UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------------- FORM 10-KSB [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002 Commission File Number 000-49606 [_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 SEGMENTZ, INC. (Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter) Delaware (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (State or other jurisdiction of 75-2928175 incorporation or organization) 18302 HIGHWOODS PRESERVE PKWY, SUITE 210, TAMPA, FL 33647 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Zip Code (813) 989-2232 (Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Securities registered under Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be so registered each class is to be registereD ----------------------------- -------------------------------- None None Securities registered under Section 12 (g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $.001 par value (Title of Class) The registrant has 6,752,913 shares of its Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 15, 2003. Convertible Preferred Stock $.001 par value The registrant has 1,188,819 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of March 15, 2003. Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B and will not be contained to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB________. Check 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 periods that the Registrant was required to file such report(s), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days________. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes ___ No X State Registrant's revenues for its most recent fiscal year:$9,994,516 State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of April 1, 2002. No active trading market exists for the Registrant's Capital Stock. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE - NONE Traditional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes No
TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS....................................1-9 ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY..................................10-11 ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS...........................................12 ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.........12 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. ..... ..12-15 ITEM 6. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. ...................15-25 ITEM 7. CONSOLIDATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................F1-F21 ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE...............................26 PART III ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.................26-27 ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION..................................27-28 ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.............................................29 ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS..........29-30 ITEM 13. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8 K...........................30 ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES....................................30 SIGNATURES........................................................30-31 CERTIFICATIONS....................................................31-32
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
CURRENT BUSINESS
Segmentz, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, is a Tampa, Florida based company that provides transportation logistics management services and support for mid-sized and national corporate clients. The Company serves direct users of transport, storage, staging, warehouse services and other logistics services. The Company has principal executive offices located at 18302 Highwoods Preserve Parkway, Suite 100, Tampa, Florida 33467. The telephone number is (813) 989-2232. The Company's internet web addresses are HTTP://WWW.SEGMENTZ.COM and HTTP://WWW.SEGMENTZ.NET. The Company provides several niche services within the industry more broadly known as the supply chain management industry, including transportation logistics, management and delivery. (See "Description of Business - Products and Services"). The Company serves direct users of transport, storage, staging, warehouse service and other logistics services, as well as larger companies that include Bax Global, Quebecor World Logistics, Inc. ("Quebecor"), and CH Robinson, Inc. The Company offers four core transportation services to over 1,000 clients; Truckload, LTL (Less-than-truckload), Expedited freight services and Air-freight forwarding services. It has developed a regional presence within the middle United States, focusing on the southeast and Midwest regions, offering cross-dock and small staging facilities which enable high-velocity movement of freight into local distribution environments, supporting national firms with fairly priced delivery of goods and materials and contract based service levels and pricing. Our strategy is to continue to expand through acquisitions and internal development. We intend to seek, on a selective basis, acquisition of businesses that have product lines or services which complement and expand our existing services and product lines, and provide us with strategic distribution locations or attractive customer bases. Our ability to implement our growth strategy will be dependent on our ability to identify, consummate and assimilate such acquisitions on desirable economic terms. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in implementing our growth strategy. Our ability to implement our growth strategy will also be dependent upon obtaining adequate financing. We may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms.
HISTORY OF SEGMENTZ
The Company's predecessor, WBNI, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("WBNI"), originally known as Rose Auto Stores-Florida, Inc. ("Rose"), was organized for the purpose of operating a specialty automotive aftermarket parts and accessory retail store in South Florida. Rose began experiencing financial difficulties in 1990, following its acquisition by WSR Corporation. By 1997, an involuntary petition of bankruptcy was filed against Rose. Subsequent thereto, Rose and the committee of unsecured creditors worked together to develop a plan in bankruptcy. Rose emerged from the involuntary bankruptcy proceedings by filing a Plan under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on February 10, 1999. The case was administered by the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida (Miami Division) (the "court"). The court entered an order approving the Plan on April 22, 1999. The Plan provided for the liquidation of Rose's assets and distribution of the proceeds to secured, priority and unsecured creditors. The Plan further provided that Rose would remain in existence, although all capital stock outstanding as of the date of the bankruptcy petition was canceled. Under the Plan, Rose secured post-petition financing in the amount of $10,000 from Halter Financial Group, Inc. ("HFG") to meet the cost and expense of the reorganization effort. In satisfaction of HFG's administrative claim for such amount and for the services rendered and expenses incurred in connection with the anticipated acquisition or merger transaction between Rose and a privately held operating company, HFG received sixty percent (60%) of the newly-issued shares of common stock of the reorganized Company. Creditors with allowed unsecured claims received a pro rata distribution of forty percent (40%) of such common stock.
