ARGAN 8-K/A for July 17, 2003

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2003
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Argan, Inc.
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Formerly "Puroflow Incorporated"
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-31756 
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(Commission File Number) 

13-1947195
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    (I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

           

One Church Street
Suite 302
Rockville, MD
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

20850
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(Zip Code)

(301) 315-0027
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(Registrant's telephone number; including area code)

 

 

 



Explanatory Note:

Argan, Inc. (the "Company" or " AI") is filing this amendment (this "Amendment") to amend its Form 8-K, dated July 17, 2003, that was initially filed with the Commission on July 29, 2003, was amended by a Current Report on Form 8-K/A on September 24, 2003, and was further amended by a Current Report on Form 8-K/A on January 27, 2004 (the original Form 8-K as filed on July 29, 2003, as so amended by the Form 8-K/As filed on September 24, 2003 and January 27, 2004, is referred to herein as the "Original Form 8-K").  The purpose of this Amendment to the Original Form 8-K is to restate the unaudited condensed pro forma financial statements contained in the Original Form 8-K. 

On March 11, 2004, the Company determined that there was an error in the calculation and classification of the deferred income tax liability associated with the identifiable intangible assets recorded in the purchase accounting of its acquisition of Southern Maryland Cable.  The error resulted in the overstatement of the customer contractual relationships, trade name and the deferred income tax liability and the understatement of goodwill.  The unaudited condensed pro forma financial statements contained in the Original Form 8-K have been restated to correct this error. 

The Company has amended and restated in its entirety the unaudited condensed pro forma financial statements contained in the Original Form 8-K. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 8-K, or modify or update those disclosures in any way, except as required to reflect the effects of the above-described restatement.

ITEM  2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets:

            On July 17, 2003, AI acquired Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. ("SMC"), by merger of SMC into AI's wholly owned subsidiary, PFLW\SMC Acquisition Corp. ("PAC").  Following the merger, PAC was renamed SMC.

SMC provides communications infrastructure installation and utility construction services to commercial customers and agencies of the United States federal government. For the year ended December 31, 2002, SMC had revenues of approximately $8,808,000. The purchase price of approximately $4,000,000 was satisfied in cash of which $260,000 is being held in escrow. AI  also assumed  approximately $971,000 of SMC's debt in connection with the acquisition.  The Company consummated a private placement on April 29, 2003. The proceeds after offering costs were approximately $9.6 million, a portion of which were used to acquire SMC.

ITEM  7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits:

(b)        Pro Forma Financial Information:

Unaudited condensed pro forma combined statements of operations for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003 and for the six months ended July 31, 2003. The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2003 included on Form 10-QSB filed on September 12, 2003 reflects the financial position of SMC as of July 31, 2003; consequently a pro forma balance sheet is not presented herein.

 



SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                                                                 ARGAN, INC.

Date:  March 15, 2004

BY      

  /s/ Rainer H. Bosselmann
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Rainer H. Bosselmann

Chairman of the Board and Chief      

Executive Officer

 

 



 

The accompanying unaudited condensed pro forma combined statements of operations present the results of operations of AI and SMC as if the acquisition of SMC had occurred as of February 1, 2002. The pro forma information reflects the total consideration paid. (See Item 2. for details.) SMC reports its results of operations using a calendar year end. In preparing the pro forma information, the Company utilized SMC's December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2003 results of operations in the unaudited condensed pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended January 31, 2003 and the six months ended July 31, 2003. No material events occurred subsequent to SMC's December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2003 financial reporting periods which would require adjustment to the Company's unaudited condensed pro forma combined statements of operations.  The pro forma data is not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been if the acquisition had occurred on the dates indicated.                                                              

                            Unaudited Condensed Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations
                                                For the Year Ended January 31, 2003

AI as
 Reported(A)

SMC as
 Reported

Pro Forma 
Adjustments

Consolidated 
Pro Forma

Net Sales 

$6,834,000

$8,808,000

$15,642,000

Cost of

Goods Sold 

4,750,000

6,939,000

11,689,000

Gross Profit 

2,084,000

1,869,000

3,953,000

Selling General

 And 

 (320,000) (1)

