August. Principal payments of $200,000 | ||
| due | ||
| annually commencing on August | ||
| 7, 2006 through August 2011, and $400,000 balance due on August | ||
| 7, 2012. | ||
| The note was subject | ||
| to various covenants including a restriction on the incurrence | ||
| of | ||
| additional debt | — | 1,600,000 |
| 2. | ||
| Long-term debt issued on February 24, 2006: | ||
| · Sovereign | ||
| Bank-Secured Term note payable- 72 month 9% variable term note | ||
| with | ||
| quarterly principal | ||
| payments of $142,857 plus interest. Final payment due on March | ||
| 1, | ||
| 2013 | $ 4,000,000 | — |
| 3. | ||
| Automobile Loan | ||
| · Ford | ||
| Motor Credit Company-Note payable secured by a vehicle - payable | ||
| in | ||
| monthly installments of $552 | ||
| including interest of 4.9%, commencing July 20, 2003 through June | ||
| 20, | ||
| 2009 | 19,401 | 24,928 |
| 4,019,401 | 10,024,928 | |
| Principal | ||
| payments due within one year | 576,934 | 5,506 |
| Principal | ||
| payments due after one year | $ 3,442,467 | $ 10,019,422 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT S
NOTE 7. LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
On February 24, 2006, Ranor entered into a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank, West Hartford, Ct. as part of the agreement the bank has granted the Company a term loan of $4,000,000 and extended the Company a line of credit of $1,000,000, initial interest at 9%. The interest on the line of credit is variable. At March 31, 2006 the amount due on the line of credit was zero.
The note is subject to various covenants that include the following: the loan collateral comprises all personal property of the Company, including cash, accounts receivable, inventories, equipment, financial and intangible assets owned when the loan is contracted or acquired thereafter; the amount of loan outstanding at all times is limited to a borrowing base amount of the Company's qualified accounts receivable and inventory; there are prepayment penalties of 3%, 2% and 1% of the outstanding principal, in the first, second and third years following the issuance date, respectively. There is no prepayment penalty thereafter; the Company is prohibited from issuing any additional equity interest (except to existing holders), or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire for value any equity interests; unused credit line fee is 0.25% of the average unused credit line amount in previous month; earnings available to cover fixed charges are required not to be less than 120% of fixed charges for the quarter ending June 30, 2006 building to a rolling four (4) quarter basis, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter; interest coverage ratio is required to be not less than 2:1 as at the end of each fiscal quarter.
As of March 31, 2006, the maturities of long-term debt were as follows:
| Years
| ending March 31, | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $ 576,934 |
| 2008 | 577,526 |
| 2009 | 577,832 |
| 2010 | 572,825 |
| 2011 | 571,428 |
| Due | |
| after 2011 | 1,142,856 |
| Total | $ 4,019,401 |
NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to the net income or loss from operations. The sources and tax effects of the differences are as follows:
| Income
| tax provision at statutory rate of 39% | $ (588,500 |
|---|---|
| Tax | |
| benefit before net operating loss carry forward | 546,300 |
| Net | |
| tax provision | $ 42,200 |
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NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES (Continued)
As of March 31, 2006 and 2005, the tax effect of temporary differences and net operating loss carry forward that give rise to the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred | ||||
| Tax Assets: | ||||
| Current | ||||
| Compensation | ||||
| accrual | $ 73,000 | $ | 127,600 | |
| Bad | ||||
| debt allowance | 9,800 | 9,800 | ||
| Inventory | ||||
| allowance | — | 26,900 | ||
| Loss | ||||
| on uncompleted contracts | 33,600 | 113,900 | ||
| Net | ||||
| operating loss carry-forward | — | 588,500 | ||
| Non-Current | ||||
| Net | ||||
| operating loss carry-forward | 760,800 | 764,700 | ||
| Total | ||||
| deferred tax assets | 877,200 | 1,631,400 | ||
| Deferred | ||||
| Tax liabilities: | ||||
| Non-Current | ||||
| Depreciation | 197,600 | 191,400 | ||
| Net | ||||
| deferred tax asset | 679,600 | 1,440,000 | ||
| Valuation | ||||
| allowance | (679,600 | ) | (1,440,000 | ) |
| Net | ||||
| Deferred Tax Asset Balance | $ — | $ | — |
At March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company provided a full valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets. The Company believes sufficient uncertainty exists regarding the realizability of the deferred tax assets. The net change in the valuation allowance during the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $(588,500) and $372,989, respectively. The sale and leaseback of the Company's land and building for $3,000,000 to a special purpose entity, WM Realty Management, LLC, resulted in a gain of 1,734,700. The reduction in the deferred tax asset of $588,500 represents the realized tax benefit of the loss carryforward.
