Form 10-Q
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2003

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the transition period from ______ to ______

 

Commission File No. 0-15586


EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


  

  Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
  52-1373960
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 

888 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10106
(Address of Principal Executive Office, including Zip Code)

(212) 887-6869
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

None

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).   Yes o No x

As of May 9, 2003, 88,020,099 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.





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EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2003 (unaudited) and March 31, 2002 (unaudited)

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2003 (unaudited) and March 31, 2002 (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Item 2. 

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

36
           

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

37


SIGNATURES

38

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

39




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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5,184,000

 

$

8,358,000

 

Restricted cash

 

 

1,168,000

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

6,980,000

 

 

1,522,000

 

Inventory

 

 

21,022,000

 

 

16,832,000

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

4,156,000

 

 

2,780,000

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

1,429,000

 

 

190,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total current assets

 

 

39,939,000

 

 

29,682,000

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

5,429,000

 

 

3,612,000

 

Goodwill

 

 

8,250,000

 

 

900,000

 

Other indefinite-lived intangible assets

 

 

5,254,000

 

 

4,824,000

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

2,273,000

 

 

1,849,000

 

Deferred equity financing and acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

578,000

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

274,000

 

 

254,000

 

Other non-current assets 

 

 

205,000

 

 

51,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total assets

 

$

61,624,000

 

$

41,750,000

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

6,320,000

 

$

5,567,000

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

9,856,000

 

 

8,603,000

 

Lines of credit

 

 

1,069,000

 

 

500,000

 

Short-term bridge notes, net of discount

 

 

 

 

6,500,000

 

Redeemable warrants

 

 

 

 

2,340,000

 

Current maturities of notes payable

 

 

3,324,000

 

 

1,416,000

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

618,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total current liabilities

 

 

20,569,000

 

 

25,544,000

 

Notes payable, less current maturities

 

 

16,565,000

 

 

15,973,000

 

Redeemable warrants

 

 

1,472,000

 

 

1,369,000

 

Redeemable Series D Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002. Aggregate liquidation preference $3,509,000 and $0 at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

 

 

3,509,000

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

 

4,412,000

 

 

4,408,000

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 88,020,099 and 78,540,494 shares issued at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (of which 0 and 22,408,396 shares were held in treasury)

 

 

880,000

 

 

561,000

 

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock authorized (2,000 shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002; 1,000 shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding as Series D Preferred Stock at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002) Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value,1,000 shares authorized (1,000 shares and 0 shares issued and outstanding on March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002)

 

 

6,010,000

 

 

 

Paid in capital

 

 

14,806,000

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of capital

 

 

 

 

(4,357,000

)

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

 

(6,929,000

)

 

(1,701,000

)

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

 

330,000

 

 

(47,000

)

 

 



 



 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

15,097,000

 

 

(5,544,000

)

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

$

61,624,000

 

$

41,750,000

 

 

 



 



 


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EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2002

 

 

 


 


 

Revenues

 

$

23,826,000

 

$

16,723,000

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

12,456,000

 

 

9,575,000

 

 

 



 



 

Gross profit

 

 

11,370,000

 

 

7,148,000

 

 

 



 



 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

6,753,000

 

 

3,025,000

 

Warehousing and operations

 

 

3,459,000

 

 

2,876,000

 

General and administrative

 

 

5,650,000

 

 

3,654,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total operating expenses

 

 

15,862,000

 

 

9,555,000

 

 

 



 



 

Operating loss

 

 

(4,492,000

)

 

(2,407,000

)

 

 



 



 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

38,000

 

 

29,000

 

Interest expense

 

 

(1,546,000

)

 

(1,696,000

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(253,000

)

 

20,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total other expense

 

 

(1,761,000

)

 

(1,647,000

)

 

 



 



 

Loss before income tax benefit

 

 

(6,253,000

)

 

(4,054,000

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

713,000

 

 

311,000

 

 

 



 



 

Loss before minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(5,540,000

)

 

(3,743,000

)

Minority interest

 

 

312,000

 

 

140,000

 

 

 



 



 

Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(5,228,000

)

 

(3,603,000

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 

3,674,000

 

Net (loss) earnings

 

 

(5,228,000

)

 

71,000

 

 

 



 



 

Preferred dividends

 

 

79,000

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Net (loss) earnings applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(5,307,000

)

$

71,000

 

 

 



 



 

Basic and diluted loss per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.06

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per common share

 

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

 



 



 

Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per common share applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(0.06

)

$

 

 

 



 



 

Shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share

 

 

83,060,000

 

 

56,100,000

 

 

 



 



 


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EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Series E Junior Convertible
Preferred Stock

 

Paid-in Capital/
(Distributions
in excess of
capital)

 

Retained earnings/
(Accumulated
deficit)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustment

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Amount

 

Number

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Balance, December 31, 2001

 

56,132,098

 

561,000

 

 

 

(7,395,000

)

1,202,000

 

(114,000

)

(5,746,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of deferred compensation to paid in capital

 

 

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

38,000

 

 

 

 

 

38,000

 

Comprehensive earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,903,000

)

 

 

(2,903,000

)

Translation gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,000

 

67,000

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,903,000

)

67,000

 

(2,836,000

)

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Balance, December 31, 2002

 

56,132,098

 

561,000

 

 

 

(4,357,000

)

(1,701,000

)

(47,000

)

(5,544,000

)

Fair value of common stock issued for acquisition of IFS, less issuance costs costs of $57,000, of which 15,998,001shares issued from treasury stock

 

15,988,001

 

160,000

 

 

 

8,576,000

 

 

 

8,736,000

 

Fair value of preferred stock issued for acquisition of IFS, less issuance costs of $40,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

6,010,000

 

 

 

 

6,010,000

 

Issuance of common stock in connection with private equity offering, less issuance costs of $375,000 of which 6,420,395 shares issued from treasury stock

 

15,900,000

 

159,000

 

 

 

6,966,000

 

 

 

7,125,000

 

Incremental fair value of modified warrants issued to former bridge lenders

 

 

 

 

 

870,000

 

 

 

870,000

 

Stock option compensation for employees

 

 

 

 

 

490,000

 

 

 

490,000

 

Conversion of redeemable warrants to additional paid in capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,340,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,340,000

 

Preferred dividends on Series D Redeemable stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(79,000

)

 

 

 

 

(79,000

)

Comprehensive earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,228,000

)

 

 

(5,228,000

)

Translation gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

377,000

 

377,000

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Total comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,228,000

)

377,000

 

(4,851,000

)

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Balance, March 31, 2003

 

88,020,099

 

880,000

 

1,000

 

6,010,000

 

14,806,000

 

(6,929,000

)

330,000

 

15,097,000

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2002

 

 

 


 


 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

 

$

(5,228,000

)

$

71,000

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

619,000

 

 

705,000

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

71,000

 

 

69,000

 

Provision for obsolescence

 

 

448,000

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

490,000

 

 

 

Amortization of discount on notes payable

 

 

161,000

 

 

935,000

 

Stock based compensation related to repricing of warrants

 

 

870,000

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 

(3,674,000

)

Loss attributable to minority interest

 

 

(312,000

)

 

(140,000

)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

32,000

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

7,550,000

 

 

515,000

 

Inventory

 

 

191,000

 

 

(483,000

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(167,000

)

 

(561,000

)

Other assets

 

 

(153,000

)

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(6,745,000

)

 

(5,112,000

)

Accrued interest payable included in notes payable

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(2,048,000

)

 

(7,675,000

)

 

 



 



 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(348,000

)

 

(21,000

)

Payments for transaction costs related to acquisitions

 

 

(138,000

)

 

 

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

 

38,000

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(448,000

)

 

(21,000

)

 

 



 



 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of cash issuance costs

 

 

7,125,000

 

 

 

Restricted proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

(1,200,000

)

 

 

Payment of short-term bridge notes

 

 

(4,000,000

)

 

 

Payments on note payables

 

 

(450,000

)

 

 

Increase (decreases) on lines of credit, net

 

 

(2,463,000

)

 

127,000

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(988,000

)

 

127,000

 

 

 



 



 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

310,000

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 



 



 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(3,174,000

)

 

(7,575,000

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

8,358,000

 

 

10,782,000

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

5,184,000

 

$

3,207,000

 

 

 



 



 


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EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2003

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2002

 

 

 


 


 

Other cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid during the period

 

$

396,000

 

$

317,000

 

Income taxes paid during the period

 

$

 

$

2,000

 

Non cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of common stock issued in acquisition, net of estimated registration costs

 

$

8,736,000

 

$

 

Fair value of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock issued in acquisition, net of estimated registration costs

 

$

6,010,000

 

$

 

Issuance of Series D Preferred Stock to former bridge lenders as payment for principal and accrued interest payable

 

$

3,430,000

 

$

 


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EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1.   ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Eos International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which include the accounts of Discovery Toys, Inc. (“Discovery Toys”) for all periods, Regal Greetings & Gifts Corporation (“Regal”) for all periods, and I.F.S. of New Jersey, Inc. (“IFS”) for the period from January 15, 2003 through March 31, 2003, have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and therefore do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

All references to “Eos” refer to Eos International, Inc. and all references to the “Company” include Eos and its subsidiaries Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS.

In the opinion of management, the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all the adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the transition period ending September 30, 2003. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2002 included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003. Information with respect to the interim periods ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002 is unaudited.

On January 14, 2003, Eos acquired IFS, a New Jersey corporation, doing business as Institutional Financial Services, a privately held consumer products fund-raising company. IFS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eos. The IFS business consists of all the assets of an ongoing business, including cash, accounts receivable, property and equipment, inventory, prepaid expenses, goodwill and other intangible assets. This acquisition was accounted for as a purchase. The historical financial results for the periods following January 14, 2003 are reflected in the financial statements of IFS.

The Company announced in March 2003 that it is changing from a calendar year for financial reporting purposes to the twelve month period commencing on October 1 and ending on September 30. The Company will file a transition report on Form 10-K for the period beginning January 1, 2003 and ending on September 30, 2003.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

The Company accounts for employee stock options using the intrinsic value method. The Company has no current plans to change its accounting. If the fair value method of accounting had been applied, its results would have been:


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March 31,
2003

 

March 31,
2002

 

 

 


 


 

Pro forma impact of fair value method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported net earnings (loss)

 

$

(5,228,000

)

$

71,000

 

Plus: intrinsic value impact of employee stock compensation

 

 

490,000

 

 

 

Less: fair value impact of employee stock compensation

 

 

(1,114,000

)

 

(74,000

)

 

 



 



 

Pro forma net earnings (loss)

 

$

(5,852,000

)

$

(3,000

)

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share as reported

 

$

(0.06

)

$

 

Pro forma basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

(0.07

)

$

 

 

 



 



 


Recent accounting pronouncements

In November 2002, Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21) was issued. EITF 00-21 requires that consideration received in connection with arrangements involving multiple revenue-generating activities be measured and allocated to each separate unit of accounting in the arrangement. Revenue recognition would be determined separately for each unit of accounting within the arrangement. EITF 00-21 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of EITF 00-21 will have on its financial statements.