Administrative 

1,939,000

1,566,000

254,000 (2)

3,439,000

 Operating

    Income 

145,000

303,000

66,000

514,000

Interest Expense

(26,000)

(90,000)

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(116,000)

Other Income

57,000

17,000

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74,000

Income from Cont-

 inuing Operations

 Before Tax 

176,000

230,000

66,000

472,000

Provision for Income

88,000 (4)

    Taxes

      31,000

      23,000

26,000 (3)

168,000

Net Income from

 Continuing

 Operations 

$   145,000

 $   207,000

$(48,000)

$304,000

Earnings Per Share(5):

 Basic - Continuing

 Operations

$.29

$.17

 Diluted - Continuing

 Operations

$.29

$.17

 



 

 

Notes to unaudited condensed pro forma combined statement of operations

 

(1)  To adjust for the difference between compensation under formal employment agreements between the Company and three SMC officers who were members of the family group who owned and operated SMC and the management fees formerly charged to SMC.

 

(2)  To adjust for the seven year depreciation of the purchase accounting valuation of $1,600,000 for customer relationships and the amortization of the purchase accounting valuation adjustment of $120,000 allocated to fixed assets.

 

(3)  To reflect the tax impact, assuming an effective tax rate of 40%, arising from the change in pretax income from net pro forma adjustments.

 

(4)  The adjustment to present income tax expense for SMC as if it were a C-Corp for the year.

 

(5)  The number of shares outstanding were increased to 1,798,000 to reflect the impact of the Company's private  placement consummated on April 29, 2003, a portion of whose proceeds were used to acquire SMC.

 

(A)  Reported on Form 10-KSB filed on March 20, 2003.

 

 

 

 



                           Unaudited Condensed Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations
                                                For the Six Months Ended July 31, 2003                             

AI as
Reported(B)

SMC as 
Reported

Pro Forma
       Adjustments 

Consolidated 
Pro Forma

Net Sales 

$4,166,000

 $4,840,000

($563,000)(10)

$8,443,000

Cost of

Goods Sold 

2,979,000

3,764,000

(464,000)(10)

6,279,000

 

Gross Profit 

1,187,000

1,076,000

(99,000)

2,164,000

Selling General 

(71,000) (10)

And

            

(215,000) (6)

Administrative

1,359,000

 892,000

   123,000 (7)

2,088,000

Operating

Income (Loss) 

(172,000)

184,000

64,000

76,000

 

Interest Expense

 (12,000)

(36,000)

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(48,000)

Other Income

27, 000

16,000

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  43,000

Pretax (Loss)

Income

(157,000)

164,000

64,000

71,000

 

Provision for Income

 (85,000) (11)

Taxes

245,000

               150,000

25,000  (8)

335,000

 

Net (Loss) Income 

$(402,000)

                 $14,000

$ 124,000

$(264,000)

Earnings Per Share(9):

Basic and Diluted

$.(34)

  

$.(15)

 
 
 

Notes to unaudited condensed pro forma combined statement of operations

 

(6)  To adjust for the difference between compensation under formal employment agreements between the Company and three SMC officers who were members of the family group who owned and operated SMC and the management fees formerly charged to SMC.

 

(7)  To adjust for the seven year depreciation of the purchase accounting valuation of $1,600,000 for customer relationships and the amortization of the purchase accounting valuation adjustment of $120,000 allocated to fixed assets.

 

(8)  To reflect the tax impact, assuming an effective tax rate of 40%, arising from the increase in pretax income from net pro forma adjustments.

 

(9)  The number of shares outstanding were increased to 1,798,000 to reflect the impact of the Company's private placement consummated on April 29,2003, a portion of whose proceeds were used to acquire SMC.

 

(10) Eliminate the results of  SMC from The Company for the period after acquisition   (July 17-July 31, 2003)

 

(11) The adjustment to present income tax expense for SMC as if it were a C-Corp for the six months
 ended July  31, 2003

 

(B)  Reported on Form 10-QSB/A for the six months ended July 31, 2003  filed on March 15, 2004