UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

 

or

 

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                             to

 

Commission File Number 1-7234

 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

13-1926739

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

6095 Marshalee Drive, Suite 300, Elkridge, MD

 

21075

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(410) 379-3600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

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 a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  o

Accelerated filer   x

Non-accelerated filer  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   o No   x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of issuer’s classes of common stock as of October 31, 2007:

 

Class

 

Outstanding

 

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

 

16,849,002 shares

 

 

 



 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets –
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations –
Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 



 

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,662

 

$

8,660

 

Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $790 in 2007 and $665 in 2006

 

36,502

 

26,628

 

Inventories, net

 

737

 

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

17,683

 

11,257

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

6,853

 

6,411

 

Total current assets

 

64,437

 

52,956

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

8,373

 

6,985

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(5,568

)

(5,126

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

2,805

 

1,859

 

Goodwill

 

59,918

 

56,815

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,439 in 2007 and $916 in 2006

 

5,759

 

645

 

Deferred tax assets

 

2,235

 

7,420

 

Other assets

 

2,878

 

1,705

 

 

 

$

138,032

 

$

121,400

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

3,330

 

$

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

2,729

 

30

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

28,569

 

22,903

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

6,491

 

6,881

 

Total current liabilities

 

41,119

 

29,814

 

Long-term debt less current maturities

 

5,251

 

10,896

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

1,040

 

959

 

Total liabilities

 

47,410

 

41,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

178

 

178

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

157,436

 

159,042

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(58,711

)

(65,558

)

Treasury stock at cost

 

(7,900

)

(13,167

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(381

)

(640

)

Note receivable from stockholder

 

 

(124

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

90,622

 

79,731

 

 

 

$

138,032

 

$

121,400

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenue

 

$

60,837

 

$

44,051

 

$

178,038

 

$

133,358

 

Cost of revenue

 

51,790

 

37,141

 

151,645

 

113,729

 

Gross profit

 

9,047

 

6,910

 

26,393

 

19,629

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

4,665

 

3,827

 

14,273

 

10,831

 

Operating income

 

4,382

 

3,083

 

12,120

 

8,798

 

Interest expense

 

296

 

376

 

955

 

1,233

 

Other income

 

148

 

180

 

662

 

764

 

Income before income tax expense

 

4,234

 

2,887

 

11,827

 

8,329

 

Income tax expense

 

1,690

 

1,140

 

4,882

 

3,468

 

Net income

 

$

2,544

 

$

1,747

 

$

6,945

 

$

4,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

16,850

 

15,657

 

16,581

 

16,535

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

17,330

 

16,555

 

17,157

 

17,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.29

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.28

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

6,945

 

$

4,861

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,000

 

1,685

 

Deferred income taxes

 

3,887

 

2,653

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

1,478

 

1,232

 

Changes in other operating items, net of effect of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and other receivables

 

(8,693

)

3,317

 

Inventories

 

46

 

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

(6,426

)

(1,199

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

411

 

1,135

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

2,919

 

(1,356

)

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

(1,856

)

(2,611

)

Other

 

117

 

45

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,828

 

9,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(1,449

)

(509

)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(8,800

)

(619

)

Capitalized software development costs and other

 

(819

)

1

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(11,068

)

(1,127

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from short-term borrowings

 

3,330

 

 

Negative cash book balance

 

875

 

 

Capital stock restructuring

 

 

(20,860

)

Repayment of note receivable from shareholder

 

124

 

495

 

Repurchases of common stock in the open market

 

(2,525

)

(1,939

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

1,520

 

826

 

Payments on obligations under capital leases

 

(98

)

(76

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

3,226

 

(21,554

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

16

 

17

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(5,998

)

(12,902

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

8,660

 

18,118

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,662

 

$

5,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash financing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction in carrying value of Gabelli Notes upon exercise of warrants

 

$

3,225

 

$

418

 

Capital lease obligation

 

121

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

 

(1)                     Basis of Presentation

 

GP Strategies Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1959. The Company’s business consists of its training, engineering, and consulting business operated by its wholly owned subsidiary, General Physics Corporation (“General Physics” or “GP”). General Physics is a workforce development company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by providing training, management consulting, e-learning solutions and engineering services that are customized to meet the specific needs of clients.

 

On January 23, 2007, General Physics completed the acquisition of certain operating assets and the business of Sandy Corporation (“Sandy”), a leader in custom product sales training and part of the ADP Dealer Services division of ADP, Inc. (“ADP”). Sandy, which is run as an unincorporated division of General Physics, offers custom sales training and print-based and electronic publications primarily to the automotive industry. See notes 3, 4 and 11 for further details.

 

On June 1, 2007, General Physics, through its wholly owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd. (“GPUK”), completed the acquisition of Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd. (“SEL”), a provider of business improvement and technical and management training services in the United Kingdom. See note 3 for further details. The results of SEL’s operations are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the period beginning June 1, 2007.

 

Effective October 1, 2007, General Physics acquired Via Training, LLC (Via), a custom e-learning sales training company, for a purchase price of $1,800,000 in cash paid at closing. See note 3 for further details.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2007, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and  nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 have not been audited, but have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. In the opinion of management, this interim information includes all material adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation. The results for the 2007 interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the entire year. Certain amounts in 2006 have been reclassified to conform with the presentation for 2007.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

(2)                     Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution of common stock equivalent shares that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

 

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The Company’s dilutive common stock equivalent shares consist of stock options, restricted stock units, and warrants to purchase shares of common stock computed under the treasury stock method, using the average market price during the period. The following table presents instruments which were not dilutive and were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS in each period, as well as the dilutive common stock equivalent shares which were included in the computation of diluted EPS:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Non-dilutive instruments

 

1,382

 

577

 

853

 

578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive common stock equivalents

 

480

 

898

 

576

 

903

 

 

(3)                     Acquisitions

 

Sandy Corporation

 

On January 23, 2007, General Physics completed the acquisition of Sandy, a leader in custom product sales training and part of the ADP Dealer Services division of ADP. Sandy, which is run as an unincorporated division of General Physics, offers custom sales training and print-based and electronic publications primarily to the automotive industry. General Physics acquired certain assets and the business of Sandy for a purchase price of $4,393,000 cash paid to ADP from cash on hand and the assumption of certain liabilities to complete contracts. In addition, General Physics may be required to make payments of up to an additional $8,000,000, contingent upon Sandy achieving certain revenue targets, as defined in the purchase agreement, during the two twelve-month periods following completion of the acquisition. In connection with the acquisition and in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations, the Company recorded $679,000 of goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets. Sandy is reported as a separate business segment and the results of its operations have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.

 

The purchase price consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Cash purchase price

 

$

4,393

 

Acquisition costs

 

964

 

Total purchase price

 

$

5,357

 

 

The Company’s preliminary purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

 

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Inventory

 

$

783

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

67

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

134

 

Amortizable intangible assets

 

6,006

 

Goodwill

 

679

 

Total assets

 

7,669

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

1,004

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

1,308

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

2,312

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

5,357

 

 

The Company recorded customer-related intangible assets as a result of the acquisition, which included $4,701,000 relating to customer lists and relationships acquired with an estimated useful life of 12 years, and $1,305,000 relating to contract backlog for future services under firm contracts to be amortized over 14 months subsequent to the acquisition in proportion to the amount of related backlog to be recognized in revenue. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $375,000 and $1,301,000 of amortization expense for these intangible assets, respectively. The amortization related to the contract backlog intangible asset totaled $277,000 and $1,040,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and the amortization related to the customer lists and relationships intangible asset totaled $98,000 and $261,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations assume that the acquisition of Sandy was completed as of January 1 for each of the interim periods shown below:

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

 

$

181,986

 

$

184,956

 

Net income

 

7,035

 

6,320

 

Basic earnings per share

 

0.42

 

0.38

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

0.41

 

0.36

 

 

The pro forma data above may not be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had the acquisition actually been completed at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.

