Form 10-Q
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HALIFAX CORPORATION of VIRGINIA
FORM 10-Q
December 31, 2009

 

 


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
OR
     
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 Number 1-08964
Halifax Corporation of Virginia
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Virginia   54-0829246
     
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
5250 Cherokee Avenue, Alexandria, VA   22312
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
(703) 658-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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. þ Yes o No
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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). o Yes o No
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.
             
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). o Yes þ No
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. There were 3,175,206 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 16, 2010.
 
 

 

 


 

HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
         
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 Exhibit 10.1
 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32.1
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Item 1.   Financial Statements
HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)   2009     2009  
 
               
ASSETS
               
 
               
CURRENT ASSETS
               
Cash
  $ 183     $ 484  
Restricted cash
    4       282  
Accounts receivable, net
    5,936       6,794  
Inventory, net
    2,589       2,588  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    428       208  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    9,140       10,356  
 
               
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
    664       727  
GOODWILL
    2,918       2,918  
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
    185       374  
OTHER ASSETS
    38       56  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 12,945     $ 14,431  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,268     $ 2,254  
Accrued expenses
    1,301       2,292  
Deferred maintenance revenues
    2,330       2,072  
Current portion of long-term debt
    186       331  
Bank debt
    1,715       2,545  
Income taxes payable
    41       67  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
    7,841       9,561  
 
               
SUBORDINATED DEBT — AFFILIATE
    1,000       1,000  
OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT
    139       141  
DEFERRED INCOME
          40  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    8,980       10,742  
 
           
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
           
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Preferred stock, no par value Authorized 1,500,000, none issued or outstanding
           
Common stock, $.24 par value, Authorized 6,000,000 shares, Issued 3,431,890 shares, Outstanding, 3,175,206 shares
    828       828  
Additional paid-in capital
    9,126       9,103  
Accumulated deficit
    (5,777 )     (6,030 )
Less treasury stock at cost — 256,684 shares
    (212 )     (212 )
 
           
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    3,965       3,689  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 12,945     $ 14,431  
 
           
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
 
                               
Revenues
  $ 7,659     $ 8,120     $ 22,963     $ 26,043  
Operating costs and expenses
    6,526       6,826       19,658       21,835  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross margin
    1,133       1,294       3,305       4,208  
 
                               
Selling and marketing
    189       183       574       587  
General and administrative
    768       793       2,317       2,639  
Transaction costs
    91             91        
 
                       
 
                               
Operating income
    85       318       323       982  
 
                               
Other income
    (1 )     (1 )     (154 )     (2 )
Interest expense
    59       80       189       256  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    27       239       288       728  
 
                               
Income tax expense
    1       7       35       66  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 26     $ 232     $ 253     $ 662  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per share — basic
  $ .01     $ .07     $ .08     $ .21  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per share — diluted
  $ .01     $ .07     $ .08     $ .21  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
                               
Basic
    3,175,206       3,175,206       3,175,206       3,175,206  
Diluted
    3,182,643       3,175,206       3,183,732       3,176,166  
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008 (UNAUDITED)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,  
(Amounts in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
 
               
Net income
  $ 253     $ 662  
 
               
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Gain on debt extinguishment
    (212 )      
Depreciation and amortization
    480       608  
Share-based compensation
    23       21  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    858       4,817  
Inventory
    (1 )     431  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (202 )     26  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (977 )     (773 )
Deferred maintenance revenue
    258       (2,373 )
Income taxes payable
    (26 )     61  
Deferred income
    (40 )     (44 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    414       3,436  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
 
               
Acquisition of property and equipment
    (113 )     (81 )
Restricted cash
    278        
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    165       (81 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
 
               
Proceeds from bank debt
    21,327       25,606  
Repayment of bank debt
    (21,945 )     (28,067 )
Payment of auxiliary line of credit
          (60 )
Payments of other long-term debt
    (262 )     (220 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash used in financing activities
    (880 )     (2,741 )
 
           
 
               
Net (decrease) increase in cash
    (301 )     614  
 
               
Cash at beginning of period
    484       232  
 
           
 
               
Cash at end of period
  $ 183     $ 846  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 184     $ 196  
 
           
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 63     $ 4  
 
           
Assets acquired under capital lease
  $ 115     $ 162  
 
           
Disposal of fully depreciated property and equipment
  $ 2,144     $  
 
           
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Halifax Corporation of Virginia
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
Halifax Corporation of Virginia (the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of Virginia and provides enterprise maintenance services and solutions for commercial and government activities. These services include high availability maintenance solutions, enterprise logistics solutions and technology deployment and integration. The Company is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia and has locations to support its operations located throughout the United States.
Proposed Merger
On January 6, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Global Iron Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Global Iron Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”) with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving Company (the “Surviving Entity”). In the Merger, each share of common stock, par value $0.24 per share, of the Company, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than shares as to which appraisal rights are properly asserted under Virginia law and shares owned by the Company, Merger Sub, Parent or any affiliate of Parent) will be converted into the right to receive a cash amount of $1.20 (the “Merger Consideration”).
As a result of the Merger, the Company will be merged with and into Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Shareholders of the Company will not own any shares of the Surviving Entity.
Upon consummation of the Merger, each outstanding in-the-money option to purchase the Company’s common stock will be converted into the right to receive a cash amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share for each share subject to the option, less any applicable withholding taxes. In-the-money options are options that have an exercise price per share less than $1.20 per share. Each outstanding out-of-the-money option immediately prior to consummation of the Merger will be cancelled without consideration.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to various conditions, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s shareholders, the absence of legal prohibitions and the receipt of requisite regulatory approvals. Consummation of the Merger is not subject to a financing condition.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including failure to obtain the requisite shareholder vote in favor of the Merger, failure to timely hold a shareholder meeting or the Company accepting a Superior Proposal, the Company is required to pay Parent a termination fee of $240,000 and up to $200,000 of the reasonable expenses incurred by Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Upon termination of the Merger Agreement by the Company due to Parent’s or Merger Sub’s representations and warranties not being correct or Parent’s or Merger Sub’s failure to perform covenants contained in the Merger Agreement where such failure was not cured in all material respects within ten business days following receipt of written notice of such breach by the Company, Parent is required to pay the Company up to $120,000 of the reasonable expenses incurred by Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Subject to adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s shareholders and the satisfaction of the other closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Company anticipates completing the Merger during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
Prior to its execution, the Merger Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, which based its determination to approve the Merger Agreement on the recommendation of the special committee of the Board of Directors.

