Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 27, 2010
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File No. 1-7604
CROWN CRAFTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   58-0678148
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    
916 South Burnside Avenue, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737
(Address of principal executive offices)
(225) 647-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-Accelerated filer o   Smaller Reporting Company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the registrant outstanding as of July 30, 2010 was 9,603,726.
 
 

 

 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 27, 2010 and March 28, 2010
                 
    June 27, 2010        
    (Unaudited)     March 28, 2010  
    (amounts in thousands, except  
    share and per share amounts)  
 
               
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 918     $ 75  
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $1,015 at June 27, 2010 and $1,238 at March 28, 2010):
               
Due from factor
    12,890       17,633  
Other
    252       388  
Inventories
    16,717       10,453  
Prepaid expenses
    1,439       1,625  
Temporary investments — restricted
          505  
Assets held for sale
    396       396  
Deferred income taxes
    460       399  
 
           
Total current assets
    33,072       31,474  
Property, plant and equipment — at cost:
               
Vehicles
    58       58  
Land, buildings and improvements
    215       212  
Machinery and equipment
    2,568       2,537  
Furniture and fixtures
    764       764  
 
           
 
    3,605       3,571  
Less accumulated depreciation
    3,064       3,020  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment — net
    541       551  
Intangible assets — at cost:
               
Goodwill
    1,154       864  
Customer relationships
    5,411       5,083  
Other intangible assets
    6,686       5,496  
 
           
 
    13,251       11,443  
Less accumulated amortization
    4,375       4,086  
 
           
Intangible assets — net
    8,876       7,357  
Other assets:
               
Deferred income taxes
    1,943       1,904  
Other
    107       106  
 
           
Total other assets
    2,050       2,010  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 44,539     $ 41,392  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 9,526     $ 5,563  
Accrued wages and benefits
    1,158       838  
Accrued royalties
    1,208       1,051  
Income taxes currently payable
    430       1,048  
Other accrued liabilities
    177       205  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    1,988       1,952  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    14,487       10,657  
Non-current liabilities:
               
Long-term debt
    1,849       3,238  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
           
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock — $0.01 par value per share; Authorized 1,000,000 shares; No shares issued at June 27, 2010 and March 28, 2010
           
Common stock — $0.01 par value per share; Authorized 74,000,000 shares; Issued 10,719,272 shares at June 27, 2010 and 10,288,940 shares at March 28, 2010
    107       103  
Additional paid-in capital
    41,335       41,007  
Treasury stock — at cost - 1,116,582 shares at June 27, 2010 and 1,074,025 shares at March 28, 2010
    (3,747 )     (3,580 )
Accumulated deficit
    (9,492 )     (10,033 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    28,203       27,497  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 44,539     $ 41,392  
 
           
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009
                 
    Three-Month Periods Ended  
    June 27, 2010     June 28, 2009  
    (amounts in thousands,  
    except per share amounts)  
 
               
Net sales
  $ 17,167     $ 17,735  
Cost of products sold
    12,876       13,760  
 
           
Gross profit
    4,291       3,975  
Marketing and administrative expenses
    3,015       2,886  
 
           
Income from operations
    1,276       1,089  
Other income (expense):
               
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense
    (97 )     (196 )
Other — net
    7       6  
 
           
Income before income tax expense
    1,186       899  
Income tax expense
    455       340  
 
           
Income from continuing operations
    731       559  
Loss from discontinued operations — net of income taxes
    (5 )     (21 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 726     $ 538  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    9,246       9,209  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    9,349       9,379  
 
           
 
               
Basic earnings per share:
               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
Loss from discontinued operations — net of income taxes
           
 
           
Total basic earnings per share
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
 
           
 
               
Diluted earnings per share:
               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
Loss from discontinued operations — net of income taxes
           
 
           
Total diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
 
           
 
               
Cash dividends declared per share
  $ 0.02     $    
 
           
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three-Month Periods Ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009
                 
    Three-Month Periods Ended  
    June 27, 2010     June 28, 2009  
    (amounts in thousands)  
Operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 726     $ 538  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
    64       73  
Amortization of intangibles
    289       434  
Deferred income taxes
    (100 )     (221 )
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
    (2 )      
Accretion of interest expense to original issue discount
    69       64  
Stock-based compensation
    163       178  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    4,879       5,415  
Inventories
    (5,992 )     (4,538 )
Prepaid expenses
    186       228  
Other assets
    (9 )      
Accounts payable
    3,962       2,198  
Accrued liabilities
    (169 )     373  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    4,066       4,742  
 
           
Investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (54 )     (69 )
Maturity (purchase) of temporary investments
    505       (500 )
Proceeds from disposition of assets
    2        
Payment to acquire the Bibsters product line
    (2,072 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,619 )     (569 )
 
           
Financing activities:
               
Payments on long-term debt
          (625 )
Repayments under revolving line of credit, net
    (1,422 )     (3,914 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (167 )      
Issuance of common stock
    65        
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
    104        
Dividends paid
    (184 )      
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,604 )     (4,539 )
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    843       (366 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    75       15,249  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 918     $ 14,883  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental cash flow information:
               
Income taxes paid
  $ 1,065     $ 758  
Interest paid, net of interest received
    33       127  
 
               
Noncash financing activity:
               