The following is a schematic diagram of the history of Segmentz and its merger with Trans-Logistics:
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-- January 31, 2001 -- RAS Acquisition Corp. completes merger transaction with WBNI and issues to the stockholders of WBNI 20,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the exemption afforded by Section 4(2) of the Act and changes its name to WBNI
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-- February 5, 2001 -- RAS Acquisition Corp. files a Certificate of Compliance with Reverse Acquisition Requirements with the Bankruptcy Court. WBNI, a Delaware corporation has approximately 462 stockholders who own 520,233 shares of common stock
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On October 29, 2001, WBNI exchanged 5,982,680 shares for 100 shares of TRANSL Holdings, Inc., which wholly owns Trans-Logistics, Inc.
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On November 1, 2001, WBNI changed its name to Segmentz, Inc. For accounting purposes, the merger is reflected as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization of WBNI and WBNI'S historical financial statements presented elsewhere herein are those of Segmentz and its predecessor WBNI.
MERGER WITH WBNI
On January 31, 2001, Rose completed a merger with WBNI, a privately held Texas corporation pursuant to which Rose issued an aggregate of 20,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of the private company's capital stock. As a result of the transaction, Rose changed its name to WBNI, Inc ("WBNI"). Timothy P. Halter resigned as the sole officer and director of Rose and the private company was dissolved. The merger was entered into as the private company had an option to acquire the business operation of WorldByNet.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation that provided business-to-consumer and business-to-business solutions for the purpose of connecting affinity groups. On February 22, 2001, it was determined by management of WBNI that it would be in WBNI's best interest to terminate the option to acquire WorldByNet as a result of its due diligence inquiry into said entity. On October 29, 2001, WBNI exchanged 5,982,680 shares of its common stock for 100 shares of the common stock of TRANSL Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TRANSL"). WBNI now wholly owns TRANSL, which wholly owns Trans-Logistics, Inc., a Florida Corporation (Trans-Logistics). Trans-Logistics agreed to pay Turner Capital Partners, LLC a fee of $75,000 for consulting services to be performed subsequent to the merger of WBNI with TRANSL Holdings, Inc. This fee was paid in 2001.
HISTORY OF TRANS-LOGISTICS
Trans-Logistics is a logistics and brokerage organization serving irregular route, long haul, and common motor carriers of general commodities. The Company is a Florida corporation and was formed on April 28, 2000. Effective January 1, 2001, Trans-Logistics was acquired by Logistics Management Resources, Inc. ("LMR"). In August 2001, this acquisition was rescinded and cancelled. It is the Company's assertion that this transaction was never consummated and, therefore, never occurred. No consideration was ever tendered and control was never transferred. The purchase price was to be determined based on results of future revenues plus $80,000, less certain liabilities assumed. A portion of the consideration was to be paid at closing with the balance to be paid in installments. The delivery of shares by either party to the other never occurred and, therefore, the Company has not recorded this acquisition under applicable pushdown accounting rules. Under the terms of the rescission agreement, the Company agreed to a reimbursement of 1,500,000 shares of LMR’s common stock and a note receivable in the amount of $450,000, which the Company had an allowance of $225,000 recorded for estimated, uncollectible amounts as of December 31, 2001. LMR tendered a certificate for 1.5 million shares pursuant to the rescission agreement, which was received by Trans-Logistics on August 10, 2001. The shares closed at $.99, which resulted in a reduction of general and administrative expenses of $148,500 and extinguishment of the first part of rescission obligation due to Trans-Logistics under the terms of that agreement. The shares were sold to the market as soon as conditions permitted with the intention of maximizing cash value received while ensuring that shares were sold as quickly as was practical. The Company incurred a loss of approximately $79,000 on the sale of these shares during the year ended December 31, 2001. There are no current liabilities to LMR pursuant to the rescission agreement. Any liabilities to Trans-Logistics that might have existed were extinguished pursuant to mutual conditional general releases executed simultaneously with the rescission agreement, except for $390,000 remaining under the settlement terms, which has been expensed as uncollectible during the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001. (SEE NOTE 5 F/S) During May 2001, the Company acquired the assets of Q Logistics for $367,385. Q Logistics operated warehouse facilities in Atlanta, Georgia; Edison, New Jersey; Orlando, Florida and Chicago, Illinois. Operations in Orlando and Chicago were subsequently closed. (See "ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES").
