UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 10-Q |
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the
second quarterly period ended June 30, 2007.
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from_________ to __________
Commission file number: 0-27824
SPAR Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 33-0684451 |
State of Incorporation | IRS Employer Identification No. |
555 White Plains Road,
Suite 250, Tarrytown, New York 10591
(Address of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 332-4100
Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. (See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Large Accelerated Filer | Accelerated Filer | Non-Accelerated Filer |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No
On June 30, 2007, there were 18,934,182 shares of Common Stock outstanding. |
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PART I: | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
Item 1: | Financial Statements |
SPAR Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||||
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(Unaudited) | (Note) | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,601 | $ | 1,148 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net | 8,507 | 12,982 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 638 | 553 | |||||||
Total current assets | 10,746 | 14,683 | |||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,297 | 901 | |||||||
Goodwill | 798 | 798 | |||||||
Other assets | 1,557 | 1,695 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 14,398 | $ | 18,077 | |||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 2,558 | $ | 2,551 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 3,201 | 2,864 | |||||||
Accrued expenses due to affiliates | 2,299 | 1,752 | |||||||
Customer deposits | 677 | 560 | |||||||
Lines of credit | 2,426 | 5,318 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 11,161 | 13,045 | |||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 215 | 6 | |||||||
Minority interest | 514 | 498 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 11,890 | 13,549 | |||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note - 9) | |||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||
Preferred stock, $.01 par value: | |||||||||
Authorized shares - 3,000,000 | |||||||||
Issued and outstanding shares - none | - | - | |||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value: | |||||||||
Authorized shares - 47,000,000 | |||||||||
Issued and outstanding shares - | |||||||||
18,934,182 - June 30, 2007 | |||||||||
18,934,182 - December 31, 2006 | 189 | 189 | |||||||
Treasury stock | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (47 | ) | (109 | ) | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 11,649 | 11,484 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (9,282 | ) | (7,035 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 2,508 | 4,528 | |||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 14,398 | $ | 18,077 | |||||
Note: | The Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006, is an excerpt from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include any of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. |
See accompanying notes.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net revenues | $ | 12,506 | $ | 12,919 | $ | 27,919 | $ | 28,769 | ||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 8,757 | 9,142 | 19,255 | 18,996 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 3,749 | 3,777 | 8,664 | 9,773 | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,226 | 3,866 | 10,232 | 8,937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 194 | 183 | 391 | 396 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income | (1,671 | ) | (272 | ) | (1,959 | ) | 440 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 93 | 46 | 181 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other income | (71 | ) | (411 | ) | (50 | ) | (589 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
minority interest | (1,693 | ) | 93 | (2,090 | ) | 932 | ||||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 74 | 54 | 141 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Loss) income before minority interest | (1,767 | ) | 39 | (2,231 | ) | 833 | ||||||||||||||||
Minority interest | (28 | ) | (61 | ) | 16 | (44 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (1,739 | ) | $ | 100 | $ | (2,247 | ) | $ | 877 | ||||||||||||
Basic/diluted net (loss) income per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income - basic/diluted | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares - basic | 18,934 | 18,926 | 18,934 | 18,922 | ||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares - diluted | 18,934 | 19,206 | 18,934 | 19,207 | ||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited) (In
thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
Operating activities | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 3,758 | $ | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
Investing activities | |||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (429 | ) | (205 | ) | |||||||||||
Financing activities | |||||||||||||||
Net payments on lines of credit | (2,892 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | (46 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan and options exercised | - | 1 | |||||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (2,938 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||||
Translation gain (loss) | 62 | (45 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 453 | (259 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,148 | 1,914 | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,601 | $ | 1,655 | |||||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | |||||||||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 127 | $ | 100 | |||||||||||
Taxes paid | $ | 8 | $ | 100 |
The Company acquired equipment in the amount of $358,000 by entering into a capital lease in January 2007.
See accompanying notes.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
1. | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements of SPAR Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (SGRP), and its subsidiaries (together with SGRP, collectively, the Company or the SPAR Group) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in these interim financial statements. However, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the Company as contained in the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April 2, 2007, and amended on Form 10-K/A by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007 (the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended). The Companys results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of its operating results for the entire year.
2. | Business and Organization |
The Company is a supplier of merchandising and other marketing services throughout the United States and internationally. The Company also provides in-store event staffing, product sampling, radio frequency identification (RFID) services, technology services and marketing research.
Today the Company operates in 12 countries whose population represents approximately 48% of the total world population. The Companys operations are currently divided into two divisions: the Domestic Merchandising Services Division and the International Merchandising Services Division. The Domestic Merchandising Services Division provides merchandising and marketing services, in-store event staffing, product sampling, RFID services, technology services and marketing research to manufacturers and retailers in the United States. The various services are primarily performed in mass merchandisers, electronics store chains, drug store chains and convenience and grocery stores. The International Merchandising Services Division was established in July 2000 and through its subsidiaries, the Company currently provides similar merchandising and marketing services in Japan, Canada, Turkey, South Africa, India, Romania, China, Lithuania, Latvia, Australia and New Zealand. The Company continues to focus on expanding its merchandising and marketing services business throughout the world.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
3. | Earnings Per Share |
The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (1,739 | ) | $ | 100 | $ | (2,247 | ) | $ | 877 | ||||||||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares used in basic net (loss) income per | ||||||||||||||||||||||
share calculation | 18,934 | 18,926 | 18,934 | 18,922 | ||||||||||||||||||
Effect of diluted securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee stock options | - | 280 | - | 285 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares used in diluted net (loss) income per | ||||||||||||||||||||||
share calculation | 18,934 | 19,206 | 18,934 | 19,207 | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
4. | Lines of Credit |
In January 2003, the Company (other than SGRPs foreign subsidiaries) and Webster Business Credit Corporation, then known as Whitehall Business Credit Corporation (Webster), entered into the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, collectively, the Credit Facility). The Credit Facility provides for a $7.0 million revolving line of credit maturing on January 23, 2009. In March 2007 the credit facility was further amended to among other things, delay the Minimum Fixed Coverage ratio until the fourth quarter 2007, establish an EBITDA covenant and increase the interest rate by .25% beginning March 28, 2007. Borrowings are based upon a borrowing base formula as defined in the agreement (principally 85% of eligible domestic accounts receivable less certain reserves). The Credit Facility is secured by all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Facility also limits certain expenditures, including, but not limited to, capital expenditures and other investments.
The basic interest rate under the Credit Facility is Websters Alternative Base Rate plus 1.0% per annum (a total of 9.25% per annum at June 30, 2007), which automatically changes with each change made by Webster in such Alternative Base Rate. The Company at its option, subject to certain conditions, may elect to have portions of its loans under the Credit Facility bear interest at various LIBOR rates plus 3.50% per annum based on fixed periods of one, two, three or six months. The actual average interest rate under the Credit Facility was 9.13% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The domestic revolving loan balances outstanding under the Credit Facility were $1.6 million and $4.2 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. There were letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility of approximately $453,000 at both June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006. As of June 30, 2007, the SPAR Group had unused availability under the Credit Facility of $386,000 out of the remaining maximum $4.9 million unused revolving line of credit after reducing the borrowing base by outstanding loans and letters of credit.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
Because of the requirement to maintain a lock box arrangement with Webster and Websters ability to invoke a subjective acceleration clause at its discretion, borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as current at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, in accordance with EITF 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding Under Revolving Credit Agreements That Include Both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Agreement.
