Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-KSB
(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
Commission
File Number 0-2000
Entrx
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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95-2368719
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer ID No.)
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incorporation
or organization)
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800
Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690
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Minneapolis,
Minnesota
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55402
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(Address
of Principal Executive Office)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (612) 333-0614
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name
of each exchange on which
registered
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None
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None
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common
Stock -- $.10 Par Value
(Title
of Class)
Check
whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act. o
Check
whether the issuer (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
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No o
Check
if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Items 405 of
Regulation S-B in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best
of
registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. o
Indicate
by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
The
Company’s revenues from operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
totaled $19,517,250.
The
aggregate market value of the common stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant as of March 6, 2007 was approximately $2,144,483 based on the average
of the closing bid and asked price of the registrant’s common stock on such
date. The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, as of
March 6, 2007 was 8,116,147.
Transitional
Small Business Issuer Format (Check One):
Yes o
No x
All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Form
10-KSB, including without limitation the statements under “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” and “Description of Business” are,
or may be deemed to be, “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. Such forward-looking statements involve
assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which
may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Entrx Corporation
(the
“Company”) to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements contained
in this Form 10-KSB. Such potential risks and uncertainties include, without
limitation; the outcome of existing litigation; competitive pricing and other
pressures from other businesses in the Company’s markets; the accuracy of the
Company’s estimate of future liability for asbestos-related injury claims; the
adequacy of insurance, including the adequacy of insurance to cover current
and
future asbestos-related injury claims; the valuation of the Company’s
investments; collectibility of a loan due from an affiliate of a principal
shareholder; economic conditions generally and in the Company’s primary markets;
availability of capital; the adequacy of the Company’s cash and cash
equivalents; the cost of labor; the accuracy of the Company’s cost analysis for
fixed price contracts; and other risk factors detailed herein and in other
of
the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Form 10-KSB and
the
Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to
update the reasons actual results could differ from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. Therefore, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. You
can
identify these forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as
“may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“continue,” and similar words.
References
to “we”, “us”, “our”, “the registrant”, “Entrx” and “the Company” in this annual
report on Form 10KSB shall mean or refer to Entrx Corporation and its
consolidated subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, unless the context
in
which those words are used would indicate a different
meaning.
ITEM
1. DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
General
The
Company, incorporated originally in 1947 as an Arizona corporation, was
reincorporated in Delaware on November 24, 1993. In June 2002, the Company
changed its name from Metalclad Corporation to Entrx Corporation. We conduct
our
business operations primarily through a wholly owned subsidiary, Metalclad
Insulation Corporation, a California corporation.
For
over
30 years, the Company and its predecessors have been providing insulation and
asbestos abatement services, primarily on the West Coast. We currently provide
these services through Metalclad Insulation Corporation to a wide range of
industrial, commercial and public agency clients.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, and our telephone number is (612) 333-0614.
Metalclad Insulation Corporation’s principal facilities are located at 1818 East
Rosslynn, Fullerton, California 92831.
Insulation
Services
Background.
Our
insulation services include the installation of high- and low-temperature
insulation on pipe, ducts, furnaces, boilers, and various other types of
equipment. We also maintain and repair existing insulation systems, generally
under one or multi-year maintenance contracts. Our customers include refineries,
utilities, chemical plants, manufacturing facilities, commercial properties,
office buildings and various governmental facilities. This may include complete
removal of existing insulation during the repair operations. The removed
insulation may or may not be asbestos containing. We also fabricate specialty
items for the insulation industry, and occasionally sell insulation material
and
accessories to our customers. Metalclad Insulation Corporation is a licensed
general contractor and typically provides project management, labor, tools,
equipment and materials necessary to complete the installation.
We
perform substantially all of the work required to complete most contracts,
while
generally subcontracting to others the scaffolding, painting and other trades
not performed by Metalclad Insulation. In a typical insulation project, we
obtain plans and specifications prepared by the owner of a facility or its
agent. In projects where the customer is the owner of the facility, we may
act
as the general contractor. We may also work as a subcontractor for other general
contractors. Projects for the installation of insulation in new construction
may
require one or more years to complete.
If
a
project involves the removal of asbestos containing materials, we first treat
the material with water and a wetting agent to minimize fiber release. Dry
removal is conducted in special cases where wetting is not feasible, provided
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") approval is obtained. Our workers also
remove asbestos laden pipe insulation by cutting the wrapping into sections
in
an enclosed containment area or utilizing special "glovebags" which provide
containment around the section of pipe where the insulation is being removed.
In
some instances, the Company performs asbestos removal and provides related
re-insulation contracting services, including insulation material sales; in
other cases, the Company performs only asbestos removal services.
Insulation
Contracts.
We
normally enter into service contracts on either a “cost plus” or “fixed-price”
basis, either through competitive bids or direct negotiations.
Cost
plus
contracts, sometimes referred to as "time and materials" contracts, generally
provide for reimbursement of our costs incurred on a particular project,
including labor and materials, plus the payment of a fee normally equal to
a
percentage of these costs. These contracts generally provide for monthly
payments covering both reimbursements for costs incurred to date and a portion
of the fee based upon the amount of work performed and are customarily not
subject to retention of fees or costs.
Fixed-price
contracts generally require that we perform all work for an agreed upon price,
often by a specified date. Such contracts usually provide for increases in
the
contract price if our construction costs increase due to changes in or delays
of
the project initiated or caused by the customer or owner. However, absent causes
resulting in increases in contract prices, we take certain risks, including
the
risk that our costs associated with the project exceed the agreed upon price.
Our failure to accurately predict the extent of the effort required and cost
of
labor on one insulation removal project commenced on April 18, 2005, resulted
in
a loss of $1,050,000 during 2005 and an additional loss of $566,000 in 2006.
Under these fixed-price contracts we normally receive periodic payments based
on
the work performed to a particular date, less certain retentions. The amounts
retained are held by the customer pending either satisfactory completion of
our
work or, in some cases, satisfactory completion of the entire
project.
In
accordance with industry practice, most of our contracts are subject to
termination or modification by the customer, with provision for the recovery
of
costs incurred and the payment to us of a proportionate part of our fees, in
the
case of a cost-plus contract, and overhead and profit, in the case of a fixed
price contract. Such termination or modification occurs in the regular course
of
our business due to changes in the work to be performed as determined by the
customer throughout the term of a project. No single termination or modification
has had or is expected to have a material adverse impact on our
business.
Operations
and Employee Safety.
All
contract work is performed by trained personnel, and supervised by project
managers trained and experienced in both construction and asbestos abatement.
Each employee involved in asbestos abatement must complete a general training
and safety program conducted by the Company or union affiliation. Training
topics include approved work procedures, instruction on protective equipment
and
personal safety, dangers of asbestos, methods for controlling friable asbestos
and asbestos transportation and handling procedures. In addition, all full-time
employees engaged in asbestos abatement activities are required to attend a
minimum four-day course approved by the EPA and the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration ("OSHA"), and all supervisors of abatement projects are
required to attend an eight-hour first aid/CPR/safety course and an eight-hour
EPA/AHERA refresher course annually. At December 31, 2006, one of our full-time
salaried employees and 21 hourly employees had been trained and certified as
"competent individuals" under EPA regulations relating to the training of
asbestos abatement workers. All employees are issued detailed training
materials. We typically conduct a job safety analysis in the job bidding
stage.
We
require the use of protective equipment on all projects, and sponsor periodic
medical examinations of all of our hourly field employees. During removal
procedures, asbestos containing material is generally treated to minimize fiber
release, and filtration devices are used to reduce contamination levels. Air
monitoring to determine asbestos fiber contamination levels is conducted on
all
abatement projects involving the removal of friable asbestos. We have a
comprehensive policy and procedure manual that covers all activities of an
asbestos abatement project, and the specific responsibilities and implementation
of procedures and policies to be followed on each project. The manual is
reviewed periodically by management and updated to insure compliance with
federal, state, and local regulations, to include information from in-house
project review findings, and to include updated information regarding industry
practices. To separate our responsibilities and limit our liability, we utilize
unaffiliated third party laboratories for asbestos sampling analysis, and
licensed independent waste haulers for the transportation and disposal of
asbestos waste.
Materials
and Supplies.
We
purchase our insulating and asbestos abatement materials and supplies used
in
our insulation services from a number of national manufacturers, and we are
not
dependent on any one source.
Marketing
and Sales
Insulation
Contracting Services.
We
currently obtain most of our insulation contracting business from existing
customers, and through referrals by customers, engineers, architects, and
construction firms. Additional business is obtained by referrals obtained
through labor, industry and trade association affiliations.
Projects
are often awarded through competitive bidding, although major companies
frequently rely on selected bidders chosen by them based on a variety of
criteria such as adequate capitalization, bonding capability, insurance carried,
and experience. We are frequently invited to bid on projects, and obtain a
significant amount of our contracts through the competitive bidding process.
Our
marketing and sales effort emphasizes our experience, reputation for timely
performance, and knowledge of the insulation and asbestos abatement industry.
We
are a member of the Western Insulation Contractors Association and various
local
business associations.
Curtom-Metalclad
Joint Venture.
In 1989,
Metalclad Insulation Corporation entered into a joint venture with a minority
service firm, known as Curtom Building & Development Corporation (“Curtom
Building”), which was designated as qualifying for preferential contract bidding
because of minority status, by Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and until
September 2005, by Supplier Clearinghouse. Metalclad Insulation Corporation
owns
a 49% interest in the joint venture. The joint venture, known as
"Curtom-Metalclad," submits bids for insulation and asbestos abatement services.
When contracts are obtained by the joint venture, we perform the work specified
in the contract as a subcontractor to the joint venture. The joint venture
agreement, as amended, provides that Curtom-Metalclad will receive 2.5% of
revenues obtained by Metalclad Insulation Corporation as a subcontractor, of
which 80% will be distributed to Curtom Building and 20% will be retained by
Curtom-Metalclad. We retain the remaining revenues. Sales for the year ended
December 31, 2006 for Curtom-Metalclad projects were approximately $3,383,000
or
17.3% of our revenue, compared to $1,418,000 or 9.6% of revenue in 2005. While
the revenues and gross profit from the subcontracts we perform for
Curtom-Metalclad are significant to us, the joint venture of Curtom-Metalclad
has no material assets, liabilities or earnings. The termination of the
Curtom-Metalclad joint venture and the loss of revenues that joint venture
generates, could have a material adverse affect on us. In accordance with FIN
46
“Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, as amended by FIN 46R, we have
consolidated Curtom-Metalclad since we have determined we are the primary
beneficiary as defined by FIN 46R.
Customers.
Our
customers are generally either industrial or commercial. The industrial
customers are predominately public utilities (power, natural gas and water/water
treatment), major oil companies for oil refineries and petrochemical plants,
chemical and food processors, other heavy manufacturers, and
engineering/construction companies. The commercial customers are primarily
government agencies, schools, hospitals, commercial and light manufacturing
companies, and the general or mechanical construction contractors. During 2006,
JE Merit Constructors, Inc. accounted for 17.3% of our revenues and Southern
California Edison Company through our Curtom-Metalclad joint venture accounted
for 15.2% of our revenues. We cannot project whether a significant portion
of
our revenues will be derived from these customers in 2007. It is often the
case
in our business that a customer that represented over 10% of our revenues in
one
year would not represent over 10% of our revenues in the following year. (See
Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.)
Competition. Competition
in the insulation contracting services business is intense and is expected
to
remain intense in the foreseeable future. Competition includes a few national
and regional companies that provide integrated services, and many regional
and
local companies that provide insulation and asbestos abatement specialty
contracting services similar to the Company. Many of the national and regional
competitors providing integrated services are well established and have
substantially greater marketing, financial, and technological resources than
we
do. The regional and local specialty contracting companies, which compete with
us, either provide one service or they provide integrated services by
subcontracting part of their services to other companies. We believe that the
primary competitive factors for our services are price, technical performance
and reliability. We obtain a significant number of our insulation service
contracts through the competitive bidding process. We believe that our bids
are
generally competitively priced. Our policy is to bid all projects with the
expectation of a reasonable gross profit.
Backlog.
Our
backlog for insulation services at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
was
approximately $11,305,000 and $10,120,000, respectively. Backlog is calculated
in terms of estimated revenues on fixed-price and cost-plus projects in progress
or for which contracts have been executed. Approximately 71% of our backlog
is
under cost-plus contracts. Our backlog as of any date is not necessarily
indicative of future revenues. We estimate that our entire backlog as of
December 31, 2006 will be completed during the next eighteen months.
Insurance
and Bonding.
General
Liability.
Our
combined general liability and contractor pollution insurance policy provides
base coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and excess liability coverage of
$10,000,000.
Performance
Bonds. While
our
current insulation and asbestos abatement services customers generally do not
require performance bonds, an increasing number of customers have requested
such
bonds. While the changes in the bonding industry have made it more difficult
to
obtain performance bonds, we believe that our current bonding arrangements
are
adequate for our anticipated future needs.
Asbestos
Insurance Coverage.
Prior
to 1975, we were engaged in the sale and installation of asbestos-related
insulation materials, which has resulted in numerous claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure. Many of these claims are now being
brought by the children and close relatives of persons who have died, allegedly
as a result of the direct or indirect exposure to asbestos. To date all of
our
asbestos-related injury claims have been paid and defended by our insurance
carriers.
Based
on
the trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company
over the past four years, we project that 924 asbestos-related injury claims
will be made against the Company in the future, in addition to the 404 claims
existing as of December 31, 2006, totaling 1,328 claims. Multiplying the average
indemnity paid per resolved claim over the past six years of $19,131, times
1,328, we project the probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims
to be
equal to approximately $25 million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost
(which cost is included within the limits of our insurance coverage) of defense
per resolved claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,328, we project the probable
future defense costs to equal approximately $18 million. See Item 3 - “Legal
Proceedings - Asbestos-related Claims.”
There
are
numerous insurance carriers which have issued a number of policies to us over
a
period extending from approximately 1967 through approximately 1985 that still
provide coverage for asbestos-related injury claims. After approximately 1985
the policies were issued with provisions which purport to exclude coverage
for
asbestos related claims. The terms of our insurance policies are complex, and
coverage for many types of claims is limited as to the nature of the claim
and
the amount of coverage available. It is clear, however, under California law,
where the substantial majority of the asbestos-related injury claims are
litigated, that all of those policies cover any asbestos-related injury
occurring during the 1967 through 1985 period when these policies were in
force.
We
have
engaged legal counsel to review all of our known insurance policies, and to
provide us with the amount of coverage which such counsel believes to be
probable under those policies for current and future asbestos-related injury
claims against us. Such legal counsel has provided us with its opinion of the
minimum probable coverage available to satisfy asbestos-related injury claims,
which significantly exceeds our estimated $43,000,000 liability for such claims
at December 31, 2006.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability
or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
In
2003
and 2004 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate considered
legislation to create a privately funded, publicly administered fund to provide
the necessary resources for an asbestos injury claims resolution program, and
is
commonly referred to as the “FAIR” Act. In 2005, a draft of the “FAIR” Act was
approved by the Judiciary Committee, but the bill was rejected by the full
Senate in February 2006, when a cloture motion on the bill was withdrawn. An
amended version of the 2006 “FAIR” Act (S 3274) was introduced in the Senate in
May 2006, but has not been scheduled for a vote. A similar bill was introduced
in the House (HR 1360) in March 2005, but was referred to a subcommittee in
May
2005. The latest draft of the “FAIR” Act calls for the fund to be funded
partially by asbestos defendant companies, of which the Company is one, and
partially by insurance companies. The bill could be voted on by the Senate
or
the House at any time in the future. The impact, if any, the “FAIR” Act will
have on us if passed cannot be determined at this time although the latest
draft
of the legislation did not appear favorable to us.
Insurance
Policy Settlement.
In June
2004, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, our wholly owned subsidiary, and Entrx
Corporation, entered into a Settlement Agreement and Full Policy Release (the
“Agreement”) releasing Allstate Insurance Company from its policy obligations
for a broad range of claims arising from injury or damage which may have
occurred during the period March 15, 1980 to March 15, 1981, under an umbrella
liability policy (the “Policy”). The Policy provided limits of $5,000,000 in the
aggregate and per occurrence. Allstate claimed that liability under the Policy
had not attached, and that regardless of that fact, an exclusion in the Policy
barred coverage for virtually all claims of bodily injury from exposure to
asbestos, which is of primary concern to Metalclad Insulation Corporation.
Metalclad Insulation Corporation took the position that such asbestos coverage
existed. The parties to the Agreement reached a compromise, whereby Metalclad
Insulation Corporation received $2,500,000 in cash, and Metalclad Insulation
Corporation and Entrx Corporation agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Allstate
from all claims which could be alleged against the insurer respecting the
policy, limited to $2,500,000 in amount. Based on past experience related to
asbestos insurance coverage, we believe that the Agreement we entered into
in
June 2004, will result in a probable loss contingency for future insurance
claims based on the indemnification provision in the Agreement. Although we
are
unable to estimate the exact amount of the loss, we believe at this time the
reasonable estimate of the loss will not be less than $375,000 or more than
$2,500,000 (the $2,500,000 represents the maximum loss we would have based
on
the indemnification provision in the Agreement). Based on the information
available to us, no amount in this range appears at this time to be a better
estimate than any other amount. The $375,000 estimated loss contingency noted
in
the above range represents 15% of the $2,500,000 we received and is based upon
our attorney’s informal and general inquiries to an insurance company of the
cost for us to purchase an insurance policy to cover the indemnification
provision we entered into. We recorded a reserve of $375,000 at the time we
entered into the Agreement and nothing has come to our attention that would
require us to record a different estimate at December 31, 2006.
Employees.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we had two part-time salaried employees in our executive
offices and 12 full-time salaried employees in our insulation business in
California, for a total of 14 employees. These included three executive
officers, project managers/estimators, purchasing, accounting, and office
staff.
As
of
December 31, 2006, our subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, employed
approximately 115 hourly employees for insulation contracting services, nearly
all of whom are members of the International Association of Heat and Frost
Insulators and Asbestos Workers ("AFL-CIO") or Laborers Local Union 300, which
makes the hourly employees available to us from time to time. Metalclad
Insulation Corporation is a party to agreements with local chapters of various
trade unions. The number of hourly employees employed by us fluctuates depending
upon the number and size of projects that we have under construction at any
particular time. It has been our experience that hourly employees are generally
available for our projects, and we have continuously employed a number of hourly
employees on various projects over an extended period of time. We consider
our
relations with our hourly employees and the unions representing them to be
good,
and have not experienced any recent work stoppages due to strikes by such
employees. Additionally, the trade union agreements we are a party to include
no
strike, no work stoppage provisions. In August, 2004 a new “Basic Agreement” was
signed with Local No. 5 of the International Association of Heat and Frost
Insulators and Asbestos Workers that expires in September 2008. The “Basic
Agreement” included a “Maintenance Agreement” as an addendum. Approximately 95%
of our hourly employees are covered by the Local No. 5 agreement. An agreement
with the Laborers Local 300 was signed in January 2004 and expired in December
2006. A new agreement with the Laborers Local 300 was signed in January 2007
and
expires in December 2009. Approximately 5% of our hourly employees are covered
by the Labors Local 300 agreement.
Government
Regulation
Insulation
Services and Material Sales Regulation. As
a
general and insulation specialty contractor, we are subject to regulation
requiring us to obtain licenses from several state and municipal agencies.
Other
than licensing, our industrial insulation services and material sales business
is not subject to material or significant regulation.
Asbestos
Abatement Regulation.
Asbestos
abatement operations are subject to regulation by federal, state, and local
governmental authorities, including OSHA and the EPA. In general, OSHA
regulations set maximum asbestos fiber exposure levels applicable to employees,
and the EPA regulations provide asbestos fiber emission control standards.
The
EPA requires use of accredited persons for both inspection and abatement. In
addition, a number of states have promulgated regulations setting forth such
requirements as registration or licensing of asbestos abatement contractors,
training courses for workers, notification of intent to undertake abatement
projects and various types of approvals from designated entities. Transportation
and disposal activities are also regulated.
OSHA
has
promulgated regulations specifying airborne asbestos fiber exposure standards
for asbestos workers, engineering and administrative controls, workplace
practices, and medical surveillance and worker protection requirements. OSHA's
construction standards require companies removing asbestos on construction
sites
to utilize specified control methods to limit employee exposure to airborne
asbestos fibers, to conduct air monitoring, to provide decontamination units
and
to appropriately supervise operations. EPA regulations restrict the use of
spray
applied asbestos containing material (“ACM”) and asbestos insulation, establish
procedures for handling ACM during demolition and renovations, and prohibit
visible emissions during removal, transportation and disposal of
ACM.
We
believe that we are substantially in compliance with all regulations relating
to
our asbestos abatement operations, and currently have all material government
permits, licenses, qualifications and approvals required for our
operations.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
Our
executive offices are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which consists of
approximately 2,400 square feet leased at a current rate of $2,000 per month,
on
a month-to-month basis.
Our
wholly owned subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, is housed in a
facility in Fullerton, California. This facility consists of approximately
27,100 square feet of office and warehouse space. The Company has leased this
facility through December 31, 2011 at a monthly rate of $13,500 per month with
yearly rent increases of approximately 3% per year. The lease contains an option
for the Company to renew for an additional five years as defined in the
agreement.
An
inactive subsidiary of the Company, Ecosistemas del Potosi SA de CV, owns an
approximately 92-hectare parcel (approximately 227 acres) of land in Santa
Maria
del Rio near San Luis Potosi, Mexico. We are presently attempting to dispose
of
this property. Such sale or disposition will not have a material effect on
the
Company as the land has a value of less than $15,000.
We
believe that the properties currently owned and leased by us are adequate for
our operations for the foreseeable future.
ITEM
3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
Asbestos-related
Claims
Prior
to
1975, we were engaged in the sale and installation of asbestos-related
insulation materials, which has resulted in numerous claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure. Many of these claims are now being
brought by the children and close relatives of persons who have died, allegedly
as a result of the direct or indirect exposure to asbestos. To date all of
our
asbestos-related injury claims have been paid and defended by our insurance
carriers.
The
number of asbestos-related cases which have been initiated naming us (primarily
our subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation) as a defendant had increased
from approximately 254 in 1999 to 527 in 2000 and 725 in 2001. The number of
cases filed decreased after 2001 to 590 in 2002, to 351 in 2003, to 265 in
2004
and to 199 in 2005, but increased in 2006 to 232. At December 31, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there were, respectively, approximately 1,009, 988,
853, 710, 507 and 404 cases pending. Of the decrease from 710 cases pending
at
December 31, 2004 to 507 cases pending at December 31, 2005, were 80 cases
which
had been previously counted in error, so that the actual decrease for the year
ended December 31, 2005 was 123 cases. These claims are currently defended
and
covered by insurance.