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Third party logistics companies provide numerous services to clients on an outsourced basis, contract and on demand. The continued growth of this industry has created secondary market opportunities to provide low-cost delivery to the endpoint, in addition to supply chain services of warehousing, inventory management and electronic interface with customers and suppliers. Third Party logistics companies provide customized domestic and international freight transportation of customers' goods and packages, via truck, rail, airplane and ship, and provide warehousing and storage of those goods. Many companies utilize information systems and expertise to reduce inventories, cut transportation costs, speed delivery and improve customer service. The third-party logistics services business has been bolstered in recent years by the competitiveness of the global economy, which causes shippers to focus on reducing handling costs, operating with lower inventories and shortening inventory transit times. Using a network of transportation, handling and storage providers in multiple transportation modes, third-party logistics services companies seek to improve their customers' operating efficiency by reducing their inventory levels and related handling costs. Many third-party logistics service providers are non-asset-based, primarily utilizing physical assets owned by others in multiple transport modes. The third-party logistics services business increasingly relies upon advanced information technology to link the shipper with its inventory and as an analytical tool to optimize transportation solutions. This trend favors the larger, more professionally managed companies that have the resources to support a sophisticated information technology infrastructure. By outsourcing all non-core business services to third party providers, companies can help to control costs, eliminate staff and focus on internal business. Furthermore, this kind of outsourcing is often done in lockstep with "unit pricing" models that provide for a variable price that is less than the current pricing available to a company that is calculated on a unit basis, enabling a company to price logistics, storage, shipping, staging and related services into their wholesale pricing matrix and providing a scalable solution that scales downwards in an off economy, as well as upwards as the market demands. Such models are popular as "risk sharing," a outsourcing concept that has been adopted in many support and third party service arenas, enabling outsourced companies to build critical mass, method and pricing efficiencies, and to pass these to clients in pricing schedules that help these clients build competitive market positions that are measurably more predictable.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
NATIONWIDE TRUCKLOAD AND LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD SERVICE
The Company arranges truckload transportation with dedicated Company equipment, owner operator fleet and extensive agent partners throughout 48 states. The Company provides trailers that are either 48 or 53 feet in length. By utilizing volume discounts, the Company can cost effectively arrange less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments for their customers from distribution centers or vendor locations. Tracking capabilities are available via the web site through carrier links.
THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS SERVICE
The Company's strategic carrier alliances with national pricing agreements enable them to provide specialized or heavy haul services. Shipment tracking is available for customers via a custom designed web site and carrier links. On-time percentage tracking and service failure reports are also available. Third-party logistics billing is fully electronic and automated. The Company's warehouse services currently provide on-board barcode scanning devices and wireless link to legacy inventory and database systems to provide real-time informational access to clients regarding status of inventory, transportation and delivery of raw materials and finished goods.
DEDICATED OR TIME-DEFINITE TRANSPORTATION
The Company offers its customers time-definite ground transportation of cargo as a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. By utilizing team drivers the Company provides expedited delivery and shorter transit times, and efficient pricing.
FORWARDING
The Company provides enhanced freight forwarding services designed to deliver products on time to any location worldwide by whatever means necessary.
REVERSE LOGISTICS
Many logistics solutions providers only offer their services from the warehouse to the end customer (for example, after the product has been purchased and received from the vendor). The Company can offer to handle the customer's product from the vendor all the way to the end customer and even handle any needs after the product reaches its final destination or dispose of the product.