The Company was in violation of its Minimum EBITDA covenant at June 30, 2007, and in August 2007 Webster amended the Credit Facility to among other things, waive the violation and reduce the previously established availability reserve. The Company does not expect to comply with its covenants in future periods and there can be no assurances that if the Company violates such covenants, Webster will continue to issue waivers. In addition, Mr. Robert G. Brown, a Director, the Chairman (former President and Chief Executive Officer) and a major stockholder of SGRP, and Mr. William H. Bartels, a Director, the Vice Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, have provided personal guarantees of the Credit Facility totaling $1.0 million.
The Japanese subsidiary SPAR FM Japan, Inc. has line of credit agreements totaling 100 million Yen or approximately $811,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2007). The outstanding balances under the line of credit agreements were 70 million Yen or approximately $568,000 at June 30, 2007 and $588,000 at December 31, 2006 (based upon the exchange rate at those dates). The average interest rate was 1.63% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007. In addition, the Japan subsidiary had cash balances totaling 133 million Yen or approximately $1.1 million and 97 million Yen or approximately $800,000 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively (based upon the exchange rates at that date).
In 2006, the Australian subsidiary SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd. entered into a revolving line of credit arrangement with Oxford Funding Pty. Ltd. for $1.1 million (Australian) or approximately $934,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2007). There were no outstanding balances under the line of credit agreement at June 30, 2007 and $429,000 (Australian) or approximately $339,000 at December 31, 2006 (based upon the exchange rate at that date). The average interest rate was 10.6% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
In 2006, SPAR Canada Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a credit agreement with Royal Bank of Canada providing for a Demand Operating Loan for a maximum borrowing of $1.0 million (Canadian) or approximately $944,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2007). The Demand Operating Loan provides for borrowings based upon a borrowing base formula as defined in the agreement (principally 75% of eligible accounts receivable less certain deductions). The outstanding balances under the line of credit agreement were $270,000 (Canadian) or approximately $255,000 and $238,000 (Canadian) or approximately $204,000 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively (based upon the exchange rate at that date). The average interest rate was 7.0% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
5. | Capital Lease Obligations |
The Company leases certain equipment under capital leases. The economic substance of the leases is such that the Company is financing the acquisition of the assets through the leases. The equipment has cost of $358,000, accumulated depreciation of $60,000 and a net book value of $298,000 at June 30, 2007.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
Annual future minimum lease payments required under the leases together with their present value as of June 30, 2007 are as follows:
Year Ending December 31 | Amount | ||||
2007 | $ | 67,000 | |||
2008 | 134,000 | ||||
2009 | 134,000 | ||||
2010 | 33,000 | ||||
368,000 | |||||
Less amount representing interest @ 7.6% | 54,000 | ||||
Present value of net minimum lease payments | 314,000 | ||||
Less current portion included with other current liabilities | 103,000 | ||||
Long-term portion included with other long-term liabilities | $ | 211,000 | |||
6. | Related-Party Transactions |
Mr. Robert G. Brown, a Director, the Chairman (former President and Chief Executive Officer) and a major stockholder of SGRP, and Mr. William H. Bartels, a Director, the Vice Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, are executive officers and the sole stockholders and directors of SPAR Marketing Services, Inc. (SMS), SPAR Management Services, Inc. (SMSI), and SPAR Infotech, Inc. (SIT).
SMS and SMSI provided approximately 99% of the Companys domestic merchandising specialists field force (through independent contractors) for both the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and approximately 83% and 86% of the Companys domestic field management at a total cost to the Company of approximately $8.5 million and $10.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Field Service Agreement dated as of January 1, 2004, SMS provides the services of SMSs merchandising specialist field force of approximately 2,900 independent contractors to the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Field Management Agreement dated as of January 1, 2004, SMSI provides 48 full-time national, regional and district managers to the Company. For those services, the Company has agreed to reimburse SMS and SMSI for all of their costs of providing those services and to pay SMS and SMSI each a premium equal to 4% of their respective costs. Total net premiums (4% of SMS and SMSI costs) paid to SMS and SMSI for services rendered were approximately $348,000 and $412,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and 2006, respectively. The Company has been advised that Messrs. Brown and Bartels are not paid any salaries as officers of SMS or SMSI so there were no salary reimbursements for them included in such costs or premium. However, since SMS and SMSI are Subchapter S corporations and are owned by Messrs. Brown and Bartels, they benefit from any income of such companies allocated to them.
SIT provided substantially all of the Internet computer programming services purchased by the Company at a total cost of approximately $337,000 and $363,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. SIT provided approximately 10,500 and 12,600 hours of Internet computer programming services to the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Programming and Support Agreement dated as of January 1, 2004, SIT continues to provide programming services to the Company for which the Company has agreed to pay SIT competitive hourly wage rates for time spent on Company matters and to reimburse the related out-of-pocket expenses of SIT and its personnel. The average hourly billing rate was $31.92 and $28.90 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company has been advised that no hourly charges or business expenses for Messrs. Brown and Bartels were charged to the Company by SIT for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. However, since SIT is a Subchapter S corporation and is owned by Messrs. Brown and Bartels, they benefit from any income of such company allocated to them.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
In November 2004 and January 2005, the Company entered into separate operating lease agreements between SMS and the Companys wholly owned subsidiaries, SPAR Marketing Force, Inc. (SMF) and SPAR Canada Company (SPAR Canada). In May 2005, the Company and SMS amended the lease agreements reducing the total monthly payment. Each lease, as amended, has a 36 month term and representations, covenants and defaults customary for the leasing industry. The SMF lease is for handheld computers to be used by field merchandisers in the performance of various merchandising and marketing services in the United States and has a monthly payment of $17,891. These handheld computers had an original purchase price of $632,200. The SPAR Canada lease is also for handheld computers to be used by field merchandisers in the performance of various merchandising and marketing services in Canada and has a monthly payment of $2,972. These handheld computers had an original purchase price of $105,000. The monthly payments, as amended, are based upon a lease factor of 2.83%.
In March 2005, SMF entered into an additional 36 month lease with SMS for handheld computers. The lease factor is 2.83% and the monthly payment is $2,341. These handheld computers had an original purchase price of $82,727.
Through arrangements with the Company, SMS, SMSI and SIT participate in various benefit plans, insurance policies and similar group purchases by the Company, for which the Company charges them their allocable shares of the costs of those group items and the actual costs of all items paid specifically for them. All transactions between the Company and the above affiliates are paid and/or collected by the Company in the normal course of business.
The following transactions occurred between the Company and the above affiliates (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Services provided by affiliates: | ||||||||||||||||||
Independent contractor services (SMS) | $ | 3,046 | $ | 3,993 | $ | 6,917 | $ | 8,817 | ||||||||||
Field management services (SMSI) | $ | 776 | $ | 942 | $ | 1,569 | $ | 1,893 | ||||||||||
Handheld computer leases (SMS) | $ | 69 | $ | 69 | $ | 139 | $ | 139 | ||||||||||
Internet and software program | ||||||||||||||||||
Consulting services (SIT) | $ | 171 | $ | 176 | $ | 337 | $ | 363 | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses due to affiliates: | June 30, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||
SPAR Marketing Services, Inc. (SMS) | $ | 1,653 | $ | 1,238 | ||||
SPAR Management Services, Inc. (SMSI) | 440 | 346 | ||||||
SPAR Infotech, Inc. (SIT) | 206 | 168 | ||||||
Total accrued expenses due to affiliates | $ | 2,299 | $ | 1,752 | ||||
In addition to the above, through the services of Affinity Insurance, Ltd. (Affinity), the Company purchases insurance coverage for its casualty and property insurance risk. The Companys Chairman and Vice Chairman own, through SMSI, a minority (less than 5%) equity interest in Affinity.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
7. | Stock-Based Compensation |
Under SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounts for its employee stock option expense as compensation expense in the Companys financial statements when employee stock options are granted. Share-based compensation cost is measured on the grant date, based on the fair value of the award calculated at that date, and is recognized over the employees requisite service period, which generally is the options vesting period. Fair value is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Based upon the Black-Scholes calculation, share-based compensation expense related to employee stock option grants totaled approximately $129,000 and $159,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per share were impacted by approximately $0.01 for both the six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
In addition, the Company awards stock options to the employees of the Companys affiliates. Under the provision of SFAS No. 123 dealing with non-employee stock options awarded to the employees of the Companys affiliates, the Company recorded an expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, of approximately $35,000 and $50,000 respectively.
