UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004.
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 For the transition period from ____ to ____ .
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Commission File Number: 000-50140
ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 16-1642709
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
B24-B27,1/F., BLOCK B
PROFICIENT INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, 6 WANG KWUN ROAD
KOWLOON, HONG KONG
(Address of principal executive offices)
(852) 2799-1996
(Registrant's telephone number)
Check whether the Registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or such
shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]
No [ ]
Check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The number of shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the
Registrant outstanding as of August 13, 2004 was 27,829,936 shares.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page No.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2004 (unaudited)
and December 31, 2003 1-2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 (unaudited) 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the year
ended December 31, 2003 and six months ended June 30, 2004 (unaudited) 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 (unaudited) 5-6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 7-11
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 12-19
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK 19
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 20
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 21
SIGNATURES 22
EXHIBITS 23-26
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
As of
June 30, As of
2004 December 31,
(Unaudited) 2003
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 294,319 $ 467,074
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts of $0 for 2004 and 2003 1,080,187 880,361
Accounts receivable, related parties 5,502,279 5,481,192
Inventories, net 1,235,699 1,327,120
Other current assets 29,909 10,679
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Total current assets 8,142,393 8,166,426
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS, net of
accumulated depreciation and amortization 51,394 54,382
ACQUISITION DEPOSITS 1,000,000 1,000,000
OTHER DEPOSITS 350,000 350,000
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$ 9,543,787 $ 9,570,808
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 4,623,960 $ 5,037,304
Accrued expenses 337,605 140,369
Lines of credit and notes payable 2,264,543 2,158,984
Current portion of long-term debt 606,916 884,131
Convertible note payable, net of unamortized discount of
$92,540 and $250,000 for 2004 and 2003 86,560 --
Amount due to stockholder - other 77,926 --
Income tax payable 173,493 177,645
Other current liabilities 24,636 22,555
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Total current liabilities 8,195,639 8,420,988
Long-term debt, less current portion 90,389 194,703
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Total liabilities 8,286,028 8,615,691
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -- --
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock - $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares
authorized, 27,829,936 in 2004 and 2003 issued
and outstanding 27,830 27,830
Additional paid in capital 3,360,405 3,360,405
Amount due from stockholder/director (10,590) (102,936)
Accumulated deficit (2,119,886) (2,330,182)
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Total stockholders' equity 1,257,759 955,117
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$ 9,543,787 $ 9,570,808
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30, JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
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NET SALES:
Related parties $ 10,030,831 $ 2,233,828 $ 18,317,761 $ 5,250,525
Other 23,273,375 14,355,987 44,563,298 26,909,486
Less discounts to customers (19,839) (65,724) (46,817) (106,659)
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33,284,367 16,524,091 62,834,242 32,053,352
COST OF SALES 32,793,791 15,881,647 61,067,014 30,614,233
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GROSS PROFIT 490,576 642,444 1,767,228 1,439,119
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Sales and marketing 11,148 38,033 26,583 88,447
General and administrative 517,495 308,684 1,266,154 788,350
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS (38,067) 295,727 474,491 562,322
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense (94,674) (47,390) (233,616) (92,451)
Gain on disposal of property and equipment 128 -- 128 --
Miscellaneous (4,324) (2,187) (4,492) (4,413)
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (136,937) 246,150 236,511 465,458
INCOME TAXES (BENEFITS) (26,332) 43,077 26,215 81,456
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (110,605) $ 203,073 $ 210,296 $ 384,002
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED $ (0.00) $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.02
============ ============ ============ ============
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES - BASIC AND DILUTED 27,829,936 22,380,000 27,829,936 22,380,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock Additional Due from Total
-------------------------- paid-in stockholder/ Accumulated stockholders'
Shares Amount capital director deficit equity (deficit)
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------------
Balance at December 31, 2002 22,380,000 $ 22,380 $ 362,235 $ (624,351) $ (379,691) $ (619,427)
Reverse acquisition between
ACL Semiconductors Inc.