ASSEMBLY, PACKING AND DISTRIBUTION
The Company customizes its "pick-and-pack" or packaging, labeling and inventorying services to meet each customer's specific needs. Customers can utilize the Company's warehouse and distribution facilities that are fully automated (barcode and UCC compliant) or operate at their own site. The Company utilizes over 300,000 square feet of floor space with additional multi-tier rack capacity which is secure and bonded. The Company currently provides commercial caliber staging, repalletizing and shipping services for commercial print, carpet and hotel clients. These services include receipt of commercial finished goods, inventory services and legacy data stream information services, as well as storage, repalletizing and transport distribution services that can be provided on a case-by-case basis or turn-key. Additionally, packaging sanitization and custom branding services are available. This comprehensive outsourcing service includes trucking as well as tracking services.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
The Company provides infrastructure and equipment, integrated with its customers' existing systems, to handle distribution planning, just-in-time delivery and automated ordering throughout their operations, and additionally will provide and manage warehouses, distribution centers and other facilities for them. The Company also consults on identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies and eliminating them by analyzing freight patterns and costs, optimizing distribution centers and warehouse locations, and analyzing/developing internal policies and procedures for its customers. The Company has enterprise-wide technology solutions that enable real-time tracking and monitoring of various products and offers these and other related solutions under long term contracts to a host of customers. The third-party service platform provides guaranteed service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure stable, predictable delivery and tracking of many products through the supply chain. The industry should grow in all segments, especially during difficult and unpredictable economic climates due to the capital-intensive nature of warehousing, transportation and technology equipment needed to track and monitor products as they are shipped, staged and delivered.
IN-TRANSIT MERGE
The Company provides In-transit Merge by strategically managing logistics information in an effort to minimize the handling of product with complex routing that includes multiple product origins/destinations and/or multiple vendors. The Company positions itself as a member of the customer's distribution team, sharing data and interacting virtually with vendors and the customer.
CONVERSION OF DEBT TO EQUITY
The Company's credit facility, of which $773,896 has been converted into 773,896 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share ("Series A Preferred Stock") which was agreed would bear interest at six percent (6%) as of period ending December 31, 2001. The interest for that period end was expensed and it was subsequently agreed that the Preferred would no longer bear interest as of January 1, 2002. The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at market or the last placement price of the Company's securities at which equity was placed with investors, whichever is less. Any interest payable under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock may be tendered in shares of Common Stock at the market price of the Company, at the Company's sole discretion. The Series A Preferred Stock currently bears no interest pursuant to an agreement between the Company and the holders of these shares. The Series A Preferred shareholders have agreed as of December 31, 2002 to increase the conversion floor to $1.00 per share or market price, whichever is greater.
The Company had $426,898 in demand and term notes payable to the Company's largest shareholder, (See "ITEM 12 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS") and to a customer of the Company. These notes were converted into 426,898 shares of Series B Preferred Stock par value $.001 per share (" Series B Preferred Stock") as of the period ending December 31, 2001. Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at market price or at the last placement price of the Company's securities with investors, whichever is less. The Company elected to retire 11,975 of the Series B Preferred shares in lieu of a cash transaction with the parties holding these shares based on the potential conversion of these shares at a floor price of $.50 per share at that time. The current number of Series B Preferred Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2002 is 414,923. The Series B Preferred shareholders have agreed as of December 31, 2002 to increase the conversion floor to $1.00 per share or market price, whichever is greater.
FACTORING
The Company factors substantially all of its accounts receivable. During the period ended December 31, 2002, the Company utilized the services of three factoring companies. Accounts receivable are sold to the factoring companies. The Company may be subject to offset rights from the factoring company in the event that any trade receivables are not paid within ninety five (90) days. The most recent agreement provides for the payment of factoring fees at two and one-half (2.5%) of each invoice factored. Accounts receivable factored for year ended December 31, 2002 were as follows:
Factored accounts $6,903,364
Customer payments (charge backs) (5,194,267)
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Amount due to factoring companies $ 1,709,097
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The Company will need to continue to obtain financing, of which there can be no assurance.