Dividends declared but unpaid
    (185 )      
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CROWN CRAFTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 27, 2010 AND JUNE 28, 2009
Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Crown Crafts, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 27, 2010 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period presented. Such adjustments include normal, recurring accruals, as well as the elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. Operating results for the three-month period ended June 27, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2011. For further information, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 28, 2010.
Fiscal Year: The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest March 31. References herein to “fiscal year 2011” represent the 53-week period ending April 3, 2011, references herein to “fiscal year 2010” represent the 52-week period ended March 28, 2010 and references herein to “fiscal year 2009” represent the 52-week period ended March 29, 2009.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated balance sheets and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented on the consolidated statements of income and cash flows. Significant estimates are made with respect to the allowances related to accounts receivable for customer deductions for returns, allowances and disputes. The Company has a certain amount of discontinued finished goods which necessitate the establishment of inventory reserves that are highly subjective. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly-liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company’s credit facilities include a revolving line of credit under a financing agreement with The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of CIT Group, Inc. (“CIT”). The Company classifies a negative balance outstanding under this revolving line of credit as cash, as these amounts are legally owed to the Company and immediately available to be drawn upon by the Company.
Financial Instruments: The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate such value:
   
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable — For those short-term instruments, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
 
   
Long-term debt — The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates fair value because interest rates under the Company’s borrowings are variable, based on prevailing market rates.
Royalty Payments: The Company has entered into agreements that provide for royalty payments based on a percentage of sales with certain minimum guaranteed amounts. These royalties are accrued based upon historical sales rates adjusted for current sales trends by customers. Total royalty expense included in cost of sales amounted to $1.3 million and $1.4 million for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively.
Segment and Related Information: The Company operates primarily in one principal segment, infant and toddler products. These products consist of infant and toddler bedding, infant bibs and related soft goods. Net sales of bedding, blankets and accessories amounted to $12.5 million and $14.6 million for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively. Net sales of bibs, bath and disposable products amounted to $4.6 million and $3.2 million for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively.

 

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Revenue Recognition: Sales are recorded when goods are shipped to customers and are reported net of allowances for estimated returns and allowances in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Allowances for returns are estimated based on historical rates. Allowances for returns, advertising allowances, warehouse allowances and volume rebates are recorded commensurate with sales activity and the cost of such allowances is netted against sales in reporting the results of operations. Shipping and handling costs, net of amounts reimbursed by customers, are not material and are included in net sales.
Allowances Against Accounts Receivable: The Company’s allowances against accounts receivable are primarily contractually agreed-upon deductions for items such as advertising and warehouse allowances and volume rebates. These deductions are recorded throughout the year commensurate with sales activity. Funding of the majority of the Company’s allowances occurs on a per-invoice basis. The allowances for customer deductions, which are netted against accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets, consist of agreed upon advertising support, markdowns and warehouse and other allowances. All such allowances are recorded as direct offsets to sales and such costs are accrued commensurate with sales activities. When a customer requests deductions, the allowances are reduced to reflect such payments or credits issued against the customer’s account balance. The Company analyzes the components of the allowances for customer deductions monthly and adjusts the allowances to the appropriate levels. The timing of customer-initiated funding requests for advertising support can cause the net balance in the allowance account to fluctuate from period to period. The timing of funding requests should have no impact on the consolidated statements of income since such costs are accrued commensurate with sales activity.
To reduce the exposure to credit losses and to enhance the predictability of its cash flows, the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT pursuant to factoring agreements. In the event a factored receivable becomes uncollectible due to creditworthiness, CIT bears the risk of loss. The Company must make estimates of the uncollectibility of its non-factored accounts receivable, which it accomplishes by specifically analyzing accounts receivable, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in its customers’ payment terms to evaluate the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable at June 27, 2010 totaled $13.1 million, net of allowances of $1.0 million. Of this amount, $12.9 million is due from CIT under the factoring agreements, which amount represents the maximum amount of loss that the Company could incur under the factoring agreements if CIT failed completely to perform its obligations thereunder.
Inventory Valuation: The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires careful determination of the appropriate dollar amount of the Company’s inventory balances. Such amount is presented as a current asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and is a direct determinant of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and, therefore, has a significant impact on the amount of net income in the accounting periods reported. The basis of accounting for inventories is cost, which is the sum of expenditures and charges, both direct and indirect, incurred to acquire inventory, bring it to a condition suitable for sale, and store it until it is sold. Once cost has been determined, the Company’s inventory is then stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method, which assumes that inventory quantities are sold in the order in which they are acquired. The determination of the indirect charges and their allocation to the Company’s finished goods inventories is complex and requires significant management judgment and estimates. If management made different judgments or utilized different estimates, then differences would result in the valuation of the Company’s inventories, the amount and timing of the Company’s cost of goods sold and the resulting net income for any accounting period
On a periodic basis, management reviews the Company’s inventory quantities on hand for obsolescence, physical deterioration, changes in price levels and the existence of quantities on hand which may not reasonably be expected to be sold within the normal operating cycle of the Company’s operations. To the extent that any of these conditions is believed to exist or the market value of the inventory expected to be realized in the ordinary course of business is otherwise no longer as great as its carrying value, an allowance against the inventory value is established. To the extent that this allowance is established or increased during an accounting period, an expense is recorded in cost of goods sold in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Only when inventory for which an allowance has been established is later sold or is otherwise disposed is the allowance reduced accordingly. Significant management judgment is required in determining the amount and adequacy of this allowance. In the event that actual results differ from management’s estimates or these estimates and judgments are revised in future periods, the Company may not fully realize the carrying value of its inventory or may need to establish additional allowances, either of which could materially impact the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization: The accompanying consolidated balance sheets reflect property, plant and equipment, and certain intangible assets at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization. The Company capitalizes additions and improvements and expenses maintenance and repairs as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are three to eight years for property, plant and equipment, and one to sixteen years for intangible assets other than goodwill. The Company amortizes improvements to its leased facilities over the term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is shorter.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, Identifiable Intangible Assets and Goodwill: In addition to the depreciation and amortization procedures set forth above, the Company reviews for impairment long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of any asset may not be recoverable. In the event of impairment, the asset is written down to its fair market value. Assets to be disposed of, if any, are recorded at the lower of net book value or fair market value, less estimated costs to sell at the date management commits to a plan of disposal, and are classified as assets held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company tests the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units annually as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year. An additional interim impairment test is performed during the year whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that suggest that the fair value of the goodwill of either of the reporting units of the Company has more likely than not fallen below its carrying value. The annual or interim impairment test is performed in a two-step approach. The first step is the estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit to ensure that its fair value exceeds its carrying value. If step one indicates that a potential impairment exists, then the second step is performed to measure the amount of an impairment charge, if any. In the second step, these estimated fair values are used as the hypothetical purchase price for the reporting units, and an allocation of such hypothetical purchase price is made to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and assigned liabilities of the reporting units. The impairment charge is calculated as the amount, if any, by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation.
Provisions for Income Taxes: The Company’s provisions for income taxes include all currently payable federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are based upon the Company’s taxable income and the change during the fiscal year in net deferred income tax assets and liabilities. The Company provides for deferred income taxes based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company’s policy is to recognize the effect that a change in enacted tax rates would have on net deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the period that the tax rates are changed.
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. Based on its recent evaluation, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Tax years still open to federal or state general examination or other adjustment as of June 27, 2010 include tax years ended April 1, 2007, March 30, 2008, March 29, 2009 and March 28, 2010, as well as the tax year ended April 2, 2006 for several states. The Company’s policy is to accrue interest expense and penalties as appropriate on any estimated unrecognized tax benefits as a charge to interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
Earnings Per Share: The Company calculates basic earnings per share by using a weighted average of the number of shares outstanding during the reporting periods. Diluted shares outstanding are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that the proceeds from the exercise of all exercisable options would be used to repurchase shares at market value. The net number of shares issued after the exercise proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the options, which are added to basic shares to arrive at diluted shares.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009.
                 
