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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

______________

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2016

 

SPAR Group, Inc.


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware 

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

0-27824

(Commission

File No.)

33-0684451

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

333 Westchester Avenue, South Building, Suite 204, White Plains, NY 

10604     

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 332-4100 


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:     

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ]

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ]

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ]

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 15, 2016, we, SPAR Group, Inc. ("SGRP" or the "Registrant"), and its subsidiaries (together with SGRP, "we", "our" or the "Company"), issued a press release (the "Release") dated August 15, 2016, reporting our financial results for our six month period ended on June 30, 2016 (our "2016 First Quarter").

 

A copy of the Release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this "Report") as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01.     Other Events.

 

In that Release, we also announced that, following its issuance, the Company will provide recorded comments respecting its 2016 Second Quarter that can be accessed on the SPAR Group website under the "Investor Relations" section at: http://investors.sparinc.com/releases.cfm

 

Information Not "Filed"

 

The information in Items 2.02 and 8.01 of this Report and the Release, and any information that may be conveyed in such conference call, shall, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information, to the extent deemed or determined to have been not "filed" under applicable law, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by us under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Report, the Release and the above referenced recorded comments contain "forward-looking statements" made by SPAR Group, Inc. ("SGRP", and together with its subsidiaries, the "SPAR Group" or the "Company") and this Report has been filed by SGRP with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). There also are "forward looking statements" contained in SGRP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (as filed, the "Annual Report"), as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2016, in SGRP's definitive Proxy Statement respecting its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on or about May 19, 2016 (as filed, the "Proxy Statement"), which SGRP filed with the SEC on April 27, 2016, and SGRP's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports and statements as and when filed with the SEC (including this Report, the Annual Report, the Proxy Statement, and such other reports, each a "SEC Report"). "Forward-looking statements" are defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and other applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, as amended (together with the Securities Act and Exchange Act, collectively, "Securities Laws").

 

The forward-looking statements made by the Company in this Report, the Press Release and the above referenced recorded comments include (without limitation) any expectations, guidance or other information respecting the pursuit or achievement of the Company's five corporate objectives (growth, customer value, employee development, productivity & efficiency, and earnings per share), building upon the Company's strong foundation, leveraging compatible global opportunities, improving on the value we already deliver to customers, our growing client base, continuing balance sheet strength, customer contract expansion, growing revenues and becoming profitable through organic growth and acquisitions, attracting new business that will increase SPAR Group's revenues, improving product mix, continuing to maintain or reduce costs and consummating any transactions. The Company's forward-looking statements also include, in particular and without limitation, those made in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition, Results of Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources" in the Quarterly Report, and those made in "Business", "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Annual Report. You can identify forward-looking statements in such information by the Company's use of terms such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "believe", "estimate", "anticipate", "continue" or similar words or variations or negatives of those words.

 

 
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You should carefully consider (and not place undue reliance on) the Company's forward-looking statements, risk factors and the other risks, cautions and information made, contained or noted in or incorporated by reference into this Press Release, the above referenced recorded comments, the Quarterly Report, the Annual Report, the Proxy Statement and the other applicable SEC Reports that could cause the Company's actual performance or condition (including its assets, business, capital, cash flow, credit, expenses, financial condition, income, liabilities, liquidity, locations, marketing, operations, performance, prospects, sales, strategies, taxation or other achievement, results, risks, trends or condition to differ materially from the performance or condition planned, intended, expected, estimated or otherwise expected by the Company (collectively, "expectations") and described in the information in the Company's forward-looking and other statements, whether express or implied. Although the Company believes them to be reasonable, those expectations involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control) that could cause those expectations to fail to occur or be realized or such actual performance or condition to be materially and adversely different from the Company's expectations. In addition, new risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company to predict these matters or how they may arise or affect the Company. Accordingly, the Company cannot assure you that its expectations will be achieved in whole or in part, that the Company has identified all potential risks, or that the Company can successfully avoid or mitigate such risks in whole or in part, any of which could be significant and materially adverse to the Company and the value of your investment in the Company's Common Stock.

 

You should carefully review the risk factors described in the Annual Report (See Item 1A – Risk Factors) and any other risks, cautions or information made, contained or noted in or incorporated by reference into this Report, the Release, the above referenced recorded comments, the Annual Report, the Proxy Statement or other applicable SEC Report. All forward-looking and other statements or information attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly subject to and qualified by all such risk factors and other risks, cautions and information.

 

The Company does not intend or promise, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, risk factors or other risks, cautions or information (in whole or in part), whether as a result of new information, risks or uncertainties, future events or recognition or otherwise, except as and to the extent required by applicable law. 