NOTE 2.   LIQUIDITY

Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS are highly seasonal operating subsidiaries and have revolving lines of credit established with lenders to provide seasonal financing for their operations. Historically the Company has recognized approximately 40-50% of its annual sales revenues in the fourth calendar quarter. As a result of this seasonality, these subsidiaries operate on a highly leveraged basis, which could create insufficient working capital or potential non-compliance with existing bank covenants. At March 31, 2003, the Company had working capital of $19.4 million. The Company experienced negative cash flows from of operations of $2.1 million and net operating losses of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business, the Company expects to generate larger negative operating cash flows during the quarters ending June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2003. Customer cash receipts are lower in the quarters and the operating subsidiaries must build their inventory levels in anticipation of fourth quarter revenues. The Company’s 2002 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K indicated that uncertainty exists as to whether the Company will be able to continue to comply with its borrowing covenants during 2003 which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

On March 17, 2003, Discovery Toys amended its line of credit arrangement. The date of expiration for the line of credit was extended from May 2003 to December 2004 and provides for larger seasonal overadvances. Discovery Toys is currently in compliance with its loan covenants.

As of April 28, 2003 Regal and Bank of Nova Scotia had agreed to new terms in relation to the credit facilities originally agreed in a commitment letter dated December 5, 2001. The negotiations primarily involved establishing certain revised financial covenant ratios for 2003 and beyond. Under the revised conditions, which were effective as of March 31, 2003, Regal is currently in compliance with its loan covenants.


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Under existing line of credit agreements and given borrowing base restrictions in effect on March 31, 2003, Discovery Toys had borrowed funds of $1.1 million and had, as of March 31, 2003, available for borrowing an additional $415,000. At March 31, 2003, Regal had funds available for borrowing of $3.4 million, IFS had funds available for borrowing of $5.6 million, and Eos had no funds available for borrowing. These lines of credit require that subsidiaries maintain certain financial ratios to remain in compliance with bank covenants. The operating subsidiaries may not remain in compliance with the bank covenants and the lenders may not negotiate modified covenants to avoid default. In the future, should the Company be in default, the lenders could call the loans due and payable.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased by $2.0 million, or 24%, from $8.4 million at December 31, 2002 to $6.4 million at March 31, 2003. The $2.0 million decrease resulted primarily from negative cash flows from operations of $2.1 million, payment by the Company of $4.0 million to its former short-term bridge lenders, a net decrease in lines of credit of $2.5 million, payments on notes payable of $450,000, purchases of property and equipment of $348,000, and payments of transaction costs related to the acquisition of IFS of $138,000, offset by net cash proceeds of $7.1 million from the Company’s private equity offering effected on January 14, 2003. Negative cash flows from operations of $2.1 million are primarily attributable to the seasonal net loss of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003, adjusted for non-cash expenses, including $870,000 of non-cash interest expense associated with the change in exercise price of the amended warrants granted by the Company to its former short-term bridge lenders, $490,000 of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expense of $619,000 and the allowance for inventory obsolescence of $448,000.

Eos had positive working capital of $918,000 at March 31, 2003 and negative working capital of $11.4 million at December 31, 2002. The Company raised gross proceeds of $7.5 million through a private equity offering, net of issuance costs and estimated registration costs of $375,000, extinguishment of the bridge loans of $6.5 million and associated interest payable of $930,000 and redeemable warrants of $2.3 million, offset by a cash payment of $4.0 million to the former bridge lenders and a cash payment of $500,000 on Eos’ line of credit. The $918,000 of positive working capital at March 31, 2003 is comprised of $1,168,000 of restricted cash and approximately $500,000 of unrestricted cash, offset by accounts payable and other accrued liabilities of $793,000. The agreement with Eos’ former short-term bridge lenders specifies that of the $3.5 million cash retained from the private equity offering after repayment of Eos’ short-term bridge notes, $1.2 million must be spent of specific items as defined in the agreement with Eos’ former short-term bridge lenders. Improvements in the cash position and working capital of the Eos holding company on a standalone basis is significant because our operating subsidiaries’ lenders limit the amount of parent company expenditures that may be funded by Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS. Eos has no separate source of income other than its operating subsidiaries.

Management has retained an outside investment banking group to explore restructuring the Company’s debt, including the debt of $4.1 million plus accrued interest incurred by Eos in connection with its acquisition of Discovery Toys in July 2001, which matures in December 2004, the remaining debt of $16.4 million incurred by Eos in connection with its acquisition of Regal in December 2001, and an IFS note payable in the principal amount of $1.5 million assumed by Eos in connection with its acquisition of IFS in January 2003. Payments due under long-term notes payable for the remainder of calendar year 2003 total approximately $2.6 million. The Company may not be successful in restructuring its debt.


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NOTE 3.   BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:

 

 

 

March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

8,043,000

 

$

1,630,000

 

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(1,063,000

)

 

(108,000

)

 

 



 



 

Net accounts receivable

 

$

6,980,000

 

$

1,522,000

 

 

 



 



 

Inventory:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

$

22,321,000

 

$

17,232,000

 

Work in process

 

 

65,000

 

 

56,000

 

Raw material and supplies

 

 

1,272,000

 

 

679,000

 

Less allowance for obsolescence

 

 

(2,636,000

)

 

(1,135,000

)

 

 



 



 

Net inventory

 

$

21,022,000

 

$

16,832,000

 

 

 



 



 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid catalogue costs

 

$

1,942,000

 

$

1,514,000

 

Other prepaid expense and current assets

 

 

2,214,000

 

 

1,266,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

4,156,000

 

$

2,780,000

 

 

 



 



 

Property and equipment, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture, fixtures & office equipment

 

$

943,000

 

$

671,000

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

2,007,000

 

 

1,501,000

 

Computer equipment and software

 

 

5,341,000

 

 

3,974,000

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

1,151,000

 

 

1,058,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total property and equipment

 

 

9,442,000

 

 

7,204,000

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

4,013,000

 

 

3,592,000

 

 

 



 



 

Net property and equipment

 

$

5,429,000

 

$

3,612,000

 

 

 



 



 

Other intangible assets, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer list

 

$

3,263,000

 

$

3,131,000

 

Franchisee relationships

 

 

548,000

 

 

 

Less accumulated amortization

 

 

(1,538,000

)

 

(1,282,000

)

 

 



 



 

Net other intangible assets

 

$

2,273,000

 

$

1,849,000

 

 

 



 



 



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March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 


 


 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued compensation - sales consultants

 

$

2,902,000

 

$

2,135,000

 

Accrued compensation and related expenses

 

 

2,201,000

 

 

884,000

 

Sales and use taxes payable

 

 

643,000

 

 

1,432,000

 

Inventory in transit

 

 

360,000

 

 

614,000

 

Interest payable

 

 

51,000

 

 

925,000

 

Payables to related parties

 

 

185,000

 

 

729,000

 

Other

 

 

3,514,000

 

 

1,884,000

 

 

 



 



 

Total accrued liabilities

 

$

9,856,000

 

$

8,603,000

 

 

 



 



 

Minority interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15% interest in Regal

 

$

3,648,000

 

$

3,692,000

 

Fair value of put rights held by minority stockholder

 

 

764,000

 

 

716,000

 

 

 



 



 

Minority interest

 

$

4,412,000

 

$

4,408,000

 

 

 



 



 


NOTE 4.   BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

On January 14, 2003, Eos exchanged its existing short-term bridge notes payable issued in connection with the acquisition of Regal totaling $6,500,000 plus accrued interest payable of $930,000 for an aggregate of $4,000,000 in cash and 1,000 shares of redeemable Eos Series D Preferred Stock, which require the Company to pay upon redemption a liquidation preference accruing at a rate of 13% per annum for each year that the Series D Preferred Stock is not redeemed. Increases in the liquidation preference of the Series D Preferred Stock are reflected as a charge to stockholders’ equity. Eos exchanged old warrants to purchase 2,600,000 shares of Eos common stock at an original exercise price of $2.95 per share issued to its short-term bridge lenders for amended and restated five-year immediately exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Eos common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. In connection with this exchange, the bridge lenders’ existing put rights totaling $2,340,000 were eliminated. The carrying value assigned to the put rights of $2,340,000 was reclassified to additional paid in capital as a result of this transaction. The incremental fair value of the warrant modification, which amounted to $870,000 was recorded as additional interest expense in the three months ended March 31, 2003.

In August 2002, Eos entered into a Grid Demand Promissory Note agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank establishing an unsecured line of credit of $500,000. The line of credit bore interest at prime. The line of credit expired on the earlier of August 19, 2003, or on demand. At December 31, 2002, Eos had drawn funds against the line of credit of $500,000. In January 2003, the bank made a demand for payment and Eos repaid its line of credit on January 29, 2003 with proceeds from the Company’s private equity offering that was effected on January 14, 2003. The line of credit expired on January 29, 2003.

In December 2001, in conjunction with Eos’ acquisition of Regal, Regal entered into a revolving credit agreement with The Bank of Nova Scotia for up to $10 million CDN (approximately $6.3 million U.S.) to assist in meeting Regal’s operating requirements. Outstanding advances may not exceed specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory as defined in the agreement. At March 31, 2003, Regal had $3.4 million available based on its borrowing base restrictions. The credit line bears interest at the bank’s Canadian prime rate plus 3.00% per annum (7.75% at March 31, 2003) with interest payable monthly. There were no borrowings outstanding on this line of credit at December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.


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Regal was in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2003, though there can be no assurance that the Company will remain in compliance with its bank covenants in the second and third quarters of 2003.