As of March 31, 2006, the Company's U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward was approximately $1,950,800 for income tax purposes. If not utilized, the federal net operating loss carryforward will expire in 2025. Furthermore, because of over fifty percent changes in ownership, as a consequence of the reverse merger, as defined by Section 382 of the IRC, the amount of net operating loss carry forward used in any one year in the future is substantially limited.
NOTE 9. RESTRICTED CASH - INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION ESCROW
In May 2004, The Company was requested to undertake a response and remedial action to cleanup environmental issues discovered during an onsite inspection by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs. The Company signed a consent order in October 2004, paid a fine of $7,800 and proceeded to correct the deficiencies.
The stock purchase agreement, pursuant to which the Company purchased the outstanding securities of Ranor, provided for the parties to establish an escrow account into which $925,000 of the purchase price of the securities was placed. If the sellers had breached any of their representations and warranties under the stock purchase agreement, the Company's sole recourse is against the escrow account. To the extent that there is no claim against the escrow by one year from the closing, the escrow account is paid to Ranor's former stockholders. The Company is entitled to recover from the escrow an amount equal to its damages sustained as a result of a breach by the selling stockholders of their representations and warranties. The Company has recorded an expense and a claim against the escrow account in the amount of $81,400. The claim is for the former stockholders' breach of their representations and warranties relating to environmental matters. The Company reflects the recovery of this amount on its March 31, 2006 balance sheet as a reduction in the amount due to the former stockholders and an increase in additional paid in capital.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Management Fees
Until February 24, 2006, Ranor had to pay management fees totaling $200,000 per year to four shareholders under agreements that expire in August 2006.
On February 24, 2006 the prior management agreement was canceled any balance due was forgiven and the Company entered into a new management and consulting agreement with Techprecision Management, LLC a Company composed of shareholders of Techprecision. The Agreement ends on March 31, 2009.
During the Consulting Period, manager shall serve as a consultant to the Company and each of its existing and future Subsidiaries. The consultation will include assistance with the determination of the goals, general policies and direction of the Company and its subsidiaries, financings, manufacturing, sales, distribution and customer relations.
Manager's consulting fee will be initially set at $200,000 per annum, payable semi-monthly commencing March 1, 2006. In addition to the Management Fee, the manager shall be entitled to a performance bonus determined as follows; The compensation committee of the Board of Directors will set performance objectives for the fiscal year. If the performance objectives are attained or exceeded, the Company will pay the manager a performance bonus equal to two and one-half percent of the Company's cash flow from operations for the fiscal year. In the event that the Company makes an acquisition or dispose of a business segment during a fiscal year, the performance objectives may be revised by the compensation committee to reflect such transaction.
Loan from Related Parties
Ranor had long-term debt payable to Green Mountain Partners III, L.P. and Phoenix Life Insurance Company (see Note 7), which held the outstanding preferred stock, a portion of the common stock and common stock warrants. Interest expense charged to operations under this related party debt was $1,073,466 and $1,120,000 in 2006 and 2005, respectively. On February 24, 2006 Green Mountain and Phoenix forgave interest of $222,944 which was a capital contribution.
Sale and Lease Agreement and Intra-company Receivable
On February 24, 2006 WM Realty Management, LLC borrowed $3,300,000 to purchase from Ranor, Inc. its real property for $3,000,000 which was appraised on October 31, 2005 at $4,750,000 and leased the building an a part of the land to Ranor, Inc. Techprecision advanced $226,808 to pay closing costs and has a receivable of that amount from WM Realty Management, LLC. WM Realty Management, LLC was formed solely for this purpose; its partners are shareholders of Techprecision. The Company has considered WM Realty Management, LLC a special purpose entity as defined by FIN 46, and therefore has consolidated its operations into Techprecision.