 

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Further information regarding this transaction can be found in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 12, 2010 and the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement Relating to Merger or Acquisition filed with the SEC on February 3, 2010.
In connection with this proposed merger, the Company incurred approximately $91,000 in transaction related costs which the Company expensed during the nine months ended December 31, 2009.
On January 6, 2010, Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust, holders of the Company’s 8% promissory notes totaling an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 million at December 31, 2009 due July 1, 2010, entered into an agreement with Parent and Merger Sub to exchange at the effective time of the Merger all of the Company’s 8% promissory notes for notes of same principal amount issued by the entity surviving the Merger along with other modifications such as an extension of the maturity date.
Voluntary Delisting
On September 29, 2009, the Company announced that it would voluntarily delist its common stock from the NYSE AMEX (“AMEX”) by filing a Form 25 with the SEC on October 9, 2009. Effective October 20, 2009, the Company’s common stock was delisted from AMEX, and is currently quoted in the over-the-counter market in the “Pink Sheets,” a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities. The Company’s new ticker symbol for trading on the Pink Sheets is HALX. Following such delisting, the Company intends to deregister its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) on or about April 1, 2010, (unless deregistration occurs earlier based upon the closing of the Merger discussed above). The Company expects that it will file with the SEC a Form 15, Notice of Termination of Registration and Suspension of Duty to File, to terminate its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act on or about April 1, 2010 subject to earlier filing if the Merger transaction discussed above is completed prior to such time. When the Form 15 is filed, the Company’s obligation to file reports, and other information under the Exchange Act, such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K will be suspended. The deregistration of the Company’s common stock under the Exchange Act will become effective 90 days after the date on which the Form 15 was filed. The Company is eligible to deregister under the Exchange Act, following the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010, because its common stock was held of record by fewer than 300 persons.
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Wholly-owned subsidiaries include Halifax Engineering, Inc. and Halifax Realty, Inc. All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
The condensed consolidated financial statements of Halifax Corporation of Virginia included herein are unaudited; however, the balance sheet as of March 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements for that date but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Under the SEC’s regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation, and all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods covered have been made and are of a normal and recurring nature. The financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009. Operating results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the full year.
The Company is subject to all of the risks inherent in a company that operates in the intensely competitive enterprise maintenance services and solutions industry. These risks include, but are not limited to, competitive conditions, customer requirements, technological developments, quality, pricing, responsiveness and the ability to perform within estimated time and expense guidelines. The Company’s operating results may be materially affected by the foregoing factors, including its ability to manage costs in relation to revenues due to economic uncertainties.
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the filing date (February 12, 2010) of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Note 2 — New Accounting Standards
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has codified a single source of U.S. GAAP, the “Accounting Standards Codification.” Unless needed to clarify a point to readers, the Company will refrain from citing specific section references when discussing application of accounting principles or addressing new or pending accounting rule changes.
Note 3 — Fair Value Measurements
Effective April 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of the fair value measurement accounting and disclosure guidance related to non-financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. This standard establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements, and clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The provisions also establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, but requires expanded disclosures regarding the Company’s fair value measurements. The Company has no financial instruments that have a materially different fair value than the respective instrument’s carrying value. Because the $1.0 million in subordinated notes with an interest rate of 8% are with a related party, it was not practicable to estimate the effect of subjective risk factors, which might influence the value of the debt. The most significant of these risk factors include the subordination of the debt and the lack of collateralization.
Note 4 — Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable consist of:
                 
(Amounts in thousands)   December 31, 2009     March 31, 2009  
 
               
Amounts billed
  $ 5,783     $ 6,732  
 
               
Amounts unbilled
    266       239  
 
               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (113 )     (177 )
 
           
 
               
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 5,936     $ 6,794  
 
           
Note 5 — Inventory
Inventory consists principally of spare computer parts, computer and computer peripherals consumed on maintenance contracts, and hardware and software held for resale to customers. All inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined principally on the weighted average cost method. The determination of market value involves numerous judgments including estimated average selling prices based upon recent sales volumes, industry trends, existing customer orders, current contract price, future demand and pricing for its products and technological obsolescence of the Company’s products. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.
The Company’s reserve for excess and obsolete inventory at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 was approximately $0.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded inventory obsolescence charges in the amount of $0 and $100,000, respectively. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded inventory obsolescence charges in the amount of $150,000 and $212,000, respectively.
In valuing its inventory costs, the Company considered whether the utility of the products delivered or expected to be delivered at less than cost, primarily comprised of computer parts and equipment consumed on maintenance contracts, had declined. The Company concluded that, in the instances where the utility of the products delivered or expected to be delivered were less than cost, it was appropriate to value the inventory costs at cost or market, whichever is lower, thereby recognizing the cost of the reduction in utility in the period in which the reduction occurred or can be reasonably estimated. The Company has, therefore, recorded inventory write-downs as necessary in each period in order to reflect inventory at the lower of cost or market.

