
| · | Net sales were $5,007,000, as compared to $6,447,000. |
| · | Gross margin was 30.0%, as compared to 38.6%. |
| · | Net loss was $1,062,000 ($0.24 loss per share), as compared to a net loss of $80,000 ($0.02 loss per share). The increase in net loss was attributable to lower revenue and profitability from both our Electronics and Power Groups. |
| · | Net loss for the first quarter of 2014 includes a $728,000 operating loss associated with the consolidation of our Quakertown facility into our Hauppauge, NY facility. Beginning June 2014, we will no longer be incurring any costs associated with our Quakertown facility. |
| · | Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock based compensation (EBITDA, as adjusted) was a loss of $761,000 ($0.17 loss per share), as compared to earnings of $59,000 ($0.01 per diluted share). |
| · | Our 2014 first quarter loss reflects a $728,000 operating loss from our Quakertown facility, which included $161,000 in accelerated non-cash depreciation and amortization expense. All leasehold improvements at our Quakertown facility were fully amortized as of March 31, 2014. |
| · | We kept the majority of our workforce in Quakertown through the end of March to complete the manufacturing of certain WIP inventory and to assist in the transfer of assets to our Hauppauge facility. A smaller staff was kept through April 30, 2014 to complete engineering efforts and the transfer of assets. |
| · | All inventories and equipment have been transferred from Quakertown to our Hauppauge facility and new contracts for TDL received since the beginning of 2014 are now being manufactured in our Hauppauge operation. |
| · | We will no longer be incurring any costs from our Quakertown operation beginning June 2014. We should begin benefitting from the approximately $2 million in annual cost savings from the Quakertown facility starting in the 2014 third quarter, although these savings will be partially offset by lower revenues due to general business conditions.” |
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CONTACT
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or
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Investor Relations Counsel
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Mitchell Binder
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Lena Cati
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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212-836-9611
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631-435-8300
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The Equity Group Inc.
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
(unaudited)
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2014
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2013
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Net sales
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$
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5,007
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$
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6,447
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Cost of sales
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3,507
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3,956
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Gross profit
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1,500
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2,491
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Selling general and administrative expenses
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2,543
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2,531
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Interest expense
|
11
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17
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||||||
|
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||||||||
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Investment and other (income)
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(10
|
)
|
(3
|
)
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|
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Loss before income taxes
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(1,044
|
)
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(54
|
)
|
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|
|
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Income taxes
|
18
|
26
|
||||||
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Net loss
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$
|
(1,062
|
)
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$
|
(80
|
)
|
||
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Basic loss per share
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$
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(0.24
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||
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Diluted loss per share
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$
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(0.24
|
)
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$
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(0.02
|
)
|
||
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
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Basic
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4,379
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4,487
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||||||
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Diluted
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4,379
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4,487
|
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|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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|
2014
|
2013
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EBITDA (as adjusted) Reconciliation
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Net loss
|
$
|
(1,062
|
)
|
$
|
(80
|
)
|
||
|
Interest expense
|
11
|
17
|
||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
18
|
26
|
||||||
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Depreciation and amortization
|
246
|
68
|
||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
26
|
28
|
||||||
|
EBITDA (as adjusted) (1)
|
$
|
(761
|
)
|
$
|
59
|
|||
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EBITDA (as adjusted) Per Basic and Diluted Share Reconciliation
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||||||||
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Net loss
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$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||
|
Interest expense
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
||||||
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Depreciation and amortization
|
0.06
|
0.01
|
||||||
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Stock based compensation
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0.01
|
0.01
|
||||||
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EBITDA (as adjusted) per basic and diluted share (1)
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$
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( 0.17
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)
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$
|
0.01
|
|||
| (1) | The EBITDA (as adjusted) tables presented are not determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Management uses EBITDA (as adjusted) to evaluate the operating performance of its business. It is also used, at times, by some investors, securities analysts and others to evaluate companies and make informed business decisions. EBITDA (as adjusted) is also a useful indicator of the income generated to service debt. EBITDA (as adjusted) is not a complete measure of an entity's profitability because it does not include costs and expenses for interest, depreciation and amortization, income taxes and stock based compensation. EBITDA (as adjusted) as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly named measures reported by other companies. |
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
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|
Reconciliation of EBITDA, as adjusted, to cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities (1)
|
2014
|
2013
|
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|
|
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|
EBITDA (as adjusted)
|
$
|
(761
|
)
|
$
|
59
|
)
|
||
|
Interest expense
|
(11
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
||||
|
Income tax expense
|
(18
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
||||
|
Bond amortization
|
(2
|
)
|
1
|
|||||
|
Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities
|
(3
|
)
|
2
|
|||||
|
Net change in operating assets and liabilities
|
(60
|
)
|
1,372
|
|||||
|
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
|
$
|
(855
|
)
|
$
|
1,391
|
|||
|
|
March 31, 2014
(unaudited)
|
December 31, 2013
|
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ASSETS
|
||||||||
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Current assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,464,000
|
$
|
2,562,000
|
||||
|
Investments in marketable securities
|
239,000
|
243,000
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
|
3,267,000
|
2,981,000
|
||||||
|
Inventories
|
11,783,000
|
11,803,000
|
||||||
|
Other current assets
|
263,000
|
264,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total current assets
|
17,016,000
|
17,853,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Property and equipment, net
|
761,000
|
975,000
|
||||||
|
Goodwill
|
868,000
|
868,000
|
||||||
|
Other assets
|
40,000
|
35,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total assets
|
$
|
18,685,000
|
$
|
19,731,000
|
||||
|
|
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Note payable-bank
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,100,000
|
||||
|
Accounts payable
|
582,000
|
510,000
|
||||||
|
Liability associated with non-renewal of senior officer contract
|
32,000
|
36,000
|
||||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
1,004,000
|
1,149,000
|
||||||
|
Income tax payable
|
34,000
|
25,000
|
||||||
|
Customer advances
|
298,000
|
17,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
1,950,000
|
3,837,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Note payable-bank
|
1,970,000
|
-
|
||||||
|
Liability associated with non-renewal of senior officer contract, net of current portion
|
1,000
|
4,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
3,921,000
|
3,841,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Stockholders’ Equity
|
||||||||
|
Common stock
|
523,000
|
523,000
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
22,850,000
|
22,824,000
|
||||||
|
Treasury stock
|
(2,225,000
|
)
|
(2,133,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(3,000
|
)
|
(5,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(6,381,000
|
)
|
(5,319,000
|
)
|
||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Stockholders’ equity
|
14,764,000
|
15,890,000
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
18,685,000
|
$
|
19,731,000
|
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