SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10 - K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Fee Required)

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2002 ___________________

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (No Fee Required)

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 0-22372

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ______

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 98-0163743 ______

(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

1710 Route Transcanadienne, Dorval, Quebec, Canada, H9P 1H7

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (514) 685-2180 ______

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock $.001 par value

Check whether the Registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 X No ___

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K contained herein, and no disclosure will be contained to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

The Registrant's revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $12,339,930. As of February 28, 2003, the Registrant had 2,762,698 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $3,729,642 (as of February 28, 2003).

 

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Index to Annual Report on Form 10 - K

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

ITEMS IN FORM 10-K

PAGE

 

PART I

Item 1. Description of Business

3

Item 2. Description of Property

9

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

9

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

10

 

PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

10

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

12

Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

18

Item 8. Selected Quarterly Financial Data

19

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

20

on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Director nominees

20

Item 11. Executive Compensation

23

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

27

Item 13. Certain Business Relationships and Related Transactions

29

PART IV

 

Item 14. Controls and Procedures

29

Item 15. Financial Statement, Exhibits, and Reports on Form 8-K

29

 

 

PART I

This Form 10-K of Grand Toys International, Inc. (the "Company") contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Statements indicating that the Company "expects", "estimates" or "believes" are forward-looking, as are all other statements concerning future financial results, product offerings or other events that have not yet occurred. There are many important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K.

On September 4, 2001, the Company undertook a one-for-four reverse split of its common stock. All disclosures concerning shares of common stock have been adjusted to give effect to the reverse split.

Item 1.

Description of Business:

Introduction

The Company is a Nevada corporation which, by itself and through its subsidiaries, Grand Toys Ltd. and Grand Concepts Inc. (collectively "Grand Canada"), has been engaged in the toy business for over 42 years. The Company currently develops and distributes a wide variety of toys and fashion accessories throughout Canada and, to a lesser extent, the United States. Grand Canada's business consists of four areas of operation: (i) importing and distributing throughout Canada, on an exclusive and non-exclusive basis, a wide variety of well-known toy and leisure products and fashion accessories including, party goods, stationery and accessories; (ii) selling toy products and fashion accessories featuring popular characters licensed to the Company; (iii) earning commissions on the sale of products, represented by Grand Canada and shipped directly from the overseas vendor to Canadian customers; and (iv) selling proprietary products, such as puzzles, mobiles, and gift-related items.

On January 29, 2002, the Company consolidated all of its Canadian operations into Grand Toys Ltd., and Grand Concepts ceased to exist as an independent entity.

The Company's United States subsidiary, Sababa Toys Inc., which was organized in 2000, distributed proprietary products and developed product concepts to be sold to third parties or developed and distributed by the Company. On June 14, 2002, the Company sold all of the shares of its Sababa Toys, Inc. subsidiary.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to "Grand Toys" or the "Company" include Grand Toys International, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries, Grand Toys Ltd., Grand Concepts Inc., and Sababa Toys Inc. The Company's revenues are primarily derived from the operations of Grand Canada. The Company's other United States subsidiary, Ark Creations, Inc., which owned a proprietary line of puzzles, ceased operations during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

Products

Grand Canada imports into Canada for distribution select toys and fashion accessories from vendors who typically design, develop and sell their products in other countries.

In determining which items to import, Grand Canada examines such factors as consumer acceptance of the particular products in other countries, and Canadian consumer tastes for such products based on similar products distributed previously in Canada. In addition, prior to ordering a product, Grand Canada attempts to predict the potential demand for such product by exhibiting it to Grand Canada's existing customers.

The following table sets forth certain vendors whose products Grand Canada distributes in Canada, the type of products they manufacture, and the price range at which Grand Canada sells such products to retailers.

 

 

Vendor (Head Office)

Products Distributed

by the Company

Product Price Range ($)

Barter (H.K.)

Proprietary Arts & Crafts & licensed products

0.61 - 77.51

Playwell

Pre-School action figures

0.52 - 32.18

Intex Corporation (Taiwan)

Inflatable water toys (licensed & non-licensed)

0.27 - 451.14

Kid Galaxy (U.S.)

'Bendos' figurines

1.78 - 6.46

P & M Products (U.S.)

Arts & Crafts

1.08 - 15.48

Processed Plastic (U.S.)

Plastic toys, ride-on vehicles, and etc.

0.37 - 31.85

SIC LLC

Snowjacks

50.44

Spectra Star Toys (U.S.)

Kites

0.59 - 12.66

Toy Biz (U.S.)

Male action figures

3.36 - 95.73

Unice S.A. (Spain)

Balls

1.11 - 1.86

Universal

CD Books & Cassettes

3.18 - 76.43

The Company's business and operating results depend largely upon the appeal of its toy products developed and distributed by the Company. A decline in the popularity of its existing products and product lines or the failure of new products and product lines to achieve and sustain market acceptance could result in reduced overall revenues and margins, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company's continued success will depend on its ability to redesign, restyle and extend its existing toy products and fashion accessories and to develop, introduce and gain customer acceptance of new toy product. However consumer preferences with respect to toy products and fashion accessories are continuously changing and are difficult to predict.

Design and Development

As is common in the toy and fashion accessory industries, Grand Canada receives numerous concepts from unaffiliated third parties for new products. Grand Canada does not employ its own inventors of new concepts but if it accepts and develops an inventor's concept for a new product, it will pay royalties to the inventor on sales from that product.

Grand's staff reviews trade and product developments within the recreational sector and determines if there is an opportunity that could be put into development. The Company sources ideas internally. Grand's staff develops the new concepts by attending tradeshows worldwide, reading industry publications and communicating with our existing vendors and customers.

The Company, through it's US subsidiary, Sababa Toys Inc., developed new concepts to be developed internally or by the other subsidiaries within the corporate group, to be sold to third parties. On June 14, 2002, the Company sold all of the shares of its Sababa Toys, Inc. subsidiary.

The Company also develops proprietary products and uses internal staff to develop these products to be sold to third parties.

All safety testing of the Company's products is done by the manufacturers at the manufacturers' factories and is designed to meet safety regulations imposed by the Canadian and United States governmental authorities. The Company also monitors quality assurance procedures of the manufacturers for the Company's products for safety purposes at the Company's warehouse facilities.

Sources of Product

Approximately 87% of the Company's gross sales in 2002 were from products supplied by the following five vendors: Toy Biz, P&M Products, Barter, Playwell and SIC LLC. These products accounted for 67%, 8%, 7%, 3% and 2% respectively of 2002 gross sales. Other than the products from the above-mentioned vendors, no products from any other vendor or from the Company's proprietary products accounted for more than 2% of the Company's gross sales in 2002. The Company is continuously sourcing new products and looking at potential acquisitions, although no specific acquisition candidates have been specified. If one or more of the remaining suppliers identified above were to terminate their relationship with the Company, such termination may have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The Company's products are manufactured for the Company by unaffiliated third parties principally located in China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom. The manufacturers are chosen by the vendor on the basis of price, payment terms, product quality, reliability and the ability of a manufacturer to meet delivery requirements. For licensed products, the licensors may have the right to approve the selected manufacturers. The use of third-party manufacturers enables the Company to avoid incurring fixed manufacturing costs, but also reduces its ability to control the timing and quality of the manufacturing process.

The Company does not supervise the day-to-day manufacturing of its products. However, prior to the commencement of manufacturing, the Company, the vendor and the manufacturer work together to design a prototype of the specific product and its packaging. The manufacturer is contractually obligated to manufacture the products in accordance with those prototype specifications. For licensed products, some licensors may be required to approve the prototype prior to production.

All manufacturing services performed overseas are generally paid for by either letter of credit or wire transfer. Payment for such manufacturing is made only upon the proper fulfillment of terms established by the Company, in each purchase order such as adherence to product quality, design, packaging and shipping standards, as well as proper documentation relating thereto. Most product purchases are paid for in U.S. dollars.

Grand Canada is not a party to any long-term supply or requirements agreements with any specific manufacturer. All of the Company's manufacturers may subcontract the manufacture of components of their products to third parties who are not affiliated with the Company.

Materials

The principal raw materials used in the production and sale of the Company products are plastic, printed fabrics and paper products. These are all currently available at reasonable prices from a variety of sources. Because the Company does not manufacture any of its products on site, it does not own any specialized tools or other production equipment.

Location

Grand Canada leases a building in suburban Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the Company's executive and administrative offices are located as well as its distribution center. The Company also has a sales office and showroom in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This location was closed as of December 31, 2002 as part of the Company's restructuring efforts.

Licensing and Distribution Agreements

Character Licenses

The Company's product lines include products featuring well-known character properties created by others. In order to obtain the right to manufacture and sell products featuring such character properties, Grand Canada enters into license agreements with the owners of such properties. Under the terms of the character property license agreements, Grand Canada pays royalties to licensors that generally range from 10% to 15% of net sales of the products carrying these character properties. To the extent that competition increases among companies to obtain character property licenses, Grand Canada may encounter increased difficulty in obtaining certain character licenses and may be required to pay greater minimum guaranteed royalty amounts.

Generally, the Company's character property license agreements provide the Company with the exclusive or non-exclusive right to sell only specific products featuring the particular character. These agreements typically limit the sale of such products to Canada. However, certain agreements allow distribution in the United States. They generally have terms of one to three years and may be renewed upon payment of certain minimum guarantees or the attainment of specified sales levels.

The following table sets forth some of the Company's character licenses, the licensor for these character properties, the territory of sale, and the types of products that the Company markets featuring these character properties.

Character Property

Licensor (Territory)

Product Featuring Property

Batman

Warner Bros. (CAN)

Kites, Balls

Bear In The Big Blue House

Venture (CAN)

Balls

Catdog

Studio Licensing (CAN)

Kites

Eye Sceam

Excel Development (U.S. & CAN)

I-Screme cosmetics

Harry Potter

Warner Bros. (CAN)

Kites, Balls, Stationery

Hello Kitty, Pochacco

Sanrio Co. Ltd. (US & CAN)

Foam Puzzles, Foam Floor Tiles

Monsters, Winnie the Pooh,

Toy Story, Standard characters

Disney (CAN)

Kites, Balls

Nintendo

G-Squared (CAN)

Balls

Pooch Patrol

Isovoy Inc. (U.S. & CAN)

Plush Toys

Power Rangers

Venture (CAN)

Balls, Kites

Rugrats

Studio Licensing (CAN)

Kites, Balls

Sesame Street

E.M.G. (CAN)

Balls, Kites

Sonic The Hedge Hog

Venture (CAN)

Balls

Spider-man

Marvel, (CAN)

Ball, Stationery

Power Rangers

Saban Merchandising (U.S.)

Puzzmobiles

Power Rangers

Venture (U.S. & CAN)

Foam Puzzles

Sonic the Hedgehog

Venture (U.S. & CAN)

Foam Puzzles

Spiderman

Marvel (U.S. & CAN)

Foam Puzzles, Foam Floor Tiles

Tonka

Hasbro (U.S. & CAN)

Foam Activity Kits

X-Men

Marvel (U.S. & CAN)

Foam Puzzles, Foam Floor Tiles

No one particular character property license resulted in sales in excess of 1% of Grand Canada's sales revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002, and the loss of any one such license would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's operations.

All costs associated with licensing and distribution are expensed in the period incurred and are shown as royalty expense in the Statements of Operations. Total expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 is $311,082 (2001 - $252,506, 2000 - $250,523).

License and Distribution Arrangements with Toy Vendors

Grand Canada selects products from a master product list provided to it by the vendor. The purchase price, depending on the arrangement with the supplier, may consist of a fixed payment per item, specified minimum quantities to be purchased and other conditions, and occasionally a royalty fee.

Pursuant to these agreements, Grand Canada obtains either the exclusive and non-exclusive right to import and distribute throughout Canada the products selected by it. These agreements generally have terms of one to five years and are usually exclusive for a specified product or product line within a specific territory.

Generally, under these agreements, Grand Canada is responsible for paying shipping and other related costs upon the purchase of goods from the vendor. If Grand Canada were to be in default under a license or distribution agreement, such agreement could be terminated and the Company could also incur liability for certain costs and penalties.

Grand Canada's distribution agreement with its largest vendor, Toy Biz Inc, accounted for 67% of the Company's 2002 sales volume. This distribution agreement terminated on December 31, 2001. Grand's contract with this vendor renews on an annual basis.

As a result of changing consumer preferences, many toy products are successfully marketed for only one or two years. There can be no assurances that any of the Company's current products or product lines will continue to be popular for any significant period of time; any new products or product lines introduced by the Company will achieve an adequate degree of market acceptance; or any new product's life cycle will be sufficient to permit the Company to recover development, manufacturing, marketing or other costs of the product.

In the event a new product does not receive sufficient market acceptance, the Company may be required to sell inventory of such products at a substantial discount. Accordingly, the Company's success is dependent in large part on its ability to secure the rights to distribute new products and to secure new character and well-known brand name licenses for existing or new product lines, which cannot be assured. Therefore, the Company cannot assume that any new products will be successful or meet with the same success as existing products.

Marketing, Sales and Distribution

Grand Canada markets its products throughout Canada via its own sales representatives as well as through independent sales agents. Purchasers of the products include retail chain stores, department stores, toy specialty stores and wholesalers.