 

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Note 6 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The Company evaluates goodwill and intangibles with an indefinite life annually during the third fiscal quarter and upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or substantive changes in circumstances that indicate that the fair value of goodwill or indefinite lived intangible assets may be impaired. Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level. The Company has one reporting unit, because none of the components of the Company constitute a business for which discrete financial information is available and for which Company management regularly reviews the results of operations.
The goodwill impairment test follows a two step process. In the first step, the fair value of a reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test is performed for purposes of measuring the impairment. In the second step, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit to determine an implied goodwill value. This allocation is similar to a purchase price allocation. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
As the Company consists of only one reporting unit, and is publicly traded, management estimates of the fair value were prepared by weighting three different valuation methods: the discounted cash flow method, the mergers and acquisition method and an indication to value based on the quoted market price of the Company’s stock. The Company heavily weighted the discounted cash flow method and the mergers and acquisition method in determining the fair value of the reporting unit. Due to the lack of an active trading market for the Company’s stock, the Company’s quoted market price was not considered as strong an indication of value of the reporting unit.
In response to market conditions, the Company evaluated its goodwill position at March 31, 2009, by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value, including goodwill, and determined that the fair value of reporting unit was greater than the carrying value and the goodwill balance and indefinite lived intangible assets were not impaired. In connection with f the proposed Merger (See Note 1), the Company updated its goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2009, to identify whether a potential impairment of the Company’s recorded goodwill existed. The Company completed its updated impairment test as of December 31, 2009 and determined that there was no impairment to the recorded goodwill balance of $2.9 million The Company will continue to monitor its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible and long-lived assets for possible future impairment.
Note 7 — Accounts Payable
Accounts payable represents amounts owed to third parties at the end of the period. The Company included drafts outstanding in accounts payable of approximately $582,000 and $387,000 at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively.
Note 8 — Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
    2009     2009  
Accrued lease payments
  $ 311     $ 832  
Accrued vacation
    21       21  
Accrued payroll
    210       357  
Payroll taxes accrued and withheld
    109       143  
Interest
    331       325  
Other accrued expenses
    319       614  
 
           
 
  $ 1,301     $ 2,292  
 
           

 

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Note 9 — Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Company maintained a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, as the Company concluded it did not meet the “more likely than not” threshold to reverse the valuation allowance. As such, the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the Company’s utilization of deferred tax assets offset by the associated valuation allowance. The income tax expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted primarily of federal and state alterative minimum taxes and other state taxes.
The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits were unchanged during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009. The Company does not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change due to the settlement of examinations or the expiration of the statute of limitations within the next twelve months.
Note 10 — Credit Facility and Subordinated Debt
Credit Facility
On June 15, 2009, the Company entered into a Business Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), and a Commercial Security Agreement (the “CSA”), with Sonabank (the “New Credit Facility”). The Company also executed a promissory note (the “Note”) in favor of Sonabank. Collectively, the Loan Agreement, the CSA and the Note are referred to as the Loan Documents. The Loan Documents replaced the Company’s Loan and Security Agreement with Textron Financial Corporation, which terminated on June 15, 2009 (the “Old Credit Facility”). On August 26, 2009, the Company entered into an amendment to the note dated June 15, 2009 in favor of Sonabank effective beginning September 1, 2009. Under the amendment the amount that the Company may borrow was increased from $1.5 million to $3.0 million. Additionally, as long as the Company maintains a debt service coverage ratio of 1.25, the Company may make quarterly interest payments on the 8% promissory notes dated November 2, 1998 and November 5, 1998.
In connection with the amendment, Sonabank released the personal guarantees of both, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer.
The Loan Agreement has a term of one year. In the event that the Company pays and closes a new credit facility prior to June 15, 2010 with another lender, the Company must pay a 2% penalty assessed based on the maximum credit limit of the New Credit Facility.
Under the Loan Documents, the Company may borrow an amount that may not exceed the lesser of: (i) $3,000,000 or (ii) the borrowing base which is 85% of the value of eligible accounts (as defined in the Note). The amount outstanding under the loan was approximately $1.7 million at December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $678,000 available under the New Credit Facility.
Interest accrues on the outstanding balance of the Note at an initial rate of 8% per annum. The interest rate on the New Credit Facility is a variable rate per annum adjusted daily based upon the Wall Street Journal’s prime lending rate plus 2.75%. Under no circumstances will the interest rate be less than 8%. The Company must pay regular monthly payments of all accrued unpaid interest due as of each payment date.
The Company’s Loan Documents require the lender’s approval for the payment of dividends or distributions.
The New Credit Facility is secured by all of the Company’s assets. The Company is required to assign all receivables payments, collections, and proceeds of receivables to Sonabank and post any of these amounts to the designated lock-box account.
For more information on the Company’s Loan Agreement see, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Subordinated Debt — Affiliates
As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust, which are shareholders of the Company, held, $500,000 and $500,000 face amount of the Company’s 8% Promissory Notes dated November 2, 1998 and November 5, 1998, respectively. Interest expense on the subordinated debt totaled $20,000 for three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest expense on the subordinated debt totaled $60,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The principal amount outstanding under the subordinated notes was $1.0 million in the aggregate at December 31, 2009. The maturity date of the notes has been extended to July 1, 2010. The balance of accrued but unpaid interest due on the 8% promissory notes was approximately $322,000 and $302,000 at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company paid $10,000 in accrued interest, ($20,000 in the aggregate) to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company paid $20,000 in accrued interest, ($40,000 in the aggregate) to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust.

