General: We were organized on November 13, 1973 under the laws of the state of Florida. We are principally engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of a broad line of appearance and maintenance products for boats, recreational vehicles, automobile and aircraft under the Star brite(R) and other trademarks within the United States of America and Canada. In addition, we produce private label formulations of many of our products for various customers as well as provide custom blending and packaging services of these and other products.
Products:
Set forth below is a general description of the products that we manufacture and market:
Marine: Our Marine line consists of polishes, cleaners, protectants and waxes of various formulations under the Star brite(R) brand name as well as private label formulations of these and other products. The motor oils line also includes various vinyl protectants, cleaners, teak cleaners, teak oils, bilge cleaners, hull cleaners, silicone sealants, polyurethane sealants, polysulfide sealants, gasket materials, lubricants, antifouling additives and anti-freeze coolants. In addition, we manufacture a line of brushes, poles and tie-downs and other related marine accessories.
Automotive: We manufacture a line of automotive products under the Star brite(R) brand name including brake and transmission fluids, hydraulic, gear and motor oils, and related items. In addition, anti-freeze and windshield washes are produced in varying formulations both under the Star brite(R) brand as well as under private labels for customers. We also produce a line of automotive polishes, cleaners and associated appearance items.
Recreational vehicle: Our recreational vehicle products are made up of cleaners, polishes, detergents, fabric cleaners and protectors, silicone sealants, waterproofers, gasket materials, degreasers, vinyl cleaners, protectors, toilet treatment fluids and anti-freeze coolants.
Aircraft: Our Aircraft product line consists primarily of polishes and cleaners. Although the above products are utilized for different types of vehicles, boats, aircrafts and household purposes, it is management's view that they all constitute one industry segment.
Manufacturing: We manufacture the majority of our products at our manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. In addition, we contract with various unrelated companies located in the northeastern and mid-western areas of the country to package other products, which are manufactured to our specifications, using our provided formulas. Each third party packager enters into a confidentiality agreement with us.
We purchase raw materials from a wide variety of suppliers, none of which is significant to our operations and all raw materials used in manufacturing are readily available. We design our own packaging and supply our outside manufacturers with the appropriate design and packaging. We believe that our internal manufacturing capacity and our arrangements with our current outside manufacturers are adequate for our present needs.
In the event that these arrangements are discontinued with any manufacturer, we believe that substitute facilities can be found without substantial adverse effect on our manufacturing and distribution.
Our in-house manufacturing is primarily performed by our wholly owned subsidiary, Kinpak Inc, an Alabama corporation ("Kinpak"). On February 27, 1996, we acquired certain assets of Kinpak, Inc., and assumed two (2) leases of land and facilities leased by Kinpak from the Industrial Development Board of the City of Montgomery, Alabama and the Alabama State Docks Department. On December 20, 1996, we entered a new agreement with the Industrial Development Board of the City of Montgomery, Alabama to issue Industrial Development Bonds in the amount of $4,990,000 to repay certain financial costs and to expand the capacity of the Alabama facility. The underlying premises, at that time, consisted of a manufacturing and distribution facility containing approximately 110,000 square feet located on approximately 20 acres of real property and a docking facility located on the Alabama River. In addition, we purchased the machinery, equipment and inventory located on the leased premises. Subsequent to the acquisition, we changed the name of our subsidiary to Kinpak Inc. (an Alabama corporation).
During July 2002, we completed an additional $3.5 million Industrial Development Bond financing through the City of Montgomery, Alabama. Such transaction funded an approximate 70,000 square foot addition to the manufacturing facility as well as the requisite machinery and equipment additions required therein. Such project was substantially completed during the year ended December 31, 2003.
Marketing: Our marine and recreational vehicle products are sold through national mass merchandisers such as Wal-mart and Home Depot and through specialized marine retailers such as West Marine and Boater's World. We also sell to national and regional distributors who in turn sell our products to specialized retail outlets for that specific market. Currently we have one customer (West Marine, Inc., which is an unrelated entity) to whom sales exceeded 10% of consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005. Sales to our five largest customers for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to approximately 43% of consolidated gross revenues and outstanding balances due us at year-end from our five largest customers aggregated approximately 26% of consolidated trade receivables. We market our products through internal salesmen and approximately 250 sales representatives who work on an independent contractor-commission basis. Our officers also participate in sales presentations and trade shows. In addition, we aid marketing through advertising campaigns in national magazines related to specific marketplaces. Our products are distributed primarily from our manufacturing and distribution facility in Alabama.