The WM Realty Management, LLC mortgage bears interest at 11% that is paid monthly with principal of $25,000. The balance of $3,300,000 is due on August 1, 2006. Expenses of obtaining the mortgage were $192,455 and are being amortized over approximately a 5 month period.
NOTE 11. OPERATING LEASE
Ranor leases office equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through November 2008. Total rent expense charged to operations was $16,700 and $19,900 in the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 11. OPERATING LEASE (Continued)
Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable portions of the leases as of March 31, 2006, are as follows:
| Years
| ending March 31, | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | $ 16,678 |
| 2007 | 16,678 |
| 2008 | 15,288 |
| Total | |
| minimum lease payments | $ 48,644 |
NOTE 12. SALE AND LEASE
On February 24, 2006 Ranor, Inc. entered into a sale and lease back arrangement with WM Realty Management, LLC, a special purpose entity. The sale of the building was for $3,000,000. The term of the Lease is for a period of fifteen years commencing on February 24, 2006. For the year ended March 31, 2006 rent expense paid by the Company was $36,500. This amount was eliminated in consolidation and the interest and depreciation were expensed.
The Company has an option to extend the term of the lease for two additional terms of five years, upon the same terms. The Minimum Rent payable for each option term will be the grreater of (i) the minimum rent payable under the lease immediately prior to either the expiration date, or the expiration of the preceding option term, or (ii) the fair market rent for the leased premises. Minimum rental for the base year of the lease is $438,000. Effective as of January of each year subsequent to the base year, during the contract and any subsequent extension, a cost of living adjustment will be made to the minimum rental, based on the Consumer Price Index.
The Company has the option to repurchase the property at any time beginning after one year from the date of the agreement, at the appraised market value.
The minimum future lease payments are as follows:
| Year
| Ended March 3, | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $ 438,000 |
| 2008 | 438,000 |
| 2009 | 438,000 |
| 2010 | 438,000 |
| 2011-2015 | 2,190,000 |
| 2016-2021 | 2,190,000 |
| 2022 | 438,000 |
| Total | $ 6,570,000 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 13. PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Ranor has a 401(k) profit sharing plan that covers substantially all employees who have completed 90 days of service. Ranor retains the option to match employee contributions. There were no employer-matched contributions charged to operations in the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE 14. CAPITAL STOCK
Preferred stock
On March 31, 2005, the Company had 2,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock were classified as Series A and carried a mandatory redemption provision. Under the August 7, 2002 Stockholders Agreement, all unexercised warrants issued in conjunction with preferred stock expired and Ranor was required to redeem all the outstanding shares at $1,000, per share, on August 7, 2012. The preferred stock and related freestanding warrants on the shares that were puttable were classified as a liability in accordance with FASB statement 150. Ranor had the option to redeem any or all the shares prior to that date. The preferred shares carried no voting or dividend rights. The preferred shares carried a preference of $1,000 per share in the event of liquidation.
The stockholder agreements contained a provision whereby, effective August 2009, any preferred stockholder could have, upon written notice, require Ranor to repurchase their shares at a price as defined in that agreement. On February 24, 2006, all of the preferred stock and related warrants were acquired by Techprecision in connection with the reverse acquisition and were cancelled.
On February 24, 2006, Barron Partners LP purchased 7,719,250 shares of series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share for $2,150,000, net of a $50,000 due diligence fee payable to Barron Partners. Initially, Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into common stock at a conversion rate of one share of Common Stock, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, pursuant to the preferred stock purchase agreement, Techprecision issued to Barron Partners common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 5,610,000 of Common Stock at $0.57 per share and 5,610,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.855 per share.
Because the Company did not attain EBITDA of $.04613 per share for the year ended March 31, 2006 on a fully-diluted basis, as defined, the conversion rate was adjusted (0.85 shares of preferred stock for one share of common stock, a reduction in rate of 15%) and the series A preferred stock became convertible into 9,081,527 shares of common stock. As a result of the Company's failure to meet the EBITDA target for the year ended March 31, 2006, the exercise price of the warrants decreased by 15%, from $.57 to $.4845 and from $.855 to $.7268 per share.
