10-Q 1 w63862e10vq.txt FORM 10-Q U.S. VISION, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JULY 31, 2002. OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from ___________________ to ________________. Commission File Number: 0-23397 U.S. VISION, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 22-3032948 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 1 HARMON DRIVE, GLEN OAKS INDUSTRIAL PARK, GLENDORA, NEW JERSEY 08012 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (856) 228-1000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] As of September 1, 2002 there were 7,802,942 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding. U.S. VISION, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS

U.S. VISION, INC. PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 1 U.S. VISION, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 2 U.S. VISION, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 U.S. VISION, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements of U.S. Vision, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, "USV" or the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for the presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The information furnished reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair summary of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto filed with the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2002. The Company's results of operations are seasonal in nature; accordingly, results of operations for the six months ended July 31, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. 2. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. INCOME TAXES As of January 31, 2002, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $16,900,000, which will begin to expire in the year 2006. Approximately $9,500,000 of these carry forwards are available to offset future taxable income without limitation and approximately $7,400,000 of these carry forwards (the "Restricted NOLs") are significantly limited due to ownership changes. Approximately $780,000 of the Restricted NOLs will become available for use each year through the year 2008. Approximately $3,400,000 of the Restricted NOLs are expected to expire unutilized. A valuation allowance has been established to fully reserve the future benefit of all the net operating loss carry forwards. The difference between the Company's effective tax rate and the taxes computed at the federal statutory tax rate is due to the utilization of net operating losses. 4 U.S. VISION, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 4. NET INCOME PER SHARE The following table (in thousands except per share data) presents the calculation of earnings per share for the periods indicated.

5. RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations" "SFAS 141"), and No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires that all business combinations be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and requires that intangible assets that meet certain criteria be recognized apart from goodwill. SFAS 142 prescribes that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives should no longer be amortized to earnings, but instead should be reviewed for impairment on at least an annual basis. Intangible assets with finite lives should continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company adopted SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 on February 1, 2002. The adoption of these statements did not result in any changes to the classification of the Company's goodwill and other intangible assets. The Company discontinued amortization of its goodwill upon adoption. The non-amortization of goodwill in the first six months of fiscal 2001 would have resulted in an increase in net income of $174,000 or $0.02 basic and diluted earnings per share. SFAS 142 requires the Company to perform transitional impairment tests of goodwill as of February 1, 2002 as well as perform impairment tests on an annual basis and whenever events or circumstances occur indicating that goodwill may be impaired. An impairment charge will be recognized for the Company's goodwill when the estimated fair value of a reporting unit, including the goodwill, is less than its carrying amount. This initial impairment test is a two-step process, which required the Company to screen for a potential impairment by the end of the current fiscal second quarter and to 5 U.S. VISION, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) measure the amount of the impairment, if any, by the end of the current fiscal year. During the quarter ended July 31, 2002, the Company determined that its goodwill was impaired. The Company expects to measure the amount of impairment loss by completing Step 2 during the second half of the year. In 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. This statement supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, and provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed and broadens the presentation of discontinued operations to include more disposal transactions. The Company adopted this statement on February 1, 2002, and the effect of the adoption was not material to the Company. 6. PENDING SALE OF COMPANY On May 14, 2002, USV and Kayak Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Kayak") formed by a group of investors that includes George E. Norcross, III, one of the Company's directors and a significant stockholder of USV, Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., one of the Company's directors, Philip A. Norcross, the brother of George E. Norcross, III and William A. Schwartz, Jr., the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of USV, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which USV will be acquired by Kayak and go private. The USV stockholders affiliated with Kayak beneficially own approximately 30% of USV's outstanding common stock. If the merger is consummated, each outstanding share of USV's common stock, other than shares of USV stock owned by any stockholder of Kayak, will be exchanged for $4.25 per share in cash. USV's Board of Directors formed a special committee to negotiate the terms of the merger on behalf of USV. The special committee unanimously recommended to the USV Board of Directors that it approve the merger and the Board of Directors approved the merger, with Messrs. Schwartz, Norcross and Roberts abstaining from the decision. The merger is subject to various closing conditions, including the approval of USV's stockholders. In addition, the consummation of the merger is subject to Kayak obtaining satisfactory financing to complete the merger. It is anticipated that the transaction will close during the third quarter of fiscal 2002. 6 U.S. VISION, INC. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table sets forth selected statement of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated:

THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2002 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2001 Net sales decreased $1.0 million, or 2.9%, from $33.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2001 to $32.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2002. The closure of 36 unproductive stores, net of 13 openings, since May 1, 2001, accounted for all of the decrease in net sales. Cost of sales, as a percentage of net sales, increased by 0.5% during the three months ended July 31, 2002, compared to the same three-month period ended July 31, 2001 due primarily to the lower sales volume and higher training costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A"), as a percentage of net sales, increased by 2.4% during the three months ended July 31, 2002, compared to the same period ended July 31, 2001 due primarily to the lower sales volume. Interest expense decreased $100,000 from $288,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2001 to $188,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2002. The decrease in interest expense was due to a lower outstanding balance and a lower rate of interest on the Company's revolving line of credit. Unusual items for the three months ended July 31, 2002 and 2001 of $147,000 and $61,000, respectively, consisted primarily of the write-off of furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements in connection with the closure of underperforming stores and lease termination costs. 7 U.S. VISION, INC. SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2002 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2001 Net sales decreased $2.9 million, or 4.1%, from $70.3 million for the six months ended July 31, 2001 to $67.4 million for the six months ended July 31, 2002. This decrease was primarily due to the closure of 49 unproductive stores, net of 19 openings, since February 1, 2001. SG&A, as a percentage of net sales, increased by 1.1% for the six months ended July 31, 2002, compared to the same period ended July 31, 2001 due primarily to the decrease in sales volume. Actual SG&A expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2002, decreased $1.1 million to $44.0 million, compared to $45.1 million for the six months ended July 31, 2001. The reduction was principally attributable to reduced salary and operating expenses as a result of store closings and lower rent expenses due to the lower sales volume. Interest expense decreased $184,000 from $576,000 for the six months ended July 31, 2001 to $392,000 for the six months ended July 31, 2002. The decrease in interest expense was due to a lower outstanding balance and a lower rate of interest on the Company's revolving line of credit. Unusual items for the six months ended July 31, 2002 consisted primarily of the write-off of furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements in connection with the closure of underperforming stores and lease termination costs. Unusual items for the six months ended July 31, 2001 included a net gain of $575,000 for the sale of the frame manufacturing buildings in Florida. This gain was offset by a charge of $66,000 for the write-off of furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements in connection with the closure of underperforming stores. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company's primary source of cash for the first six months of fiscal 2002 was from operations. Cash and working capital at July 31, 2002, were $298,000 and $19.0 million, respectively, compared to $357,000 and $20.0 million, respectively, at January 31, 2002. For the six months ended July 31, 2002, cash provided by operating activities was $3.5 million compared to $4.3 million for the six months ended July 31, 2001. The $800,000 decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in net income. Cash used in investing activities in the first six months of fiscal 2002 was $926,000 compared to a use of $1,736,000 (excluding the $899,000 cash proceeds from the sale of our frame manufacturing facility) for the same period in the prior year. Capital expenditures during the first six months of fiscal 2002 of $926,000 were primarily for new computer equipment USV acquired in connection with the rollout of the Company's new integrated information system to additional retail outlets as well as furniture and fixtures for the retail stores. The Company's principal external source of liquidity is its $20.0 million revolving line of credit with Commerce Bank, N.A. The revolving line of credit facility bears interest at the lower of the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal or the 90 day rate for United States Treasury Bills plus 250 basis points, which was 4.23% as of July 31, 2002, and matures in July 2003. As of July 31, 2002, the company had $9.1 million outstanding under its revolving line of credit and $10.9 million of additional availability. The loan agreement prohibits the payment of dividends to stockholders and the Company must maintain certain financial ratios including a specified net worth level, current ratio, and a fixed charge ratio. As of July 31, 2002, the Company was in compliance with all the financial covenants. We do not believe that the financial covenants set forth in our revolving line of credit will have an adverse impact on our operations or future plans. 