GROWTH STRATEGY
The Company acquired certain unencumbered assets of Q Logistics, for a purchase price of $367,385, out of bankruptcy reorganization in May 2001. In connection with the acquisition of Q-Logistics, the Company entered into a demand note for $245,000. The note was subsequently converted to Series B Preferred Equity, which provides for conversion into Common Shares of Stock in the Company at a conversion price of market or at the last placement price for securities, whichever is lesser. (See Note 9 to the Financial Statements). The rationale behind the transaction was that warehouse management, inventory staging, shipping management, electronic inventory tracking and management and other related services would be accretive to the transport brokerage business, adding levels of captive clients that the Company could offer various support services to over long-term relationships.
The growth market for third-party logistics support and supply chain management services continues to expand significantly and the Company intends to combine its disparate product offerings to customers to create an integrated suite of management tools, decisioning tools, reporting tools and support services that will enable sole source and limited source contract opportunities for existing and new clients. The Company has significant experience, acquired in its Quebecor relationship, which will provide evidence, to existing and new clients, of its ability to deliver a managed turnkey solution for staging, transportation, inventory and distribution of products across the supply chain.
We have acquired businesses in the past and may consider acquiring businesses in the future that provide complementary services to those we currently provide or expand our geographic presence. There can be no assurance that the businesses that we have acquired in the past or any businesses that we may acquire in the future can be successfully integrated. While we believe that we have sufficient financial and management resources to successfully conduct our acquisition activities, there can be no assurance in this regard or that we will not experience difficulties with customers, personnel or others. Our acquisition activities involve more difficult integration issues than those of many other companies because the value of the companies we acquire comes mostly from their business relationships, rather than their assets.
The integration of business relationships poses more of a risk than the integration of tangible assets because relationships may suddenly weaken or terminate. Further, logistics businesses we have acquired and may acquire in the future compete with many customers of our wholesale operations and these customers may shift their business elsewhere if they believe our retail operations receive favorable treatment from our wholesale operations. In addition, although we believe that our acquisitions will enhance our competitive position, business and financial prospects, there can be no assurances that such benefits will be realized or that any combination will be successful.
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company plans to increase market share by implementing sophisticated state-of-the-art technology to optimize efficiency, profitability and improve corporate image. The Company also plans to increase brand awareness through marketing initiatives such as a newly designed web site, direct mail, advertising, collateral, trade shows, etc. The Company plans to increase non-asset based agent development programs in strategic locations and cross train sales staff to expand new services to existing customers.
COMPETITION
The transportation services industry is highly competitive. Its retail businesses compete primarily against other domestic non-asset based transportation and logistics companies, asset-based transportation and logistics companies, third-party freight brokers, internal shipping departments and other freight forwarders. Its wholesale business competes primarily with over-the-road full truckload carriers conventional intermodal movement of trailers on flat cars, and containerized intermodal rail services offered directly by railroads. The Company does not separate revenues for retail and wholesale service channels as all marketing and selling efforts, as well as assets and support for both channels are common. In accordance with SFAS 131 no allocation of resources or assessment of performance is considered by management in connection with the servicing of these channels. We also face competition from Internet-based freight exchanges, which attempt to provide an online marketplace for buying and selling supply chain services. Historically, competition has created downward pressure on freight rates, and continuation of this rate pressure may materially adversely affect the Company's net revenues and income from operations. In addition, some of the Company's competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. The Company has identified several direct competitors. These companies offer each of the individual services that the Company offers. However, the Company believes these identified competitors offer many of these individual services merely as ancillary services and tend to focus on one main service offering (for example, truck leasing, freight forwarding, etc.). These direct competitors include:
RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC. is a subsidiary of the $4.9 billion transportation and logistics provider Ryder Systems, Inc. Ryder's primary business is providing truck leasing services.
MENLO LOGISTICS, INC. is a subsidiary of $5.5 billion transportation and logistics services provider CNF. Menlo's primary business is less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services.
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE ("CHR") is one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. CHR's primary business is international freight forwarding brokerage.