(formerly Print Data Corp.) and
Atlantic Components Ltd. 2,829,936 2,830 (2,830) -- -- --
Issuance of common stock to consultants
related to reverse-acquisition 2,620,000 2,620 2,751,000 -- -- 2,753,620
Dividend declared -- -- -- -- (512,821) (512,821)
Intrinsic value for beneficial conversion
feature on convertible note payable -- -- 250,000 -- -- 250,000
Net decrease in due from stockholder/
director -- -- -- 521,415 -- 521,415
Net loss -- -- -- -- (1,437,670) (1,437,670)
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Balance at December 31, 2003 27,829,936 $ 27,830 $ 3,360,405 $ (102,936) $(2,330,182) $ 955,117
Net decrease in due from stockholder/
director (unaudited) -- -- -- 92,346 -- 92,346
Net income (unaudited) -- -- -- -- 210,296 210,296
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Balance at June 30, 2004 (unaudited) 27,829,936 $ 27,830 $ 3,360,405 $ (10,590) $(2,119,886) $ 1,257,759
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2003
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Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:
Net income $ 210,296 $ 384,002
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ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED
BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Depreciation and amortization 10,557 9,335
Change in inventory reserve 46,846 7,154
Gain on disposal of property and equipment (128) --
Amortization of discount on convertible note payable 157,460 --
Non-cash compensation to shareholder/director 200,000 200,000
CHANGES IN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:
(INCREASE) DECREASE IN ASSETS
Accounts receivable - other (199,826) (874,537)
Accounts receivable - related parties (21,087) (1,700,924)
Inventories 44,575 (427,914)
Other current assets (19,230) (3,366)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN LIABILITIES
Accounts payable (413,344) 2,203,423
Accrued expenses 204,262 10,119
Income tax payable (4,152) 60,244
Other current liabilities 2,081 470
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Total adjustments 8,014 (515,996)
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Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 218,310 (131,994)
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CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Loans to stockholders (107,655) 373,099
Proceeds received from sale of automobile 128 --
Purchases of property, equipment and improvements (7,569) (15,562)
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Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (115,096) 357,537
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2003
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CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds on lines of credit and
notes payable 105,559 269,643
Principal payments on long-term debt (381,528) (343,762)
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Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (275,969) (74,119)
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (172,755) 151,424
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period 467,074 178,937
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of the period $ 294,319 $ 330,361
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 63,771 $ 45,061
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Income tax paid $ 30,366 $ 18,332
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements
of ACL Semiconductors Inc. and its subsidiaries, Atlantic Components Ltd. and
Alpha Perform Technology Limited (collectively, "ACL" or the "Company"). The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all
of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America for complete consolidated financial
statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes
should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 included in the Form
10-K filed by the Company on April 14, 2004. In the opinion of management, these
condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of
a normal recurring nature and which are necessary to present fairly the
consolidated financial position of ACL as of June 30, 2004, and the results of
operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and
2003 and the cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004 are not
necessarily indicative of the results, which may be expected for the entire
fiscal year. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
NATURE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 17, 2002.
Through a reverse-acquisition of Atlantic Components Ltd., a Hong Kong based
company ("Atlantic"), effective September 30, 2003, the Company's principal
activities are distribution of electronic components under the "Samsung"
brandname which comprise DRAM and graphic RAM, FLASH, SRAM and MASK ROM for the
Hong Kong and Southern China markets. Atlantic, its wholly owned subsidiary, was
incorporated in Hong Kong on May 30, 1991 with limited liability. On October 2,
2003, the Company set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, Alpha Perform Technology
Limited ("Alpha"), a British Virgin Islands company, to provide services on
behalf of the Company in jurisdictions outside of Hong Kong.
CURRENCY REPORTING
Amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements
and disclosures are stated in U.S. Dollars, unless stated otherwise. The
functional currency of the Company's subsidiaries, which accounted for most of
the Company's operations, is reported in Hong Kong dollars ("HKD"). Foreign
currency transactions (outside Hong Kong) during the period are translated into
HKD according to the prevailing exchange rate at the relevant transaction dates.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet
dates are translated into HKD at period-end exchange rates.
For the purpose of preparing these consolidated financial statements, the
financial statements of ACL reported in HKD have been translated into U.S.
Dollars at US$1.00=HKD7.8, a fixed exchange rate maintained between the United
States and Hong Kong, China.
2. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
In accordance with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share," the basic earnings (loss)
per common share is calculated
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by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders less preferred
dividends, if any, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed similarly to basic earnings
per common share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number
of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential
common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were not
anti-dilutive. As of June 30, 2004, the Company had approximately 581,000 common
stock equivalents related to the convertible note payable, which were excluded
from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect of the
convertible note payable is anti-dilutive.
3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
TRANSACTIONS WITH MR. YANG
As of June 30, 2004, the Company had an outstanding receivable from Mr. Yang,
the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and its
largest stockholder, totaling $10,590, representing amounts owed primarily
related to unpaid advanced compensation paid. As of December 31, 2003, the
Company had an outstanding receivable from Mr. Yang totaling $102,936
representing advanced compensation paid. These balances bear no interest and are
payable on demand.
For the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded and paid
$23,077 and $23,077, respectively, to Mr. Yang, and for the six months ended
June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded $246,153 and $246,153,
respectively, and paid $46,153 and $46,153, respectively, to Mr. Yang, as
compensation to him. The respective unpaid amounts offset amounts due to the
Company from Mr. Yang as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003.
During the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and six months ended June
30, 2004 and 2003, the Company paid rent of $23,076, $13,461, $36,537 and
$26,923, respectively, for Mr. Yang's personal residency as additional
compensation.
TRANSACTIONS WITH CLASSIC ELECTRONICS LTD.
During the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and six months ended June
30, 2004 and 2003, the Company sold $10,030,831, $2,233,828, $18,317,761 and
$5,250,525, respectively, of memory products to Classic Electronics Ltd.
("Classic"). During the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and six
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company purchased Samsung memory
products sourced from other authorized distributors of $1,261,214, $1,219,093,
$2,042,947 and $1,937,069, respectively, from Classic to satisfy part of its
demand of insufficient product supply from Samsung HK. The Company had
outstanding accounts receivable from Classic totaling $5,502,279 and $5,289,626,
respectively, as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003. The Company has not
experienced any bad debt from Classic in the past. Pursuant to a written
personal guarantee agreement, Mr. Yang personally guarantees all the outstanding
accounts receivable from Classic up to $10 million of accounts receivable.