 

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In connection with the proposed Merger discussed in Note 1, the holders of the Company’s $1,000,000 subordinated notes have agreed to certain modifications to the notes including extension of the maturity dates. These amendments to the outstanding notes are contingent on the consummation of the proposed Merger.
Note 11 — Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
In June 2009, the Company completed the repurchase of approximately $2.6 million of debt outstanding under the Old Credit Facility for approximately $2.4 million. The repurchase of the debt resulted in the recognition of a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $212,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009, which is included in other income, on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Note 12 — Stock Based Compensation
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, there was a grant of stock options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock at $1.16 under the Company’s 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, 500 options terminated pursuant to their terms and no exercises of options occurred.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, there were 59,000 options terminated and no exercises of options under the Company’s 1994 Key Employee Stock Option Plan and Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. No new grants may be made under the 1994 Key Employee Stock Option Plan or Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan.
The intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at December 31, 2009 was $200.
As of December 31, 2009, there was $24,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be fully amortized in five years.
For the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded share based compensation expense of approximately $8,000 and $7,000, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded share based compensation expense of approximately $23,000 and $21,000, respectively.
Note 13 — Earnings per Share
The computation of basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares including adjustments to both net income and shares outstanding when dilutive, including potential common shares from options and warrants to purchase common stock using the treasury stock method.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
(Amounts in thousands except share data)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
Numerator for earning per share:
                               
 
                               
Net income
  $ 26     $ 232     $ 253     $ 662  
 
                               
Denominator:
                               
Denominator for basic earnings per share weighted-average shares
    3,175,206       3,175,206       3,175,206       3,175,206  
 
                               
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
 
                               
Employee stock options
    7,437             8,526       960  
 
                       
 
                               
Denominator for diluted earnings per share weighted number of shares Outstanding
    3,182,643       3,175,206       3,183,732       3,176,166  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic earnings per common share
  $ .01     $ .07     $ .08     $ .21  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ .01     $ .07     $ .08     $ .21  
 
                       
Note 14 — Commitments and Contingencies
There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party. The Company is engaged in ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business to which the Company is a party. While management cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these various legal proceedings, it is management’s opinion that the resolution of these matters should not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Note 15 — Related Party Transactions
As of December 31, 2009, Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust, which are shareholders, held, $500,000 and $500,000 face amount of the Company’s 8% Promissory Notes dated November 2, 1998 and November 5, 1998, respectively. The Company paid $10,000 to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust ($20,000 in the aggregate) for accrued interest during the three months ended December 31, 2009. The Company paid $20,000 to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust ($40,000 in the aggregate) for accrued interest during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 (See Note 10).
In conjunction with the amendment to the New Credit Facility, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Financial Officer were released from the personal guarantees under the New Credit Facility (See Note 10).

 

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While forward-looking statements sometimes are presented with numerical specificity, they are based on various assumptions made by management regarding future circumstances over many of which Halifax Corporation of Virginia (“Halifax,” “we,” “our” or “us”) have little or no control. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words including “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar expressions. We caution readers that forward-looking statements, including without limitation, those relating to future business prospects, revenues, working capital, liquidity, and income, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements include the concentration of our revenues, risks involved in contracting with our customers, including the difficulty to accurately estimate costs when bidding on a contract and the occurrence of start-up costs prior to receiving revenues and contracts with fixed priced provisions, potential conflicts of interest, difficulties we may have in attracting and retaining management, professional and administrative staff, fluctuation in quarterly results, our ability to generate new business, our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls, risks related to the proposed merger transaction, favorable banking relationships, the availability of capital to finance operations, ability to obtain a new credit facility on terms favorable to us, and ability to make payments on outstanding indebtedness, weakened economic conditions, reduced end-user purchases relative to expectations, pricing pressures, excess and obsolete inventory, acts of terrorism, energy prices, risks related to competition and our ability to continue to perform efficiently on contracts, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Pink Sheet OTC Markets. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.
Forward-looking statements are intended to apply only at the time they are made. Moreover, whether or not stated in connection with a forward-looking statement, we undertake no obligation to correct or update a forward-looking statement should we later become aware that it is not likely to be achieved. If we were to update or correct a forward-looking statement, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections thereafter.
Overview
Halifax delivers enterprise logistics and supply chain solutions from front-office customer interaction to back-office reverse logistics. We deliver comprehensive, fully integrated services including end-to-end customer support and fulfillment, critical inventory optimization and management, web-based customized reporting, onsite repair services, as well as depot repair and warranty management. We are a nation-wide, high-availability, multi-vendor enterprise maintenance services and solutions provider for enterprises, including businesses, global service providers, governmental agencies and other organizations. We have undertaken significant changes to our business in recent years.
We offer a growing list of services to businesses, global service providers, governmental agencies, and other organizations. Our services are customized to meet each customer’s needs providing 7x24x365 service, personnel with required security clearances for certain governmental programs, project management services, depot repair and roll out services. We believe the flexible services we offer to our customers enable us to tailor a solution to obtain maximum efficiencies within their budgeting constraints.
When we are awarded a contract to provide services, we may incur expenses before we receive any contract payments. This may result in a cash short fall that may impact our working capital and financing. This may also cause fluctuations in operating results as start-up costs are expensed as incurred.
Our goal is to maintain profitable operations, expand our customer base of clients through our existing global service provider partners, seek new global service provider partners and enhance the technology we utilize to deliver cost-effective services to our growing customer base. We must also effectively manage expenses in relation to revenues by directing new business development towards markets that complement or improve our existing service lines. We must continue to emphasize operating efficiencies through cost containment strategies, re-engineering efforts and improved service delivery techniques, particularly within costs of services, selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses.

 