Set
forth
below is a table for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and
2006, which sets forth for each such period the approximate number of
asbestos-related cases filed, the number of such cases resolved by dismissal
or
by trial, the number of such cases resolved by settlement, the total number
of
resolved cases, the number of filed cases pending at the end of such period,
the
total indemnity paid on all resolved cases, the average indemnity paid on all
settled cases and the average indemnity paid on all resolved cases:
|
|
2002
|
|
2003
|
|
2004
|
|
2005(2)
|
|
2006
|
|
New
cases filed
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
232
|
|
Defense
Judgments and dismissals
|
|
|
382
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
253
|
|
Settled
cases
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
82
|
|
Total
resolved cases (1)
|
|
|
611
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
408
|
|
|
402
|
(2)
|
|
335
|
|
Pending
cases (1)
|
|
|
988
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
710
|
|
|
507
|
(3)
|
|
404
|
|
Total
indemnity payments
|
|
$
|
9,244,000
|
|
$
|
10,618,700
|
|
$
|
6,366,750
|
|
$
|
8,513,750
|
|
$
|
4,858,750
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on settled cases
|
|
$
|
40,366
|
|
$
|
60,678
|
|
$
|
65,637
|
|
$
|
78,831
|
|
$
|
59,253
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on all resolved cases
|
|
$
|
15,129
|
|
$
|
21,849
|
|
$
|
15,605
|
|
$
|
21,178
|
(2)
|
$
|
14,504
|
|
(1) |
Total
resolved cases includes, and the number of pending cases excludes,
cases
which have been settled but which have not been closed for lack of
final
documentation or payment.
|
(2) |
The
average indemnity paid on resolved cases does not include, and the
number
of pending cases includes, a jury award rendered on March 22, 2005 and
a
judgment on that award rendered on April 4, 2005, finding Metalclad
Insulation Corporation liable for $1,117,000 in damages, which is
covered
by insurance. The judgment is being appealed by our
insurer.
|
(3) |
Of
the decrease from 710 cases pending at December 31, 2004 to 507 cases
pending at December 31, 2005, were 80 cases which had been previously
counted in error, so that the actual decrease over the year ended
December
31, 2005 was 123 cases.
|
The
number of asbestos-related claims made against the Company since 2001, as well
as the number of cases pending at the end of each of those years, has reflected
a general downward trend from 2002 through 2006, with about a 15% increase
in
2006 over 2005. We believe that it is probable that this general trend will
continue, although such continuance cannot be assured, particularly in view
of
the increase in the claims made in 2006 as compared to 2005. The average
indemnity paid on all resolved claims has fluctuated over the past six-year
period ended December 31, 2006 from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of
$14,504 in 2006, with an average indemnity payment of $19,131 over the same
six-year period.
We
believe that the sympathies of juries, the aggressiveness of the plaintiffs’ bar
and the declining base of potential defendants as the result of business
failures, have tended to increase payments on resolved cases. This tendency,
we
believe, has been mitigated by the declining pool of claimants resulting from
death, and the likelihood that the most meritorious claims have been ferreted
out by plaintiffs’ attorneys and that the newer cases being brought are not as
meritorious nor do they have as high a potential for damages as do cases which
were brought earlier. We have no reason to believe, therefore, that the average
future indemnity payments will increase materially in the future.
In
addition, direct defense costs per resolved claim increased from $9,407 in
2001
to $13,320 in 2006. We believe that these defense costs increased as a result
of
a change in legal counsel in 2004, and the more aggressive defense posture
taken
by new legal counsel since that change. We do not believe that the defense
costs
will increase materially in the future, and are projecting those costs to be
approximately $13,500 per claim.
Based
on
the trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company
over the past four calendar years, we projected in our Form 10-KSB filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2005
that
approximately 533 asbestos-related injury claims would be made against the
Company after December 31, 2005. These claims, in addition to the 507 claims
existing as of December 31, 2005, totaled 1,040 then current and future claims.
Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim over the past five years
of
$20,056, times 1,040, we previously projected the probable future indemnity
to
be paid on those claims after December 31, 2005 to be equal to approximately
$21
million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved
claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,040, we projected the probable future
defense costs to equal approximately $14 million. Accordingly, our total
estimated future asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2005 was $35
million. These estimated liabilities are included as liabilities on our December
31, 2005 balance sheet.
As
of
December 31, 2005, we projected that approximately 145 new asbestos-related
claims would be commenced, and approximately 245 cases would be resolved, in
2006, resulting in an estimated 407 cases pending at December 31, 2006. Since
we
projected that an aggregate of 533 new cases would be commenced after December
31, 2005, and that 145 of these cases would be commenced in 2006, we estimated
that an aggregate of 388 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2006.
Accordingly, the cases pending and projected to be commenced in the future
at
December 31, 2006, would be 795 cases. Multiplying 795 claims times the
approximate average indemnity paid and defense costs incurred per resolved
claim
from 2002 through 2005 of $33,500, we had previously estimated our liability
for
current and future asbestos-related claims at December 31, 2006 to be
approximately $27,000,000. This amounted to an $8,000,000 reduction from the
$35,000,000 liability we estimated as of December 31, 2005, or a $2,000,000
reduction per quarter.
As
of
June 30, 2006, we re-evaluated our estimates, based upon the fact that we
previously estimated that there would be 145 asbestos-related claims made in
2006, and that 123 claims had already been made in the first half of 2006 and
that we previously estimated that 245 claims would be resolved in 2006, and
that
145 claims had already been resolved in the first six months of 2006. As of
June
30, 2006 we estimated that there would be 889 asbestos-related injury claims
made against the Company after December 31, 2005. The 889, in addition to the
507 claims existing as of December 31, 2005, totaled 1,396 current and future
claims. There were 145 resolved claims in the first six months of 2006, which
meant that as of June 30, 2006, the Company estimated that there were 1,251
current and future claims. Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim
over the past five and one half years of $19,300, times 1,251, we projected
the
probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims after June 30, 2006 to
be
equal to approximately $24 million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost
of defense per resolved claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,251, we projected
the probable future defense costs to equal approximately $17 million.
Accordingly, our total estimated future asbestos-related liability at June
30,
2006 was $41 million.
As
of
June 30, 2006, we projected that approximately 196 new asbestos-related claims
would be commenced, and approximately 277 cases would be resolved, in 2006,
resulting in an estimated 426 cases pending at December 31, 2006. Based upon
these new estimates, we projected that an aggregate of 889 new cases would
be
commenced after December 31, 2005, and that 196 of these cases would be
commenced in 2006, we estimated that an aggregate of 693 new cases would be
commenced after December 31, 2006. Accordingly, the cases pending and projected
to be commenced in the future at December 31, 2006, would be 1,119 cases.
Multiplying 1,119 claims times the approximate average indemnity paid and
defense costs incurred per resolved claim from 2002 through June 2006 of
$32,800, we estimated our liability for current and future asbestos-related
claims at December 31, 2006 to be approximately $37,000,000. This amounted
to a
$4,000,000 reduction from the $41,000,000 liability we estimated as of June
30,
2006, or a $2,000,000 reduction per quarter. Accordingly, we reduced our
asbestos-related liability at the quarter ended September 30, 2006, by
$2,000,000.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we again re-evaluated our estimates. We now estimate that
there will be 924 asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company after
December 31, 2006. The 924, in addition to the 404 claims existing as of
December 31, 2006, totaled 1,328 current and future claims. Multiplying the
average indemnity per resolved claim over the past six years of $19,131, times
1,328, we projected the probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims
after December 31, 2006 to be equal to approximately $25 million. In addition,
multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved claim of approximately
$13,500 times 1,328, we projected the probable future defense costs to equal
approximately $18 million. Accordingly, our total estimated future
asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2006 was $43 million.
We
intend
to re-evaluate our estimate of future liability for asbestos claims at the
end
of each fiscal year, or whenever actual results are materially different from
our estimates, integrating our actual experience in that fiscal year with that
of prior fiscal years since 2002. We estimate that the effects of economic
inflation on either the average indemnity payment or the projected direct legal
expenses will be approximately equal to a discount rate applied to our future
liability based upon the time value of money. It is probable that we have
adequate insurance to cover current and future asbestos-related claims, although
such coverage cannot be assured.
Although
defense costs are included in our insurance coverage, we expended $220,000,
$174,000, $304,000, $188,000, and $215,000 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively, to administer the asbestos claims. These amounts were primarily
fees paid to attorneys to monitor the activities of the insurers, and their
selected defense counsel, and to look after our rights under the various
insurance policies.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability
or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
In
2003
and 2004 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate considered
legislation to create a privately funded, publicly administered fund to provide
the necessary resources for an asbestos injury claims resolution program, and
is
commonly referred to as the “FAIR” Act. In 2005, a draft of the “FAIR” Act was
approved by the Judiciary Committee, but the bill was rejected by the full
Senate in February 2006, when a cloture motion on the bill was withdrawn. An
amended version of the 2006 “FAIR” Act (S 3274) was introduced in the Senate in
May 2006, but has not been scheduled for a vote. A similar bill was introduced
in the House (HR 1360) in March 2005, but was referred to a subcommittee in
May
2005. The latest draft of the “FAIR” Act calls for the fund to be funded
partially by asbestos defendant companies, of which the Company is one, and
partially by insurance companies. The bill could be voted on by the Senate
or
the House at any time in the future. The impact, if any, the “FAIR” Act will
have on us if passed cannot be determined at this time although the latest
draft
of the legislation did not appear favorable to us.
Claim
Against Former Employee, Etc.
In
October 1999, we completed the sale of our operating businesses and development
project located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. That sale specifically excluded
those
Mexican assets involved in the Company’s NAFTA claim which was settled in 2001.
Under the terms of the sale we received an initial cash payment of $125,000
and
recorded a receivable for $779,000. On November 13, 2000, the Company filed
a
complaint in the Superior Court of California against a former employee, the
U.S. parent of the buyer and its representative for breach of contract, fraud,
collusion and other causes of action in connection with this sale seeking
damages in the form of a monetary award. An arbitration hearing was held in
September, 2002 in Mexico City, as requested by one of the defendants. This
arbitration hearing was solely to determine the validity of the assignment
of
the purchase and sale agreement by the buyer to a company formed by the former
employee defendant. The Superior Court action against the U.S. parent was stayed
pending the Mexican arbitration. On April 8, 2003, the arbitrator ruled that
the
assignment was inexistent, due to the absence of our consent. In June 2003,
the
Court of Appeal for the State of California ruled that the U.S.
parent was also entitled to compel a Mexican arbitration of the claims raised
in
our complaint. We are now prepared to pursue our claim in an arbitration
proceeding for the aforementioned damages. No assurances can be given on the
outcome.
In
a
related action, a default was entered against us in December, 2002, in favor
of
the same former employee referred to in the foregoing paragraph by the Mexican
Federal Labor Arbitration Board, for an unspecified amount. The former employee
was seeking in excess of $9,000,000 in damages as a result of his termination
as
an employee. The default was obtained without the proper notice being given
to
us, and was set aside in the quarter ended June 30, 2003. The Mexican Federal
Labor Arbitration Board rendered a recommendation on December 13, 2004, to
the
effect that the former employee was entitled to an award of $350,000 from Entrx
in connection with the termination of his employment. The award is in the form
of a recommendation which has been affirmed by the Mexican Federal Court, but
is
only exercisable against assets of the Company located in Mexico. The Company
has no material assets in Mexico. The award does not represent a collectible
judgment against the Company in the United States. Since the Company has no
material assets in Mexico, the likelihood of any liability based upon this
award
is remote, and we therefore believe that there is no potential liability to
the
Company at December 31, 2006 or 2005. The Company intends to continue to pursue
its claims against the same employee for breach of contract, fraud, collusion
and other causes of action in connection with the 1999 sale of one of the
Company’s operating businesses in Mexico.
On
May
31, 2006, we entered into a Settlement Agreement with Ventana Global
Environmental Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental
Fund, L.P. (collectively referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana agreed to pay
Entrx Corporation $1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice by
Entrx Corporation of the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by Entrx
Corporation against Ventana and others in Orange County, California Superior
Court in November 2000. Entrx Corporation and Ventana also entered into a mutual
release of all claims each may have had against the other. In addition, Entrx
Corporation released Carlos Alberto de Rivas Oest and Geologic de Mexico S.A.
de
C.V., which were parties related to Ventana, and against whom Entrx Corporation
had claims pending in Mexico. The Settlement Agreement does not limit claims
that Entrx had or currently has against Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora
Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V., which Entrx Corporation continues to pursue
in
Mexico. Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V.
were involved with the transactions which were the subject of the Ventana
Action. Entrx Corporation received approximately $925,000 net after payment
of
legal fees and expenses associated with the Ventana Action and the Settlement
Agreement.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market
for Common Stock
During
the year ended December 31, 2004 and until February 15, 2005, our Common Stock
was traded on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol "ENTX." Since February
16, 2005 our common stock has traded on the pink sheets under the symbol
ENTX.PK. The following table sets forth, for the fiscal periods indicated,
the
high and low bid prices
for the Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq or as quoted over-the-counter and
recorded in the pink sheets. The bid prices represent prices between
broker-dealers and don’t include retail mark-ups and mark-downs or any
commissions to the dealer. These bid prices may not reflect actual
transactions.
|
|
Bid
Price
|
|
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended March 31, 2005
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
Quarter
Ended June 30, 2005
|
|
|
0.31
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
Quarter
Ended September 30, 2005
|
|
|
0.31
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
Year Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended March 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
Quarter
Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
Quarter
Ended September 30, 2006
|
|
|
0.35
|
|
|
0.18
|
|
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
As
of
March 6, 2007, the closing bid price
for
the common shares in the pink sheets was $0.35.
Shareholders
of Record
As
of
March 6, 2007, the approximate number of record holders of our Common Stock
was
1,550.
Dividends
We
have
not paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock since our incorporation, and
anticipate that, for the foreseeable future, earnings, if any, will continue
to
be retained for use in our business.
Unregistered
Sales of Securities
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the sale of common
stock by the Company during the calendar year 2006 in transactions which were
not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”).
Date
of Sale
|
|
Number
of Shares Sold
|
|
Person(s)
to Whom Sold
|
|
Consideration
Paid
|
|
Exemption
from Registration Relied Upon Under the Act(1)
|
6/7/2006
|
|
50,000
Shares
|
|
Members
of the Board of Directors of Entrx Corporation (4 members) and Metalclad
Insulation Corporation (1 member)
|
|
Services
as directors, valued at $0.16 per share
|
|
Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as a transaction not involving
a
public offering.
|
(1)
|
Each
member of the Board of Directors of Entrx Corporation, the chief
executive
officer of Entrx and the Director of Metalclad Insulation Corporation
are
deemed to be “accredited investors” by reason of their offices.
|
ITEM
6. MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
Summary.
Our
revenues increased from $14,711,000 in 2005 to $19,517,000 in 2006. Gross margin
percentage increased from 10.3% in 2005 to 14.8% in 2006. Revenues increased
primarily due to the Company obtaining new maintenance contracts, and hiring
additional project managers which allows the Company to bid on more projects.
The gross margin percentage increased for 2006 as compared with 2005 due to
the
Company recording an anticipated loss of $1,050,000 on a single project in 2005
which negatively impacted the gross margin in 2005. The Company recorded a
loss
of only $566,000 on the same project in 2006. We anticipate that our revenues
will continue to increase in 2007 due to the increase in our backlog at December
31, 2006 as compared to December 31, 2005, and anticipate that gross margin
percentages in 2007 will approximate those in 2006.
We
had a
net income of $2,052,000 in 2006 primarily due to the operating income at
Metalclad Insulation Corporation, a $1,725,000 gain recorded on the sale of
a
building, land and building improvements and $1,025,000 of income related to
the
settlement of lawsuits. An additional allowance of $1,084,000 on a shareholder
note receivable partially offset the net income. We had a net loss of $1,743,000
in 2005 primarily due to the $1,050,000 loss recorded on a project and $409,000
related to the impairment charge on an investment in a privately-held company.
In
an
effort to increase shareholder value and to diversify from our insulation
services business, we have made equity investments in several companies that
are
not in the insulation services business and which we believed had the ability
to
provide acceptable return on our investments. We currently have investments
in
the common stock of Catalytic Solutions, Inc., and warrants for the purchase
of
common stock of Clearwire Corporation, which we value at $450,000 and $757,000,
respectively. Both of these companies are in the early stages of their business
development. Our investments represent less than 5% ownership in each company
and represent approximately 2.3% and 2.7% of the Company’s total assets at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Catalytic Solutions, Inc. manufactures
and delivers proprietary technology that improves the performance and reduces
the cost of catalytic converters. Catalytic’s common stock is traded on the AIM
market in London under the symbol “CTS”. Clearwire Corporation is a provider of
non-line-of-sight plug-and-play broadband wireless access systems. Clearwire
has
recently filed an S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the sale of its common stock. The warrants are exercisable at
$4.00 per share, or on a cashless basis, the Company can convert the warrants
at
the fair market value of the warrants into common stock at the $4.00 per share
exercise price. Either or both of these investments could be impaired in the
future. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” We also own 190,566 shares of the
common stock of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the common stock of which is
publicly traded on the NASD Bulletin Board under the symbol “VQPH”. Of the
190,566 shares, 75,000 shares are subject to options exercisable by three
current and former members of our Board of Directors at $1.25 per share.
In
January of 2005, our operating subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation
(“Metalclad”), renewed its $1,000,000 line of credit financing from the Far East
National Bank, Newport Beach, California. The due date of the line of credit
was
May 1, 2006. We paid the full amount due on the line of credit when we sold
our
operating facilities in Anaheim, California, on April 20, 2006.
Our
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, continues to be engaged in
lawsuits involving asbestos-related injury or potential injury claims. The
232
claims made in 2006 were up from the 199 claims made in 2005. The average
indemnity payment on all resolved during each of the past six years has
fluctuated from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of $14,504 in 2006. These
claims are currently defended and covered by insurance. We had projected that
our future liability for future asbestos related claims at December 31, 2005
was
$35,000,000. As the result of the increase in claims made in 2006, we adjusted
our projections and have projected that our future liability for currently
outstanding and estimated future asbestos-related claims was approximately
$43,000,000 at December 31, 2006. We have determined that it is probable that
we
have sufficient insurance to provide coverage for both current and future
projected asbestos-related injury claims. This determination assumes that the
current six years trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims will
continue, despite the increase in claims made in 2006 and 2005, and that the
average indemnity and direct legal costs of each resolved claim will not
materially increase. The determination also assumes that the insurance companies
live up to what we believe is their obligation to continue to cover our exposure
with regards to these claims. Several affiliated insurance companies have
brought a declaratory relief action against our subsidiary, Metalclad, as well
as a number of other insurers, to resolve certain coverage issues. (See Item
3,
“Legal Proceedings - Asbestos-related Claims”) In addition, we paid
approximately $215,000 and $188,000 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, in legal
fees to assess and monitor the asbestos-related claims, and to assess and
monitor our insurance coverage and insurance company activities involving the
defense and payment of these claims. We anticipate that this cost will
continue.
Results
of Operations
General.
Our
revenues have been generated primarily from insulation services and sales of
insulation products and related materials in the United States.
Year
Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31,
2005.
Revenue.
Total
revenues were $19,517,000 in 2006 as compared to $14,711,000 for 2005, an
increase of 32.7%. The increase from 2006 to 2005 was primarily a result of
the
Company obtaining new maintenance contracts, and hiring additional project
managers which allows the Company to bid on more projects in 2006 and which
ultimately increased the number of jobs in which we were the winning
bidder.
Cost
of Revenue and Gross Margin. Total
cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $16,638,000 as compared
to $13,199,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005, an increase of 26.1%.
The
gross margin as a percentage of revenue was approximately 14.8% for the year
ended December 31, 2006 compared to 10.3% for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The increase in the gross margin percentage during the year ended December
31,
2006 as compared with the year ended December 31, 2005 is primarily the result
of the Company recording a charge of $1,050,000 related to an anticipated loss
on a project during the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared with a charge
of $566,000 related to additional losses on the same project during the year
ended December 31, 2006. The increase in the cost of revenues for the year
ended
December 31, 2006 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 was primarily
due to higher revenues as discussed above.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses. Selling,
general and administrative expenses were $2,401,000 for the year ended December
31, 2006 as compared to $2,425,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005, a
decrease of .1% due primarily to a decreases in legal and insurance expenses,
partially offset by an increase in compensation expense primarily related to
performance bonuses.
Other
Operating Expense.
For the
year ended December 31, 2004, we established a reserve of $250,000 against
the
note receivable from Blake Capital Partners, LLC (“Blake”). The reserve was
established based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of the note
receivable. The Company increased the reserve by $500,000, for a total reserve
of $750,000, against the note receivable during the six months ended June 30,
2006 based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of the note
receivable at that time. Blake Capital Partners, LLC was current in the payment
of interest through the payment due March 1, 2006. The payment due September
1,
2006, however, was not made, and we have been informed by Mr. Mills, the
principal of Blake Capital Partners and guarantor on the note, that no payment
can be expected in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2006, as a result
of the non-payment of interest and other information received from Mr. Mills,
we
have booked an additional reserve of $536,000 against the note receivable and
wrote-off the interest receivable through June 30, 2006 of $48,000, bringing
the
net of the note receivable less the reserve down to $210,000, the approximate
value of the collateral securing the Note. Blake is a limited liability company
wholly-owned by Wayne W. Mills, the Company’s former (prior to October 15, 2004)
President and Chief Executive Officer. The collateral on the note consists
of
500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 250,000 shares of the $0.01 par
value common stock of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VQPH).
(See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” under this Item 6 below).
Interest
Income and Expense. Interest
expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $107,000 as compared with
interest expense of $555,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease
in 2006 as compared to 2005 was primarily due to a decrease in the average
balance due to the pay-off of debt after the sale of the Company’s California
building, as well as no amortization of the original issue discount, of the
note
with Pandora Select Partners L.P. during the year ended December 31, 2006.
The
note with Pandora Select Partners L.P. was repaid in June 2006. During 2005
the
Company expensed the remaining $148,325 of original issue discount, the fair
value of the warrant, and the beneficial conversion of the note payable into
common stock related to a convertible note payable which the Company issued
in
December 2003 for $1,300,000. Interest income decreased from $132,000 in the
year ended December 31, 2005 to $105,000 in the year ended December 31, 2006,
primarily due to the Company not recording any interest income on the note
receivable from Blake Capital Partners, LLC in the second half of 2006.
Gain
on Sale of Building, Land, and Building Improvements. Gain
on
sale of building, land and building improvements was $1,725,000 for the year
ended December 31, 2006. This gain was related to the sale of the Company’s
facilities in Anaheim, California that housed the Company’s insulation
operations.
Other
Income and Expense.
Other
income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,025,000. $100,000 of other
income related to the settlement agreement with Meyers-Reynolds whereby
Meyers-Reynolds agreed to pay Entrx Corporation $100,000 in exchange for the
dismissal with prejudice by Entrx Corporation of the law suit filed by Entrx
Corporation against Meyers-Reynolds. Also included in the $1,025,000 of other
income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $925,000 related to the
settlement agreement with Ventana Global Environmental Organizational
Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental Fund, L.P. (collectively
referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana agreed to pay Entrx Corporation
$1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice by Entrx Corporation
of
the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by Entrx Corporation against Ventana
and others in Orange County, California Superior Court in November 2000. Entrx
Corporation received $925,000 net after payment of legal fees and expenses
associated with the settlement.