 

 
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Item 9.01.               Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)

Exhibits:

   
  99.1      Press Release of the Registrant dated and issued on August 15, 2016, as attached hereto.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SPAR Group, Inc.

 

Date:     August 15, 2016 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James R. Segreto

 

 

 

James R. Segreto, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

          

 

Exhibit

Number

Description
   

99.1

Press Release of the Registrant dated and issued on August 15, 2016, as attached hereto.

 

 

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ex99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1

SPAR Group Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2016

 

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., August 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPAR Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGRP), a leading supplier of retail merchandising and other marketing services throughout the United States and internationally, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.

 

Highlights for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the same periods in the prior year include:

 

 

Revenue for the second quarter of 2016 increased 1 percent to $29.7 million. Adjusting for the impact of foreign currency translation, revenue for the second quarter of 2016 increased $2.5 million, or 9 percent.

 

 

Net income attributable to SPAR Group for the second quarter of 2016 was $283,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to $29,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2015.

 

Financial Results by Geography (in 000's)

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

%

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

%

 

Revenue:

 

2016

   

2015

   

Change

   

2016

   

2015

   

Change

 

International

  $ 18,548     $ 18,362     1%     $ 35,407     $ 36,656     (3)%  

Domestic

    11,184       11,105     1%       20,936       22,077     (5)%  

Total

  $ 29,732     $ 29,467     1%     $ 56,343     $ 58,733     (4)%  

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

           

Six Months Ended June 30,

         

Net Income (loss):

 

2016

   

2015

           

2016

   

2015

         

International

  $ 99     $ (263 )           $ 110     $ (242 )        

Domestic

    184       292               33       196          

Total

  $ 283     $ 29             $ 143     $ (46 )        
                                                 
Earnings Per Basic and Diluted share:                                                
    $ 0.01     $ 0.00             $ 0.01     $ (0.00 )        

 

“We saw solid improvements in both the international and domestic business units during this past quarter. Excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, our international business delivered double-digit organic revenue growth and a significant year-over-year increase in profitability. Revenue from our domestic business stabilized, showing modest improvement during the second quarter after several quarters of negative comparisons. Operating income comparisons for both the quarter and year-to-date periods showed improvement, driven by reductions in fixed operating expenses in both our international and domestic operations,” commented Chief Executive Officer, Jill Blanchard. “Our initiatives to strengthen the strategic nature of our customer relationships are improving our ability to retain, as well as add new business. These initiatives are resonating with our customers and as a result, our business development efforts are gaining momentum which we expect will continue to accelerate in the coming quarters. I am encouraged by second quarter’s performance and believe we have put in place the right strategic initiatives that will allow us to return to top-line growth and more consistent financial performance going forward.”

 

 
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Margin Profile by Geography

Gross Margin:

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Basis

Point

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

Basis

Point

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Change

   

2016

   

2015

   

Change

 

International

    19.5%       19.9%     (44)       19.8%       19.6%     15  

Domestic

    30.5%       31.6%     (109)       29.6%       31.2%     (161)  

Total

    23.6%       24.3%     (69)       23.4%       24.0%     (55)  

 

Operating Income as a % of Sales:

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Basis

Point

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

Basis

Point

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

Change

   

2016

   

2015

   

Change

 

International

    2.3%       1.1%     119       2.5%       1.7%     81  

Domestic

    3.2%       2.9%     38       0.3%       1.1%     (80)  

Total

    2.6%       1.7%     88       1.7%       1.5%     21  

 

International gross profit margin for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016 was 19.5% and 19.8% compared to 19.9% and 19.6%, respectively, for the same periods last year. The gross margin change relative to the prior periods was primarily due to a mix of higher cost business in South Africa, Mexico and Japan, partially offset by a mix of lower cost margin business in China and Canada.

 

Domestic gross profit margin for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016, was 30.5% and 29.6% compared to 31.6% and 31.2%, respectively, for the same periods in 2015. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to continued pricing pressure and lower project and annuity work compared to the same period last year.

 

Operating income for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016 increased 52% and 10% to $780,000 and $947,000 from $513,000 and $862,000, respectively, during the same periods last year primarily due to implemented SG&A cost savings.

 

International operating income for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016 was $418,000 and $883,000, a 113 and 43 percent increase compared to $196,000 and $618,000, respectively, during the same periods in 2015. International operating profit benefited from continued operating expense management.