The conversion rate of the series A preferred stock and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to further adjustment if the Company's EBITDA per share, on a fully-diluted basis, is less than $.08568 per share for the year ended March 31, 2007, based on the percentage shortfall from $.08568 per share, from zero up to a maximum adjustment of 15%. The adjustment could result in an increase in the maximum number of shares of common stock being issued upon conversion of the series A preferred stock from 9,081,527 to 10,684,150 shares of common stock and a further reduction in the exercise price of the warrants from $.4845 to $.4118 and from $.7268 to $.6177 per share.
EBITDA per share is earnings from recurring operation before any charges relating to the transactions involved in February 24, 2006 agreement and any other non recurring items, including warrants, but excluding options or stock grants issued to management and key employee. The per share figures are computed on a fully-diluted basis. Fully diluted EBITDA is based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock plus all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding convertible securities and upon exercise of all outstanding warrants, options and rights, regardless of whether (i) such shares would be included in determining diluted earnings per share and (ii) such convertible securities are subject to a restriction or limitation on exercise. Thus, for purpose of determining fully-diluted Pre-Tax Income Per Share, the 4.9% limitation shall be disregarded. In determining the EBITDA any shares of Common Stock issuable as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Prices will be excluded.
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NOTE 14. CAPITAL STOCK (Continued)
Preferred stock (Continued)
The Investor or its affiliates will not be entitled to convert the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock or exercise warrants to the extent that such conversion or exercise would result in beneficial ownership by the investor and its affiliates of more than 4.9% ("4.9% Limitation") of the then outstanding number of shares of Common Stock. The agreement provides that this provision cannot be amended.
The Company agreed not to issue any additional preferred stock until the earlier of (a) three years from the Closing or (b) the date that the Investor transfer and/or converts not less than 90% of the preferred shares and sells the underlying shares of common stock and for two years after Closing not to enter into any new borrowing of more than three times the sum of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) from recurring operations over the trailing four quarters.
The preferred shareholders have the right of first refusal in the event that the Company seeks to raise additional funds through a private placement of securities, other than exempt issuances. The percentage of shares that preferred shareholders may acquire is based on the ratio of shares held by the investor plus the number of shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock owned by the investor to the total of such shares.
No dividends are payable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock and no dividends are payable on common stock while Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding. The Common stock shall not be redeemed while preferred stock is outstanding.
Upon any liquidation the Company is required to pay $.285 for each share of Series A Preferred Stock. The payment will be made before any payment to holders of any junior securities and after payment to holders of securities that are senior to the Series A Preferred Stock.
The Series A Preferred Shareholders do not have voting rights. However, the approval of the holders of 75% of the outstanding preferred shares is required to amend the certificate of incorporation, change the provisions of the preferred stock purchase agreement, to authorize additional Series A Preferred Shares in addition to the 9 million maximum authorized, or to authorize any class of stock that ranks senior with respect to voting rights, dividends or liquidations.
Stock warrants
At March 31, 2005, the Ranor preferred shareholders and debt holders had warrants to acquire 650,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.001 per share. The warrants were immediately exercisable and would have expired on August 7, 2012. The stockholder agreements contained a provision whereby, effective August 2009, any holders of stock warrants could have, upon written notice, require Ranor to repurchase the warrants or any shares issued under the warrant agreement at a price as defined in the agreement. At March 31, 2005, these warrants had no determinable value. The warrants carried repurchase provisions and 650,000 shares of common stock had been reserved for the issuance of these warrants. The warrants were cancelled on February 24, 2006.
On March 31, 2006 there were 11,220,000 warrants attached to convertible preferred shares. These warrants are exercisable, in part or full, at any time from February 24, 2006 to expiration time, February 24, 2011. The number of shares to be received upon exercise of the warrant is determined by multiplying the total number shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised with the percentage difference between the last reported sales and exercise price of the stock. The exercise price is further adjusted considering the amount of EBITDA similar to the conversion price.
Common stock
Techprecision common shares, $.0001 par value, outstanding on March 31, 2006 were 9,967,000. During the recapitalization, 350,000 outstanding shares of Ranor were exchanged for 7,997,000 shares of Techprecision. Shares of Techprecision were sold or purchased, by Techprecision between $.25 and $.29 per share for the year ending March 31, 2006.