 

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Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd. (SEL)

 

On June 1, 2007, General Physics, through its wholly owned GPUK subsidiary, completed the acquisition of SEL, a provider of business improvement and technical and management training services in the United Kingdom. GPUK acquired 100% ownership of SEL for a purchase price of approximately $3.3 million in cash, after a post-closing adjustment based on actual net assets, and incurred approximately $0.2 million of acquisition costs. In addition, General Physics may be required to pay the seller up to an additional $1.8 million, contingent upon SEL achieving certain earnings targets, as defined in the purchase agreement, during the one-year period following completion of the acquisition. SEL is included in the Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment and its results of operations are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition. The pro-forma impact of the SEL acquisition is not material to the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

The Company’s preliminary purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

30

 

Accounts receivable and other current assets

 

1,275

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

172

 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

2,866

 

Total assets

 

4,343

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

712

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

158

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

870

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

3,473

 

 

Via Training, LLC

 

Effective October 1, 2007, General Physics acquired Via, a custom e-learning sales training company, for a purchase price of $1,800,000 in cash paid at closing. In addition, General Physics may be required to pay up to an additional $3,250,000, contingent upon Via achieving certain earnings targets during the two twelve-month periods following the completion of the acquisition. Via will be included in the Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment and its results of operations will be included in its consolidated financial statements effective October 1, 2007.

 

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(4)                     Inventory

 

Sandy produces brand specific glovebox portfolios, brochures and accessory kits for its customers, which are installed in new cars and trucks at the time of vehicle assembly. Sandy designs these items and outsources their manufacture to suppliers that provide the raw materials, bind and/or sew the portfolio, assemble its contents, and ship the finished product to its customers’ assembly plants. Although the inventory is kept at third party suppliers, the Company has title to the inventory and bears the risk of loss. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had inventory of $737,000, which primarily consisted of raw materials for the glovebox portfolios, brochures and accessory kits.

 

(5)                     Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation awards under SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123R) which requires companies to recognize compensation expense for all equity-based compensation awards issued to employees that are expected to vest. Compensation cost is based on the fair value of awards as of the grant date.

 

The following table summarizes the pre-tax stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Non-qualified stock options

 

$

119

 

$

13

 

$

147

 

$

152

 

Restricted stock units

 

99

 

66

 

273

 

225

 

Board of Director stock grants

 

12

 

11

 

58

 

23

 

Total stock-based compensation expense (pre-tax)

 

$

230

 

$

90

 

$

478

 

$

400

 

 

Pursuant to the Company’s 1973 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “Non-Qualified Plan”), and 2003 Incentive Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”), the Company may grant awards of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock, stock units, performance shares, performance units and other incentives payable in cash and/or in shares of the Company’s common stock to officers, employees or members of the Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units outstanding under these plans as discussed below.

 

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Non-Qualified Stock Options

 

Summarized information for the Company’s non-qualified stock options is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of

 

average

 

remaining

 

intrinsic

 

Stock Options

 

options

 

exercise price

 

years

 

value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

 

572,108

 

$

5.48

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

880,000

 

11.08

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(346,366

)

5.53

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/expired

 

(27,551

)

5.75

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2007

 

1,078,191

 

10.03

 

5.11

 

$

1,121,000

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2007

 

198,191

 

5.36

 

2.31

 

$

1,121,000

 

 

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company granted 880,000 non-qualified stock options to certain key management personnel. The options have an exercise price of $11.08, vest over five years on a graded vesting schedule, and have a contractual term of six years. The per share fair value of the Company’s stock options granted during the second quarter of 2007 was $3.14 on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2007

 

Expected term

 

4.75 years

 

Expected stock price volatility

 

22.1

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.99

%

Expected dividend yield

 

%

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $2,223,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested portion of outstanding stock options to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining service period of approximately 4.7 years.

 

During the second quarter of 2007, the Company’s President exercised 47,887 outstanding and exercisable stock options and paid the exercise price of the options by having the Company withhold shares of common stock (valued based upon the market value of the Company’s stock on the exercise date) that would otherwise be issued to him upon exercise of the stock options.

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

In addition to stock options, the Company issues restricted stock units to key employees and members of the Board of Directors based on meeting certain service goals. The stock units vest to the recipients at various dates, up to five years, based on fulfilling service requirements. In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, the Company recognizes the value of the underlying stock on the date of grant to compensation expense over the requisite service period. Upon vesting, the stock units are settled in shares of the

 

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Company’s common stock. Summarized share information for the Company’s restricted stock units is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

average

 

 

 

September 30,

 

grant date

 

 

 

2007

 

fair value

 

 

 

(In shares)

 

(In dollars)

 

Outstanding and unvested, December 31, 2006

 

181,000

 

$

7.53

 

Granted

 

74,000

 

8.96

 

Vested

 

(75,400

)

7.52

 

Forfeited

 

(16,400

)

7.97

 

Outstanding and unvested, September 30, 2007

 

163,200

 

$

8.14

 

 

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company granted 74,000 restricted stock units to key employees in connection with the acquisition of Sandy. The awards had a grant date fair value of $8.96, and vest over a weighted average period of 4.4 years from the date of grant.

 

(6)                     Short-Term Borrowings

 

General Physics has a $25 million Financing and Security Agreement, as amended on August 6, 2007 (the ”Credit Agreement”), with a bank that expires on August 31, 2009 with annual renewal options. The Credit Agreement is secured by certain assets of General Physics and provides for an unsecured guaranty from the Company.

 

The maximum interest rate on the Credit Agreement is the daily LIBOR market index rate plus 2.75%. Based upon the financial performance of General Physics, the interest rate can be reduced. As of September 30, 2007, the rate was daily LIBOR plus 2.50%, which resulted in a rate of approximately 7.9%. The Credit Agreement contains covenants with respect to General Physics’ minimum tangible net worth, total liabilities ratio, leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio and its ability to make capital expenditures. The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants regarding future acquisitions, incurrence of debt and the payment of dividends. General Physics was in compliance with all loan covenants under the amended Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2007. In addition, General Physics is currently restricted from paying dividends or management fees to the Company in excess of $1,000,000 in any year, with the exception that the amended Credit Agreement permits General Physics to provide up to $10 million of cash to the Company to repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market.

 

As of September 30, 2007, General Physics had $3,330,000 of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement and there was approximately $21,500,000 of additional borrowings available based upon 80% of eligible accounts receivable and 80% of eligible unbilled receivables. As of December 31, 2006, General Physics had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

 

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(7)                     Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

6% conditional subordinated notes due 2008 (a)

 

$

2,885

 

$

6,483

 

ManTech Note (b)

 

5,251

 

5,251

 

Capital lease obligations

 

51

 

30

 

 

 

8,187

 

11,764

 

Less warrant related discount, net of accretion

 

(207

)

(838

)

 

 

7,980

 

10,926

 

Less current maturities

 

(2,729

)

(30

)

 

 

$

5,251

 

$

10,896

 

 


(a)                      In August 2003, the Company issued and sold to four Gabelli Funds $7,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the Gabelli Notes) and 937,500 warrants (GP Warrants), each entitling the holder thereof to purchase (subject to adjustment) one share of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.00. The aggregate purchase price for the Gabelli Notes and GP Warrants was $7,500,000.

 

The Gabelli Notes bear interest at 6% per annum payable semi-annually commencing on December 31, 2003 and mature in August 2008. The Gabelli Notes are secured by a mortgage on the Company’s former property located in Pawling, New York which was distributed to National Patent Development Corporation (NPDC) in connection with its spin-off by the Company on November 24, 2004. In addition, at any time that less than $1,875,000 of the principal amount of the Gabelli Notes is outstanding, the Company may defease the obligations secured by the mortgage and obtain a release of the mortgage by depositing with an agent for the Noteholders bonds or government securities with an investment grade rating by a nationally recognized rating agency which, without reinvestment, will provide cash on the maturity date of the Gabelli Notes in an amount not less than the outstanding principal amount of the Gabelli Notes.