 

Domestic operating income for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016 was $362,000 and $64,000, compared to $317,000 and $244,000 during the same periods in 2015. The increase in operating income for the second quarter compared to prior year was directly attributable to cost reduction efforts implemented in the prior period. The decrease in operating income for the six month period of 2016 was primarily due to decreased revenues and gross profit margins, partially offset by cost reduction efforts initiated in 2015.

 

Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2016

 

As of June 30, 2016, cash and cash equivalents totaled $5.0 million. Working capital was $15.7 million and current ratio was 2.1 to 1. Total current assets and total assets were $30.2 million and $45.1 million, respectively. Total current liabilities and total liabilities were $14.4 million and $20.7 million respectively, total equity was $24.4 million as of June 30, 2016.

 

Recorded Comments Available

 

Following the issuance of this release, the Company will provide recorded comments that can be accessed on the SPAR Group website under the "Investor Relations" section. http://investors.sparinc.com/releases.cfm

 

 
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About SPAR Group

 

SPAR Group, Inc. is a diversified international merchandising and marketing services Company and provides a broad array of services worldwide to help companies improve their sales, operating efficiency and profits at retail locations. The Company provides merchandising and other marketing services to manufacturers, distributors and retailers worldwide, primarily in mass merchandiser, office supply, value, grocery, drug, independent, convenience, toy, home improvement and electronics stores, as well as providing furniture and other product assembly services, audit services, in-store events, technology services and marketing research. The Company has supplied these project and product services in the United States since certain of its predecessors were formed in 1979 and internationally since the Company acquired its first international subsidiary in Japan in May of 2001. Product services include restocking and adding new products, removing spoiled or outdated products, resetting categories "on the shelf" in accordance with client or store schematics, confirming and replacing shelf tags, setting new sale or promotional product displays and advertising, replenishing kiosks, providing in-store event staffing and providing assembly services in stores, homes and offices. Audit services include price audits, point of sale audits, out of stock audits, intercept surveys and planogram audits. Other merchandising services include whole store or departmental product sets or resets (including new store openings), new product launches, in-store demonstrations, special seasonal or promotional merchandising, focused product support and product recalls. The Company currently does business in 9 countries that encompass approximately 50% of the total world population through its operations in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa, India, China, Australia, Mexico and Turkey. For more information, please visit the SPAR Group's website at http://www.sparinc.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Press Release contains and the above referenced recorded comments will contain "forward-looking statements" made by SPAR Group, Inc. ("SGRP", and together with its subsidiaries, the "SPAR Group" or the "Company"), will be filed shortly in a Current Report on Form 8-K by SGRP with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). There also are "forward looking statements" contained in SGRP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the "Annual Report"), which was filed by SGRP with the SEC, SGRP's definitive Proxy Statement respecting its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 19, 2016 (the "Proxy Statement"), which SGRP filed with the SEC on April 27, 2016, and SGRP's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports and statements as and when filed with the SEC (including the Annual Report and the Proxy Statement, each a "SEC Report"). "Forward-looking statements" are defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and other applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, as amended (together with the Securities Act and Exchange Act, collectively, "Securities Laws").

 

The forward-looking statements made by the Company in this Press Release may include (without limitation) any expectations, guidance or other information respecting the pursuit or achievement of the Company's corporate strategic objectives (growth, customer value, employee development, productivity & efficiency, and earnings per share), building upon the Company's strong foundation, leveraging compatible global opportunities, improving on the value we already deliver to customers, our growing client base, continuing balance sheet strength, customer contract expansion, growing revenues and becoming profitable through organic growth and acquisitions, attracting new business that will increase SPAR Group's revenues, improving product mix, continuing to maintain or reduce costs or consummating any transactions. The Company's forward-looking statements also include, in particular and without limitation, those made in "Business", "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Annual Report. You can identify forward-looking statements in such information by the Company's use of terms such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "believe", "estimate", "anticipate", "continue" or similar words or variations or negatives of those words.

 

 
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You should carefully consider (and not place undue reliance on) the Company's forward-looking statements, risk factors and the other risks, cautions and information made, contained or noted in or incorporated by reference into this Press Release, the Proxy Statement and the other applicable SEC Reports that could cause the Company's actual performance or condition (including its assets, business, capital, cash flow, credit, expenses, financial condition, income, liabilities, liquidity, locations, marketing, operations, performance, prospects, sales, strategies, taxation or other achievement, results, risks, trends or condition) to differ materially from the performance or condition planned, intended, anticipated, estimated or otherwise expected by the Company (collectively, "expectations") and described in the information in the Company's forward-looking and other statements, whether express or implied. Although the Company believes them to be reasonable, those expectations involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control) that could cause those expectations to fail to occur or be realized or such actual performance or condition to be materially and adversely different from the Company's expectations. In addition, new risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company to predict these matters or how they may arise or affect the Company. Accordingly, the Company cannot assure you that its expectations will be achieved in whole or in part, that the Company has identified all potential risks, or that the Company can successfully avoid or mitigate such risks in whole or in part, any of which could be significant and materially adverse to the Company and the value of your investment in SGRP's Common Stock.