In
an
effort to increase shareholder value and to diversify from our insulation
services business, we have made equity investments in several companies that
are
not in the insulation services business and which we believed had the ability
to
provide acceptable return on our investments. For the year ended December 31,
2006 we recognized an impairment charge of $91,000 related to our investment
in
VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. For the year ended December 31, 2005 we
recognized an impairment charge of $409,000 related to our investment in
Catalytic Solutions, Inc. The impairment charges were due to the decline in
the
fair value below the cost basis that was judged to be other than temporary.
Net
Income (Loss).
We
experienced net income of $2,052,000 (or net income of $0.26 per share) for
the
year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to a net loss of $1,743,000 (or a
loss
of $0.23 per share) for the comparable period ended December 31, 2005. The
net
income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was primarily due to the gain on
the
sale of our facilities in Anaheim, California, our settlement with Ventana
Global Environmental Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America
Environmental Fund, L.P. and the improved operating results at Metalclad
Insulation Corporation. The net loss of $1,743,000 for the year ended December
2005 includes $1,050,000 related to an anticipated loss on a project and
$409,000 related to an impairment charge on one of our investments in a
privately-held company.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
December 31, 2006, we had $1,608,000 in cash and cash equivalents and $99,000
in
available-for-sale securities. The Company had working capital of $4,300,000
as
of December 31, 2006.
Due
to
the increase in real estate value in southern California and the resulting
increase in the Company’s equity in its facility, and the Company’s need for
cash, the Company signed an agreement in December 2005 to sell its facilities
in
Anaheim, California for $3,900,000. The sale of the building was completed
in
April 2006. At the time of sale, the cost basis of the building, land and
building improvements was $2,080,082 and accumulated depreciation was $101,035.
The Company leased the facilities back for eight months and recognized the
gain
on the sale during the three months ended June 30, 2006. The Company had a
first
mortgage on the building of $1,499,978, including accrued interest of $8,698,
at
the time of sale and a second mortgage on the building of $150,000 at the time
of the sale. The mortgages were repaid upon the sale of the building. After
repayment of the Company’s $1,000,000 line of credit and mortgages, we had
approximately $960,000 in cash to be used as working capital.
In
December 2003, we issued a $1,300,000, 10% convertible promissory note to
Pandora Select Partners L.P. The note was payable interest only through April
15, 2004, and thereafter was payable in equal monthly installments over the
next
33 months. The balance outstanding on the note at December 31, 2005 was
$554,969. In June 2006, the Company repaid the remaining principal balance
of
$348,573 and accrued interest of $2,905 outstanding under the note.
On
May
31, 2006, Entrx Corporation entered into a Settlement Agreement with Ventana
Global Environmental Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America
Environmental Fund, L.P. (collectively referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana
agreed to pay Entrx Corporation $1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with
prejudice by Entrx Corporation of the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by
Entrx Corporation against Ventana and others in Orange County, California
Superior Court in November 2000. Entrx Corporation and Ventana also entered
into
a mutual release of all claims each may have had against the other. In addition,
Entrx Corporation released Carlos Alberto de Rivas Oest and Geologic de Mexico
S.A. de C.V., which were parties related to Ventana, and against whom Entrx
Corporation had claims pending in Mexico. The Settlement Agreement does not
limit claims that Entrx had or currently has against Javier Guerra Cisneros
and
Promotora Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V., which Entrx Corporation continues
to
pursue in Mexico. Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora Industrial Galeana,
S.A.
de C.V. were involved with the transactions which were the subject of the
Ventana Action. Entrx Corporation received approximately $925,000 net after
payment of legal fees and expenses associated with the Ventana Action and the
Settlement Agreement.
Cash
provided by continuing operations was $446,000 for 2006, compared with cash
used
by continuing operations of $950,000 in 2005. For the year ended December 31,
2006 the positive cash flow from operations was primarily the result of our
net
income, a decrease in inventories, a decrease in other receivables and a gain
on
the settlement of the Ventana action.
These
sources of cash were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable.
For
the year ended December 31, 2005 the negative cash flow from operations was
primarily the result of funding our operating loss, an increase in accounts
receivable and an increase in other receivables. The increase in other
receivables is primarily related to cash held by our bonding company as security
for completion bonds on some of our projects. The uses of cash were also
partially offset by a decrease in costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts, and increases in billings in excess of costs
and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts and accounts payable and accrued
expenses.
Net
investing activities provided $3,566,000 of cash in the year ended December
31,
2006, and used $181,000 of cash in 2005. Additions to property and equipment
used $171,000 and $194,000 in 2006 and 2005, respectively, primarily for our
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation. During the year ended December
31,
2006, cash of $3,738,000 was provided by proceeds from sales of assets,
primarily related to the sale of the Company’s facilities in Anaheim,
California. During the year ended December 31, 2005, cash of $13,000 was
provided by proceeds from sales of assets.
Cash
used
by financing activities totaled $2,819,000 in 2006 compared with cash used
by
financing activities of $812,000 in 2005. During the year ended December 31,
2006, cash was used to repay the note payable to bank, the mortgage payable
on
the building we sold and the Company’s note to Pandora Select Partners L.P.
Long-term borrowings provided $114,000 and $73,000 of cash in 2006 and 2005,
respectively, and payments on long-term borrowings used $102,000 and $147,000
of
cash in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Payments on the convertible note payable
used $555,000 of cash in 2006, and $462,000 of cash in 2005.
In
2001,
$1,255,000 was loaned to an affiliate of Wayne W. Mills, Blake Capital Partners,
LLC (“Blake”) under a note (“Note”) secured by 500,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock and any dividends received on those shares. At the time the loan
was made, Mr. Mills was a principal shareholder of the Company, and was
subsequently elected as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. In
November 2003, the Board of Directors of the Company negotiated an amendment
to
the security agreement (the “Amended and Restated Security Agreement”) which it
believed to be beneficial to the Company. The Note as amended (the “New Note”)
is in the principal amount of $1,496,370, and now provides for an October 31,
2007 due date, with interest at 2% over the prime rate established by Wells
Fargo Bank, NA in Minneapolis, Minnesota, adjusted on March 1 and September
1 of
each year, instead of the 12% rate established in the Note. Interest only is
payable commencing March 1, 2004, and at the end of each six-month period
thereafter. The New Note is with full recourse to Blake Capital Partners, which
has minimal assets, other than 500,000 common shares of the Company’s common
stock and 250,000 shares of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., all of which are
being held by the Company as collateral for the New Note. The Amended and
Restated Security Agreement, unlike the original Security Agreement, does not
require us, or permit Blake Capital Partners or Mr. Mills, to cancel the shares
of the Company’s common stock held as collateral as full payment of the loan, or
require us to apply the value of those cancelled shares at $2.50 per share
against the principal balance of the amounts due. In addition, Mr. Mills has
personally guaranteed the repayment of the New Note.
Other
financial obligations of Mr. Mills have materially impaired his ability to
fulfill his obligations as a guarantor of the New Note. For the year ended
December 31, 2004, we established a reserve of $250,000 against the Note. The
reserve was established based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility
of the note receivable. The Company increased the reserve by $500,000, for
a
total reserve of $750,000, against the note receivable during the six months
ended June 30, 2006 based upon the Company’s estimate of the collectibility of
the note receivable at that time. Blake was current in the payment of interest
through the payment due March 1, 2006. The payment due September 1, 2006,
however, was not made, and we have been informed by Mr. Mills that no payment
can be expected in the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2006, as a result
of the non-payment of interest and other information received from Mr. Mills,
we
have booked an additional reserve of $536,000 against the note receivable and
wrote-off the interest receivable through June 30, 2006 of $48,000, bringing
the
net of the note receivable less the reserve down to $210,000, the approximate
value of the collateral securing the Note. We are in the process of foreclosing
on and cancelling the 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and
exploring our opportunities to obtain proceeds from the value of the VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock.
Prior
to
1975, we were engaged in the sale and installation of asbestos-related
insulation materials, which has resulted in numerous claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure. Many of these claims are now being
brought by the children and close relatives of persons who have died, allegedly
as a result of the direct or indirect exposure to asbestos. To date, all of
the
asbestos-related injury claims have been defended and paid by our insurance
carriers.
The
number of asbestos-related cases which have been initiated naming us (primarily
our subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation) as a defendant had increased
from approximately 254 in 1999 to 527 in 2000 and 725 in 2001. The number of
cases filed decreased after 2001 to 590 in 2002, to 351 in 2003, to 265 in
2004
and to 199 in 2005. The number of cases filed increased to 232 in 2006. At
December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there were, respectively,
approximately 1,009, 988, 853, 710, 507 and 404 cases pending. Of the decrease
from 710 cases pending at December 31, 2004 to 507 cases pending at December
31,
2005, were 80 cases which had been previously counted in error, so that the
actual decrease for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 123 cases.
Set
forth
below is a table for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and
2006, which sets forth for each such period the approximate number of
asbestos-related cases filed, the number of such cases resolved by dismissal
or
by trial, the number of such cases resolved by settlement, the total number
of
resolved cases, the number of filed cases pending at the end of such period,
the
total indemnity paid on all resolved cases, the average indemnity paid on all
settled cases and the average indemnity paid on all resolved
cases:
|
|
2002
|
|
2003
|
|
2004
|
|
2005(2)
|
|
2006
|
|
New
cases filed
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
232
|
|
Defense
Judgments and dismissals
|
|
|
382
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
253
|
|
Settled
cases
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
82
|
|
Total
resolved cases (1)
|
|
|
611
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
408
|
|
|
402(2
|
)
|
|
335
|
|
Pending
cases (1)
|
|
|
988
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
710
|
|
|
507(3
|
)
|
|
404
|
|
Total
indemnity payments
|
|
$
|
9,244,000
|
|
$
|
10,618,700
|
|
$
|
6,366,750
|
|
$
|
8,513,750
|
|
$
|
4,858,750
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on settled cases
|
|
$
|
40,366
|
|
$
|
60,678
|
|
$
|
65,637
|
|
$
|
78,831
|
|
$
|
59,253
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on all resolved cases
|
|
$
|
15,129
|
|
$
|
21,849
|
|
$
|
15,605
|
|
$
|
21,178(2
|
)
|
$
|
14,504
|
|
(1) |
Total
resolved cases includes, and the number of pending cases excludes,
cases
which have been settled but which have not been closed for lack of
final
documentation or payment.
|
(2) |
The
average indemnity paid on resolved cases does not include, and the
number
of pending cases includes, a jury award rendered on March 22, 2005
and a
judgment on that award rendered on April 4, 2005, finding Metalclad
Insulation Corporation liable for $1,117,000 in damages, which is
covered
by insurance. The judgment is being appealed by our
insurer.
|
(3) |
Of
the decrease from 710 cases pending at December 31, 2004 to 507 cases
pending at December 31, 2005, were 80 cases which had been previously
counted in error, so that the actual decrease over the year ended
December
31, 2005 was 123 cases.
|
The
number of asbestos-related claims made against the Company since 2001, as well
as the number of cases pending at the end of each of those years, has reflected
a general downward trend from 2002 through 2006, with about a 15% increase
in
2006 over 2005. We believe that it is probable that this general trend will
continue, although such continuance cannot be assured, particularly in view
of
the increase in the claims made in 2006 as compared to 2005. The average
indemnity paid on all resolved claims has fluctuated over the past six-year
period ended December 31, 2006 from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of
$14,504 in 2006, with an average indemnity payment of $19,131 over the same
six-year period. We believe that the sympathies of juries, the aggressiveness
of
the plaintiffs’ bar and the declining base of potential defendants as the result
of business failures, have tended to increase payments on resolved cases. This
tendency, we believe, has been mitigated by the declining pool of claimants
resulting from death, and the likelihood that the most meritorious claims have
been ferreted out by plaintiffs’ attorneys and that the newer cases being
brought are not as meritorious nor do they have as high a potential for damages
as do cases which were brought earlier. We have no reason to believe, therefore,
that the average future indemnity payments will increase materially in the
future.
In
addition, direct defense costs per resolved claim have increased from $9,407
in
2001 to $13,320 in 2006. We believe that these defense costs increased as a
result of a change in legal counsel in 2004, and the more aggressive defense
posture taken by new legal counsel since that change. We do not believe that
the
defense costs will increase materially in the future, and are projecting those
costs to be approximately $13,500 per claim.
Based
on
the trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company
over the past four calendar years, we projected in our Form 10-KSB filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2005
that
approximately 533 asbestos-related injury claims would be made against the
Company after December 31, 2005. These claims, in addition to the 507 claims
existing as of December 31, 2005, totaled 1,040 then current and future claims.
Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim over the past five years
of
$20,056, times 1,040, we previously projected the probable future indemnity
to
be paid on those claims after December 31, 2005 to be equal to approximately
$21
million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved
claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,040, we projected the probable future
defense costs to equal approximately $14 million. Accordingly, our total
estimated future asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2005 was $35
million. These estimated liabilities are included as liabilities on our December
31, 2005 balance sheet.
As
of
December 31, 2005, we projected that approximately 145 new asbestos-related
claims would be commenced, and approximately 245 cases would be resolved, in
2006, resulting in an estimated 407 cases pending at December 31, 2006. Since
we
projected that an aggregate of 533 new cases would be commenced after December
31, 2005, and that 145 of these cases would be commenced in 2006, we estimated
that an aggregate of 388 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2006.
Accordingly, the cases pending and projected to be commenced in the future
at
December 31, 2006, would be 795 cases. Multiplying 795 claims times the
approximate average indemnity paid and defense costs incurred per resolved
claim
from 2002 through 2005 of $33,500, we had previously estimated our liability
for
current and future asbestos-related claims at December 31, 2006 to be
approximately $27,000,000. This amounted to an $8,000,000 reduction from the
$35,000,000 liability we estimated as of December 31, 2005, or a $2,000,000
reduction per quarter.
As
of
June 30, 2006, we re-evaluated our estimates, based upon the fact that we
previously estimated that there would be 145 asbestos-related claims made in
2006, and that 123 claims had already been made in the first half of 2006 and
that we previously estimated that 245 claims would be resolved in 2006, and
that
145 claims had already been resolved in the first six months of 2006. As of
June
30, 2006 we estimated that there would be 889 asbestos-related injury claims
made against the Company after December 31, 2005. The 889, in addition to the
507 claims existing as of December 31, 2005, totaled 1,396 current and future
claims. There were 145 resolved claims in the first six months of 2006, which
meant that as of June 30, 2006, the Company estimated that there were 1,251
current and future claims. Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim
over the past five and one half years of $19,300, times 1,251, we projected
the
probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims after June 30, 2006 to
be
equal to approximately $24 million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost
of defense per resolved claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,251, we projected
the probable future defense costs to equal approximately $17 million.
Accordingly, our total estimated future asbestos-related liability at June
30,
2006 was $41 million.
As
of
June 30, 2006, we projected that approximately 196 new asbestos-related claims
would be commenced, and approximately 277 cases would be resolved, in 2006,
resulting in an estimated 426 cases pending at December 31, 2006. Based upon
these new estimates, we projected that an aggregate of 889 new cases would
be
commenced after December 31, 2005, and that 196 of these cases would be
commenced in 2006, we estimated that an aggregate of 693 new cases would be
commenced after December 31, 2006. Accordingly, the cases pending and projected
to be commenced in the future at December 31, 2006, would be 1,119 cases.
Multiplying 1,119 claims times the approximate average indemnity paid and
defense costs incurred per resolved claim from 2002 through June 2006 of
$32,800, we estimated our liability for current and future asbestos-related
claims at December 31, 2006 to be approximately $37,000,000. This amounted
to a
$4,000,000 reduction from the $41,000,000 liability we estimated as of June
30,
2006, or a $2,000,000 reduction per quarter. Accordingly, we reduced our
asbestos-related liability at the quarter ended September 30, 2006, by
$2,000,000.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we again re-evaluated our estimates. We now estimate that
there will be 924 asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company after
December 31, 2006. The 924, in addition to the 404 claims existing as of
December 31, 2006, totaled 1,328 current and future claims. Multiplying the
average indemnity per resolved claim over the past six years of $19,131, times
1,328, we projected the probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims
after December 31, 2006 to be equal to approximately $25 million. In addition,
multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved claim of approximately
$13,500 times 1,328, we projected the probable future defense costs to equal
approximately $18 million. Accordingly, our total estimated future
asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2006 was $43 million.
We
intend
to re-evaluate our estimate of future liability for asbestos claims at the
end
of each fiscal year, or whenever actual results are materially different from
our estimates, integrating our actual experience in that fiscal year with that
of prior fiscal years since 2002. We estimate that the effects of economic
inflation on either the average indemnity payment or the projected direct legal
expenses will be approximately equal to a discount rate applied to our future
liability based upon the time value of money. It is probable that we have
adequate insurance to cover current and future asbestos-related claims, although
such coverage cannot be assured.
Although
defense costs are included in our insurance coverage, we expended $220,000,
$174,000, $304,000, $188,000, and $215,000 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively, to administer the asbestos claims. These amounts were primarily
fees paid to attorneys to monitor the activities of the insurers, and their
selected defense counsel, and to look after our rights under the various
insurance policies.
There
are
numerous insurance carriers which have issued a number of policies to us over
a
period extending from approximately 1967 through approximately 1985 that still
provide coverage for asbestos-related injury claims. After approximately 1985
the policies were issued with provisions which purport to exclude coverage
for
asbestos related claims. The terms of our insurance policies are complex, and
coverage for many types of claims is limited as to the nature of the claim
and
the amount of coverage available. It is clear, however, under California law,
where the substantial majority of the asbestos-related injury claims are
litigated, that all of those policies cover any asbestos-related injury
occurring during the 1967 through 1985 period when these policies were in
force.
We
have
engaged legal counsel to review all of our known insurance policies, and to
provide us with the amount of coverage which such counsel believes to be
probable under those policies for current and future asbestos-related injury
claims against us. Such legal counsel has provided us with its opinion of the
minimum probable insurance coverage available to satisfy asbestos-related injury
claims, which significantly exceeds our estimated $43 million future liability
for such claims as of December 31, 2006. Accordingly, we have included
$43,000,000 and $35,000,000 of such insurance coverage receivable as an asset
on
our 2006 and 2005 balance sheets, respectively.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
In
2003
and 2004 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate considered
legislation to create a privately funded, publicly administered fund to provide
the necessary resources for an asbestos injury claims resolution program, and
is
commonly referred to as the “FAIR” Act. In 2005, a draft of the “FAIR” Act was
approved by the Judiciary Committee, but the bill was rejected by the full
Senate in February 2006, when a cloture motion on the bill was withdrawn. An
amended version of the 2006 “FAIR” Act (S 3274) was introduced in the Senate in
May 2006, but has not been scheduled for a vote. A similar bill was introduced
in the House (HR 1360) in March 2005, but was referred to a subcommittee in
May
2005. The latest draft of the “FAIR” Act calls for the fund to be funded
partially by asbestos defendant companies, of which the Company is one, and
partially by insurance companies. The bill could be voted on by the Senate
or
the House at any time in the future. The impact, if any, the “FAIR” Act will
have on us if passed cannot be determined at this time although the latest
draft
of the legislation did not appear favorable to us.
The
following summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2006. The
long-term debt consists of various notes payable to a finance company for
vehicles used in the ordinary course of the Company’s insulation business (See
Note 11).
|
|
Total
|
|
1
Year or Less
|
|
1-3
Years
|
|
4-5
Years
|
|
Over
5 Years
|
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
$
|
157,089
|
|
$
|
89,327
|
|
$
|
67,762
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Non-cancelable
leases
|
|
|
860,052
|
|
|
162,000
|
|
|
515,736
|
|
|
182,316
|
|
|
-
|
|
Estimated
interest payments
|
|
|
3,908
|
|
|
3,145
|
|
|
763
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,021,049
|
|
$
|
254,472
|
|
$
|
584,261
|
|
$
|
182,316
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
During
2006 and 2005, we did not pay or declare any cash dividends and do not intend
to
pay any cash dividends in the near future.
The
Company projects that cash flow generated through the operations of its
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, and the Company’s cash balance at
December 31, 2006, will be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash requirements
for at least the next twelve months.
Impact
of Inflation
We
reflect price escalations in our quotations to our insulation customers and
in
the estimation of costs for materials and labor. For construction contracts
based on a cost-plus or time-and-materials basis, the effect of inflation on
us
is negligible. For projects on a fixed-price basis, the effect of inflation
may
result in reduced profit margin or a loss as a result of higher costs to us
as
the contracts are completed; however, the majority of our contracts are
completed within 12 months of their commencement and we believe that the impact
of inflation on such contracts is insignificant.
Significant
Accounting Policies
Our
critical accounting policies are those both having the most impact to the
reporting of our financial condition and results, and requiring significant
judgments and estimates. Our critical accounting policies include those related
to (a) revenue recognition, (b) investments in unconsolidated affiliates, (c)
allowances for uncollectible notes and accounts receivable, (d) judgments and
estimates used in determining the need for an accrual, and the amount, of our
asbestos liability, and (e) evaluation and estimates of our probable insurance
coverage for asbestos-related claims. Revenue recognition for fixed price
insulation installation and asbestos abatement contracts are accounted for
by
the percentage-of-completion method, wherein costs and estimated earnings are
included in revenues as the work is performed. If a loss on a fixed price
contract is indicated, the entire amount of the estimated loss is accrued when
known. Revenue recognition on time and material contracts is recognized based
upon the amount of work performed. We have made investments in privately-held
companies, which can still be considered to be in the startup or development
stages. The investments at less than 20% of ownership are initially recorded
at
cost and the carrying value is evaluated quarterly. We monitor these investments
for impairment and make appropriate reductions in carrying values if we
determine an impairment charge is required based primarily on the financial
condition and near-term prospects of these companies. These investments are
inherently risky, as the markets for the technologies or products these
companies are developing are typically in the early stages and may never
materialize. Notes and accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for
amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. The estimated allowance
for
uncollectible amounts is based primarily on our evaluation of the financial
condition of the noteholder or customer. Future changes in the financial
condition of a note payee or customer may require an adjustment to the allowance
for uncollectible notes and accounts receivable. We have estimated the probable
amount of future claims related to our asbestos liability and the probable
amount of insurance coverage related to those claims. We offset proceeds
received from our insurance carriers resulting from claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure against the payment issued to the
plaintiff. The cash from the insurance company goes directly to the plaintiff,
so we never have access to this cash. We never have control over any of the
funds the insurance company issues to the plaintiff. Once a claim is settled,
payment of the claim is normally made by the insurance carrier or carriers
within 30 to 60 days. Changes in any of the judgments and estimates could have
a
material impact on our financial condition and results.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48), Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, to address the noncomparability in
reporting tax assets and liabilities resulting from a lack of specific guidance
in SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes,
on the
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements.