Effective December 1, 2003, the Company entered into lease agreements for two of
its facilities and Mr. Yang's personal residency with Classic. Lease agreements
for the two facilities expire on November 30, 2004 while the lease agreement for
Mr. Yang's personal residency expires on March 31, 2005. Monthly lease payments
for these three leases total $7,372. The Company incurred and paid an aggregate
rent expense of $22,116, $13,462, $44,231 and $26,923, to Classic during the
three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and the six months ended June 30,
2004 and 2003, respectively.
On March 4, 2004, the Company announced that on December 29, 2003, the Company
entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire a 51% interest in Classic. Under the
initial terms of the Letter of Intent, the Company agreed to make cash payments
of $5 million and issue 5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock to
Classic. On December 30, 2003, the Company made a non-refundable deposit of
$1,000,000 to Classic by forgiving
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$1,000,000 of accounts receivable from Classic. The Company is in the process of
performing certain due diligence work and the final terms of the purchase are
subject to changes depending on the results of the audits of Classic and due
diligence work.
Mr. Ben Wong, a director of the Company, is a 99.9% shareholder of Classic. The
remaining 0.1% of Classic is owned by a non-related party.
TRANSACTIONS WITH SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION LTD.
Effective April 1, 2004, the Company entered into a one year lease agreement
with Systematic Information Ltd. ("Systematic") pursuant to which it leases
property for Mr. Yang's personal residency. Monthly lease payments for this
lease total $3,205. The Company incurred and paid an aggregate rent expense of
$9,615 to Systematic during the three month period ended June 30, 2004.
Mr. Ben Wong and the wife of Mr. Yang are the directors and shareholders of
Systematic with a total of 100% interest.
TRANSACTIONS WITH ACL TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD.
During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company
recorded sales of $0, $0, $191,566, and $0, respectively, to ACL Technology Pte
Ltd. ("ACLT"). Outstanding accounts receivable from ACLT totaled $0, and
$191,566 as at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.
Mr. Ben Wong, a director of the Company, is a 99% shareholder of ACLT. The
remaining 1% of ACLT is owned by a non-related party.
TRANSACTIONS WITH KADATCO COMPANY LTD.
During the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and six months ended June
30, 2004 and 2003, the Company recognized $16,000, $0, $166,152, and $0,
respectively, from the sale of memory products to Kadatco Company Ltd.
("Kadatco"), a company owned 100% by Mr. Yang. Outstanding accounts receivable
from Kadatco totaled $0 as of June 30, 2004. The Company has not experienced any
bad debt from this customer in the past.
Mr. Yang is the sole beneficial owner of the equity interest of Kadatco.
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE
On December 31, 2003, the Company issued a 12% subordinated convertible note in
the principal amount of $250,000 (the "Financing Note") to Professional Traders
Fund, Inc. ("PTF"), a financing company. The Financing Note has a maturity of
December 31, 2004 at which time the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid
interest shall become due. Interest on the Financing Note is payable in arrears
on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, 2004. In the event of
default on principal and interest payments, interest shall accrue at a rate of
15% from and after the date of such default, and the Company would be obligated
to pay a default penalty equal to 30% of the then-unpaid principal and accrued
interest owing thereunder. At the option of the holder of the Financing Note,
such unpaid principal, interest and default penalty can be paid with shares of
the Company's common stock at conversion price, which is defined in the
following paragraph.
The Financing Note is convertible, at the option of its holder, in whole or in
part, into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to,
with respect to any conversion thereof, 40% of the average closing price of the
stock three trading days immediately prior to the date of the notice of such
conversion, the interest payment date or the debt maturity date, as the case may
be; provided, however, that the conversion price shall not in any case exceed
$1. During the three months ended March 31, 2004, PTF converted principal note
balance of $50,900 into 75,000 shares of common stock. During the three months
ended June 30, 2004, PTF converted
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principal note balance of $20,000 into 50,000 shares of common stock and accrued
interest of $7,026 into 11,538 shares of common stock.
Pursuant to the terms of a Limited Guarantee and Security Agreement, the
Financing Note is secured by 1,200,000 shares of the Company's common stock
beneficially owned by three shareholders of of the Company of which 700,000 are
restricted shares and 500,000 are freely tradable shares. All the shares of
common stock of the Company delivered upon conversions of the Financing Note
during the six months ended June 30, 2004 were provided through these pledged
shares in the escrow account. Per verbal agreements among these three
shareholders and ACL, the Company agreed to issue 136,538 shares of its common
stock to these shareholders in replacement of the pledged shares delivered by
these shareholders out of escrow upon such conversions. Accordingly, the Company
classified the payable of $77,926 as "Due to Stockholders for Converted Pledged
Collateral" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June
30, 2004.
Since the Financing Note is convertible into equity at the option of the holder
thereof at conversion rates below prevailing market prices, an embedded
beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a debt discount and amortized over
the life of the debt in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-27,
"Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments." Since the
intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature exceeds the proceeds of the
convertible debt, the amount of the discount assigned to the beneficial
conversion feature is limited to the amount of the proceeds of the convertible
debt. Therefore, the Company recorded a discount of $250,000, the face value of
the debt, and accordingly the debt is $0 at December 31, 2003, net of the
unamortized discount. Any unamortized debt discount related to the beneficial
conversion feature is being accreted as interest expense. During the three
months and six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company recorded, with respect to
this Financing Note, interest expense of $64,659 and $169,845, respectively,
including the discount related to the converted portion of the debt in the
amount of $12,136 and $54,280, respectively, and the amortization of discount of
$47,028 and $103,180, respectively, under the straight-line method. The
amortization under straight-line method is not materially different from the
amount under the effective interest method. As of June 30, 2004, outstanding
principal amount and unamortized discount of the convertible note amounted to
$179,100 and $92,540, respectively.