EXEL LOGISTICS, a British logistics company with $5.3 billion in 1999 revenues, provides global freight management, integrated transportation and warehousing. Exel's primary business is warehousing services.
SUPPLIERS
The Company utilizes the services of various third party transportation companies. No significant third party provider results in over 10% of the Company's revenue.
CUSTOMERS
The Company's largest customer constitutes approximately six (6%) of the Company's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2002. The top four (4) debtor balances comprised eighteen percent (18%) of outstanding accounts receivable balances as of December 31, 2002, and include clients like Quebecor, KIK, Inc., CH Robinson and Spice World
EMPLOYEES
As of March 15, 2003, the Company had thirteen (13) full time employees. We consider our employee relations to be good, and we have never experienced a work stoppage.
REGULATORY MATTERS
The Company, its suppliers and its customers are subject to changes in government regulation, which could result in additional costs and thereby affect the Company's results of operations.
The transportation industry is subject to legislative or regulatory changes that can affect its economics. Although the Company operates in the intermodal segment of the transportation industry, which has been essentially deregulated, changes in the levels of regulatory activity in the intermodal segment could potentially affect the Company and its suppliers and customers. Future laws and regulations may be more stringent and require changes in operating practices, influence the demand for transportation services or require the outlay of significant additional costs. Additional expenditures incurred by the Company, or by its suppliers, who would pass the costs onto the Company through higher prices, would adversely affect the Company's results of operation.
If the Company fails to comply with or lose any required licenses, governmental regulators could assess penalties or issue a cease and desist order against the Company's operations that are not in compliance. If the Company expands its services internationally, the Company may become subject to international economic and political risks. Doing business outside the United States subjects the Company to various risks, including changing economic and political conditions, major work stoppages, exchange controls, currency fluctuations, armed conflicts and unexpected changes in United States and foreign laws relating to tariffs, trade restrictions, transportation regulations, foreign investments and taxation. Significant expansion in foreign countries will expose the Company to increased risk of loss from foreign currency fluctuations and exchange controls as well as longer accounts receivable payment cycles. The Company has no control over most of these risks and may be unable to anticipate changes in international economic and political conditions and, therefore, unable to alter business practices in time to avoid the adverse effect of any of these changes.
There are newly adopted and pending laws regarding transportation, whether by air, sea, freight or rail, which may have an effect on the Company. At this time, the Company cannot ascertain the full effects of such laws. Internet Regulation - Few laws or regulations are currently directly applicable to the Company's access to the Internet or conducting business on the Internet. However, because of the Internet's popularity and increasing use, new laws and regulations may be adopted. Such laws and regulations may cover issues such as: user privacy, pricing, content, copyrights, distribution, and characteristics and quality of products and services.
REPORTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS
The Company does not currently intend to voluntarily send an annual report to its security holders of record. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Statements contained in this Annual Report regarding the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is hereby made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or herewith. The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, consequently, will be required to file annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. This information, including exhibits, may be inspected without charge at the SEC's principal office in Washington, D.C., and copies of all or any part thereof may be obtained from the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549 upon payment of the prescribed fees. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1.800.SEC.0330. The SEC maintains a Website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with it. The address of the SEC's Website is http://www.sec.gov.
ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
The Company leases office space for its headquarters, located at 18302 Highwood's Preserve Parkway, Suite 210, Tampa, FL 33467, which is 2,073 square feet, under a lease that expires in April 2006. The Company pays $3,411 per month and the lease expires May 2006. The initial lease term is for a period of five years and the lease agreement includes an optional lease period of an additional three years. The Company also leases certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases.
As part of the lease agreement, the Company has issued an unused letter of credit in the amount of $40,000. The amount required of the letter of credit is reduced by $8,000 per year and may be drawn if certain lease commitments have not been met or have been violated.