Grand Canada's four largest customers are: Walmart, Toys R Us, Zellers and Sears Canada, which, for the year ended December 31, 2002, accounted for approximately 33%, 17%, 10% and 5%, respectively, of the gross sales for this period. No other customer accounted for more than 5% of gross sales in 2002.

Other than purchase orders from its customers, Grand Canada does not have written agreements with its customers, but rather sells products to customers on open account, with payment terms typically varying from 30 to 90 days. If one or more of the four customers identified above terminated its relationship with Grand Canada, a material adverse effect on the Company may occur.

Retailers can cancel purchase orders for which goods have been purchased. Grand attempts to minimize this possibility by ensuring that customer orders are matched to product purchases.

In addition, pressure by large customers seeking a reduction in prices, financial incentives, a change in other terms of sale or for the Company to bear the risks and the cost of carrying inventory could also adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Grand Canada employs a sales and marketing staff of six people, including two senior managers and four sales persons who make on-site visits to customers for the purpose of soliciting orders for products. Grand Canada markets products at major and regional toy trade shows in Canada. In addition, Grand Canada maintains showrooms in its suburban Montreal and until December 31, 2002, Mississauga facilities.

Grand Canada directly, or through its salespersons, takes written orders for products from customers and arranges for the manufacture of its products. Cancellations are generally made in writing and appropriate steps are taken to notify manufacturers of such cancellations.

Returns are generally not accepted, although consistent with industry practices, exceptions to this policy are made on a case-by-case negotiated basis.

Seasonality

The Company's business is seasonal, with a majority of retail sales occurring during the period from September through December in anticipation of the holiday season. Therefore its annual operating results will depend, in large part, on its sales during the relatively brief holiday season. Further, this seasonality is increasing as large retailers become more efficient in their control of inventory levels through quick response management techniques. Sales of its toy products at retail are seasonal.

These customers are timing reorders so that they are being filled by suppliers closer to the time of purchase by consumers, which to a large extent occurs during September through December, rather than maintaining large on-hand inventories throughout the year to meet consumer demand. While these techniques reduce a retailer's investment in inventory, they increase pressure on suppliers like the Company to fill orders promptly and shift a significant portion of inventory risk and carrying costs to the supplier. The limited inventory carried by retailers may also reduce or delay retail sales. Additionally, the logistics of supplying more and more product within shorter time periods increase the risk that we may fail to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules.

This seasonal pattern requires significant use of working capital mainly to manufacture inventory during the year, prior to the holiday season, and requires accurate forecasting of demand for products during the holiday season. The Company's failure to accurately predict and respond to consumer demand could result in our under-producing popular items and overproducing less popular items.

Product Liability

The Company maintains product liability coverage for the Company's operations in the aggregate amount of Canadian $10,000,000. The Company has not been the subject of any product liability litigation.

Competition

The industries in which the Company competes are highly competitive. Grand Toys competes with many larger toy companies in the design and development of new toys, the procurement of licenses and for adequate retail shelf space for its products. The larger toy companies include Hasbro Inc., Mattel Inc., Playmates Inc. and Bandai Co. Many of these competitors have greater financial and other resources than the Company. Grand also faces competition from the retailers who buy directly from the supplier. The Company offers a full service to its customers and therefore remains competitive. The toy industry's highly competitive environment continues to place cost pressures on manufacturers and distributors. Discretionary spending among potential toy consumers is limited and the toy industry competes for those dollars along with the makers of computers and video games. Management believes that strong character and product licenses, the industry reputation and ability of its senior management, the quality of its products and its overhead and operational controls have enabled Grand to compete successfully.

Government Regulation

The Company is subject to the provisions of various laws, certain of which have been enacted by the Federal Government of Canada and others which have been enacted by the Government of the Province of Quebec and other Canadian provinces, and the various states in the U.S.

Federal

The laws of the Government of Canada to which the Company is subject include the Hazardous Products Act which empowers the Government to protect children from hazardous toys and other articles. Under that legislation the Government has the authority to exclude from the market those articles, which are found to be hazardous. Grand Canada is also subject to the Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act enacted by the Government of Canada, whose legislation prohibits the importation of prepackaged items into Canada, as well as the sale, importation, or advertising in Canada of items, which have misleading information on their label.

Provincial

The legislation enacted by the Government of the Province of Quebec to which Grand Canada is subject includes the Consumer Protection Act which prohibits the sale of hazardous toys and other articles, and also requires proper labeling and instructions to be included with the item being sold.

Grand Canada is also subject to the Charter of the French Language, which requires that all labeling and instructions appear in the French language, as well as the Upholstery and Stuffed Articles Act, which requires that stuffed articles conform to hygienic norms, and obligates companies to take measures against contamination during transportation and storage. Similar laws exist in several cities and provinces throughout Canada and in many jurisdictions throughout the world.

The Company maintains a quality control program to ensure compliance with all applicable laws.

Employees

As of December 31, 2002, the Company employed 28 full-time persons, including two executive officers. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are satisfactory.

Item 2.

Description Of Property:

The Company's principal executive offices are located in an approximately 105,000 square foot facility located at 1710 Route Trans-Canada, Dorval, Quebec, Canada, a suburb of Montreal. The Company uses the facility for offices, showroom, warehousing and distribution.

The lease for the premises expires on September 30, 2004 but Grand Canada has the right to extend the lease for an additional five-year period, to September 30, 2009. The current monthly rent is $21,000 and during the extension period shall be increased each year by a percentage that is equal to 75% of the percentage increase in the consumer price index for the greater Montreal, Canada area. On October 23, 2002, the Company sub-let 62,000 square feet of this facility in order to reduce operating expenses. The sub-lease ends on November 30, 2008.

Grand Canada also leases, pursuant to a lease expiring on January 1, 2005, approximately 9,000 square feet of showroom and office space at 6427 Northam Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, a suburb of Toronto, at a current rental rate of approximately $2,700 per month. The Company terminated this lease effective December 31, 2002.

Sababa Toys Inc. leased 1,610 square feet of office space at 119 W. 23rd Street, Suite 505, New York, N.Y., pursuant to a lease expiring November 1, 2003, at a current rental rate of $4,900 per month. As a result of the sale of this subsidiary, this lease was transferred to the purchaser of Sababa Toys as of June 14, 2002.

The Company believes that its current facilities are satisfactory for its present needs and that insurance coverage is adequate for the premises.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings:

On November 30, 1995, an involuntary petition under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code was filed against Grand Group Inc, a U.S. subsidiary, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Proceeding"). On January 4, 1996, the Court entered an order for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and a trustee was appointed to supervise the liquidation of Grand Group Inc. To date, no other proceedings have occurred in connection with the Bankruptcy.

During the third quarter of 2001, the Company settled the class action lawsuit at a minimal cost to the Company. The parties' settlement in the action of Robert R. Van Dyke v. Grand Toys International, Inc., Stephen Altro, David Mars, Ron Goldenberg, Elliot L. Bier and James B. Rybakoff, 00 Civ. 2710, was approved by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on September 24, 2001.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2002, there were no material developments to any legal proceedings, which have been previously reported by the Company. See Note 16 of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, which is an exhibit to this report for a complete description of material legal proceedings to which the Company is presently a party.

Other than discussed above or in Note 16 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein, the Company is not a party to, nor is it aware of, any other pending litigation of a material nature.

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

None.

PART II

Item 5.

Market For Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters:

The Company's Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap Stock Market (NASDAQ) under the symbol "GRIN".

The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing representative bid prices for the Company's Common Stock from January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2002 as reported by NASDAQ.

The figures represent prices between dealers, do not include retail mark-ups, markdowns or commissions and may not represent actual transactions. In addition, the figures reflect the impact of the one-for-four reverse split of September 4, 2001.

 

Common Stock

Representative

Bid Prices

2001

High ($)

Low ($)

First Quarter

2 3/4

1 -

Second Quarter

3 5/32

1 3/4

Third Quarter

2 1/5

1 3/32

Fourth Quarter

4 5/16

3/4

2002

   

First Quarter

2 5/8

1 3/5

Second Quarter

3 1/2

1 1/2

Third Quarter

1 3/16

1 -

Fourth Quarter

1 25/32

1 -

On March 20, 2003, the last reported sales price for the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market was $1.70 per share.

On January 12, 2001, the Company was advised by Nasdaq that it had failed to meet the requirements for continued listing on the SmallCap market because the stock traded below $1.00 for a 30-day period.

On April 9, 2001, the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination indicating that the Company had failed to comply with each of the net tangible asset, market capitalization and net income requirements for continued listing. The Company further received a Nasdaq Staff Determination on April 16, 2001 indicating that the Company had failed to comply with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing and that its securities were, therefore, subject to delisting from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.

The Company requested a hearing before the Nasdaq panel to appeal the delisting determination. This hearing was held on June 6, 2001. As a result of this hearing, on August 2, 2001, the Company was advised by Nasdaq that it would continue to be listed via a temporary exception from the net tangible assets, market capitalization, net income, market value of public float and minimum bid price requirements.

On November 26, 2002, the Nasdaq panel advised the company that the temporary exception had become permanent since the Company had complied with the Nasdaq requirement.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to meet the requirements for continued listing or that we could successfully appeal a delisting determination. If our shares were delisted, we might be able to have our shares listed for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board or other market. However, the failure to have our shares quoted on the Nasdaq market would likely have an adverse impact on the price and liquidity of our shares and our ability to obtain financing in the future.

At February 28, 2003 there were approximately 192 record holders of the Company's Common Stock, however those shares being held at various clearing houses, including Cede & Company have not been broken down. Accordingly, the Company believes there are many more beneficial owners of the Company's Common Stock whose shares are held in "street name", not in the name of the individual shareholder.

During the past two years the Company has not paid and has no current plans to pay dividends on its Common Stock . The Company intends to retain earnings, if any, for use in its business. Any dividends for Common Stock that may be declared in the future will be determined by the Board of Directors based upon the Company's financial condition, results of operation, market conditions and other factors that the Board deems relevant.

The following securities were issued by the Company during the last quarter of December 31, 2002, and were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").

On October 1, 2002, 10,144 shares were issued as a result of the settlement of an outstanding payable.

On December 18, 2002, 66,667 shares were issued as a result of the settlement of an outstanding payable.

The sale and issuance of securities in the transactions described set forth above were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation S promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data:

The following selected financial data of the Company has been derived from the Company's annual consolidated financial statements, which appear elsewhere herein, for the fiscal years 2000, 2001 and 2002

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31:

 

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

           

Net sales

$12,339,930

$8,278,335

$12,016,385

$37,260,250

$33,177,529

Gross profit

4,016,390

2,531,889

372,374

10,778,909

11,091,548

Unusual (income) expense

-

(838,102)

3,625,055

814,669

-

Discontinued operations

197,292

(431,352)

(167,893)

-

-

Net loss

(826,848)

(1,371,492)

(10,156,713)

(709,466)

(318,302)

Loss per share:

         

Basic and diluted from

         

continuing operations

(0.50)

(1.38)

(12.49)

(1.42)

(0.80)

Discontinued operations

0.10

(0.37)

(0.21)

-

-

Extraordinary item

-

0.59

-

-

-

Basic

(0.40)

(1.16)

(12.70)

(1.42)

(0.80)

Diluted

(0.40)

(1.16)

(12.70)

(1.42)

(0.80)

Weighted average number of

         

common equivalent shares

2,064,465

1,183,992

801,946

533,145

394,409

           

Working capital

1,577,633

1,111,171

2,804,596

10,788,948

3,374,528

Long term debt

-

-

1,500,000

1,777,778

-

Redeemable preferred stock

-

-

500,000

1,000,000

-

Cash dividends

-

-

-

25,000

-

Total assets

5,703,571

5,257,322

6,582,383

19,408,405

13,889,317

Management's Discussion and Analysis:

The following should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.

Overview

In the Company's audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2002, and 2001, the Company recognized that it had certain issues which raised substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The reasons cited were the Company's recurring losses and the cancellation of its line of credit in 2000. This was noted in KPMG's audit report on those financial statements.

In 2002, the Company increased its credit facility, reduced its losses, and implemented a restructuring plan to return to profitability. As part of its restructuring plan, the Company has significantly reduced its operating costs, by closing one of its Canadian locations, sub-letting a portion of the Company's main facility and consolidating its U.S. operations into the Canadian subsidiary. In addition, the Company continues to add profitable new product lines, and focuses on strong retail sell-through. At this time, based on 2003 forecasts, the current credit facility appears to be sufficient to meet the Company's working capital needs.

The Company incurred net losses of $826,848 for the year ended December 31, 2002, $1,371,492 for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $10,156,713 for the year ended December 31, 2000. The Company has not reported an annual profit since December 31, 1997. The Company has recently begun to implement a plan to return to profitability. Over the course of 2002 the Company has focused on products with higher profit margins and have reduced expenses. This has resulted in improved performance but it has not achieved profitability for the year ending December 31, 2002 and, in spite of these efforts, there can be no assurance that the Company will become profitable on an annual basis.

Net sales consist of sales of products to customers after deduction of customer cash discounts, freight and warehouse allowances, and volume rebate allowances. Sales are recorded when the merchandise is shipped.