The Company determines the fair value of the options granted to employees and non-employees using the Black-Scholes valuation model and expenses amounts or recovers amounts previously expensed over the employees requisite service period, which generally is the options vesting period. Until an option is vested, the fair value of the option continues to be updated through the vesting date. The options granted have a ten (10) year life and vest over four-year periods at a rate of 25% per year, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
8. | Customer Deposits |
Customer deposits at June 30, 2007, were approximately $677,000 ($194,000 from domestic operations and $483,000 from international operations) compared to approximately $560,000 at December 31, 2006 ($214,000 from domestic operations and $346,000 from international operations).
9. | Commitments and Contingencies |
The Companys international business model is to partner with local merchandising companies and combine the Companys proprietary software and expertise in the merchandising and marketing services business with their partners knowledge of the local market. In 2001, the Company established its Japanese subsidiary to provide the latest in-store merchandising and marketing services to the Japanese market. Since 2003, the Company has expanded its international presence to Canada, Turkey, South Africa, India, Romania, China, Lithuania, Latvia, Australia, and New Zealand. Today the Company has nine subsidiaries operating in 12 countries whose population represents approximately 48% of the total world population.
Certain of these subsidiaries are profitable, while others are operating at a loss. In the event certain subsidiaries have continued losses, the Company may be required to make additional cash infusions into those subsidiaries.
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
Safeway Inc. (Safeway) filed a Complaint against PIA Merchandising Co., Inc. (PIA Co.), a wholly owned subsidiary of SPAR Group, Inc. (SGRP), Pivotal Sales Company (Pivotal), a wholly owned subsidiary of PIA Co., and SGRP in Alameda Superior Court, case no. 2001028498 on October 24, 2001. Safeway claims, as subsequently amended, alleged causes of action for breach of contract and breach of implied contract. PIA Co. and Pivotal filed cross-claims against Safeway on or about March 11, 2002, and amended them on or about October 15, 2002, alleging causes of action by PIA Co. and Pivotal against Safeway for breach of contract, interference with economic relationship, unfair trade practices and unjust enrichment. Trial commenced in March 2006.
On May 26, 2006, the jury in this case returned a verdict resulting in a net award of $1,307,700 to Pivotal, a SGRP subsidiary. This net award is to be paid by Safeway and resulted from separate jury findings that awarded damages to those SGRP subsidiaries on certain claims and damages to Safeway on other claims. In particular, the jury awarded damages to Pivotal of $5,760,879 for Safeways interference with Pivotals contractual relationships with third party manufacturers and also awarded $782,400 to Pivotal and PIA for Safeways breach of contract with those SGRP subsidiaries. The jury awarded damages to Safeway of $5,235,579 for breach of contract by SGRP and those SGRP subsidiaries. Judgment was entered in favor of Pivotal in September 2006 for $1,307,700. Both parties filed post trial motions but all post trial motions were denied. Notices of Appeal were thereafter filed by both Safeway and Pivotal. Pivotal/SGRP is seeking to have Safeways judgment overturned, thereby increasing the award to Pivotal by over $5 million. Safeway has asked for a new trial on the judgment found against it. The appellate process is expected to take fourteen to twenty four months to complete. In the interim, the court ordered a mediation of the dispute, which took place but was not successful in resolving the matter. Accordingly, the appeals will proceed. The Company has recorded the net $1.3 million settlement award in other assets.
In addition to the above, the Company is a party to various other legal actions and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of Companys management, disposition of these other matters are not anticipated to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
10. | Geographic Data |
A summary of the Companys net revenues, operating (loss) income and long lived assets by geographic area for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | $ | 5,912 | $ | 7,869 | $ | 14,345 | $ | 18,688 | ||||||||||||||
International | 6,594 | 5,050 | 13,574 | 10,081 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total net revenues | $ | 12,506 | $ | 12,919 | $ | 27,919 | $ | 28,769 | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | $ | (1,325 | ) | $ | 25 | $ | (1,599 | ) | $ | 740 | ||||||||||||
International | (346 | ) | (297 | ) | (360 | ) | (300 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total operating (loss) income | $ | (1,671 | ) | $ | (272 | ) | $ | (1,959 | ) | $ | 440 | |||||||||||
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(unaudited) (continued)
Long lived assets: |
June 30, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 | ||||||
United States |
$ | 3,421 | $ | 3,141 | ||||
International | 231 | 253 | ||||||
Total long lived assets | $ | 3,652 | $ | 3,394 | ||||
International revenues disclosed above were based upon revenues reported by the Companys nine international subsidiaries. The Japan subsidiary contributed 14.2% and 14.7% of the consolidated net revenues of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 16.5% and 15.9% of the Companys net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Included in the international revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2006, was an additional quarter of revenues, totaling approximately $1.3 million or 4.5% of the consolidated net revenues of the Company, associated with the change in reporting year of the Companys subsidiary in Japan. The Canadian subsidiary contributed 10.0% and 8.2% of the consolidated net revenues of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 8.9% and 7.3% of the Companys net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Australian subsidiary that began operations in May 2006, contributed 13.1% and 5.4% of the consolidated net revenues of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively and 10.8% and 2.4% of the Companys net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Each of the remaining foreign subsidiaries contributed less than 7% of the consolidated net revenues of the Company for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
11. | Supplemental Balance Sheet Information |
Accounts receivable, net, consists of the following (in thousands): | June 30, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||
Trade | $ | 6,536 | $ | 10,112 | ||||
Unbilled | 1,729 | 2,774 | ||||||
Non-trade | 635 | 496 | ||||||
8,900 | 13,382 | |||||||
Less allowance for doubtful accounts | (393 | ) | (400 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 8,507 | $ | 12,982 | ||||
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands): | June 30, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||
Equipment | $ | 5,618 | $ | 5,380 | ||||
Furniture and fixtures | 604 | 606 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | 997 | 568 | ||||||
Capitalized software development costs | 1,617 | 1,508 | ||||||
8,836 | 8,062 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 7,539 | 7,161 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 1,297 | $ | 901 | ||||
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SPAR Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands): | June 30, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | ||||||
Taxes payable | $ | 833 | $ | 489 | ||||
Accrued accounting and legal expense | 242 | 219 | ||||||
Accrued salaries payable | 710 | 946 | ||||||
Other | 1,416 | 1,210 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 3,201 | $ | 2,864 | ||||
12. | Foreign Currency Rate Fluctuations |
The Company has foreign currency exposure associated with its international subsidiaries. In both 2007 and 2006, these exposures are primarily concentrated in the Canadian Dollar, South African Rand, Australian Dollar and Japanese Yen. At June 30, 2007, international assets totaled $6.9 million and international liabilities totaled $5.4 million. International revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $13.6 million and 10.1 million, respectively. The international division reported net losses of approximately $508,000 and $283,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively.