 

Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC in 2004 and GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) in 2005, and in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the warrant agreement for stock splits, reorganizations, mergers and similar transactions, the number of GP Warrants was adjusted to 984,116 and the exercise price was adjusted to $5.85 per share. The GP warrants are exercisable at any time until August 2008. The exercise price may be paid in cash, by delivery of the Gabelli Notes, or a combination of the two. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Gabelli exercised 197,823 GP Warrants for a total exercise price of $1,157,000 which was paid in the form of $140,000 cash and delivery of $1,017,000 of the Gabelli Notes and accrued interest thereon. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Gabelli exercised 624,862 GP Warrants for a total exercise price of $3,655,000, which was paid in the form of delivery of the Gabelli Notes and

 

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accrued interest thereon. As of September 30, 2007, there were 161,431 GP Warrants with an exercise price of $5.85 per share outstanding and exercisable.

 

The fair value of the GP Warrants at the date of issuance was $2,389,000, which reduced long-term debt in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and is being accreted as additional interest expense using the effective interest rate over the term of the Gabelli Notes. The Gabelli Notes have a yield to maturity of 15.436% based on the discounted value. Accretion charged as interest expense was approximately $57,000 and $119,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and approximately $200,000 and $357,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The exercises of the GP Warrants during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in a decrease of $3,225,000 in the carrying value of the Gabelli Notes, which was reclassified to equity to reflect the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise.

 

(b)                     In October 2003, the Company issued a five-year 5% note due in full in October 2008 in the principal amount of $5,250,955 to ManTech International. Interest is payable quarterly. Each year during the term of the note, the holder of the note has the option to convert up to 20% of the original principal amount of the note into common stock of the Company at the then market price of the Company’s common stock, but only in the event that the Company’s common stock is trading at $10 per share or more. In the event that less than 20% of the principal amount of the note is converted in any year, such amount not converted will be eligible for conversion in each subsequent year until converted or until the note is repaid in cash.

 

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(8)                     Stockholders’ Equity

 

Changes in stockholders’ equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Additional

 

 

 

Treasury

 

other

 

receivable

 

Total

 

 

 

stock

 

paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

stock

 

comprehensive

 

from

 

stockholders’

 

 

 

($ 0.01 par)

 

capital

 

deficit

 

at cost

 

loss

 

stockholder

 

equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2006

 

$

178

 

$

159,042

 

$

(65,558

)

$

(13,167

)

$

(640

)

$

(124

)

$

79,731

 

Net income

 

 

 

6,945

 

 

 

 

6,945

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

259

 

 

259

 

Repayment of note receivable from stock holder

 

 

 

 

 

 

124

 

124

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

(2,525

)

 

 

(2,525

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

465

 

 

13

 

 

 

478

 

Exercise of warrants by Gabelli

 

 

(1,124

)

 

4,349

 

 

 

3,225

 

Cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption of FIN No. 48

 

 

 

(98

)

 

 

 

(98

)

Net issuances of treasury stock / other

 

 

(947

)

 

3,430

 

 

 

2,483

 

Balance at September 30, 2007

 

$

178

 

$

157,436

 

$

(58,711

)

$

(7,900

)

$

(381

)

$

 

$

90,622

 

 

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(9)                     Comprehensive Income

 

The following are the components of comprehensive income (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net income

 

$

2,544

 

$

1,747

 

$

6,945

 

$

4,861

 

Other comprehensive income

 

155

 

123

 

259

 

256

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

2,699

 

$

1,870

 

$

7,204

 

$

5,117

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, accumulated other comprehensive loss was $381,000 and $640,000, respectively, which consisted of foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

(10)              Income Taxes

 

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN No. 48). FIN No. 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under FIN No. 48, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable upon examination, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position under FIN No. 48 would equal the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. FIN No. 48 was effective as of January 1, 2007 for calendar-year companies. In applying the new accounting model prescribed by FIN No. 48, the Company was required to determine and assess all material positions existing as of the adoption date, including all significant uncertain positions, in all tax years, that were still subject to assessment or challenge under relevant tax statutes.

 

Upon adoption on January 1, 2007, the Company recorded a net decrease of $98,000 to accumulated deficit to reflect the cumulative effect adjustment for FIN No. 48. As of January 1, 2007, the Company had $2,218,000 of unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would impact the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of January 1, 2007, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2002.

 

(11)              Business Segments

 

Prior to the acquisition of Sandy on January 23, 2007, the Company had two reportable business segments. Subsequent to the acquisition, Sandy is being run as an unincorporated operating group of General Physics. The Company determined that the operations of Sandy constitute a separate reportable business segment and its results of operations are included in the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment since

 

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the effective date of the acquisition. As of September 30, 2007, the Company’s three reportable business segments are: 1) Process, Energy & Government; 2) Manufacturing & Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); and 3) Sandy Sales Training & Marketing. The Company is organized by operating group primarily based upon the markets served by each group and the services performed. The Process, Energy & Government and Manufacturing & BPO segments represent an aggregation of the Company’s operating segments in accordance with the aggregation criteria in SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (SFAS No. 131), and the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment represents one operating segment as defined in SFAS No. 131. Below is a description of each of the Company’s reportable business segments.

 

                  Process, Energy & Government  — this segment primarily serves federal and state governmental agencies, large government contractors, petroleum and chemical refining companies, and electric power utilities and provides engineering consulting, design and evaluation services regarding facilities, the environment, processes and systems, and staff augmentation, curriculum design and development, and training and technical services.

 

                  Manufacturing & BPO – this segment primarily serves large companies in the automotive, steel, pharmaceutical, electronics, and other industries as well as certain governmental clients and provides training, curriculum design and development, staff augmentation, e-learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, business process and training outsourcing, and consulting and technical services.

 

                  Sandy Sales Training & Marketing – this segment provides custom sales training and print-based and electronic publications primarily to the automotive industry.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, sales to the United States government and its agencies represented approximately 18% and 30%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue. Revenue from the Department of the Army, which is included in the Process, Energy & Government segment, accounted for approximately 9% and 13% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

As a result of the acquisition of Sandy, the Company has a concentration of revenue from General Motors Corporation and its affiliates (“General Motors”) as well as a market concentration in the automotive sector. Revenue from General Motors accounted for approximately 21% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, and revenue from the automotive industry accounted for approximately 30% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

The Company does not allocate the following corporate items to the segments: other income and interest expense; selling, general and administrative expense; and income tax expense. Inter-segment revenue is eliminated in consolidation and is not significant.

 

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The following tables set forth the revenue and operating income of each of the Company’s operating segments and includes a reconciliation of segment revenue to consolidated revenue and operating income to consolidated income before income tax expense (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process, Energy & Government

 

$

18,882

 

$

18,910

 

$

52,400

 

$

57,821

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

27,055

 

25,141

 

80,181

 

75,537

 

Sandy Sales Training & Marketing

 

14,900

 

 

45,457

 

 

 

 

$

60,837

 

$

44,051

 

$

178,038

 

$

133,358

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process, Energy & Government

 

$

3,132

 

$

2,055

 

$

7,884

 

$

5,450

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

1,795

 

1,572

 

5,548

 

5,062

 

Sandy Sales Training & Marketing*

 

(68

)

 

221

 

 

Corporate and other general and administrative expenses

 

(477

)

(544

)

(1,533

)

(1,714

)

 

 

4,382

 

3,083

 

12,120

 

8,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(296

)

(376

)

(955

)

(1,233

)

Other income

 

148

 

180

 

662

 

764

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

4,234

 

$

2,887

 

$

11,827

 

$

8,329

 

 

* Operating income for the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment includes expense for the amortization of intangible assets totaling $375,000 and $1,301,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

 

(12)              Related Party Transactions

 

Loans

 

On April 1, 2002, Jerome I. Feldman, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer (CEO), entered into an incentive compensation agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was eligible to receive from the Company up to five payments of $1,000,000 each, based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock sustaining or averaging increasing specified levels over periods of at least 10 consecutive trading days. On June 11, 2003, July 23, 2003, December 22, 2003, November 3, 2004 and December 10, 2004, he earned an incentive payment of $1,000,000 each. The Company recorded compensation expense of $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for this incentive compensation. Under the terms of the incentive compensation agreement, Mr. Feldman deferred payment of the incentive payments until May 31, 2007.

