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Form 10QSB for ELECTRONIC CONTROL
SECURITY INC.
Clifton, NJ - May 19, 2005
Quarterly Report Nine Months March
31, 2005
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2005
(2005 period) Compared to Nine Months
ended March 31, 2004 (2004 Period)
and Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
(2005 Quarter) Compared to Three Months
Ended March 31, 2004 (2004 Quarter).
REVENUES. We had net revenues of
$ 3,353,819 for the 2005 period, as
compared to revenues of $1,465,251
for the 2005 period, an increase of
about 129%. Revenues for the 2005
quarter were $1,396,227 as compared
to $449,264 for the 2004 quarter.
Of the revenues reported in the 2005
period, approximately 98% was domestic
and 2% was related to international
projects. The increase in sales in
the 2005 period is primarily attributable
to the IBDSS contract award on Tinker
AFB and nuclear facility security
upgrades.
GROSS MARGINS. Gross margins for
the 2005 period were 44.79% of revenue
as compared to 55.24% of revenue for
the 2004 period. Gross margins for
the 2005 quarter were 54.66% as compared
to 42.32% for the 2004 quarter. This
is primarily due to a greater mix
of ECSI product in relationship to
subcontractor costs. The decrease
in the 2005 period is primarily due
to an increase in the Company's use
of sub-contractors in connection with
projects it was performing, and also
in the 2004 period the Company performed
a greater percentage of higher gross
profit generating activities such
as design and engineering services.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D).
R&D expenses was $234,556 in the
2005 period compared to $238,611 in
the 2004 period and $72,727 for the
2005 quarter as compared to $66,502
for the 2004 quarter. R&D in the
2005 period was for upgrades to existing
products and systems, and for new
product development work.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
(SG&A). SG&A expenses increased
in the 2005 period to $1,432,486 as
compared to $1,103,091in the 2004
period. For the quarter 2005 quarter
SG&A increased to $626,080 as
compared to $230,134 in the 2004 quarter.
The increases were primarily the result
of hiring of additional marketing
and sales personnel, as well as strengthening
the administrative and financial aspect
of the business. In addition, the
Clarion acquisition which occurred
on March 4, 2005, accounted for one
month of expenses which were included
in this quarter's financial statements.
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION. In the
2005 period, we issued immediately
vested stock to various consultants
valued at $120,000. In the 2004 period,
we issued immediately vested stock
and stock options to various consultants
and to the directors valued at $117,200.
Stock-based compensation is non-cash
and, therefore, has no impact on cash
flow or liquidity.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense
in the 2005 period was $84,973 as
compared to $63,536 for the 2004 period.
The increase was attributable to the
higher average amount of outstanding
debt balances.
MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY LOSS.
The minority interest in the loss
from the foreign subsidiaries was
$40,691 for the 2005 period and $39,703
for the 2004 period.
INCOME TAX BENEFIT. In the 2004 period,
we recognized $31,300 of tax benefits
from the net operating loss, which
will be used to offset taxable income.
We did not recognize any of the benefit
from the current net operating loss.
NET INCOME (LOSS). Net income (loss)
before deemed dividends for the nine
months of fiscal 2005 and 2004 periods
was $(307,046) and $(639,525), respectively.
Net income was $57,052 for the third
quarter of 2005 vs. a loss of $(156,000)
for the third quarter of 2004.
Discussion and Analysis of Quarterly
Results and Outlook
Although ECSI will not meet its projected
sales figures for the first nine months
of fiscal 2005, the Company will achieve
sales of $3,353,819 as compared to
$1,465,251 for the same nine month
period of fiscal 2004 or a 229% increase.
Still, the question is why the shortfall
from our original projections? There
are two primary factors which we believe
will be mitigated going forward.
First factor: we depended on a commitment
under the U.S DoD IBDSS contract which
did not materialize. The original
IBDSS ID/IQ contract called for thirteen
major bases to be upgraded in 2004
and 2005. Only three major bases were
upgraded and we were selected as the
prime contractor for one of the three
bases. Thus, ECSI achieved 33-1/3rd
% of the win. It is our understanding
that funding for the other nine bases
was allocated instead to expendables
for Afghanistan and Iraq.
Second factor: we depended on a commitment
from the InteSec Group, a government
oriented marketing organization with
which we contracted in the first fiscal
quarter of 2005, to generate $3 million
in sales in 2005, which did not happen
although the Company expended over
$180,000 for this program. With that
said, it is anticipated that substantial
sales will ultimately result from
InteSec effort in 2006 and beyond.
The Company received a three year
ID/IQ contract from Lockheed Martin
Transportation and Security Solutions
to supply technology and services
on specific Lockheed Martin projects.
Despite these two adverse factors
which had a negative impact on sales
of over $4 million for the nine months
of fiscal `05, the Company still achieved
sales of $3,353,819 for nine months
of operation. Sales for the third
quarter of fiscal '05 amounted to
$1,396,227 as compared to $449,264
for the same period in fiscal '04
with an operating profit of $57,052
as compared to an operating loss of
$156,000 after adjusting for stock
based compensation and stock based
dividends.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2005, we had working
capital of $2.9 million compared to
$3 million at June 30, 2004. Net cash
used by operating activities for the
2005 period was $919,893 as compared
to net cash used by operating activities
of $742,796 for the 2004 period.
Inventory has increased by $358,417
for the nine months ended March 31,
2005 in anticipation of shipments
for committed projects during the
fourth quarter of fiscal ’05
and first quarter of ’06.
Investing activities for the 2005
period include the cash used for the
Clarion acquisition in the amount
of $529,894. In addition a portion
of the proceeds of the June private
placement was invested in marketable
securities and we purchased $74,665
of equipment and software required
to upgrade two major product lines.
We realized net proceeds of $708,850
from the exercise of outstanding stock
options and warrants in the 2005 period.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Our company and its representatives
may from time to time make written
or verbal forward-looking statements,
including statements contained in
this report and other company filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and in our reports to shareholders.
Statements that relate to other than
strictly historical facts, such as
statements about our plans and strategies,
expectations for future financial
performance, new and existing products
and technologies, and markets for
our products are forward-looking statements.
Generally, the words "believe,"
"expect," "intend,"
"estimate," "anticipate,"
"will" and other similar
expressions identify forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements
are and will be based on our management's
then-current views and assumptions
regarding future events and operating
performance, and speak only as of
their dates. Investors are cautioned
that such statements involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially
from historical or anticipated results
due to many factors including, but
not limited to, our company's current
and future capital needs, uncertainty
of capital funding, our clients' ability
to cancel contracts with little or
no penalty, government initiatives
to implement Homeland Security measures,
the likelihood of completing transactions
for which we have entered into letters
of intent, the state of the worldwide
economy, competition, our customer's
ability to pay our invoices within
our standard credit terms, and other
risks detailed in our company's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
and other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings. We undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements.
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