In those countries where the Company had the greater risk for currency exposure, the total assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
Country | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | |||||||
Canada | $ 1,434 | $ 630 | |||||||
South Africa | 329 | 161 | |||||||
Australia | 1,161 | 723 | |||||||
Japan | 2,084 | 2,055 |
13. | Interest Rate Fluctuations |
The Company is exposed to market risk related to the variable interest rate on its lines of credit. At June 30, 2007, the Companys outstanding debt totaled approximately $2.4 million, as noted in the table below (in thousands):
Location | Variable Interest Rate (1) | Local Currency Amount | US Dollars Equivalent (2) | ||||
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United States | 9.25% | USD | $1,603 | ||||
Japan | 1.63% | YEN | 568 | ||||
Canada | 7.0% | CND | 255 | ||||
$2,426 | |||||||
(1) | Interest rate at June 30, 2007. |
(2) | Based on exchange rate at June 30, 2007. |
Based on the average outstanding borrowings under variable-rate debt, a one-percentage point increase in interest rates would negatively impact annual pre-tax earnings and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007 by approximately $18,000.
14. | Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities including an Amendment of SFAS No. 115 (SFAS No. 159), which permits an entity to
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited) (continued)
measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Entities that elect the fair value option will report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions. SFAS No. 159 amends previous guidance to extend the use of the fair value option to available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities. The Statement also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to help financial statement users understand the effect of the election. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Management is currently assessing the potential impact of this standard on SPARs financial condition and results of operations.
15. | Taxes |
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes detailed guidance for the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in an enterprises financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of FIN 48 and in subsequent periods. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and the provisions of FIN 48 will be applied to all tax positions upon initial adoption of the Interpretation. The Company has adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007.
FIN 48 requires that interest and penalties that the tax law requires to be paid on the underpayment of taxes should be accrued on the difference between the amount claimed or expected to be claimed on the return and the tax benefit recognized in the financial statements. The Companys policy is to record this interest and penalties as additional tax expense.
SPAR and its subsidiaries file numerous consolidated, combined and separate company income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and in many U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, SPAR is subject to U.S. Federal, state and local income tax examinations for the years 2004 through the present. However, tax authorities have the ability to review years prior to the position taken by the Company to the extent that SPAR utilized tax attributes carried forward from those prior years.
In managements view, the Companys tax reserves at December 31, 2006, totaling $146,000 for potential domestic state tax liabilities were sufficient to meet the requirements of FIN 48. However, the reserve for potential international tax liabilities totaling $146,000 was deemed insufficient to satisfy FIN 48, and therefore, in March 2007, the Company recorded an adjustment increasing the total FIN 48 international tax reserve by $145,000 to $291,000.
Details of the Company's FIN 48 reserves at June 30, 2007 are outlined in the table below (in thousands):
Taxes
| Interest
| Penalty
| Total Tax Liability | ||||||
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Domestic | |||||||||
State | $105 | $19 | $20 | $144 | |||||
Federal | - | - | - | - | |||||
International | 251 | 14 | 26 | 291 | |||||
Total FIN 48 Reserve | $356 | $33 | $46 | $435 | |||||
16. | Reclassifications |
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financials to conform to the current presentation.
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Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2007 (this Quarterly Report), of SPAR Group, Inc. (SGRP, and together with its subsidiaries, the SPAR Group or the Company), include forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) that are based on the Companys best estimates. In particular and without limitation, this Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains such forward-looking statements, which are included in (among other places) the discussions respecting net revenues from significant clients, significant chain work and international joint ventures, federal taxes and net operating loss carryforwards, commencement of operations and future funding of international joint ventures, credit facilities and covenant compliance, cost savings initiatives, liquidity and sources of cash availability. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Companys actual results, performance and achievements, whether expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, to not occur or be realized or to be less than expected. Such forward-looking statements generally are based upon the Companys best estimates of future results, performance or achievement, current conditions and the most recent results of operations. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, likely, expect, intend, believe, estimate, anticipate, continue or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. You should carefully consider such risks, uncertainties and other information, disclosures and discussions containing cautionary statements or identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those provided in the forward-looking statements.
You should carefully review this management discussion and analysis together with the risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April 2, 2007 and as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007 (the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended), including the risk factors described in Item 1 of that annual report under the caption Certain Risk Factors and the changes (if any) in such risk factors described in Item IA of Part II of this Quarterly Report (collectively, Risk Factors), as well as the cautionary statements contained in this Quarterly Report. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified by the Risk Factors and other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report and in the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended, which are incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved in whole or in part. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, or any Risk Factors or other cautionary statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Today the Company operates in 12 countries whose population represents approximately 48% of the total world population. The Companys operations are currently divided into two divisions: the Domestic Merchandising Services Division and the International Merchandising Services Division. The Domestic Merchandising Services Division provides merchandising and marketing services, in-store event staffing, product sampling, RFID services, technology services and marketing research to manufacturers and retailers in the United States. The various services are primarily performed in mass merchandisers, electronics store chains, drug store chains and convenience and grocery stores. The International Merchandising Services Division was established in July 2000 and through its
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subsidiaries, the Company currently provides similar merchandising and marketing services in Japan, Canada, Turkey, South Africa, India, Romania, China, Lithuania, Latvia, Australia and New Zealand.
The Companys Domestic Merchandising Services Division provides nationwide merchandising and other marketing services primarily on behalf of consumer product manufacturers and retailers at mass merchandisers, electronics store chains, drug store chains and grocery stores. Included in its clients are home entertainment, general merchandise, health and beauty care, consumer goods and food product companies in the United States.
Merchandising and marketing services primarily consist of regularly scheduled dedicated routed services and special projects provided at the store level for a specific retailer or single or multiple manufacturers or distributors. Services also include stand-alone large-scale implementations. These services may include sales enhancing activities such as ensuring that client products authorized for distribution are in stock and on the shelf, adding new products that are approved for distribution but not presently on the shelf, setting category shelves in accordance with approved store schematics, ensuring that shelf tags are in place, checking for the overall salability of client products and setting new and promotional items and placing and/or removing point of purchase and other related media advertising. Specific in-store services can be initiated by retailers or manufacturers or distributors, and include new store openings and existing store resets, re-merchandising, remodels and category implementations, new product launches, special seasonal or promotional merchandising, focused product support and product recalls. The Company also provides in-store product demonstrations, in-store product sampling and other in-store event staffing services, RFID services, technology services and marketing research services.
In July 2000, the Company established its International Merchandising Services Division, operating through a wholly owned subsidiary, SPAR Group International, Inc. (SGI), to focus on expanding its merchandising and marketing services business worldwide. Currently, the Companys international subsidiaries are as follows:
Headquarter Location |
Ownership Percentage |
Date Established |
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Osaka, Japan | 50 | May 2001 |
Toronto, Canada | 100 | June 2003 |
Istanbul, Turkey | 51 | July 2003 |
Durban, South Africa | 51 | April 2004 |
New Delhi, India | 51 | April 2004 |
Bucharest, Romania | 51 | December 2004 |
Hong Kong, China | 50 | February 2005 |
Siauliai, Lithuania | 51 | September 2005 |
Melbourne, Australia | 51 | April 2006 |
There were no material changes to the Companys critical accounting policies as reported in the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth selected financial data and data as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percent data).
Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2006 | Increase/ | |||||||||||||||||
$ | % | $ | % | (decrease) % | |||||||||||||||
Net revenues | $ | 12,506 | 100.0 | % | $ | 12,919 | 100.0 | % | (3.2 | )% | |||||||||
Cost of revenues | 8,757 | 70.0 | 9,142 | 70.8 | (4.2 | ) | |||||||||||||
Selling, general & administrative expense | 5,226 | 41.8 | 3,866 | 29.9 | 35.2 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 194 | 1.6 | 183 | 1.4 | 6.2 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 93 | 0.7 | 46 | 0.4 | 101.0 | ||||||||||||||
Other income | (71 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (411 | ) | (3.2 | ) | (82.7 | ) | |||||||||
(Loss) income before income tax provision and minority | |||||||||||||||||||
interest | (1,693 | ) | (13.5 | ) | 93 | 0.7 | - | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 74 | 0.6 | 54 | 0.4 | 37.4 | ||||||||||||||
(Loss) income before minority interest | (1,767 | ) | (14.1 | ) | 39 | 0.3 | - | ||||||||||||
Minority interest | (28 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (61 | ) | (0.5 | ) | (52.9 | ) | |||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (1,739 | ) | (13.9 | )% | $ | 100 | 0.8 | % | - | |||||||||
Net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007, were $12.5 million, compared to $12.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, a decrease of $413,000 or 3.2%.