In 1999, Discovery Toys entered into a line of credit arrangement with a bank providing for advances up to $5,000,000. Outstanding advances may not exceed specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory as defined in the agreement. There were no borrowings outstanding on this line of credit at December 31, 2002, and $1,069,000 was outstanding at March 31, 2003. At March 31, 2003, Discovery Toys had $415,000 available based on its borrowing base restrictions. Outstanding borrowings bear interest at a variable rate, which is generally related to the bank’s borrowing rate plus 2% (5.75% at March 31, 2003). Prior to amendment, the line of credit expired in May 2003 and required that certain covenants be met. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2003. Borrowings under the line of credit are secured by substantially all of the assets of Discovery Toys. On March 17, 2003, Discovery Toys amended its line of credit arrangement. In connection with this amendment, Discovery Toys incurred a $50,000 fee which is classified as interest expense. The date of expiration for the line of credit was extended from May 2003 to December 2004 and provides for larger seasonal overadvances.

In August 2002, Discovery Toys entered into a standby letter of credit agreement not to exceed $600,000 in connection with its credit card processing service agreements with Paymentech, LP. This letter of credit is valid until July 31, 2003 and was issued to ensure performance against credit card purchases for Discovery Toys products. As of March 31, 2003, there were $0 funds drawn under this agreement.

IFS has a line of credit with a bank which provides for borrowings up to $12,000,000 with interest payable at a variable rate of interest that is generally related to the bank’s borrowing rate plus 1%. Outstanding advances may not exceed specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory as defined in the agreement. The line of credit expires in October 2003 and requires that certain financial covenants be maintained. Borrowings under the line of credit are secured by accounts receivable, inventories and property and equipment. There were no borrowings outstanding on this line of credit at March 31, 2003 and IFS had $5,567,000 additional borrowings available under this line of credit after considering its borrowing base restrictions. This borrowing arrangement also includes a $3,000,000 letter of credit facility. At March 31, 2003, no letters of credit were outstanding.

IFS has a note payable to a bank secured by all the assets of IFS. The note is payable in monthly installments of $55,000 plus interest payable at a variable rate (5.0% at March 31, 2003). The final payment on the remaining balance of the note is due in December 2003. The carrying value of the note at March 31, 2003 is $1,541,000.


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NOTE 5.   ACQUISITION

IFS of New Jersey, Inc.

On January 14, 2003, Eos acquired IFS, a privately held consumer products fund-raising company. The IFS business consists of all the assets of an ongoing business, including cash, accounts receivable, property and equipment, inventory, prepaid expenses, goodwill and other intangible assets. This acquisition was made to continue the Company’s strategy of expanding its direct selling operations.

Under the terms of the merger agreement with IFS, 15,988,001 unregistered shares of Eos common stock were issued from treasury stock and 1,000 unregistered shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock were issued in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of IFS common stock. As discussed below, each share of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 11,000 shares of Eos common stock upon the increase in authorized shares of Eos common stock sufficient for such conversion. Eos is required to seek stockholder approval of such an increase at its 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. By virtue of the transaction, IFS became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eos. Eos common stock was valued at $0.55 per share based on the fair value of Eos common stock as of December 12, 2002, the date on which the merger agreement was executed, the terms of the transaction were agreed upon, and the transaction was announced. The estimated fair value was based on the average closing price of Eos common stock during the period from December 6, 2002 through December 12, 2002. Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock was valued at $6,050 per share. Eos granted registration rights to the former IFS shareholders. Estimated registration costs totaling $40,000 have been deducted from the fair value of securities issued.

Shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, are automatically convertible into shares of Eos common stock upon Eos having a sufficient number of authorized and unissued shares of common stock sufficient to convert all shares of the Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Eos common stock at a ratio of 11,000 shares of common stock for each share of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock. Holders of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock have the same voting rights and vote together with holders of Eos common stock, and are entitled to 11,000 votes for each share of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock owned of record. Neither Eos nor holders of the Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock have a right of redemption with respect to such stock.

The transaction was accomplished to continue Eos’ strategy of acquiring direct selling companies and to provide a base for closing its private equity investment to pay off the bridge notes and to provide working capital. Goodwill was created because of the market value being placed on IFS’ earnings and cash flow opportunity as opposed to the net value of the assets acquired.

The purchase price has been allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities on the basis of their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition, as determined by an independent appraisal. The financial statements reflect the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, as estimates of certain direct costs and liabilities associated with the transaction have not yet been finalized. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, is summarized as follows:


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Estimated fair value of common stock issued, net of estimated registration costs

 

$

8,736,000

 

Estimated fair value of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock issued, net of estimated registration costs

 

 

6,010,000

 

Estimated acquisition costs

 

 

496,000

 

 

 



 

Total purchase price

 

$

15,242,000

 

 

 



 

Current assets

 

$

19,526,000

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

1,595,000

 

Acquired intangible assets

 

 

548,000

 

Goodwill

 

 

7,350,000

 

 

 



 

Total assets acquired

 

 

29,019,000

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

(13,777,000

)

 

 



 

Total allocation of purchase price

 

$

15,242,000

 

 

 



 


Goodwill acquired in this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes and is assigned to the IFS reporting segment.

The acquired intangible asset represents franchisee relationships with an estimated useful life of five years, to be amortized on a straight line basis.

The following summarized unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of the Company and IFS for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 are presented as if the acquisition of IFS had occurred on the first day of the periods presented and includes adjustments (increase in amortization of intangible assets) directly attributable to the acquisition and expected to have a continuing impact on the combined company. The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of the Company and IFS for the three months ended March 31, 2002 include adjustments resulting from (i) Eos’ $7.5 million private equity offering of 15,000,000 shares of Eos common stock at $0.50 per share, less cash issuance costs of $375,000, and (ii) the repayment of Eos’ short-term bridge notes, including $930,000 of interest payable, with $4.0 million in cash and the issuance of 1,000 shares of redeemable Series D Preferred as if these transactions had occurred on the first day of the periods presented and includes adjustments (interest expense and preferred dividends) directly attributable to these transactions. The acquisition of IFS by Eos, the Company’s private equity offering and the short-term bridge loan financing transaction were each contingent on the occurrence of the other two transactions. The unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared based on preliminary estimates of certain direct costs and liabilities associated with the transaction, and amounts actually recorded may change upon final determination of such amounts. Specifically, additional information is expected to be obtained for accrued expenses related to Eos’ acquisition of IFS.

The unaudited pro forma results are provided for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what actual results would have been had the IFS, private equity offering and short-term bridge loan financing transactions been consummated on such dates, nor does it give effect to the synergies, cost savings and other changes expected to result from the acquisitions. Accordingly, the pro forma financial results do not purport to be indicative of results of operations as of the date hereof or for any period ended on the date hereof or for any other future date or period.


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Unaudited Pro Forma Information:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Revenue

 

$

23,942,000

 

$

27,406,000

 

Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(5,256,000

)

 

(2,426,000

)

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

(5,256,000

)

 

1,248,000

 

Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stockholders

 

 

(5,367,000

)

 

1,137,000

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.03

)

Basic and diluted loss per common share applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(0.06

)

$

0.01

 

 

 



 



 


Eos granted registration rights to the recipients of Eos securities in connection with the acquisition of IFS.

NOTE 6.   GOODWILL, OTHER INDEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 as well as all purchase method business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 141 also specifies criteria that intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must meet to be recognized and reported apart from goodwill, noting that any purchase price allocable to an assembled workforce may not be accounted for separately. SFAS No. 142, adopted January 1, 2002, requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 will also require that intangible assets with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment.

The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141 as of July 1, 2001 and with the adoption of SFAS No. 142, on January 1, 2002, remaining unamortized negative goodwill was recorded as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. As a result, the Company recorded a benefit of approximately $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2002, resulting from the write-off of negative goodwill recorded on the books of Discovery Toys. Goodwill was also recorded as part of the purchase price allocation in conjunction with the acquisitions of Regal on December 14, 2001 and IFS on January 14, 2003 The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived assets for impairment annually unless events occur that require more frequent reviews.


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Changes in the net carrying account of goodwill, tradename and negative goodwill for three months ended March 31, 2003 are as follows:

 

 

 

Tradename

 

Goodwill

 

 

 


 


 

Balance at December 31, 2002

 

$

4,824,000

 

$

900,000

 

Acquisition of IFS on January 14, 2003

 

 

 

 

7,350,000

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

430,000

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31, 2003

 

$

5,254,000

 

$

8,250,000

 

 

 



 



 


Other intangible assets includes the acquired customer list purchased in connection with the acquisition of the Regal business and the acquired franchisee relationships in connection with the acquisition of the IFS business and are amortized over an estimated useful life of five years. As of March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, other intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 


 


 

Other intangible assets, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer list

 

 

3,263,000

 

$

3,131,000

 

Franchisee relationships

 

 

548,000

 

 

 

Less accumulated amortization

 

 

(1,538,000

)

 

(1,282,000

)

 

 



 



 

Net customer list

 

$

2,273,000

 

$

1,849,000

 

 

 



 



 


The estimated future amortization expense is as follows:

 

2003

 

$

867,000

 

2004

 

 

643,000

 

2005

 

 

403,000

 

2006

 

 

247,000

 

2007

 

 

110,000

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,000

 

 

 



 

 

 

$

2,273,000

 

 

 



 


Amortization expense related to the other intangible assets was $256,000 and $317,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

NOTE 7.   EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

Under the terms of the Eos’ merger agreement with IFS, 15,988,001 unregistered shares of Eos common stock were issued from treasury and 1,000 shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock were issued in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of IFS capital stock. Eos granted registration rights to the former IFS shareholders. Estimated registration costs totaling $57,000 and $40,000 have been deducted from the fair value of the common stock and Series E Preferred Stock issued in the merger, respectively.


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On January 14, 2003, Eos completed a $7.5 million private equity offering of 15,000,000 unregistered shares of Eos common stock, of which 6,420,395 shares were issued from treasury, at a purchase price of $0.50 per share net of transaction costs of $317,000 and estimated registration costs of $58,000. The agreement with Eos’ former short-term bridge lenders relating to the issuance of 1,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock specifies that $3,500,000 must be retained for general corporate purposes, of which $1,200,000 may only be used for the compensation of Eos’ chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or accounting staff or consultants; specified recruiting fees; costs related to acquisitions of businesses; costs related to the refinancing of debt; costs related to investment banking services; payments to avoid default on any debt; and any expenditures to which Eos and its former short-term bridge lenders mutually agree. Should these funds not be expended for such purposes by July 4, 2004, such funds would be restricted for redemption of the Eos Series D Preferred Stock. Eos issued 900,000 shares of Eos common stock to Allen & Company as a placement fee in connection with the Company’s private equity offering.