In connection with the Financing Note, the Company agreed to file a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of the shares
issuable upon conversion thereof within 60 days of the funding of the Financing
Note and agreed to use reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement
to be declared effective within 150 days of the funding of the Financing Note.
If the Company fails to meet either of such timelines, a 1% penalty per month on
the funded amount of the Financing Note will be levied against the Company. As
of August 13, 2004, the Company had not yet filed a registration statement in
respect of such conversion shares. Accordingly, the Company incurred and accrued
a penalty of $7,500 and $15,000 for the three months and six months ended June
30, 2004.
5. BANK FACILITIES
Pursuant to a debenture deed dated April 20, 2001, Atlantic pledged its assets
as collateral to a bank group in Hong Kong comprised of Dah Sing Bank Limited,
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Overseas Trust Bank
Limited for all current and future borrowings from the bank group by Atlantic.
Amounts outstanding under this borrowing arrangement totaled $2,961,848 as of
June 30, 2004. In addition to the above first priority security over all assets
of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlantic Components Ltd., such
borrowings are also secured by:
1. a HKD53,550,000 (approximately US$6,865,385) personal guarantee given
by Mr. Yang to the above bank group;
2. a security interest in a residential property located in Hong Kong
owned by an independent third party together with a joint and several
guarantee given by Mr. Yang and an ex-director of the Company; and
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3. a personal guarantee given by Mr. Yang for unlimited amount together
with a key man insurance of Mr. Yang for $1,000,000 denoting Dah Sing
Bank Limited as beneficiary.
As of June 30, 2004, the Company's general banking facilities were subject to
interest rates of 0.5% to 1.0% above the Best Lending Rate (currently at 5.0%
per annum) prevailing in Hong Kong.
6. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
The Company's distribution operations are dependent on the availability of an
adequate supply of electronic components under the "Samsung" brand name which
have historically been principally supplied to the Company by Samsung
Electronics H.K. Co., Ltd. ("Samsung HK"), a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd., a Korean public company. Samsung HK supplied approximately 77% and
88% of materials to the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
respectively. However, there is no written supply contract between the Company
and Samsung HK and, accordingly, there is no assurance that Samsung HK will
continue to supply sufficient electronic components to the Company on terms and
prices acceptable to the Company or in volumes sufficient to meet the Company's
current and anticipated demand, nor can assurance be given that the Company
would be able to secure sufficient products from other third party supplier(s)
on acceptable terms.
In addition, the Company's operations and business viability is to a large
extent dependent on the provision of management services and financial support
by Mr. Yang.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
THE COMPANY HAS INCLUDED IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT CERTAIN
"FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES
LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 CONCERNING THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS, OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION. "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" CONSIST OF ALL NON-HISTORICAL
INFORMATION, AND THE ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE
REFERENCES IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT TO FUTURE REVENUE GROWTH, FUTURE EXPENSE
GROWTH, FUTURE CREDIT EXPOSURE, EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION, FUTURE PROFITABILITY, ANTICIPATED CASH RESOURCES, ANTICIPATED
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, AND THE COMPANY'S PLANS FOR FUTURE
PERIODS. IN ADDITION, THE WORDS "COULD", "EXPECTS", "ANTICIPATES", "OBJECTIVE",
"PLAN", "MAY AFFECT", "MAY DEPEND", "BELIEVES", "ESTIMATES", "PROJECTS" AND
SIMILAR WORDS AND PHRASES ARE ALSO INTENDED TO IDENTIFY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS.
ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THE
COMPANY'S FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DUE TO NUMEROUS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, UNANTICIPATED TECHNOLOGICAL
DIFFICULTIES, THE VOLATILE AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR MEMORY PRODUCTS,
CHANGES IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ECONOMIC, MARKET AND REGULATORY CONDITIONS, THE
INHERENT UNCERTAINTY OF FINANCIAL ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS, THE UNCERTAINTIES
INVOLVED IN CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, INSTABILITIES ARISING FROM TERRORIST
ACTIONS AND RESPONSES THERETO, AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS DESCRIBED AS "RISK
FACTORS" IN OTHER FILINGS BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SEC INCLUDING THE ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K. SUCH FACTORS MAY ALSO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL VOLATILITY IN THE
MARKET PRICE OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK. ALL SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
ARE CURRENT ONLY AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH STATEMENTS WERE MADE. THE COMPANY
DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY UPDATE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENT TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH ANY SUCH
STATEMENT IS MADE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.
ANY REFERENCE TO "ACL", THE "COMPANY" OR THE "REGISTRANT", "WE", "OUR"
OR "US" MEANS ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
OVERVIEW
CORPORATE BACKGROUND
The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Atlantic Components
Limited, a Hong Kong corporation ("Atlantic") and Alpha Perform Technology
Limited ("Alpha"), is engaged primarily in the business of distribution of
memory products under "Samsung" brandname which principally comprise DRAM and
Graphic RAM, FLASH, SRAM and MASK ROM for the Hong Kong and Southern China
markets.