    Three-Month Periods Ended  
    June 27, 2010     June 28, 2009  
    (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)  
 
               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 731     $ 559  
Loss from discontinued operations
    (5 )     (21 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 726     $ 538  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    9,246       9,209  
Effect of dilutive securities
    103       170  
 
           
Diluted
    9,349       9,379  
 
           
 
               
Basic earnings per common share:
               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
Discontinued operations
           
 
           
Total
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
 
           
 
               
Diluted earnings per common share:
               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
Discontinued operations
           
 
           
Total
  $ 0.08     $ 0.06  
 
           
Recently Issued Accounting Standards: In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“SFAS No. 168”), which established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “FASB ASC”) as the authoritative source for GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. SFAS No. 168 also provides that rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of U.S. securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. Under SFAS No. 168, which became effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, specific citations of GAAP must be to Topics contained within the FASB ASC. SFAS No. 168 became FASB ASC Topic 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Under FASB ASC Topic 105-10-05-5, the FASB revises GAAP by issuing an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) to the FASB ASC. An ASU is not considered as authoritative in its own right, but serves only to update the FASB ASC, provide background information and provide the basis for conclusion on the change in the FASB ASC. The Company’s adoption on June 29, 2009 of FASB ASC Topic 105 did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. This topic became effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB delayed the effective date of FASB ASC Topic 820 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820 on March 29, 2009 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This ASU requires new disclosures and clarifies existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement as set forth in FASB ASC Topic 820-10, and generally became effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2010-06 on December 28, 2009 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB ASC Topic 805-10-65-1, which contains revisions to FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, and which was to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date was on or after annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption was prohibited. FASB ASC Topic 805, as revised, establishes principles and requirements for the reporting entity in a business combination, including recognition and measurement in the financial statements of the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. This Topic also establishes disclosure requirements to enable financial statement users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 805, as revised, on March 30, 2009 resulted in the application of its provisions to the acquisitions of Neat Solutions and Bibsters® described in Note 4 below. Relative to these acquisitions, the FASB ASC Topic 805 revisions impacted the consolidated financial statements in that the Company was required to recognize the following amounts as expense:
   
$195,000 of direct costs associated with the acquisition of Neat Solutions during fiscal year 2010, $44,000 of which were recognized during the three-month period ended June 28, 2009, and
 
   
$60,000 of direct costs associated with the acquisition of Bibsters® during the three-months ended June 27, 2010.
The direct costs associated with these acquisitions would have previously been capitalized under FASB ASC Topic 805 prior to its revision.
In May 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. FASB ASC Topic 855 became effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and was to be applied prospectively. This standard originally required the Company to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated, which was intended to provide guidance to readers of the Company’s financial statements that the Company has not evaluated subsequent events after that date. However, the FASB on February 24, 2010 issued ASU No. 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements, which became effective upon issuance and which removed the requirement for an SEC registrant to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 855 on March 30, 2009 and the adoption of ASU No. 2010-09 on February 24, 2010 did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On October 7, 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. This ASU addresses the accounting for companies that provide for revenue arrangements to its customers that contain components of both the sale of a product and the sale of a service in a single contractually binding agreement. The ASU will become effective prospectively for such revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not typically enter into these types of revenue arrangements, and therefore does not anticipate that the adoption by the Company of ASU No. 2009-13 on April 4, 2011 will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
On July 21, 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. This ASU is intended to provide additional information to assist readers of the Company’s financial statements in assessing the Company’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. For the Company’s disclosures to be required as of the end of a reporting period, this ASU will become effective as of the end of the first interim or annual reporting period ending or after December 15, 2010. For the Company’s disclosures to be required about activity that occurs during a reporting period, this ASU will become effective for interim or annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Because the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT pursuant to factoring agreements, and further because CIT bears the risk of credit loss with respect to trade accounts receivable assigned to them, the Company does not anticipate that the adoption by the Company of ASU No. 2010-20 on December 26, 2010 will materially impact its consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 — Discontinued Operations
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the operations of Churchill Weavers, Inc. (“Churchill”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, ceased and all employees were terminated. The Company is actively marketing Churchill’s land and building for sale. The Churchill property is recorded at fair value, less cost to sell, and is classified as assets held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The operations of Churchill are classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