The cost of goods sold for products imported as finished goods includes the cost of the product in the appropriate domestic currency, duty and other taxes, and freight and brokerage charges. Royalties to Grand Canada suppliers not contingent upon the subsequent sales of the suppliers' products are included in the price paid for such products.

Major components of selling, general and administrative expenses include: payroll and fringe benefits; advertising expense, which includes the cost of production of television commercials and the cost of air time; advertising allowances paid to customers for cooperative advertising programs; and royalty expense. Royalties include payments by Grand Canada to licensors of character properties and to manufacturers of toy products if such payments are contingent upon subsequent sales of the products. Royalties are usually a percentage of the price at which the product is sold and are payable once a sale is made.

The pricing of the Company's goods is affected by the price it obtains from its vendors (Cost of Goods Sold) and therefore dictates the selling price the Company can charge its customers. Other factors that influence the Company's setting of the selling price is the condition of the current market and the nature of the item itself. 

From a selling, general and administrative aspect, the pricing will impact selling (commission expense) and general and administrative (advertising expense). In addition, if a lower selling price is set then the related margin on the product will be reduced and therefore the Company will look to rationalize other expenses, i.e. customer packages.

Accounts receivable are receivables net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is adjusted periodically to reflect the current status of receivables. Management believes that current reserves for doubtful accounts are adequate. Sales of products to retailers and distributors are on an irrevocable basis. Consistent with industry practices, Grand Canada may make exceptions to this policy on a case-by-case negotiated basis. Inventory is comprised of finished goods at landed cost.

All amounts are in US Dollars ($) unless otherwise noted.

 

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth consolidated operations data as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated:

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2002

2001

2000

 

%

%

%

Net sales

100.00

100.00

100.00

Cost of goods sold

67.45

69.42

96.90

Gross profit

32.55

30.58

3.10

Operating expenses:

     

General and administrative

23.14

34.79

33.43

Salaries and fringe benefits

13.65

20.36

17.27

Royalties

2.52

3.05

2.08

Bad debt expense

0.28

1.78

.78

Depreciation and amortization

0.73

1.40

2.36

Foreign exchange loss

0.33

1.07

.22

Interest on long-term debt

-

-

.91

Interest expense

0.65

0.57

6.48

Interest revenue

(0.57)

(1.22)

(1.11)

Unusual items

-

(10.12)

30.16

Total operating expenses

40.73

51.68

92.58

(Loss) before income taxes and

     

extraordinary item

(8.18)

(21.10)

(89.48)

Gain on forgiveness of debt

-

8.40

-

       

(Loss) from continuing operations

(8.30)

(11.36)

(83.13)

Discontinued operations:

     

Loss from discontinued operations

(0.54)

(5.21)

(1.40)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

2.14

-

-

 

1.60

(5.21)

(1.40)

Net loss

(6.70)

(16.57)

(84.53)

On a quarterly basis management reviews its inventory of products and makes an assessment of its realizable value. The factors considered include current market prices, the demand for and the seasonality of its products. If circumstances change (i.e. unexpected shift in market demand, pricing, trends etc.) there could be a material impact on the net realizable value of inventory.

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2002 to the year ended December 31, 2001

Net Loss:

Net loss for 2002 was $826,848, or $(0.40) loss per share, as compared to a net loss of $1,371,492, or $(1.16) loss per share in 2001. However, net loss for the year ended December 31, 2002, included a gain of $263,784, offset by the loss on operations of $66,492. Without this gain, the Company would have incurred a net loss of $(1,024,140) or $(0.50) per share.

Increased gross profit and the recognition of the gain on the sale of Sababa Toys Inc., resulted in the significant decrease in the net loss for the year as compared to 2001. The Company will have until 2008 to be able to apply unutilized tax losses against future taxable income.

Net Sales:

Net sales increased by $4,061,595, or by 49.06%, to $12,339,930 from $8,278,335 for 2001. Net sales increased primarily as a result of the success in the following product lines: Spiderman and Lord of the Rings (Toybiz and Playwell), Blopens

(P & M Products Ltd.).

Gross Profit:

Gross profit for the Company in 2002 increased by $1,484,501. As a percentage of sales, gross profit increased in 2002 from 30.58% to 32.55% as a result of the sales mix in the product line. The increased gross profit in 2002 also was attributable to the Company's continued emphasis on higher margin sales.

As part of the Company's 2002 restructuring plan, the Company abandoned the manufacturing and selling of certain of its proprietary product lines. In doing so the Company incurred $125,247 in expenses relating to write-offs of deferred product development and $94,350 in negative margin due to reduced selling prices as a result of the decrease in customer interest.

In addition, commissions on FOB sales increased as compared to the same period of 2001, by 7.25% because our sales relating to the product line, Toys Biz increased by 169% over the same period in 2001.

General and Administrative Expenses:

General and administrative expenses decreased by $23,858 to $2,856,116, in 2002 from $2,879,974 in 2001. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses decreased by 11.65% from 34.79% in 2001 to 23.14% in 2002.

One time charges incurred as a result of the implementation of the Company's restructuring plan resulted in a total expense of $417,494. In 2002, the Company closed two locations and reduced head count through employee and contract terminations. In line with the restructuring plan, the Company discontinued the manufacture of certain proprietary licensed products.

One time restructuring expenses were:

Write-off discontinued lines $

$172,864

Consulting

111,469

Severance & terminations

71,749

Location closing

61,412

 

$417,494

 

In 2002, the Company incurred $412,350 in bank financing expenses as a result of the high cost of financing through the Company's lender. In addition, the Company incurred significant legal charges of $246,758, relating to the settlement of legal issues, the filing of registration statements, financing documents and handling the NASDAQ de-listing issue.

Based on the above, the Company has determined that of the total general and administrative expenses, $516,479 are of non-recurring nature.

Gain on Discontinued Operation:

On June 14, 2002, the Company sold all of the shares of its Sababa Toys, Inc. subsidiary to Sababa Global Consumer Products, LLC. Sababa Toys, Inc. distributes proprietary products and develops product concepts to be sold to third parties. In consideration for the purchase of the shares, the Company received a note in the principal amount of $1,065,716. Payments under the note are to be made quarterly until June 30, 2005 when the unpaid principal balance is due. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of $761,584, of which $263,784 has been recorded in the Statement of Operations. The balance of the gain has been deferred and will be recorded in income on a proportionate basis as the proceeds from the note receivable are received.

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2001 to the year ended December 31, 2000

Net Loss:

Net loss for 2001 was $1,371,492 or $1.16 loss per share as compared to a net loss of $10,156,713 or $12.70 loss per share in 2000.

Increased gross profit, a total dollar decrease in operating expenses and the recognition of the gain on the forgiveness of debt resulted in the significant decrease in the net loss for the year as compared to 2000. The net loss was increased by the write-off of deferred income taxes in 2001. The Company will have until 2008 to be able to apply unutilized tax losses against future taxable income.

Net Sales:

Net sales decreased by $3,738,050 or by 31.11% to $8,278,335 from $12,016,385 for 2000. During the year, net sales decreased, however gross profit increased, as a result of the Company's emphasis on profitable sales and tighter inventory control. The current economic environment and retailers' just in time inventory practices contributed to the decrease in sales in 2001.

Gross Profit:

Gross profit for the Company increased by $2,159,515. As a percentage of sales, gross profit increased from 3.10% to 30.58%. Despite the decrease in net sales, gross profit increased as a result of the sales mix in the product line.

The increased gross profit in 2001 resulted from the Company's continued emphasis on higher margin sales and minimized sales of discontinued products by tighter inventory control.

In addition commissions on FOB sales increased as compared to the same period of 2000 due to an increase in customer demand for our Toy Biz and Intex product lines. In 2000, the lower gross profit percentage was associated with the recording of significant inventory write-downs.

General and Administrative Expenses:

The decrease in general and administrative expenses of $1,136,709 to $2,879,974, in 2001, from $4,016,683 in 2000, was due to an overall decrease in the expenses in this category, as a result of Company efforts to reduce expenses. However, the following material expenses offset the overall reduction:

Expense:

 
   

Legal fees $

$ 318,536

Financing charges

203,080

Severance & placement fees

137,777

Consulting

92,790

Other

86,379

Total expenses

$ 838,562

Due to the fact that the Company faced several legal issues (refer to Note 15 of the 2000 consolidated financial statements) at the beginning of 2001, legal expense was higher than the Company experienced in prior years. In addition, as a result of the Company's recurring losses, the financing charges are higher since the Company has only been able to obtain financing from a high risk lender which charges high rates. In an effort to down-size the organization, the Company was required to make severance payments. During March 2001, the Company engaged consultants to assist in the reorganization of the Company.

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales, were higher in 2001, a 1.36% increase, as compared to 2000 as a result of the lower sales base. The Company continues to conduct reviews of all aspects of its operations to reduce costs and improve profitability.

Unusual Items:

a) The Company, as a result of receiving a favorable court judgment in March 2001, reversed the accrual of $550,000 set up in December 31, 2000. (see note 15 of the Consolidated Financial Statements)

b) The Company was successful in obtaining a settlement of litigation against Limited Treasures, Inc. in June 2001, and has reduced the provision against the receivable by $288,102. At December 31, 2000, the Company had recorded a provision against the receivable of $434,371. (See Note 3 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Gain on forgiveness of debt:

As a result of the cessation of the business of the Company's subsidiary, Ark Creations and the foreclosure of shares of the Company's common stock which were pledged to secure Ark Creation's indebtedness to the sellers of the assets of Ark Creations, the Company eliminated the liability associated with the promissory note in June 2001. The Company recognized $1,195,123 as a gain on forgiveness of the debt equal to the difference between the principal amount of the promissory note and the value of the pledged shares. See Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

(a) Current recovery:

The Company reversed $149,538 in the third quarter of 2001 as a result of the determination that only one tax jurisdiction could recover taxes owing from the Company in a tax case which began in 1996. In the fourth quarter, the Company reversed the accrual of $159,807 as a result of the successful resolution, in the Company's favor, of this tax case.

The Company recorded an expense of $13,713 for U.S. tax liability.

(b) Deferred

The Company wrote off the following amounts during the year:

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company generally finances its operations through borrowings under its line of credit facility with Montcap Financial Inc., by cash flow from operations, and sales of equity securities.

In March 2001, the Company received gross proceeds of $500,000 from a private sale of its Common Stock and warrants.

In June 2001, the Company secured a line of credit up to $627,825 with drawdowns based upon specified percentages of its accounts receivable. The line of credit was secured by the accounts receivable of the Company.

In October 2001, the Company increased the maximum availability under its line of credit to $1,569,563 with drawdowns based upon specified percentages of accounts receivable and inventory and the value of its equipment. All the assets of the Company secure the line of credit.

In December 2001, the Company issued Series B convertible redeemable preferred stock for a total of $915,000 of which $800,000 was received in December 2001, and the balance in January 2002.

In May 2002, the Company increased the maximum availability under its lines of credit to $2,218,560 from $1,569,563.

Accounts receivable at December 31, 2002 were $1,866,110 compared to $1,183,175 at December 31, 2001. The sales were mainly to mass retailers. Inventory at December 31, 2002 decreased to $1,148,220 from $1,373,094 at December 31, 2001. Management's focus on maintaining manageable and current inventory levels led to a lower inventory value as at December 31, 2002.

Working capital increased to $1,577,633 at December 31, 2002 from $1,111,171 at December 31, 2001. Net cash used for operating activities was $1,107,629 in 2002 compared to $1,566,681 in 2001. Cash for additions to equipment and leasehold improvements was $20,161 in 2002 compared to $39,151 in 2001.

The Company's accounts receivable level is subject to significant seasonal variations due to the seasonality of sales. As a result, the Company's working capital requirements are greatest during its third and fourth quarters. In addition, to the extent accounts receivable, inventories, guarantees and advance payments increase as a result of growth of the Company's business, the Company could require additional working capital to fund its operations. Sources of such funding include cash flow from operations, drawings on the financing facilities, or sales of additional equity or debt securities by the Company.

If the funds available to the Company for current cash and cash equivalents are not sufficient to meet the Company's cash needs, the Company may from time to time seek to raise capital from additional sources, including project-specific financing, additional public or private debt or equity financing.

We believe that in order to achieve our long-term expansion objectives and to enhance our competitive position in the U.S. market, we will need additional financial resources over the next several years. The precise amount and timing of our future financing needs cannot be determined at this time and will depend upon a number of factors, including the demand for our products and the management of our working capital. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to obtain sufficient capital, we could be required to curtail our expansion.

Effects Of Inflation

The Company does not believe that inflation has had a significant impact on its financial position or results of operations in the past three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has determined that the new pronouncements that will come into effect in the year 2002 will not have a

significant impact on the financial statements.

Item 7a.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk:

The Company is exposed to certain market risks, which arise from transactions entered into in the normal course of business. The Company's primary exposures are changes in interest rates with respect to its debt and foreign currency exchange fluctuations.

INTEREST RATE RISK The interest payable on the Company's revolving lines-of-credit are variable based on the prime rate, and therefore, affected by changes in market interest rates. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments.