Specifically, FIN No. 48 prescribes (a) a consistent recognition threshold
and
(b) a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return,
and
provides related guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company
does not expect the adoption of FIN No. 48 to have a material effect on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
June
2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”,
a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. The statement
applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle, and changes the
requirements for accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting
principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’
financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it
is
impracticable. SFAS No. 154 was effective for accounting changes and corrections
of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The statement
does not change the transition provisions of any existing accounting
pronouncements, including those that are in a transition phase as of the
effective date of this statement. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 did not have
a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, an amendment of SFAS No. 115. The
statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments
and
certain other items at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007 but allows for early adoption. The Company
is
currently evaluation the effect of adopting SFAS No. 159 but does not believe
the impact will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS No. 157),
Fair
Value Measurements,
to
eliminate the diversity in practice that exists due to the different definitions
of fair value and the limited guidance for applying those definitions in GAAP
that are dispersed among the many accounting pronouncements that require fair
value measurements. SFAS No. 157 retains the exchange price notion in earlier
definitions of fair value, but clarifies that the exchange price is the price
in
an orderly transaction between market participants to sell an asset or liability
in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
Moreover, the SFAS states that the transaction is hypothetical at the
measurement date, considered from the perspective of the market participant
who
holds the asset or liability. Consequently, fair value is defined as the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an
exit
price), as opposed to the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or
received to assume the liability at the measurement date (an entry price).
SFAS
No.
157 also stipulates that, as a market-based measurement, fair value measurement
should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would
use
in pricing the asset or liability, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that
distinguishes between (a) market participant assumptions developed based on
market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity
(observable inputs) and (b) the reporting entity's own assumptions about market
participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in
the
circumstances (unobservable inputs). Finally, SFAS No. 157 expands disclosures
about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and
annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Entities are encouraged to
combine the fair value information disclosed under SFAS No. 157 with the fair
value information disclosed under other accounting pronouncements, including
SFAS No. 107,
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,
where
practicable. The guidance in this Statement applies for derivatives and other
financial instruments measured at fair value under SFAS No. 133 ,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
at
initial recognition and in all subsequent periods.
SFAS
No.
157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, although
earlier application is encouraged. Additionally, prospective application of
the
provisions of SFAS No. 157 is required as of the beginning of the fiscal year
in
which it is initially applied, except when certain circumstances require
retrospective application.
The
Company is currently evaluating
the effect of adopting SFAS No. 157 on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB has issued SFAS No.
158
(SFAS No. 158),
Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans,
to
require an employer to fully recognize the obligations associated with
single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare, and other
postretirement plans in their financial statements. Previous standards required
an employer to disclose the complete funded status of its plan only in the
notes
to the financial statements. Moreover, because those standards allowed an
employer to delay recognition of certain changes in plan assets and obligations
that affected the costs of providing benefits, employers reported an asset
or
liability that almost always differed from the plan's funded status. Under
SFAS
No. 158, a defined benefit postretirement plan sponsor that is a public or
private company or a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization must (a)
recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan's
overfunded status or a liability for the plan's underfunded status, (b) measure
the plan's assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of
the
end of the employer's fiscal year (with limited exceptions), and (c) recognize,
as a component of other comprehensive income, the changes in the funded status
of the plan that arise during the year but are not recognized as components
of
net periodic benefit cost pursuant to SFAS No. 87,
Employers' Accounting for Pensions,
or SFAS
No. 106,
Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions.
SFAS No.
158 also requires an employer to disclose in the notes to financial statements
additional information on how delayed recognition of certain changes in the
funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan affects net periodic
benefit cost for the next fiscal year. SFAS No. 158 is effective for
fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 158 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial
statements.
Item
7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Shareholders, Audit Committee and Board of Directors
Entrx
Corporation and subsidiaries
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Entrx Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years
then
ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration
of
its internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose
of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Entrx Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/
Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
March
19,
2007
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
1,607,580
|
|
$
|
413,395
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
|
|
99,094
|
|
|
142,925
|
|
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,000 and $11,000
as
of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
|
|
|
4,052,823
|
|
|
2,916,505
|
|
Costs
and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts
|
|
|
364,981
|
|
|
193,231
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
27,763
|
|
|
135,391
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
191,309
|
|
|
243,364
|
|
Insurance
claims receivable
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
Shareholder
note receivable, net of allowance of $1,286,000 as of December 31,
2006
|
|
|
210,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
374,175
|
|
|
540,136
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
14,927,725
|
|
|
12,584,947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
331,041
|
|
|
363,910
|
|
Asset
held for sale, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,979,047
|
|
Investments
in unconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
1,206,889
|
|
|
1,206,889
|
|
Shareholder
note receivable, net of allowance of $250,000 as of December 31,
2005
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,246,370
|
|
Insurance
claims receivable
|
|
|
35,000,000
|
|
|
27,000,000
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
201,560
|
|
|
75,596
|
|
|
|
$
|
51,667,215
|
|
$
|
44,456,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note
payable to bank
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
775,000
|
|
Current
portion of note payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
510,121
|
|
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
89,327
|
|
|
85,875
|
|
Current
portion of mortgage payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
39,946
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
946,417
|
|
|
746,057
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
1,486,082
|
|
|
1,694,607
|
|
Reserve
for asbestos liability claims
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts
|
|
|
106,353
|
|
|
176,641
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
10,628,179
|
|
|
12,028,247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt, less current portion
|
|
|
67,762
|
|
|
59,294
|
|
Note
payable, less current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
44,848
|
|
Reserve
for asbestos liability claims
|
|
|
35,000,000
|
|
|
27,000,000
|
|
Mortgage
payable, less current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,460,732
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
45,695,941
|
|
|
40,593,121
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, par value $1; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common
stock, par value $0.10; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 8,455,947 and
8,001,147 issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2006
and
8,405,947 and 7,951,147 issued and outstanding, respectively, at
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
845,595
|
|
|
840,595
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
70,260,746
|
|
|
70,257,746
|
|
Less
treasury stock at cost, 454,800 shares at both December 31, 2006
and
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
(380,765
|
)
|
|
(380,765
|
)
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(64,754,302
|
)
|
|
(66,806,297
|
)
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(47,641
|
)
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
5,971,274
|
|
|
3,863,638
|
|
|
|
$
|
51,667,215
|
|
$
|
44,456,759
|
|
See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
|
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Contract
revenues
|
|
$
|
19,517,250
|
|
$
|
14,711,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract
costs and expenses
|
|
|
16,638,105
|
|
|
13,199,468
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
margin
|
|
|
2,879,145
|
|
|
1,511,627
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative
|
|
|
2,400,799
|
|
|
2,424,764
|
|
Change
in allowance on shareholder note receivable
|
|
|
1,083,885
|
|
|
-
|
|
Gain
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(1,294
|
)
|
|
(1,816
|
)
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
3,483,390
|
|
|
2,422,948
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(604,245
|
)
|
|
(911,321
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
104,882
|
|
|
132,187
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(107,150
|
)
|
|
(554,581
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of building, land and building improvements
|
|
|
1,724,980
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
income - settlements
|
|
|
1,025,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Impairment
charge on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
(91,472
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Impairment
charge on investment in privately-held company
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(409,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
2,051,995
|
|
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,528
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,051,995
|
|
$
|
(1,752,243
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares — basic
|
|
|
7,979,640
|
|
|
7,683,202
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares — diluted
|
|
|
7,979,640
|
|
|
7,683,202
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
net income (loss) per common share
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
net income (loss) per common share
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years
Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
|
|
Total
Shareholders’
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amounts
|
|
Capital
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amounts
|
|
Deficit
|
|
Income
(loss)
|
|
Equity
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
7,651,147
|
|
$
|
810,595
|
|
$
|
70,263,161
|
|
|
454,800
|
|
$
|
(380,765
|
)
|
$
|
(65,063,582
|
)
|
$
|
(38,113
|
)
|
$
|
5,591,296
|
|
Unrealized
loss on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,528
|
)
|
|
(9,528
|
)
|
Stock
warrants issued related to note payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
24,585
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
24,585
|
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for warrants
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
(30,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
7,951,147
|
|
|
840,595
|
|
|
70,257,746
|
|
|
454,800
|
|
|
(380,765
|
)
|
|
(66,806,297
|
)
|
|
(47,641
|
)
|
$
|
3,863,638
|
|
Reclassification
adjustment for losses recognized in net income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
47,641
|
|
|
47,641
|
|
Common
stock issued in exchange for services
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,051,995
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,051,995
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
8,001,147
|
|
$
|
845,595
|
|
$
|
70,260,746
|
|
|
454,800
|
|
$
|
(380,765
|
)
|
$
|
(64,754,302
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
5,971,274
|
|
See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,051,995
|
|
$
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
171,768
|
|
|
202,308
|
|
Gain
on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(1,726,274
|
)
|
|
(1,816
|
)
|
Impairment
charge on investments
|
|
|
91,472
|
|
|
409,000
|
|
Change
in allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
4,388
|
|
|
(39,388
|
)
|
Allowance
on shareholder note receivable
|
|
|
1,036,370
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
interest income recorded on shareholder note receivable
|
|
|
42,513
|
|
|
(10,001
|
)
|
Common
stock issued for services
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of original issue discount
|
|
|
- |
|
|
260,525
|
|
Issuance
of stock warrants related to note payable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
24,585
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
|
(1,140,706
|
)
|
|
(863,775
|
)
|
Costs
and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts
|
|
|
(171,750
|
)
|
|
111,826
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
107,628
|
|
|
(26,976
|
)
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
52,055
|
|
|
(69,616
|
)
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
123,448
|
|
|
(215,758
|
)
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
(125,964
|
)
|
|
(1,485
|
)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(8,165
|
)
|
|
876,041
|
|
Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts
|
|
|
(70,288
|
)
|
|
137,184
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
446,490
|
|
|
(950,061
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
(171,199
|
)
|
|
(194,037
|
)
|
Proceeds
from sale of property, plant and equipment, net of
expenses
|
|
|
3,737,621
|
|
|
12,766
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
3,566,422
|
|
|
(181,271
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
|
|
114,178
|
|
|
73,176
|
|
Payments
on note payable to bank
|
|
|
(775,000
|
)
|
|
(225,000
|
)
|
Payments
on long-term debt
|
|
|
(102,258
|
)
|
|
(147,132
|
)
|
Payments
on note payable and convertible note payable
|
|
|
(554,969
|
)
|
|
(461,767
|
)
|
Payments
on mortgage payable
|
|
|
(1,500,678
|
)
|
|
(39,803
|
)
|
Payments
on capital lease obligation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,955
|
)
|
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(2,818,727
|
)
|
|
(812,481
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1,194,185
|
|
|
(1,943,813
|
)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
413,395
|
|
|
2,357,208
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$
|
1,607,580
|
|
$
|
413,395
|
|
See
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
ENTRX
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2006 AND 2005
NOTE
1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Description
of Business
Entrx
Corporation (the “Company”) is engaged in insulation services, including
asbestos abatement and material sales, to customers primarily in California
(the
“Insulation Business”).
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its
wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and the accounts of
Curtom-Metalclad pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (see Note 2).
Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount approximates
fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The Company
deposits its cash in high credit quality financial institutions. The balances,
at times, may exceed federally insured limits.
Investments
Investments
held by the Company are classified as available-for-sale securities.
Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value with all unrealized
gains or losses included in other comprehensive income. The fair value of the
securities was determined by quoted market prices of the underlying security.
For purposes of determining gross realized gains, the cost of available-for-sale
securities is based on specific identification.
|
|
Aggregate
fair value
|
|
Gross
unrealized gains
|
|
Gross
unrealized losses
|
|
Cost
|
|
Available
for sale securities - December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
99,094
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
99,094
|
|
Available
for sale securities - December 31, 2005
|
|
$
|
142,925
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(47,641
|
)
|
$
|
190,566
|
|
The
Company's net unrealized holding loss was $0 and $9,528 for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
On
an
ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its investments in available-for-sale
securities to determine if a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary.
When
a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment
charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established. The
Company reviewed the stock price history of the investment and noted that for
only approximately 8.4% of the trading days in 2006, the investment’s stock
price was greater than or equal to the Company’s cost basis in the investment.
The Company has determined that the impairment was considered
other-than-temporary at December 31, 2006 and recorded an impairment charge
of
$91,472.
The
Company also has minority investments in privately held companies. These
investments are included in investments in unconsolidated affiliates on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and are carried at cost unless the fair value of
the
investment below the cost basis is judged to be other-than-temporary. The
Company monitors these investments for impairment and makes appropriate
reductions in carrying values. (See Note 5)
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company reviews customers’ credit history before extending unsecured credit and
establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding
the credit risk of specific customers and other information. Invoices are
generally issued with Net 30 day terms. Accounts receivable over 30 days are
considered past due. The Company does not accrue interest on past due accounts
receivable. Accounts receivable are uncollateralized customer obligations
resulting from the performance of construction contracts and time and material
projects. Balances are based on terms of the contract or invoice amount. The
Company follows the practice of filing liens on construction projects where
collection problems are anticipated. The liens serve as collateral on the
associated receivable. Receivables are written-off only after all collection
attempts have failed and are based on individual credit evaluation and specific
circumstances of the customer.
Financial
Instruments
The
carrying amounts for all financial instruments approximate fair value. The
carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts
payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short
maturity of these instruments. The fair value of long-term debt, note payable
to
bank, convertible note payable, mortgage payable and capital lease obligation
approximates the carrying amounts based upon the Company's expected borrowing
rate for debt with similar remaining maturities and comparable
risk.
Inventories
Inventories,
which consist principally of insulation products and related materials, are
stated at the lower of cost (determined on the first-in, first-out method)
or
market.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization is
computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of
related assets which range from three to five years for machinery and equipment
and thirty years for the building and related improvements. Maintenance, repairs
and minor renewals are expensed when incurred.
Advertising
Costs
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs totaled approximately $684
and
$850 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Revenue
Recognition
Fixed
price insulation installation and asbestos abatement contracts are accounted
for
by the percentage-of-completion method wherein costs and estimated earnings
are
included in revenues as the work is performed. If a loss on a fixed price
contract is indicated, the entire amount of the estimated loss is accrued when
known. The Company recorded anticipated losses of $1,112,000 on three projects
in the year ended December 31, 2005 of which $466,002 of accrued expense related
to anticipated losses was accrued at December 31, 2005. (See Note 8) The Company
anticipates that due to cost overruns its expected costs to complete the project
will exceed its revenue. Time and material contracts are accounted for under
a
cost plus fee basis. Retentions by customers under contract terms are due at
contract completion. The Company did not have any claims revenue during the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
The
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, has both
one and multi-year maintenance contracts. These contracts are billed monthly
for
the amount of work performed (time and materials with pre approval daily by
the
customer) and revenue is recognized accordingly. Metalclad Insulation
Corporation does not require a large prepayment related to these maintenance
contracts which would require a straight-line basis to recognize revenue. Entrx
does recognize revenue in accordance with SAB 104 when it has met the criteria
of 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; 2) delivery has occurred
or
services have been rendered; 3) price is fixed or determinable; 4)
collectibility is reasonably assured.
Income/Loss
Per Share
The
Company computes income (loss) per share in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 128, “Earnings Per Share”. This
statement requires the presentation of both basic and diluted net income (loss)
per share for financial statement purposes. Basic net income (loss) per share
is
computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common shareholders
by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income
(loss) per share includes the effect of the potential shares outstanding,
including dilutive stock options, warrants and convertible debt using the
treasury stock method. Options and warrants totaling 2,295,710 and 3,009,040
were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the years
ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as their effect was
antidilutive. Following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted net income
(loss) per share:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Basic
net income (loss) per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,051,995
|
|
$
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
|
|
7,979,640
|
|
|
7,683,202
|
|
Basic
net income (loss) per common share
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
net income (loss) per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,051,995
|
|
$
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
|
|
7,979,640
|
|
|
7,683,202
|
|
Effect
of dilutive securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
|
|
7,979,640
|
|
|
7,683,202
|
|
Diluted
net income (loss) per common share
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
Legal
Costs
The
Company expenses its legal costs as incurred.
Stock-Based
Compensation
On
December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued
SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123 and
supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123 (R) requires all share-based
payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be valued
at fair value on the date of grant, and to be expensed over the applicable
vesting period. Pro forma disclosure of the income statement effects of
share-based payments is no longer an alternative. In addition, companies must
also recognize compensation expense related to any awards that are not fully
vested as of the effective date. Compensation expense for the unvested awards
will be measured based on the fair value of the awards previously calculated
in
developing the pro forma disclosures in accordance with the provisions of SFAS
No. 123. We implemented SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the modified
prospective method. SFAS 123(R) did not have an impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements since all of the Company’s outstanding stock
options were fully vested at December 31, 2005 and no additional options were
granted through December 31, 2006.
In
prior
years, we applied the intrinsic-value method prescribed in Accounting Principles
Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” to
account for the issuance of stock incentives to employees and directors. No
compensation expense related to employees’ and directors’ stock incentives was
recognized in the prior year consolidated financial statements, as all options
granted under stock incentive plans had an exercise price equal to the market
value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Had the Company
applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock based employee compensation for periods
prior to January, 2006, the Company’s net income (loss) would have changed to
the pro forma amounts indicated below:
|
|
Year
Ended
December
31, 2005
|
|
Net
loss as reported
|
|
$
|
(1,742,715
|
)
|
Add:
Stock-based employee compensation included in reported net income
(loss),
net of related tax effects
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deduct:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value based method for all awards
|
|
|
(95,818
|
)
|
Net
loss pro forma
|
|
$
|
(1,838,533
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted net loss per share as reported
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
Basic
and diluted net loss per share pro forma
|
|
$
|
(0.24
|
)
|
The
following significant assumptions were utilized to calculate the fair value
information presented utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing
model:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
2.77
|
%
|
Expected
life
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
3.00
years
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
153
|
%
|
Expected
dividends
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
-
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of
options granted
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist
principally of cash and contract receivables. Contract receivables are
concentrated primarily with utility companies located in Southern California.
Historically, the Company’s credit losses have been insignificant.
Income
Taxes
Deferred
taxes are provided using the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax
assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss
and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for
taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred
tax
assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management,
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the tax assets will
not
be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects
of
changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
Comprehensive
Income
SFAS
130,
“Reporting Comprehensive Income” establishes rules for the reporting of
comprehensive income (loss) and its components. Comprehensive income (loss)
consists of net income (loss), and unrealized gains (losses) on
available-for-sale securities. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and
2005, the Company recorded other comprehensive loss of $0 and $9,528,
respectively, for unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities (net of
reclassification adjustment of $47,641 for the year ended December 31, 2006).
Since the Company has various net operating loss carry forwards, the amounts
related to other comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented are
shown
without any income tax provision or benefit.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48), Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, to address the noncomparability in
reporting tax assets and liabilities resulting from a lack of specific guidance
in SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes,
on the
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements.
Specifically, FIN No. 48 prescribes (a) a consistent recognition threshold
and
(b) a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return,
and
provides related guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company
does not expect the adoption of FIN No. 48 to have a material effect on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
June
2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”,
a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. The statement
applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle, and changes the
requirements for accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting
principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’
financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it
is
impracticable. SFAS No. 154 was effective for accounting changes and corrections
of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The statement
does not change the transition provisions of any existing accounting
pronouncements, including those that are in a transition phase as of the
effective date of this statement. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 did not have
a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, an amendment of SFAS No. 115. The
statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments
and
certain other items at fair value. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007 but allows for early adoption. The Company
is
currently evaluation the effect of adopting SFAS No. 159 but does not believe
the impact will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS No. 157),
Fair
Value Measurements,
to
eliminate the diversity in practice that exists due to the different definitions
of fair value and the limited guidance for applying those definitions in GAAP
that are dispersed among the many accounting pronouncements that require fair
value measurements. SFAS No. 157 retains the exchange price notion in earlier
definitions of fair value, but clarifies that the exchange price is the price
in
an orderly transaction between market participants to sell an asset or liability
in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
Moreover, the SFAS states that the transaction is hypothetical at the
measurement date, considered from the perspective of the market participant
who
holds the asset or liability. Consequently, fair value is defined as the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an
orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an
exit
price), as opposed to the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or
received to assume the liability at the measurement date (an entry price).
SFAS
No.
157 also stipulates that, as a market-based measurement, fair value measurement
should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would
use
in pricing the asset or liability, and establishes a fair value hierarchy that
distinguishes between (a) market participant assumptions developed based on
market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity
(observable inputs) and (b) the reporting entity's own assumptions about market
participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in
the
circumstances (unobservable inputs). Finally, SFAS No. 157 expands disclosures
about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and
annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Entities are encouraged to
combine the fair value information disclosed under SFAS No. 157 with the fair
value information disclosed under other accounting pronouncements, including
SFAS No. 107,
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,
where
practicable. The guidance in this Statement applies for derivatives and other
financial instruments measured at fair value under SFAS No. 133 ,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
at
initial recognition and in all subsequent periods.
SFAS
No.
157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, although
earlier application is encouraged. Additionally, prospective application of
the
provisions of SFAS No. 157 is required as of the beginning of the fiscal year
in
which it is initially applied, except when certain circumstances require
retrospective application.
The
Company is currently evaluating
the effect of adopting SFAS No. 157 on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB has issued SFAS No.
158
(SFAS No. 158),
Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans,
to
require an employer to fully recognize the obligations associated with
single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare, and other
postretirement plans in their financial statements. Previous standards required
an employer to disclose the complete funded status of its plan only in the
notes
to the financial statements. Moreover, because those standards allowed an
employer to delay recognition of certain changes in plan assets and obligations
that affected the costs of providing benefits, employers reported an asset
or
liability that almost always differed from the plan's funded status. Under
SFAS
No. 158, a defined benefit postretirement plan sponsor that is a public or
private company or a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization must (a)
recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan's
overfunded status or a liability for the plan's underfunded status, (b) measure
the plan's assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of
the
end of the employer's fiscal year (with limited exceptions), and (c) recognize,
as a component of other comprehensive income, the changes in the funded status
of the plan that arise during the year but are not recognized as components
of
net periodic benefit cost pursuant to SFAS No. 87,
Employers' Accounting for Pensions,
or SFAS
No. 106,
Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions.
SFAS No.
158 also requires an employer to disclose in the notes to financial statements
additional information on how delayed recognition of certain changes in the
funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan affects net periodic
benefit cost for the next fiscal year. SFAS No. 158 is effective for
fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 158 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial
statements.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management 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. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Accounting
for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes
in
business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be
fully recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when the estimated
future cash flows from the use of the asset are less than the carrying amount
of
that asset.
NOTE
2 - CURTOM-METALCLAD
In
1989,
the Company entered into a joint venture with a minority service firm
("Curtom-Metalclad") to perform industrial insulation and industrial asbestos
abatement services similar to those performed by the Company. When contracts
are
obtained by the joint venture, the Company performs the work specified in the
contract as a subcontractor to the joint venture. The joint venture agreement
provides that Curtom-Metalclad receives approximately 2.5% of contract revenues.
In
January 2003, FASB issued FASB Interpretation 46, “Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities, and an Interpretation of ARB No. 51” (FIN 46). In December
2003, the FASB modified FIN 46 to FIN 46R to make certain technical corrections
and address certain implementation issues that had arisen. FIN 46R provides
a
new framework for identifying variable interest entities (VIEs) and determining
when a company should include the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests
and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial
statements.