On January 14, 2003, Eos exchanged its existing short-term bridge notes payable issued in connection with the acquisition of Regal totaling $6,500,000 plus accrued interest payable of $930,000 for an aggregate of $4,000,000 in cash and 1,000 shares of redeemable Eos Series D Preferred Stock, which require the Company to pay upon redemption a liquidation preference accruing at a rate of 13% per annum for each year that the Series D Preferred Stock is not redeemed. Increases in the liquidation preference of the Series D Preferred Stock are reflected as a charge to stockholders’ equity. In connection with the issuance of redeemable stock, Eos exchanged old warrants to purchase 2,600,000 shares of Eos common stock at an original exercise price of $2.95 per share issued to its short-term bridge lenders for amended and restated five-year immediately exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Eos common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. In connection with this exchange, the bridge lenders’ existing put rights totaling $2,340,000 were eliminated.

As a result of the above transactions, Eos’ outstanding common increased from 56,132,098 shares as of December 31, 2002 to 88,020,099 shares on January 14, 2003 and March 31, 2003. Eos’ outstanding Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock increased from no outstanding shares as of December 31, 2002 to 1000 shares on January 14, 2003 and March 31, 2003. Eos’ outstanding Series D Redeemable Preferred Stock increased from no outstanding shares as of December 31, 2002 to 1000 shares on January 14, 2003 and March 31, 2003. The reduction in the exercise price of the warrants issued to the former bridge lenders resulted in $870,000 additional paid in capital. The carrying value assigned to the put rights of $2,340,000 was reclassified to additional paid in capital as a result of the short-term bridge notes transaction.

Eos granted registration rights to the recipients of Eos securities in connection with the acquisition of IFS, to the investors in connection with the private equity offering, to Eos’ former short-term bridge lenders, and to the placement agent in its private equity offering.

OPTIONS

In October 2002, Eos entered into an amended employment agreement with Peter A. Lund, Chairman of the Board, revising Mr. Lund’s annual salary and reducing the risk of failure to pay his salary which could constitute a constructive termination and would require payment to Mr. Lund’s of deferred compensation of $3.0 million. The amended employment agreement eliminated Mr. Lund’s deferred compensation bonus of $3.0 million. The revised agreement also provided for an award of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of Eos common stock, subject to stockholder approval, with a 10 year term and an exercise price and grant date to be determined contingent upon Eos securing a minimum level of additional financing. On January 23, 2003, the Company granted Mr. Lund options to purchase an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of


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common stock, subject to stockholder approval at the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at $0.50 per share. At March 31, 2003, this contingent grant of options had no intrinsic value.

In order to complete the financing transactions on January 14, 2003, Eos was required to resolve commitments to Regal Management to provide an equity compensation program agreed to at the time of the Regal acquisition in December 2001. On December 31, 2001, the Compensation Committee approved, subject to the consent of the Board of Directors, which was not received until 2003, the issuance of options covering an aggregate of 3,600,000 shares of Eos common stock to Regal management, of which 2,600,000 shares were to be granted after the closing of the private equity offering and the remaining 1,000,000 options are reserved for future issuance with respect to 2003 based upon criteria to be established by the Compensation Committee and management of Regal. On January 23, 2003, Eos issued options to purchase 1,600,000 and 1,000,000 shares of Eos common stock at $0.50 per share and $0.01 per share, respectively. The options granted have a ten-year and a five-year term, respectively, and were vested when granted. The options issued with an exercise price of $0.01 per share resulted in $490,000 of stock-based compensation for the Regal segment.

There were options to purchase 6,508,000 shares of Eos common stock outstanding at March 31, 2003, which excludes the grant to Mr. Lund of 5,750,000 shares, and there were options to purchase 1,920,747 shares of common stock available to grant at March 31, 2003, including an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Eos common stock reserved for future issuance to Regal management with respect to 2003.

WARRANTS

Warrants to purchase 400,000 shares of Eos common stock at $7.00 per share, expiring in April 2005, and warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of Eos common stock at $0.75 per share, expire in December 2003, were assumed by Eos in connection with the reverse merger between Eos and Discovery Toys. Warrants to purchase 2,600,000 of Eos common stock at $2.95 per share were issued to the Company’s short-term bridge lenders in December 2001 in connection with the acquisition of Regal. As discussed in Note 2 and Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, these warrants were amended on January 14, 2003 when the short-term bridge notes were repaid. The warrants, as amended and restated in January 2003, expire in December 2007.

Activity is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Warrants
Outstanding

 

Weighted Average
Exercise Price

 

 

 


 


 

Warrants assumed at July 18, 2001

 

600,000

 

$

4.92

 

Warrants granted to short-term bridge lenders

 

2,600,000

 

$

2.95

 

 

 


 



 

December 31, 2001

 

3,200,000

 

$

3.32

 

 

 


 



 

December 31, 2002

 

3,200,000

 

$

3.32

 

Original warrants granted to former bridge lenders

 

(2,600,000

)

$

2.95

 

Amended warrants issued to former bridge lenders

 

3,000,000

 

$

0.25

 

 

 


 



 

March 31, 2003

 

3,600,000

 

$

1.03

 

 

 


 



 


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NOTE 8.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On January 14, 2003, Eos, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) dated as of December 10, 2002, as amended, acquired IFS, a privately held consumer products fund-raising company. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, 15,988,001 unregistered shares of Company common stock and 1,000 shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock were issued in exchange for all of the outstanding IFS capital stock.

The Company and IFS shared, and continue to share, certain common officers, directors and stockholders. James M. Cascino, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company, also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of IFS. Jack B. Hood, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, also serves as Chief Financial Officer of IFS. In connection with the acquisition of IFS, in exchange for their shares of IFS, Mr. Cascino received 1,779,859 shares of Company common stock and Mr. Hood received 1,352,099 shares of Company common stock. In addition, Anthony R. Calandra, Julius Koppelman, and William S. Walsh serve on the board of directors of both the Company and IFS. Messrs. Cascino, Hood, and Walsh, together with members of McGuggan, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company, collectively owned or controlled approximately (i) 35% of the common stock of the Company prior to the acquisition of IFS and the private equity offering , (ii) 87% of the common stock of IFS prior to the effective time of the acquisition of IFS, and (iii) 42% of the Company’s common stock after the acquisition of IFS, assuming conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock into shares of Company common stock. James J. Liati and Frank M. Adubato, each of whom is a significant stockholder of the Company, and Mr. Calandra are each principals and/or officers of, and beneficially own 75% of, McGuggan, L.L.C. and each have been, and continue to be, directors of IFS. The consideration paid by Eos for the acquisition of IFS was determined through arms-length negotiation by only the independent board members of the Company and the majority stockholders of IFS.

In January 2003, IFS amended its employment agreement with James M. Cascino, President and Chief Executive Officer of IFS, who also serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Eos, and entered into an employment agreement with Jack B. Hood, Chief Financial Officer of IFS, who also serves as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Eos.

The Company has management consulting services agreements with IFS, which was acquired on January 14, 2003, as well as with a board member and a separate company which has common ownership with Eos or its subsidiaries:

Discovery Toys pays annual management fees of $192,000 to I.F.S of New Jersey, Inc. (IFS). Discovery Toys and IFS have certain common management, certain common directors and certain common stockholders. Discovery Toys had unpaid fees under this agreement of $144,000 and $96,000 at March 31, 2003 and at December 31, 2002, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement, Discovery Toys incurred management fee expense of $48,000 in the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002. This agreement may be extended or terminated at will. On January 14, 2003, Eos acquired IFS. The intercompany management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and the intercompany balances at March 31, 2003 were eliminated in consolidation.

Discovery Toys also receives management services from William S. Walsh, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, who is also a stockholder, and McGuggan LLC, a stockholder of Eos. Certain members of McGuggan LLC are Directors and significant stockholders of Eos. Discovery Toys pays annual fees equal to the greater of $75,000 or a percentage of revenues, as defined in the agreement, to William S. Walsh, and annual fees equal to the greater of $225,000


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or a percentage of revenues, as defined in the agreement, to McGuggan LLC for these services. Discovery Toys had unpaid fees under this agreement of $75,000 and $150,000 at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the Company incurred management fee expenses of $75,000 in the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002. This agreement may be extended or terminated at will.

In December 2001, the Board of Directors approved payment of investment banking fees to McGuggan, LLC in conjunction with the acquisition of Regal. This fee amounted to $160,000 and reimbursement of certain acquisition related costs incurred by McGuggan on behalf of Eos. The Company had unpaid fees under this agreement of $0 and $160,000 at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

Eos entered into an agreement for management consulting services for Regal with McGuggan LLC in December 2001. The agreement assigns responsibility for performance of the services to William Walsh and Anthony Calandra. who are directors and stockholders of Eos. The agreement calls for payment of $500,000 CDN annually for such services (approximately $300,000 U.S.). The Board of Directors approved payment of $500,000 CDN in annual management fees to Mr. Walsh and Mr. Calandra for services to be rendered in 2002. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the Company incurred management fee expenses of $85,000 and $62,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002, respectively. At March 31, 2003, the Company owed $85,000 to McGuggan under the terms of this agreement..

IFS has entered into an agreement to receive management consulting services from an affiliated entity, I.F.S. Management, LLC (‘IFSM”). IFSM is beneficially owned 33.33% by William S. Walsh, a director of the Company, 9.52% by Julius Koppelman, a director of the Company, and 57.15% by McGuggan, LLC, a stockholder of the Company in which Mr. Calandra owns a 25% interest. Mr. Calandra, a director of the Company, is a member of McGuggan LLC and Mr. Liati, Secretary of the Company, is also a member of McGuggan LLC. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement, the Company shall pay IFSM fees equal to 0.6% of gross revenues for each fiscal year. This agreement expires December 31, 2010 and may be extended or terminated at any time by mutual consent of the parties. For the three months ended March 31, 2003, IFS incurred management expenses of $60,000 under the terms of this agreement. At March 31, 2003, IFS owed $25,000 to IFSM under the terms of this agreement.


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NOTE 9.   SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. In reporting to management, the entities’ operating results are categorized into four segments. Discovery Toys markets and sells educational toys. Regal markets and sells consumer gift products. IFS that sells product based fundraising packages and services to schools across the United States and Caribbean. Overhead costs associated with Eos are characterized as “Corporate”.