Backlog, seasonality, and selling terms: We had no significant backlog of orders as of December 31, 2005. We do not give customers the absolute right to return product. The majority of our products are non-seasonal and are sold throughout the year. Normal trade terms offered to credit customers range from 30 to 60 days. However, at times special dating and/or discount arrangements are offered as purchasing incentives to customers. Such programs do not materially distort normal margins.
Competition:
Marine: We have several national and regional competitors in the marine marketplace. The principal elements of competition are brand recognition, price, service and the ability to deliver products on a timely basis. In the opinion of management no one or few competitors holds a dominant market share. We believe that we can increase or maintain our market share through our present methods of advertising and distribution.
Automotive: The automotive marketplace into which the Company began selling various products over the past five years is the largest in which we operate. There are many entities, both national and regional, which represent competition to us. Many are more established and have greater financial resources than we do. However, the market is so large that even a minimal market share could be significant to us. The principal elements of competition are brand recognition, price, service and the ability to deliver products on a timely basis. We believe that we can establish a reasonable market share through our present methods of advertising and distribution.
Recreational Vehicle: Our recreational vehicle appearance and maintenance market is parallel to that of the marine marketplace. In this market we compete with national and regional competitors, none of which singly or as a few have a dominant market share. The principal elements of competition are brand recognition, price, service and the ability to deliver products on a timely basis. Management is of the opinion that it can increase or maintain our market share by utilizing similar methods as those employed in the marine market.
Trademarks: We have obtained registered trademarks for Star brite(R) and other trade names used on our products. We view our trademarks as significant assets because they provide product recognition. We believe that our intellectual property is significantly protected, but there are no assurances that these rights can be successfully asserted in the future or will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged.
Patents: We hold two patents which we believe are valuable in limited product lines, but not material to our success or competitiveness in general.
New Product Development: We continue to develop specialized products for the marine, automotive, and recreational vehicle marketplace. We believe that our current operations and working capital financing arrangement are sufficient to meet development expenditures without securing external funding. The amounts expended toward this effort in any fiscal period have not been significant and are charged to operations in the year incurred.
Environmental Costs: We adhere to a policy of compliance with applicable regulatory mandates on environmental issues. Amounts expended in this regard have not been significant and management is not aware of any instances of material non-compliance.
Financial Information Relating to Approximate Domestic and Canadian Gross Sales:
Year ended December 31, 2005 2004 2003 ---- ---- ---- United States: Northeast $ 3,585,000 $ 4,455,000 $ 4,054,000 Southeast 5,468,000 6,832,000 6,218,000 Central 5,655,000 7,015,000 6,384,000 West Coast 4,148,000 5,197,000 4,730,000 ----------- ----------- ------------ 15,856,000 23,499,000 21,386,000
Canada (US Dollars) 850,000 862,000 792,000 ----------- ----------- ------------
$19,706,000 $24,361,000 $ 22,178,000 =========== =========== ============
Personnel: We employ approximately 21 full time employees at our corporate office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. These employees are engaged in administration, clerical and accounting functions. In addition, we employ manufacturing and fabrication personnel in both Florida and Alabama.
The following is a tabulation of the total number of personnel working for the Company and/or its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005:
Full-time Location Description Employees -------- ----------- --------- Fort Lauderdale, Florida Administrative 21 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Manufacturing and distribution 7 Montgomery, Alabama Manufacturing and distribution 80 ----- 108 =====
Item 1A. Risk factors
Concentration of credit risk - Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. Our five largest customers represented approximately 43%, 55% and 55% of consolidated gross revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003; and 26% and 77% of consolidated accounts receivable at December 31, 2005 and 2004,respectively. We have had a longstanding relationship with each of these entities and have always collected open receivable balances. However, the loss of any of these customers could have an adverse impact on our operations.
As disclosed in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, our largest customer, West Marine, publicly announced their adoption of a policy to reduce their overall inventory levels. This has resulted in an approximate $4,294,000 decrease in sales to them for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to 2004.
Concentration of cash - At various times of the year and at December 31, 2005, we had a concentration of cash in one bank in excess of prevailing insurance offered through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at such institution. Management does not consider the excess deposits to be a significant risk.
Operating losses at Alabama subsidiary - A major component of the losses sustained during the year ended December 31, 2005 is the operations at our manufacturing subsidiary, Kinpak Inc. Corporate management has enhanced its analysis, supervision and overall involvement with our manufacturing facility. We have identified several areas that require improvement and through increased on-site management presence, major personnel changes, adoption of certain strategic enhancements to our manufacturing process, and a renewed commitment from personnel in Alabama to strive for improved efficiency and cost savings, we believe that we will achieve a material reduction in manufacturing cost thereby improving product margins and operating profits (losses) during 2006.
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