 

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Note 3 — Subsequent Events
Except as set forth below, the Company has determined that there are no subsequent events that require disclosure pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 855, as revised.
As described in more detail in Note 5 below, as of July 29, 2010 the Company amended the non-vested stock awards that had been granted to certain employees on June 23, 2010. The stock grants, as amended, now require as a condition to vesting a five-year period of continuous service after July 29, 2010 in addition to the achievement of certain events related to the closing price of the Company’s common stock. The amendment of the stock grants allows for a period of expense recognition for the compensation associated with these grants that will be longer than the period of expense recognition that would have been required under the original grants, which had not required the five-year period of continuous service as a condition to vesting.
Note 4 — Acquisitions
Neat Solutions: On July 2, 2009, Hamco, Inc. (“Hamco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired substantially all of the assets of Neat Solutions, Inc. (“Neat Solutions”), the privately-held developer of the Table Topper® Stay-in-Place Mat® (the “Neat Solutions Acquisition”). Hamco paid a purchase price of $4.4 million, net of certain specified liabilities assumed. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805, as revised, Hamco also recognized as expense $195,000 of direct costs associated with the acquisition, which were included in marketing and administrative expenses in interim reporting periods during the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010, $44,000 of which were recognized during the three-month period ended June 28, 2009.
The Neat Solutions Acquisition resulted in an increase of $1.2 million in net sales of bibs, bath and disposable products for the three-month period ended June 27, 2010. Because the operations of Neat Solutions have been integrated with those of Hamco, and because the assets acquired from Neat Solutions do not exist as a discrete entity within the Company’s internal corporate structure, it is impracticable to determine the earnings generated by the assets acquired from Neat Solutions since the acquisition date. The Company believes that the pro forma impact of the acquisition is not material.
The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined by the Company with the assistance of an independent third party. The Company’s allocation of the acquisition cost is as follows (in thousands):
         
    Amount  
Tangible assets:
       
Accounts receivable
  $ 837  
Inventory
    548  
Prepaid expenses
    52  
Fixed assets
    12  
Other assets
    2  
 
     
Total tangible assets
    1,451  
 
     
Amortizable intangible assets:
       
Trademarks
    892  
Designs
    33  
Non-compete covenant
    241  
Customer relationships
    1,302  
 
     
Total amortizable intangible assets
    2,468  
Goodwill
    864  
 
     
 
       
Total acquired assets
    4,783  
Liabilities assumed — accounts payable
    349  
 
     
 
       
Net acquisition cost
  $ 4,434  
 
     

 

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Bibsters®: On May 27, 2010, Hamco paid $1.8 million to The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) to acquire certain intellectual property related to P&G’s line of Bibsters® disposable infant bibs. In a separate but related transaction, Hamco also acquired the inventory associated with the Bibsters® product line from the exclusive licensee of Bibsters® for P&G, whose license was terminated to coincide with the closing (collectively, the two transactions represent the “Bibsters® Acquisition”). In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805, as revised, Hamco also recognized as expense $60,000 of direct costs associated with the acquisition, which were included in marketing and administrative expenses during the three-month period ended June 27, 2010.
The Bibsters® Acquisition resulted in an increase of $234,000 in net sales of bibs, bath and disposable products for the three-month period ended June 27, 2010. Because the operations of the Bibsters® product line have been integrated with Hamco, and because the assets acquired do not exist as a discrete entity within the Company’s internal corporate structure, it is impracticable to determine the earnings generated by the assets acquired from the Bibsters® product line since the acquisition date. The Company believes that the pro forma impact of the acquisition is not material.
The fair values of the assets acquired were determined by the Company with the assistance of an independent third party. The Company’s allocation of the acquisition cost is as follows (in thousands):
         
    Amount  
Amortizable intangible assets:
       
Trademarks
  $ 629  
Patents
    553  
Customer relationships
    328  
 
     
Total amortizable intangible assets
    1,510  
Goodwill
    290  
 
     
 
       
Total intangible assets
    1,800  
Tangible assets — inventory
    272  
 
     
 
       
Total acquisition cost
  $ 2,072  
 
     
Note 5 — Stock-based Compensation
The Company has two incentive stock plans, the 1995 Stock Option Plan (“1995 Plan”) and the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2006 Plan”). The Company granted non-qualified stock options to employees and non-employee directors from the 1995 Plan through the fiscal year ended April 2, 2006. In conjunction with the approval of the 2006 Plan by the Company’s stockholders at its Annual Meeting in August 2006, options may no longer be issued from the 1995 Plan.
The 2006 Plan is intended to attract and retain directors, officers and employees of the Company and to motivate these persons to achieve performance objectives related to the Company’s overall goal of increasing stockholder value. The principal reason for adopting the 2006 Plan was to ensure that the Company has a mechanism for long-term, equity-based incentive compensation to directors, officers and employees. Awards granted under the 2006 Plan may be in the form of qualified or non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, long-term incentive compensation units consisting of a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, or any combination thereof within the limitations set forth in the 2006 Plan. The 2006 Plan is administered by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), which selects eligible employees and non-employee directors to participate in the 2006 Plan and determines the type, amount and duration of individual awards. At June 27, 2010, 349,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for future issuance under the 2006 Plan.
Stock-based compensation is calculated according to FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, which requires stock-based compensation to be accounted for using a fair-value-based measurement. The Company recorded $163,000 and $178,000 of stock-based compensation expense during the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively. The Company records the compensation expense associated with stock-based awards to individuals in the same expense classifications as the cash compensation paid to those same individuals. No stock-based compensation costs have been capitalized as part of the cost of an asset as of June 27, 2010.