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK While the Company's product purchases are transacted in U.S. dollars, most transactions among the suppliers and subcontractors are effected in HK dollars. Accordingly, fluctuations in Hong Kong monetary rates may have an impact on the Company's cost of goods. Furthermore, appreciation of Chinese currency values relative to the Hong Kong dollar could increase the cost to the Company of the products manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and thereby have a negative impact on the Company. Since the majority of the Company's sales are in Canadian dollars, the Company is at risk with regards to the conversion of Canadian dollars to US dollars to pay its suppliers. Therefore, fluctuations in the conversion rate may have an impact on the Company. The Company may use derivative financial instruments solely to hedge the effects of such currency fluctuations.

Item 8.

Selected Quarterly Financial Data:

For the fiscal year 2002:

 

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

         

Net sales

$2,262,806

$ 3,419,749

$ 3,244,053

$ 3,413,322

Gross profit

817,535

1,270,833

1,236,070

691,952

Unusual items

-

-

-

-

(Loss) Earnings from

continuing operations

(538,696)

(91,081)

106,266

(500,629)

Discontinued operations

(31,768)

114,817

-

114,243

Net (loss) earnings applicable to

       

common stockholders

(570,464)

23,736

106,266

(386,386)

         

(Loss) earnings per share:

       

Basic from continued operations

$ (0.42)

$ 0.06

$0.04

$ (0.19)

Discontinued operations

-

0.08

-

0.04

Basic

(0.42)

0.02

0.04

(0.15)

Diluted

(0.42)

0.01

0.03

(0.15)

For the fiscal year 2001:

 

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

         

Net sales

$2,216,816

$ 1,835,043

$ 1,902,910

$ 2,323,566

Gross profit

711,532

373,557

677,759

769,041

Unusual items

-

(523,395)

(214,089)

(100,617)

(Loss) earnings before

extraordinary item

(585,117)

(741,343)

57,769

(798,339)

Gain on forgiveness of debt

-

695,538

-

-

Net (loss) earnings

(585,117)

(45,805)

57,769

(798,339)

(Loss) earnings per share:

       

Basic before extraordinary item

$(0.72)

$ (0.60)

$0.04

$(0.62)

Extraordinary item

-

0.56

-

-

Basic

(0.72)

(0.04)

0.04

(0.62)

Diluted

(0.72)

(0.04)

0.04

(0.62)

Financial Statements:

The consolidated financial statements of the Company, including the notes thereto, together with the report of independent chartered accountants thereon, are presented beginning at page F-1.

Item 9.

Changes in, and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure:

Not applicable

PART III

Item 10.

DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR NOMINEES

Set forth below is the name, age, principal occupation during the past five years and other information concerning each director and nominee. The information presented with respect to each director nominee has been furnished by that person.

Name

Age

Director Since

Elliot Bier

52

July 1993

Stephen Altro

64

July 1993

David Mars

64

July 1993

James B. Rybakoff

35

May 1996

Michael Kron

39

June 2002

Earl Azimov

40

June 2002

Michael Seltzer

52

June 2002

Elliot L. Bier has been a practicing attorney in Montreal for the last 24 years. He has been a senior partner in Adessky Poulin, the Company's Canadian legal counsel for the last 10 years. Since November 16, 2000, Mr. Bier has served as Chairman of the Company. Since May 2001, Mr. Bier has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Polystar Inc., a Montreal-based plastics company.

Stephen Altro has held executive positions with Grand Canada, the Company's Canadian operating subsidiary, for over 41 years. From July 20, 1993 to June 30, 2000, Mr. Altro served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Altro co-founded Grand Canada with David Mars in 1961. Since June 30, 2000, Mr. Altro has been engaged as a consultant to the Company.

David Mars has held executive positions with Grand Canada for over 41 years. From July 20, 1993 to June 30, 2000, Mr. Mars served as Vice-Chairman of the Company. Mr. Mars co-founded Grand Canada with Stephen Altro in 1961. Since June 30, 2000, Mr. Mars has been engaged as a consultant to the Company.

James B. Rybakoff is also the President of Akin Bay Company, L.L.C., a NASD member investment bank and brokerage firm, which Mr. Rybakoff co-founded in 1990.

Michael Kron is co-founder and has served as Chief Operating Officer of Miazzi Ventures Inc., an investment company located in Montreal Canada since 1992. Mr. Kron is a Canadian Chartered Accountant.

Earl Azimov is co-founder and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Miazzi Ventures Inc., an investment company located in Montreal Canada since 1992. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Azimov was President of Zellers Optical Centers.

Michael Seltzer Chairman of Sam Seltzer's Steak Houses of America since 1997. Since February 2002, Mr. Seltzer has also served as of President Sam Seltzer's Steak Houses of America.

Directors are elected annually by the shareholders and hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until there successors are elected and qualified. Executive officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of our directors and executive officers.

Director Compensation

Directors who are also officers of the Company are not paid any compensation for attendance at directors' meetings or for attending or participating in any committee meetings but are eligible to participate in the Company's Stock Option Plan. Non-employee Directors of the Company are compensated for their services and attendance at meetings through the automatic grant of 125 options per quarter pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan. The exercise price of options granted to non-employees directors is the market price of the Company's common stock on the first day of each quarter.

During the year 2002, Elliott Bier received an amount of $27,000 for chairman fees and Steve Altro and David Mars each received an amount of $33,000 for consulting fees.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, the Board of Directors held six meetings and each of the Directors attended all of the meetings.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee consists of Michael Kron, Earl Azimov and Michael Seltzer. The Audit Committee (i) recommends to the Board the conditions, compensation and term of appointment of independent chartered accountants for the audit of our financial statements, (ii) reviews the Company's examination reports prepared by regulatory authorities, and (iii) provides the Board with such assistance as is necessary with respect to the Company's corporate and reporting practices. The Audit Committee may also from time to time confer with the auditors to exchange views relating to the scope and results of the audit. The Audit Committee operates through a written charter. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, the Audit Committee did not hold any meetings, but took action by written consent two times.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee consists of three directors: Michael Kron, Earl Azimov and Michael Seltzer. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation for the Company's senior management, officers and directors. It also administers the Company's Stock Option Plan. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, the Compensation Committee did not hold any meetings, but took action by written consent two times.

The Board of Directors does not have a standing nominating committee or one performing similar functions.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Until June 28th, 2002, Elliot L. Bier and James B. Rybakoff served as the members of the Company's Compensation Committee. None of the members of the Company's Compensation Committee was, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, one of our officers or employees, or one of our former officers, except that Mr. Bier served as our Chairman in a non-employee capacity. Other than as described in the preceding sentence, no executive officer of the Company (i) served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing similar functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Company's Compensation Committee, (ii) served as a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Company's Compensation Committee or (iii) served as a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing similar functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director of the Company.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES

Executive Officers

Our executive officer is:

   

Tania M. Clarke

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Tania M. Clarke, 34 years old, has served as the Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Grand Canada since December 4, 2000, and has been employed by the Company and its subsidiaries in various other financial capacities since May 3, 1993. Ms. Clarke held the positions of Assistant-Controller and Controller prior to accepting the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at the Company. Prior thereto, Ms. Clarke was employed by KPMG LLP, as an external auditor for 3 years. Ms. Clarke is a Canadian Chartered Accountant (C.A.) and a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A).

Key Employees

Our management regards the following persons, although not executive officers, as key employees:

Robert Herbst has been the Vice-President of Operations of Grand Canada since May 2001. Prior thereto, Mr. Herbst worked at Grand Canada in various capacities for 26 years.

Terry Maddison has been the Director of Sales for Grand Canada since October 10, 2001. Prior thereto Mr. Maddison worked at Tucker Plastics and the Home Depot.

 

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

The following table summarizes certain information regarding compensation awarded, paid or accrued by the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively, to Ian Bradley who was the only person to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer during the year ended December 31, 2002. No other executive officer or key employee who served in such capacity at December 31, 2002 had total annual salary and bonus for the year ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 in excess of $100,000.

Summary Compensation Table

 

 

Annual Compensation

Long-term Compensation Awards

Name and

Principal Position

Year

Salary ($)

Bonus($)

Other Annual Compensation($)

Securities Underlying Options(#)

All Other

Compensation

($)

Stephen Altro

2002

33,000 (3)

-

-

-

-

Acting President

2001

34,000 (4)

-

-

-

-

and Chief

2000

102,000 (5)

-

46,000 (8)

-

-

Executive Officer (1)

Ian Bradley

2002

82,711 (3)

-

6,600 (6)

-

-

Chief

2001

112,051 (4)

-

10,500(7)

37,500

-

Executive

2000

-

-

-

-

-

Officer and

President (1)

 

  1. Mr. Stephen Altro has been the Company's acting President since June 8, 2002.
  2. Mr. Bradley joined the Company on January 16, 2001, and resigned on June 7, 2002.
  3. Such amounts are based upon an exchange rate Canadian $1.57 to United States $1.00 (the exchange rate on December 31, 2002).
  4. Such amounts are based upon an exchange rate Canadian $1.55 to United States $1.00 (the exchange rate on December 31, 2001).
  5. Such amounts are based upon an exchange rate Canadian $1.48 to United States $1.00 (the exchange rate on December 31, 2000).
  6. Other annual compensation for Mr. Bradley consists of $4,000 for car benefits and $2,600 disability insurance.
  7. Other annual compensation for Mr. Bradley consists of $6,000 for car benefits and $4,500 disability insurance.
  8. Other annual Compensations for Mr. Altro consists of $14,000 for car lease payments, $12,000 for annual country club dues and $20,000 for life insurance premiums.

The following table sets forth further information regarding the stock option grants during fiscal 2002 to the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table above.

Option Grants in 2002

No options were granted to the Executives named in the Summary Compensation table above.

Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal Year 2002 and Option Values as of December 31, 2002

Mr. Bradley did not exercise any options during the year ended December 31, 2002.

The following table provides information about stock option exercises by the Named Executive Officers during fiscal year 2002 and stock options held by each of them at fiscal year-end. Values for "in-the-money" options that represent the positive spread between the respective exercise prices of outstanding stock options and the fair market value of our common stock as of December 31, 2002, as determined by the closing price of our Common Stock on that date as reported by NASDAQ.

Name

Shares

Acquired On

Exercise

(#)

Value

Realized

$(1)

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options at Fiscal Year-End

(#)

Value of Unexercised

In-the-Money

Options

At Fiscal Year-End

($)

     

Exercisable

Unexercisable

Exercisable (2)

Unexercisable

Ian Bradley

-

-

37,500

-

$93,750

-

  1. Closing stock price on December 31, 2002 was $1.00.

Employment Agreements

Except for stock option agreements, the Company does not currently have any agreements with its executive officers regarding the terms of their employment.

Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

General. The Compensation Committee is composed of non-employee Directors who review recommendations as to senior executive officer compensation which, upon the approval of the Compensation Committee, are submitted to the Board of Directors. The members of the Compensation Committee also administer the Stock Option Plan of the Company under which options have been granted on a discretionary basis to senior executive officers. The Compensation Committee's overall compensation policy applicable to executive officers is to provide a compensation package that is intended to attract and retain qualified executives for us and to provide them with incentives to achieve our goals and increase shareholder value. The Compensation Committee implements this policy through salaries, bonuses, stock options, a retirement savings plan, and employment agreements and miscellaneous personal benefits.

CEO Compensation. Mr. Bradley was employed as Chief Executive Officer and President, and had agreed to devote his full time and efforts to our business. We agreed to pay Mr. Bradley a base salary of Canadian $182,500 (approximately U.S. $116,000 as of December 31, 2002). Mr. Bradley resigned on June 7, 2002.

Salaries. The Compensation Committee's policy is to provide salaries (i) that are approximately at the median of the salaries paid to similar executive officers in similar companies, adjusted in the Compensation Committee's subjective judgment to reflect differences in duties of the officers and differences in the size and stage of development of the companies, in order to attract and retain qualified executives and (ii) that compensate individual employees for their individual contributions and performance.

The Compensation Committee determines comparable salaries paid by other companies similar to us through its subjective evaluation of its members' knowledge of salaries paid by other companies, salary requests of individuals interviewed by us for open positions and recommendations of management.

Bonuses. The Compensation Committee's policy is to recommend bonuses that compensate executive officers for achieving our goals. In addition, the Compensation Committee's policy is to pay discretionary bonuses, determined near the end of the fiscal year, to compensate executive officers for performance or achievements during the fiscal year not covered by bonuses paid earlier in the year.

Stock Options. The Compensation Committee's policy is to award stock options to each of our officers, employees and directors in amounts reflecting the participant's position and ability to influence our overall performance, determined based on the Committee's subjective judgment after reviewing the number of options previously granted to such person, the number of options granted to persons in similar positions both with us and at other companies deemed comparable to us (based on the members' knowledge of options granted by other companies), the number of options remaining available for grant and management's recommendations.

Options are intended to provide participants with an increased incentive to make contributions to our long-term performance and growth, to join the interests of participants with the interests of our shareholders and to attract and retain qualified employees. The number of options granted to an executive in 2002 were granted as an inducement for employment.