 

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To the extent there were any outstanding loans from the Company to the CEO at the time an incentive payment was payable, the Company had the right to off-set the payment of such incentive payment first against the outstanding accrued interest under such loans and next against any outstanding principal. On May 31, 2007, the Company applied the entire deferred incentive compensation earned by the CEO during 2004 and 2003 against the unpaid accrued interest and principal on his outstanding loans which had been issued to him previously to exercise stock options to purchase Class B Common Stock of the Company.

 

The notes bore interest at the prime rate and were secured by certain assets owned by him. All unpaid principal and accrued interest on the loans were due on May 31, 2007. As of May 31, 2007, the Company had notes receivable and accrued interest from Mr. Feldman of approximately $207,000 after offsetting the $5 million deferred incentive compensation earned in 2004 and 2003, as discussed above. Mr. Feldman repaid the outstanding note receivable balance and accrued interest owed by him to the Company in cash during the second quarter of 2007.

 

Management Services Agreement Between NPDC and the Company

 

Prior to the spin-off of NPDC in 2004, NPDC was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the spin-off, NPDC entered into a separate management agreement with the Company pursuant to which the Company has provided certain general corporate services to NPDC and has been reimbursed for such services. The term of the agreement extends for three years from the date of the spin-off, or through November 24, 2007, and may be terminated by either NPDC or the Company on or after July 30, 2006 with 180 days prior written notice. The Company charged NPDC approximately $0 and $234,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $352,000 and $692,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for services under the management agreement, which are reflected as reductions of selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

(13)              Commitments & Guarantees

 

Commitments

 

During 2007, General Physics entered into new and/or amendments to employment agreements with certain of its senior and executive officers. The agreements have initial employment terms which extend through at least February 2009 (with certain extension clauses), and contain non-compete covenants and change of control and termination provisions.

 

Guarantees

 

Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the Company continued to guarantee certain obligations of NPDC’s subsidiaries, Five Star Products, Inc. (“Five Star”) and MXL Industries, Inc. (“MXL”). The Company guaranteed certain operating leases for Five Star’s New Jersey and Connecticut warehouses, totaling approximately $1,589,000 per year through March 31, 2007. The leases have been extended and now expire in the first quarter of 2009. The annual rent obligations are currently approximately $1,600,000. In connection with the spin-off of NPDC by the Company, NPDC agreed to assume the Company’s obligation under such guarantees, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to be

 

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released from each such guaranty, and to hold the Company harmless from all claims, expenses and liabilities connected with the leases or NPDC’s breach of any agreements effecting the spin-off. The Company has not received confirmation that it has been released from these guarantees. The Company does not expect to incur any material payments associated with these guarantees, and as such, no liability is reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

The Company also guarantees the repayment of a debt obligation of MXL, which is secured by property and certain equipment of MXL. The aggregate outstanding balance of MXL’s debt obligation as of September 30, 2007 was $1,030,000. The Company’s guarantee expires upon the maturity of the debt obligation in March 2011. The Company does not expect to incur any material payments associated with this guarantee, and as such, no liability is reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

(14)              Litigation

 

In November 2004, an arbitrator awarded the Company $12,274,000 in damages and $6,016,000 in interest in connection with the Company’s 1998 acquisition of Learning Technologies from various subsidiaries (“Systemhouse”) of MCI Communications Corporation (“MCI”) which were subsequently acquired by Electronic Data Systems Corporation (“EDS”). EDS made a payment of $18,428,000 which included post-award interest of $139,000 to satisfy its obligation under the arbitration award. The Company recognized a gain on arbitration settlement, net of legal fees and expenses of $13,660,000 in 2004. In accordance with a spin-off agreement with NPDC, the Company made an additional capital contribution to NPDC of approximately $5,000,000 of the settlement proceeds.

 

In November 2005, the Company settled its remaining fraud claims against EDS and Systemhouse in connection with the acquisition of Learning Technologies. Pursuant to the settlement, EDS made a cash payment to the Company in the amount of $9,000,000 in December 2005. The Company recognized a gain on the litigation settlement, net of legal fees and expenses, of approximately $5,552,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005. In accordance with a spin-off agreement with NPDC, the Company made an additional capital contribution to NPDC of approximately $1,201,000 of the settlement proceeds.

 

The Company’s original fraud action included MCI as a defendant. The fraud action against MCI had been stayed as a result of MCI’s bankruptcy filing in 2002, and the Company’s claims against MCI were not tried or settled with the claims against EDS and Systemhouse. On December 13, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court heard arguments on a summary judgment motion that MCI had made before filing for bankruptcy. On September 12, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court asked the parties to submit further briefs concerning whether the summary judgment motion should be decided based on the standard applicable to such motions under state or federal law. On August 21, 2007, the Court granted the motion in part and denied the motion in part, letting the action proceed with respect to the Company’s allegation that MCI, through its employees acting on its behalf, made a false oral representation relating to the sale of Systemhouse to EDS. Pursuant to the spin-off agreement with NPDC, the Company will contribute to NPDC 50% of any proceeds received in the future, net of legal fees and taxes, with respect to the litigation claims.

 

The Company is not a party to any legal proceeding, the outcome of which is believed by management to have a reasonable likelihood of having a material adverse effect upon the financial condition and operating results of the Company.

 

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(15)     Subsequent Event

 

Effective October 1, 2007, General Physics acquired Via, a custom e-learning sales training company, for a purchase price of $1,800,000 in cash paid at closing. In addition, General Physics may be required to pay up to an additional $3,250,000, contingent upon Via achieving certain earnings targets during the two twelve-month periods following the completion of the acquisition (see note 3).

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Results of Operations

 

General Overview
 

The Company’s business consists of its principal operating subsidiary, General Physics, a global training, engineering, and consulting company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by providing training, management consulting, e-learning solutions and engineering services and products that are customized to meet the specific needs of clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies and manufacturing, process and energy companies and other commercial and governmental customers. General Physics is a global leader in performance improvement, with over four decades of experience in providing solutions to optimize workforce performance.

 

Prior to the acquisition of Sandy Corporation (“Sandy”) on January 23, 2007, the Company had two reportable business segments. Subsequent to the acquisition, Sandy is run as an unincorporated operating group of General Physics. The Company determined that the operations of Sandy constitute a separate reportable business segment and its results of operations are included in the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment since the effective date of the acquisition. As of September 30, 2007, the Company’s three reportable business segments are: 1) Process, Energy & Government; 2) Manufacturing & Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); and 3) Sandy Sales Training & Marketing. The Company is organized by operating group primarily based upon the markets served by each group and the services performed. The Process, Energy & Government and Manufacturing & BPO segments represent an aggregation of the Company’s operating segments in accordance with the aggregation criteria in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (SFAS No. 131), and the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment represents one operating segment as defined in SFAS No. 131.

 

The following is a description of the Company’s three reportable business segments:

 

                  Process, Energy & Government – this segment primarily serves federal and state governmental agencies, large government contractors, petroleum and chemical refining companies, and electric power utilities and provides engineering consulting, design and evaluation services regarding facilities, the environment, processes and systems, and staff augmentation, curriculum design and development, and training and technical services.

 

                  Manufacturing & BPO - this segment primarily serves large companies in the automotive, steel, pharmaceutical, electronics, and other industries as well as certain governmental clients and provides training, curriculum design and development, staff augmentation, e-learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, business process and training outsourcing, and consulting and technical services.

 

                  Sandy Sales Training & Marketing - this segment provides custom sales training and print-based and electronic publications primarily to the automotive industry.

 

Significant Events in 2007
 

Acquisitions

 

Sandy Corporation

 

On January 23, 2007, General Physics completed the acquisition of certain operating assets and the business of Sandy, a leader in custom product sales training and part of the ADP Dealer Services division of ADP. The Sandy business is run as an unincorporated division of General Physics. Sandy offers custom sales training and

 

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print-based and electronic publications primarily to the automotive industry. The purchase price consisted of approximately $4.4 million in cash paid to ADP from cash on hand and the assumption by General Physics of certain liabilities to complete contracts. In addition, General Physics may be required to pay ADP up to an additional $8.0 million, contingent upon Sandy achieving certain revenue targets, as defined in the purchase agreement, during the two twelve-month periods following the completion of the acquisition.