As of June 30, 2004, ACL had more than 170 active customers in Hong
Kong and Southern China.
ACL is in the mature stage of operations. As a result, the
relationships between sales, cost of sales, and operating expenses reflected in
the financial information included in this document to a large extent represent
future expected financial relationships. Much of the cost of sales and operating
expenses reflected in our financial statements are recurring in nature.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") recently issued
Financial Reporting Release No. 60, "CAUTIONARY ADVICE REGARDING DISCLOSURE
ABOUT CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES" ("FRR 60"), suggesting companies provide
additional disclosure and commentary on their most critical accounting policies.
In FRR 60, the SEC defined the most critical accounting policies as the ones
that are most important to the portrayal of a company's financial condition and
operating results, and require management to make its most difficult and
subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters
that are inherently uncertain.
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Based on this definition, ACL's most critical accounting policies include:
inventory valuation, which affects cost of sales and gross margin; policies for
revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, and stock-based
compensation. The methods, estimates and judgments ACL uses in applying these
most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results ACL
reports in its consolidated financial statements.
INVENTORY VALUATION. ACL's policy is to value inventories at the lower of
cost or market on a part-by-part basis. This policy requires ACL to make
estimates regarding the market value of its inventories, including an assessment
of excess or obsolete inventories. ACL determines excess and obsolete
inventories based on an estimate of the future demand for our products within a
specified time horizon, generally 12 months. The estimates ACL uses for demand
are also used for near-term capacity planning and inventory purchasing and are
consistent with its revenue forecasts. If ACL's demand forecast is greater than
its actual demand, it may be required to take additional excess inventory
charges, which will decrease gross margin and net operating results in the
future.
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. ACL maintains an allowance for doubtful
accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of ACL's customers to
make required payments. ACL's allowance for doubtful accounts is based on ACL's
assessment of the collectibility of specific customer accounts, the aging of
accounts receivable, ACL's history of bad debts, and the general condition of
the industry. If a major customer's credit worthiness deteriorates, or ACL's
customers' actual defaults exceed ACL's historical experience, ACL's estimates
could change and impact ACL's reported results.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION. ACL records stock-based compensation to outside
consultants at fair market value as operating cost. ACL accounts for
options/warrants to outside consultants under the fair value method on the date
of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing method. This option valuation model
requires input of highly subjective assumptions. Changes in the subjective input
assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate. In management's
opinion, the existing model does not necessarily provide a reliable single
measure of fair value of these options/warrants granted to outside consultants.
REVENUE RECOGNITION. ACL derives revenues from resale of computer memory
products. Revenue for resale of computer memory products is recognized based on
guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, "Revenue Recognition
in Financial Statements," as amended (SAB 104). Computer memory resale revenue
is recognized when products have been shipped and collection is probable.
In December 2003, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104,
"Revenue Recognition." SAB 104 supersedes SAB 101, "Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements." SAB 104's primary purpose is to rescind accounting
guidance contained in SAB 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements,
superseded as a result of the issuance of EITF 00-21, "Accounting for Revenue
Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables." Additionally, SAB 104 rescinds the
SEC's Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Frequently Asked Questions and
Answers ("the FAQ") issued with SAB 101 that had been codified in SEC Topic 13,
"Revenue Recognition". Selected portions of the FAQ have been incorporated into
SAB 104. While the wording of SAB 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of
EITF 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB 101 remain largely
unchanged by the issuance of SAB 104, which was effective upon issuance. The
adoption of SAB 104 did not impact the consolidated financial statements of ACL.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following table presents the Company's contractual obligations as of June
30, 2004 over the next five years and thereafter:
Payments by Period
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LESS 1-3 4-5
THAN --- --- AFTER 5
AMOUNT 1 YEAR YEARS YEARS YEARS
------ ------ ----- ----- -----
Operating Leases $83,654 $83,654 $--- $--- $---
Line of credit and notes payable -
short-term 2,264,543 2,264,543 --- --- ---
Convertible note payable 179,100 179,100 --- --- ---
Long-term Debt 697,305 606,916 90,389 --- ---
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Total Contractual Obligations $3,224,602 $3,134,213 $90,389 $--- $---
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ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES; ANTICIPATED EFFECT OF GROWTH
Below is a brief description of basic accounting principles which the
Company has adopted in determining its recognition of sales and expenses, as
well as a brief description of the effects that the Company believes its
anticipated growth will have on the Company's sales and expenses in the next 12
months.
NET SALES
Sales are recognized upon the transfer of legal title of the electronic
components to the customers.
The quantities of memory products the Company sells fluctuate with
changes in demand from its customers. The prices set by Samsung that the Company
must charge its customers are expected to fluctuate as a result of prevailing
economic conditions and their impact on the market. Since the second half of
year 2003, the Company has experienced increased demand for Samsung memory
products among personal and corporate users in the Hong Kong and Southern China
regions due to a recovery of their economies, in particular for the first
quarter of 2004. Although there was an unexpected world-wide price war of memory
products during May 2004 to July 2004 among major memory products manufacturers,
the market is now stabilized and there is a strong demand for memory products in
the Hong Kong and Southern China markets.
