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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Delaware
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36-4151663
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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10201
North Loop East
Houston,
Texas
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77029
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Large
Accelerated Filer ¨
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Accelerated
Filer x
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Non-Accelerated
Filer ¨
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Smaller
Reporting Company ¨
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2
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3
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4
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5
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7
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7
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9
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12
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12
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14
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14
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14
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14
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14
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15
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15
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16
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September 30,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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(unaudited)
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and short-term investments
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$ | — | $ | — | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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66,633 | 58,202 | ||||||
Inventories,
net
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71,053 | 69,299 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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1,121 | 1,054 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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971 | 832 | ||||||
Income
taxes receivable
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711 | 2,004 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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140,489 | 131,391 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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3,227 | 3,234 | ||||||
Goodwill
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2,996 | 2,996 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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1,834 | 1,356 | ||||||
Other
assets
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107 | 114 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 148,653 | $ | 139,091 | ||||
Liabilities
and stockholders' equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Book
overdraft
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$ | 4,106 | $ | 3,854 | ||||
Trade
accounts payable
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16,438 | 12,297 | ||||||
Accrued
and other current liabilities
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13,059 | 17,263 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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33,603 | 33,414 | ||||||
Long
term obligations
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40,200 | 34,507 | ||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 20,988,952 shares
issued: 17,642,552 and
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18,577,727
outstanding at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
respectively
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21 | 21 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in-capital
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55,337 | 54,131 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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74,359 | 57,846 | ||||||
Treasury
stock
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(54,867 | ) | (40,828 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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74,850 | 71,170 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 148,653 | $ | 139,091 |
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Sales
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$ | 98,854 | $ | 98,922 | $ | 285,679 | $ | 269,920 | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
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76,214 | 74,116 | 216,141 | 198,781 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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22,640 | 24,806 | 69,538 | 71,139 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Salaries
and commissions
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6,159 | 6,298 | 18,330 | 17,475 | ||||||||||||
Other
operating expenses
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5,302 | 4,818 | 15,287 | 13,884 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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136 | 112 | 392 | 331 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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11,597 | 11,228 | 34,009 | 31,690 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income
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11,043 | 13,578 | 35,529 | 39,449 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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472 | 290 | 1,463 | 661 | ||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
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10,571 | 13,288 | 34,066 | 38,788 | ||||||||||||
Income
taxes
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3,996 | 4,994 | 13,009 | 14,776 | ||||||||||||
Net
income
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$ | 6,575 | $ | 8,294 | $ | 21,057 | $ | 24,012 | ||||||||
Earnings
per share:
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Basic
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$ | 0.37 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 1.17 | $ | 1.16 | ||||||||
Diluted
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$ | 0.37 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 1.17 | $ | 1.15 | ||||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
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Basic
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17,676,468 | 20,395,199 | 17,943,130 | 20,739,550 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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17,704,818 | 20,452,695 | 17,978,208 | 20,828,983 | ||||||||||||
Dividends
declared per share
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$ | 0.085 | $ | 0.075 | $ | 0.255 | $ | 0.075 |
Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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Operating
activities
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Net
income
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$ | 21,057 | $ | 24,012 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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392 | 331 | ||||||
Amortization
of capitalized loan costs
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60 | 48 | ||||||
Employee
stock-based compensation expense
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1,570 | 1,352 | ||||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
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114 | (299 | ) | |||||
Provision
for returns and allowances
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33 | (151 | ) | |||||
Provision
for inventory obsolescence
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(43 | ) | (79 | ) | ||||
Deferred
income taxes
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(545 | ) | (396 | ) | ||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(8,578 | ) | (15,638 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(1,711 | ) | (3,902 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(139 | ) | (569 | ) | ||||
Other
assets
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(53 | ) | (48 | ) | ||||
Book
overdraft
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252 | 1,117 | ||||||
Trade
accounts payable
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4,141 | 4,651 | ||||||
Accrued
and other current liabilities
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(3,484 | ) | 1,941 | |||||
Income
taxes payable/receivable
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1,293 | (613 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
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14,359 | 11,757 | ||||||
Investing
activities
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Expenditures
for property and equipment
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(384 | ) | (388 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(384 | ) | (388 | ) | ||||
Financing
activities
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Borrowings
on revolver
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289,165 | 287,453 | ||||||
Payments
on revolver
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(283,472 | ) | (270,917 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
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57 | 91 | ||||||
Excess
tax benefit for stock options
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264 | 1,216 | ||||||
Payment
of dividends
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(4,544 | ) | (1,554 | ) | ||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
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(15,445 | ) | (27,658 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
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(13,975 | ) | (11,369 | ) | ||||
Net
change in cash
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— | — | ||||||
Cash
at beginning of period
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— | — | ||||||
Cash
at end of period
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$ | — | $ | — |
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Weighted
average common shares for basic earnings per share
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17,676 | 20,395 | 17,943 | 20,740 | ||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities
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29 | 58 | 35 | 89 | ||||||||||||
Denominator
of diluted earnings per share
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17,705 | 20,453 | 17,978 | 20,829 |
2008
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2007
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Expected
volatility
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69%
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42%
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Expected
life in years
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5.5
years
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5.5
years
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Risk-free
interest rate
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3.81%
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4.59%
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Dividend
yield
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2.28%
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0%
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·
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continuous and interlocked armor
cable (cable encapsulated in either a seamless or interlocked aluminum
protective sheath);
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control and power cable (single
or multiple conductor industrial
cable);
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electronic wire and cable
(computer, audio and signal
cable);
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·
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flexible and portable cords
(flexible, heavy duty industrial
cable);
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instrumentation and thermocouple
cable (cables used for transmitting signals for instruments and heat
sensing devices);
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·
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lead and high temperature cable
(single conductor cable used for low or high temperature
applications);
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·
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medium voltage cable (cables used
for applications between 2,001 volts and 35,000 volts);
and
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·
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premise and category wire and
cable (cable used for home and high speed data
applications).