 

You should carefully review the risk factors described in the Annual Report (See Item 1A – Risk Factors) and any other risks, cautions or information made, contained or noted in or incorporated by reference into the Annual Report, the Proxy Statement or other applicable SEC Report. All forward-looking and other statements or information attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly subject to and qualified by all such risk factors and other risks, cautions and information.

 

The Company does not intend or promise, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, risk factors or other risks, cautions or information (in whole or in part), whether as a result of new information, risks or uncertainties, future events or recognition or otherwise, except as and to the extent required by applicable law. 

 

Company Contact:

 

James R. Segreto
Chief Financial Officer
SPAR Group, Inc.
(914) 332-4100

 

Investor Contact:

 

Dave Mossberg
Three Part Advisors
(817) 310-0051

 

 
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SPAR Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 (In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net revenues

  $ 29,732     $ 29,467     $ 56,343     $ 58,733  

Cost of revenues

    22,705       22,299       43,147       44,652  

Gross profit

    7,027       7,168       13,196       14,081  
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    5,763       6,179       11,277       12,275  

Depreciation and amortization

    484       476       972       944  

Operating income

    780       513       947       862  
                                 

Interest expense

    31       82       60       140  

Other (income), net

    (80 )     (33 )     (105 )     (60 )

Income before income tax expense

    829       464       992       782  
                                 

Income tax expense

    226       200       231       351  

Net income

    603       264       761       431  

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    (320 )     (235 )     (618 )     (477 )

Net income (loss) attributable to SPAR Group, Inc.

  $ 283     $ 29     $ 143     $ (46 )
                                 

Basic and diluted income per common share:

  $ 0.01     $ 0.00     $ 0.01     $ 0.00  
                                 

Weighted average common shares – basic

    20,569       20,568       20,566       20,565  
                                 

Weighted average common shares – diluted

    21,328       21,572       21,331       20,565  
                                 

Net income

  $ 603     $ 264     $ 761     $ 431  

Other comprehensive loss:

                               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (213 )     (86 )     (701 )     (750 )

Comprehensive income (loss)

    390       178       60       (319 )

Comprehensive (income) attributable to non-controlling interest

    (320 )     (235 )     (618 )     (477 )

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to SPAR Group, Inc.

  $ 70     $ (57 )   $ (558 )   $ (796 )

 

 
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SPAR Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   

June 30 31,

2016

   

December 31,
2015

 
   

(Unaudited)

         
Assets              

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 5,027     $ 5,718  

Accounts receivable, net

    23,786       23,203  

Deferred income taxes

    491       529  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    861       661  

Total current assets

    30,165       30,111  
                 

Property and equipment, net

    2,468       2,443  

Goodwill

    1,800       1,800  

Intangible assets, net

    2,286       2,551  

Deferred income taxes

    6,513       5,890  

Other assets

    1,871       611  

Total assets

  $ 45,103     $ 43,406  
                 

Liabilities and equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 3,401     $ 2,984  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    6,780       7,082  

Accrued expenses due to affiliates

    491       78  

Deferred income taxes

    2,566       2,154  

Customer deposits

    679       503  

Lines of credit and short-term loans

    506       476  

Total current liabilities

    14,423       13,277  

Long-term debt and other liabilities

    6,322       5,731  

Total liabilities

    20,745       19,008  
                 

Equity:

               

SPAR Group, Inc. equity

               

Preferred stock, $.01 par value:

               

Authorized and available shares– 2,445,598

               

Issued and outstanding shares–

               

None – June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

           

Common stock, $.01 par value:

               

Authorized shares – 47,000,000

               

Issued shares – 20,680,717 – June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

    207       207  

Treasury stock, at cost

    106,248 shares – June 30, 2016 and

    119,695 shares – December 31, 2015

    (149 )     (169 )

Additional paid-in capital

    16,037       15,871  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (3,570 )     (2,869 )

Retained earnings

    5,805       5,662  

Total SPAR Group, Inc. equity

    18,330       18,702  

Non-controlling interest

    6,028       5,696  

Total equity

    24,358       24,398  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 45,103     $ 43,406  

 

 

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