International net revenues totaled $6.6 million for the three months ending June 30, 2007, compared to $5.0 million for the same period in 2006, an increase of $1.6 million or 30.6%. The increase in 2007 international net revenues was due to a full quarter of net revenues in 2007 from Australia $942,000 and Lithuania $143,000 that began operations during the second quarter of 2006 as well as increased net revenues from India $331,000, Canada $194,000 and Turkey $184,000, partially offset by net revenue decreases in South Africa $166,000 and Japan $121,000.
Domestic net revenues totaled $5.9 million in the three months ending June 30, 2007, compared to $7.9 million for the same period in 2006. Domestic net revenues decreased $2.0 million primarily as a result of the loss of a significant client and reduced business from a client that was in the process of selling its US operation, partially offset by revenue from new clients that started doing business with the Company in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Approximately 14% and 9% of the Companys net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulted from merchandising services performed for clients at a leading domestic electronics chain. Services performed for these clients in that electronics chain also accounted for approximately 3% and 7% of the Companys accounts receivable at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Companys contractual relationships or agreements are with various clients and not that retail electronics chain.
Approximately 8% and 7% of the Companys net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulted from merchandising services performed for domestic clients at a leading mass merchandising chain. Services performed for clients in that chain also accounted for approximately 1% and 4% of the Companys accounts receivable at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Companys contractual relationships or agreements are with various clients and not that retail merchandising chain.
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One domestic client accounted for 3% and 10% of the Companys net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and 2006, respectively. This client also accounted for approximately 1% and 6% of accounts receivable at June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.
The loss of the ability to provide merchandising and marketing services in the above and/or other chains or the loss of other clients could significantly decrease the Companys revenues and could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, results of operations and financial condition.
Cost of revenues consists of in-store labor and field management wages, related benefits, travel and other direct labor-related expenses. Cost of revenues was 70.0% of net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 70.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Domestic cost of revenues was 74.5% of net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and was consistent with 73.5% of net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Internationally, the cost of revenues was 66.0% of net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and was consistent with 66.5% of net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Approximately 87% and 85% of the Companys domestic cost of revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulted from in-store independent contractor and field management services purchased from certain of the Companys affiliates, SPAR Marketing Services, Inc. (SMS), and SPAR Management Services, Inc. (SMSI), respectively (see Note 6 - Related-Party Transactions).
Selling, general and administrative expenses include corporate overhead, project management, information technology, executive compensation, human resource, legal and accounting expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.4 million, or 35.2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2007, to $5.3 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2006.
International selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $2.0 million for the same period in 2006. The increase in international selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a full quarter of expenses in 2007 from the Australian subsidiary, that began operations in May 2006, totaling $209,000 as well as increased selling, general and administrative expenses from Canada of $135,000, increased expenses from all other subsidiaries totaling $135,000 and $128,000 in corporate international business development expenses.
Domestic selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $2.7 million the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $1.9 million for the same period in 2006. Included in 2006 were adjustments totaling $800,000 for the reversal of unpaid incentive accruals ($500,000) and the reclassification of first quarter 2006 litigation expenses to other expense ($300,000). Excluding the adjustments, 2006 selling, general and administrative expenses totalled $2.7 million and was consistent with 2007.
Depreciation and amortization charges for the three months ended June 30, 2007, totaled $194,000 and were comparable to $183,000 for the same period in 2006.
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Interest expense totaled $93,000 and $46,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in interest expense was a result of higher debt levels and higher interest rates in the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Other income totaling $71,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 represented interest income on a favorable jury award compared to $411,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Other income in 2006 is primarily a result of the favorable jury award in a lawsuit in the net amount of approximately $1.3 million, partially offset by related legal expenses for the period of approximately $1.0 million.
Income taxes were approximately $74,000 and $54,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The tax provisions were primarily for minimum state taxes due. There were no tax provisions for federal tax as the Company reported a loss for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and in 2006 the Company was projecting to use net operating loss carryforwards to offset projected federal income taxes.
The combined operating results of the 51% and the 50% owned subsidiaries generated net losses for both the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. These losses resulted in a charge to minority interest of approximately $28,000 and $61,000, respectively.
The Company had a net loss of $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $100,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the corresponding period last year.
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The following table sets forth selected financial data and data as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percent data).
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2007 | 2006 | Increase/ | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | % | $ | % | (decrease) % | ||||||||||||||||
Net revenues | $ | 27,919 | 100.0 | % | $ | 28,769 | 100.0 | % | (3.0 | )% | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 19,255 | 69.0 | 18,996 | 66.0 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general & administrative expense | 10,232 | 36.6 | 8,937 | 31.1 | 14.4 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 391 | 1.4 | 396 | 1.4 | (1.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 181 | 0.6 | 97 | 0.3 | 86.2 | |||||||||||||||
Other income | (50 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (589 | ) | (2.0 | ) | (91.5 | ) | ||||||||||
(Loss) income before income tax provision and minority | ||||||||||||||||||||
interest | (2,090 | ) | (7.4 | ) | 932 | 3.2 | - | |||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 141 | 0.5 | 99 | 0.3 | 41.8 | |||||||||||||||
(Loss) income before minority interest | (2,231 | ) | (7.9 | ) | 833 | 2.9 | - | |||||||||||||
Minority interest | 16 | 0.1 | (44 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (136.7 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (2,247 | ) | (8.0 | )% | $ | 877 | 3.1 | % | - | ||||||||||
Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007, was $27.9 million, compared to $28.8 million for the same period in 2006, a decrease of $850,000 or 3.0%.
International net revenues totaled $13.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $10.1 million for the same period in 2006. Included in the 2006 international revenues was an additional quarter of revenues totaling $1.3 million resulting from the change in the reporting year for the net revenues from the Japanese subsidiary. Excluding the $1.3 million of additional revenues for 2006, 2007 international net revenues increased $4.8 million or 55% from 2006. The increase in international net revenues was due to the Australian ($2.3 million) and Lithuanian subsidiaries ($350,000), that began operations during the second quarter of 2006 as well as increased revenue in Japan $1.4 million, India $503,000, Turkey $284,000, Canada $367,000 and China $93,000, partially offset by net revenues decrease in South Africa of $432,000.
Domestic net revenues totaled $14.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $18.7 million for the same period in 2006. Included in 2006 domestic revenue was $770,000 from the termination of a customer service agreement. Excluding the $770,000, domestic net revenues decreased $3.6 million, primarily as a result of the loss of a significant client and reduced business from a client that was in the process of selling its US operation, partially offset by revenue from new clients that started doing business with the Company in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Approximately 13% and 10% of the Companys net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulted from merchandising services performed for clients at a leading domestic electronics chain. Services performed for these clients in that electronics chain also accounted for approximately 3% and 7% of the Companys accounts receivable at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Companys contractual relationships or agreements are with various clients and not that retail electronics chain.
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Approximately 7% of the Companys net revenues for both the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulted from merchandising services performed for domestic clients at a leading mass merchandising chain. Services performed for clients in that chain also accounted for approximately 1% and 4% of the Companys accounts receivable at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Companys contractual relationships or agreements are with various clients and not that retail merchandising chain.