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The industry in which we operate continues to experience unfavorable economic conditions and competitive challenges. We continue to experience significant price competition and customer demand for higher service attainment levels. In addition, there is significant price competition in the market for state and local government contracts as a result of budget issues, political pressure and other factors beyond our control.
Management’s Plans
We are continuing to focus on our core high availability logistics and maintenance services business while at the same time evaluating our future strategic direction. Management must also continue to emphasize operating efficiencies through cost containment strategies, reengineering efforts and improved service delivery techniques. Our cost containment strategies included reductions in force, consolidating and reducing our leased facilities, company-wide salary and wage reductions and reductions of other operating expenses in order to align expenses as a result of losses in revenue. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, we benefited from the cost actions undertaken during the last part of fiscal year 2009. We also began marketing our enterprise logistic service offering and began to migrate away from contracts where there is a high degree of exposure to inventory obsolescence.
On January 6, 2010, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Global Iron Holdings, LLC (“Global Iron”), an affiliate of Global Equity Capital, LLC, and merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Iron. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, common stockholders of Halifax would receive $1.20 cash per share. The per share price represents a 110% premium to Halifax’s average trading price of $0.57 over the 20 trading days immediately preceeding the announcement of the execution of the merger agreement.
The merger is subject to approval by vote of holders of two-thirds of Halifax’s outstanding common stock and other customary closing conditions, including the exchange of outstanding Halifax subordinated notes for notes of the surviving entity. Halifax mailed its proxy materials related to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 2, 2010 at which meeting the Company’s Shareholders will consider and vote upon the merger. Halifax expects the merger to close in the first quarter of 2010. Directors, officers and key shareholders holding approximately 31% of the outstanding common stock have agreed to vote in favor of the transaction.
In connection with the merger the holders of the Company’s $1,000,000 subordinated notes have agreed to certain modifications to the notes including extension of the maturity dates. These amendments to the outstanding notes are contingent on the merger occurring with Global Iron’s subsidiary.
On September 29, 2009, we announced that we had notified AMEX of our intention to delist from AMEX. We also indicated our intention to deregister our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend that this deregistration would occur no later than April 1, 2010 unless deregulation occurs earlier based upon the closing of the merger transaction. Our common stock is currently quoted on the Pink Sheets, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities, so long as market makers demonstrate an interest in trading in our stock. However, we can give no assurance that trading in our stock will continue on the Pink Sheets or on any other securities exchange or quotation medium or that its common stock will be actively traded. We intend to continue to make financial information publicly available on our website. Effective October 20, 2009, the new stock symbol for our common stock was HALX.
Our common stock was delisted from AMEX effective October 20, 2009.
We expect that we will file a Form 15 with the SEC, following consummation of the previously described merger transaction,, which will result in the voluntary deregistration of our common stock and immediate suspension of our obligation to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K on or about April 1, 2010. The deregistration itself is expected to be made effective by the SEC within 90 days of the filing of the Form 15.

 

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Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis provides information management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
                                                                 
(amounts in thousands,            
except share data)   Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
Results of Operations   2009     2008     Change     %     2009     2008     Change     %  
 
                                                               
Revenues
  $ 7,659     $ 8,120     $ (461 )     -6 %   $ 22,963     $ 26,043     $ (3,080 )     -12 %
 
                                                               
Operating costs and expenses
    6,526       6,826       (300 )     -4 %     19,658       21,835       (2,177 )     -10 %
 
                                               
Percent of revenues
    85 %     84 %                     86 %     84 %                
 
                                                               
Gross margin
    1,133       1,294       (161 )     -12 %     3,305       4,208       (903 )     -21 %
Percent of revenues
    15 %     16 %                     14 %     16 %                
 
                                                               
Selling and marketing
    189       183       6       3 %     574       587       (13 )     -2 %
Percent of revenues
    2 %     2 %                     2 %     2 %                
 
                                                               
General & administrative
    768       793       (25 )     -3 %     2,317       2,639       (322 )     -12 %
Percent of revenues
    10 %     10 %                     10 %     10 %                
 
                                                               
Transaction costs
    91             91       n/m       91             91       n/m  
Percent of revenues
    1 %     0 %                     1 %     0 %                
 
                                                               
Operating income
    85       318       (233 )     -73 %     323       982       (659 )     -67 %
Percent of revenues
    2 %     4 %                     2 %     4 %                
 
                                                               
Other income
    (1 )     (1 )           n/m       (154 )     (2 )     152       7600 %
Interest expense
    59       80       (21 )     -26 %     189       256       (67 )     -26 %
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Income before income tax
    27       239       (212 )     -89 %     288       728       (440 )     -60 %
 
                                                               
Income tax expense
    1       7       (6 )     86 %     35       66       31       47 %
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net income
  $ 26     $ 232     $ (206 )     -89 %   $ 253     $ 662     $ (409 )     -62 %
 
                                               
Earnings per share — basic:
  $ .01     $ .07                     $ .08     $ .21                  
 
                                                       
 
                                                               
Earnings per share — diluted:
  $ .01     $ .07                     $ .08     $ .21                  
 
                                                       
 
                                                               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
                                                               
Basic
    3,175,206       3,175,206                       3,175,206       3,175,206                  
Diluted
    3,182,643       3,175,206                       3,183,732       3,176,166                  

 

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Revenues
Revenues are generated from the sale of enterprise logistic services, high availability enterprise maintenance services and technology deployment (consisting of professional services, seat management and deployment services, and product sales). Services revenues include monthly recurring fixed unit-price contracts as well as time-and-material contracts. Amounts billed in advance of the services period are recorded as unearned revenues and recognized when earned. The revenues and related expenses associated with product held for resale are recognized when the products are delivered and accepted by the customer.
The composition of revenues for:
                                                                 
    Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2009     2008     Change     %     2009     2008     Change     %  
 
                                                               
Services
  $ 7,294     $ 7,922     $ (628 )     -8 %   $ 22,134     $ 25,150     $ (3,016 )     -12 %
Product held for resale
    365       198       167       84 %     829       893       (64 )     -7 %
 
                                               
Revenues
  $ 7,659     $ 8,120     $ (461 )     -6 %   $ 22,963     $ 26,043     $ (3,080 )     -12 %
 