 

The purchase price consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Cash purchase price

 

$

4,393

 

Acquisition costs

 

964

 

Total purchase price

 

$

5,357

 

 

 

The Company’s preliminary purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

 

Inventory

 

$

783

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

67

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

134

 

Amortizable intangible assets

 

6,006

 

Goodwill

 

679

 

Total assets

 

7,669

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

1,004

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

1,308

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

2,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

5,357

 

 

The Company recorded customer-related intangible assets as a result of the acquisition, which included $4,701,000 relating to customer lists and relationships acquired with an estimated useful life of 12 years, and $1,305,000 relating to contract backlog for future services under firm contracts to be amortized over 14 months subsequent to the acquisition in proportion to the amount of related backlog to be recognized in revenue. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $375,000 and $1,301,000 of amortization expense for these intangible assets, respectively. The amortization related to the contract backlog intangible asset totaled $277,000 and $1,040,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and the amortization related to the customer lists and relationships intangible asset totaled $98,000 and $261,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations assume that the acquisition of Sandy was completed as of January 1 for each of the interim periods shown below:

 

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Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Revenue

 

$

181,986

 

$

184,956

 

Net income

 

7,035

 

6,320

 

Basic earnings per share

 

0.42

 

0.38

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

0.41

 

0.36

 

 

 

The pro forma data above may not be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had the acquisition actually been completed at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.

 

Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd. (SEL)

 

On June 1, 2007, General Physics, through its wholly owned GPUK subsidiary, completed the acquisition of Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd. (“SEL”), a provider of business improvement and technical and management training services in the United Kingdom. GPUK acquired 100% ownership of SEL for a purchase price of approximately $3.3 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustment based on actual net assets, and incurred approximately $0.2 million of acquisition costs. In addition, General Physics may be required to pay the seller up to an additional $1.8 million, contingent upon SEL achieving certain earnings targets, as defined in the purchase agreement, during the one-year period following completion of the acquisition. SEL is included in the Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment and its results of operations are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition. The pro-forma impact of the SEL acquisition is not material to the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

The Company’s preliminary purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

30

 

Accounts receivable and other current assets

 

1,275

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

172

 

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

2,866

 

Total assets

 

4,343

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

712

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

158

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

870

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

3,473

 

 

Via Training

 

Effective October 1, 2007, General Physics acquired Via, a custom e-learning sales training company, for a purchase price of $1.8 million in cash paid at closing. In addition, General Physics may be required to pay up to

 

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an additional $3.3 million, contingent upon Via achieving certain earnings targets during the two twelve-month periods following the completion of the acquisition. Via will be included in the Company’s Manufacturing & BPO segment and its results of operations will be included in its consolidated financial statements effective October 1, 2007.

 

Operating Highlights

 

Three Months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Three Months ended September 30, 2006

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had income before income tax expense of $4.2 million compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The improved results are primarily due to an increase in operating income of $1.3 million, the components of which are discussed below, and largely a result of increased margins in the Process, Energy & Government segment and the Sandy and SEL acquisitions which were accretive to earnings for the third quarter of 2007. Net income was $2.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2007 compared to net income of $1.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2006.

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 17.3 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to 16.6 million for the third quarter of 2006. The increase in shares outstanding is primarily due to the issuance of shares for warrant and stock option exercises, offset by shares repurchased in the open market in 2007. In connection with its share repurchase program, the Company repurchased 110,300 shares of common stock in the open market during the three months ended September 30, 2007 for approximately $1.2 million in cash. In August 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $5 million of future share repurchases under the buyback program. As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $4.4 million remaining to be used for repurchases under the additional $5 million buyback program authorized in August 2007.

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process, Energy & Government

 

$

18,882

 

$

18,910

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

27,055

 

25,141

 

Sandy Sales Training & Marketing

 

14,900

 

 

 

 

$

60,837

 

$

44,051

 

 

 

Process, Energy & Government revenue was $18.9 million during both the third quarter of 2007 and the third quarter of 2006. Despite revenue being flat quarter over quarter, the following offsetting fluctuations were experienced by this segment during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006: net increases of $0.8 million in engineering and training services for petroleum and refining customers, net increases of $0.6 million for construction jobs primarily for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen fueling station facilities, offset by a $1.2 million decrease in revenue from hurricane recovery services, and net decreases of $0.2 million primarily due to the completion of chemical demilitarization projects.

 

Manufacturing & BPO revenue increased $1.9 million or 7.6% during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. The increase in revenue is primarily due to a $1.8 increase in revenue from our operations in the United Kingdom due to the acquisition of SEL which contributed $1.3 million in revenue during the third

 

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quarter of 2007, as well as the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. Other revenue increases during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006 included an increase in training and consulting services with steel customers of $0.8 million and net increases of $0.2 million in the expansion of BPO services with new and existing customers. The $0.2 million net increase in BPO services was comprised of $1.1 million of net increases with new and existing customers, offset by a decrease in revenue of $0.9 million from a BPO client in 2007 due to a reduction in scope. These net increases in revenue were offset by a $0.6 million decrease in revenue due to reduced funding on a lean manufacturing contract as compared to the third quarter of 2006, and other net decreases in revenue of $0.3 million primarily due to fewer e-learning implementations and content development services taking place during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006.

 

The acquisition of Sandy resulted in an increase in revenue of $14.9 million during the third quarter of 2007. The results of Sandy’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations since the completion of the acquisition on January 23, 2007. The Company may experience significant quarterly fluctuations in revenue and income related to Sandy’s publications business, since revenue and cost on publication contracts are recognized in the period in which the publications ship, based on the output method of performance. Shipments occur at various times throughout the year and the volume of publications shipped could fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Publications revenue in the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment totaled $1.4 million during the third quarter of 2007, compared to $4.1 million during the second quarter of 2007 and $2.6 million during the first quarter of 2007.

 

Gross Profit

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process, Energy & Government

 

$

4,221

 

22.4

%

$

3,449

 

18.2

%

Manufacturing & BPO

 

3,501

 

12.9

%

3,461

 

13.8

%

Sandy Sales Training & Marketing

 

1,325

 

8.9

%

 

 

 

 

$

9,047

 

14.9

%

$

6,910

 

15.7

%

 

Process, Energy & Government gross profit of $4.2 million or 22.4% of revenue for the third quarter of 2007 increased by $0.8 million or 22.4% when compared to gross profit of $3.4 million or 18.2% of revenue for the third quarter of 2006. This increase in gross profit is primarily attributable to revenue and margin increases on petroleum and refining projects due to both direct costs and indirect overhead costs increasing at a lower rate than the revenue growth on these projects during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. In addition, there were increases in gross profit due to revenue growth on construction jobs primarily for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen fueling station facilities, as well as an increase in gross profit related to the sale of a software product to an energy customer that occurred during the third quarter of 2007. Costs were also reduced to re-align with the declining revenue streams experienced by the other areas within this segment as discussed above.

 

Manufacturing & BPO gross profit was $3.5 million or 12.9% of revenue for the third quarter of 2007 compared to gross profit of $3.5 million or 13.8% of revenue for the third quarter of 2006. Gross profit was flat quarter over quarter, but decreased as a percentage of revenue for the third quarter of 2007 compared to 2006. The decreased margins are due to the following: non-billable start-up costs incurred on a new major BPO contract during the third quarter of 2007, a lower volume of participant attendance per course for training provided to certain BPO customers during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006,

 

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and investments in the expansion of international operations during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006.