 

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Stock Options: The following table represents stock option activity for the three-month period ended June 27, 2010:
                 
    Weighted-Average     Number of Options  
    Exercise Price     Outstanding  
Outstanding at March 28, 2010
  $ 2.94       825,832  
Granted
    4.23       110,000  
Exercised
    (0.77 )     (85,332 )
Forfeited
    (3.62 )     (4,000 )
 
             
Outstanding at June 27, 2010
    3.32       846,500  
 
             
Exercisable at June 27, 2010
    3.24       566,500  
 
             
The total intrinsic value of the stock options exercised during the three-month period ended June 27, 2010 was $271,000. The intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable stock options at June 27, 2010 amounted to $793,000 and $579,000, respectively.
To determine the estimated fair value of stock options granted, the Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation formula, which is a closed-form model that uses an equation to estimate fair value. The following table sets forth the assumptions used to determine the fair value, and the resulting grant-date fair value per option, of the non-qualified stock options which were awarded to certain employees during the three-month period ended June 27, 2010, which options vest over a two-year period, assuming continued service.
         
Options issued
    110,000  
Grant Date
    June 23, 2010  
Dividend yield
    1.89 %
Expected volatility
    55.00 %
Risk free interest rate
    2.17 %
Expected life in years
    5.75  
Forfeiture rate
    5.00 %
Exercise price (grant-date closing price)
  $ 4.23  
Fair value
  $ 1.88  
For the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, the Company recognized compensation expense associated with stock options as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    Three-month Periods Ended  
    June 27, 2010     June 28, 2009  
    Cost of     Marketing &             Cost of     Marketing &        
    Products     Administrative     Total     Products     Administrative     Total  
Options Granted in Fiscal Year   Sold     Expenses     Expense     Sold     Expenses     Expense  
2008
  $     $     $     $ 9     $ 22     $ 31  
2009
    13       38       51       15       44       59  
2010
    8       21       29                    
2011
          1       1                    
 
                                   
Total stock option compensation
  $ 21     $ 60     $ 81     $ 24     $ 66     $ 90  
 
                                   
As of June 27, 2010, total unrecognized stock option compensation expense amounted to $356,000, which will be recognized as the underlying stock options vest over a period of up to two years. The amount of future stock option compensation expense could be affected by any future stock option grants and by the separation from the Company of any individual who has received stock options that are unvested as of such individual’s separation date.
Non-vested Stock: During the quarter ended October 1, 2006, the Board granted 375,000 shares of non-vested stock to certain employees with a fair value of $3.15 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. These shares have four-year cliff vesting, assuming continued service, except as set forth below. The Company recognized $42,000 and $74,000 of compensation expense related to these non-vested stock grants during the quarters ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively, which was included in marketing and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. On August 11, 2009, the Company amended the non-vested stock grant that had been awarded in 2006 to E. Randall Chestnut, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Under the terms of the amended non-vested stock grant, the vesting of 160,000 of the 320,000 shares awarded to Mr. Chestnut was accelerated from August 25, 2010 to August 12, 2009. The acceleration of the vesting of these shares resulted in the recognition of compensation expense during the three-month period ended June 27, 2010 of $32,000 under that which would have been recognized if the acceleration of the vesting had not occurred.

 

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The Board granted 30,000 shares of non-vested stock to its non-employee directors during each of the quarters ended September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008 with a fair value of $3.02 and $3.87, respectively, which were the closing prices of the Company’s common stock on the date of each of the grants. These shares vest over a two-year period, assuming continued service, except as set forth below. With respect to the non-vested stock granted in fiscal year 2010, the Company recognized compensation expense of $25,000 during the three-months ended June 27, 2010, and with respect to the non-vested stock granted in fiscal year 2009, the Company recognized compensation expense of $15,000 and $14,000 during the quarters ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively, which was included in marketing and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
On May 27, 2010, to induce Sidney Kirschner to resign from the Board, the Company amended the portion of these stock grants that had been awarded to Mr. Kirschner. Under the terms of Mr. Kirschner’s amended stock grants, the vesting of 2,500 of the 5,000 shares awarded in 2008 and all 5,000 of the shares awarded in 2009 was accelerated to May 27, 2010. The total fair value of Mr. Kirschner’s shares that vested on May 27, 2010 amounted to $30,000. No other shares of non-vested stock vested during either of the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 or June 28, 2009. The acceleration of the vesting of these shares resulted in the recognition of net additional compensation expense during the three-month period ended June 27, 2010 of $14,000 over that which would have been recognized if the acceleration of the vesting had not occurred.
The Board awarded 345,000 shares of non-vested stock to certain employees as of June 23, 2010 (the “Grant Date”) in a series of grants which will vest only if the closing price of the Company’s common stock is at or above certain target levels for any ten trading days out of any period of 30 consecutive trading days (the “Market Condition”), assuming continued service through the date the Market Condition is achieved.
As of July 29, 2010 (the “Modification Date”), the Company amended these non-vested stock grants to require as a condition to vesting a five-year period of continuous service after the Modification Date in addition to the achievement of the Market Condition. The amendment of these non-vested stock grants will be accounted for as a modification. As such, the initial aggregate Grant Date fair value and the incremental cost resulting from the modification, if any, will be recognized as compensation expense over the vesting term of the modified awards. The Company, with the assistance of an independent third party, has determined that the aggregate Grant Date fair value of the original awards amounted to $1.2 million, and has further determined that there is no incremental cost resulting from the modification. Therefore, the aggregate Grant Date fair value of $1.2 million will be recognized as compensation expense over a period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Modification Date.
As of June 27, 2010, total unrecognized compensation expense related to the Company’s non-vested stock grants amounted to $1.3 million, which will be recognized over the respective vesting terms associated with each block of grants as indicated above. The amount of future compensation expense related to the Company’s non-vested stock grants could be affected by any future non-vested stock grants and by the separation from the Company of any individual who has received non-vested stock grants that remain non-vested as of such individual’s separation date.
Note 6 — Inventories
Major classes of inventory were as follows (in thousands):
                 