The following is a schedule by year of future minimum rental payments required under operating leases that have an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year as of December 31, 2002, including the sublease agreement the Company entered into On March 17, 2003 with R.W. Baird & Company that provided the Company with approximately 8,000 square feet of additional space at 18302 Highwoods Preserve Parkway through August 2006:
Year Ending
December 31,
2004 147,338
2005 143,875
2006 140,972
2006 79,089
$ 511,274
The Company notified its landlords, with whom it was party to
month-to-month agreements to lease warehouse space in Edison, NJ and Atlanta,
GA, of its intention to vacate those premises in favor of smaller cross-dock
warehouse and staging facilities. The Company is currently engaged in a dispute
with the landlord regarding the Atlanta facility in which the landlord has asserted
that the Company has a prime tenancy terminating in 2006. This assertion was
made during the month of February 2002 when the Company noticed the landlord
of its intent to vacate the premises pursuant to its month-to-month sublease
with LMRI, who the Company believes is the prime leaseholder in this space,
and who should a have letter of credit posted as security to evidence its prime
tenancy. The Company is engaged in ongoing discussions in an effort to reach
amicable settlement of this dispute. The Company cannot ascertain at this time
the extent of liability, if any, it may have with respect to this dispute. The
Action has been dismissed with respects to monetary damages sought against the
Company in July, 2002.
Rent expense amounted to approximately $276,000 and $776,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
The Company entered into an agency agreement with a 50 year old regional Air-Freight
forwarding company that established cross-dock facilities and staging locations
for the Company in Chicago, IL., Louisville & Lexington, KY., Nashville
& Knoxville, TN., Cincinnati, OH., and Atlanta, GA. These locations are
between 7-15,000 square feet and provide the Company with the ability to establish
significant regional presence in the Midwest, with a platform that enables the
Company to sell regional and national solutions to its clients with distribution
or manufacturing facilities in those states. These locations are:
865 Sparta Court, Lexington, KY 40504 951 Air Freight Drive, Louisville, KY 1488 Cox Avenue, Cincinatti, OH. 820 Supreme Drive, Bensenville, IL (Chicago) 5300 Kennedy Road, Atlanta, GA 2320 Sterchi Street, Knoxville, TN Nashville, TN
The Company also has six Sales Agent offices across the United States. These offices are located at: - RR 1 Box 385, Clinton, ME 04927 - 11448 Rene Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32218 - 7240 Indiana Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76137 - 9 Beacon Hill, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 - 2059 S. Hamilton, Dalton, GA 30720
The Company believes that the condition
of its facilities is excellent and that the provided space should be reduced
in Atlanta by approximately fifty percent (50%), at which time the facilities
would be sized correctly to adequately provide for the Company's immediate needs
and needs for the foreseeable future. In the opinion of the Company's management,
these properties are adequately insured, in good condition and suitable for
the Company's anticipated future use.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company is not a party to any material legal actions as defined in Regulation 228.103. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. There were no items during the year ended December 31, 2002 that required a vote of Security Holders. ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS. Market Information
The Company filed a Registration Statement on January 30, 2002 on Form 10-SB
for the purpose of enabling its common stock to commence trading on the NASD
OTC Bulletin Board. This Registration Statement on Form 10-SB was declared effective
by the SEC in July, 2002, an application was made by the Company's market makers
on Form 15 c 2:11. and the Company commenced trading on the NASD OTC Bulletin
Board under the symbol SEGZ. Based on the Company's limited trading history
and the potential volatility, it is difficult, if not impossible to correlate
historical pricing and earnings with future pricing estimates.
No assurance can be given that an active market will exist for the Company's common stock and the Company does not expect to declare dividends in the foreseeable future since the Company intends to utilize its earnings, if any, to finance its future growth, including possible acquisitions.
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK
Our common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market under the symbol " SEGZ." The following table sets forth, for the calendar years indicated, the range of high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations-Over the Counter- Bulletin Board System ("NASDAQ-OTC BB").
2002 2001
Period High Low High Low
2nd Quarter $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ NA $ NA
3rd Quarter $ 1.15 $ 0.75 $ NA $ NA
4th Quarter $ 1.47 $ 0.95 $ .01 $ .10
Holders. As of March 15, 2003, there were a total of 6,752,913 shares of the
Company's common stock outstanding, held by approximately 464 shareholders of
record, 773,896 shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock outstanding,
held by one shareholder of record, and 414,923 shares of the Company's Series
B Preferred Stock outstanding, held by two shareholders of record.