In
general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited-liability corporation,
trust, or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets
that either (1) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal
activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) has a group
of
equity owners that are unable to make significant decisions about its
activities, or (3) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation
to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its
operations.
FIN
46R
requires a VIE to be consolidated if a party with an ownership, contractual
or
other financial interest in the VIE (a variable interest holder) is obligated
to
absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the VIE's activities, is entitled
to
receive a majority of the VIE's residual returns (if no party absorbs a majority
of the VIE's losses), or both. A variable interest holder that consolidates
the
VIE is called the primary beneficiary. Upon consolidation, the primary
beneficiary generally must initially record all of the VIE's assets, liabilities
and noncontrolling interests at fair value and subsequently account for the
VIE
as if it were consolidated based on majority voting interest.
FIN
46R
also requires disclosures about VIEs that the variable interest holder is not
required to consolidate but in which it has a significant variable interest.
FIN
46R was effective immediately for VIEs created after January 31, 2003. The
provisions of FIN 46, as originally issued, were adopted as of January 1, 2002
for the Company's interests in VIEs that are special purpose entities (SPEs).
Curtom-Metalclad was deemed to be a SPE and, as such, the Company consolidated
Curtom-Metalclad as of January 1, 2002 since the Company was deemed to be the
primary beneficiary. The adoption of FIN 46R (for interests in SPEs, i.e.
Curtom-Metalclad) on January 1, 2002 was immaterial since the Company performed
100% of the work for Curtom-Metalclad and assets were less than $20,000. At
December 31, 2006, Curtom-Metalclad had assets of $18,436 (all cash) and
partners’ equity of $18,436. Curtom-Metalclad did not have any liabilities at
December 31, 2006.
NOTE
3 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable consisted of the following at December 31:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Billed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Completed
contracts
|
|
$
|
655,623
|
|
$
|
772,090
|
|
Contracts
in process
|
|
|
703,850
|
|
|
718,788
|
|
Time
and material work
|
|
|
2,421,061
|
|
|
1,174,994
|
|
Material
sales
|
|
|
8,784
|
|
|
38,908
|
|
Unbilled
retainage
|
|
|
278,505
|
|
|
222,337
|
|
|
|
|
4,067,823
|
|
|
2,927,117
|
|
Less:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(15,000
|
)
|
|
(10,612
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
4,052,823
|
|
$
|
2,916,505
|
|
NOTE
4 - COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS
Costs
and
estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts consisted of the following at
December 31:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Costs
incurred on uncompleted contracts
|
|
$
|
9,963,088
|
|
$
|
7,157,528
|
|
Estimated
earnings (loss)
|
|
|
(23,431
|
)
|
|
1,593,335
|
|
|
|
|
9,939,657
|
|
|
8,750,863
|
|
Less
billings to date
|
|
|
(9,681,029
|
)
|
|
(8,734,273
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
258,628
|
|
$
|
16,590
|
|
The
above
information is presented in the balance sheet as follows:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Costs
and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted
contracts
|
|
$
|
364,981
|
|
$
|
193,231
|
|
Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts
|
|
|
(106,353
|
)
|
|
(176,641
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
258,628
|
|
$
|
16,590
|
|
NOTE
5 - INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
In
November 2001, the Company purchased 56,338 shares of Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock of Catalytic Solutions, Inc. (“Catalytic Solutions”) for
$1,000,000. Catalytic Solutions is a privately held materials science technology
company focused on applying its technology to improve the performance and reduce
the cost of automotive catalytic converters. Each preferred share could have
been converted into 1.13625 shares of common stock at any time by the Company,
subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock combinations, stock
dividends, reclassifications and the like. All preferred shares automatically
converted into fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock (1) if
Catalytic Solutions closes a firmly underwritten public offering of shares
of
common stock with aggregate net proceeds of at least $20 million and a per
share
public offering price of at least 1.5 times the per share purchase price of
the
preferred shares or (2) upon the consent or agreement of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock. In December
2005, the Company received information from Catalytic that Catalytic intended
to
do a $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 subordinated secured convertible promissory
note
financing (the “New Financing”).
The
New
Financing was done through a rights offering to current shareholders and
included a “pay-to-play” provision. The pay-to-play provision required all
preferred shareholders to participate in the New Financing on a pro-rata basis.
If a preferred shareholder elected not to participate in the New Financing,
that
shareholder’s preferred shares were converted into common shares. The New
Financing closed in January 2006 and the Company elected not to participate.
The
Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of Catalytic Solutions therefore
were converted into common stock of Catalytic Solutions. In evaluating the
carrying value of our investment in Catalytic Solutions we consider whether
there has been an “impairment indicator” as discussed in Emerging Issues Task
Force 03-1 and determined that there had been an impairment indicator during
the
year ended December 31, 2005. The Company determined there had been an
other-than-temporary decline in the fair value of its investment below the
cost
and recorded an impairment charge of $409,000 during the year ended December
31,
2005.
In
October 2006, Catalytic effected a 1:6 stock split. After taking into account
a
previous anti-dilution adjustment the Company received on its Catalytic
investment, the Company now owns 384,084 shares of Catalytic’s common stock. In
November 2006, Catalytic completed a financing event that involved raising
approximately $30.2 million by issuing new shares of their common stock at
a
price per share of approximately $2.35 per share. In addition, they have
successfully applied for the admission of all of their outstanding shares of
stock to the AIM market in London, England. The Company has determined that
the
AIM market is not of the breadth and scope of the United States markets and
therefore a fair market value for the investment is not readily determinable
as
required by FAS 115. Due to the lack of a readily determinable fair market
value, the Company has continued to carry the investment as an investment in
an
unconsolidated affiliate. In evaluating the carrying value of our investment
in
Catalytic we consider whether there has been an “impairment indicator” as
discussed in Emerging Issues Task Force 03-1. We determined that there had
not
been an impairment indicator during the years ended December 31, 2006 and
2005.
In
March
2003, the Company converted approximately $1,757,000 of advances made to Zamba
Corporation into 415,340 shares of NextNet Wireless, Inc. (“NextNet”) Series A
Preferred Stock owned by Zamba. NextNet is a privately held provider of
non-line-of-sight plug-and-play broadband wireless access systems. Each
preferred share was convertible into three shares of NextNet common stock.
In
March 2004, NextNet merged with Clearwire Corporation
(“Clearwire”).
Under
the
terms of the merger, the Company received warrants to purchase 289,825 shares
of
the class A common stock of Clearwire in exchange for the 415,340 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock that it owned of NextNet. The warrants the Company
received from Clearwire have an exercise price of $4.00 per share, are
immediately exercisable and have a term which terminates after the earlier
of
six years or upon the occurrence of certain events which gives the holders
of
the warrant liquidity with respect to the underlying common stock. Based upon
the foregoing, the Company determined that there had been an
other-than-temporary decline
in the fair value of its investment below the cost and recorded an impairment
charge of $1,000,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003. The Company valued
the warrants received using the Black-Scholes pricing model using 113% as the
volatility, 1.24% as the risk free interest rate, an expected life of six years,
$3.28 as the stock price and no expected dividends. The Company has not
obtained, and will not obtain, an independent appraisal of the value of the
warrants.
In
evaluating the carrying value of our investment in Clearwire we consider whether
there has been an “impairment indicator” as discussed in Emerging Issues Task
Force 03-1. We determined that there had not been an impairment indicator during
the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. In December 2006, Clearwire filed
an
S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
Company’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates consisted of the
following:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Clearwire
Corporation
|
|
$
|
756,889
|
|
$
|
756,889
|
|
Catalytic
Solutions, Inc.
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,206,889
|
|
$
|
1,206,889
|
|
NOTE
6 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
$
|
515,170
|
|
$
|
525,841
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
|
|
32,092
|
|
|
-
|
|
Automotive
equipment
|
|
|
498,414
|
|
|
499,853
|
|
|
|
|
1,045,676
|
|
|
1,025,694
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
and
amortization
|
|
|
(714,635
|
)
|
|
(661,784
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
331,041
|
|
$
|
363,910
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was
$171,768 and $202,308, respectively.
NOTE
7 - ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Due
to
the increase in real estate value in southern California and the resulting
increase in the Company’s equity in its facility and the Company’s then need for
cash, the Company signed an agreement in December 2005 to sell its facilities
in
Anaheim, California for $3,900,000. The sale of the building was completed
in
April 2006. At the time of the sale the cost basis of the building, land and
building improvements was $2,080,000 and accumulated depreciation was $101,000.
The Company recorded a gain on the sale of $1,725,000 in the three months ended
June 30, 2006. The Company leased the facilities back for eight months. The
Company had a mortgage on the building of $1,500,000, including accrued interest
of $9,000 at the time of sale and a second mortgage on the building of $150,000
at the time of the sale. The mortgages were repaid upon the sale of the
building. In accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS)
144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets,” the
Company classified the building and land as assets held for sale on the balance
sheet as of December 31, 2005.
NOTE
8 - ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued
expenses consist of the following:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
3,344
|
|
Wages,
bonuses and taxes
|
|
|
374,449
|
|
|
135,858
|
|
Union
dues
|
|
|
261,022
|
|
|
197,972
|
|
Accounting
and legal fees
|
|
|
31,877
|
|
|
85,000
|
|
Insurance
|
|
|
158,094
|
|
|
256,084
|
|
Insurance
settlement reserve
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
|
375,000
|
|
Accrued
loss on projects
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
466,002
|
|
Inventory
purchases
|
|
|
55,133
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
|
|
|
230,507
|
|
|
175,347
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,486,082
|
|
$
|
1,694,607
|
|
NOTE
9 - NOTE PAYABLE
In
December 2003, the Company issued a $1,300,000, 10% convertible promissory
note
(effective interest rate of 39.3%). The note required interest only payments
through April 15, 2004, and thereafter was payable in equal monthly installments
over the next 33 months. The note was convertible by the noteholder into common
stock of the Company at $1.35 per share, and allowed the Company, subject to
certain conditions and limitations, to make monthly installment payments with
its common stock at a price per share approximating the then market value.
In
connection with the financing the Company paid a 3% origination fee, issued
a
five year warrant for the purchase of 400,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock at $1.50 per share, and granted the noteholder a security interest in
249,200 shares of NextNet Wireless, Inc. Series A Preferred Stock (which have
been converted into 173,892 warrants to purchase Clearwire class A common
stock), and 33,800 shares of Catalytic Solutions, Inc. Series C Preferred Stock,
owned by the Company. The proceeds of $1,300,000 were allocated between the
note, and the fair value of the warrants based on using the Black Scholes
pricing model. The resulting original issue discount, the fair value of the
warrants, and the beneficial conversion of the note payable into common stock
as
defined in EITF 00-27 "Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible
Instruments", was being amortized over the life of the note using the
straight-line method, which approximates the interest method. In addition,
we
entered into a registration rights agreement whereby the Company agreed to
file
a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
covering the issuance or resale of the shares of the Company’s common stock
which may be issued in connection with the note and warrants issued to the
noteholder. The Company failed to have the registration effective by June 1,
2004 and was issuing the noteholder warrants on a monthly basis as a penalty.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company issued 133,467 fully-vested
four-year warrants with an exercise price of $1.44. These warrants were valued
at $24,585 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and expensed on the
consolidated statement of operations. The note, the warrant and the registration
rights agreement had cross default provisions. The note was personally
guaranteed by Wayne Mills, the Company’s former President and Chief Executive
Officer. In November 2005 the Company and the noteholder reached an agreement
whereby the Company agreed to issue the noteholder 300,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock in exchange for all of the warrants issued to the
noteholder and an amendment to the note which eliminated the right of the
noteholder to convert the note into the Company’s common stock. Under that
agreement the right of the Company to pay any amount due under the note by
issuance of the Company’s common stock was eliminated and the registration
rights agreement was also cancelled. The 300,000 shares of common stock issued
to the noteholder had a value of $54,900 based upon the average price of the
stock for the five days preceding and the five days following the date of the
agreement. As a result of the cancellation of the warrants and the conversion
provision, the Company expensed the remaining $148,325 of original issue
discount, the fair value of the warrant, and the beneficial conversion of the
note payable into common since this value exceeded the value of the 300,000
shares of common stock issued to the noteholder. In June 2006 the Company repaid
the remaining principal balance of $348,573 and accrued interest of $2,905
outstanding under the note.
NOTE
10 - NOTE PAYABLE TO BANK
On
January 27, 2005, we renewed our line of credit with Far East National Bank.
The
renewed line of credit was for up to $1,000,000, subject to 80% of eligible
accounts receivable as defined in the loan agreement, and bore interest at
a
floating rate based upon the bank’s prime rate plus 1.5% (8.75% at December 31,
2005). The line of credit was collateralized by certain assets of the Company
and personally guaranteed by the Company’s former President and Chief Executive
Officer, Wayne Mills. The new line of credit agreement with Far East National
Bank originally matured on October 28, 2005, but in October 2005 the maturity
date was extended to January 1, 2006 and further extended to May 1, 2006. At
December 31, 2005, $775,000 was outstanding on the credit agreement with
available borrowings of $225,000. The debt was paid off on April 20, 2006;
therefore no additional waivers were obtained
NOTE
11 - LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term
debt consists of various notes payable to finance companies for vehicles used
in
the ordinary course of the Company’s insulation business. The notes are
collateralized by the vehicles and bear interest at rates ranging from 0% to
8.99% for periods of 36 to 60 months with the last payment due in 2009.
Principal maturities over the next five years are as follows:
Year
ending
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
89,327
|
|
2008
|
|
|
47,712
|
|
2009
|
|
|
20,050
|
|
Totals
|
|
|
157,089
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
current portion
|
|
|
(89,327
|
)
|
Long-term
portion
|
|
$
|
67,762
|
|
NOTE
12 - MORTGAGE PAYABLE
In
November 2003, the Company’s subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation,
refinanced the facilities in Anaheim, California housing the industrial
insulation services operations. Metalclad Insulation Corporation obtained a
$1,596,000 mortgage on the building from Far East National Bank, Los Angeles,
California that matured in October 2008 and bore interest at a floating rate
based upon the bank’s prime rate plus 1% (5.00% on the date of the loan). On
December 31, 2005 the interest rate was 8.25%. The mortgage was guaranteed
by
the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Mills. At
December 31, 2005, the remaining balance on the mortgage was $1,500,678 and
was
paid off on April 20, 2006. The mortgage was collateralized by the building
(See
Note 7). The line of credit agreement and the mortgage with Far East included
cross default provisions.
NOTE
13 - CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION
During
the year ended December 31, 2003, the
Company entered into a lease agreement for the use of equipment. The lease
agreement expired and was paid in full in July, 2005. The lease was recorded
as
a capital lease obligation and bore interest at 13.3%.
The
obligation was collateralized by the property under lease. The total cost of
the
leased equipment was $35,288 and accumulated amortization on the leased
equipment was $17,056 at December 31, 2005.
NOTE
14 - INCOME TAXES
The
major
deferred tax items are as follows:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowances
established against realization of certain assets
|
|
$
|
1,280,000
|
|
$
|
1,271,000
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
|
|
12,527,000
|
|
|
13,347,000
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
liabilities and other
|
|
|
(20,000
|
)
|
|
(32,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
13,787,000
|
|
|
14,586,000
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(13,787,000
|
)
|
|
(14,586,000
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
change in valuation allowance was $(799,000) and $1,074,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Income
tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to the effective
tax
rate is as follows for the years ended December 31:
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Federal
statutory tax rate benefits
|
|
|
(35.0
|
%)
|
|
(35.0
|
%)
|
State
tax, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
(5.0
|
%)
|
|
(5.0
|
%)
|
Change
in valuation allowance
|
|
|
40.9
|
%
|
|
39.0
|
%
|
Permanent
differences
|
|
|
(0.9
|
)%
|
|
1.0
|
%
|
Effective
tax rate
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
At
December 31, 2006, the Company has available for U.S. federal income tax
purposes net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $31,300,000. These
carryforwards expire in the years 2010 through 2025. The ultimate utilization
of
the net operating loss carryforwards may be limited in the future due to changes
in the ownership of the Company. This limitation, if applicable, has not been
determined by the Company.
The
realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Company’s
ability to generate taxable income in the future. The Company has recorded
a
100% valuation allowance against all of the deferred tax assets due to the
uncertainty regarding their realizability.
NOTE
15 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Stock
Options
On
August
18, 1992, the Company adopted an omnibus stock option plan (the “1992 Plan”)
which authorized options to acquire 160,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. At December 31, 2006, there were options outstanding under the 1992
Plan
for 1,500 shares, and no shares available for grant. These options will expire
10 years from the date of grant. Under the terms of the plan, the Board of
Directors may grant options and other stock-based awards to key employees to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The options are exercisable at
such times, in installments or otherwise, as the Board of Directors may
determine.
On
March
24, 1993, the Company adopted an omnibus stock option plan (the “1993 Plan”)
which authorized options to acquire 100,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The terms of the 1993 Plan are the same as the 1992 Plan. At December
31,
2006, there were options outstanding under the 1993 Plan for 5,310 shares,
and
no shares available for grant. These options expire 10 years from the date
of
the grant. Under the terms of the plan, the Board of Directors had the authority
to grant options and other stock-based awards to key employees to purchase
shares of the Company’s common stock. The options were exercisable at such
times, in installments or otherwise, as the Board of Directors
determined.
On
May
15, 1997, the Company adopted an omnibus stock option plan (the “1997 Plan”)
which authorized options to acquire 600,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. At December 31, 2006, there were 450,000 options outstanding under this
plan and 150,000 options available for grant. These options expire 10 years
from
the date of the grant. Under the terms of the plan, the Board of Directors
may
grant options and other stock-based awards to key employees to purchase shares
of the Company’s common stock. The options are exercisable at such times, in
installments or otherwise, as the Board of Directors may determine.
On
November 20, 2001, the Company adopted an omnibus stock option plan (the “2000
Plan”) which authorized options to acquire 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s
stock. At December 31, 2006, there were options outstanding under the 2000
Plan
for 1,672,900 shares and 323,600 shares available for grant. These options
expire 10 years from date of grant. The terms of the 2000 Plan are the same
as
the 1997 Plan. Under the terms of the plan, the stock option committee may
grant
options and other stock-based awards to key employees and members of the board
of directors to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The options are
exercisable at such times, in installments or otherwise, as the stock option
committee may determine.
At
December 31, 2005, there were options that were granted outside of the stock
option plans, outstanding to acquire 66,000 shares of the Company’s
stock.
On
October 25, 2005, the Company fully vested all currently outstanding stock
options. There were 174,500 shares of the Company’s common stock which were
unvested at the time. All options vested had exercise prices greater than the
fair market value of the Company’s common stock on October 25, 2005. The purpose
of the accelerated vesting was to enable the Company to avoid recognizing in
its
statement of operations non-cash compensation expense associated with these
options in future periods as the exercise prices were significantly higher
than
the current fair value. As defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation (FIN) No.44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving
Stock
Compensation", it was determined that there would be no compensation expense
as
a result of the acceleration of the vesting of the outstanding
options.
The
following is a summary of options granted:
|
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
Options
outstanding at beginning of the year
|
|
|
2,234,040
|
|
$
|
3.09
|
|
|
2,382,570
|
|
$
|
4.13
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
55,000
|
|
|
0.55
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
(38,330
|
)
|
|
30.55
|
|
|
(203,530
|
)
|
|
14.56
|
|
Options
outstanding at end of the year
|
|
|
2,195,710
|
|
$
|
2.61
|
|
|
2,234,040
|
|
$
|
3.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
|
2,195,710
|
|
$
|
2.61
|
|
|
2,234,040
|
|
$
|
3.09
|
|
There
is
no intrinsic value at December 31, 2006 for outstanding or exercisable
options.
Options
Outstanding
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
Range
of exercise prices
|
|
Number
outstanding
as
of 12/31/06
|
|
Weighted
average remaining contractual life in years
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
Number
exercisable as of 12/31/06
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
$0.50
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
2.89
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
$0.55
- $1.20
|
|
|
209,500
|
|
|
3.15
|
|
$
|
0.87
|
|
|
209,500
|
|
$
|
0.87
|
|
$2.00
|
|
|
510,000
|
|
|
4.44
|
|
$
|
2.00
|
|
|
510,000
|
|
$
|
2.00
|
|
$2.50
|
|
|
283,400
|
|
|
2.09
|
|
$
|
2.50
|
|
|
283,400
|
|
$
|
2.50
|
|
$3.00
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
|
3.39
|
|
$
|
3.00
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
$
|
3.00
|
|
$12.50
- $15.00
|
|
|
72,810
|
|
|
1.05
|
|
$
|
14.93
|
|
|
72,810
|
|
$
|
14.93
|
|
$0.50
- $15.00
|
|
|
2,195,710
|
|
|
3.31
|
|
$
|
2.61
|
|
|
2,195,710
|
|
$
|
2.61
|
|
On
November 7, 2002 the Company issued options to purchase a total of 75,000 shares
of its available-for-sale securities holdings in Chiral Quest, Inc., now known
as VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to three members of the Company’s Board of
Directors. The options vested as to 25% immediately and as to an additional
25%
on each of November 5, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Further, the options fully vest
upon
a “change of control” of Chiral Quest, Inc., which event occurred on February
14, 2003. The options have an exercise price of $1.25 per share.
Stock
Purchase Warrants
In
connection with various debt offerings, stock placements and services provided,
the Company has issued various stock purchase warrants. All such warrants were
issued at prices which approximated or exceeded fair market value of the
Company’s common stock at the date of grant and are exercisable at dates varying
from immediately to five years. The Company issued five-year warrants to
purchase 133,467 shares of the Company’s common stock to Pandora Select
Partners, L.P. (“Pandora”) during the year ended December 31, 2005, and
recognized $24,586 of expense related to the warrants. The warrants were issued
to Pandora as a penalty for failing to have an agreed upon registration
statement declared effect by June 1, 2004. In November 2005, the Company and
Pandora reached an agreement whereby the Company issued Pandora 300,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock in exchange for all of the warrants issued to
Pandora (See Note 9). At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the weighted average
exercise price for warrants outstanding was $0.63 and $1.39, respectively,
expiring through July, 2009.
Summarized
information for stock purchase warrants is as follows:
|
|
Number
of Warrants
|
|
Price
per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
outstanding at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
1,240,000
|
|
$
|
0.50
- $1.50
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
133,467
|
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(598,467
|
)
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
|
|
775,000
|
|
$
|
0.50
- $1.50
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
(675,000
|
)
|
$
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
outstanding at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
$
|
0.50
- $0.75
|
|
Common
Stock
During
the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company agreed to issue 300,000 shares
to
Pandora in exchange for the warrants to purchase 598,467 shares of the Company’s
common stock. The 300,000 shares of common stock issued to Pandora had a value
of $54,900 based upon the average price of the stock for the five days preceding
and the five days following the date of the agreement. As a result of the
cancellation of the warrants and the conversion provision, the Company expensed
the remaining $148,325 of original issue discount, the fair value of the
warrant, and the beneficial conversion of the note payable into common stock
in
November 2005 since this value exceeded the value of the 300,000 shares of
common stock issued to Pandora.
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company issued an aggregate of 50,000
shares to four members of the Company’s board of directors and to the one member
of Metalclad Insulation’s board of directors. The shares issued to the board
members had a value of $8,000, based upon the market price at the date of
issuance.