 

Sandy Sales Training and Marketing gross profit was $1.3 million or 8.9% of revenue for the third quarter of 2007. The results of Sandy’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations since the completion of the acquisition on January 23, 2007.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

SG&A expenses increased $0.8 million or 21.9% from $3.8 million for the third quarter of 2006 to $4.7 million for the third quarter of 2007. The increase in SG&A expenses during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006 is primarily due to an increase in amortization expense of $0.4 million related to intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition of Sandy and an increase in labor, benefits and facilities expense of $0.4 million primarily due to the Sandy acquisition.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2006. The decrease of $80,000 is primarily due to a decrease in interest expense related to the Gabelli Notes as a result of warrant exercises by Gabelli Funds during 2007 and the second half of 2006 which resulted in a decrease in the principal balance of the debt (see Note 7 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements), as well as a decrease in amortization of deferred financing costs during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. The decrease in interest expense was slightly offset by an increase in interest expense due to an increase in short-term borrowings under the Credit Agreement during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $0.1 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2006. The decrease of $32,000 is primarily due to a decrease in interest income.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense was $1.7 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2006. The increase is due to increased income before income tax expense for the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006  The effective income tax rate was 39.9% and 39.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Income tax expense for the quarterly periods is based on an estimated annual effective tax rate which includes the federal and state statutory rates, permanent differences, and other items that may have an impact on income tax expense.

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Nine Months ended September 30, 2006

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had income before income tax expense of $11.8 million compared to $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The improved results are primarily due to an increase in operating income of $3.3 million, the components of which are discussed below, and is attributable to increases in operating income across all of the Company’s business segments as well as the Sandy and SEL acquisitions which were accretive to earnings in 2007. Net income was $6.9 million, or $0.40 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to net income of $4.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006.

 

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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to 17.4 million for the same period in 2006. In connection with its share repurchase program, the Company repurchased 255,300 shares of common stock in the open market during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 for approximately $2.5 million in cash. In August 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $5 million of future share repurchases under the buyback program. As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $4.4 million remaining to be used for repurchases under the additional $5 million buyback program authorized in August 2007.

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process, Energy & Government

 

$

52,400

 

$

57,821

 

Manufacturing & BPO

 

80,181

 

75,537

 

Sandy Sales Training & Marketing

 

45,457

 

 

 

 

$

178,038

 

$

133,358

 

 

Process, Energy & Government revenue decreased $5.4 million or 9.4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to a decrease in revenue of $4.8 million due to the completion of chemical demilitarization projects during 2006 and a $3.9 million decrease in hurricane recovery services during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. In addition, there was a $0.9 million decline in revenue funding for the Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (DPETAP), offset by an increase of $0.4 million of revenue for state emergency awareness training services. There were also net decreases of $1.0 million for services provided to energy and other customers primarily due to contracts concluding in late 2006 and early 2007. These decreases were offset by an increase of $3.3 million in engineering and training services for petroleum and refining customers and a net increase of $1.5 million for construction jobs primarily for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen fueling station facilities.

 

Manufacturing & BPO revenue increased $4.6 million or 6.1% during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in revenue is primarily due to a $3.1 million increase in revenue from our operations in the United Kingdom due to the acquisition of SEL which contributed $1.9 million in revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as well as the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. Other revenue increases during 2007 included an increase in training and consulting services with steel customers of $1.7 million and net increases of $1.4 million in the expansion of BPO services with new and existing customers. The $1.4 million net increase in BPO services is comprised of $5.2 million of net increases with new and existing customers, offset by a decrease in revenue of $3.8 million from a BPO client in 2007 due to a reduction in scope. These net increases in revenue were offset by a $1.2 million net revenue decrease primarily due to fewer e-learning implementations and content development services taking place during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, as well as a net $0.4 million decrease in revenue on lean manufacturing contracts as compared to 2006.

 

The acquisition of Sandy resulted in an increase in revenue of $45.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The results of Sandy’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated

 

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statements of operations since the completion of the acquisition on January 23, 2007. The Company may experience significant quarterly fluctuations in revenue and income related to Sandy’s publications business, since revenue and cost on publication contracts are recognized in the period in which the publications ship, based on the output method of performance. Shipments occur at various times throughout the year and the volume of publications shipped could fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Publications revenue in the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment totaled $1.4 million during the third quarter of 2007, compared to $4.1 million during the second quarter of 2007 and $2.6 million during the first quarter of 2007.

 

In addition, as a result of the acquisition of Sandy, the Company has a concentration of revenue from General Motors Corporation and its affiliates (“General Motors”) as well as a market concentration in the automotive sector. Revenue from General Motors accounted for approximately 21% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, and revenue from the automotive industry accounted for approximately 30% of the Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Gross Profit

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

 

 

% Revenue

 

Process, Energy & Government

 

$

11,014

 

21.0

%

$

9,419

 

16.3

%

Manufacturing & BPO

 

10,764

 

13.4

%

10,210

 

13.5

%

Sandy Sales Training & Marketing

 

4,615

 

10.2

%

 

 

 

 

$

26,393

 

14.8

%

$

19,629

 

14.7

%

 

Process, Energy & Government gross profit of $11.0 million or 21.0% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $1.6 million or 16.9% when compared to gross profit of $9.4 million or 16.3% of revenue for the same period in 2006. This increase in gross profit is primarily attributable to revenue and margin increases on petroleum and refining projects due to both direct costs and indirect overhead costs increasing at a lower rate than the revenue growth on these projects during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. In addition, there were increases in gross profit due to revenue growth on construction jobs primarily for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen fueling station facilities. Costs were also reduced to re-align with the declining revenue streams experienced by the other areas within this segment as discussed above. The gross profit increase on the petroleum and refining projects combined with these cost reductions more than offset the revenue decreases in this segment.

 

Manufacturing & BPO gross profit of $10.8 million or 13.4% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $0.6 million or 5.4% when compared to gross profit of $10.2 million or 13.5% of revenue for the same period in 2006. This increase in gross profit is primarily due to revenue growth in this segment, partially offset by decreases in margin due to non-billable start-up costs incurred on a new major BPO contract, a lower volume of participant atttendance per course for training provided to certain BPO customers during the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006, and investments in the expansion of international operations during the third quarter of 2007. In addition, there was a decrease in gross profit due to income from a management services agreement with GSE Systems in 2006 which ended on December 31, 2006 and did not generate income in 2007.

 

Sandy Sales Training and Marketing gross profit was $4.6 million or 10.2% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The results of Sandy’s operations have been included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations since the completion of the acquisition on January 23, 2007.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

SG&A expenses increased $3.4 million or 31.8% from $10.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $14.3 million for the same period in 2007. The increase is primarily due to the following increases in SG&A expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006: an increase in amortization expense of $1.3 million related to intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition of Sandy, an increase in labor, benefits and facilities expense of $1.1 million due to the Sandy acquisition, increases in accounting, legal and board of director fees totaling approximately $0.4 million, and the effect of a bad debt recovery of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2006 which reduced SG&A expense in 2006 and did not recur in 2007.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense decreased $0.3 million from $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 to $1.0 million for the same period in 2007. The decrease is primarily due to a $0.3 million decrease in interest expense related to the Gabelli Notes as a result of warrant exercises by Gabelli Funds during 2007 and the second half of 2006 which resulted in a decrease in the principal balance of the debt (see Note 7 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements), as well as a decrease in amortization of deferred financing costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease in interest expense was slightly offset by an increase in interest expense due to an increase in short-term borrowings under the Credit Agreement during the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $0.8 million for the same period in 2006. The decrease of $0.1 million was primarily due to a decrease in interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense was $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2006. The increase is due to increased income before income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The effective income tax rate was 41.3% and 41.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Income tax expense for the quarterly periods is based on an estimated annual effective tax rate which includes the federal and state statutory rates, permanent differences, and other items that may have an impact on income tax expense.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 

Working Capital

 

The Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $2.7 million as of September 30, 2007 compared to $8.7 million as of December 31, 2006. In addition, the Company had a negative cash book balance resulting from outstanding checks which had not cleared the bank as of September 30, 2007 totaling $0.9 million due to the timing of payments, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2007.