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NOTE 15. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
In February 2006 the directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the 2006 long-term incentive plan. The purpose of the Company's 2006 Long- Term Incentive Plan ("the Plan") is to attract, retain and reward officers and other key employees, directors, consultants and independent contractors of the Company. The Plan will be administered by a committee of the Company's independent directors. They will determine to what extent incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, stock purchase rights and/or other stock-based awards, of them, are to be granted pursuant to the Plan, to one or more eligible persons. The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan is 1,000,000 shares of common stock.
Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) incentive stock options and (ii) non-qualified stock options. The option price, term and exercise conditions will be determined by the Committee at the time of grant. But no Stock Option will be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted.
On July first of each year, commencing in 2007, each independent director will be granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase five thousand shares of stock (or such lesser number of shares of stock as remain available). The stock options will be exercisable at a price per share equal to the greater of the fair market value on the date of grant or the par value of one share of stock. The non-qualified stock options granted will become exercisable cumulatively as to fifty percent of the shares subject six months from the date of grant and as to the remaining fifty percent eighteen months from the date of grant. The options will expire on the earlier of five years from the date of grant, or seven months from the date such independent director ceases to be a director.
The independent director, when first elected to the Board, will automatically receive a non-qualified stock option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock (or such lesser number of shares of Stock as remains available). The Stock Options will be exercisable at a price per share equal to the greater of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant or the par value of one share of Stock.
NOTE 16. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
Ranor maintains bank account balances, which, at times, may exceed insured limits. Ranor has not experienced any losses with these accounts. Management believes Ranor is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.
In 2006, Ranor sold a substantial portion of its products to two different customers in each of the last two years. Sales for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, to these customers were approximately $3.0 million (15%), and $2.6 million (13%) in 2006 and approximately $2.7 million (19%), and $1.6 million (11%) in 2005. At March 31, 2006, amounts due from these customers, included in trade accounts receivable, were $519,667 and $38,777, respectively and at March 31, 2005 $286,696 and $248,604, respectively.
NOTE 17. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Officer employment contract
On February 24, 2006 the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Stanley Youtt to be chief executive officer of Ranor, Inc. (subsidiary company) until January 31, 2009. Mr. Youtt has been the chief executive officer for the past 3 years. As compensation for services and in consideration of his agreement not to compete the Company agreed to pay him an annual base salary of $200,000 that may be increased by the Board of Directors. The CEO is eligible for an annual cash performance bonus based upon the Company's financial performance as set forth in a resolution of the Board within the first three months of each year. CEO is eligible for any Stock Option Plan, as the Board shall in its sole discretion institute from time to time.
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Warranties
Products are designed and inspected during the building process by customers before they leave the factory. Once the customer has signed off that he has inspected the final product then the Company no longer has any responsibility or warrants the functionality of that product. Because the Company does not warrant our products the Company has not set up a set up a reserve for product warranties.
Environmental Preservation- Subsequent Event
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 the Company plans to construct a shed to store scrap materials and make a claim for construction costs under the escrow agreement, based on a breach of the seller's representations and warranties relating to environmental compliance. The purpose of the shed is to protect the surrounding soil from any seepage. The estimated cost of constructing the shed is approximately $100,000.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Company hired an engineer and constructed an appropriate shed to store scrap materials and protect the surrounding soil from any potential seepage. The Company planned to make a claim for construction costs under the escrow agreement, based on a breach of the former shareholders’ (sellers’) representations and warranties relating to environmental compliance. The construction work was completed at a cost of $81,400. On March 31, 2006, the Company charged the $81,400 remediation-construction obligation to the amount due to sellers and included it in accrued expenses. In February 2007, pursuant to an agreement with the sellers, the Company received $500,000 from the funds established under the escrow agreement. The construction cost of $81,400 was reimbursed from these funds. The cost of environmental compliance was $86,975 for the year ended March 31, 2006. The cost of the chip bin construction was approximately $110,000. We believe that we are currently in compliance with applicable environmental regulations and that our current ongoing obligations at its present facilities will not be material.
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