One domestic client accounted for 5% and 12% of the Companys net revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and 2006, respectively. This client also accounted for approximately 1% and 6% of accounts receivable at June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively.
The loss of the ability to provide merchandising and marketing services in the above and/or other chains or the loss of other clients could significantly decrease the Companys revenues and could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, results of operations and financial condition.
Cost of revenues consists of in-store labor and field management wages, related benefits, travel and other direct labor-related expenses. Cost of revenues was 69.0% of net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to 66.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Domestic cost of revenues was 70.3% and 66.8% of net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and 2006, respectively. The $770,000 of 2006 revenue attributed to the termination of a client service agreement favorably impacted 2006 cost of revenue percentage by 2.9%.
Internationally, the cost of revenues as a percentage of net revenues was 67.6% and 64.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The international cost of revenues percentage increase was primarily attributed to higher cost revenues in Japan.
Approximately 84% and 86% of the Companys domestic cost of revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, resulted from in-store independent contractor and field management services purchased from certain of the Companys affiliates, SPAR Marketing Services, Inc. (SMS), and SPAR Management Services, Inc. (SMSI), respectively (see Note 6 - Related-Party Transactions).
Selling, general and administrative expenses include corporate overhead, project management, information technology, executive compensation, human resource, legal and accounting expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.3 million, or 14.4%, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to $10.2 million compared to $8.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
International selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $4.7 million for the six months period ended June 30, 2007, compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2006. Included in that 2006 period was an additional quarter of selling, general, and administrative expenses totaling $544,000 resulting from the change in the reporting year for the Japanese subsidiary. Excluding the $544,000, international 2007 selling, general, and administrative expenses increased $1.5 million or 45% from 2006. The increase in international selling, general and administrative expense was due to Australia $629,000 and Lithuania $83,000, that both began operations during the second quarter of 2006 as well as from increases in Canada $299,000, Japan $162,000, India $69,000, China $66,000, Turkey $22,000 and $180,000 in corporate international business development expenses, partially offset by decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses in South Africa $40,000 and Romania $18,000.
Domestic selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $5.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $5.1 million in the same period in 2006. The increase in domestic selling, general and
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administrative expenses of $388,000 is primarily due to a reversal of unpaid bonus accrual in 2006 totaling $300,000.
Depreciation and amortization charges for the six months ended June 30, 2007 totaling $391,000 were comparable with $396,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Interest expense totaled $181,000 and $97,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in interest expense was a result of higher debt levels and higher interest rates in the first six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.
Other income totaled $50,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and is primarily due to interest income on a favorable jury award compared to $589,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Other income in 2006 was primarily a result of the favorable jury award in a lawsuit in the net amount of approximately $1.3 million, partially offset by related legal expenses for the period of approximately $1.0 million, and a favorable settlement of a vendor lawsuit of approximately $175,000.
Income taxes were approximately $141,000 and $99,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The tax provisions were primarily for minimum state taxes due. There were no tax provisions for federal tax as the Company reported a loss for the six months ended June 30, 2007. In 2006 the Company expected to use net operating loss carryforwards to offset any projected federal income taxes.
The combined operating results of the 51% and the 50% owned subsidiaries generated net profit for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to net losses for both the six months ended June 30, 2006 resulting in charges to minority interest of approximately $16,000 and ($44,000), respectively.
The Company had a net loss of $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $877,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the corresponding period last year.
In the six months ended June 30, 2007 the Company had a net loss of $2.2 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $3.8 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $6,000 for the prior year. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to decreases in accounts receivable and increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses due to affiliates.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, was approximately $429,000 and $205,000, respectively. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was a result of increased purchases of property and equipment in 2007.
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Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, was approximately $2.9 million and $3,000, respectively. The increase of net cash used in financing activities was primarily a result of increased payments on lines of credit.
The above activity resulted in an increase in cash and cash equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2007, of approximately $453,000.
At June 30, 2007, the Company had negative working capital of $450,000, as compared to a positive working capital of $1.6 million at December 31, 2006. The Companys current ratio was 0.96 at June 30, 2007, and 1.13 at December 31, 2006.
In January 2003, the Company (other than SGRPs foreign subsidiaries) and Webster Business Credit Corporation, then known as Whitehall Business Credit Corporation (Webster), entered into the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, collectively, the Credit Facility). The Credit Facility provides for a $7.0 million revolving line of credit maturing on January 23, 2009. In March 2007 the credit facility was further amended to among other things, delay the Minimum Fixed Coverage ratio until the fourth quarter 2007, establish an EBITDA covenant and increase the interest rate by .25% beginning March 28, 2007. Borrowings are based upon a borrowing base formula as defined in the agreement (principally 85% of eligible domestic accounts receivable less certain reserves). The Credit Facility is secured by all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Facility also limits certain expenditures, including, but not limited to, capital expenditures and other investments.
The basic interest rate under the Credit Facility is Websters Alternative Base Rate plus 1.0% per annum (a total of 9.25% per annum at June 30, 2007), which automatically changes with each change made by Webster in such Alternative Base Rate. The Company at its option, subject to certain conditions, may elect to have portions of its loans under the Credit Facility bear interest at various LIBOR rates plus 3.50% per annum based on fixed periods of one, two, three or nine months. The actual average interest rate under the Credit Facility was 9.13% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The domestic revolving loan balances outstanding under the Credit Facility were $1.6 million and $4.2 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. There were letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility of approximately $453,000 at both June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006. As of June 30, 2007, the SPAR Group had unused availability under the Credit Facility of $386,000 out of the remaining maximum $4.9 million unused revolving line of credit after reducing the borrowing base by outstanding loans and letters of credit.
Because of the requirement to maintain a lock box arrangement with Webster and Websters ability to invoke a subjective acceleration clause at its discretion, borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as current at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, in accordance with EITF 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding Under Revolving Credit Agreements That Include Both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Agreement.
The Company was in violation of its Minimum EBITDA covenant at June 30, 2007, and in August 2007 Webster amended the Credit Facility to, among other things, waive the violation and reduce the previously established availability reserve. The Company does not expect to comply with its covenants in future periods, and there can be no assurances that if the Company violates such covenants, Webster will continue to issue waivers. In addition, Mr. Robert G. Brown, a Director, the Chairman (former President and Chief Executive Officer) and a major stockholder of SGRP, and Mr. William H. Bartels, a Director, the Vice Chairman and a major stockholder of SGRP, have provided personal guarantees of the Credit Facility totaling $1.0 million.
The Japanese subsidiary SPAR FM Japan, Inc. has line of credit agreements totaling 100 million Yen or approximately $811,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2007). The outstanding balances under the line
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of credit agreements were 70 million Yen or approximately $568,000 at June 30, 2007 and $588,000 at December 31, 2006 (based upon the exchange rate at those dates). The average interest rate was 1.63% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007. In addition, the Japan subsidiary had cash balances totaling 133 million Yen or approximately $1.1 million and 97 million Yen or approximately $800,000 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively (based upon the exchange rate at that date).
In 2006, the Australian subsidiary SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd. entered into a revolving line of credit arrangement with Oxford Funding Pty. Ltd. for $1.1 million (Australian) or approximately $934,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2007). There were no outstanding balances under the line of credit agreement at June 30, 2007 and $429,000 (Australian) or approximately $339,000 at December 31, 2006 (based upon the exchange rate at that date). The average interest rate was 10.6% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
In 2006, SPAR Canada Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a credit agreement with Royal Bank of Canada providing for a Demand Operating Loan for a maximum borrowing of $1.0 million (Canadian) or approximately $944,000 (based upon the exchange rate at June 30, 2007). The Demand Operating Loan provides for borrowings based upon a borrowing base formula as defined in the agreement (principally 75% of eligible accounts receivable less certain deductions). The outstanding balances under the line of credit agreement were $270,000 (Canadian) or approximately $255,000 and $238,000 (Canadian) or approximately $204,000 at June 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006, respectively (based upon the exchange rate at that date). The average interest rate was 7.0% per annum for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The Companys international business model is to partner with local merchandising companies and combine the Companys proprietary software and expertise in the merchandising and marketing services business with their partners knowledge of the local market. In 2001, the Company established its first subsidiary in Japan and has continued this strategy. As of this filing, the Company is currently operating in 12 countries and has 9 international subsidiaries. Certain of these subsidiaries are profitable, while others are operating at a loss. In the event of continued losses, the Company may be required to provide additional cash infusions into those subsidiaries with losses.