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Sales
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100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Cost
of sales
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77.1 | % | 74.9 | % | 75.7 | % | 73.6 | % | ||||||||
Gross
profit
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22.9 | % | 25.1 | % | 24.3 | % | 26.4 | % | ||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Salaries
and commissions
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6.2 | % | 6.4 | % | 6.4 | % | 6.5 | % | ||||||||
Other
operating expenses
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5.4 | % | 4.9 | % | 5.4 | % | 5.1 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||||||
Total
operating expenses:
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11.7 | % | 11.4 | % | 11.9 | % | 11.7 | % | ||||||||
Operating
income
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11.2 | % | 13.7 | % | 12.4 | % | 14.6 | % | ||||||||
Interest
expense
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0.5 | % | 0.3 | % | 0.5 | % | 0.2 | % | ||||||||
Income
before income taxes
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10.7 | % | 13.4 | % | 11.9 | % | 14.4 | % | ||||||||
Income
taxes
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4.0 | % | 5.0 | % | 4.6 | % | 5.5 | % | ||||||||
Net
income
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6.7 | % | 8.4 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.9 | % |
Three
Months Ended
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September
30,
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(Dollars
in millions)
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2008
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2007
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Change
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Sales
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$ | 98.9 | $ | 98.9 | $ | 0.0 | (0.1 | )% |
Three
Months Ended
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September
30,
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(Dollars
in millions)
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2008
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2007
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Change
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Gross
profit
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$ | 22.6 | $ | 24.8 | $ | (2.2 | ) | (8.7 | )% | |||||||
Gross
profit as a percent of sales
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22.9 | % | 25.1 | % | (2.2 | )% |
Three
Months Ended
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September
30,
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(Dollars
in millions)
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2008
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2007
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Change
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Operating
expenses:
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Salaries
and commissions
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$ | 6.2 | $ | 6.3 | $ | (0.1 | ) | (2.2 | )% | |||||||
Other
operating expenses
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5.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 10.0 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 21.4 | % | |||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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$ | 11.6 | $ | 11.2 | $ | 0.4 | 3.3 | % | ||||||||
Operating
expenses as a percent of sales
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11.7 | % | 11.4 | % | 0.3 | % |
Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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(Dollars
in millions)
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2008
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2007
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Change
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Sales
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$ | 285.7 | $ | 269.9 | $ | 15.8 | 5.8 | % |
Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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(Dollars
in millions)
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2008
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2007
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Change
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Gross
profit
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$ | 69.5 | $ | 71.1 | $ | (1.6 | ) | (2.3 | )% | |||||||
Gross
profit as a percent of sales
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24.3 | % | 26.4 | % | (2.1 | )% |
Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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(Dollars
in millions)
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2008
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2007
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Change
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Operating
expenses:
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Salaries
and commissions
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$ | 18.3 | $ | 17.5 | $ | 0.9 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||
Other
operating expenses
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15.3 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 10.1 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 18.4 | % | |||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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$ | 34.0 | $ | 31.7 | $ | 2.3 | 7.3 | % | ||||||||
Operating
expenses as a percent of sales
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11.9 | % | 11.7 | % | 0.2 | % |
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•
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the adequacy of available bank
lines of credit;
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•
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the ability to attract long-term
capital with satisfactory
terms;
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•
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additional stock
repurchases;
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•
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cash flows generated from
operating activities;
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•
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payment of
dividends;
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•
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capital expenditures;
and
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•
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acquisitions.
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Less
than
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More
than
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Total
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1
year
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1-3
years
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3-5
years
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5
years
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(In
thousands)
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Term
loans and loans payable
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$ | 40,200 | $ | — | $ | 40,200 | $ | — | $ | — |
Period
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Total
number of shares purchased
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Average
price paid per share
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Total
number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or
programs (1)
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Maximum
dollar value that may yet be used for purchases under the
plan
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July
1 – 31, 2008
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— | $ | — | — | $ | 20,321,551 | ||||||||||
August
1 – 31, 2008
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35,300 | $ | 17.09 | 35,300 | $ | 19,718,103 | ||||||||||
September
1 – 30, 2008
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20,000 | $ | 16.64 | 20,000 | $ | 19,385,303 | ||||||||||
Total
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55,300 | $ | 16.93 | 55,300 |
Exhibit
Number
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Document
Description
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31.1
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Certification
by Charles A. Sorrentino pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
by Nicol G. Graham pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.1
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Certification
by Charles A. Sorrentino and Nicol G. Graham pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant
to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Date: November
10, 2008
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HOUSTON
WIRE & CABLE COMPANY
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BY: /s/ Nicol G.
Graham
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Nicol
G. Graham, Chief Financial
Officer
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Exhibit
Number
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Document
Description
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Certification
by Charles A. Sorrentino pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section
302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification
by Nicol G. Graham pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted
pursuant to Section 302
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification
by Charles A. Sorrentino and Nicol G. Graham pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant
to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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