                                               
Revenues from services for the three months ended December 31, 2009 decreased 8%, or $628,000, to $7.3 million from $7.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2008. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009 services revenues decreased $3.0 million, or 12%, from $25.1 million to $22.1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in services revenues was attributable to the termination of certain large nation-wide enterprise maintenance contracts and lengthening sales cycles as a result of continued economic uncertainties.
For the three months ended December 31, 2009, product held for resale increased $167,000, or 84%, from $198,000 to $365,000. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, revenues from product held for resale decreased 7%, or $64,000, from $893,000 to $829,000 compared to the same period last year. The decrease was attributable to the de-emphasis on product sales. We continue to de-emphasize product sales and intend to focus on our recurring services revenue model. As a result, we do not expect to see any material increases in product sales in future periods.
For the three months ended December 31, 2009, revenues decreased 6% or $461,000, to $7.7 million from $8.1 million. For the nine month period ended December 31, 2009, revenues decreased 12% or $3.1 million from $26.0 million to $23.0 million when compared to the nine month period ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in revenues was the result of the termination of several contracts and the de-emphasis on product sales, which was partially offset by new business.
Operating costs and expenses
Included within operating costs and expenses are direct labor costs, including fringe benefits, product and part costs, shipping and other infrastructure costs to support our service offerings. We continue to aggressively pursue cost containment strategies and augment our service delivery process with automation tools.
On long-term fixed unit-price contracts, part costs vary depending upon the call volume received from customers during the period. Many of these costs are volume driven and as volumes increase, these costs as a percentage of revenues increase, negatively impacting profit margins.
The variable components of costs associated with fixed price contracts and time and material contracts are part costs, overtime, subcontracted labor, mileage reimbursed, and freight. Parts costs are highly variable and dependent on several factors, based on the types of equipment serviced, equipment age and usage, and environment.
For installation services and seat management services, product may consist of hardware, software, cabling and other materials that are components of the service performed. Product held for resale consists of hardware and software.

 

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Cost of revenues consists of the following components:
                                                                 
    Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2009     2008     Change     %     2009     2008     Change     %  
Services
  $ 6,196     $ 6,644     $ (448 )     -7 %   $ 18,918     $ 21,021     $ (2,103 )     -10 %
Product held for resale
    330       182       148       81 %     740       814       (74 )     -9 %
 
                                               
Total Operating costs and expenses
  $ 6,526     $ 6,826     $ 300       -4 %   $ 19,658     $ 21,835     $ (2,177 )     -10 %
 
                                               
Cost of services for the three months ended December 31, 2009 decreased $448,000, or 7%, from $6.6 million to $6.2 million for the same period in 2008. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, cost of services decreased $2.1 million, or 10%, from $21.0 million to $18.9 million when compared to the same period last year. The reduction in costs was related to the corresponding reduction in revenue, as well as cost containment efforts, and a shift away from contracts with a high degree of inventory risk.
We continue to expand the use of automation tools introduced earlier in the year, which we believe, in conjunction with our on-going cost containment efforts, will reduce our cost to deliver services to our customers. We believe these tools will enable us to enter new markets which will positively affect our gross margins going forward.
Cost of product held for resale increased $148,000 from $182,000 to $330,000 for the three month period ended December 31, 2009. Cost of product held for resale decreased $74,000, or 9%, from $814,000 to $740,000, for the nine month period ended December 31, 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008. The decrease in cost of product held for resale was commensurate with the reductions in revenue.
Gross Margin
For the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, our gross margins were $1.1 million, or 15%, compared to $1.3 million, or 16%. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009 gross margin decreased from $4.2 million, or 16%, to $3.3 million, or 14%. As discussed above, the decline in gross margins was due to the termination of certain large nation-wide enterprise maintenance contracts and lengthening sales cycles as a result of continued economic uncertainties.
Selling and Marketing Expense
Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of salaries, commissions, travel costs and related expenses.
Selling and marketing expense was $189,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $183,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of $6,000, or 3%. For the nine month period ended December 31, 2009, selling expense was $574,000 compared to $587,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $13,000, or 2%. The decrease in selling and marketing expense was the result of reduced personnel costs and lower commission expense.
General and Administrative Expense
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of non-allocated overhead costs. These costs include executive salaries, accounting, contract administration, professional services such as legal and audit, business insurance, occupancy and other costs.
For the three months ended December 31, 2009, general and administrative expenses decreased $25,000, or 3%, to $768,000 from $793,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. General and administrative expenses decreased $322,000, or 12%, from $2.6 million to $2.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in general and administrative expense when compared to last year was attributable to decreases in professional fees related to compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC reporting, reductions in occupancy costs, a reduction in bank fees associated with obtaining new financing and lower depreciation expense related to the automation tools discussed above when compared to the same period last year. Various factors such as changes in the markets due to economic conditions, employee costs and benefits may increase general and administrative expenses and have a negative impact on our earnings in future periods.

 

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Transaction Costs
During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company incurred $91,000 of transaction costs which were comprised of the legal fees associated with the delisting of the Company’s common stock from the AMEX and legal fees associated with the proposed merger transaction discussed in Note 1.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $59,000 compared to $80,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009 interest expense was $189,000 compared to $256,000 for the nine month period ended December 31, 2008. The reduction in interest expense was the result of lower average borrowings on our credit facility.
Other Income, net
On June 15, 2009, the Company repaid its line of credit in full with Textron Financial Corporation. The Company received a loan discount of approximately $212,000, or 8% of the loan outstanding immediately before the payoff, offset by fees in connection with the transaction of approximately $60,000, which included loan origination fees, guarantee fees and amortization of deferred financing costs. As a result, the Company recorded a net gain of approximately $212,000 which is included as other income for the nine months ended December 31, 2009.
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended December 31, 2009, income tax expense was $1,000 compared to $7,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, income tax expense was $35,000 compared to $66,000 for the same period last year. Income tax expense consists primarily of state taxes. The Company has a net operating loss carry forward of approximately $5.6 million which expires from 2019 through 2027.
Net income
For the three months ended December 31, 2009, the net income was $26,000 compared to a net income of $232,000 for the comparable period in 2008. Net income for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was$253,000 compared to $662,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately $183,000 of cash on hand. Sources of our cash for the nine month period ended December 31, 2009 have been cash generated from operations and our revolving credit facility.
We anticipate that our primary sources of liquidity will be cash generated from operations and cash available under the loan agreement with Sonabank, described below.
Cash generated from operations may be affected by a number of factors. See Item 1A. and “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009.
On June 15, 2009, we entered into a Loan Agreement, and a Commercial Security Agreement, with Sonabank, (the “Loan Agreement”). We also executed a promissory note in favor of the lender, referred to as the Note. The Loan Agreement replaced our Loan and Security Agreement with Textron Financial Corporation, which terminated on June 15, 2009, referred to as the Old Credit Facility.
The Loan Agreement has a term of one year and expires on June 15, 2010. In the event that we pay and close the facility prior to June 15, 2010, we must pay a 2% penalty assessed based on the maximum credit limit of the facility. Under the Loan Agreement, we may borrow an amount that may not exceed the lesser of: (i) $3,000,000 or (ii) the borrowing base which is 85% of the value of our eligible accounts (as defined in the Note). The amount outstanding under the loan was approximately $1.7 million at December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $678,000 available under the Loan Agreement.
Interest accrues on the outstanding balance under the Loan Agreement at an initial rate of 8% per annum. The interest rate under the Loan Agreement is a variable rate per annum adjusted daily based upon the Wall Street Journal’s prime lending rate plus 2.75%.