 

The decrease in cash from December 31, 2006 is primarily due to the use of a total of $8.8 million of cash to complete the acquisitions of Sandy in January 2007 and SEL in the United Kingdom in June 2007. The

 

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Company also used approximately $2.5 million of cash to repurchase 255,300 shares of its common stock in the open market during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

In connection with the acquisitions of Sandy, SEL and Via Training during 2007, the Company may be required to pay the following additional payments to the sellers:

      up to an additional $8.0 million to ADP, contingent upon Sandy achieving certain revenue targets, as defined in the purchase agreement, during the two twelve-month periods following the completion of the acquisition (a maximum of $4.0 million each year subsequent to the January 23, 2007 acquisition date);

      up to an additional $1.8 million to the sellers of SEL, contingent upon SEL achieving certain earnings targets, as defined in the purchase agreement, during the one-year period following completion of the acquisition; and

      up to an additional $3.3 million, contingent upon Via achieving certain earnings targets during the two twelve-month periods following the completion of the acquisition.

 

The Company believes that cash generated from operations and borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement (described below), will be sufficient to fund the working capital and other requirements of the Company for the foreseeable future.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s working capital increased $0.2 million from $23.1 million at December 31, 2006 to $23.3 million at September 30, 2007.

 

Cash Flows

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Nine Months ended September 30, 2006

 

The Company’s cash balance decreased from $8.7 million as of December 31, 2006 to $2.7 million at September 30, 2007. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents resulted from cash used in investing activities of $11.1 million, offset by cash provided by operating activities of $1.8 million and cash provided by financing activities of $3.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Cash provided by operating activities was $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $9.8 million for the same period in 2006. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities compared to the prior period is primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts as a result of the Sandy acquisition. The Company did not acquire Sandy’s accounts receivable and contract-related unbilled balances as of the acquisition date, which resulted in a short-term investment by the Company to complete contracts and a delay in the collection of billings.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $11.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2006. The increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to $5.4 million of cash used for the acquisition of Sandy and $3.4 million of cash used for the acquisition of SEL in the United Kingdom (see Note 3 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding these acquisitions), compared to $0.6 million of cash used in 2006 for the acquisition of Peters Management Consultancy Ltd. (PMC) in the United Kingdom. In addition, cash used for fixed asset additions increased $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, and cash used for software development costs related to a new financial system implementation was $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to cash used in financing activities of $21.6 million for the same period in 2006. The increase in cash provided

 

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is primarily due to $20.9 million of cash used in connection with the capital stock restructuring in 2006 which did not recur in 2007, an increase in short-term borrowings during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $3.3 million compared to no borrowings in 2006, and a negative cash book balance totaling $0.9 million as of September 30, 2007 resulting from outstanding checks which had not cleared the bank as of September 30, 2007 due to the timing of payments, and are classified as accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. In addition, there was an increase in cash received from the exercise of stock options of $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

 

Short-term Borrowings

 

General Physics has a $25 million Credit Agreement with a bank that expires on August 31, 2009, with annual renewal options, and is secured by certain assets of General Physics and provides for an unsecured guaranty from the Company. The maximum interest rate on borrowings under the Credit Agreement is the daily LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 2.75%. Based upon the financial performance of General Physics, the interest rate can be reduced. As of September 30, 2007, the rate was daily LIBOR plus 2.50%, which resulted in a rate of approximately 7.9%. The Credit Agreement contains covenants with respect to General Physics’ minimum tangible net worth, total liabilities ratio, leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio and its ability to make capital expenditures. The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants regarding future acquisitions, incurrence of debt and the payment of dividends. General Physics was in compliance with all loan covenants under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2007. General Physics is also currently restricted from paying dividends and management fees to the Company in excess of $1.0 million in any fiscal year, with the exception of a waiver by the lender which permits General Physics to provide up to $10 million of cash to the Company to repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had $3,330,000 of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement and there was approximately $21,500,000 of additional borrowings available based upon 80% of eligible accounts receivable and 80% of eligible unbilled receivables. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

 

Long-term Debt

 

In August 2003, the Company issued and sold to four Gabelli funds $7.5 million aggregate principal amount of 6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Gabelli Notes) and 937,500 warrants (GP Warrants), each entitling the holder thereof to purchase (subject to adjustment) one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00. The aggregate purchase price for the Gabelli Notes and GP Warrants was $7.5 million. The Gabelli Notes are secured by a mortgage on the Company’s former property located in Pawling, New York which was distributed to National Patent Development Corporation (NPDC) in connection with its spin-off in 2004. In addition, at any time that less than $1,875,000 million principal amount of the Gabelli Notes is outstanding, the Company may defease the obligations secured by the mortgage and obtain a release of the mortgage. Subsequent to the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE Systems, Inc. and in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the warrant agreement, the number of GP Warrants was adjusted to 984,116 and the exercise price was adjusted to $5.85 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Gabelli exercised 197,823 GP Warrants for a total exercise price of $1,157,000, which was paid in the form of $140,000 cash and delivery of $1,017,000 of the Gabelli Notes and accrued interest thereon. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, Gabelli Funds exercised an additional 624,862 GP Warrants for a total exercise price of $3,655,000 which was paid in the form of delivery of the Gabelli Notes and accrued interest thereon. As of September 30, 2007, there were 161,431 GP Warrants with an exercise price of $5.85 per share outstanding and exercisable.

 

In October 2003, the Company issued a five-year 5% note due in full in October 2008 in the principal amount of $5,250,955 to ManTech International (ManTech). Interest is payable quarterly. Each year during the term of the note, ManTech has the option to convert up to 20% of the original principal amount of the note into common

 

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stock of the Company at the then market price of the Company’s common stock, but only in the event that the Company’s common stock is trading at $10 per share or more. In the event that less than 20% of the principal amount of the note is converted in any year, such amount not converted will be eligible for conversion in each subsequent year until converted or until the note is repaid in cash.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Guarantees

 

Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the Company continued to guarantee certain obligations of NPDC’s subsidiaries, Five Star Products, Inc. (“Five Star”) and MXL Industries, Inc. (“MXL”). The Company guaranteed certain operating leases for Five Star’s New Jersey and Connecticut warehouses, totaling approximately $1,589,000 per year through March 31, 2007. The leases have been extended and now expire in the first quarter of 2009. The annual rent obligations are currently approximately $1,600,000. In connection with the spin-off of NPDC by the Company, NPDC agreed to assume the Company’s obligation under such guarantees, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to be released from each such guaranty, and to hold the Company harmless from all claims, expenses and liabilities connected with the leases or NPDC’s breach of any agreements effecting the spin-off. The Company has not received confirmation that it has been released from these guarantees. The Company does not expect to incur any material payments associated with these guarantees, and as such, no liability is reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

The Company also guarantees the repayment of a debt obligation of MXL, which is secured by property and certain equipment of MXL. The aggregate outstanding balance of MXL’s debt obligation as of September 30, 2007 was $1,030,000. The Company’s guarantee expires upon the maturity of the debt obligation in March 2011. The Company does not expect to incur any material payments associated with this guarantee, and as such, no liability is reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Management Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Certain of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. These include revenue recognition, impairment of intangible assets, including goodwill, and valuation of deferred tax assets. We discuss our accounting policies for impairment of intangible assets and valuation of deferred tax assets in Note 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. As a result of the acquisition of Sandy during the first quarter of 2007, we have updated our accounting policy with respect to revenue recognition below.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company provides services under time-and-materials, cost-reimbursable, fixed-price and fixed-fee per transaction contracts to both government and commercial customers. Each contract has different terms based on the scope, deliverables and complexity of the engagement, requiring the Company to make judgments and estimates about recognizing revenue. Revenue is recognized as services are performed.

 

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Under time-and-materials contracts, as well as certain government cost-reimbursable and certain fixed-price contracts, the contractual billing schedules are based on the specified level of resources the Company is obligated to provide. As a result, for these “level-of-effort” contracts, the contractual billing amount for the period is a measure of performance and, therefore, revenue is recognized in that amount.