 

Three months ended March 31,
2003 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Discovery
Toys

 

Regal
Greetings
& Gifts

 

IFS

 

Corporate

 

Total

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Revenues

 

$

5,482

 

$

9,693

 

$

8,651

 

$

 

$

23,826

 

Operating loss

 

 

(1,377

)

 

(2,123

)

 

(539

)

 

(453

)

 

(4,492

)

Loss before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(1,488

)

 

(2,832

)

 

(575

)

 

(1,358

)

 

(6,253

)

Net loss

 

 

(1,488

)

 

(1,807

)

 

(575

)

 

(1,358

)

 

(5,228

)

Depreciation

 

 

59

 

 

209

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

363

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

233

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

256

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

116

 

 

454

 

 

36

 

 

902

 

 

1,508

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

(713

)

 

 

 

 

 

(713

)

Capital expenditures

 

 

125

 

 

79

 

 

144

 

 

 

 

348

 

Total assets, excluding intercompany

 

 

7,571

 

 

28,742

 

 

23,598

 

 

1,713

 

 

61,624

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 


 

Three months ended March 31,
2003 (Dollars in thousands)

 

Discovery
Toys

 

Regal
Greetings
& Gifts

 

IFS

 

Corporate

 

Total

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Revenues

 

$

6,568

 

$

10,155

 

$

 

$

 

$

16,723

 

Operating loss

 

 

(1,269

)

 

(758

)

 

 

 

(380

)

 

(2,407

)

Loss before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

(1,422

)

 

(1,205

)

 

 

 

(1,427

)

 

(4,054

)

Net earnings (loss)

 

 

2,250

 

 

(752

)

 

 

 

(1,427

)

 

71

 

Depreciation

 

 

115

 

 

248

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

388

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

 

 

 

317

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

174

 

 

447

 

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

1,667

 

Income tax expense

 

 

2

 

 

(313

)

 

 

 

 

 

(311

)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

3,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,674

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

Total assets, excluding intercompany

 

 

7,192

 

 

28,067

 

 

 

 

86

 

 

35,345

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



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NOTE 10.   EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) AND WEIGHTED SHARES OUTSTANDING

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net earnings for the period by the weighted average common shares outstanding for that period. Diluted EPS takes into account the effect of dilutive instruments, such as stock options and warrants, and uses the average share price for the period in determining the number of incremental shares that are to be added to the weighted average number of shares.

The following is a summary of the numerator and denominator used in calculating basic and diluted EPS:

 

March 31,

2003

 

2002

 



 


 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

$

(5,228,000

)

$

(3,603,000

)

Preferred dividends

 

(79,000

)

 

 

 



 



 

Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

$

(5,307,000

)

$

(3,603,000

)

Denominator:

Shares used to compute basic EPS

 

83,060,000

 

 

56,100,000

 

 



 



 


For the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, the following were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive: options to purchase 6,508,000 and 3,990,000 shares of Eos common stock; warrants to purchase 3,600,000 and 3,200,000 shares of Eos common stock; and 11,000,000 and 0 Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock equivalents, respectively.

NOTE 11.   WARRANTY RETURNS

The Company has warranty obligations in connection with the sales of its Discovery Toys products. Discovery Toys offers a limited warranty on its products. The Company estimates its warranty returns at the point of sale for a given product based on historical rates. The change in the Company’s accrued warranty obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 


 


 

Balance at January 1,

$

55,000

 

$

75,000

 

Actual warranty experience

 

(76,000

)

 

(124,000

)

Warranty provisions

 

59,000

 

 

102,000

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

$

38,000

 

$

53,000

 

 



 



 



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NOTE 12.   FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

Pursuant to a credit agreement with the Bank of Nova Scotia, Regal entered into forward currency exchange contracts to buy US dollars in Q1 2003. As of March 31, 2003 Regal had forward exchange contracts outstanding with a notional value of $6,400,000 to buy U.S. dollars. The fair value of these contracts on March 31, 2003 was U.S. $255,000 and was recorded in accrued liabilities. Regal uses forward currency exchange contracts to minimize the adverse earnings impact from the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on its purchases of US dollar denominated inventory and the resulting US dollar accounts payable balances. However, the Company does not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS 133. Accordingly, gains and losses on hedge contracts are recorded as other income (expense) based on the fair value of the contracts. During the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company realized a loss of $255,000 and a gain of $12,000, respectively, which was recorded to other income (expense) from changes in the fair value of its forward currency contracts.

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements. Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words or phrases “can be,” “expects,” “may affect,” “may depend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “will,” and similar words and phrases are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and we caution you that any forward-looking information provided by us or on our behalf is not a guarantee of future performance. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control, including (i) the volatile and competitive nature of the consumer products and direct selling industries, (ii) changes in domestic and foreign economic and market conditions, (iii) the effect of federal, state and foreign regulation on our business, (iv) our ability to attract and maintain relationships with our independent sales forces, (v) intellectual property and other claims, (v) our ability to successfully implement and execute our acquisition strategies, (vi) our ability to maintain our relationships with our customers, and (vii) our ability to raise additional sources of financing or capital to satisfy our operating expenses and working capital needs. You should also read carefully the risk factors described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 under Item 1 - Business, and under Item 7 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as those discussed in our other public filings. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made.

Overview

The following discussion and analysis refers to Eos International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and all of its operating subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including Discovery Toys, Inc. (“Discovery Toys”), Regal Greetings & Gifts Corporation (“Regal”) and I.F.S. of New Jersey, Inc. (IFS). All references to “Eos” refer to Eos International, Inc. and all references to “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Eos and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.


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The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of (i) Eos for all periods, (ii) Discovery Toys for all periods (iii) Regal for all periods, and (iv) IFS from the date of acquisition, January 14, 2003 through March 31, 2003.

Eos is a holding company generating no revenues independent of amounts received from its subsidiaries, Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS.

Discovery Toys is a multi-level marketer of approximately 200 products, including toys, games, books, and software through a network of approximately 30,000 independent educational consultants (“ECs”) in the United States and Canada. Discovery Toys was founded in 1978. Discovery Toys’ principal offices are located in Livermore, California and its geographic markets primarily encompass the United States and Canada.

Regal is one of Canada’s largest direct selling and mail order distributors of general merchandise to consumers, including stationery, and household and giftware items. Regal sells its products through a network of over 400,000 independent sales representatives who in turn sell the merchandise to friends, family, coworkers and neighbors. Regal also distributes merchandise via its website and its 43 representative service centers located throughout Canada.

On January 14, 2003, Eos acquired I.F.S. of New Jersey, Inc. IFS sells products based fundraising packages and services to schools across the United States and the Caribbean. IFS, primarily through teachers and administrators, provides interested school children with IFS products which they sell to friends, families and neighbors. IFS and the schools share the proceeds, with each school receiving 30% to 50% of the retail price of products sold. The results of IFS are not included in the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2002. The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2003 include the accounts of IFS from the date of acquisition, January 14, 2003.

In March 2003, we announced that we are changing from a calendar year for financial reporting purposes to the 12 month period commencing on October 1 and ending on September 30. We expect to file a transition report on Form 10-K for the period beginning January 1, 2003 and ending on September 30, 2003.

Recent developments

On January 14, 2003, Eos acquired all of the outstanding stock of IFS. The consideration paid by Eos for the acquisition of IFS was determined through arms’-length negotiation by only the independent board members of Eos and the majority stockholders of IFS. Eos and IFS share certain common officers, directors and significant stockholders. The purchase price consisted of 15,998,001 shares of Eos common stock and 1,000 shares of Eos Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase.

Concurrent with the acquisition of IFS, Eos raised gross proceeds of $7.5 million through a private equity offering of 15,000,000 shares of Eos common stock and issued 900,000 shares of Eos common stock as a placement fee. Eos exchanged its existing short-term bridge notes payable totaling $6,500,000 plus accrued interest payable of $896,000 for an aggregate of $4,000,000 in cash and 1,000 shares of redeemable Eos Series D Preferred Stock, which requires Eos to pay upon redemption a liquidation preference accruing at a rate of 13% per annum for each year that the Series D Preferred Stock is not redeemed. Increases in the liquidation preference of the Series D Preferred Stock are reflected as a charge to stockholders’ equity. Eos exchanged old warrants to purchase 2,600,000 shares of Eos common stock at an original exercise price of $2.95 per share issued to its short-term bridge lenders for amended and restated five-year immediately exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Eos common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. In connection with this exchange, the short-term bridge


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lenders’ existing put rights totaling $2,340,000 were eliminated. As a result of the above transactions, Eos’ outstanding common stock increased from 56,132,098 shares at December 31, 2002 to 88,020,099 shares on January 14, 2003.

Update to Critical Accounting Policies

See Critical Accounting Policies in our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003 for a full discussion of our Critical Accounting Policies. On January 14, 2003, we acquired IFS and our Company’s Revenue recognition and sales returns policy is updated as follows:

Revenue recognition and sales returns

Revenue is recognized when the product is delivered to our independent sales consultants and fundraising customers. Approximately 70% of Regal’s sales are made at representative service centers where delivery to our independent sales representatives occurs at the point of purchase. With respect to Discovery Toys’ sales and Regal’s non-service center sales, delivery generally occurs at the time of shipment, which is when legal title and risk of loss are transferred to our independent sales consultants. With respect to IFS, delivery generally occurs at the time of customer receipt, which is when legal title and risk of loss are transferred to the fundraising customers. We record shipping and handling fees invoiced to the independent sales representatives as revenue. We do not charge shipping and handling fees to our fundraising customers. We also record revenue for catalogues and business forms that are sold to independent sales consultants.

Independent sales consultants and fundraising customers have limited rights to return product orders, and we record provisions for estimated returns and warranty costs at the time revenue is recognized based on historical experience.

We use cash incentive and promotional coupon awards to incent our independent sales representatives. Discovery Toys maintains an incentive bonus plan in which all independent consultants participate. Under the plan, consultants earn cash incentive awards based on individual and team sales performance and other benchmarks. Awards are determined and accrued for on a monthly basis. Regal awards promotional coupons for product purchases on a periodic basis. These awards are reflected as a reduction of revenues in the period the awards are earned. IFS offers cash incentives to sponsors which are reflected as a reduction in revenues in the period the awards are earned. Awards under the incentive bonus plan were $1,248,000 and $1,497,000 for the three months ended March 31 2003 and 2002, respectively.

We provide coupons to buyers of our products and hostess volunteers that can be used towards future purchases of products. When coupons are provided in conjunction with the sale of products, we allocate the sales proceeds between the fair values of the products and the value of the coupon based on estimated redemption rates. Amounts attributable to the value of the coupon are deferred until the earlier of redemption of the coupon or expiration occurs. When coupons are provided as incentives to hostess volunteers, we accrue the value of the coupon based on estimated redemption rates as a reduction in revenue.