 

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Under no circumstances will the interest rate be less than 8%. We must pay regular monthly payments of all accrued unpaid interest due as of each payment date, beginning July 15, 2009.
Under the Loan Agreement, we may not pay cash dividends or, other than in the ordinary course of our business, make principal payments on our other debt, including our 8% promissory notes issued to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust. Accordingly, in connection with entering into the Loan Agreement, Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust agreed to forego receiving principal payments on their outstanding notes until the terms of the LoanAagreement have been satisfied. As long as we remain in compliance with the Loan Agreement, we may pay the accrued interest on the 8% promissory notes.
The lender is not required to disburse funds to us if, among other things, (i) we or any guarantor is in default under the terms of the Loan Agreement, (ii) any guarantor dies or becomes incompetent or we or any guarantor becomes insolvent, files a bankruptcy petition or is involved in a similar proceeding, or (iii) there occurs a material adverse change in our or a guarantor’s financial condition or in the value of any collateral securing the loan. A default includes, among other things, our failure to make payment when due, the failure to comply with or perform any term, obligation covenant or condition contained in the Loan Agreement or a guarantor dies or becomes incompetent. If a default, other than a default on indebtedness (as defined in the Loan Agreement), is curable and if we have not received notice of a similar default within the preceding 12 months, it may be cured if we, after receiving written notice from the lender demanding cure of such default: (i) cure the default within 30 days; or (ii) if the cure requires more than 30 days, immediately initiate steps which the lender deems in the lender’s sole discretion to be sufficient to cure the default and thereafter continue and complete all reasonable and necessary steps sufficient to produce compliance as soon as reasonably practicable. If an event of default occurs or is not cured as described in the preceding sentence, the commitments and obligations of the lender under the Loan Agreement will immediately terminate and, at lender’s option, the amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement, including principal and interest, may become immediately due and payable. Upon a default, the interest rate will be increased to 21% per annum.
We are required to assign all receivables payments, collections, and proceeds of receivables to Sonabank and post any of these amounts to the designated lock-box account.
We are required to maintain our primary operating accounts with Sonabank throughout the term of the loan. In the event that any main or primary operating accounts are not maintained with Sonabank, the effective interest rate will be increased by 2.0% over the rate noted in the Loan Agreement.
The Loan Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary in connection with a transaction of this type.
We may not pay principal on subordinated debt, which represents the Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust notes, during the term of the Loan Agreement. Interest may be paid on our subordinate debt during the term of the loan. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, we made payments of $10,000 to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s (Trust, $20,000 in the aggregate).
We believe that our available funds, together with our Loan Agreement, will be adequate to satisfy our current and planned operations for at least through fiscal year 2010.
We were in compliance with the covenants of our Loan Agreement at December 31, 2009. There can be no assurances we will be able to comply with the covenants or other terms contained in the Loan Agreement in future periods. We may not be successful in obtaining a waiver of non-compliance with the financial covenants in the Loan Agreement, if necessary. If we are unable to comply with the covenants or other terms of the Loan Agreement, absent a waiver, we will be in default of the Loan Agreement and the lender can take any of the actions discussed above.
Our revenues will continue to be impacted by the loss of customers due to price competition and technological advances. Our future financial performance could be negatively affected by unforeseen factors and unplanned expenses. See Item 1A. and “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009.
In furtherance of our business strategy, transactions we may enter into could increase or decrease our liquidity at any point in time. If we were to obtain a significant contract or make contract modifications, we may be required to expend our cash or incur debt, which will decrease our liquidity. Conversely, if we dispose of assets, we may receive proceeds from such sales which could increase our liquidity. From time to time, we may entertain discussions concerning acquisitions and dispositions which, if consummated, could impact our liquidity, perhaps significantly.

 

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We expect to continue to require funds to meet remaining interest and principal payment obligations, capital expenditures and other non-operating expenses. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including revenue growth, expansion of our service offerings and business strategy.
At December 31, 2009, we had working capital of $1.3 million and at March 31, 2009, we had working capital of $795,000. Our current ratio was 1.17 at December 31, 2009 compared to 1.08 at March 31, 2009.
Capital expenditures for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $113,000 as compared to $81, 000 for the same period in 2008.
Our subordinated debt with Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s Trust, which are referred to as affiliates, totaled $1.0 million at December 31, 2009. Pursuant to a subordination agreement between Sonabank and the subordinated debt holders, principal repayment on the subordinated debt may not be paid without the consent of Sonabank. On December 31, 2009, each of the affiliates referred to above, held $500,000 face amounts of our 8% promissory notes, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $1.0 million. Interest payable to the affiliates was approximately $322,000 at December 31, 2009. The 8% promissory notes mature on July 1, 2010. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, we made payments of $10,000 to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s (Trust, $20,000 in the aggregate). During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we made payments of $20,000 to Nancy Scurlock and the Arch C. Scurlock Children’s (Trust, $40,000 in the aggregate).
If any act of default occurs, the principal and interest due under the 8% promissory notes issued under the subordinated debt agreement will be due and payable immediately without any action on behalf of the note holders and if not cured, could trigger cross default provisions under our loan agreement with Sonabank. If we do not make a payment of any installment of interest or principal when it becomes due and payable, we are in default. If we breach or default in the performance of any covenants contained in the notes and continuance of such breach or default for a period of 30 days after the notice to us by the note holders or breach or default in any of the terms of borrowings by us constituting superior indebtedness, unless waived in writing by the holder of such superior indebtedness within the period provided in such indebtedness not to exceed 30 days, we would be in default on the 8% promissory notes.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
In conjunction with a government contract, we act as a conduit in a financing transaction on behalf of a third party. We routinely transfer receivables to a third party in connection with equipment sold to end users. The credit risk passes to the third party at the point of sale of the receivables. The transfers were accounted for as sales, and as a result, the related receivables have been excluded from the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amount paid to us for the receivables by the transferee is equal to our carrying value and therefore there is no gain or loss recognized. The end user remits its monthly payments directly to an escrow account held by a third party from which payments are made to the transferee and us, for various services provided to the end users. We provide limited monthly servicing whereby we invoice the end user on behalf of the transferee. The off-balance sheet transactions had no impact on our liquidity or capital resources. We are not aware of any event, demand or uncertainty that would likely terminate the agreement or have an adverse affect on our operations.

