Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT), a leading provider of
value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and
collectors of high-value collectibles, today announced financial
results for its fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2018.
Operational and Financial Highlights:
- Revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 were $17.1
million, down 5% from the record fourth quarter revenues of $18.0
million in fiscal 2017. For fiscal year 2018, revenues were
$68.4 million, down 2% from the record $70.2 million in fiscal year
2017.
- Our cards and autograph service revenues increased by $0.9
million, in the fourth quarter and by $3.1 million, in fiscal 2018
which represented increases of 18% in both periods and record
quarterly and annual revenues for that business.
- Our total coin revenues decreased by $1.7 million, or 15%,
in the fourth quarter and by $4.7 million, or 10%, in fiscal
2018. The lower coin revenues in the fourth quarter,
primarily reflected a decrease in modern coin revenues in the
United States and China. The lower coin revenues in fiscal 2018,
primarily reflected a $6.4 million or 17% decrease in U.S. coin
revenues due to the previously disclosed general slowness in the
domestic coin market, partially offset by a $1.7 million or 18%
increase in total overseas coin revenues (which included an
increase of $1.1 million or 16% in China).
- Coin service revenues generated by our overseas operations
(inclusive of China revenues) were 12% and 16% of total revenues in
the fourth quarter and fiscal 2018, as compared to 13% of total
revenues in the same periods of fiscal 2017.
- Our gross profit margins were 55% and 57%, in the fourth
quarter and fiscal 2018, as compared to 62% in the same periods of
fiscal 2017. Higher warranty expense and inventory reserves
in the fiscal 2018 periods, reduced our gross profit margin by 3%
in the fourth quarter and 1% in fiscal 2018. The remaining
decreases in our gross profit margins in the current year periods
reflects the decrease in our U.S. coin revenues discussed above, as
a significant proportion of our direct costs are relatively fixed
in the short-term.
- Operating income was $2.2 million and $9.0 million in the
fourth quarter and fiscal 2018, as compared to $1.2 million
and $13.2 million, in the same periods of 2017. Non-cash
stock-based compensation expense was $0.5 million and $1.4 million
in the fourth quarter and fiscal 2018, as compared to $3.7 million
and $4.0 million in the same periods of fiscal 2017. The lower
operating income in the current year periods, when adjusted for
non-cash stock-based compensation, primarily reflects the decreases
in U.S. coin revenues as discussed above. In addition, we incurred
$0.6 million in moving and lease exit costs for the relocation of
our operations and headquarters to a new facility, in fiscal
2018.
- The resulting income from continuing operations was $1.0
million, or $0.11 per diluted share, and $6.1 million, or $0.70 per
diluted share, in the fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 as compared to
$1.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, and $8.5 million, or
$0.99 per diluted share, in the same periods of fiscal 2017.
The provisions for income taxes in the current year periods,
reflect federal income taxes at a blended rate of 28% arising from
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted into law in
December 2017. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, we
incurred overseas withholding taxes and finalized the write down of
our deferred tax assets to our go forward federal tax rate of
21%.
- The Company’s cash position as of June 30, 2018 was
$10.6 million, as compared to $9.8 million at June 30, 2017
and $9.2 million at March 31, 2018. Net cash generated
of $0.8 million in fiscal 2018 included $11.9 million of
cash generated from continuing operations and $3.0 million of
borrowings under our term loan, partially offset by $9.1 million
used to pay cash dividends to stockholders, $4.8 million used
for capital expenditures and capitalized software costs (which are
inclusive of expenditures for our new operations and headquarter
facility), and $0.2 million used for discontinued operations.
- On July 31, 2018, we announced our cash dividend to
stockholders for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 of $0.175 per
share of common stock, which will be paid on August 31, 2018 to
stockholders of record on August 17, 2018.
Commentary and Outlook
Joseph J. Orlando Chief Executive Officer, stated, “In Q4, parts
of the business rebounded, while other areas set quarterly records.
After two down quarters, our PCGS US vintage services rebounded to
around the same level achieved in Q4 of 2017, which represented a
record fourth quarter performance for the service. Hong Kong and
Paris established new record quarterly and annual revenues and
total international coin service revenue, which also includes our
Shanghai office, achieved record levels for the year. Furthermore,
PSA and PSA/DNA finished with another record performance for the
quarter and year, making fiscal 2018 its eighth consecutive year of
top and bottom line growth.”