The Compensation Committee's policy is to grant options with a term of ten years to provide a long-term incentive and to fix the exercise price of the options at the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Such options only provide compensation if the price of the underlying shares increases. The Committee's policy is also to provide new executives with options to attract them to us based on negotiations with new executives, management's recommendations and the Committee's subjective judgment primarily after reviewing the number of options granted to similar executives.

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally provides that publicly held companies may not deduct compensation paid to certain of its top executive officers to the extent such compensation exceeds $1 million per officer in any year. However, pursuant to regulations issued by the Treasury Department, certain limited exemptions to Section 162(m) apply with respect to "qualified performance-based compensation." The Company is currently monitoring the applicability of Section 162(m) to its ongoing compensation arrangements. The Company does not expect that amounts of

compensation paid to its executive officers will fail to be deductible by reason of Section 162(m).

Retirement Savings Plan. We have adopted a group retirement savings plan for our Canadian employees. We contribute to this plan the lesser of (a) 50% of the employee's contribution to this plan; (b) 3% of the employee's gross earnings; or (c) Canadian $3,000 per employee. During the year ended December 31, 2002, we contributed approximately $12,000 to the plan.

Employment Agreements and Miscellaneous Personal Benefits. The Compensation Committee's policy has been to have employment agreements with each of its executive officers to provide them with specified minimum positions, periods of employment, salaries, fringe benefits and severance benefits, although there are no agreements at this time. These benefits are intended to permit the executive officer to focus his attention on performing his duties to us, rather than on the security of his employment, and to provide the officer with benefits deemed by the Compensation Committee to be suitable for the executive's office.

This report is provided in accordance with federal securities law requirements and is not intended to create any contractually binding employment rights for the benefit of any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries.

By the Compensation Committee

James B. Rybakoff

Michael Kron

Performance Graph

The following graph tracks an assumed investment of $100 on the last trading day of the calendar year indicated below in our Common Stock, the NASDAQ Stock Market and the NASDAQ Non-Financial Stocks sector, assuming full reinvestment of dividends. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

The directors and executive officers of the Company, and the owners of more than ten (10%) percent of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, are required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with NASDAQ, reporting changes in the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock beneficially owned by them and provide the Company with copies of all such reports. Based solely on its review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations from the executive officers and directors, the Company believes that all reports were timely made for the year ended December 31, 2002, with the exception of the following:

During the fiscal 2002, the following individuals were late with their Form 4 filings: Each of Mssrs. Elliot Bier, Stephen Altro, David Mars, James B. Rybakoff, Michael Kron, Earl Azimov and Michael Seltzer were required to file a Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership in connection with automatic grants of 125 options per quarter to non-employee directors of Registrant pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan. As of the date of this report, none of the foregoing persons has filed a Form 4 receipt of the automatic quarterly option grants.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock as of January 15, 2003 by (i) each person (or group of affiliated persons) who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock, (ii) each of the Company's directors and director nominees, (iii) each of the Company's Named Executive Officers (as defined below) and (iv) all of the Company's executive officers and directors as a group. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the Company believes that the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned

Percent of Class

and Voting Power (1)

David Mars

1710 Rte. Transcanadienne

Dorval, QC, Canada H9P 1H7



916,606 (2)



27.45%

Stephen Altro

1710 Rte. Transcanadienne

Dorval, QC, Canada, H9P 1H7



930,768 (3)



27.60%

Ofer Nissim

65 High Ridge Road, Suite 500

Stanford, CT, 06905


406,250(4)


15.00%

R. Ian Bradley

1710 Rte. Transcanadienne

Dorval, QC, Canada, H9P 1H7



300,000 (5)



10.27%

Livescore Finance Company Ltd.

C/o Insinger Trust

Standard Charter Bank Bld.,

4-4A Des Voeux, Hong Kong

 

 

472,500 (6)

 

 

15.44%

Robenham Inc.

C/o Insinger Trust

Standard Charter Bank Bld.,

4-4A Des Voeux, Hong Kong

 

 

472,500 (7)

 

 

15.44%

Faxfleet Holdings Ltd.

C/o Insinger Trust

Standard Charter Bank Bld.,

4-4A Des Voeux, Hong Kong

 

 

452,500 (8)

 

 

14.86%

Spellord Inc.

C/o Insinger Trust

Standard Charter Bank Bld.,

4-4A Des Voeux, Hong Kong

 

 

452,500 (9)

 

 

14.86%

James B. Rybakoff

780 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

56,750 (10)

 

2.06%

Elliot L. Bier

999 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest

Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 3L4



37,750 (11)



1.38%

Michael Kron

6950 Cote-St Luc Rd., #1111

Montreal, QC, Canada H4V 2Z9

 

375

 

-

Earl Azimov

5603 Parkhaven Avenue

Cote St-Luc, QC, Canada H4W 1X2

 

375

 

-

Michael Seltzer

10101 Collins Ave., Pent. #14

Bal Habour, FL 33514

 

375

 

-


All Executive officers and directors

as a group (five persons)

 

4,371,749 (12)

 

75.66%

  1. Computed on the basis of 2,696,112 shares of Common Stock and, with respect to those persons holding shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock exercisable within sixty (60) days, the number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise thereof.

  1. Includes 457,144 shares and warrants held by 136012 Canada Inc. (controlled by Mr. Mars), 145,962 shares and warrants held by 2884330 Canada Inc., and 313,500 shares, warrants and options to purchase Common Stock held by Mr. Mars. The company, 2884330 Canada Inc., is a privately held corporation controlled by Mr. Mars, and of which his wife and children are the only other stockholders.
  2. Includes 302,054 shares and warrants held by 2870304 Canada Inc., 323,714 shares and warrants held by 136011 Canada Inc. (controlled by Mr. Altro), and 305,000 shares, warrants and options to purchase commons stock held by Mr. Altro. The company, 2870304 Canada Inc., is a privately-held corporation controlled by Mr. Altro, and of which his wife and children are the only other stockholders.
  3. Includes options to purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Nissim's holding of 393,750 shares is held indirectly through Knox Security Engineering Corp. and Ark Foundation LLC.
  4. Represents 75,000 shares and 225,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.
  5. Includes 42,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock and 107,500 shares and 322,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.
  6. Includes 42,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock and 107,500 shares and 322,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.
  7. Includes 42,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock and 102,500 shares and 307,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.
  8. Includes 42,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock and 102,500 shares and 307,500 warrants to purchase Common Stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.
  9. Includes warrants to purchase 55,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to Akin Bay Company LLC pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement dated August 1999, and options to purchase 1,750 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to our Stock Option Plan. Mr. Rybakoff is the controlling member of Akin Bay.
  10. Includes options to purchase 37,750 shares of Common Stock .
  11. See Footnotes (1) - (11).

Item 13.

Certain Business Relationships and Related Transactions

Mr. Bier, a Director of the Company, is a senior partner at Adessky, Poulin, which performs legal services for us in Canada. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, we paid Adessky, Poulin an aggregate of $21,000 for legal fees and related disbursements.

Grand Toys (H.K.), an affiliate of the Company owned by Mr. Altro and Mr. Mars, assists the Company in obtaining competitive sourcing of products in Asia. All transactions of Grand Toys (H.K.) are performed on behalf of the Company at cost. The dollar value of the transactions was $121,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002 and $155,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001.

In December 2001, David Mars and Stephen Altro purchased shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock. David Mars invested $195,000 and received 195,000 shares at $1.00 each and 585,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 each. In March 2002, Mr. Mars invested an additional $200,000 and received 200,000 shares at $1.00 each and 600,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 each. Stephen Altro invested $200,000 and received 200,000 shares at $1.00 each and 600,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 each.

PART IV

Item 14.

Controls and Procedures

Within the 90 days prior to the date of filing this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company's periodic SEC filings.

Subsequent to the date of that evaluation, there have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, nor were any corrective actions required with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 15.

Financial Statements, Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Financial Statements:

Report of Independent Auditors

Index to Financial statements

Consolidated Financial Statements:

Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Consents of Independent Auditors to incorporation by reference of financial statements

Exhibits

The exhibits were filed with the original filing

**3.1

Articles of Incorporation, as amended

### 3.2

Certificate of Designations of Series A 5% Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

***3.3

Amended and Restated By-Laws

***3.4

Certificate of Amendment for Reverse Split

#####3.5

Certificate of Amendment for Reverse Split (2001)

#####3.6

Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

#####3.7

Form of Warrant for 1201 Private Placement

**4.1

Form of certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock

####4.3

Form of Common Stock Warrant

####4.4

Form of Regulation S Common Stock Subscription Agreement

#####4.5

Form of Regulation S Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement

#10.3

Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option Plan

####10.9

Lease of Dorval, Canada facility

####10.10

Lease of Mississauga, Canada facility

#####10.14

Factoring Agreement between Montcap Financial and Grand

#####10.15

Inventory and Equipment Loan Agreement between Montcap Financial and Grand

#####10.16

Limited Treasures Settlement Agreement

#####10.17

Nissim Settlement Agreement

*11

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Allowances

*21

List of Subsidiaries of the Company

*23

Consent of KMPG LLP

*99.1

Certification of Stephen Altro pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*99.2

Certification of Tania M. Clarke pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*99.3

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*99.4

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

______________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Legend:

*

Filed herewith

**

Filed as an Exhibit to either the company's Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form SB-2, dated January 27, 1994, or Amendment No. 1 or Amendment No. 2 to such Registration Statement.

***

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement of Form S-3 dated December 23, 1996.

****

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement of Form S-3 dated January 26, 2002.

#

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated September 7, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference.

##

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's Proxy Statement on Form Pre 14A dated August 3, 2000.

###

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

####

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

#####

Filed as an Exhibit to the Company's 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

  1. Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended December 31, 2002.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Exhibits to

Form 10 - K

of

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002

 

 

Schedule 11

 

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND ALLOWANCES

 

Balance

     

At

Additions

Balance

Beginning

Charged to

Net

At End

Of Year

Operations

Deductions (a)

Of Year

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

       
         

Year Ended December 31, 2002

$ 12,556

$ 34,785

$ (34,664)

$ 12,677

Year Ended December 31, 2001

24,008

147,438

(158,890)

12,556

Year Ended December 31, 2000

90,805

94,072

(160,869)

24,008

Provision for Loan Receivable:

       
         

Year Ended December 31, 2002

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ -

Year Ended December 31, 2001

434,371

(434,371)

-

-

Year Ended December 31, 2000

-

434,371

-

434,371

  1. Includes write-offs, recoveries of previous write-offs and currency translation adjustments.

 

Exhibit 21

 

The following is a list of the Company's subsidiaries:

Grand Toys (U.S.) Ltd.

Grand Toys Ltd.

Grand Concepts, Inc. (dissolved on January 29, 2002)

Ark Creations, Inc. (ceased operations in 2000)

Sababa Toys, Inc. (sold on June 14, 2002)

Exhibit 23

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Grand Toys International, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-68957) on Form S-8 of Grand Toys International, Inc. of our report dated March 7, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Grand Toys International, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, and related schedules which report appears in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Grand Toys International, Inc.

Our report dated March 7, 2003 contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company has suffered recurring losses, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.

(signed) KPMG LLP

 

Chartered Accountants

 

 

 

Montreal, Canada

March 7, 2003

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

I, Stephen Altro, Interim - President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Grand Toys International, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certifies that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Grand Toys International , Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 year covered by this annual report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the years presented in this annual report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 annual report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

/s/ Stephen Altro _______________________
Stephen Altro

Date: March 31, 2003

 

Exhibit 99.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

I, Tania Clarke, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Grand Toys International, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certifies that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Grand Toys International, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 year covered by this annual report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the years presented in this annual report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 annual report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

/s/ Tania M. Clarke
Tania M. Clarke

Date: March 31, 2003

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Stephen Altro, Interim - President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Grand Toys International, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certifies that to the best of my knowledge, based upon an audit of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 of the Registrant (the "Report"):

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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/ Stephen Altro
Name: Stephen Altro
Date: March 31, 2003

 

 

Exhibit 99.4

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

(Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Tania Clarke, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Grand Toys International, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certifies that to the best of my knowledge, based upon an audit of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 of the Registrant (the "Report"):

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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/ Tania M. Clarke
Name: Tania M. Clarke
Date: March 31, 2003

 

 

 

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Signatures Years ended December 31

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Dated: March 31, 2003 GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ Stephen Altro

Stephen Altro

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

By: /s/ Tania M. Clarke

Tania M. Clarke

Executive Vice President and CFO

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

     

/s/ Elliot Bier

Chairman and Director

March 31, 2003

Elliot Bier

   
     
     

/s/ Tania M. Clarke

Executive Vice President and CFO

 

Tania M. Clarke

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

March 31, 2003

     
     

/s/ James Rybakoff

Director

March 31, 2003

James Rybakoff

   
     
     

/s/ David Mars

Director

March 31, 2003

David Mars

   
     
     

/s/ Stephen Altro

Director

March 31, 2003

Stephen Altro

   
     
     

/s/Michael Kron

Director

March 31, 2003

Michael Kron

   
     
     

/s/Earl Azimov

Director

March 31, 2003

Earl Azimov

   
     
     

/s/Michael Seltzer

Director

March 31, 2003

Michael Seltzer

 

Consolidated Financial Statements of

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Grand Toys International, Inc.