NOTE
16 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Effective
January 1, 1990, the Company established a contributory profit sharing and
thrift plan for all salaried employees. Discretionary matching contributions
may
be made by the Company based upon participant contributions, within limits
provided for in the plan. No Company contributions were made in the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005.
Additionally,
the Company participates in several multi-employer plans, which provide defined
benefits to union employees of its participating companies. The Company makes
contributions determined in accordance with the provisions of negotiated labor
contracts. Company contributions were $621,106 and $407,170 for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE
17 - SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
Sales
for
the year ended December 31, 2006 to Southern California Edison Company through
our Curtom-Metalclad joint venture were approximately $2,967,000, representing
15.2% of total revenues and to JE Merit Constructors, Inc. were approximately
$3,367,000 representing 17.3% of total revenues. Accounts receivable from NRG
was approximately $571,000 at December 31, 2006 and accounts receivable from
JE
Merit Constructors, Inc. was approximately $855,000.
Sales
for
the year ended December 31, 2005 to Calpine Construction Management Company,
Inc. (“Calpine”) were approximately $1,978,000, representing 13.4% of total
revenues and to JE Merit Constructors, Inc. were approximately $2,802,000
representing 19.1% of total revenues. Accounts receivable from Cleveland
Wrecking Company was approximately $444,000 at December 31, 2005 and accounts
receivable from JE Merit Constructors, Inc. was approximately
$495,000.
It
is the
nature of the Company’s business that a significant customer in one year may not
be a significant customer in a succeeding year.
NOTE
18 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Collective
Bargaining Agreements
Approximately
90% of the Company’s employees are covered under collective Bargaining
Agreements. In August, 2004 a new “Basic Agreement” was signed with Local No. 5
of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos
Workers that expires in September 2008. The new “Basic Agreement” included a
“Maintenance Agreement” as an addendum. Approximately 95% of the Company’s
hourly employees are covered by the Local No. 5 agreement. An agreement with
the
Laborers Local 300 was signed in January 2004 and expired in December 2006.
A
new agreement was signed in January 2007 and expires in December 2009.
Approximately 5% of the Company’s hourly employees are covered by the Labors
Local 300 agreement.
Leases
In
February 2002, the headquarters of the Company was moved to Minneapolis,
Minnesota. The Company is leasing the Minneapolis facility on a month-to-month
basis.
Due
to
the sale of the Company’s facilities in Anaheim, California on April 20, 2006,
the Company leased the facilities back for eight months at a market rate of
$21,800 per month. In December 2006 our wholly owned subsidiary, Metalclad
Insulation Corporation, executed a lease for a facility in Fullerton,
California. The Company has leased this facility through December 31, 2011
at a
monthly rate of $13,500 per month with yearly rent increases of approximately
3%
per year. The lease contains an option to renew for an additional five years
as
defined in the agreement.
Total
rent expense under operating leases was $221,329 and $34,887 for the years
ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company has future minimum
non-cancelable lease commitments of $162,000, $166,860, $171,864, $177,012
and
$182,316 in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
Litigation
Prior
to
1975, we were engaged in the sale and installation of asbestos-related
insulation materials, which has resulted in numerous claims of personal injury
allegedly related to asbestos exposure. Many of these claims are now being
brought by the children and close relatives of persons who have died, allegedly
as a result of the direct or indirect exposure to asbestos. To date, all of
the
asbestos-related injury claims have been defended and paid by our insurance
carriers.
The
number of asbestos-related cases which have been initiated naming us (primarily
our subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation) as a defendant had increased
from approximately 254 in 1999 to 527 in 2000 and 725 in 2001. The number of
cases filed decreased after 2001 to 590 in 2002, to 351 in 2003, to 265 in
2004
and to 199 in 2005. The number of cases filed increased to 232 in 2006. At
December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there were, respectively,
approximately 1,009, 988, 853, 710, 507 and 404 cases pending. Of the decrease
from 710 cases pending at December 31, 2004 to 507 cases pending at December
31,
2005, were 80 cases which had been previously counted in error, so that the
actual decrease for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 123 cases.
Set
forth
below is a table for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and
2006, which sets forth for each such period the approximate number of
asbestos-related cases filed, the number of such cases resolved by dismissal
or
by trial, the number of such cases resolved by settlement, the total number
of
resolved cases, the number of filed cases pending at the end of such period,
the
total indemnity paid on all resolved cases, the average indemnity paid on all
settled cases and the average indemnity paid on all resolved
cases:
|
|
2002
|
|
2003
|
|
2004
|
|
2005(2)
|
|
2006
|
|
New
cases filed
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
232
|
|
Defense
Judgments and dismissals
|
|
|
382
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
253
|
|
Settled
cases
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
82
|
|
Total
resolved cases (1)
|
|
|
611
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
408
|
|
|
402
|
(2)
|
|
335
|
|
Pending
cases (1)
|
|
|
988
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
710
|
|
|
507
|
(3)
|
|
404
|
|
Total
indemnity payments
|
|
$
|
9,244,000
|
|
$
|
10,618,700
|
|
$
|
6,366,750
|
|
$
|
8,513,750
|
|
$
|
4,858,750
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on settled cases
|
|
$
|
40,366
|
|
$
|
60,678
|
|
$
|
65,637
|
|
$
|
78,831
|
|
$
|
59,253
|
|
Average
indemnity paid on all resolved cases
|
|
$
|
15,129
|
|
$
|
21,849
|
|
$
|
15,605
|
|
$
|
21,178
|
(2)
|
$
|
14,504
|
|
(1)
Total
resolved cases includes, and the number of pending cases excludes, cases which
have been settled but which have not been closed for lack of final documentation
or payment.
(2)
The
average indemnity paid on resolved cases does not include, and the number of
pending cases includes, a jury award rendered on March 22, 2005 and a judgment
on that award rendered on April 4, 2005, finding Metalclad Insulation
Corporation liable for $1,117,000 in damages, which is covered by insurance.
The
judgment is being appealed by our insurer.
(3)
Of
the
decrease from 710 cases pending at December 31, 2004 to 507 cases pending at
December 31, 2005, were 80 cases which had been previously counted in error,
so
that the actual decrease over the year ended December 31, 2005 was 123
cases.
The
number of asbestos-related claims made against the Company since 2001, as well
as the number of cases pending at the end of each of those years, has reflected
a general downward trend from 2002 through 2006, with about a 15% increase
in
2006 over 2005. We believe that it is probable that this general trend will
continue, although such continuance cannot be assured, particularly in view
of
the increase in the claims made in 2006 as compared to 2005. The average
indemnity paid on all resolved claims has fluctuated over the past six-year
period ended December 31, 2006 from a high of $26,520 in 2001, to a low of
$14,504 in 2006, with an average indemnity payment of $19,131 over the same
six-year period. We believe that the sympathies of juries, the aggressiveness
of
the plaintiffs’ bar and the declining base of potential defendants as the result
of business failures, have tended to increase payments on resolved cases. This
tendency, we believe, has been mitigated by the declining pool of claimants
resulting from death, and the likelihood that the most meritorious claims have
been ferreted out by plaintiffs’ attorneys and that the newer cases being
brought are not as meritorious nor do they have as high a potential for damages
as do cases which were brought earlier. We have no reason to believe, therefore,
that the average future indemnity payments will increase materially in the
future.
In
addition, direct defense costs per resolved claim have increased from $9,407
in
2001 to $13,320 in 2006. We believe that these defense costs increased as a
result of a change in legal counsel in 2004, and the more aggressive defense
posture taken by new legal counsel since that change. We do not believe that
the
defense costs will increase materially in the future, and are projecting those
costs to be approximately $13,500 per claim.
Based
on
the trend of reducing asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company
over the past four calendar years, we projected in our Form 10-KSB filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2005
that
approximately 533 asbestos-related injury claims would be made against the
Company after December 31, 2005. These claims, in addition to the 507 claims
existing as of December 31, 2005, totaled 1,040 then current and future claims.
Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim over the past five years
of
$20,056, times 1,040, we previously projected the probable future indemnity
to
be paid on those claims after December 31, 2005 to be equal to approximately
$21
million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved
claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,040, we projected the probable future
defense costs to equal approximately $14 million. Accordingly, our total
estimated future asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2005 was $35
million. These estimated liabilities are included as liabilities on our December
31, 2005 balance sheet.
As
of
December 31, 2005, we projected that approximately 145 new asbestos-related
claims would be commenced, and approximately 245 cases would be resolved, in
2006, resulting in an estimated 407 cases pending at December 31, 2006. Since
we
projected that an aggregate of 533 new cases would be commenced after December
31, 2005, and that 145 of these cases would be commenced in 2006, we estimated
that an aggregate of 388 new cases would be commenced after December 31, 2006.
Accordingly, the cases pending and projected to be commenced in the future
at
December 31, 2006, would be 795 cases. Multiplying 795 claims times the
approximate average indemnity paid and defense costs incurred per resolved
claim
from 2002 through 2005 of $33,500, we had previously estimated our liability
for
current and future asbestos-related claims at December 31, 2006 to be
approximately $27,000,000. This amounted to an $8,000,000 reduction from the
$35,000,000 liability we estimated as of December 31, 2005, or a $2,000,000
reduction per quarter.
As
of
June 30, 2006, we re-evaluated our estimates, based upon the fact that we
previously estimated that there would be 145 asbestos-related claims made in
2006, and that 123 claims had already been made in the first half of 2006 and
that we previously estimated that 245 claims would be resolved in 2006, and
that
145 claims had already been resolved in the first six months of 2006. As of
June
30, 2006 we estimated that there would be 889 asbestos-related injury claims
made against the Company after December 31, 2005. The 889, in addition to the
507 claims existing as of December 31, 2005, totaled 1,396 current and future
claims. There were 145 resolved claims in the first six months of 2006, which
meant that as of June 30, 2006, the Company estimated that there were 1,251
current and future claims. Multiplying the average indemnity per resolved claim
over the past five and one half years of $19,300, times 1,251, we projected
the
probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims after June 30, 2006 to
be
equal to approximately $24 million. In addition, multiplying an estimated cost
of defense per resolved claim of approximately $13,500 times 1,251, we projected
the probable future defense costs to equal approximately $17 million.
Accordingly, our total estimated future asbestos-related liability at June
30,
2006 was $41 million.
As
of
June 30, 2006, we projected that approximately 196 new asbestos-related claims
would be commenced, and approximately 277 cases would be resolved, in 2006,
resulting in an estimated 426 cases pending at December 31, 2006. Based upon
these new estimates, we projected that an aggregate of 889 new cases would
be
commenced after December 31, 2005, and that 196 of these cases would be
commenced in 2006, we estimated that an aggregate of 693 new cases would be
commenced after December 31, 2006. Accordingly, the cases pending and projected
to be commenced in the future at December 31, 2006, would be 1,119 cases.
Multiplying 1,119 claims times the approximate average indemnity paid and
defense costs incurred per resolved claim from 2002 through June 2006 of
$32,800, we estimated our liability for current and future asbestos-related
claims at December 31, 2006 to be approximately $37,000,000. This amounted
to a
$4,000,000 reduction from the $41,000,000 liability we estimated as of June
30,
2006, or a $2,000,000 reduction per quarter. Accordingly, we reduced our
asbestos-related liability at the quarter ended September 30, 2006, by
$2,000,000.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we again re-evaluated our estimates. We now estimate that
there will be 924 asbestos-related injury claims made against the Company after
December 31, 2006. The 924, in addition to the 404 claims existing as of
December 31, 2006, totaled 1,328 current and future claims. Multiplying the
average indemnity per resolved claim over the past six years of $19,131, times
1,328, we projected the probable future indemnity to be paid on those claims
after December 31, 2006 to be equal to approximately $25 million. In addition,
multiplying an estimated cost of defense per resolved claim of approximately
$13,500 times 1,328, we projected the probable future defense costs to equal
approximately $18 million. Accordingly, our total estimated future
asbestos-related liability at December 31, 2006 was $43 million.
We
intend
to re-evaluate our estimate of future liability for asbestos claims at the
end
of each fiscal year, or whenever actual results are materially different from
our estimates, integrating our actual experience in that fiscal year with that
of prior fiscal years since 2002. We estimate that the effects of economic
inflation on either the average indemnity payment or the projected direct legal
expenses will be approximately equal to a discount rate applied to our future
liability based upon the time value of money. It is probable that we have
adequate insurance to cover current and future asbestos-related claims, although
such coverage cannot be assured.
Although
defense costs are included in our insurance coverage, we expended $220,000,
$174,000, $304,000, $188,000, and $215,000 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively, to administer the asbestos claims. These amounts were primarily
fees paid to attorneys to monitor the activities of the insurers, and their
selected defense counsel, and to look after our rights under the various
insurance policies.
There
are
numerous insurance carriers which have issued a number of policies to us over
a
period extending from approximately 1967 through approximately 1985 that still
provide coverage for asbestos-related injury claims. After approximately 1985
the policies were issued with provisions which purport to exclude coverage
for
asbestos related claims. The terms of our insurance policies are complex, and
coverage for many types of claims is limited as to the nature of the claim
and
the amount of coverage available. It is clear, however, under California law,
where the substantial majority of the asbestos-related injury claims are
litigated, that all of those policies cover any asbestos-related injury
occurring during the 1967 through 1985 period when these policies were in
force.
We
have
engaged legal counsel to review all of our known insurance policies, and to
provide us with the amount of coverage which such counsel believes to be
probable under those policies for current and future asbestos-related injury
claims against us. Such legal counsel has provided us with its opinion of the
minimum probable insurance coverage available to satisfy asbestos-related injury
claims, which significantly exceeds our estimated $43 million future liability
for such claims as of December 31, 2006. Accordingly, we have included
$43,000,000 and $35,000,000 of such insurance coverage receivable as an asset
on
our 2006 and 2005 balance sheets, respectively, off-setting our projected
liability for current and future asbestos-related claims which is reflected
as a
liability on such balance sheets. The Company estimates that its liability
for
the next five years is approximately $27,000,000.
On
February 23, 2005 ACE Property & Casualty Company ("ACE"), Central National
Insurance Company of Omaha ("Central National") and Industrial Underwriters
Insurance Company ("Industrial"), which are all related entities, filed a
declaratory relief lawsuit (“the ACE Lawsuit”) against Metalclad Insulation
Corporation (“Metalclad”) and a number of Metalclad's other liability insurers,
in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles. ACE,
Central National and Industrial issued umbrella and excess policies to
Metalclad, which has sought and obtained from the plaintiffs both defense and
indemnity under these policies for the asbestos lawsuits brought against
Metalclad during the last four to five years. The ACE Lawsuit seeks declarations
regarding a variety of coverage issues, but is centrally focused on issues
involving whether historical and currently pending asbestos lawsuits brought
against Metalclad are subject to either an "aggregate" limits of liability
or
separate "per occurrence" limits of liability. Whether any particular asbestos
lawsuit is properly classified as being subject to an aggregate limit of
liability depends upon whether or not the suit falls within the "products"
or
"completed operations" hazards found in most of the liability policies issued
to
Metalclad. Resolution of these classification issues will determine if, as
ACE
and Central National allege, their policies are nearing exhaustion of their
aggregate limits and whether or not other Metalclad insurers who previously
asserted they no longer owed any coverage obligations to Metalclad because
of
the claimed exhaustion of their aggregate limits, in fact, owe Metalclad
additional coverage obligations. The ACE Lawsuit also seeks to determine the
effect of the settlement agreement between the Company and Allstate Insurance
Company on the insurance obligations of various other insurers of Metalclad,
and
the effect of the “asbestos exclusion” in the Allstate policy. The ACE Lawsuit
does not seek any monetary recovery from Metalclad. Nonetheless, we anticipate
that we will incur attorneys fees and other associated litigation costs in
defending the lawsuit and any counter claims made against us by any other
insurers, and in prosecuting any claims we may seek to have adjudicated
regarding our insurance coverage. In addition, the ACE Lawsuit may result in
our
incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have to indemnify Allstate
under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a cross-complaint filed against
Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October, 2005, asked the court to determine
the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the defense of Allstate in the
ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification obligations in the Settlement
Agreement. The Company does not believe that it has any legal obligation to
assume or pay for such defense.
In
2003
and 2004 the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate considered
legislation to create a privately funded, publicly administered fund to provide
the necessary resources for an asbestos injury claims resolution program, and
is
commonly referred to as the “FAIR” Act. In 2005, a draft of the “FAIR” Act was
approved by the Judiciary Committee, but the bill was rejected by the full
Senate in February 2006, when a cloture motion on the bill was withdrawn. An
amended version of the 2006 “FAIR” Act (S 3274) was introduced in the Senate in
May 2006, but has not been scheduled for a vote. A similar bill was introduced
in the House (HR 1360) in March 2005, but was referred to a subcommittee in
May
2005. The latest draft of the “FAIR” Act calls for the fund to be funded
partially by asbestos defendant companies, of which the Company is one, and
partially by insurance companies. The bill could be voted on by the Senate
or
the House at any time in the future. The impact, if any, the “FAIR” Act will
have on us if passed cannot be determined at this time although the latest
draft
of the legislation did not appear favorable to us.
In
October 1999, we completed the sale of our operating businesses and development
project located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. That sale specifically excluded
those
Mexican assets involved in the Company’s NAFTA claim which was settled in 2001.
Under the terms of the sale we received an initial cash payment of $125,000
and
recorded a receivable for $779,000. On November 13, 2000, the Company filed
a
complaint in the Superior Court of California against a former employee, the
U.S. parent of the buyer and its representative for breach of contract, fraud,
collusion and other causes of action in connection with this sale seeking
damages in the form of a monetary award. An arbitration hearing was held in
September, 2002 in Mexico City, as requested by one of the defendants. This
arbitration hearing was solely to determine the validity of the assignment
of
the purchase and sale agreement by the buyer to a company formed by the former
employee defendant. The Superior Court action against the U.S. parent was stayed
pending the Mexican arbitration. On April 8, 2003, the arbitrator ruled that
the
assignment was inexistent, due to the absence of our consent. In June 2003,
the
Court of Appeal for the State of California ruled that the U.S.
parent was also entitled to compel a Mexican arbitration of the claims raised
in
our complaint. We are now prepared to pursue our claim in an arbitration
proceeding for the aforementioned damages. No assurances can be given on the
outcome.
In
a
related action, a default was entered against us in December, 2002, in favor
of
the same former employee referred to in the foregoing paragraph by the Mexican
Federal Labor Arbitration Board, for an unspecified amount. The former employee
was seeking in excess of $9,000,000 in damages as a result of his termination
as
an employee. The default was obtained without the proper notice being given
to
us, and was set aside in the quarter ended June 30, 2003. The Mexican Federal
Labor Arbitration Board rendered a recommendation on December 13, 2004, to
the
effect that the former employee was entitled to an award of $350,000 from Entrx
in connection with the termination of his employment. The award is in the form
of a recommendation which has been affirmed by the Mexican Federal Court, but
is
only exercisable against assets of the Company located in Mexico. The Company
has no assets in Mexico. The award does not represent a collectible judgment
against the Company in the United States. Since the Company has no assets in
Mexico, the likelihood of any liability based upon this award is remote, and
we
therefore believe that there is no potential liability to the Company at June
30, 2006 or December 31, 2005. The Company intends to continue to pursue its
claims against the same employee for breach of contract, fraud, collusion and
other causes of action in connection with the 1999 sale of one of the Company’s
operating businesses in Mexico.
On
May
31, 2006, we entered into a Settlement Agreement with Ventana Global
Environmental Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental
Fund, L.P. (collectively referred to as “Ventana”) whereby Ventana agreed to pay
Entrx Corporation $1,250,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice by
Entrx Corporation of the law suit (the “Ventana Action”) filed by Entrx
Corporation against Ventana and others in Orange County, California Superior
Court in November 2000. Entrx Corporation and Ventana also entered into a mutual
release of all claims each may have had against the other. In addition, Entrx
Corporation released Carlos Alberto de Rivas Oest and Geologic de Mexico S.A.
de
C.V., which were parties related to Ventana, and against whom Entrx Corporation
had claims pending in Mexico. The Settlement Agreement does not limit claims
that Entrx had or currently has against Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora
Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V., which Entrx Corporation continues to pursue
in
Mexico. Javier Guerra Cisneros and Promotora Industrial Galeana, S.A. de C.V.
were involved with the transactions which were the subject of the Ventana
Action. Entrx Corporation received approximately $925,000 net after payment
of
legal fees and expenses associated with the Ventana Action and the Settlement
Agreement.
In
August
of 2001, Metalclad Insulation Corporation purchased a workers’ compensation
policy from American Home Assurance Company (“American Home”), an American
International Group (“AIG”) company, for the period of September 1, 2001 to
September 1, 2002. The premium for the workers’ compensation policy was to be
calculated retrospectively. The American Home policy required Metalclad to
pay
an initial estimated premium, but Metalclad’s premium is recalculated
periodically, through March 1, 2006, based on actual workers’ compensation
losses incurred. Metalclad also provided American Home with collateralized
security for future premium adjustments in the form of a letter of credit and
cash.
In
November 2003, a dispute arose between Metalclad, on the one hand, and American
Home and Metalclad’s insurance broker, Meyers-Reynolds & Associates, on the
other hand regarding calculation of the first periodic premium adjustment.
Specifically, American Home employed the use of a loss development factor and
estimated payroll figure in its premium calculation which substantially
increased the premium it charged Metalclad. As a result of that dispute, another
AIG company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh drew down
on
the above mentioned letter of credit. Metalclad believes that American Home’s
calculations were inconsistent with the terms of the American Home policy and
representations made by American Home and Meyers-Reynolds regarding how the
premium would be calculated. Metalclad also believes that National Union was
in
breach of the American Home policy when it drew down on the letter of
credit.
On
February 27, 2004, we filed an action in Orange County Superior Court against
American Home, National Union and Meyers-Reynolds for breach of contract, breach
of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, declaratory relief, reformation,
injunctive relief, negligent and intentional misrepresentation and breach of
fiduciary duty. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company
recorded an accrual of $75,000 related to this dispute. On May 2, 2005, we
reached a settlement in principal with American Home and National Union which
resulted in the payment by the Company to American Home of approximately $39,000
in the three months ended December 31, 2005 and resulted in the Company paying
an additional $45,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2006 which had been
accrued at December 31, 2005. During the three months ended September 30, 2006
the Company reached a settlement with Meyers-Reynolds which resulted in the
payment to the Company by Meyers-Reynolds of $100,000.
Insurance
Settlement
In
June
2004, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, our wholly owned subsidiary, and Entrx
Corporation, entered into a Settlement Agreement and Full Policy Release (the
“Agreement”) releasing Allstate Insurance Company from its policy obligations
for a broad range of claims arising from injury or damage which may have
occurred during the period March 15, 1980 to March 15, 1981, under an umbrella
liability policy (the “Policy”). The Policy provided limits of $5,000,000 in the
aggregate and per occurrence. Allstate claimed that liability under the Policy
had not attached, and that regardless of that fact, an exclusion in the Policy
barred coverage for virtually all claims of bodily injury from exposure to
asbestos, which is of primary concern to Metalclad Insulation Corporation.