COST OF SALES
Cost of sales consists of costs of goods purchased from Samsung HK, and
purchases from other Samsung authorized distributors. Many factors affect the
Company's gross margin, including, but not limited to, the volume of production
orders placed on behalf of its customers, the competitiveness of the memory
products industry and the availability of cheaper Samsung memory products from
overseas Samsung distributors due to regional demand and supply situations. The
Company's procurement operations are supported by Samsung HK, although there is
no written long-term supply agreement in place between Atlantic and Samsung HK.
OPERATING EXPENSES
The Company's operating expenses for the three months and six months
ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were comprised of sales and marketing and general
and administrative expenses only.
Sales and marketing expenses consisted primarily of internal
commissions paid to internal sales personnel and costs associated with
advertising and marketing activities.
General and administrative expenses include all corporate and
administrative functions that serve to support the Company's current and future
operations and provide an infrastructure to support future growth. Major items
in this category include management and staff salaries, rent/leases,
professional services, and travel and entertainment. The Company expects these
expenses to stay at the 2004 levels or at a slightly higher level as a result of
anticipated expansion by the Company of its business operations. Sales and
marketing expenses are expected to fluctuate as a percentage of sales due to the
addition of sales personnel and various marketing activities planned throughout
the year.
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Interest expense, including finance charges, relates primarily to ACL's
short-term and long-term bank borrowings, which the Company intends to reduce,
and amortization of discount on the convertible debenture.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth unaudited statements of operations data
in percent for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 and
should be read in conjunction with the "MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS" and the Company's financial
statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this document.
Three Months Three Months Six Months Six Months
Ended Ended Ended Ended
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
-------------------- ---------------- -------------- --------------
Net sales 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cost of sales 98.53% 96.19% 97.19% 95.51%
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Gross profit 1.47% 3.81% 2.81% 4.49%
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 0.03% 0.23% 0.04% 0.28%
General and administrative 1.55% 1.79% 2.01% 2.46%
-------------------- ---------------- -------------- --------------
Income (loss) from operations -0.11% 1.79% 0.76% 1.75%
Other expenses:
Interest expenses -0.28% -0.29% -0.37% -0.29%
Gain on disposal of property and
equipment 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous -0.02% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
-------------------- ---------------- -------------- --------------
Income (loss) before income taxes
-0.41% 1.49% 0.38% 1.45%
Income taxes expense (benefits) -0.08% 0.26% 0.05% 0.25%
-------------------- ---------------- -------------- --------------
Net income (loss) -0.33% 1.23% 0.33% 1.20%
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UNAUDITED THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2003
NET SALES
Sales increased by $16,760,276 or 101.4% to $33,284,367 in the three
months ended June 30, 2004 from $16,524,091 in the three months ended June 30,
2003. This increase resulted primarily from the unexpected world-wide pricing
pressure on memory products during May 2004 to July 2004 among major memory
products manufacturers which stimulated the strong demand of memory products in
the Hong Kong and Southern China markets.
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COST OF SALES
Cost of sales increased $16,912,144, or 106.5%, to $32,793,791 for the
three months ended June 30, 2004 from $15,881,647 for the three months ended
June 30, 2003. The increase in cost of sales resulted primarily from the
increase of sales recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2004. As a
percentage of sales, cost of sales increased slightly to 98.5% of sales in the
three months ended June 30, 2004 from 96.2% of sales in the three months ended
June 30, 2003 due to the stiff price competition during the three months ended
June 30, 2004.
GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit decreased by $151,868 or 23.6%, to $490,576 for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 from $642,444 for the three months ended June 30,
2003. The Company's gross profit decreased from 3.8% of sales in the three
months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 1.5% of sales in the three months ended
June 30, 2004, as a result of ACL's efforts to assist Samsung to capture the
market share for the Hong Kong and Southern China markets.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $26,885 or 70.7%, from
$38,033 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 to $11,148 for the three months
ended June 30, 2004. This decrease was principally attributable to the
restructuring of the compensation scheme of the Company pursuant to which the
Company ceased paying sales commissions to the marketing staff effective during
the three months ended December 31, 2003 in favor of the payment of performance
linked discretionary bonuses. As a percentage of sales, sales and marketing
expenses decreased to 0.03% of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004
when compared to 0.23% of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2003.
General and administrative expenses increased $208,811 or 67.6% to
$517,495 in the three months ended June 30, 2004 from $308,684 in the three
months ended June 30, 2003. This increase was principally attributable to
increased professional costs associated with the Company's compliance with its
public reporting requirements since its reverse acquisition transaction which
occurred in the three months ended December 31, 2003 and increased salary and
overhead expense associated with the employment of additional personnel in
anticipation of increased demand for Samsung memory products.
Loss from operations for the Company was $38,067 for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to an income of $295,727 for the three months ended
June 30, 2003, a decrease of income by $333,794. This decrease was primarily the
result of decrease of gross profit together with increase of general and
administrative expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2004.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Interest expense increased by $47,284, or 99.8%, from $47,390 in the
three months ended June 30, 2003, to $94,674 in the three months ended June 30,
2004. Excluding $59,164 interest expense incurred in the three months ended June
30, 2004 related to amortization of discount on the convertible note payable
which is non-cash in nature, interest expense was $35,510 in the three months
ended June 30, 2004. Excluding the above-mentioned amortization of discount on
the convertible note payable, interest expense decreased to 0.1% of sales for
the three months ended June 30, 2004 from 0.3% for the three months ended June
30, 2003 due to lower average loan balances during 2004 through the continuous
pay-down of its bank loans.