 

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Grand Toys International, Inc. as at December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Grand Toys International, Inc. and subsidiaries as at December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in note 1 (a) to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/S/ KPMG LLP

 

Chartered Accountants

 

Montréal, Canada

March 7, 2003

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-6

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income

F-8

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-10

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-11

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

 

 

 

2002

2001

     

Assets

   
     

Current assets:

   

Short-term deposit (note 16(b))

$ 500,000

$ 250,000

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for

   

doubtful accounts of $12,677; 2001 - $12,556)

1,866,110

1,183,175

Current portion of loan receivable (note 2)

212,739

194,494

Due from employees and affiliated company

7,595

2,034

Income taxes receivable

-

143,668

Inventory

1,148,220

1,373,094

Prepaid expenses (note 3)

453,951

698,597

Net assets of discontinued operations (note 12)

-

266,828

Total current assets

4,188,615

4,111,890

     

Note receivable (note 12)

884,877

-

     

Loan receivable (note 2)

335,981

548,721

     

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net (note 5)

252,854

333,423

     

Other assets (note 4)

41,244

133,827

     

Other assets of discontinued operations (note 12)

-

129,461

     
     

Total assets

$ 5,703,571

$ 5,257,322

 

 

2002

2001

     

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

   
     

Current liabilities:

   

Bank indebtedness (note 6)

$ 1,130,745

$ 630,136

Trade accounts payable

880,028

1,483,506

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

335,157

297,470

Shortfall on share conversions (note 7)

-

581,310

Royalties payable

15,052

8,297

Loan payable to a director (note 16 (b))

250,000

-

Total current liabilities

2,610,982

3,000,719

     

Deferred gain (note 12)

497,800

-

Minority interest

100

100

     
     

Stockholders' equity:

   

Capital stock (note 8):

   

Voting common stock, $0.001 par value:

   

12,500,000 shares authorized,

   

2,762,698 shares issued and outstanding

   

(2001 - 1,285,119 shares)

2,763

1,285

Series B preferred stock, $0.001 par value:

   

915,000 shares authorized,

   

nil shares issued and outstanding

   

(2001- 915,000 shares)

-

800

 

2,763

2,085

Additional paid-in capital

22,634,617

21,496,788

Deficit

(19,080,756)

(18,253,908)

Accumulated other comprehensive income-

   

cumulative currency translation adjustment

(961,935)

(988,462)

 

2,594,689

2,256,503

Commitments and contingencies (notes 15 and 16)

   
     

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 5,703,571

$ 5,257,322

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

On behalf of the Board:

_______________________ Director

_______________________ Director

 

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years ended December 31

 

2002

2001

2000

       

Net sales

$ 12,339,930

$ 8,278,335

$ 12,016,385

       

Cost of goods sold

8,323,540

5,746,446

11,644,011

       

Gross profit

4,016,390

2,531,889

372,374

       

Operating expenses:

     

General and administrative

2,856,116

2,879,974

4,016,683

Salaries and fringe benefits

1,684,114

1,685,409

2,075,736

Royalties

311,082

252,506

250,523

Bad debt expense

34,785

147,438

94,072

Depreciation and amortization

89,690

116,361

282,386

Foreign exchange loss

40,894

88,270

26,667

Interest on long term debt

-

-

109,800

Other interest expense

80,030

47,271

778,305

Interest revenue

(70,287)

(101,339)

(134,072)

Unusual items (note 10)

-

(838,102)

3,625,055

 

5,026,424

4,277,788

11,125,155

       

Loss before income taxes and extraordinary item

(1,010,034)

(1,745,899)

(10,752,781)

       

Income tax recovery (expense) (note 11):

     

Current

(14,106)

295,632

763,961

Deferred

-

(185,411)

-

 

(14,106)

110,221

763,961

       

Loss before extraordinary item

(1,024,140)

(1,635,678)

(9,988,820)

       

Extraordinary item:

     

Gain on forgiveness of long-term debt

     

net of deferred income taxes of 499,585 (note 7)

-

695,538

-

Loss from continuing operations

$ (1,024,140)

$ (940,140)

$ (9,988,820)

       

Discontinued operations (note 12)

     

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

263,784

-

-

Loss from discontinued operations

(66,492)

(431,352)

(167,893)

 

197,292

(431,352)

(167,893)

Net loss

(826,848)

(1,371,492)

(10,156,713)

       

Preferred stock dividends

-

-

(31,250)

Net loss applicable to

     

common stockholders

$(826,848)

$(1,371,492)

$(10,187,963)

 

Earnings per share (notes 1 (j) and 13):

     

Basic and diluted from continuing operations

$ (0.50)

$ (1.38)

$ (12.49)

Extraordinary item-basic and diluted

-

0.59

-

Discontinued operations-basic and diluted

0.10

(0.37)

(0.21)

       

Basic

(0.40)

(1.16)

(12.70)

Diluted

(0.40)

(1.16)

(12.70)

       

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income

Years ended December 31

 

 

 

Capital Stock

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

Deficit

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

Total

January 1, 2000

$ 3,135

$ 19,314,677

$ (6,725,703)

$ (588,326)

$ 12,003,783

           

Net loss for the year

-

-

(10,156,713)

-

(10,156,713)

Foreign currency adjustment

-

-

-

(282,562)

(282,562)

           

Total comprehensive income

       

(10,439,275)

Share conversions

100

499,900

-

-

500,000

           

Shortfall on share conversions

-

(118,000)

-

-

(118,000)

December 31, 2000

$ 3,235

$ 19,696,577

$ (16,882,416)

$ (870,888)

$ 1,946,508

Net loss for the year

-

-

(1,371,492)

-

(1,371,492)

Foreign currency adjustment

-

-

-

(117,574)

(117,574)

Total comprehensive income

(1,489,066)

Share conversions (note 8(c))

100

499,900

-

-

500,000

Shortfall on share conversions (note 7)

-

(463,310)

-

-

(463,310)

Share issuance in settlement of long- term debt (notes 7 and 8(c))

375

304,312

-

-

304,687

Private Sale of common stock (note 8 (c))

1,428

498,572

-

-

500,000

Reverse stock split (note 8)

(3,854)

3,854

-

-

-

Stock options (note 8 (c))

1

682

-

-

683

Private sale of preferred stock (note 8 (c))

800

799,200

-

-

800,000

Compensation expense (note 9)

-

157,001

-

-

157,001

December 31, 2001

$2,085

$ 21,496,788

$ (18,253,908)

$ (988,462)

$ 2,256,503

Net loss for the year

-

-

(826,848)

-

(826,848)

Foreign currency adjustment

-

-

-

26,527

26,527

           

Total comprehensive income

       

(800,321)

           

Share issuance in settlement of shortfall on share

         

conversions (note 8 (c))

242

581,068

-

-

581,310

           

Private sale of preferred stock

(note 8 (c))

115

114,885

-

-

115,000

           

Share issuance in settlement of

         

consulting fees (note 8(c))

58

61,196

-

-

61,254

           

Share issuance in settlement of

         

outstanding legal fees (note 8(c))

186

213,447

-

-

213,633

Share issuance in settlement of

         

outstanding payables (note 8 (c))

77

112,906

-

-

112,983

           

Compensation expense (note 9)

-

54,327

-

-

54,327

December 31, 2002

$ 2,763

$ 22,634,617

$ (19,080,756)

$ (961,935)

$ 2,594,689

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31

 

2002

2001

2000

Cash flows from operating activities:

     

Net loss from continuing operations

$ (1,024,140)

$ (940,140)

$ (9,988,820)

Adjustments for:

     

Depreciation and amortization

89,690

116,361

495,105

Consulting fees

61,254

-

-

Compensation expense

25,281

68,735

-

Gain on forgiveness of long term debt

-

(1,195,123)

-

Deferred income taxes

-

684,996

-

(Reduction of ) provision for loan receivable

-

(288,102)

434,371

Write-off of intangibles

-

-

2,253,516

Write-off of deferred acquisition costs

-

-

123,168

Write-off of deferred financing costs

-

-

535,109

Write-down of inventory

-

-

1,861,681

Loss on disposal of equipment

13,034

-

3,470

Net change in operating working capital items (note 14)

(299,248)

677,840

6,712,943

Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities from

(1,134,129)

(875,433)

2,430,543

continuing operations

     

Discontinued operations:

     

Net loss from discontinued operations

(66,492)

(431,352)

(167,893)

Adjustments for:

     

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of cash received

     

in January 2003 (note 12)

(149,578)

-

-

Depreciation

3,281

6,591

954

Net change in operating working capital items (note 14)

239,289

(256,487)

17,216

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities of discontinued operations

26,500

(681,248)

(149,723)

Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities

(1,107,629)

(1,556,681)

2,280,820

Cash flows from financing activities:

     

Increase (decrease) increase in bank indebtedness

494,771

605,819

(426,299)

Proceeds of loan payable to a director

250,000

-

-

Increase in deferred financing charges

-

-

(26,460)

Decrease in long term debt

-

-

(444,444)

Share issuance proceeds (note 8 (c))

115,000

1,300,683

-

(Increase) decrease in due from employees and affiliated company

(5,568)

37,187

(5,047)

Decrease in assets of discontinued operations

(27,903)

-

-

Other

16,824

-

278

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

843,124

1,943,689

(901,972)

Cash flows from investing activities:

     

Purchase of short-term deposit

(250,000)

(250,000)

-

Loan receivable

194,495

(177,739)

(1,052,169)

Proceeds of note receivable

180,839

-

-

Decrease (increase) in other assets

28,597

(20,742)

-

Additions to equipment and leasehold improvements

(20,161)

(39,151)

(114,471)

Proceeds on disposal of equipment

1,274

-

25,422

Decrease (increase) in other assets of discontinued operations

129,461

(110,891)

(26,115)

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

264,505

(598,523)

(1,167,333)

Net (decrease) increase in cash

-

(211,515)

211,515

Cash, beginning of year

-

211,515

-

Cash, end of year

$ -

$-

$ 211,515

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Grand Toys International, Inc., (the "Company"), a Nasdaq SmallCap listed Company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nevada. Its principal business activity, through its wholly-owned Canadian and US operating subsidiaries, is the distribution of toys and related items.

  1. Significant accounting policies:

          1. Basis of presentation:
          2. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business and do not reflect adjustments that might result if the Company cannot continue as a going concern. The Company incurred operating losses in fiscal 2000 and 2001 primarily as a result of the loss of one of its major product lines and the reduced market demand for certain other products. In 2002, the company increased its credit facility, reduced its losses, and implemented a restructuring plan to return to profitability. As part of its restructuring plan, the Company has significantly reduced its operating costs, by closing one of its Canadian locations, sub-letting a portion of the Company's main facility and consolidating its U.S. operations into the Canadian subsidiary. In addition, the Company continues to add profitable new product lines, and focuses on strong retail sell-through. At this time, based on 2003 forecasts, the current credit facility appears to be sufficient to meet the company's financial needs.

            Although primarily due to the above noted reasons the Company has incurred a loss in 2002 and substantial doubt remains about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern will depend on its return to profitable operations.

          3. Principles of consolidation:
          4. These consolidated financial statements, presented in US dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

          5. Revenue recognition:
          6. Sales are recognized at the time of shipment of products. The Company estimates liabilities and records provisions for customer allowances as a reduction of revenue, when such revenue is recognize.

          7. Inventory:
          8. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost, determined by the first in, first out method, and net realizable value. The only significant class of inventory is finished goods.

          9. Prepaid expenses:
          10. Prepaid expenses primarily include insurance, advances on inventory purchases and current portion of royalties and product development costs. Insurance costs are written off over the term of the respective policies.

            Prepaid royalties relate to licensing agreements for character properties. These contracts can extend up to three years. Total expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 is $311,082 (2001 - $252,506, 2000 - $250,523) and it is shown as royalty expense in the Statements of Operations.

          11. Other assets:
          12. Prepaid royalties against future sales are capitalized and written off over the term of the related agreements.

            Product development costs for proprietary product lines are capitalized and written off over a period of twenty-four months, the estimated life of a new product. If a product is abandoned, the related costs are written off immediately.

  1. Significant accounting policies, (continued):

        1. Equipment and leasehold improvements:
        2. Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation methods and annual rates adopted by the Company are as follows:

          Asset

          Method

          Rate/period

               

          Computer equipment

          Declining balance

          30%

          Machinery and equipment

          Declining balance

          20%

          Furniture and fixtures

          Declining balance

          20%

          Trucks and automobiles

          Declining balance

          30%

          Telephone equipment

          Declining balance

          30%

          Leasehold improvements

          Straight-line

          Term of

             

          lease plus one

             

          renewal term

        3. Foreign currency translation:

      (i) Grand Toys Ltd., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, uses the Canadian dollar as its functional currency and translates its assets and liabilities into US dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date and sales, expenses and cash flows are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. The resulting currency translation adjustments are accumulated and reported in other comprehensive income.

(ii) Other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the transaction dates. All exchange gains and losses are included in income.

  1. Earnings per share:

    1. On September 4, 2001, the Company completed a one-for-four reverse stock split. For purposes of earnings per share calculations and all share amounts, the comparative numbers of shares have been restated to reflect the reverse split.
    2. Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period into net earnings (loss).
    3. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that existed at December 31, 2002.