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Results of Operations. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage of revenues represented by certain line items in our consolidated statements of operations:

 

 

 

Three Months
ended
March 31, 2003

 

Three Months
ended
March 31, 2002

 

 

 


 


 

Revenues

 

100

%

100

%

Cost of revenue

 

52

 

57

 

 

 


 


 

Gross profit

 

48

 

43

 

 

 


 


 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

28

 

18

 

Warehousing and operations

 

15

 

17

 

General and administrative

 

24

 

22

 

 

 


 


 

Total operating expenses

 

67

 

57

 

Operating loss

 

(19

)

(14

)

Interest expense, net

 

(6

)

(10

)

Other income (expense)

 

(1

)

 

 

 


 


 

Loss before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

(26

)%

(24

)%

 

 


 


 


Segment Results

Eos operates three strategic business units that provide differing products using different direct sales forces: Discovery Toys, Regal, and IFS. Discovery Toys, Regal, and IFS are managed separately because each business unit requires different employee skills, product development, and marketing strategies. We evaluate the performance based on profit or loss from operations. Overhead costs associated with Eos as the holding company are characterized as “Corporate.”


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The following table sets forth the revenues, gross profit, and operating profit (loss) for our Discovery Toys, Regal and Corporate segments for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 and for our IFS segment for the period January 15, 2003 through March 31, 2003 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months
ended
March 31, 2003
(Unaudited)

 

Three Months
ended
March 31, 2002
(Unaudited)

 

 

 


 


 

Discovery Toys:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

5,482

 

$

6,568

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

3,646

 

 

4,189

 

 

 



 



 

Gross profit

 

 

1,836

 

 

2,379

 

Gross margin

 

 

33

%

 

36

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

1,123

 

 

1,370

 

Warehousing and operations

 

 

675

 

 

719

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,559

 

 

 



 



 

Total operating expenses

 

 

3,213

 

 

3,648

 

Operating loss

 

 

(1,377

)

 

(1,269

)

 

 



 



 

Regal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

9,693

 

 

10,155

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

5,296

 

 

5,386

 

 

 



 



 

Gross profit

 

 

4,397

 

 

4,769

 

Gross margin (%)

 

 

45

%

 

47

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

1,893

 

 

1,655

 

Warehousing and operations

 

 

2,253

 

 

2,157

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

2,374

 

 

1,715

 

 

 



 



 

Total operating expenses

 

 

6,520

 

 

5,527

 

Operating loss

 

 

(2,123

)

 

(758

)

IFS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

8,651

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

3,514

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Gross profit

 

 

5,137

 

 

 

Gross margin (%)

 

 

59

%

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

Warehousing and operations

 

 

531

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

1,408

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Total operating expenses

 

 

5,676

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(539

)

 

 

Corporate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

453

 

 

380

 

 

 



 



 

Operating loss

 

 

(453

)

 

(380

)

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

23,826

 

 

16,723

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

12,456

 

 

9,575

 

 

 



 



 

Gross profit

 

 

11,370

 

 

7,148

 

Gross margin (%)

 

 

48

%

 

43

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

6,753

 

 

3,025

 

Warehousing and operations

 

 

3,459

 

 

2,876

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

5,650

 

 

3,654

 

 

 



 



 

Total operating expenses

 

 

15,862

 

 

9,555

 

Operating loss

 

$

(4,492

)

$

(2,407

)

 

 



 



 



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Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 Compared to Quarter Ended March 31, 2002

Revenues

We record revenues from product sales made to our independent sales representatives and to our fundraising customers net of the cash incentives and discounts earned by these representatives and fundraising customers under our incentive bonus and discount plans and net of returns. Revenues at Discovery Toys and Regal include shipping and handling charges. Revenues at Discovery Toys also include catalogue sales and business form sales to our educational consultants. Revenues at Regal also include catalogue sales to approximately 6% of the sales representatives who order more than one catalogue per season.

Revenues at Discovery Toys, Regal, and IFS are highly seasonal. Historically, revenues recognized at Discovery Toys and Regal during the three month period ending March 31 constitute approximately 18% of annual revenues, while revenues recognized at IFS constitute approximately 20% of annual revenues. Discovery Toys and Regal have historically recognized 40-50% of annual revenue in the three month period ending December 31 while IFS recognizes as much as 60% of annual revenue in the same period. Revenues for the three month period ending March 31 are influenced by the timing of Easter, which was on April 15, 2003 and March 31, 2002. Revenues increased by $7,103,000 or 43%, from $16,723,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $23,826,000 for the three months ended March 31 2003. This increase is primarily attributable to the $8,651,000 increase in revenues of IFS, which we acquired on January 14, 2003. Revenues of Regal decreased by $462,000, or 5%, from $10,155,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $9,693,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Revenues of Discovery Toys decreased by $1,086,000, or 17%, from $6,568,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $5,482,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003.

The 17% decrease in Discovery Toys’ revenues is attributable primarily to a $1.2 million decrease in product sales and shipping revenues attributable to an 11% decline in the number of active educational consultants and a 13% decrease in the average number of orders received per active educational consultant for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002. Average order size, however, increased 9% for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002. The decrease in product revenues was partially offset by reduced compensation incentives due to lower revenue volumes. New educational consultants are required to purchase Kits in order to demonstrate products at hostess parties. Sales of Kits are a primary measure of our recruiting activity. Kit revenue remained consistent in the three months ended March 31, 2003 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002 despite a higher average kit price in 2003. The number of new educational consultants recruited in the three months ended March 31, 2003 decreased by 3.6% compared to 2002. Sales of new product kits to experienced educational consultants declined by $119,000 in the first quarter of 2003 compared to the first quarter of 2002 consistent with the decline in the number of active educational consultants.

During 2002, Discovery Toys implemented its internet ecommerce web template online ordering system to allow its educational consultants’ customers the convenience of ordering online. This innovation, along with a decline our educational consultants’ sales activity, resulted in a decrease in catalogue sales and business center sales to our educational consultants of $53,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002. Catalogue and business center revenue is expected to decline further in future years as more customers access the internet and utilize our online ordering systems.

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compared to 2002. On February 14, 2003, the 2002 Winter Catalogue was discontinued and the 2003 Spring Catalogue with garden merchandise became effective. In 2002, this transition occurred in March. Canada experienced extremely harsh winter conditions in the first quarter 2003 and we believe that this resulted in lower than expected sales of Spring Catalogue merchandise. This shortfall was offset by the change in the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar which positively impacted revenues by $505,000.

IFS revenues for the three month period ended March 31, 2003 were $8,681,000 compared to historical pre-acquisition revenues of $10,683,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, a decrease of $2,002,000, or 19%. This decrease is primarily attributable to the bad weather experienced in much of the nation and the resulting school closures. Average order size per school child drops significantly in bad weather due to fewer sales opportunities to friends and families and to school closures resulting in less exposure to motivational programs.

Cost of revenues and gross profit

Cost of revenues consists of cost of products, printing costs of catalogues and variable labor and freight charges. All of IFS’ and a portion of Regal’s catalogue printing and shipping costs are classified as sales and marketing expense as most of their catalogues are distributed free of charge. Our consolidated cost of revenues increased by $2,881,000, or 30%, from $9,575,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $12,456,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, primarily due to the $3,514,000 increase in cost of revenues attributable to the acquisition of IFS on January 14, 2003. Cost of revenues at Discovery Toys decreased by $543,000, or 13%, from $4,189,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $3,646,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, corresponding to lower revenues of $1,086,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002 partially offset by a decrease in gross margin from 36% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to 33% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Cost of revenues at Regal decreased by $90,000, or 2%, from $5,386,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $5,296,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, corresponding to lower revenues of $462,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002, partially offset by a decrease in gross margin from 47% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to 45% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

Consolidated gross margin increased from 43% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to 48% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2003, primarily attributable to the large increase in higher margin revenues for IFS. Gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2003 for Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS was 33%, 45% and 59%, respectively. The gross margins for the business differ due to their different business operating models. Discovery Toys and Regal sell their products to independent sales representatives. Incentives earned by these independent sales representatives are deducted from revenues. IFS employs a full-time sales force to secure fund-raising contracts with schools and non-profit organizations. Commissions earned by IFS sales personnel are classified as sales and marketing expense. IFS deducts cash incentive prizes paid to sponsors from revenues. Regal’s higher margins compared to Discovery Toys are achieved through minimal low margin shipping revenues as the majority of Regal product is distributed at the representative service centers which are classified as warehousing and operations expenses.

The decrease in gross margin at Discovery Toys from 36% to 33% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively, is primarily due to higher discounting on products to stimulate sales, including lower unit prices for educational consultant kits to attract new consultants.

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margined spring products were impacted by the unseasonable and particularly harsh weather conditions experienced in February and March. In addition, promotional discounts exceeded the prior year by $130,000 primarily due to an above average redemption rate on promotions.

Sales and marketing expenses

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel and related costs in our marketing organizations, which select our products and product mix and develop our catalogues, as well as costs for non-cash incentives for our sales representatives, and credit card processing and bad debt expenses. Sales and marketing expenses for IFS also included salary, commissions and related costs for the sales force that secures fundraising contracts with schools and other non-profit organizations. Sales and marketing expenses for Regal and IFS also include costs to publish and distribute product catalogues free of charge to their users. Sales and marketing expenses increased $3,728,000, or 123%, from $3,025,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $6,753,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This increase is primarily attributable to the $3,737,000 increase in sales and marketing expenses for IFS which was acquired on January 14, 2003. The sales and marketing expenses for Discovery Toys decreased by $247,000, or 18%, from $1,370,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $1,123,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as Discovery Toys continued to focus on cost control. Sales and marketing expenses for Regal increased by $238,000, or 14%, from $1,655,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $1,893,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, primarily attributable to increased promotional marketing programs of $100,000, including a new promotional mailing targeted to Bronze-level sales representatives sent in mid-March 2003. In addition the expenses were increased $100,000 by the change in foreign exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar.