INCOME TAX
Income tax decreased by $69,409 from income tax expense of $43,077 for
the three months ended June 30, 2003 to income tax benefits of $26,332 for the
three months ended June 30, 2004, due to decrease of pretax income in the three
months ended June 30, 2004.
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The Company's net income decreased by $313,678 from $203,073 for the
three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to a loss of $110,605 for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 due primarily to decreased gross margin together with
increased general and administrative expenses as a result of ACL's efforts to
assist Samsung to capture the market share for the Hong Kong and Southern China
markets. The Company expects its net profit margin for the third and fourth
quarters of year 2004 to increase to a similar level of the net profit margin
for the six months ended December 31, 2003 as a result of anticipated relief of
world-wide pricing pressure on memory products in mid-August 2004.
UNAUDITED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 COMPARED TO THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE
30, 2003
NET SALES
Sales increased by $30,780,890 or 96.0% to $62,834,242 in the six
months ended June 30, 2004 from $32,053,352 in the six months ended June 30,
2003. This increase resulted primarily from the unexpected world-wide pricing
pressure on memory products during May 2004 to July 2004 among major memory
products manufacturers which stimulated the strong demand of memory products in
the Hong Kong and Southern China markets. The Company expects its sales in the
year ending December 31, 2004 to increase given the stimulated strong demand for
Samsung memory products and an anticipated increase in the Company's sales
following the Company's potential acquisition of a majority interest in Classic,
contemplated to occur in the third or fourth quarter of 2004.
COST OF SALES
Cost of sales increased $30,452,781, or 99.5%, to $61,067,014 for the
six months ended June 30, 2004 from $30,614,233 for the six months ended June
30, 2003. The increase in cost of sales resulted from primarily the increase of
sales recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2004. As a percentage of
sales, cost of sales increased slightly to 97.2% of sales in the six months
ended June 30, 2004 from 95.5% of sales in the six months ended June 30, 2003.
The Company expects its cost of sales in fiscal 2004 to increase as a result of
its expectation of an increase in sales in fiscal 2004.
GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit increased by $328,109 or 22.8%, to $1,767,228 for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 from $1,439,119 for the six months ended June 30,
2003. The increase in gross profit resulted primarily from the increase in sales
by the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The Company's gross
profit margin decreased slightly from 4.5% of sales in the six months ended June
30, 2003 compared to 2.8% of sales in the six months ended June 30, 2004, as a
result of ACL's efforts to assist Samsung to capture the market share for the
Hong Kong and Southern China markets.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $61,864 or 69.9%, from
$88,447 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 to $26,583 for the six months
ended June 30, 2004. This decrease was principally attributable to the
restructuring of the compensation scheme of the Company pursuant to which the
Company ceased paying sales commissions to the marketing staff effective during
the quarter ended December 31, 2003 in favor of the payment of performance
linked discretionary bonuses. As a percentage of sales, sales and marketing
expenses decreased to 0.04% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 when
compared to 0.28% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The Company
expects sales and marketing expenses to increase in fiscal 2004 due to an
expected increase in sales and potential consolidation of selling expenses of
Classic upon its acquisition of a 51% interest therein expected to occur in the
third or fourth quarter of 2004.
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General and administrative expenses increased $477,804 or 60.6% to
$1,266,154 in the six months ended June 30, 2004 from $788,350 in the six months
ended June 30, 2003. This increase was principally attributable to increased
professional costs associated with the Company's compliance with its public
reporting requirements since its reverse acquisition transaction during the
three months ended December 31, 2003 and increased salary and overhead expense
associated with the employment of additional personnel in anticipation of
increased demand for Samsung memory products. Due to anticipated financing and
acquisition activities in 2004 and the anticipated consolidation of general and
administrative expenses of Classic in the third or fourth quarter of 2004, the
Company expects that general and administrative expenses will increase in year
2004.
Income from operations for the Company was $474,491 for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to an income of $562,322 for the six months ended
June 30, 2003, a decrease of income by $87,831 or 15.6%. This decrease was the
result of increase of general and administrative expenses during the first half
of 2004.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Interest expense increased by $141,165, or 152.7%, from $92,451 in the
six months ended June 30, 2003, to $233,616 in the six months ended June 30,
2004. Excluding $157,460 of interest expense incurred in the six months ended
June 30, 2004 relating to amortization of discount on convertible note payable
which is non-cash in nature, interest expense was $76,156 in the six months
ended June 30, 2004. Excluding the above-mentioned amortization of discount on
convertible note payable, interest expense of ACL decreased to 0.1% of sales for
the six months ended June 30, 2004 from 0.3% for the six months ended June 30,
2003 due to a reduction by the Company of its need to open and draw down on
letters of credits to obtain goods from its suppliers. The Company expects its
interest expense excluding the amortization of convertible note to continue to
decrease as it repays its long-term bank borrowings, which decrease is expected
to be offset by consolidation of the line-of-credit and long-term bank
borrowings of Classic after its acquisition anticipated in the third or fourth
quarter of 2004.