Management believes that based upon the Companys existing credit facilities, projected results of operations and other financing available to the Company (including amounts due to affiliates), sources of cash availability should be sufficient to support ongoing operations over the next twelve months. However, continued losses, delays in collection of receivables due from any of the Companys major clients, or a significant reduction in business from such clients could have a material adverse effect on the Companys cash resources and its ongoing ability to fund operations.
The following table contains a summary of certain of the Companys contractual obligations by category as of June 30, 2007 (in thousands).
Period in which Payments are due | ||||||||||
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Contractual Obligations | Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||
Credit Facility | $2,426 | $2,426 | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||||
Capital Lease Obligations | 368 | 67 | 301 | - | - | |||||
Operating Lease Obligations | 2,665 | 980 | 1,431 | 254 | - | |||||
Total | $5,459 | $3,473 | $1,732 | $254 | $ - | |||||
The Company also had approximately $453,000 in outstanding Letters of Credit at June 30, 2007.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
The Companys accounting policies for financial instruments and disclosures relating to financial instruments require that the Companys consolidated balance sheets include the following financial instruments: cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and lines of credit. The Company carries current assets and liabilities at their stated or face amounts in its consolidated financial statements, as the Company believes those amounts approximate the fair value for these items because of the relatively short period of time between origination of the asset or liability and their expected realization or payment. The Company monitors the risks associated with asset and liability positions, as well as interest rates. The Companys investment policy objectives require the preservation and safety of the principal, and the maximization of the return on investment based upon its safety and liquidity objectives.
The Company is exposed to market risk related to the variable interest rate on its lines of credit. At June 30, 2007, the Companys outstanding debt totaled $2.4 million, as noted in the table below (in thousands):
Location | Variable Interest Rate (1) | Local Currency Amount | US Dollars Equivalent (2) | ||||
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United States | 9.25% | USD | $1,603 | ||||
Japan | 1.63% | YEN | 568 | ||||
Canada | 7.0% | CND | 255 | ||||
$2,426 | |||||||
(1) | Interest rate at June 30, 2007. |
(2) | Based on exchange rate at June 30, 2007. |
Based on the 2007 average outstanding borrowings under the Companys variable interest on its lines of credit, a one-percentage point increase in interest rates would negatively impact annual pre-tax earnings and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007, by approximately $18,000.
The Company has foreign currency exposure associated with its international subsidiaries. In both 2007 and 2006, these exposures are primarily concentrated in the Canadian Dollar, South African Rand, Australian Dollar and Japanese Yen. At June 30, 2007, international assets totaled $6.9 million and international liabilities totaled $5.4 million. International revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $13.6 million and 10.1 million, respectively. The international division reported net losses of approximately $508,000 and $283,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively.
In those countries where the Company had the greater risk for currency exposure, the total assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
Country | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | |||||||
Canada | $ 1,434 | $ 630 | |||||||
South Africa | 329 | 161 | |||||||
Australia | 1,161 | 723 | |||||||
Japan | 2,084 | 2,055 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
The Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) as of the end of the period covering this report. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms.
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There were no significant changes in the Companys internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls during the three months covered by this report or from the end of the reporting period to the date of this Form 10-Q.
The Company has established a plan and has begun to document and test its internal controls over financial reporting for both its domestic and international operations as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and it has developed a plan to document and test its internal controls as they pertain to its material international subsidiaries.
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PART II: | OTHER INFORMATION |
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
Safeway Inc. (Safeway) filed a Complaint against PIA Merchandising Co., Inc. (PIA Co.), a wholly owned subsidiary of SPAR Group, Inc. (SGRP), Pivotal Sales Company (Pivotal), a wholly owned subsidiary of PIA Co., and SGRP in Alameda Superior Court, case no. 2001028498 on October 24, 2001. Safeway claims, as subsequently amended, alleged causes of action for breach of contract and breach of implied contract. PIA Co. and Pivotal filed cross-claims against Safeway on or about March 11, 2002, and amended them on or about October 15, 2002, alleging causes of action by PIA Co. and Pivotal against Safeway for breach of contract, interference with economic relationship, unfair trade practices and unjust enrichment. Trial commenced in March 2006.
On May 26, 2006, the jury in this case returned a verdict resulting in a net award of $1,307,700 to Pivotal, a SGRP subsidiary. This net award is to be paid by Safeway and resulted from separate jury findings that awarded damages to those SGRP subsidiaries on certain claims and damages to Safeway on other claims. In particular, the jury awarded damages to Pivotal of $5,760,879 for Safeways interference with Pivotals contractual relationships with third party manufacturers and also awarded $782,400 to Pivotal and PIA for Safeways breach of contract with those SGRP subsidiaries. The jury awarded damages to Safeway of $5,235,579 for breach of contract by SGRP and those SGRP subsidiaries. Judgment was entered in favor of Pivotal in September 2006 for $1,307,700. Both parties filed post trial motions but all post trial motions were denied. Notices of Appeal were thereafter filed by both Safeway and Pivotal. Pivotal/SGRP is seeking to have Safeways judgment overturned, thereby increasing the award to Pivotal by over $5 million. Safeway has asked for a new trial on the judgment found against it. The appellate process is expected to take fourteen to twenty four months to complete. In the interim, the court ordered a mediation of the dispute, which took place but was not successful in resolving the matter. Accordingly, the appeals will proceed. The Company has recorded the net $1.3 million settlement award in other assets.
In addition to the above, the Company is a party to various other legal actions and administrative proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of Companys management, disposition of these other matters are not anticipated to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
There have been no other new reportable proceedings or material developments in previously reported proceedings since the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April 2, 2007, and amended on Form 10-K/A by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007, (the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended).
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
The Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended describes various risk factors applicable to the Company and its businesses in Item 1 under the caption Certain Risk Factors, which risk factors are incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report. There have been no material changes in the Companys risk factors since the Companys Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K As Amended.
Item 2: | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
Item 2(a): Not applicable Item 2(b): Not applicable Item 2(c): Not applicable |
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Item 3: | Defaults upon Senior Securities |
Item 3(a): Defaults under Indebtedness: None. Item 3(b): Defaults under Preferred Stock: Not applicable. |
Item 4: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
SGRP held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 24, 2007. The meeting was held (1) to elect the Board of Directors and (2) to ratify the appointment of Rehmann Robson as the Companys independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2007. |
Proposal Number 1 Election of Directors: |
Name: | For: | Abstention |
Robert G. Brown | 15,466,127 | 60,376 |
William H. Bartels | 15,466,177 | 60,326 |
Robert O. Aders | 15,466,177 | 60,326 |
Jack W. Partridge | 15,466,177 | 60,326 |
Jerry B. Gilbert | 15,466,177 | 60,326 |
Lorrence T. Kellar | 15,466,177 | 60,326 |
C. Manly Molpus | 15,466,177 | 60,326 |
Each of the nominees was elected to the Board of Directors of SGRP. |
Proposal Number 2 Ratification of the appointment of Rehmann Robson as the Companys independent public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006: |
For: | Against: | Abstention |
15,482,897 | 37,366 | 6,240 |
Item 5: | Other Information |
Not applicable.