    June 27, 2010     March 28, 2010  
Raw Materials
  $ 52     $ 66  
Finished Goods
    16,665       10,387  
 
           
Total inventory
  $ 16,717     $ 10,453  
 
           

 

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Note 7 — Financing Arrangements
Factoring Agreement: The Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT under factoring agreements. Under the terms of the factoring agreements, which expire in July 2013, CIT remits payments to the Company on the average due date of each group of invoices assigned. If a customer fails to pay CIT on the due date, then the Company is charged interest at prime less 1.0%, which was 2.25% at June 27, 2010, until payment is received. The Company incurred interest expense of $17,000 and $16,000 for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively, as a result of the failure of the Company’s customers to pay CIT by the due date. CIT bears credit losses with respect to assigned accounts receivable from approved customers that are within approved credit limits. The Company bears the responsibility for adjustments from customers related to returns, allowances, claims and discounts. CIT may at any time terminate or limit its approval of shipments to a particular customer. If such a termination were to occur, the Company must either assume the credit risk for shipments after the date of such termination or cease shipments to such customer. Factoring fees, which are included in marketing and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income, were $134,000 and $129,000 for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively. There were no advances from the factor at either June 27, 2010 or June 28, 2009.
Notes Payable and Other Credit Facilities: At June 27, 2010 and March 28, 2010, long-term debt of the Company consisted of (in thousands):
                 
    June 27, 2010     March 28, 2010  
Revolving line of credit
  $     $ 1,422  
Non-interest bearing notes
    4,000       4,000  
Original issue discount
    (163 )     (232 )
 
           
 
    3,837       5,190  
Less current maturities
    1,988       1,952  
 
           
 
  $ 1,849     $ 3,238  
 
           
The Company’s credit facilities at June 27, 2010 consisted of the following:
Revolving Line of Credit under a financing agreement with CIT of up to $26.0 million, which includes a $1.5 million sub-limit for letters of credit, with an interest rate of prime minus 1.00% (2.25% at June 27, 2010) for base rate borrowings or LIBOR plus 2.25% (2.60% at June 27, 2010), maturing on July 11, 2013 and secured by a first lien on all assets of the Company. Also under the financing agreement, a monthly fee is assessed based on 0.15% of the average unused portion of the $26.0 million revolving line of credit, less any outstanding letters of credit. This unused line fee amounted to $10,000 and $3,000 for the quarters ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively. At June 27, 2010, there was no balance due on the revolving line of credit, there was a $500,000 letter of credit outstanding and the Company had $20.9 million available under the revolving line of credit based on its eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances.
The financing agreement for the revolving line of credit contains usual and customary covenants for agreements of that type, including limitations on other indebtedness, liens, transfers of assets, investments and acquisitions, merger or consolidation transactions, dividends, transactions with affiliates and amendments to the organizational documents for the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of June 27, 2010.
Subordinated Notes of $4.0 million. The notes do not bear interest and are due in two installments of $2.0 million each, the first of which is payable on July 11, 2010, and the second of which is payable on July 11, 2011. The original issue discount of $163,000 on this non-interest bearing obligation at a market interest rate of 7.25% is being amortized over the life of the notes.
Minimum annual maturities as of June 27, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):
         
Fiscal      
Year   Sub Notes  
2011
  $ 2,000  
2012
    2,000  
2013
     
2014
     
 
     
Total
  $ 4,000  
 
     

 

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Note 8 — Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill: The Company reported goodwill of $864,000 at March 28, 2010. The Company tests the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units annually as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year. An additional interim impairment test is performed during the year whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that suggests that the fair value of the goodwill of either of the reporting units of the Company has more likely than not fallen below its carrying value. The annual or interim impairment test is performed in a two-step approach. The first step is the estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit to ensure that its fair value exceeds its carrying value. If step one indicates that a potential impairment exists, then the second step is performed to measure the amount of an impairment charge, if any. In the second step, these estimated fair values are used as the hypothetical purchase price for the reporting units, and an allocation of such hypothetical purchase price is made to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and assigned liabilities of the reporting units. The impairment charge is calculated as the amount, if any, by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation.
The Company has performed the annual impairment test of the fair value of the goodwill of its reporting units as of March 29, 2010, and has concluded that the fair value of the goodwill of the Company’s reporting units exceeded their carrying values as of that date. During the three-month period ended June 27, 2010, the Company recorded goodwill of $290,000 in connection with the Bibsters® Acquisition as the excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, the entirety of which is expected to be amortizable for tax purposes.
Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets: Other intangible assets at June 27, 2010 consisted primarily of the capitalized costs of recent acquisitions, other than tangible assets, goodwill and assumed liabilities. The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company’s other intangible assets as of June 27, 2010, their estimated useful life and amortization expense for each of the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
                                         
            Estimated             Amortization Expense  
    Carrying     Useful     Accumulated     Three-month periods ended  
    Amount     Life     Amortization     June 27, 2010     June 28, 2009  
Kimberly Grant Acquisition on December 29, 2006:
                                       
Tradename
  $ 466     15 years   $ 109     $ 8     $ 8  
Existing designs
    36     1 year     36              
Non-compete covenant
    98     15 years     23       2       1  
 
                               
Total Kimberly Grant Acquisition
    600       14 years*     168       10       9  
 
                               
 
                                       
Springs Baby Products Acquisition on November 5, 2007:
                                       
Licenses & existing designs
    1,655     2 years     1,655             207  
Licenses & future designs
    1,847     4 years     1,231       115       115  
Non-compete covenant
    115     4 years     76       7       7  
Customer relationships
    3,781     10 years     1,009       95       95  
 
                               
Total Springs Baby Acquisition
    7,398       7 years*     3,971       217       424  
 
                               
 
                                       
Neat Solutions Acquisition on July 2, 2009:
                                       