Orlando continued, “During the winter months, Collectors
Universe instituted an Action Plan, which included a restructuring
of the organization. This plan will produce nearly $2 million in
annualized savings. As part of that plan, we have been working hard
to improve our efficiency by blending our operation into a more
cohesive unit during the past two quarters. I am happy to report
that we have made great progress on this project. This means we can
now move the operational capacity to where the need is, which gives
us better flexibility to cope with changes in the markets we
serve.”
“Some of these markets remain soft, such as the US modern coin
market, which has been hampered by a combination of poor sales
figures at the Mint and depressed precious metals activity. Other
markets, however, have returned to expected levels and
beyond. The PCGS US vintage and show services have performed
well in recent months as a result, while our PSA and PSA/DNA
business has continued its brisk pace into the summer months. In
addition, PSA and PSA/DNA are following in the footsteps of PCGS by
beginning the process of international expansion. We established a
legal entity in Japan as of July 2 and have signed an agreement
with Shanghai Ruika, the largest trading card distributor in China,
to become our first official submission center in the region. This
will enable us to start building our brand overseas in a more
meaningful
way.”
“Our modern coin business in China remains volatile as we are
still in the early stages of building the market for our
PCGS-certified product, but the vintage portion of our services has
showed steady growth with each passing year. Regardless of the
quarter-to-quarter fluctuations in performance, our PCGS management
team is confident in the long-term potential the Chinese coin
market offers.”
Conference Call and Webcast
Collectors Universe will host a conference call to discuss
results on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Time/1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Interested parties may
participate in the conference call by dialing 877-260-1479 or
334-323-0522, five to ten minutes prior to the initiation of the
call. A replay of the conference call will be available
through September 13, 2018 by dialing 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820
and entering access code 8097504#. A live webcast of the
conference call will also be available on the Collectors Universe
website, www.collectorsuniverse.com under Investor Relations:
Events and Presentations. The webcast will be archived for 12
months.
About Collectors Universe
Collectors Universe, Inc. is a leading provider of value-added
services to the high-value collectibles markets. The Company
authenticates and grades collectible coins, trading cards, event
tickets, autographs and memorabilia (“collectibles”). The
Company also compiles and publishes authoritative information about
United States and world coins, collectible trading cards and sports
memorabilia (“collectibles”),and operates its CCE dealer-to-dealer
Internet bid-ask market for certified coins and its Expos trade
show and conventions business. This information is accessible
to collectors and dealers at the Company's website,
http://www.collectorsuniverse.com and is also published in
print.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking
Information
This news release contains statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs or views about our future financial
performance and trends in our business and in our markets, which
constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking
statements can often be identified by the use of words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate,"
"project," or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would,"
"should," "could," or "may."
Due to a number of risks and uncertainties to which our business
and our markets are subject, our future financial performance may
differ, possibly significantly, from expectations regarding our
future financial performance that are expressed in, or that may be
implied or inferred from the discussion of our operating results in
this news release. Those risks and uncertainties, and their
possible impact on our future financial performance, include, but
are not limited to, the following: our continued dependence on our
coin business which historically has generated more than 60% of our
consolidated revenues and a substantial portion of our operating
income, making our operating results more vulnerable to conditions
that could adversely affect or cause stagnation in the prices of
precious metals or reduce demand for and transactions in
collectible coins; the risks that domestic or international
economic conditions may deteriorate and lead to reductions in the
demand for our collectibles authentication and grading services
and, consequently, in our revenues and operating results; the risk
that weakness or volatility in economic conditions or increases in
interest rates in the United States or in the overseas markets
where we operate will lead to longer-term changes in the spending
habits of consumers or in the availability, costs and use of credit
by smaller businesses, such as collectibles dealers, to fund
purchases of collectibles, which could lead to longer-term declines
in collectibles commerce and, therefore, in the demand for our
services; the risks that claims under our coin and trading card
authentication and grading warranties will increase substantially
and that the warranty reserves we maintain for such claims will
prove to be inadequate, which could cause our gross margin and
operating results to decline or cause us to incur operating losses;
the risk that our strategies of offering new services and expanding
our collectibles authentication and grading business into new
geographic areas, such as Europe and Asia will not be successful in
enabling us to improve our profitability or may even cause us to
incur significant losses; the risks and added complexity of
conducting business overseas; the risk that it may become necessary
for us to reduce the amount of, or suspend or discontinue the
payment of cash dividends in the future, due to conditions or
circumstances outside of our control, such as adverse economic or
market conditions, as well as our future financial performance and
the cash needs of our business in the future.