Metalclad Insulation Corporation took the position that such asbestos coverage
existed. The parties to the Agreement reached a compromise, whereby Metalclad
Insulation Corporation received $2,500,000 in cash, and Metalclad Insulation
Corporation and Entrx Corporation agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the
insurer from all claims which could be alleged against the insurer respecting
the policy, limited to $2,500,000 in amount. Based on past experience related
to
asbestos insurance coverage, we believe that the Agreement we entered into
in
June 2004, will result in a probable loss contingency for future insurance
claims based on the indemnification provision in the Agreement. Although we
are
unable to estimate the exact amount of the loss, we believe at this time the
reasonable estimate of the loss will not be less than $375,000 or more than
$2,500,000 (the $2,500,000 represents the maximum loss we would have based
on
the indemnification provision in the Agreement). Based on the information
available to us, no amount in this range appears at this time to be a better
estimate than any other amount. The $375,000 estimated loss contingency noted
in
the above range represents 15% of the $2,500,000 we received and is based upon
our attorney’s informal and general inquiries to an insurance company of the
cost for us to purchase an insurance policy to cover the indemnification
provision we entered into. We recorded a reserve of $375,000 at the time we
entered into the Agreement and nothing has come to our attention that would
require us to record a different estimate at December 31, 2005. The ACE Lawsuit
may result in our incurring costs in connection with obligations we may have
to
indemnify Allstate under the Settlement Agreement. Allstate, in a
cross-complaint filed against Metalclad Insulation Corporation in October,
2005,
asked the court to determine the Company’s obligation to assume and pay for the
defense of Allstate in the ACE Lawsuit under the Company’s indemnification
obligations in the Settlement Agreement. The Company is taking the position
that
it has no legal obligation to assume or pay for such defense.
Other
Matters
The
Company had under contract uncompleted work at bid prices totaling approximately
$11,305,000 and $10,120,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE
19 - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash
paid
for interest was $110,494 and $283,520 for the years ended December 31, 2006
and
2005, respectively.
NOTE
20 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On
December 10, 2001 the Company issued a $1,250,000, 6%, non-recourse secured
note
to Blake Capital Partners, LLC (“Blake”), an entity controlled 100% by Wayne
Mills. On February 14, 2002 Mr. Mills became President and Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The note was
collateralized by 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and any dividends
received on the 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Collateral”),
owned by Blake and Mr. Mills. The principal and interest was due June 10, 2002.
Blake had the right to extend the maturity date of this note for a period of
90
days, and on June 10, 2002 exercised that right. During the 90-day extension
period and beyond, simple interest was payable at 12% per annum. The note was
not repaid on the extended due date of September 8, 2002. As of December 31,
2002, the market value of the common stock held as Collateral was $863,000,
$387,000 less than the face amount of the note. The Company recorded a $387,000
allowance to record the face amount of the note at the value of the underlying
Collateral on December 31, 2002.
Effective
November 1, 2003, the promissory note (the “Note”) referred to above and the
Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Security Agreement”) relating to the
securities pledged as collateral for such loan were amended. The Note was
previously due on September 8, 2002. At that time, $1,250,000 of principal
and
approximately $75,000 of interest were due under the Note. The Note (except
for
the interest) was without recourse to Blake, but was secured under the terms
of
the Security Agreement by 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and
250,000 shares of the common stock of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (OTCBB:
VQPH), formerly Chiral Quest, Inc., owned by Blake and Mr. Mills. The common
stock of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was spun out to the Company’s
shareholders of record as of October 11, 2002, as a one-for-two stock dividend.
Under the Security Agreement, the Company’s only recourse was to cancel the
Company’s common stock held as collateral at $2.50 per share. In addition, Blake
had the right to require the Company to cancel the shares of the Company’s
common stock held as collateral, and apply the value of the Company’s common
stock at $2.50 per share. Since the Security Agreement did not anticipate the
situation where the Company spun off a subsidiary as a dividend, it was not
clear under the Security Agreement as to how shares of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. were to be treated.
The
Board
of Directors of the Company negotiated an amendment to the Security Agreement
(the “Amended and Restated Security Agreement”) which it believed to be
beneficial to the Company. The Note as amended (the “New Note”) is in the
principal amount of $1,496,370, and now provides for an October 31, 2007 due
date, with interest at 2% over the prime rate established by Wells Fargo Bank,
NA in Minneapolis, Minnesota, adjusted on March 1 and September 1 of each year
(8.5% at December 31, 2005), instead of the 12% rate established in the Note.
Interest only is payable commencing March 1, 2004, and at the end of each
six-month period thereafter. The New Note is with full recourse to Blake and
the
Amended and Restated Security Agreement does not require the Company, or permit
Blake or Mr. Mills, to cancel the shares of the Company’s common stock and
require the Company to apply the value of those cancelled shares at $2.50 per
share, to be applied against the principal balance of the amounts due. In
addition, Mr. Mills has personally guaranteed the repayment of the New Note.
Other financial obligations of Mr. Mills, including his guarantees of
approximately $2,276,000 of our debt (not including the New Note) as of December
31, 2005, could impair his ability to fulfill his obligations as a guarantor
of
the New Note. Any amounts paid by Mr. Mills on his guarantees of our debt would
reduce the obligations of Blake Capital Partners and Mr. Mills on the New Note
by the same amount.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2004, we established a reserve of $250,000 against
the
Note. The reserve was established based upon the Company’s estimate of the
collectibility of the note receivable. The Company increased the reserve by
$500,000, for a total reserve of $750,000, against the note receivable during
the six months ended June 30, 2006 based upon the Company’s estimate of the
collectibility of the note receivable at that time. Blake was current in the
payment of interest through the payment due March 1, 2006. The payment due
September 1, 2006, however, was not made, and we have been informed by Mr.
Mills
that no payment can be expected in the foreseeable future. As of December 31,
2006, as a result of the non-payment of interest and other information received
from Mr. Mills, we have booked an additional reserve of $536,000 against the
note receivable and wrote-off the interest receivable through June 30, 2006
of
$48,000, bringing the net of the note receivable less the reserve down to
$210,000, the approximate value of the collateral securing the
Note.
The
closing per share purchase prices of the Company’s and VioQuest Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., common stock on October 31, 2003, were $1.22 and $1.95, respectively,
placing an aggregate market value on shares of the Company and VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. held as collateral on that date at $610,000 and $487,500,
respectively. The closing per share market prices of the Company’s and VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s common stock on December 31, 2005, were $0.18 and $0.75,
respectively, placing an aggregate market value on shares of the Company and
VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. held as collateral on that date at $90,000 and
$187,500, respectively. The closing per share market prices of the Company’s and
VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s common stock on December 31, 2006, were $0.16
and $0.52, respectively, placing an aggregate market value on shares of the
Company and VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. held as collateral on that date
at
$80,000 and $130,000, respectively. The Company is in the process of foreclosing
on and cancelling the 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and are
exploring our opportunities to obtain proceeds from the sale of the VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock.
At
December 31, 2006, the shareholder note receivable balance was $1,496,370 and
$1,286,370 is reserved for a net note receivable of $210,000, the approximate
value of the collateral securing the note.
An
officer of the Company was employed by a corporation which received payments
for
rent and health insurance of $44,112 and $50,898 for the years ended December
31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
In
order
to fund operations of the Company until the sale of the Company’s facilities in
Anaheim, California was completed, on February 9, 2006 the Company borrowed
$150,000 from Peter Hauser, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The promissory note evidencing the loan was due and payable 10 days following
written demand and bore interest at 2% over the prime interest rate as published
in the Wall Street Journal (9.5% at March 31, 2006). The loan was secured by
a
deed of trust on the Company’s facilities in Anaheim, California, housing the
industrial insulation services operations of the Company’s subsidiary, Metalclad
Insulation Corporation. The Company repaid the loan and accrued interest upon
the sale of the Company’s facilities in April 2006.
ITEM 8. |
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None
ITEM
8A. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
We
carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our chief executive and
chief financial officers, of the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2006, of
our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, made at
the
end of the period, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer
concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms,
and
such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure
and that
there has been no significant change in such internal control during our last
fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006, or other factors which could
significantly affect such controls including any corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, since our
evaluation.
The
Company has a limited number of employees and is not able to have proper
segregation of duties based on the cost benefit of hiring additional employees
solely to address the segregation of duties issue. We determined the risks
associated with the lack of segregation of duties are insignificant based on
the
close involvement of management in day-to-day operations (i.e. tone at the
top,
corporate governance, officer oversight and involvement with daily activities,
and other company level controls). The Company has limited resources available
and the limited amount of transactions and activities allow for compensating
controls.
In
addition, our management with the participation of our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions
has determined that no change in our internal control over financial reporting
occurred during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
that has materially affected, or is (as that term is defined in Rules
13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
8B. OTHER
INFORMATION
None
PART
III
ITEM 9. |
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH
SECTION
16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
|
Directors
The
name,
initial year of service as a director, age, and position or office of each
member of our board of directors, is as follows:
Name
|
|
Director
Since
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Peter
L. Hauser
|
|
2004
|
|
66
|
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman
of the Board and Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenneth
W. Brimmer(1)(2)(3)
|
|
2002
|
|
51
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph
M. Caldwell(4)(5)(6)
|
|
2002
|
|
39
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E.
Thomas Welch(7)
|
|
2004
|
|
68
|
|
Director
|
|
(1) |
Member
of the Audit Committee since June
2002.
|
|
(2)
|
Member
of the Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee since February
2002.
|
|
(3) |
Member
of the Stock Option Committee since September
2002.
|
|
(4) |
Member
of the Audit Committee and Stock Option Committee since March 2003.
|
|
(5) |
Member
of the Nominating Committee since April
2004.
|
|
(6) |
Member
of the Compensation Committee since December
2004.
|
|
(7) |
Member
of the Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Stock Option Committees
since
December 2004.
|
The
business experience, principal occupations and directorships in publicly-held
companies of the members of our board of directors are set forth
below.
Peter
L. Hauser
has been
the president and chief executive officer of Entrx Corporation since October
2004, and devotes approximately one-third of his working time to such office.
Mr. Hauser is a founder, and has been the principal owner and chairman of the
board of directors, of Health Care Financial Solutions, Inc., since March 2003.
Health Care Financial Solutions, Inc., with its office in St. Paul, Minnesota,
is engaged in the development and marketing of a health care claims
administration software system for use by third-party health care plan
administrators. Mr. Hauser was an account executive at Feltl & Company, a
Minneapolis, Minnesota securities brokerage firm, from April 2003 until June
2003. From 1977 through April 2003, Mr. Hauser was employed at Equity Securities
Trading Co., Inc., a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based securities brokerage firm
(now
known as The Oak Ridge Financial Group, Inc.), where he acted as a vice
president and a principal beginning in 1993. From 1993 until 2003, Mr. Hauser
was a member of the board of directors of GelStat Corp. (OTCBB: GSAC.OB),
(formerly called “Developed Technology Resources, Inc.”), which was previously
engaged in various enterprises in the former Soviet Union, including the
distribution of airport security equipment and the manufacture and distribution
of dairy products and snack foods. By 2003, GelStat had disposed of all of
its
assets relating to its former Soviet Union enterprises, and began engaging
in
the domestic production and distribution of over-the-counter, non-prescription
health care products.
Kenneth
W. Brimmer
has been
the owner and chief manager of Brimmer Company, LLC, a private investment
company, since December 2001. Mr. Brimmer has been the chief executive officer
of STEN Corporation (Nasdaq-SC: STEN), since September 2003, and has served
as a
member of its board of directors since February 1998 and as chairman of its
board of directors since March 2000. STEN Corporation, with offices in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, provides contract manufacturing services and owns and
operates drive-through restaurants under the name “Burger Time.” At the request
of Entrx’s Board of Directors, Mr. Brimmer acted as the chief executive officer
and chairman of the board of directors of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(formerly Surg II, Inc. and Chiral Quest, Inc.) (OTCBB: VQPH.OB), from May
2002
until February 2003. VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was a 90%-owned Entrx
subsidiary during that period, until October 2003. He continued to serve as
a
board member at VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. until December 2005. Mr. Brimmer
was the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Active IQ
Technologies, Inc. from March 2000 until December 2001, and acted as chairman
of
its board of directors until June 2003. Active IQ Technologies, Inc. was engaged
in providing accounting software services in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and is
now
in the precious metals exploration business under the name Wits Basin Precious
Metals, Inc. (OTCBB: WITM.OB). Mr. Brimmer is also a member of the board of
directors of Landings Restaurants (NYSE: LNY) and Hypertension Diagnostics
(OTCBB: HDII.OB), and is chairman of the Board of Directors of Spectre Gaming,
Inc. (OTCBB: SGMG).
Joseph
M. Caldwell
is a
founder, and has been a member of the board of directors of Marix Technologies,
Inc. since May 2000. From May 2000 through April 2002, and since February 2003,
Mr. Caldwell was and has been the chief executive officer of Marix. Marix is
a
privately held company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that develops and markets
software designs to facilitate and control offsite access to software
applications and access to information. Mr. Caldwell was the founder, and has
been a member of the board of directors of US Internet Corporation, since March
1995. From March 1995 to May 2000, and beginning again in April 2002, Mr.
Caldwell was a chief executive officer of US Internet Corporation, which is
a
Minneapolis-based privately held Internet service provider, with service in
over
1,300 cities nationwide and over 110 cities internationally. In June 1998,
he
co-founded Net Lifestyles, Inc., and has served as co-chairman of the board
of
directors from June 1998 to the present. Net Lifestyles is a privately held
direct sales company marketing websites, e-commerce solutions, and Internet
access to individuals and small businesses.
E.
Thomas Welch has
been
the president of BNC National Bank at its Minneapolis, Minnesota office, since
April 2005. BNC National Bank, with corporate offices in Phoenix, Arizona,
conducts banking business through 21 banks located in North Dakota, Minnesota
and Arizona. Mr. Welch was a Managing Director of the U. S. Trust Company,
at
its Minneapolis, Minnesota office, from April 2001 until March 2005, where
he
was primarily responsible for financial, risk management, compliance and
fiduciary matters. U.S. Trust Company was engaged nationally in the trust,
asset
management, investment and banking business. From 1984 until April 2001, Mr.
Welch was employed by Resource Trust Company, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where
he acted as the president from 1988 to April 2001, in charge of private banking,
trust investment and corporate matters. Resource Trust Company and its principal
affiliated companies were acquired by U.S. Trust Company in April 2001. Mr.
Welch has a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and a J.D. degree in
law.
Each
member of our Board of Directors was elected to serve until the next annual
meeting of our shareholders.
Meetings
of Board of Directors
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, the Board of Directors held four meetings.
Each member of the Board of Directors was present for all of the meetings,
except for Joe Caldwell, who missed one meeting. The Board of Directors also
acted by unanimous written consent on one occasion in 2006.
Committees
of Board of Directors
Audit
Committee. The
Audit
Committee has the authority and responsibilities set forth in Entrx’s Audit
Committee Charter (the “Charter”). The Charter was originally adopted in 2001
and was amended in April 2004. Under the Charter, the Audit Committee has the
authority and responsibility of (i) reviewing audited annual consolidated
financial statements, and reports and consolidated financial statements
submitted to any governmental body or disclosed to the public; (ii) consulting
with Entrx’s independent auditors on various audit and financial personnel
issues, including questions of independence, disagreement between the auditors
and Entrx’s financial personnel, reviewing of internal financial controls; (iii)
recommending to the Board of Directors the engagement of independent accountants
to audit the consolidated financial statements of Entrx, and reviewing the
performance of such accountants; (iv) reviewing and considering the
appropriateness of accounting principles or practices applied to Entrx’s
consolidated financial statements; and (v) reviewing Entrx’s financial personnel
and organization. Kenneth W. Brimmer, a member of the Audit Committee, has
been
determined to be the audit committee financial expert. Each member of the Audit
Committee is independent as that term is defined in Rule 4200 of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The Audit Committee held four meetings
during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Compensation
Committee.
The
Compensation Committee, which consists solely of non-employee directors, has
the
obligation to adopt policies applicable to the establishment and the
compensation of Entrx’s executive officers, and has authority to consider and
recommend to the Board of Directors the salaries, bonuses, share options, and
other forms of compensation of those executive officers. The Compensation
Committee did not hold any meetings during the year ended December 31, 2006,
and
the compensation of the Company’s executive officers for 2006 was unchanged from
2005.
Nominating
Committee.
Entrx’s
Nominating Committee was initially established by resolution of the Board of
Directors in February 2002. The Board of Directors expanded and revised the
duties of the Nominating Committee by resolutions adopted in April 2004. The
Nominating Committee is charged with the responsibility to seek out and consider
the qualifications of new candidates and incumbents for election as members
of
our Board of Directors, and to recommend to the Board of Directors those persons
it believes would be suitable candidates for election or, in the case of a
vacancy, appointment, as members of our Board of Directors. The full Board
of
Directors nominates persons to be members of the Board of Directors, after
considering the recommendation of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating
Committee has no charter, and did not meet during the year ended December 31,
2006, as there was no meeting of the shareholders held in 2006.
We
have
found it to be difficult to find suitable candidates who would be willing to
serve as a member of the Board of Directors of a small company such as ours.
We
are looking for candidates with a good business background, preferably with
some
experience in starting or growing, and running a business. We would also
favorably entertain a candidate with a good financial background, either as
a
chief financial officer or chief executive officer of another company, or by
reason of education and experience in accounting. We would exclude any candidate
who had any criminal record, or a background which exhibited any illegal or
unethical activities, or questionable business practices.
We
have
previously presented candidates for election who have had a prior personal
relationship with our former president and chief executive officer, Wayne W.
Mills. Our legal counsel introduced E. Thomas Welch to the Nominating Committee.
We would entertain any suggestions from our stockholders as to suitable
candidates. Shareholders are encouraged to send the resumes of persons they
believe would be suitable candidates to Peter L. Hauser, Entrx Corporation,
800
Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. Along with the resume
of the proposed candidate, please have the candidate provide a written consent
to serve as a member of our Board of Directors if so elected, or to acknowledge
in writing that he or she would like to be considered for nomination.
Shareholders
are encouraged to submit the names of proposed candidates at any time throughout
the year.
Stock
Option Committee.
Entrx’s
Stock Option Committee was established by resolutions adopted by the Board
of
Directors in September 2002. The Stock Option Committee, which consists solely
of independent members, has the authority to grant options to purchase common
stock of Entrx to employees and members of the Board of Directors. In granting
options to non-executive officer employees, the Stock Option Committee generally
considers the recommendation of management. In the past, the Stock Option
Committee has worked closely with, and considered the recommendations of, the
Compensation Committee in cases involving the granting of stock options to
executive officers of Entrx. The Stock Option Committee did not meet in the
year
ended December 31, 2006, and no stock options were granted.
Information
Concerning Non-Director Executive Officers
The
name,
age, position or office, and business experience of each of our non-director
executive officers is as follows:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Brian
D. Niebur
|
|
43
|
|
Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
|
John
J. Macias
|
|
61
|
|
President
of Metalclad Insulation Corporation
|
David
R. Trueblood
|
|
36
|
|
President
of Metalclad Insulation Corporation
|
Brian
D. Niebur
has been
employed part time by Entrx as its treasurer and chief financial officer since
February 2002. At the request of Entrx’s Board of Directors, from May 2002,
until February 2003 Mr. Niebur served as chief financial officer and a member
of
the Board of Directors of Chiral Quest, Inc. (formerly Surg II, Inc.) (OTCBB:
CQST). Chiral Quest, Inc. was a 90%-owned subsidiary of Entrx until Entrx’s
shares of Chiral Quest, Inc. were spun out to Entrx’s shareholders in October
2002. Mr. Niebur has a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and has passed
all
sections of the examination for certified public accountants. Since July 2000,
Mr. Niebur has acted as a vice president and controller for Wyncrest Capital,
Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a privately held venture capital firm. Mr.
Niebur’s primary duties for Wyncrest Capital, Inc. have been to act as chief
financial officer and a director for Spectre Gaming, Inc. (OTCBB: SGMG), in
which Wyncrest Capital, Inc. has made an equity investment, from January 2003
until November 2005. Spectre Gaming, Inc. is engaged in the business of
developing and marketing electronic gaming systems for the Native American
gaming market. Since January 2005, Mr. Niebur’s duties for Wyncrest Capital,
Inc. have also included acting as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of
Ready
Credit Corporation (Pink Sheets: RCTC). From August 1997 until July 2000, Mr.
Niebur was the controller for Vital Images, Inc., a developer and marketer
of
medical visualization and analysis software, in Plymouth,
Minnesota.
John
J. Macias
was
elected as the President of Entrx’s wholly owned subsidiary, Metalclad
Insulation Corporation, on April 14, 2004. Mr. Macias had been employed by
Metalclad Insulation Corporation since February 1971, in various capacities.
Immediately prior to his appointment as President, Mr. Macias supervised the
labor on all projects to which Metalclad Insulation Corporation was engaged.
A
medical condition has forced us to replace Mr. Macias as President of Metalclad
Insulation Corporation as of February 1, 2007.
David
R. Trueblood
was
elected as the President of Entrx’s wholly owned subsidiary, Metalclad
Insulation Corporation, on February 1, 2007, to replace Mr. Macias. Mr.
Trueblood has been employed by Metalclad Insulation Corporation since November
15, 1993, in various capacities. Immediately prior to his appointment as
President, Mr. Trueblood served as Project Manager, bidding, securing, and
managing many of the company’s most important projects.
Each
officer of Entrx and Metalclad Insulation Corporation is elected to serve at
the
discretion of the Board of Directors of each corporation.
Reporting
Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires executive officers and
directors of Entrx, and persons who beneficially own more than 10 percent of
Entrx's outstanding shares of Common Stock, to file initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of securities of Entrx with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the NASDAQ Stock Market. Officers, directors
and persons owning more than 10 percent of Entrx's outstanding Common Stock
are
required by SEC regulation to furnish Entrx with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms filed. Based solely on a review of the copies of such reports and
amendments thereto furnished to or obtained by Entrx or written representations
that no other reports were required, Entrx believes that during the year ended
December 31, 2006, all filing requirements applicable to its directors, officers
or beneficial owners of more than 10 percent of Entrx's outstanding shares
of
Common Stock were complied with, except that Kenneth W. Brimmer, a director,
filed a form 5 on June 8, 2006, to reflect and option for 10,000 shares of
Common Stock granted to him on January 3, 2005, and Joseph M. Caldwell filed
a
form 5 on June 8, 2006 to reflect options for 10,000 shares of Common Stock
granted to him on each of January 3, 2005 and May 10, 2004.
Code
of Ethics
We
have
adopted a Code of Ethics which is intended to govern the conduct of our
officers, directors and employees in order to promote honesty, integrity,
loyalty and the accuracy of our financial statements. You may obtain a copy
of
the Code of Ethics without charge by writing us and requesting a copy,
attention: Brian Niebur, 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402. You may also request a copy by calling us at (612)
333-0614.
ITEM
10. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth certain compensation information for: (i) each person
who served as the chief executive officer of Entrx at any time during the year
ended December 31, 2006, regardless of compensation level, and (ii) each of
our
other executive officers, other than the chief executive officer, serving as
an
executive officer at any time during 2006. The foregoing persons are
collectively referred to in this Form 10-KSB as the “Named Executive Officers.”