 

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of using bank debt to finance our business. The floating interest debt exposes us to interest rate risk, with the primary interest rate exposure resulting from changes in the prime rate. It is assumed in the table below that the prime rate will remain constant in the future. Adverse changes in the interest rates or our inability to refinance our long-term obligations may have a material negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
The definitive extent of the interest rate risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and business financing requirements. We do not customarily use derivative instruments to adjust our interest rate risk profile.
The information below summarizes our sensitivity to market risks as of December 31, 2009. The table presents principal cash flows and related interest rates by year of maturity of our funded debt. The carrying value of our debt approximately equals the fair value of the debt. Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009 contains descriptions of funded debt and should be read in conjunction with the table below.
         
(In thousands)      
Debt obligations   December 31, 2009  
 
       
Revolving credit agreement at the prime rate plus 2.75%. Due June 15, 2010. Interest rate at December 31, 2009 of 8.0%.
  $ 1,715  
 
     
 
       
 
    1,715  
 
     
 
       
Total variable rate debt
       
 
       
8% subordinated notes payable to affiliate due July 1, 2010
    1,000  
 
       
Other long-term debt (Capital lease obligations)
    325  
 
     
 
       
Total fixed rate debt
    1,325  
 
     
 
       
Total debt
  $ 3,040  
 
     
At December 31, 2009, we had approximately $3.0 million of debt outstanding of which $1.3 million bore fixed interest rates. If the interest rates charged to us on our variable rate debt were to increase significantly, the effect could be materially adverse to our current and future operations.
We conduct a limited amount of business overseas, principally in Western Europe. At the present, all transactions are billed and denominated in U.S. dollars and consequently, we do not currently have any material exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuation risk.
Item 4T.   Controls and Procedures
Quarterly Evaluation of the Company’s Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls. The Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q (“Disclosure Controls”). This evaluation (“Disclosure Controls Evaluation”) was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).
The Company’s management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, also conducted an evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Act, to determine whether any changes occurred during the period ended December 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (“Internal Controls Evaluation”).

 

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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls. Control systems, no matter how well conceived and operated, are designed to provide a reasonable, but not an absolute, level of assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. The Company conducts periodic evaluation of its internal controls to enhance, where necessary, its procedures and controls.
Conclusions. The Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2009 in reaching a reasonable level of assurance that (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure including the remedial actions described below, as of the end of the reporting period covered by this report.
The Company previously reported on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, that there were two material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting. As previously reported, the Company’s has one individual that has dual responsibility for financial statements as well as for the Company’s Information Systems. As a result, the Company lacked the appropriate level of separation of duties as that individual has the ability to update and modify these information systems. The Company has hired additional staff and separated the information systems function from financial reporting function and believes that it has remediated this weakness. In addition, we noted a material weakness as of March 31, 2008 related to income tax reporting as a result of the lack of qualified personnel to properly review and administer the Company’s tax matters. With the addition of personnel described above the Company is in the process of training its staff to remediate this weakness.
There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Act that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect internal controls over the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    None
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
    None
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
    None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    None
Item 5. Other Information
The Company entered into a termination/separation agreement with Mr. Drennen, our Chief Financial Officer, on December 2, 2009. This termination/separation agreement provides that, in the event that the employment of Mr. Drennen is terminated without cause, he would be entitled to receive his then current salary for a period of three months. “Cause” is defined to mean: “A good faith finding by the Company of your failure to perform the duties reasonably assigned to you, dishonesty, gross negligence or misconduct, or your conviction, or your entry of a plea of nolo contendre, to any crime involving more turpitude or any felony.”
Item 6. Exhibits
     
2.1  
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Global Iron Holdings, LLC, Global Iron Acquisition, LLC and Halifax Corporation of Virginia dated January 6, 2010 (Schedules and exhibits are omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(2); Halifax Corporation of Virginia agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such schedules and/or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.) (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 12, 2010)
   
 
10.1  
Severance Letter with Rob Drennen
   
 
Exhibit 31.1  
Certification of Charles L. McNew, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
 
Exhibit 31.2  
Certification of Robert Drennen, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
 
Exhibit 32.1  
Certification of Charles L. McNew, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
   
 
Exhibit 32.2  
Certification of Robert Drennen, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

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SIGNATURES
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.
             
 
      HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA (Registrant)    
 
           
Date: February 16, 2010
  By:   /s/ Charles L. McNew
 
Charles L. McNew
   
 
      President & Chief Executive Officer    
 
      (principal executive officer)    
 
           
Date: February 16, 2010
  By:   /s/ Robert Drennen
 
Robert Drennen
   
 
      Vice President, Finance &    
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
 
      (principal financial officer)    

 

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