Warehousing and operations expenses

Warehousing and operations expenses consist primarily of the facilities and personnel and related costs for our warehouses and representative service centers. Warehousing and operations expenses increased by $583,000, or 20%, from $2,876,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $3,459,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This increase is primarily attributable to the $531,000 increase for the three months ended March 31, 2003 of warehousing and operations expenses for IFS, which was acquired on January 14, 2003. Warehousing and operations expenses for Discovery Toys decreased by $44,000, or 6%, from $719,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $675,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 as Discovery Toys continued to focus on cost control by subleasing some of its warehouse facility, reducing rent expense by $42,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Warehousing and operations expenses for Regal increased by $96,000, or 5%, from $2,157,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $2,253,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, primarily attributable to the change in the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related costs of our finance and administrative organizations, as well as professional fees, insurance and regulatory compliance costs and amortization of a customer list. General and administrative expenses increased by $1,996,000, or 55%, from $3,654,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $5,650,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This increase is primarily attributable to the $1,408,000 increase in general and administrative expenses for IFS, which was acquired on January 14, 2003, which includes $23,000 of amortization expense for the acquired franchisee relationships. General and administrative expenses for Discovery Toys decreased by $144,000, or 9%, from $1,559,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $1,415,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, primarily due to savings in salary attributed to open positions. General and administrative expenses for Regal increased by $659,000,


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or 38%, from $1,715,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $2,374,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, primarily attributable to $490,000 of stock-based compensation expense for options granted to Regal management. The expenses were increased by $114,000 by the change in the foreign exchange rate. General and administrative expenses attributable to the operation of the Eos parent increased by $73,000, or 19%, from $380,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $453,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The increase is primarily due to increased legal and accounting fees which were partially offset by a reduction in salary for Eos’ Chairman of the Board, effective October 2002.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense consists of interest expense on notes payable and revolving lines of credit calculated at stated interest rates as well as non-cash interest expense, including amortization of discounts on notes payable, increases in the value of redeemable warrants and incremental fair value of warrant grants. Interest income consists of interest earned on interest-bearing checking accounts. Net interest expense decreased by $159,000, or 10%, from $1,667,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $1,508,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. On January 14, 2003, Eos exchanged its existing short-term bridge notes in the aggregate principal amount of $6.5 million plus accrued interest of $930,000 for $4,000,000 in cash and an aggregate of 1,000 shares of redeemable Eos’ Series D Preferred Stock, which requires Eos to pay upon redemption a liquidation preference accruing at a rate of 13% per annum for each year that the Series D Preferred Stock is not redeemed. Increases in the liquidation preference of the Series D Preferred Stock are reflected as a charge to stockholders’ equity. Eos exchanged old warrants to purchase 2,600,000 shares of Eos common stock at an original exercise price of $2.95 per share issued to its short-term bridge lenders for amended and restated warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Eos common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. Interest expense for the three month period ended March 31 2003 compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2002 excludes interest expense of $175,000 calculated on the face amount of the bridge notes from January 14, 2003 to March 31, 2003 and $837,000 of amortization of the discount on the bridge notes, and includes $870,000 related to the incremental fair value of the warrants due to the repricing and $36,000 of interest expense on the IFS’ note payable and line of credit assumed on January 14, 2003. Interest income increased by $9,000, or 31%, from $29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003

Minority interest

Minority interest represents MDC Corporation, Inc.’s (MDC) 15% share of the net earnings (loss) of Regal as well as any changes in the valuation of put options issued to MDC. Minority interest benefit increased by $172,000, or 123%, from $140,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $312,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003.

Income tax benefit

Income tax benefit consists of the income tax benefit recognized by Regal on its Canadian operating losses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and excludes any income tax benefits for Eos, Discovery Toys, and IFS, which will file a consolidated U.S. federal tax return. Effective April 24, 2003, the Internal Revenue Service granted us permission to change our tax year from December 31 to September 30 retroactive to September 30, 2002. The projected pre-tax income for the consolidated US federal tax return for the period October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 is expected to be immaterial and we do not expect to have an income tax liability for the tax period based on available net operating loss carryforwards. Currently, we record valuation allowances for our US deferred tax assets due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize some of our deferred tax assets, primarily consisting of certain net operating loss carryforwards, before they expire.


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Income tax benefit increased by $402,000, or 129%, from $311,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to $713,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 primarily attributable to the $1,365,000 decrease in operating profits of Regal.

Other income (expense)

Other income and expense consists of gains and losses on foreign currency contracts. Other income (expense) decreased by $273,000, from other income of $20,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to expense of $253,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The decrease is due primarily to the decrease in fair value of forward currency exchange contracts held by Regal.

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, as well as all purchase method business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 141 also specifies criteria that intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must be recognized and reported apart from goodwill, noting that any purchase price allocable to an assembled workforce may not be accounted for separately. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 141 as of July 1, 2001 and with the adoption of SFAS No. 142, on January 1, 2002, the remaining unamortized negative goodwill was recorded as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. As a result, we recorded a benefit of approximately $3.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2002 resulting from the write-off of negative goodwill recorded on the books of Discovery Toys. Goodwill was also recorded as part of the purchase price allocation in conjunction with the acquisition of Regal on December 14, 2001. In compliance with the adoption of SFAS No. 142, this goodwill was tested for impairment during the second and fourth quarters of 2002 and no impairment was noted at that time.

Net earnings (loss) and other measures

Revenues at Discovery Toys, Regal, and IFS are highly seasonal. Historically, revenues recognized at Discovery Toys and Regal during the three month period ending March 31 constitute approximately 18% of annual revenues while revenues recognized at IFS constitute approximately 20%. Discovery Toys and Regal have historically recognized 40-50% of annual revenue and up to eight times their annual profit in the three month period ending December 31, while IFS recognizes as much as 60% of annual revenue and up to eight times its annual profit in the same period. Revenues for the three month period ending March 31 are influenced by the timing of Easter, which was on April 15, 2003 and March 31, 2002, as school fundraisers are often targeted to end prior to Easter.

Net earnings decreased by $5,299,000 million from net earnings of $71,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to a loss of $5,228,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The primary reasons for the decrease was the exclusion of the cumulative gain on change in accounting principle of $3,674,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and the increase in operating loss of $2,085,000 offset by an increase in income tax benefit of $402,000. The increase in operating losses was primarily


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comprised of operating losses of $539,000 for IFS, which was acquired on January 14, 2003, and an increase in operating loss of $1,365,000 for Regal.

The number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) increased by 26,960,000, or 48%, from 56,100,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 to 83,060,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. This increase was due to the issuance on January 14, 2003 of 15,998,001 shares of Eos common stock to acquire IFS and the issuance of 15,900,000 shares of Eos common stock in connection with a private equity offering. Due to the increase in the number of shares used to calculate earnings per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, EPS did not change for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2003, notwithstanding a decrease in net earnings of $5,299,000. Our loss per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $0.06, compared to loss per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for the three months ended March 31, 2002 of $0.06.

Liquidity and capital resources

Discovery Toys, Regal, and IFS are highly seasonal operating subsidiaries and have revolving lines of credit established with lenders to provide seasonal financing for their operations. Historically, we have recognized approximately 40-50% of our annual sales revenues in the fourth calendar quarter. As a result of this seasonality, our operating subsidiaries operate on a highly leveraged basis which could create insufficient working capital or potential non-compliance with existing bank covenants. At March 31, 2003, we had working capital of $19.4 million. We experienced negative cash flows from of operations of $2.1 million and net operating losses of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, we expect to generate larger negative operating cash flows during the quarters ending June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2003. Customer cash receipts are lower in the quarters and the operating subsidiaries must build their inventory levels in anticipation of fourth quarter revenues. We expect to generate positive operating cash flows during the fourth quarter of 2003. However, there can be no assurances that future income will be sufficient to fund future operations. Furthermore, there can be no assurances that the operating subsidiaries will remain in compliance with their bank covenants through the next two quarters. Our independent auditors indicated that substantial doubt exists as to our ability to continue to operate as a going concern in their report included in our 2002 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K due to uncertainty as to whether we will be able to continue to comply with certain of our borrowing covenants.

On March 17, 2003, Discovery Toys amended its line of credit arrangement. The date of expiration for the line of credit was extended from May 2003 to December 2004 and provides for larger seasonal overadvances. Discovery Toys is currently in compliance with its loan covenants.

As of April 28, 2003, Regal and Bank of Nova Scotia had agreed to new terms in relation to the credit facilities originally specified in a commitment letter dated December 5, 2001. The negotiations primarily involved establishing certain revised financial covenant ratios for 2003 and beyond. Under the revised conditions, which were effective as of March 31, 2003, Regal is currently in compliance with its loan covenants.

Under existing line of credit agreements and given borrowing base restrictions in effect on March 31, 2003, Discovery Toys had borrowed funds of $1.1 million and has available for borrowing an additional $415,000 at March 31, 2003, Regal had funds available for borrowing of $3.4 million, IFS had funds available for borrowing of $5.6 million, and Eos had no funds available for borrowing. These lines of credit require that subsidiaries maintain certain financial ratios to remain in compliance with bank covenants. There can be no assurance that the operating subsidiaries will remain in compliance with the bank covenants or that the lenders will negotiate modified covenants to avoid default. In the future, should we be in default, the lenders could call the loans due and payable.


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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased by $2.0 million, or 24%, from $8.4 million at December 31, 2002 to $6.4 million at March 31, 2003. The $2.0 million decrease resulted primarily from negative cash flows from operations of $2.1 million, payment of $4.0 million to the former bridge lenders, a net decrease in lines of credit of $2.5 million, payments on notes payable of $450,000, purchases of property and equipment of $348,000, and payments of transaction costs related to the acquisition of $138,000, offset by net cash proceeds of $7.1 million from the Company’s private equity offering completed on January 14, 2003. Negative cash flows from operations of $2.1 million are primarily attributable to the seasonal net loss of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003 adjusted for non-cash expenses, including $870,000 of non-cash interest expense associated with the change in exercise price of the amended warrants granted to the former bridge lenders, $490,000 of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expense of $619,000 and the allowance for inventory obsolescence of $448,000.

Working capital increased by $15.3 million from $4.1 million at December 31, 2002 to $19.4 million at March 31, 2003, due to a $10.3 million increase in current assets and a $5.0 decrease in current liabilities. The $10.3 million increase in current assets is primarily due to the working capital provided by the acquisition of IFS, the conversion of $2.3 million of redeemable warrants to equity, and the net proceeds of $3.1 million remaining from the Company’s private equity offering of $7.1 million in net proceeds following the $4.0 million payoff of the Company’s short-term bridge loans.

Eos had positive working capital of $918,000 at March 31, 2003, an increase of $12.3 million compared to negative working capital of $11.4 million at December 31, 2002. The increase in working capital is due to a private equity offering which raised gross proceeds of $7.5 million, net of issuance costs and estimated registration costs of $375,000, extinguishment of the bridge loans of $6.5 million and associated interest payable of $930,000 and redeemable warrants of $2.3 million, offset by a cash payment of $4.0 million to the former bridge lenders and a cash payment of $500,000 on Eos’ line of credit. The $918,000 of positive working capital at March 31, 2003 is comprised of $1,168,000 of restricted cash and approximately $500,000 of unrestricted cash, offset by accounts payable and other accrued liabilities of $793,000. The agreement with Eos’ former short-term bridge lenders specifies that of the $3.5 million cash retained from the private equity offering after repayment of Eos’ short-term bridge notes, $1.2 million must be spent of specific items as defined in the agreement with Eos’ former short-term bridge lenders. Improvements in the cash position and working capital of the Eos holding company on a standalone basis is significant because our operating subsidiaries’ lenders limit the amount of parent company expenditures that may be funded by Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS. Eos has no separate source of income separate from these operating subsidiaries.