Compensation information is shown for fiscal years 2006 and 2005.
Name/Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Peter
L. Hauser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
President
and
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,600
|
(4)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
76,600
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian
D. Niebur
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasurer
and
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
J. Macias(1)
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
161,333
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
161,333
|
|
President
of Metalclad Insulation Corporation
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
There
are
no employment agreements between Entrx and any executive officer of Entrx or
any
subsidiary.
(1) |
On
February 1, 2007, Mr. Macias was replaced by David R. Trueblood as
the
President of our wholly owned subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation
Corporation, as the result of Mr. Macias’ current medical incapacity to
fulfill his duties as President.
|
(2) |
Pursuant
to a profit sharing plan established for Mr. Niebur, he earned a
bonus
based upon Metalclad’s net profit for 2006, equal to $15,310. The bonus
was paid in 2007 and is not included in the table
above.
|
(3) |
Pursuant
to a profit sharing plan established for the employees of Entrx’s
subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, Mr. Macias earned a
bonus
based upon Metalclad’s net profits for 2006, equal to $37,717. The bonus
was paid in 2007 and is not included in the table
above.
|
(4) |
A
10,000 share common stock award valued at $1,600 was granted to Mr.
Hauser
in 2006 for services as a member of the Board of Directors, and was
included in the table above, rather than in the table headed “Director
Compensation.”
|
Outstanding
Option Awards at Year End
The
following table provides certain information regarding unexercised options
to
purchase common stock, stock options that have not vested, and equity-incentive
plan awards outstanding at December 31, 2006, for each Named Executive
Officer.
Outstanding
Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End
|
|
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
Name
|
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options (#)
|
|
Option
Exercise Price ($)
|
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
|
Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
|
|
Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other
Rights
That Have Not Vested (#)
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
|
|
Peter
L. Hauser (1)
|
|
|
200,000
10,000
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
0.50
0.55
|
|
|
10/15/09
12/31/09
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
n/a
n/a
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
Brian
D. Niebur
|
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
2.50
0.65
|
|
|
3/10/10
3/04/09
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
n/a
n/a
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
John
J. Macias
|
|
|
14,000
750
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
$
$
|
1.20
15.00
|
|
|
9/23/09
1/26/08
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
n/a
n/a
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
|
0
0
|
|
(1) |
Not
included are 50,000 shares which Mr. Hauser may purchase under a
warrant
issued to Mr. Hauser in February 2003, before he became an employee,
director or executive officer of Entrx. The warrant is exercisable
through
February 12, 2008 at $0.50 per
share.
|
Director
Compensation
The
following table sets forth the compensation paid to our directors for our fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006, excluding Entrx’s Chief Executive Officer Peter L.
Hauser, whose compensation is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table for
Named Executive Officer, set forth above.
Director
Compensation
|
|
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards (1)
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Kenneth
W. Brimmer (2)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
Joseph
M. Caldwell (2)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
E.
Thomas Welch (3)
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1,600
|
|
(1) |
On
June 7, 2006, the Company issued each of its three independent directors
10,000 shares of common stock. The stock was valued at $0.16 per
share,
the fair market value on June 7, 2006.
|
(2) |
At
December 31, 2006, Messrs. Brimmer and Caldwell each had exercisable
options to purchase 90,000 shares of our common stock: (i) 50,000
shares
at $2.50 per share, expiring on March 4, 2009 (with respect to Mr.
Brimmer) and June 24, 2009 (with respect to Mr. Caldwell);
(ii)
10,000 shares at $1.03 per share, which expire on December 31, 2010;
(iii)
10,000 shares at $0.80 per share, which expire on December 31, 2009;
(iv)
10,000 shares at $0.50 per share, which expire on April 10, 2010;
and (v)
10,000 shares at $0.55 per share, which expire on December 31, 2009.
|
(3)
|
At
December 31, 2006, Mr. Welch had exercisable options to purchase
25,000
shares of our common stock at $0.55 per
share.
|
ITEM
11. |
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
Share
Ownership of Officers and Directors
The
following table sets forth certain information as of March 15, 2007, with
respect to the shares of common stock beneficially owned by: (i) each director;
(ii) each executive officer; and (iii) all current executive officers
(regardless of salary and bonus level) and directors as a group. The address
for
each shareholder is 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690, Minneapolis, MN 55402, except
for Mr. Trueblood whose address is 1818 East Rosslynn Avenue, Fullerton, CA
92831. Unless otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed in the table below
have sole voting and investment powers with respect to the shares
indicated:
Name
of Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number
of
Common
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares
(8)
|
|
Peter
L. Hauser
|
|
|
1,027,075
|
(1)
|
|
12.3
|
%
|
Kenneth
W. Brimmer
|
|
|
220,000
|
(2)(3)
|
|
2.7
|
%
|
Joseph
M. Caldwell
|
|
|
120,000
|
(3)
|
|
1.5
|
%
|
E.
Thomas Welch
|
|
|
55,000
|
(4)
|
|
*
|
|
Brian
D. Niebur
|
|
|
80,000
|
(5)
|
|
1.0
|
%
|
David
R. Trueblood
|
|
|
7,900
|
(6)
|
|
*
|
|
All
executive officers and directors as a group (6 persons)
|
|
|
1,509,975
|
(7)
|
|
17.4
|
%
|
(1)
|
Includes
260,000 shares that Mr. Hauser may acquire upon the exercise of
outstanding stock options and
warrants.
|
(2)
|
Includes
15,000 shares which are owned by Mr. Brimmer's Individual Retirement
Account, and 15,000 shares which are owned by the Individual Retirement
Account of Mr. Brimmer's spouse, and to which he disclaims any beneficial
interest.
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(3)
|
Includes
90,000 shares that each of Messrs. Brimmer and Caldwell have the
right to
acquire upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options.
|
(4)
|
Includes
25,000 shares that Mr. Welch may acquire upon the exercise of outstanding
stock options.
|
(5)
|
Includes
70,000 shares which Mr. Niebur may acquire upon the exercise of
outstanding stock options.
|
(6)
|
Includes
7,900 shares which Mr. Trueblood may acquire upon the exercise of
outstanding stock options.
|
(7)
|
Assumes
that each shareholder listed exercised all options available to that
person which would vest as of May 14,
2007.
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(8)
|
The
percentage of outstanding shares of common stock as shown in the
table
above is calculated on 8,116,147 shares outstanding, as of March
15, 2007,
plus it assumes in each case that the shareholder exercised all vested
options available to that person as of May 14,
2007.
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Share
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The
following table sets forth the name, address, number of shares of Entrx's common
stock beneficially owned, and the percentage of the outstanding shares of common
stock such shares represent, of each person or group of persons, known by Entrx
to beneficially own more than 5% of Entrx's outstanding common stock as of
March
15, 2007. Unless otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed in the table
below
have sole voting and investment powers with respect to the shares
indicated:
Name
and Address
of
Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number
of
Common
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares
(6)
|
|
Wayne
W. Mills
5020
Blake Road
Edina,
MN 55436
|
|
|
1,770,000(1)
|
|
|
21.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
L. Hauser
16913
Kings Court
Lakeville,
MN 55044
|
|
|
1,027,075(2)
|
|
|
12.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant
S. Kesler
3739
Brighton Point Drive
Salt
Lake City, UT 84121
|
|
|
764,335(3)
|
|
|
8.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anthony
C. Dabbene
26921
Magnolia Court
Laguna
Hills, CA 92653
|
|
|
487,200(4)
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George
W. Holbrook, Jr.
1157
S.W. 30th
Street
Suite
E
Box
1938
Palm
City, FL 34991
|
|
|
551,615(5)
|
|
|
6.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James
R. McGoogan
1157
S.W. 30th
Street
Suite
E
Box
1938
Palm
City, FL 34991
|
|
|
487,740(5)
|
|
|
6.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bradley
Resources Company
1157
S.W. 30th
Street
Suite
E
Box
1938
Palm
City, FL 34991
|
|
|
476,255(5)
|
|
|
5.8
|
%
|
(1)
|
Includes
400,000 shares which are owned by Blake Capital Partners, LLC, which
is
owned by Mr. Mills, 400,000 shares which are owned by Mr. Mills Individual
Retirement Account, 50,000 shares which Mr. Mills may purchase under
currently exercisable options at prices ranging from $0.50 to $2.50
per
share, and 275,000 shares which are owned by Mr. Mills' spouse and
to
which Mr. Mills disclaims beneficial ownership. Mr. Mills has pledged
500,000 shares to secure a loan from Entrx. (See “CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS —
Loan to Affiliate of Wayne Mills”).
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(2)
|
Includes
warrant to purchase 50,000 shares exercisable at $0.50 per share
through
February 12, 2008, 10,000 shares which Mr. Hauser may purchase under
currently exercisable options at $0.55 per share and 200,000 shares
which
Mr. Hauser may purchase under currently exercisable options at $0.50
per
share.
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(3)
|
Includes
620,000 shares which Mr. Kesler may purchase under currently exercisable
options at prices ranging from $2.00 to $3.00 per
share.
|
(4)
|
Includes
450,000 shares which Mr. Dabbene may purchase under currently exercisable
options at prices ranging from $2.00 to $3.00 per
share.
|
(5)
|
As
reported in a Form 13-G on January 7, 2005, Messrs.
Holbrook and McGoogan own 75,360 and 11,485 shares, respectively,
of our
common stock and are both partners of Bradley Resources Company with
shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 476,255 shares
owned by Bradley Resources Company. Included in the shares owned
by Mr.
Holbrook is a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares, and included in
the
shares owned by Bradley Resources Company is a warrant for the purchase
of
100,000 shares. Bradley Resources Company, Mr. Holbrook and Mr. McGoogan
may be considered to be a “group” as defined under Rule 13d-5 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with the power to vote and dispose
of an
aggregate of 563,100 shares of our common stock, or 6.9% of our common
stock.
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(6)
|
The
percentage of outstanding shares of common stock shown in the table
above
is calculated based upon 8,116,147 shares outstanding as of the close
of
business March 15, 2007, plus it assumes in each case that the shareholder
exercised all options available to that person that would vest within
60
days thereafter.
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Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table sets forth as of December 31, 2006, the total number of shares
of our common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options and other rights under compensation plans approved by the shareholders,
and under compensation plans not approved by the shareholders. The table also
sets forth the weighted average purchase price per share of the shares subject
to those options, and the number of shares available for future issuance under
those plans.
Plan
Category
|
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options warrants and rights
|
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
|
|
2,129,710
|
(1)
|
$
|
2.23
|
|
|
477,100
|
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
|
|
166,000
|
(2)
|
$
|
6.34
|
|
|
None
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2,295,710
|
|
$
|
2.52
|
(3)
|
|
477,100
|
|
(1)
|
Options
for 1,672,900 shares have been granted under Entrx’s 2000 Omnibus Stock
Option and Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”) which was approved by Entrx’s
shareholders. The remaining options for 456,810 shares were granted
under
similar plans which were previously adopted and approved by the
shareholders, and which have been
terminated.
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(2)
|
Options
for 66,000 shares were granted at various times from January 1996
through
February 1998 to three employees. The options are exercisable at
$15.00
per share. Warrants for 100,000 shares have been issued from February
2003
through December 31, 2006, to two persons in connection with various
financings, services and concessions. The warrants are exercisable
at
prices ranging from $0.50 to $0.75 per share, some of which are subject
to
price adjustments under the anti-dilution provisions of the
warrants.
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(3)
|
The
prices at which all options are exercisable range from $0.50 to $15.00
per
share.
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ITEM
12. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Loan
to Affiliate of Wayne Mills
On
December 10, 2001, Entrx loaned Blake Capital Partners, LLC (“Blake Capital”), a
Minnesota limited liability company, $1,250,000 under a non-recourse secured
note (the “Note”). Blake Capital is wholly owned by Wayne W. Mills who later
became a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Entrx on February
13, 2002. The Note with interest at the rate of 6% per annum, was due June
10,
2002. Blake Capital had the right to extend the due date of the Note for up
to
90 days, and on June 10, 2002, exercised that right. During the 90-day extension
period and beyond, the rate of interest increased to 12% per annum. The Note
was
not repaid on the extended due date of September 8, 2002.
As
security for the loan, Mr. Mills pledged 500,000 shares of Entrx's common stock,
under the terms of a pledge agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) dated as of
December 10, 2001. In October 2002, Entrx spun off shares of Chiral Quest,
Inc.,
now known as VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: VQPH), common stock as
a
dividend to its shareholders, on the basis of one share of VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (then Chiral Quest, Inc.) common stock for each two shares
of Entrx common stock held as of October 11, 2002. Prior to the dividend,
VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was a 90% owned subsidiary of Entrx. As a result
of the dividend, Mr. Mills received 250,000 shares of the common stock of
VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which were added to the 500,000 shares of
Entrx’s common stock held as collateral for the loan.
The
Pledge Agreement provided that Mr. Mills would retain voting power over the
collateralized shares until such shares are either cancelled or sold to satisfy
the loan under the terms of the Note and Pledge Agreement. To satisfy its
obligations under the Note, all or a portion of the 500,000 shares of Entrx
common stock, or 250,000 shares of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock,
could have been sold at the direction of Blake Capital, in which case the
proceeds of such sale would have been applied against the principal and interest
due under the Note. The terms of the Note also provided that Blake Capital
could
request that the Entrx shares be cancelled, in which case they could have
carried a value of $2.50 per share which would be applied against the amount
due
under the Note. If the Note was in default, Entrx could have cancelled the
shares at a value of $2.50 per share, and apply the amount cancelled against
the
principal and interest due under the Note. Although the Pledge Agreement was
not
clear, Entrx took the position that the $2.50 value related to one share of
Entrx common stock and one-half share of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common
stock.
Since
the
Note was non-recourse to Blake Capital, neither Blake Capital nor Mr. Mills
had
any personal liability under the Note, except for the interest on the Note,
and
Entrx's only recourse for repayment of the Note was the 500,000 shares of Entrx
common stock, and 250,000 shares of VioQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stock,
pledged as security. The market value of the stock held as collateral never
exceeded the principal balance of the Note since it became due.
Modification
of Loan to Affiliate of Wayne Mills
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was adopted on August 1, 2002, while the loan to
Blake Capital Partners, as discussed in the foregoing section entitled “Loan to
Affiliate of Wayne W. Mills,” was outstanding. Under Section 402 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, it is unlawful for any company registered under Section
12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make a personal loan to any directors
or executive officers of that company. The provision also provides that a loan
outstanding on the date of the enactment of Section 402 is not in violation
of
that provision, provided that there is no material modification to any terms
of
the loan after such enactment. The independent members of the Board of
Directors, taking into consideration the purpose and policy of Section 402,
have
concluded that the prohibition against any modification to the loan to Mr.
Mills
would not be applicable where the modification was, in their reasonably
exercised determination, on balance materially beneficial to Entrx.
Accordingly,
for several months beginning in August 2003, the independent members of Entrx’s
Board of Directors, constituting the Audit Committee, negotiated an amendment
to
the Note and Pledge Agreement with Blake Capital Partners and Mr. Mills, which
culminated in the execution of an amendment to the Pledge Agreement (the
“Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement”) which they believed to be beneficial to
the Entrx. The Note as amended (the “New Note”) is in the principal amount of
$1,496,370, and now provides for an October 31, 2007 due date, with interest
at
2% over the prime rate established by Wells Fargo Bank, NA in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, adjusted on March 1 and September 1 of each year, instead of the
12%
rate established in the Note. Interest only is payable commencing March 1,
2004,
and at the end of each six-month period thereafter. The New Note is now with
full recourse to Blake, which has minimal assets, other than 500,000 common
shares of the Company’s common stock and 250,000 shares of VioQuest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., all of which are being held by the Company as collateral
for the New Note. The Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement does not require
Entrx, nor permit Blake or Mr. Mills, to cancel the shares of Entrx’s common
stock, and require Entrx to apply the value of those cancelled shares at $2.50
per share, to be applied against the principal balance of the amounts due.
In
addition, Mr. Mills has personally guaranteed the repayment of the New Note.
Other financial obligations of Mr. Mills have materially impaired his ability
to
fulfill his obligations as a guarantor of the New Note.
Blake
Capital failed to pay the interest due under the New Note on September 1, 2006,
and Mr. Mills has recently indicated to the Company that he is currently unable
to fulfill his obligations under the guarantee of the New Note. Accordingly,
on
January 4, 2007, consistent with authority given by the Board of Directors,
the
Company gave notice to Blake and Mr. Mills that it was declaring the New Note
to
be in default, and intended to foreclose on the 500,000 shares of the Company
held as collateral, by cancelling those shares. The Company expects such
cancellation to occur in the first quarter of 2006, and to credit Blake with
the
fair market value of those shares as of the date of the cancellation. The
Company has also permitted Mr. Mills to sell the 250,000 shares of VioQuest
common stock held as collateral, and to apply the proceeds of such sale to
the
amount due under the New Note.
ITEM
13. EXHIBITS
(a)
The
following exhibits are being filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and/or
are incorporated by reference therein in accordance with the designated footnote
references:
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3.
|
Restated
and Amended Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company,
and
all amendments thereto. (1)
|
|
3.2 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws adopted February 14,
2002.
(2) |
|
3.3 |
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
effective June 25, 2002. (3) |
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4.1 |
Form of Certificate for Common Stock.
(4) |
|
10.1 |
Form of 1993 Omnibus Stock Option and Incentive
Plan.
(5) |
|
10.2 |
Form of 1996 Omnibus Stock Option and Incentive
Plan.
(6) |
|
10.3
|
Form
of 2000 Omnibus Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
(7)
|
|
10.4
|
Curtom-Metalclad
Partnership Agreement and Amendment.
(8)
|
|
|
10.5
|
Secured
Promissory Note of Blake Capital Partners and Guarantee of Wayne
W. Mills
dated November 1, 2003. (9)
|
|
10.6
|
Amended
and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement between Blake Capital
Partners,
Wayne W. Mills, Entrx Corporation and the escrow agent, Bruce Haglund,
dated November 1, 2003. (10)
|
|
10.7
|
Pledge
Agreement between the Company and Pandora Select Partners L.P. dated
December 3, 2003. (11)
|
|
10.8
|
Settlement
Agreement and Full Policy Release between the Company and one of
its
insurers dated June 22, 2004. (12)
|
|
10.9
|
Exchange
Agreement between the Company and Pandora Select Partners, L.P. dated
November 23, 2005. (13)
|
|
10.10
|
Amended
and Restated Promissory Note, dated January 16, 2006, issued by the
Company to Pandora Select Partners, L.P. to replace secured Convertible
Promissory Note. (14)
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|
10.11
|
Settlement
Agreement between the Company and Ventana Global Environmental
Organizational Partnership, L.P. and North America Environmental
Fund,
L.P. dated May 31, 2006. (15)
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|
21. |
List
of Subsidiaries of the Registrant. (17)
|
|
31.1 |
Rule
13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer.
|
|
31.2 |
Rule
13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer.
|
|
32. |
Section 1350
Certification. |
(1)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1997 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(2)
|
Filed
with the Company's Form 8-K on February 28, 2002 as Exhibit (v) and
incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(3)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002 as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(4)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002 as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(5)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K for the five months
ended May 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(6) |
Filed with the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 17,
1997 and incorporated herein by this
reference. |
(7)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Proxy Statement dated October 20, 2000 and incorporated
herein by this reference.
|
(8)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2001 as Exhibit 10.20 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(9)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2003 as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(10)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2003 as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(11)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December
31, 2003, on March 24, 2004 as exhibit 10.23 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
|
(12)
|
Filed
with the Company's Form 8-K on June 25, 2004 as Exhibit 10.1 and
incorporated herein by this
reference.
|
(13)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December
31, 2005, on May 22, 2006 as exhibit 10.9 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
|
(14)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December
31, 2005, on May 22, 2006 as exhibit 10.10 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
|
(15)
|
Filed
with the Company's Form 8-K on June 2, 2006 as Exhibit 1 and incorporated
herein by this reference.
|
(16)
|
Filed
with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December
31, 2003, on March 24, 2004 as exhibit 14 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
|
(17)
|
Filed
with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended
December
31, 2003, on March 24, 2004 as exhibit 21 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
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ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Auditors
On
April
16, 2002, upon the recommendation and approval of the Audit Committee, Entrx
engaged Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP (“Virchow Krause”), certified public
accountants with an office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to audit Entrx’s
consolidated financial statements for 2002 and to perform other appropriate
accounting services for Entrx as needed. Entrx had not previously engaged
Virchow Krause on any matter. Virchow Krause was engaged directly by the Audit
Committee to provide its services with respect to Entrx’s 2003, 2004, 2005 and
2006 fiscal years.
Audit
Fees
Virchow
Krause billed Entrx $61,100 and $73,900 for the annual audit of Entrx’s
consolidated financial statements, and the review of Entrx’s consolidated
financial statements included in Entrx’s quarterly reports on Form 10Q filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the 2005 and 2006 fiscal years,
respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
Virchow
Krause billed Entrx $6,385 and $12,050 for assurance and related services
provided to Entrx that are not included under the caption “Audit Fee” above, and
were reasonably related to the performance of its audit or review of Entrx’s
financial statements for the 2005 and 2006 fiscal year, respectively. Such
services were provided in connection with review of a Form S-2 registration
statement filing in April, 2004 and responses to SEC comment letters directed
to
the Company in connection with such filing.
Tax
Fees
Virchow
Krause billed Entrx $14,325 and $13,610 for services in connection with tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the 2005 and 2006 fiscal years,
respectively. The services billed for in 2005 and 2006 were in connection with
the preparation of Entrx’s federal and state income tax returns.
All
Other Fees
No
such
services were provided or billed in 2005 or 2006.
Approval
by Audit Committee
According
to Entrx’s Audit Committee charter, all services provided to Entrx by its
independent auditors must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit
Committee pre-approved of the engagement of Virchow Krause related to (i) the
audit of the consolidated financial statements of Entrx for 2005 and 2006,
and
to provide its report thereon, (ii) the preparation of our 2005 and 2006 federal
and state income tax returns, (iii) the review of our quarterly reports on
Form
10Q filed in 2005 and 2006, and (iv) review of a Form S-2 registration statement
filing and assistance with responses to SEC comment letters on the Form S-2
filing. No other services, other than those set forth in the foregoing sentence,
were performed by Virchow Krause on our behalf in 2005 or 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
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ENTRX
CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/
Brian D. Niebur |
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Brian
D. Niebur
Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
March 23, 2007
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
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Title
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Date
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/s/
Peter L. Hauser
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
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March
23, 2007
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Peter
L. Hauser
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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/s/
Brian D. Niebur
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Chief
Financial Officer
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March
23, 2007
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Brian
D. Niebur
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/
Kenneth W. Brimmer
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Director
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March
23, 2007
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Kenneth
W. Brimmer
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/s/
Joseph M. Caldwell
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Director
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March
23, 2007
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Joseph
M. Caldwell
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/s/
E. Thomas Welch
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Director
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|
March
23, 2007
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E.
Thomas Welch
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