    1. Advertising and promotion:
    2. All costs associated with advertising and promoting products are expensed in the period incurred. Total expense for the year is $337,310 (2001 - $637,661; 2000 - $720,556). These expenses include media and cooperative advertising and are shown as part of general and administrative expenses in the financial statements.

      Slotting fees are recorded as a deduction to gross sales. These fees are determined annually on a customer by customer basis.

    3. Employee stock option plan:

The Company accounts for its employee stock option plan in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. As such, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price. Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, allows entities to continue to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and requires pro-forma net earnings and pro-forma earnings per share disclosures for employee stock option grants as if the fair-value-based method defined in FASB Statement No. 123 had been applied. This disclosure is included in the notes to these statements.

  1. Significant accounting policies, (continued):

    1. Comprehensive income:
    2. Comprehensive income consists of net income and cumulative currency translation adjustments and is presented in the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity and comprehensive income.

    3. Use of estimates:

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

  1. Loan receivable:

The loan receivable is due from Limited Treasures Inc. ("Limited Treasures"), a company which was an acquisition target in 1999. The loan is secured by accounts receivable and inventory and personal guarantees of the shareholders of Limited Treasures. In 2000, the Company recorded a 50% provision or $434,371 against the loan because of difficulty in recovering the amount due (see note 10).

In June 2001, the Company was successful in obtaining judgment against Limited Treasures for $775,000 repayable over 42 months commencing June 30, 2001. Interest is charged at a rate of 9% per annum.

Details are as follows:

 

2002

2001

Amount due repayable in monthly payments of principal and

   

interest of $7,500 until November 30, 2001 and $21,124 per

   

month therafter

$548,720

$ 743,215

Less current portion

212,739

194,494

 

$ 335,981

$548,721

  1. Prepaid expenses:
  2.  

    2002

    2001

    Prepaid inventory

    $16,580

    $ 161,676

    Royalties

    141,067

    269,327

    Insurance

    269,060

    232,092

    Other

    27,244

    35,502

     

    $453,951

    $ 698,597

  3. Other assets:

 

2002

2001

Prepaid royalties

$ 179,630

$ 387,630

Product development costs

5,605

79,951

 

185,235

467,581

Less current portion, included in prepaid expenses

143,991

333,754

$ 41,244

$ 133,827

  1. Equipment and leasehold improvements:
  2. 2002

    2001

    Cost

    Accumulated

    depreciation

    Cost

    Accumulated

    depreciation

    Computer equipment

    $ 1,214,122

    $ 1,054,679

    $ 1,213,935

    $ 985,304

    Machinery and equipment

    449,837

    418,560

    445,821

    406,881

    Furniture and fixtures

    459,682

    437,709

    448,201

    426,947

    Trucks and automobiles

    77,461

    76,935

    76,722

    75,977

    Telephone equipment

    48,595

    40,183

    42,486

    37,499

    Leasehold improvements

    239,106

    207,883

    321,479

    282,613

    $ 2,488,803

    $ 2,235,949

    $ 2,548,644

    $ 2,215,221

    Net book value

    $ 252,854

    $ 333,423

  3. Bank indebtedness:
  4. The Company has a line of credit to finance its inventory and accounts receivable providing for advances of up to $2,171,019 (Cdn$3,425,000). An additional amount of $47,541 (Cdn$75,000) was advanced in 2001 to the Company based on the value of certain of its equipment. The receivable loan has a discount fee of 2% and both the inventory loan and the equipment loan bear interest at Canadian prime plus 7.5%. The latter is being repaid through monthly capital repayments of $1,190 (Cdn$1,875). The agreement is for a period of one year and is renewed automatically, unless prior notice is given by either party.

    The loan is secured by a first ranking movable hypothec in the principal amount of $2,500,000 (Cdn $4,000,000) on the universality of all present and future assets of the Company and the assignment of insurance.

    The Company had approximately $554,784 of credit available as at December 31, 2002.

    There are no debt covenants or cross-default provisions.

  5. Long term debt and Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares:
  6. In connection with the acquisition by a subsidiary in 1999 of all the assets of Ark Foundation LLC, the Company issued 200,000 non-voting Series A convertible preferred shares having a stated value of $5.00 per share or $1,000,000 in total and an interest bearing promissory note of the subsidiary in the principal amount of $1,500,000. The note was secured by the pledge of 93,750 shares of the Company's common stock. In 2000, the Company terminated the operations of the subsidiary after it was determined that it was not financially viable and recognized the permanent impairment in the value of goodwill and intangibles of $2,253,516 (see note 10).

    As a result of the cessation of the subsidiary's business, it ceased making the interest payments required under the note. As a result of the default by the subsidiary, the holder of the note caused the 93,750 pledged shares to be registered in its name in February 2001. As a result of these events, the company eliminated the liability associated with the promissory note in June 2001, and recognized $1,195,123 as a gain on forgiveness of long term debt equal to the difference between the principal amount of the promissory note and the value of the pledged shares.

    The Series A shares rank senior to the common stock. The Series A shares have a cumulative preferred quarterly dividend of 5% per annum of the par value, payable in cash, contingent upon company declaration. The Series A shares were redeemable and convertible at determinable prices on determinable dates. The Series A shares were convertible into shares of the Company's common stock on a one for one basis. Beginning on January 1, 2000, a maximum of 12,500 shares may be converted during any six month period. If upon conversion, the market value of the common stock of the company was less than $5.00 per share, the Company was obligated to make up the difference between the market price on the conversion date and $5.00 in cash.

    All of the shares were converted into common stock between January 2000 and August 2001. Because the market price of the common stock was below $5.00 per share on certain of the conversion dates, the Company recorded shortfalls of $118,000 in 2000 and $463,310 in 2001.

    On February 26, 2002, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the seller of the assets of Ark Foundation LLC and certain other parties, which settled all outstanding matters resulting from the purchase of the assets. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company issued 242,213 shares of its common stock in settlement of the outstanding shortfalls noted above. The Company agreed to remove the legend on the shares which had previously been pledged to secure Ark Creations' $1,500,000 note payable and granted the seller an option to purchase the remaining assets of Ark Creations.

    There are no debt covenants or cross-default provisions.

  7. Capital stock:

The number of common shares has been adjusted for transactions that occurred prior to September 4, 2001, to give effect to the one-for-four reverse stock split, which reduced the number of outstanding common shares to 1,284,619 at that date.

    1. Authorized capital also includes 5,000,000, $0.001 par value preferred shares, issuable in series with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. There are no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2002.
    2. Each Series B preferred share will automatically be converted, upon approval by the stockholders, into one share of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and a warrant to purchase three shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.
    3. Share transactions:

· January 2001

50,000 Series A preferred shares were converted to 12,500 common shares, increasing capital stock by $50.

· February 2001

In satisfaction of the full payment of the long-term debt, referred in note 7, 93,750 common shares were issued, increasing capital stock by $375.

· March 2001

As a result of a private sale of common stock by the Company, 357,143 common shares and 357,143 warrants were issued, increasing capital stock by $1,428.

· August 2001

50,000 Series A preferred shares were converted to 12,500 common shares, increasing capital stock by $50.

· November 2001

500 options were exercised for total proceeds of $683, increasing the number of common shares outstanding by 500 and capital stock by $1.

· December 2001

As a result of a private sale of convertible preferred stock by the Company, 915,000 convertible preferred shares were issued for a total consideration of $915,000, of which $115,000 was unpaid at year-end. This transaction increased capital stock by $800.

 

  1. Capital stock, (continued):

115,000 shares of Series B convertible redeemable preferred stock were issued pursuant to the December 2001 private sale of convertible preferred stock for a total consideration of $115,000, increasing capital stock by $115.

As a result of the settlement of the outstanding shortfall on share conversions, 242,213 common shares were issued, increasing capital stock by $242.

At the June 2002 Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved the issuance of 915,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 2,745,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants upon the conversion of 915,000 shares of the Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, which by terms were automatically convertible into Common Stock upon such approval. Accordingly, on such date, the 915,000 shares of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock were converted into 915,000 shares of Common Stock and 2,745,000 of warrants.

57,787 common shares were issued, on settlement of consulting fees, increasing capital stock by $58185,768 common shares were issued in partial satisfaction for outstanding legal fees, increasing capital stock by $186.

10,144 shares were issued as a result of the settlement of an outstanding payable, increasing capital stock by $10

66,667 shares were issued as a result of the settlement of an outstanding payable, increasing capital stock by $67

 

      1. A summary of the number of shares of common stock outstanding and share transactions since January 1, 2001 is as follows:

 

 

  1. Capital stock, (continued):

January 1, 2001

808,726

Share issuance on settlement of long-term debt (notes 7 and 8 (c))

93,750

Share conversions (note 8 (c))

25,000

Private sale (note 8 (c))

357,143

Stock options (note 8 (c))

500

December 31, 2001

1,285,119

Share issuance on settlement of shortfall on share conversion

242,213

Share issuance related to private placement

915,000

Share issuance on settlement of consulting fees

57,787

Share issuance on settlement of outstanding liabilities

262,579

December 31, 2002

2,762,698

 

  1. Stock options and warrants
  2. The Company's amended and restated employee stock option plan (the "Option Plan") provides for the issuance of up to 300,000 options (150,000 as at December 31, 2001) to acquire common stock of the Company. Stock options granted under the Option Plan may be Incentive Stock Options under the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, or may be Non-statutory Stock Options which do not meet such requirements. Options may be granted under the Option Plan to, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, all employees (including officers) of the Company, or, in the case of Non-statutory Stock Options, all employees (including officers) or non-employee directors of the Company.

    Under the option plan, the exercise price of each option granted has been equal to the market price of the Company's stock on the grant date and an option's maximum term is ten years.

    Changes in options and warrants are as follows:

     

    Option

    Plan

    Other

    stock

    options

     

    Warrants

     

    Total

    Weighted-average

    exercise price

    per share

    January 1, 2000

    1,350

    43,875

    55,000

    100,225

    $ 15.21

               

    Reclassified

    500

    (500)

    -

    -

    -

    Granted

    134,893

    -

    -

    134,893

    6.96

    Cancelled

    (400)

    (5,000)

    -

    (5,400)

    27.96

    December 31, 2000

    136,343

    38,375

    55,000

    229,718

    9.22

               

    Granted

    1,000

    198,500

    357,143

    556,643

    1.82

    Exercised

    (500)

    -

    -

    (500)

    1.37

    Cancelled

    (2,750)

    -

    -

    (2,750)

    3.63

    December 31, 2001

    134,093

    236,875

    412,143

    783,111

    $ 3.72

               

    Granted

    89,625

    20,000

    2,745,000

    2,854,625

    0.03

    Cancelled

    (98,783)

    (60,875)

    -

    (159,658)

    9.07

    Options outstanding

    at December 31, 2002

    124,935

    196,000

    3,157,143

    3,478,078

    $ 0.46

    Options exercisable

    at December 31, 2002

    7,575

    126,000

    55,000

    188,575

    $ 3.26

     

    The following table summarizes information about options and warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2002:

     

    Options outstanding

    Options exercisable

    Range of exercise prices

     

    Number

    Weighted-average

    Exercise price

    Weighted-average

    remaining contractual

    life (yrs)

     

    Number

    Weighted-average

    Exercise price

               

    $0.01 - $1.96

    3,079,685

    $0.12

    8.89

    171,075

    $ 0.98

    $2.12 - $2.99

    381,893

    2.12

    1.73

    1,000

    2.83

    $5.62 - $11.00

    1,000

    7.78

    7.57

    1,000

    7.78

    $16.00 - $87.60

    15,500

    28.13

    5.36

    15,500

    28.13

               
     

    3,478,078

    $0.46

    8.09

    188,575

    $ 3.26

     

    Pro-forma information regarding net earnings and earnings per share is required by FASB Statement No. 123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of that statement. The pro-forma losses utilizing the fair value assumptions noted below for the years 2002, 2001 and 2000 would be $4,988,982, $1,831,049 and $10,347,760, respectively. Furthermore, pro-forma loss per share would be $2.42, $1.55 and $12.90, respectively.

    The fair value for options granted to employees and non-employees was estimated at the grant date using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 5.63% (2.57% in 2001, and 5.19% in 2000) volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 149% (154% in 2001 and 164% in 2000) and a weighted average expected life of the option of 3 years, (3 years in 2001 and 2000), with no dividends. The weighted-average grant date fair values of options and warrants granted in 2002, 2001 and 2000 are $1.47, $1.14 and $0.37, respectively.

    The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect their fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock options.

    For most options outstanding at the time of the reverse stock split, modifications were made to the exercise price and to the number of shares, such that the option holder's economic position be maintained. However, certain warrants issued by the Company were designed so that only their exercise price be modified in the case of stock splits or stock combinations. This modification resulted in additional compensation expense being recorded in the financial statements in the amount of $37,340 in 2001.

    Modifications were also made in 2001 to reduce the exercise price of certain awards. Compensation expense of $31,396 was recorded as a result of the changes made to the terms of these awards. The entire amount of $88,266 was capitalized as part of prepaid royalties and will be written off over the term of the related agreements.