Management believes that Eos has sufficient unrestricted cash to fund its operations through June 30, 2003. Management expects to have to negotiate the use of amounts from the restricted cash accounts with the former bridge lenders to meet working capital requirements for the remainder of the year. There can be no assurance those negotiations will be successful.

Management has retained an outside investment banking group to explore restructuring our debt, including the debt to complete the reverse merger with Discovery Toys totaling $4.1 million plus accrued interest, which is due in December 2004, the remaining debt to acquire Regal totaling $16.4 million, and an IFS note payable of $1.5 million assumed in the acquisition of IFS. Payments due under long-term notes payable for the remainder of calendar year 2003 total approximately $2.6 million. We believe that we will generate sufficient cash flows from operations to service these notes payable obligations due in 2003, provided we can avoid default on our credit agreements. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in restructuring our debt.

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See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements and their potential impact on us.

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK. We use the U.S. dollar as our functional currency, except for our Canadian subsidiary, Regal, which uses the Canadian dollar as its functional currency. Foreign currency assets and liabilities, including U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities held by Regal, are re-measured into the Canadian dollar functional currency using end-of-period exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and historical exchange rates for non-monetary assets and liabilities. Foreign currency revenues and expenses are remeasured using average exchange rates in effect during each period. Gains or losses arising from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in our statements of operations in the period they occur. For consolidation purposes, Regal’s financial statements are translated to the U.S. dollar reporting currency using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities and using monthly rates for revenues and expenses. Gains and losses arising from the translation of assets and liabilities are deferred and included in the cumulative translation adjustment component of other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

Foreign currency exchange risk primarily arises from U.S. dollar denominated purchases of inventory from U.S. suppliers by Regal, our Canadian subsidiary. Currently, approximately 70% of Regal’s inventory purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. At March 31, 2003, current liabilities of $208,000 related to inventory purchases were denominated in U.S. dollars.

Since Regal’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar, changes in the rate of exchange between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar can affect Regal’s reported results of operations in the following two ways:

1)

Gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of payables denominated in U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates are recorded in our results of operations

2)

A portion of Regal’s cost of goods sold is denominated in the US dollar, however Regal’s sales are denominated in the Canadian dollar. As a result, a decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar would result in a decrease in our reported gross margin from sales.

To mitigate these risks, Regal uses forward currency exchange contracts to minimize the adverse earnings impact from the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on its non-Canadian balance sheet. The Company accounts for derivatives in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 133 requires a company to recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value through income. If the derivative is a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments are recognized through earnings. If the derivative is a cash flow hedge the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. However, we do not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with SFAS 133. Accordingly, gains and losses on hedge contracts are recorded as other income based on fair value of the contracts. We have not designated any of our forward currency exchange contracts as hedges.

At March 31, 2003, Regal had forward currency exchange contracts outstanding with a notional value of $6,400,000 to buy U.S. dollars. The fair value of these contracts on March 31, 2003 of $255,000 has been recorded as a liability on the balance sheet, and the decrease in fair value of its derivative contracts has been recorded as a component of other income (expense) in the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003.


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A hypothetical 10% decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar at March 31, 2003 would have had an adverse impact on our reported results of operations of approximately $20,800 related to the remeasurement of payables denominated in U.S. dollars, net of estimated mitigating effects of forward currency exchange contracts outstanding. This same hypothetical 10% decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar at March 31, 2003 would not have had a significant negative effect on our reported gross margin since the majority of our sales for the three months ended March 31, 2003 were of inventory purchased in earlier periods.

Our forward currency exchange contracts involve counterparty risk. The counterparty to these contracts is the Bank of Nova Scotia, with regard to which we believe that there is no significant default risk involved.

INTEREST RATE RISK. Our interest rate risk is discussed in Item 7A. of our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003. There has not been any significant change in interest rates since the filing.

Risk factors that may affect results of operation and financial condition

An investment in our common stock involves risks and uncertainties. Investors evaluating us and our business should consider the factors described below and other risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the following factors could materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as additional factors and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial. Investors could lose all or part of their investment as a result of these factors.

Possible defaults under bank loan agreements of Regal, Discovery Toys and IFS

Based on first quarter 2003 operating results and due the seasonality of the business there is uncertainty our operating subsidiaries will remain in compliance with bank covenants related to their lines of credit throughout 2003. If the lenders do not waive these defaults or agree to modify the bank covenants, the operating companies may not be able to meet their working capital requirements during their seasonal operating cycles or the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the loan and demand payment. Failure to negotiate satisfactory agreements with their lenders to meet the seasonal financing requirements of Discovery Toys, Regal and IFS, or if the loan maturities accelerate it, could result in the cessation of operations or an involuntary bankruptcy of one or more of the subsidiaries. As a result of the foregoing, our independent accountants’ report on our financial statements indicates that substantial doubt exists as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our businesses are negatively affected by lack of consumer confidence.

Lack of consumer confidence results in lower consumer purchasing and lower numbers of hostess parties where our independent sales representatives demonstrate and sell our products. Consumer confidence is unfavorably impacted by negative economic conditions, threat of terrorism, threat of Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Canada, war and other factors.

Many of our products are sourced from foreign markets including Asia

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has suspended buying trips to Asia. This may impact our ability to identify new products which are required in order to achieve annual sales projections.

ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures in the 90 days prior to the date hereof, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that such controls and procedures are effective. No significant change has occurred in the Company’s internal controls since the date of the evaluation that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On January 14, 2003, in connection with our acquisition of IFS, we issued an aggregate of 15,988,001 shares of our common stock and 1,000 shares of our Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of IFS.  We granted registration rights with respect to these shares of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of our Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock and agreed that in the event that the shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock are not converted into shares of our common stock prior to the time that we file a registration statement registering the shares of common stock for resale, we will register the shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock for resale on such registration statement.  These securities were issued without registration in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

Our Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock has the rights and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designations of our Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock, which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 20, 2002. Each share of our Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $0.01, is entitled to no dividend preference, votes together with our common stock as a single class on all matters except where otherwise required by law, is entitled to 11,000 votes, and is automatically convertible into 11,000 shares of our common stock upon our company having a sufficient number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock to convert all shares of our outstanding shares of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock, subject to adjustment for changes in our capitalization. Our Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock is subordinate to our Series D Preferred Stock.

On January 14, 2003, we (i) amended and restated our registration rights agreement with our short-term bridge lenders, dated as of December 14, 2001, as amended, (ii) canceled our secured $3,500,000 note payable, dated as of December 14, 2001, as amended, and our secured $3,000,000 note payable, dated as of December 14, 2001, as amended, issued by us to our former short-term bridge lenders, and (iii) amended and restated warrants to purchase our common stock, dated as of December 14, 2001, as amended, issued by us to our former short-term bridge lenders.  In connection with the foregoing agreements, our former short-term bridge lenders exchanged the notes for an aggregate of $4,000,000 in cash and 1,000 shares of our redeemable Series D Preferred Stock, and exchanged their warrants for new amended and restated five-year immediately exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share.  These securities were issued without registration in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.  No underwriters were utilized in connection with this transaction.

Our Series D Preferred Stock has no voting rights, and the consent of the holders of Series D Preferred Stock is not required for us to take any corporate action, except as required by law or as specifically provided in the Certificate of Designations of our Series D Preferred Stock. We may redeem shares of Series D Preferred Stock at our option and under certain circumstances we must redeem the shares. The terms of our Series D Preferred Stock restrict certain dividend distributions to holders of our common stock and holders of our preferred stock ranking junior to our Series D Preferred Stock and restrict our ability to redeem such shares for so long as any shares of our Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding. 

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On January 14, 2003, we effected a $7.5 million private equity offering in which we issued to certain investors an aggregate of 15 million shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.50 per share, in connection with which we granted registration rights to the investors. We issued an additional 900,000 shares of our common stock to Allen & Company LLC in connection with its service as placement agent in the offering and granted registration rights to Allen & Company with respect to these shares on the same terms as granted to the investors in the offering. These securities were issued without registration in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.  No underwriters were used in connection with this offering. We received net proceeds of $7.1 million from the private equity offering and have used an aggregate of $5,456,000 of the net proceeds as follows:

Use

 

Amount*

Repayment of Short-Term Bridge Loans $
4,000,000
Payment of Operating Expenses $
818,000
Repayment of Line of Credit $
500,000
IFS Acquisition Costs $
138,000

TOTAL $
5,456,000

* Amounts in U.S. Dollars

The foregoing is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreements filed that we filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 14, 2003, as amended by the Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on March 28, 2003, and other agreements and documents relating to the foregoing that we have previously filed with the SEC.

 

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Title

3(i)

*

Restated Certificate of Incorporation

3(i)(A)

*

Certificate of Designations of Series D Preferred Stock of Eos International, Inc.

3(i)(B)

*

Certificate of Designations of Series E Junior Convertible Preferred Stock of Eos International, Inc.

3(ii)

*

Amended and Restated By-Laws


______________

*

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K.

On January 15, 2003, the Company filed with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting an event under Item 2 - Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On March 3, 2003, the Company filed with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 8 - Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 28, 2003, the Company filed with the Commission an amendment to a current report on Form 8-K/A amending the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 15, 2003 under Item 2 - Acquisition or Disposition of Assets and providing certain financial information under Item 7(a) - Financial Statements and Exhibits.


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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.

  

 

 

 

EOS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Date:  


May 14, 2003

 

By: 


/s/ JAMES M. CASCINO

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

James M. Cascino
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

  

 

Date:  


May 14, 2003

 

By: 


/s/ JACK B. HOOD

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Jack B. Hood
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 


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CERTIFICATIONS

I, James M. Cascino, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eos International, Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c)

presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)

all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date: May 14, 2003

 

 

 

 
/s/ JAMES M. CASCINO

 

 




 

 

 

James M. Cascino
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 


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I, Jack B. Hood, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eos International, Inc.;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c)

presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)

all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date: May 14, 2003

 

 

 

 
/s/ JACK B. HOOD

 

 




 

 

 

Jack B. Hood
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 


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