Additional information regarding these risks and other risks and
uncertainties to which our business is subject is contained in Item
1A, entitled “Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
our fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 which we filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission today and readers of this news
release are urged to review the discussion of those risks and
uncertainties in that Report. Also, our actual financial
results in the future may differ from those currently expected due
to additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not currently
aware or which we do not currently view as, but may in the future
become, material to our business or operating results. Due to
these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this
news release or in our Annual or Quarterly Reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which speak only as of their
respective dates. We also disclaim any obligation to update
or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained in this
news release or in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be
required by law or NASDAQ rules.
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Contact:Joseph WallaceChief Financial
OfficerCollectors Universe949-567-1245Email:
jwallace@collectors.com |
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COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS(In Thousands, except per share
data)(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Year Ended June 30, |
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2018 |
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|
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Net revenues |
$ |
17,121 |
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$ |
17,952 |
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$ |
68,449 |
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$ |
70,158 |
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Cost of revenues |
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7,727 |
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6,869 |
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29,471 |
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26,847 |
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Gross
profit |
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9,394 |
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|
11,083 |
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38,978 |
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43,311 |
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Operating
expenses: |
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Selling
and marketing expenses |
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2,449 |
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2,374 |
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10,137 |
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9,333 |
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General
and administrative expenses |
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4,716 |
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7,479 |
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19,864 |
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|
20,754 |
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Total
operating expenses |
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7,165 |
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|
9,853 |
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30,001 |
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|
30,087 |
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Operating income |
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2,229 |
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|
1,230 |
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8,977 |
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13,224 |
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Interest income and
other expense, net |
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(191 |
) |
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69 |
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(85 |
) |
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10 |
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Income before provision
for income taxes |
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2,038 |
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1,299 |
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8,892 |
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13,234 |
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Provision for income
taxes |
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1,082 |
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|
252 |
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2,760 |
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4,718 |
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Income from continuing
operations |
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956 |
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1,047 |
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6,132 |
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8,516 |
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Income (loss) from
discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
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14 |
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(4 |
) |
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104 |
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(7 |
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Net income |
$ |
970 |
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$ |
1,043 |
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$ |
6,236 |
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$ |
8,509 |
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Net income per basic
share: |
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Income from continuing
operations |
$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
1.00 |
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Income from
discontinued operations |
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- |
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- |
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0.01 |
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- |
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Net
income per basic share |
$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.72 |
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$ |
1.00 |
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Net income per diluted
share: |
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Income
from continuing operations |
$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.70 |
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$ |
0.99 |
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Income
from discontinued operations |
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- |
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- |
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0.01 |
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- |
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Net
income per diluted share |
$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
0.99 |
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Weighted average shares
outstanding: |
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Basic |
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8,709 |
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8,486 |
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8,662 |
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8,480 |
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Diluted |
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8,715 |
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8,811 |
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8,817 |
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8,630 |
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Dividends declared per
common share |
$ |
0.175 |
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$ |
0.35 |
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$ |
1.05 |
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$ |
1.40 |
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Note: |
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Non-cash stock-based
compensation included above |
$ |
470 |
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$ |
3,695 |
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$ |
1,421 |
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$ |
4,025 |
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COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In
Thousands, except per share data)(Unaudited) |
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June 30, |
ASSETS |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and
cash equivalents |
$ |
10,581 |
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$ |
9,826 |
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $80 in 2018 and $77 in 2017 |
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2,608 |
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3,615 |
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Inventories, net |
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2,579 |
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2,722 |
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets |
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1,965 |
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1,661 |
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Total
current assets |
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17,733 |
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17,824 |
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Property and equipment,
net |
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8,378 |
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3,163 |
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Goodwill |
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2,083 |
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2,083 |
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Intangible assets,
net |
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2,319 |
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2,183 |
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Deferred income tax
assets |
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1,222 |
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2,864 |
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Other assets |
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479 |