INCOME TAX
Income tax decreased by $55,241 from $81,456 for the six months ended
June 30, 2003 to $26,215 for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representinga
decrease in our effective tax rate from 17.5% to 11.1% for such respective
periods and the fact that during the first six months of 2004, a portion of
income was attributed to technical support and procurement services and
allocated to Alpha. Such services were performed out of Hong Kong which was not
subject to Hong Kong income tax in accordance with Hong Kong income tax laws.
The Company's net income decreased by $173,706 from $384,002 for the
six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to an income of $210,296 for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 or 45.2% due primarily to increased general and
administrative expenses and decrease of gross profit margin as a result of ACL's
efforts to assist Samsung to capture the market share for the Hong Kong and
Southern China markets. The Company expects its net profit margin for the third
and fourth quarters of year 2004 to increase to a similar level to the net
profit margin for the six months ended December 31, 2003 as a result of expected
relief of world-wide price war of memory products in mid-August 2004.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's principal sources of liquidity have historically been
cash provided by operations, bank lines of credit and credit terms from
suppliers. The Company's principal uses of cash have been for operations and
working capital. The Company anticipates these uses will continue to be its
principal uses of cash in the future. See Note 5 of the Notes to the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of the Company's
banking arrangements.
The Company may require additional financing in order to reduce its
short-term and long-term debts and implement its business plan. The Company
currently anticipates a need of approximately $2.6 million in
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additional financing to repay its short-term and long-term bank borrowings. In
order to meet anticipated demand for Samsung's memory products in the Southern
China market over the next 12 months, the Company anticipates an additional need
of working capital of at least $2.0 million to finance the cash flow required to
finance the purchase of Samsung memory products from Samsung HK one day in
advance of the release of goods from Samsung HK's warehouse before receiving
payments from customers upon physical delivery of such goods in Hong Kong which,
in most instances, takes approximately two days from the date of such delivery.
In certain limited instances, customers of ACL are permitted up to thirty (30)
days to make payment for purchased memory products. As the anticipated cash
generated by the Company's operations are insufficient to fund its growth
requirements, it will need to obtain additional funds. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a
timely basis or on acceptable terms, if at all. The Company's business growth
and prospects would be materially and adversely affected. As a result of any
such financing, if it is an equity financing, the holders of the Company's
common stock may experience substantial dilution. In addition, as its results
may be negatively impacted and thus delayed as a result of political and
economic factors beyond the management's control, the Company's capital
requirements may increase.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ from those expected caused by: pricing pressures in the industry; a
downturn in the economy in general or in the memory products sector; an
unexpected decrease in demand for Samsung's memory products; a decrease in its
ability to attract new customers; an increase in competition in the memory
products market; and the ability or inability of some of ACL's customers to
obtain financing. These factors or additional risks and uncertainties not known
to ACL or that it currently deems immaterial may impair business operations and
may cause ACL's actual results to differ materially from its historical
operating results.
Although ACL believes its expectations of future growth are reasonable,
it cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. ACL is under no duty to update its expectation after the date of
this report to conform them to actual results or to make changes in its
expectations.
In the six months ended June 30, 2004, net cash provided by operating
activities was $218,310 while in the six months ended June 30, 2003, ACL used
net cash of $131,994 in operating activities, an increase of $350,304. This
increase was caused, in part, by an incidental increase in accounts receivable
from related parties of approximately $1.7 million offset by a decrease in
accounts payable of approximately $2.6 million in the six months ended June 30,
2004.
An essential element of the Company's growth in the future will be to
obtain adequate additional working capital to meet anticipated market demand
from PC users (business and personal) in the southern part of China.
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ACL is exposed to market risk for changes in interest rates as its bank
borrowings accrue interest at floating rates of 0.5% to 1.0% over the Best
Lending Rate (currently at 5.0% per annum) prevailing in Hong Kong. For the six
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, ACL did not generate any material interest
income. Accordingly, ACL believes that an increase in interest rates will have a
material negative effect on its liquidity, financial condition and results of
operations.
IMPACT OF INFLATION
ACL believes that its results of operations are not significantly
impacted by moderate changes in inflation rates as it expects it will be able to
pass these costs by component price increases to its customers.
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SEASONALITY
ACL has not experienced any material seasonality in sales fluctuations
over the past 2 years in the memory products markets.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the Company, including Atlantic, is
made known to the officers who certify the Company's financial reports and to
other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.
(a) Based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing
date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company's chief executive
officer and chief financial officer have concluded that its disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) are effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules
and forms.
(b) There were no significant changes in internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of
their evaluation. Although there were no significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses, there were some areas where room for improvement was noted and
management has committed to improving in these areas. The Company has adopted
many of the formal and informal suggestions of our auditors, Stonefield
Josephson, Inc., and are implementing weekly and monthly checks to assure that
these disclosure controls and internal controls stay in place.
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PART II
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 10-Q
(a) Exhibits:
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
No Reports on Form 8-K were filed during the three months ended June 30, 2004
except for Form 8-K/A filed April 13, 2004 to the Form 8-K filed March 24, 2004
relating to item 7.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the
Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
ACL SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
Date: August 19, 2004 By: /s/ CHUNG-LUN YANG
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Chung-Lun Yang
Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 19, 2004 By: /s/ KENNETH LAP-YIN CHAN
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Kenneth Lap-Yin Chan
Chief Financial Officer
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