Item 6: | Exhibits |
10.1 | Waiver and Amendment No. 10 To Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement entered into as of August 1, 2007. |
31.1 | Certification of the CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as filed herewith. |
31.2 | Certification of the CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as filed herewith. |
32.1 | Certification of the CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as filed herewith. |
32.2 | Certification of the CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as filed herewith. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 20, 2007 | SPAR Group, Inc., Registrant |
By: /s/ Charles Cimitile | |
Charles Cimitile | |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, | |
Secretary and duly authorized signatory |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 10 (this Agreement) is entered into as of August 1, 2007, by and among SPAR MARKETING FORCE, INC. (SMF), SPAR, INC. (SPAR), SPAR/BURGOYNE RETAIL SERVICES, INC. (SBRS), SPAR GROUP, INC. (SGI), SPAR INCENTIVE MARKETING, INC. (SIM), SPAR TRADEMARKS, INC. (STM), SPAR MARKETING, INC. (DE) (SMIDE), SPAR MARKETING, INC. (NV) (SMINV), SPAR ACQUISITION, INC. (SAI), SPAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. (STG), SPAR/PIA RETAIL SERVICES, INC. (Pia Retail), RETAIL RESOURCES, INC. (Retail), PIVOTAL FIELD SERVICES, INC. (Pivotal Field), PIA MERCHANDISING CO., INC. (PIA), PACIFIC INDOOR DISPLAY CO. (Pacific), PIVOTAL SALES COMPANY (Pivotal), SPAR ALL STORE MARKETING SERVICES, INC., (SAS) and SPAR BERT FIFE, INC. (SBFI) (each a Borrower and collectively Borrowers) and WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION (formerly known as Whitehall Business Credit Corporation) (Lender).
The Borrowers and Lender are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated January 24, 2003 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Loan Agreement) pursuant to which Lender provides the Borrowers with certain financial accommodations.
The Borrowers have violated certain covenants and have requested Lender waive the resulting Events of Default and Lender is willing to do so in connection with making certain amendments to the Loan Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any loan or advance or grant of credit heretofore or hereafter made to or for the account of Borrowers by Lender, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined or amended herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Waiver. Subject to the satisfaction of Section 4 below, Lender hereby waives the Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing as a result Borrowers non-compliance with (i) Section 12(r) with respect to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2007 due to Borrowers failure to maintain the requisite EBITDA level for the twelve month period then ended, and (ii) Section 12(o) with respect to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2007 due to Borrowers failure to maintain the requisite Net Worth level for the fiscal quarter then ended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the waiver of the Event of Default set forth above does not establish a course of conduct between Borrowers and Lender and Borrowers hereby agree that Lender is not obligated to waive any future Events of Default under the Loan Agreement.
3. Amendments. Subject to the satisfaction of Section 4 below, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 1(A) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following defined term in appropriate alphabetical order:
Availability Reserve means $500,000, or such lesser amount as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion; provided that from August 1, 2007 to and including November 30, 2007, such amount shall be $250,000, or such lesser amount as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion. |
4. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof, provided that the following conditions shall have been satisfied: Lender shall have received (i) four (4) copies of this Agreement executed by the Borrowers and the Guarantor (Guarantor) listed on the signature page hereto, (ii) payment of an amendment fee in the sum of $25,000 which fee shall be charged by Lender to Borrowers loan account as a Revolving Advance and (iii) executed copies of (x) a collateral assignment of the litigation and related judgment against Safeway, Inc. in Alameda County Superior Court and (y) an Acknowledgment of Assignment of Judgment to be filed with Alameda County Superior Court.
5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Each of the Borrowers hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(a) This Agreement and the Loan Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Borrowers and are enforceable against each of the Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each of the Borrowers hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Loan Agreement to the extent the same are not amended hereby and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the effective date of this Agreement.
(c) No Borrower has any defense, counterclaim or offset with respect to the Loan Agreement or the Obligations.
(d) Borrowers shall cause Letter of Credit No. 9977 issued by Webster Bank in the amount of $453,234.00 to be terminated on or before September 15, 2007.
6. Effect on the Loan Agreement.
(a) Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement, and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2 hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of
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Lender, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other documents, instruments or agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.
7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (other than those conflict of law rules that would defer to the substantive law of another jurisdiction).
8. Cost and Expenses. Borrowers and Guarantors each hereby agree to pay the Lender, on demand, all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and any instruments or documents contemplated hereunder.
9. Release. Borrowers and Guarantor hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge Lender, Lenders employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, successors and assigns, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations, and related corporate divisions (all of the foregoing hereinafter called the Released Parties), from any and all actions and causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, damages and expenses of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties prior to and including the date of execution hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to this Amendment or the Ancillary Agreements (all of the foregoing hereinafter called the Released Matters). Borrowers and Guarantor acknowledge that the agreements in this Section are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters.
10. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
11. Counterparts; Facsimile or Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts of the entire document or of the signature pages hereto, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature received by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the day and year first written above.
SPAR MARKETING FORCE, INC. SPAR, INC. SPAR/BURGOYNE RETAIL SERVICES, INC. SPAR GROUP, INC. SPAR INCENTIVE MARKETING, INC. SPAR TRADEMARKS, INC. SPAR MARKETING, INC. (DE) SPAR MARKETING, INC. (NV) SPAR ACQUISITION, INC. SPAR TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. SPAR/PIA RETAIL SERVICES, INC. RETAIL RESOURCES, INC. PIVOTAL FIELD SERVICES, INC. PIA MERCHANDISING CO., INC. PACIFIC INDOOR DISPLAY CO. PIVOTAL SALES COMPANY SPAR ALL STORE MARKETING SERVICES, INC. SPAR BERT FIFE, INC. By: /s/ Charles Cimitile Name: Charles Cimitile Title: Chief Financial Officer of each of the foregoing entities WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION By: /s/ Daniel C. Dupre Name: Daniel C. Dupre Its: Vice President |
CONSENTED AND AGREED TO BY: PIA MERCHANDISING LIMITED, Guarantor By: /s/ Charles Cimitile Name: Charles Cimitile Its: Chief Financial Officer /s/ William Bartels William Bartels, Guarantor /s/ Robert Brown Robert Brown, Guarantor |
EXHIBIT 31.1
I, Gary S. Raymond, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 (this report), of SPAR Group, Inc. (the registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED IN RELIANCE ON SEC RELEASE NO. 33-8238] for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED IN RELIANCE ON SEC RELEASE NO. 33-8238] |
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date:August 20, 2007 | /s/ Gary S. Raymond |
Gary S. Raymond, President and | |
Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT 31.2
I, Charles Cimitile, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007 (this report), of SPAR Group, Inc. (the registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED IN RELIANCE ON SEC RELEASE NO. 33-8238] for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED IN RELIANCE ON SEC RELEASE NO. 33-8238] |
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 20, 2007 | /s/ Charles Cimitile |
Charles Cimitile, Chief Financial Officer, | |
Treasurer and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT 32.1
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 (this report), of SPAR Group, Inc. (the registrant), the undersigned hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:
1. The report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
2. The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.
/s/ Gary S. Raymond | |
Gary S. Raymond | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
August 20, 2007 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to SPAR Group, Inc. and will be retained by SPAR Group, Inc., and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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EXHIBIT 32.2
In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 (this report), of SPAR Group, Inc. (the registrant), the undersigned hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:
1. The report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
2. The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.
/s/ Charles Cimitile | |
Charles Cimitile | |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |
August 20, 2007 |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to SPAR Group, Inc. and will be retained by SPAR Group, Inc., and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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