    In 2002, compensation expense in the amount of $35,200 was recorded relating to options granted to a non-employee.

    1. Unusual items:

    Unusual items are comprised of the following:

    2002

    2001

    2000

    (Reduction of) provision for a lawsuit

    $ -

    $ (550,000)

    $ 550,000

    (Reduction of) provision for loan receivable (note 2)

    -

    (288,102)

    434,371

    Settlement of lawsuit by lessor of certain real estate

    -

    -

    264,000

    Write-off intangibles (note 7)

    -

    -

    2,253,516

    Write-off of deferred acquisition costs

    -

    -

    123,168

     

    $ -

    $ (838,102)

    $ 3,625,055

    Included in other interest expense in 2000, representing an additional unusual item is $747,828 of amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs.

    1. Income taxes:

(a) Income tax recovery (expense) consists of:

 

Current

Deferred

Total

Year ended December 31, 2000:

     

US

$ (12,308)

$-

$ (12,308)

Canada

776,269

-

776,269

 

$ 763,961

$-

$ 763,961

Year ended December 31, 2001:

     

US

$ (13,713)

$ (185,411)

$ (199,124)

Canada

309,345

-

309,345

 

$ 295,632

$ (185,411)

$ 110,221

Year ended December 31, 2002:

     

US

$ 14,106

$ -

$ 14,106

Canada

-

-

-

 

$ 14,106

$ -

$ 14,106

  1. Income taxes, (continued):

 

(b) The effective tax rate for the Company is reconcilable to statutory tax rates as follows:

 

2002

2001

2000

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

       

U.S. Federal statutory tax rate

35%

35.0

35.0

       

Changes to US tax rate resulting from:

     

Expenses producing no tax benefit

3.6

2.8

0.8

Tax benefit of utilization of loss carryforward

(21.6)

-

(20.9)

Reversal of excess provision

-

(8.1)

-

Other

(17.0)

(24.6)

(7.8)

 

-

(32.7)

(27.9)

       

Effective tax rate

-

5.1

7.1

The Company has not provided for income taxes on foreign subsidiaries' undistributed earnings as of December 31, 2002 because the investments in the foreign subsidiaries are essentially permanent in duration.

(c) The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets at December 31, 2002 are presented below:

 

2002

2001

Non-current:

   

Net operating loss carry

   

forwards

$ 6,728,901

$ 6,838,791

Valuation allowance

(6,728,901)

(6,838,791)

     

Total net deferred tax asset

$ -

$ -

The valuation allowance decreased in 2002 by $109,890 due to the utilization of losses by the Canadian subsidiary net of the current year's loss (2001 increase of $1,581,364).

As of December 31, 2002, the Company has $ 11,335,000 (2001 - $ 10,740,000) of net operating losses available for tax purposes to reduce future taxable income in the United States, beginning to expire in 2009.

The Company's Canadian subsidiary has approximately $4,100,000 (Cdn$6,400,000) (2001-$4,650,000 (Cdn$7,200,000) of losses carried forward, which can be used to reduce future taxable income.

These losses expire as follows:

2007

$ 2,700,000

2008

$ 1,400,000

    1. The Company's Canadian subsidiary has received a re-assessment from the taxation authorities of approximately $92,000 (Cdn. $145,000) relating to employee training tax of a prior year. Management believes it has strong arguments against the re-assessment and will file a notice of objection. Should the company be successful with its notice of objection, it potentially could recover an amount of $280,000 (Cdn.$442,000) of other payroll taxes relating to the same item. No provision has been recorded for this item in the financial statements.

  1. Discontinued operations:
  2. On June 14, 2002, the Company sold its investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sababa Toys inc. ("Sababa") to the subsidiary's management for $1,065,716. Consideration received by the Company was a promissory note secured by the shares of Sababa.

    The promissory note will be repaid from the excess cash after collecting the existing accounts receivable and selling inventories, net of existing liabilities as at June 14, 2002; 10% of net sales of inventories acquired after the date of sale; and any balance owing will be due on June 30, 2005.

    The Company recorded a gain on the sale of $761,584 of which $497,800 has been deferred and will be recorded in the statement of operations as cash is collected on the promissory note. Included in the gain of $263,784 recognized in the statement of operations is an amount of $114,206 earned in the three months ended December 31, 2002.

    The assets and liabilities of Sababa, together with the sales and expenses for the period to June 14, 2002 and the comparative figures for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the four months ended December 31, 2000 have been classified as discontinued operations.

    Assets of Sababa consisted of the following:

     

    June 14, 2002

    December 31, 2001

         

    Net current assets:

       

    Accounts receivable

    $ 206,554

    $ 203,158

    Inventory

    167,244

    465,676

    Prepaid expenses and deposits

    77,619

    83,269

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (284,442)

    (485,275)

     

    $ 166,975

    $266,828

    Non-current assets:

       

    Prepaid development costs

    $ 62,722

    $ 102,852

    Furniture and equipment

    25,971

    26,852

     

    $ 88,693

    $129,461

    Details of the statement of operations of Sababa are as follows:

    2002

    2001

    2000

     

    (6 months)

    (12 months)

    (4 months)

    Net sales

    $ 536,120

    $ 609,232

    $ 1,500

    Cost of goods sold

    238,979

    318,598

    13,704

     

    297,141

    290,634

    (12,204)

    Expenses:

    Operating

    $ 359,736

    $ 715,439

    $ 154,735

    Depreciation

    3,281

    6,591

    954

    Interest

    616

    (44)

    -

     

    363,633

    721,986

    155,689

           

    Net loss

    $ (66,492)

    $(431,352)

    $ (167,893)

  3. Earnings per share:

 

 

Income

(numerator)

Shares

(denominator)

Per Share

Amount

December 31, 2000

     

Basic EPS

     

Loss from continuing operations

$ (10,020,070)

$ 801,946

$ (12.49)

Loss from discontinued operations

(167,893)

801,946

(0.21)

Loss applicable to common

     

stockholders

(10,187,963)

801,946

(12.70)

       

Diluted EPS

     

Loss from continuing operations

(10,020,070)

801,946

(12.49)

Loss applicable to common

     

stockholders and assumed

     

conversions

(10,187,963)

801,946

(12.70)

       

 

 

 

Income

(numerator)

Shares

(denominator)

Per Share

Amount

December 31, 2001

     
       

Basic EPS

     

Loss from continuing operations

$ (1,635,678)

1,183,992

$ (1.38)

Extraordinary item

695,538

1,183,992

0.59

Loss from discontinued operations

(431,352)

1,183,992

(0.37)

Loss applicable to common

     

stockholders

(1,371,492)

1,183,992

(1.16)

       

Diluted EPS

     

Loss from continuing operations

(1,635,678)

1,183,992

(1.38)

Loss from discontinued operations

(431,352)

1,183,992

(0.37)

Extraordinary item

695,538

1,183,992

0.59

Loss applicable to common

     

stockholders and assumed

     

conversions

(1,371,492)

1,183,992

(1.16)

       

  1. Earnings per share, (continued):

 

 

Income

(numerator)

Shares

(denominator)

Per Share

Amount

December 31, 2002

     

Basic EPS

     

Loss from continuing operations

$ (1,024,140)

$ 2,064,465

$ (0.50)

Net gain on discontinued operation

197,292

2,064,465

(0.10)

Loss applicable to

     

common stockholders

(826,848)

2,064,465

(0.40)

       

Diluted EPS

     

Loss from continuing operations

(1,024,140)

2,064,465

(0.50)

Net gain from discontinued operation

197,292

2,064,465

0.10

Loss applicable to

     

common stockholders

     

and assumed conversions

(826,848)

2,064,465

(0.40)

       

Options and warrants to purchase 3,478,078 shares (2001- 783,111) of the Company's common stock were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation as their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

  1. Changes in operating working capital items:

 

2002

2001

2000

       

Continuing operations:

     

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

$(674,761)

$ 238,92

$6,584,004

Decrease in inventory

236,619

528,114

2,058,123

Decrease (increase) in income taxes receivable

145,752

302,067

(469,707)

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

238,221

159,509

(264,309)

Increase in trade accounts payable

(288,999)

(48,611)

(550,638)

Increase in other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

37,284

50,264

33,965

Decrease in provision for lawsuit

-

(550,000)

-

Increase (decrease) in royalties payable

6,636

(2,424)

21,433

Decrease in income taxes payable

-

-

(699,928)

 

$(299,248)

$ 677,840

$6,712,943

 

2002

2001

2000

       

Discontinued operations:

     

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable

$ 203,158

$ (203,158)

$-

Decrease (increase) in inventory

465,676

(465,676)

-

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and deposits

83,269

(68,780)

(14,490)

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable

     

and accrued liabilities

(512,814)

481,127

31,706

 

$ 239,289

$ (256,487)

$ 17,216

  1. Commitments:

The Company has entered into long-term leases with minimum annual rental payments approximately as follows:

2003

$ 272,000

2004

267,000

2005

263,000

2006

262,000

2007

255,000

 

$ 1,319,000

Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 amounted to approximately $186,472, $243,000 and $526,000 respectively. Rent expense in 2002 is net of revenue from a sub-lease of $107,255.

  1. Contingencies:
  2. (a) Lawsuits for alleged breach of contract have been filed against the Canadian subsidiary by two former sales representatives. In the opinion of management, these actions have no merit. At this point in time it is difficult to ascertain or estimate the value of a settlement, if any.

    (b) The Company's Canadian subsidiary, is contingently liable for an outstanding letter of credit of $500,000 as at December 31, 2002. The short-term deposit has been pledged as collateral for this letter of credit.

    To increase the short-term deposit to the required level, the Company borrowed $250,000 from a director. The loan bears interest at 6% per annum and is payable on demand.

  3. Employee benefit plans:
  4. The Company has a defined contribution group retirement savings plan for its Canadian employees. The Company contributes to this plan the lesser of (a) 50% of the employee's contribution to this plan; (b) 3% of the employee's gross earnings; or (c) Cdn.$3,000 per employee. During the year, the Company contributed approximately $12,000 (2001 - $17,000; 2000 - $20,000) to the retirement savings plan for its Canadian employees.

  5. Segment information:

    1. Operating and geographic information:

The Company operates primarily in one segment which includes the distribution of toys and related items. Approximately 97% of total sales are to Canadian customers. The majority of long-lived assets are located in Canada.

  1. Other information:

2002

2001

2000

Revenue

%

Revenue

%

Revenue

%

Customer A

$4,072,000

33

$ 3,111,000

35

$ 2,404,000

20

B

2,098,000

17

978,000

11

2,043,000

17

C

1,234,000

10

978,000

11

2,043,000

17

D

617,000

5

622,000

7

1,442,000

12

E

494,000

4

267,000

3

481,000

4

All other

3,824,930

31

2,322,335

33

3,603,385

30

 

$12,339,930

100

$ 8,278,335

100

$ 12,016,385

100

 

  1. Segment information, (continued)
  2. Sales of toys purchased from the Company's two largest manufacturers and suppliers of toys in aggregate accounted for 75% of gross sales for 2002. The Company's two largest suppliers accounted for 60% and 49% of gross sales for 2001 and 2000 respectively.

  3. Related party transactions:
  4. During the year, the Company paid $66,238 (2001 - $67,184) in consulting fees to two shareholders.

  5. Financial instruments:

    1. Foreign currency risk management:
    2. From time to time the Company enters into forward foreign exchange contracts to minimize its foreign currency exposure on purchases. The contracts oblige the Company to buy US dollars in the future at predetermined exchange rates. The contracts are not used for trading purposes. The Company's policy is to enter into forward foreign exchange contracts on a portion of its purchases anticipated in the next selling season. Gains and losses on forward exchange contracts are recorded in income and generally offset transaction gains or losses on the foreign currency cash flows.

      At December 31, 2002, the Company had no contracts to purchase US dollars.

    3. Fair values:

Fair value estimates are made as of a specific point in time, using available information about the financial instruments. These estimates are subjective in nature and often cannot be determined with precision.

The fair value of the Company's accounts receivable, due from affiliated companies, bank indebtedness, trade and other payables approximate their carrying value due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

    1. Credit risk and economic dependence:

For the year ended December 31, 2002, approximately 69% (December 2001 - 67%; 2000 - 69%) of the Company's sales were made to five unrelated companies. Three customers representing approximately 60% (December 2001 - 57%; 2000 - 53%) of total sales, individually accounted for 10% or more (2001 - 10%; 2000 - 17%) of total sales. The Company regularly monitors its credit risk exposure to these and other customers and takes steps to mitigate the risk of loss.

  1. Interest rate risk:

The company's principal exposure to interest rate risk is with respect to its short-term financing which bears interest at floating rates.

  1. Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

2002

2001

2000

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

     

Cash paid during the year for:

Interest

$ 80,030

$ 47,271

$ 109,800

Income taxes

14,106

29,800

467,900

Non-cash transactions:

     

Share conversions

-

500,000

500,000

Shortfall on share conversions

-

463,310

118,000

Share conversions in settlement of

     

outstanding legal fees

213,633

-

-

Reduction in shortfall on share conversion

     

through the insurance of common stock

581,310

-

-

Share conversions in settlement of

     

outstanding payables

112,983

-

-