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413 |
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Non-current assets of
discontinued operations |
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- |
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79 |
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$ |
32,214 |
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$ |
28,609 |
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current
liabilities: |
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Accounts
payable |
$ |
2,487 |
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$ |
2,660 |
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Accrued
liabilities |
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1,998 |
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1,652 |
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Accrued
compensation and benefits |
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3,401 |
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4,373 |
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Current
portion of long-term debt |
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562 |
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- |
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Income
taxes payable |
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312 |
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664 |
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Deferred
revenue |
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3,213 |
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2,676 |
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Current
liabilities of discontinued operations |
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- |
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391 |
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Total
current liabilities |
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11,973 |
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12,416 |
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Deferred rent |
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3,535 |
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276 |
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Long-Term Debt |
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2,438 |
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- |
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Commitments and
contingencies |
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Stockholders’
equity: |
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Preferred
stock, $.001 par value; 3,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
or outstanding |
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- |
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- |
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Common
stock, $.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; shares
outstanding: 9,015 in 2018 and 8,921 in 2017 |
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9 |
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9 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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86,369 |
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84,948 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(72,110 |
) |
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(69,040 |
) |
Total
stockholders’ equity |
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14,268 |
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15,917 |
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$ |
32,214 |
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$ |
28,609 |
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COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS (In Thousands)(Unaudited) |
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Year Ended June 30, |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income |
$ |
6,236 |
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$ |
8,509 |
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Adjustments to
reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities: |
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(Income)
Loss from discontinued operations |
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(104 |
) |
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7 |
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
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2,306 |
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1,665 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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1,421 |
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4,025 |
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Provision
for bad debts |
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33 |
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45 |
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Provision
for inventory write-down |
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502 |
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244 |
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Provision
for warranty |
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764 |
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302 |
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Loss
(gain) on sale of property and equipment |
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94 |
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5 |
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Changes in operating
assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts
receivable |
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1,001 |
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223 |
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Inventories |
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(359 |
) |
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(1,132 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other |
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(305 |
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(388 |
) |
Deferred
income taxes |
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1,642 |
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(354 |
) |
Other
assets |
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(66 |
) |
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(172 |
) |
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities |
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(815 |
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(1,125 |
) |
Accrued
compensation and benefits |
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(972 |
) |
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958 |
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Income
taxes payable |
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(353 |
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(118 |
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Deferred
revenue |
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537 |
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113 |
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Deferred
rent |
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310 |
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(105 |
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Net cash
provided by operating activities of continuing operations |
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11,872 |
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12,702 |
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Net cash
used in operating activities of discontinued operations |
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(215 |
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(518 |
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Net cash
provided by operating activities |
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11,657 |
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12,184 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Capital
expenditures |
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(3,923 |
) |
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(1,410 |
) |
Capitalized software development costs |
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(911 |
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(1,045 |
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Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment |
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14 |
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- |
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Patents
and other intangibles |
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(5 |
) |
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(15 |
) |
Proceeds
from sale of business |
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6 |
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57 |
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Net cash
used in investing activities |
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(4,819 |
) |
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(2,413 |
) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Borrowings under term loan |
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3,000 |
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- |
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Dividends
paid to common stockholders |
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(9,083 |
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(11,912 |
) |
Net cash
used in financing activities |
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(6,083 |
) |
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(11,912 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
755 |
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(2,141 |
) |
Cash and
cash equivalents at beginning of year |
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9,826 |
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11,967 |
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Cash and
cash equivalents at end of year |
$ |
10,581 |
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$ |
9,826 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Interest paid during
the period |
$ |
1,805 |
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$ |
5,187 |
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Income taxes paid
during the period |
|
108 |
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|
39 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Leasehold Improvements
contributed by landlord |
$ |
2,949 |
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$ |
- |
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