8 U.S. VISION, INC. USV has commitments from Commerce BankLease, a unit of Commerce Bank, N.A., for a $2,000,000 five-year equipment lease financing facility. As of July 31, 2002, we have approximately $700,000 available under this facility. Based upon the Company's current operating and new store opening plans, USV believes it can fund its working capital and capital expenditure needs for the foreseeable future through borrowings under the revolving line of credit and cash generated from operations. CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The Company occasionally makes forward-looking statements concerning its plans, goals, product and service offerings, store openings and closings and anticipated financial performance. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified by introductions such as "outlook" for an upcoming period of time, or words and phrases such as "may," "should," "seeks," "expects," "hopes," "plans," "intends," "projects," "believes," "estimates," "forward-looking" (or variants of those words and phrases) or similar language indicating the expression of an opinion or view concerning the future. These statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-Q and include statements regarding the intent, belief, expectation, strategies or projections of USV, its directors, its management, or others at that time. Certain statements in this Form 10-Q are not historical facts or information and certain other statements in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks relating to our relationships with our hosts stores, short-term leases, competition, our dependence on our host stores for growth, our dependence on a single managed vision care provider, our dependence on key personnel, and our ability to attract new customers, and such competitive and other business risks as from time to time may be detailed in USV's Securities and Exchange Commission reports. In addition, forward-looking statements concerning the Company's expected revenue or earnings levels are subject to many additional uncertainties applicable to competitors generally and to general economic conditions over which the Company has no control, such as the performance of its host stores. The Company does not plan in general to publicly update prior forward-looking statements for unanticipated events or otherwise and, accordingly, prior forward-looking statements should not be considered to be "fresh" simply because the Company has not made additional comments on those forward-looking statements. 9 U.S. VISION, INC. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK USV's earnings are affected by changes in interest rates due to the impact those changes have on the interest expense payable by the Company under its revolving line of credit, the outstanding balance of which was $9.1 million as of July 31, 2002. A 1% change in the underlying prime rate or the 90 day rate for United States Treasury Bills, as the case may be, would result in an $91,000 change in the annual amount of interest paid by the Company based on the impact the hypothetical change in interest rates would have on our revolving line of credit outstanding as of July 31, 2002. The Company currently does not hold any derivative instruments and does not earn income denominated in foreign currencies. All of our revenue is recognized in U.S. dollars. Because less than 10% of our revenues currently are derived from sales of optical products outside of the U.S., we do not believe we have any significant foreign currency exchange risk and, as a result, do not hedge against foreign currency exchange rate changes. To the extent that changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates affect general economic conditions, we would be affected by such change. 10 U.S. VISION, INC. PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K A. EXHIBITS The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:

----------- * Previously filed as an exhibit to the Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-35819) filed with the Commission on September 17, 1997. ** Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-35819) filed with the Commission on October 29, 1997. *** Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1999. *v Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2000, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2000. v Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2001, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2001. v* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2002. B. REPORTS ON FORM 8-K On May 16, 2002, the company filed a report on Form 8-K in connection with entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Kayak pursuant to which USV will be acquired by Kayak and go private. 11 U.S. VISION, INC. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. U.S. VISION, INC. ------------------------------------------ (Registrant) September 16, 2002 /s/Carmen J. Nepa III ------------------------------------------ Carmen J. Nepa III, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 12 CERTIFICATIONS I, William A. Schwartz, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of U.S. Vision, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report. Date: September 16, 2002 /s/WILLIAM A. SCHWARTZ, JR. --------------------------- William A. Schwartz, Jr. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President I, Carmen J. Nepa III certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of U.S. Vision, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report. Date: September 16, 2002 /s/ CARMEN J. NEPA III --------------------------- Carmen J. Nepa III Chief Financial Officer U.S. VISION, INC. EXHIBIT INDEX

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