 

Revenue under government fixed price and certain commercial contracts is recognized using the percentage of completion method in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts. Under the percentage-of-completion method, management estimates the percentage-of-completion based upon costs incurred as a percentage of the total estimated costs. When total cost estimates exceed revenues, the estimated losses are recognized immediately. The use of the percentage-of-completion method requires significant judgment relative to estimating total contract revenues and costs, including assumptions relative to the length of time to complete the project, the nature and complexity of the work to be performed, and anticipated changes in estimated salaries and other costs. Estimates of total contract revenues and costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract, and recorded revenues and costs are subject to revision as the contract progresses. When revisions in estimated contract revenues and costs are determined, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are first identified.

 

For certain commercial fixed-fee per transaction contracts, revenue is recognized during the period in which services are delivered in accordance with the pricing outlined in the contracts. For other commercial fixed price contracts which typically involve a discrete project, such as development of training content and materials, design of training processes, software implementation, or engineering projects, the contractual billing schedules are not based on the specified level of resources the Company is obligated to provide. These discrete projects generally do not contain milestones or other reliable measures of performance. As a result, revenue on these arrangements is recognized using the percentage-of-completion method based on the relationship of costs incurred to total estimated costs expected to be incurred over the term of the contract. The Company believes this methodology is a reasonable measure of proportional performance since performance primarily involves personnel costs and services are provided to the customer throughout the course of the projects through regular communications of progress toward completion and other project deliverables. In addition, the customer typically is required to pay the Company for the proportionate amount of work and cost incurred in the event of contract termination.

 

For certain fixed-fee per transaction and fixed price contracts in which the output of the arrangement is measurable, such as for the shipping of publications and print materials, revenue is recognized when the deliverable is met and the product is delivered based on the output method of performance. The customer is required to pay for the cost incurred in the event of contract termination.

 

Certain of the Company’s fixed price commercial contracts contain revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. The Company applies the separation guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21), for these types of contracts. Revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables are evaluated to determine if the deliverables can be divided into more than one unit of accounting. For contracts determined to have more than one unit of accounting, the Company recognizes revenue for each deliverable based on the revenue recognition policies discussed above; that is, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with work performed and costs incurred, with fee being allocated proportionately over the service period. Within each multiple deliverable project, there is objective and reliable fair value across all units of the arrangement, as discounts are not offered or applied to one deliverable versus another, and the rates bid across all deliverables are consistent.

 

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As part of the Company’s on-going operations to provide services to its customers, incidental expenses, which are commonly referred to as “out-of-pocket” expenses, are billed to customers, either directly as a pass-through cost or indirectly as a cost estimated in proposing on fixed-price contracts. Out-of-pocket expenses include expenses such as airfare, mileage, hotel stays, out-of-town meals and telecommunication charges. The Company’s policy provides for these expenses to be recorded as both revenue and direct cost of services in accordance with the provisions of EITF 01-14, Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for “Out-of-Pocket” Expenses Incurred.

 

In connection with its delivery of products, primarily for publications delivered by the Sandy Sales Training & Marketing segment, the Company incurs shipping and handling costs which are billed to customers directly as a pass-through cost. The Company’s policy provides for these expenses to be recorded as both revenue and direct cost of revenue in accordance with the provisions of EITF 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs.

 

Accounting Standard Adopted

 

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN No. 48). FIN No. 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under FIN No. 48, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable upon examination, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position under FIN No. 48 would equal the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. FIN No. 48 was effective as of January 1, 2007 for calendar-year companies. In applying the new accounting model prescribed by FIN No. 48, the Company was required to determine and assess all material positions existing as of the adoption date, including all significant uncertain positions, in all tax years, that are still subject to assessment or challenge under relevant tax statutes. The Company adopted FIN No. 48 effective January 1, 2007. See Note 10 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the impact of adoption of FIN No. 48 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future events and results. We use words such as “expects”, “intends”, “believes”, “may”, “will,”
“should,” “could,” “anticipates” and similar expressions to indicate forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean a statement is not forward-looking. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors set forth under Item 1A - Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and those other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution that these risk factors may not be exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict these new risk factors, nor can we assess the effect, if any, of the new risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

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If any one or more of these expectations and assumptions proves incorrect, actual results will likely differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Even if all of the foregoing assumptions and expectations prove correct, actual results may still differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors we may not anticipate or that may be beyond our control. While we cannot assess the future impact that any of these differences could have on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows or the market price of shares of our common stock, the differences could be significant. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this report.

 

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

The Company has no material changes to the disclosure on this matter made in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Item 4.            Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a comprehensive set of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance of the achievement of the objectives described above.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.            Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A.         Risk Factors

 

The following are additions and changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and should be read in conjunction with such risk factors:

Acquisitions are part of our growth strategy and might not be successful.

We expect to continue to pursue selective acquisitions of businesses as part of our growth strategy.  Acquisitions may bring us into businesses we have not previously conducted and expose us to risks that are different than those we have traditionally experienced.  We can provide no assurances that we will be able to find suitable acquisitions or that we will be able to consummate them on terms and conditions favorable to us, or that we will successfully integrate and manage acquired businesses.

During 2007, we have completed the acquisitions of Via, Smallpeice and certain assets and the business of Sandy. While we believe that all of these acquisitions will be accretive to our earnings and we will be able to integrate their operations into our business successfully, we can provide no assurances that our expectations will prove to be accurate. Sandy’s business, in particular, is heavily oriented toward providing sales training to auto manufacturers in the U.S. domestic automotive industry.  Developments in that industry, as well as certain unforeseen factors or other risks may cause our actual results to differ from our expectations.

Difficulties in integrating acquired businesses could result in reduced revenues and income.

We may not be able to integrate successfully any business we have acquired or could acquire in the future. The integration of the businesses will be complex and time consuming, will place a significant strain on management, administrative services personnel and our information systems, and this strain could disrupt our businesses. Furthermore, we could be adversely impacted by unknown liabilities of acquired businesses. We could encounter substantial difficulties, costs and delays involved in integrating common accounting, information and communication systems, operating procedures, internal controls and human resources practices, including incompatibility of business cultures and the loss of key employees and customers. These difficulties could reduce our ability to gain customers or retain existing customers, and could increase operating expenses, resulting in reduced revenues and income and a failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions.

We have made several acquisitions during the past two years. As a result of these transactions, our past performance is not indicative of future performance, and investors should not base their expectations as to our future performance on our historical results.

 

Item 2.            Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The following table provides information about the Company’s share repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2007:

 

 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number

 

Approximate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of shares

 

dollar value of

 

 

 

Total number

 

Average

 

purchased as

 

shares that may yet

 

 

 

of shares

 

price paid

 

part of publicly

 

be purchased under

 

Month

 

purchased

 

per share

 

announced program (1)

 

the program

 

July 1-31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

August 1-31, 2007

 

63,600

 

$10.04

 

63,600

 

$4,882,000

 

September 1-30, 2007

 

46,700

 

$11.01

 

46,700

 

$4,368,000

 

 

(1)     Represents shares repurchased in the open market in connection with the Company’s share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $10 million of its common stock from time to time in the open market subject to prevailing business and market conditions and other factors. The original $5 million buyback program was authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and was publicly announced on January 19, 2006, and an additional $5 million of repurchases was authorized and announced in August 2007. There is no expiration date for the repurchase program.

 

Item 3.            Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

None.

 

Item 5.            Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6.            Exhibits

 

10.1           Amendment, dated June 20, 2007, to Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between the Company and Scott N. Greenberg. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2007.

 

10.2           Amendment, dated June 20, 2007, to Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between the Company and Douglas E. Sharp. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2007.

 

10.3           Form of Employment Agreement between the Company and certain of its executive vice presidents. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2007.

 

10.4           Form of Employment Agreement between General Physics Corporation and certain of its senior vice presidents.*

 

31.1           Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company dated November 8, 2007 pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 13d-14(a)/15(d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

31.2           Certification of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company dated November 8, 2007 pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 13d-14(a)/15(d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

32.1           Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company dated November 8, 2007 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

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*Filed herewith

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 8, 2007

 

/s/ Scott N. Greenberg

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sharon Esposito-Mayer

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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