Trademarks
    892     15 years     60       15        
Designs
    33     4 years     8       2        
Non-compete covenant
    241     5 years     48       12        
Customer relationships
    1,302     16 years     81       20        
 
                               
Total Neat Solutions Acquisition
    2,468       14 years*     197       49        
 
                                       
Bibsters® Acquistion on May 27, 2010:
                                       
Trademarks
    629     15 years     4       4        
Patents
    553     10 years     5       5        
Customer relationships
    328     14 years     2       2        
 
                               
Total Bibsters® Acquistion
    1,510       13 years*     11       11        
Internally developed intangible assets
    121     10 years     28       2       1  
 
                               
Total other intangible assets
  $ 12,097             $ 4,375     $ 289     $ 434  
 
                               
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company operates indirectly through its subsidiaries, Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. and Hamco, in the infant and toddler products segment within the consumer products industry. The infant and toddler products segment consists of infant and toddler bedding, bibs, disposable products, soft goods and accessories. Sales of the Company’s products are generally made directly to retailers, which are primarily mass merchants, mid-tier retailers, juvenile specialty stores, value channel stores, grocery and drug stores, restaurants, internet accounts, wholesale clubs and catalog retailers. The Company’s products are manufactured primarily in Asia and marketed under a variety of Company-owned trademarks, under trademarks licensed from others and as private label goods.
The Company’s products are marketed through a national sales force consisting of salaried sales executives and employees located in Compton, California; Gonzales, Louisiana; and Rogers, Arkansas. Products are also marketed by independent commissioned sales representatives located throughout the United States and Canada. Sales outside the United States and Canada are made primarily through distributors.
The Company maintains a foreign representative office in Shanghai, China for the coordination of production, purchases and shipments, seeking out new vendors and inspections for social compliance and quality.
The infant and toddler consumer products industry is highly competitive. The Company competes with a variety of distributors and manufacturers (both branded and private label), including large infant and juvenile product companies and specialty infant and juvenile product manufacturers, on the basis of quality, design, price, brand name recognition, service and packaging. The Company’s ability to compete depends principally on styling, price, service to the retailer and continued high regard for the Company’s products and trade names.
The following discussion is a summary of certain factors that management considers important in reviewing the Company’s results of operations, financial position, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table contains results of operations for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009 and the dollar and percentage changes for those periods (in thousands, except percentages):
                                 
    Three-Month Periods Ended              
    June 27, 2010     June 28, 2009     Change     Change  
Net sales by category
                               
Bedding, blankets and accessories
  $ 12,547     $ 14,573     $ (2,026 )     -13.9 %
Bibs, bath and disposable products
    4,620       3,162       1,458       46.1 %
Total net sales
    17,167       17,735       (568 )     -3.2 %
Cost of products sold
    12,876       13,760       (884 )     -6.4 %
Gross profit
    4,291       3,975       316       7.9 %
% of net sales
    25.0 %     22.4 %                
Marketing and administrative expenses
    3,015       2,886       129       4.5 %
% of net sales
    17.6 %     16.3 %                
Interest expense
    97       196       (99 )     -50.5 %
Other income
    7       6       1       16.7 %
Income tax expense
    455       340       115       33.8 %
Income from continuing operations after taxes
    731       559       172       30.8 %
Discontinued operations — net of taxes
    (5 )     (21 )     16       -76.2 %
Net income
    726       538       188       34.9 %
% of net sales
    4.2 %     3.0 %                

 

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Net Sales: Sales of bedding, blankets and accessories decreased for the three-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010. Sales decreased by $4.9 million due to discontinued programs and lower replenishment orders. These decreases were offset by $2.9 million in shipments of new bedding and blanket programs.
Sales of bib, bath and disposable products increased for the three-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010. Sales increased by $1.4 million due in the aggregate due to the Neat Solutions Acquisition and the Bibsters® Acquisition. Sales also increased by $1.0 million due to sales of new designs and promotions. Offsetting these increases were decreases of $959,000 related to programs that were discontinued and lower replenishment orders.
Gross Profit: Gross profit increased in amount and as a percentage of net sales for the quarterly period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2010. The increase in gross profit is due to decreased amortization costs of $207,000 associated with the Springs Global acquisition and a shift in the product mix toward more sales of disposable products, which have generally higher margins.
Marketing and Administrative Expenses: Marketing and administrative expenses for the three-month period of fiscal year 2011 increased as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2010. In the current year, the Company incurred costs of $81,000 associated with the Company’s proxy contest that were not incurred in the prior year. The Company also incurred increased advertising costs of $48,000 in the current year and incurred amortization costs of $48,000 in the current year that were associated with the Neat Solutions Acquisition and the Bibsters® Acquisition. These increases were offset by decreased accounting costs of $56,000 in the current year as compared to the prior year.
Interest Expense: The decrease in interest expense for the three-month period of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010 is due to lower balances on the Company’s revolving line of credit and term loan.
Management does not believe that inflation has had a material effect on the Company’s operations. The Company has traditionally attempted to increase its prices to offset inflation. There is no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to adequately increase its prices in response to inflation.
FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net cash provided by operating activities was $4.1 million for the three-month period ended June 27, 2010, compared to $4.7 million for the three-month period ended June 28, 2009. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities in the current year was due to a higher increase in inventory balances, a lower reduction of accounts receivable balances and changes in accrued liability balances, offset by a higher increase in accounts payable balances. Net cash used in investing activities was $1.6 million in the current year compared to $569,000 in the prior year. Cash used in investing activities in the current year amounted to $2.1 million associated with the Bibsters® Acquisition, offset by proceeds of $505,000 from the maturity of a certificate of deposit purchased in the prior year in connection with the issuance on behalf of the Company of a standby letter of credit to guarantee the payment of certain of the Company’s royalty obligations. Net cash used in financing activities in the current year was $1.6 million compared to $4.5 million in the prior year. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities in the current year was primarily due to lower net repayments on the Company’s revolving line of credit.
Total debt outstanding under the Company’s credit facilities before the reduction for the original issue discount on the non-interest bearing notes decreased from $21.2 million at June 28, 2009 to $4.0 million at June 27, 2010. The decrease is due primarily to net repayments on the revolving line of credit, the largest portion of which came from a reduction of the Company’s cash reserves in December 2009, which were $14.9 million at June 28, 2009. The Company had built up its cash reserves in the prior year by drawing upon its revolving line of credit in order to preserve the Company’s ability to meet its working capital needs in the event that the Company’s primary lender should suffer an adverse liquidity event that would jeopardize the Company’s ability to draw upon its revolving line of credit. The Company on June 27, 2010 had $918,000 in cash, there was a $500,000 letter of credit outstanding and the Company had $20.9 million available under the revolving line of credit based on its eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances.

 

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The Company’s ability to make scheduled payments of principal, to pay the interest on or to refinance its maturing indebtedness, to fund capital expenditures or to comply with its debt covenants will depend upon future performance. The Company’s future performance is, to a certain extent, subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond its control. Based upon the current level of operations, the Company believes that its cash balance, its cash flow from operations, and its availability from the revolving line of credit will be adequate to meet its liquidity needs.
To reduce its exposure to credit losses and to enhance the predictability of its cash flow, the Company assigns the majority of its trade accounts receivable to CIT pursuant to factoring agreements. CIT approves customer accounts and credit lines and collects the Company’s accounts receivable balances. Under the terms of the factoring agreements, which expire in July 2013, CIT remits payments to the Company on the average due date of each group of invoices assigned. If a customer fails to pay CIT on the due date, the Company is charged interest on the unpaid balance at prime less 1.0%, which was 2.25% at June 27, 2010, until payment is received. The Company incurred interest expense of $17,000 and $16,000 for the three-month periods ended June 27, 2010 and June 28, 2009, respectively, as a result of the failure of the Company’s customers to pay CIT by the due date. CIT bears credit losses with respect to assigned accounts receivable from approved customers that are within approved credit limits. The Company bears the responsibility for adjustments related to returns, allowances, claims and discounts. CIT may at any time terminate or limit its approval of shipments to a particular customer. If such a termination were to occur, the Company must either assume the credit risk for shipments after the date of such termination or cease shipments to such customer.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates” and variations of such words and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, in the overall level of consumer spending and in the price of oil, cotton and other raw materials used in the Company’s products, changing competition, changes in the retail environment, the level and pricing of future orders from the Company’s customers, the Company’s dependence upon third-party suppliers, including some located in foreign countries with unstable political situations, the Company’s ability to successfully implement new information technologies, customer acceptance of both new designs and newly-introduced product lines, actions of competitors that may impact the Company’s business, disruptions to transportation systems or shipping lanes used by the Company or its suppliers, and the Company’s dependence upon licenses from third parties. Reference is also made to the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC for additional factors that may impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The Company does not undertake to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to conform to actual results or changes in the Company’s explanations, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this report, as required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
During the three-month period ended June 27, 2010, there was not any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 of the Exchange Act that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any such legal proceeding the outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate, is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. of Part 1 in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 28, 2010.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The table below sets forth information regarding the Company’s repurchase of its outstanding common stock during the three-month period ended June 27, 2010.
                                 
                    Total Number of     Approximate Dollar  
                    Shares Purchased as     Value of Shares That  
    Total Number             Part of Publicly     May Yet be Purchased  
    of Shares     Average Price     Announced Plans or     Under the Plans or  
Period   Purchased (1)     Paid Per Share     Programs     Programs  
March 29, 2010 through May 2, 2010
    4,453     $ 3.23       0     $ 0  
May 3, 2010 through May 30, 2010
    35,308     $ 4.02       0     $ 0  
May 31, 2010 through June 27, 2010
    2,796     $ 3.90       0     $ 0  
 
                           
Total
    42,557     $ 3.93       0     $ 0  
 
                           
     
(1)  
The shares purchased from March 29, 2010 through June 27, 2010 consist of shares of common stock surrendered to the Company in payment of the exercise price and income tax withholding obligations relating to the exercise of stock options.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are included as Exhibits to this report as follows:
         
Exhibit    
No.   Exhibit
       
 
  2.1    
Purchase Agreement for Bibsters Intellectual Property dated as of May 27, 2010 by and between Hamco., Inc. and The Procter & Gamble Company. (1)
       
 
  4.1    
Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of July 27, 2010 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (2)
       
 
  10.1    
Seventh Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of May 27, 2010 by and among Crown Crafts, Inc., Churchill Weavers, Inc., Hamco, Inc., Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. and The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. (1)
       
 
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (3)
       
 
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (3)
       
 
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (3)
       
 
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (3)
     
(1)  
Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2010.
 
(2)  
Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 27, 2010.
 
(3)  
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CROWN CRAFTS, INC.
 
 
Date: August 11, 2010  /s/ Olivia W. Elliott    
  OLIVIA W. ELLIOTT   
  Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer) 
 

 

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Index to Exhibits
         
Exhibit    
No.   Exhibit
       
 
  2.1    
Purchase Agreement for Bibsters Intellectual Property dated as of May 27, 2010 by and between Hamco., Inc. and The Procter & Gamble Company. (1)
       
 
  4.1    
Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of July 27, 2010 between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (2)
       
 
  10.1    
Seventh Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of May 27, 2010 by and among Crown Crafts, Inc., Churchill Weavers, Inc., Hamco, Inc., Crown Crafts Infant Products, Inc. and The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc. (1)
       
 
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (3)
       
 
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (3)
       
 
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (3)
       
 
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (3)
     
(1)  
Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2010.
 
(2)  
Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 27, 2010.
 
(3)  
Filed herewith.

 

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