Dividends. The Company has not declared any dividends on its common stock during
the last two fiscal years.
The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 40,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $.001 and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001.
Each share of common stock entitles a shareholder to one vote on all matters
upon which shareholders are permitted to vote. No shareholder has any preemptive
right or other similar right to purchase or subscribe for any additional securities
issued by the Company, and no shareholder has any right to convert the common
stock into other securities. No shares of common stock are subject to redemption
or any sinking fund provisions. All of the outstanding shares of the Company's
common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. Subject to the rights of the
holders of the preferred stock, if any, the Company's shareholders of common
stock are entitled to dividends when, as and if declared by the Board from funds
legally available therefore and, upon liquidation, to a pro-rata share in any
distribution to shareholders.
The Company does not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on the
common stock in the year 2003 or in the foreseeable future.
Pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Board has the authority,
without further shareholder approval, to provide for the issuance of up to 10,000,000
shares of the Company's preferred stock in one or more series and to determine
the dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights in terms of redemption,
liquidation preferences, the number of shares constituting any such series and
the designation of such series. The Company's Board has the power to afford
preferences, powers and rights (including voting rights) to the holders of any
preferred stock preferences, such rights and preferences being senior to the
rights of holders of common stock. There are 1,188,819 shares of the Company's
Preferred stock currently outstanding. Although the Company has no present intention
to issue any additional shares of preferred stock, the issuance of shares of
preferred stock, or the issuance of rights to purchase such shares, may have
the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company.
As a WBNI successor, the Company is prohibited from issuing non-equity voting
securities under Section 1123(a)(6) of the United States Bankruptcy Code. If
there are to be any classes of securities issued in the future, all shall possess
voting power, an appropriate distribution of such voting power among such classes,
including, in the case of any class of equity securities having a preference
over another class of equity securities with respect to dividends, and adequate
provision for the election of directors representing such preferred class in
the event of default in the payment of such dividends.
STOCK OPTION PLAN AND WARRANTS
In
October 2001, the Company adopted the 2001 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"),
under which it authorizes options to be granted to purchase 600,000 shares of
common stock. The Plan entitles the holder to receive options to purchase common
stock of the Company at a specified price in the future. The Board may grant
options at its discretion and is responsible for determining the price to be
paid for the shares upon exercise of each option, the period within which each
option may be exercised, and any additional terms and conditions of each option.
The Company granted no options under the Plan during the year ended December
31, 2002.
The Company entered into a relationship in September, 2002 that provided for the issuance of up to 100,000 warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share for a period of three years from their date of issuance. In addition, Halter Financial Group, an investment banking group and shareholder in WBNI, held 78,500 warrants issued in 2001 to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $.01 per share. These warrants were issued prior to the merger of Segmentz, Inc. with TRANSL Holdings when the trading price of the Company's securities was not quoted and trading of the Company's securities took place on the pink sheets.
There
are no options outstanding as of December 31, 2002 in connection with the Company's
qualified option plan.
On September 30, 2002, the Company entered into a consulting agreement in which we agreed to issue five year warrants to purchase up to 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share in exchange for financial advisory services. These warrants vest ratably over a twelve-month period ending September 30, 2003. The fair value of these warrants expensed in the year ended December 31, 2002 was calculated at $7,000, on a pro-rata basis.
The following table provides information about our option plans:
Number of securities Weighted Number of
To be issued upon average price securities
Exercise of outstanding of outstanding remaining
Options options for future
Issuance
Long-Term Qualified Option Plan approved
by stockholders 0 N.A. 600,000
Directors, Officers and Employee Option
Plan approved by stockholders 0 N.A. 600,000
The Company estimates the fair value of each warrant to purchase common stock as detailed above, at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Parameter 2002 2001
Expected volatility 22% 0%
Risk-free interest rate 2.77% 5%
Expected life years 5.00 5.00
Weighted average fair value
of options granted $ .23 $ 0.00
PROVISIONS
HAVING A POSSIBLE ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECT
The Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain provisions
that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the
composition of the Company's Board and in the policies formulated by the Board
and to discourage certain types of transactions which may involve an actual
or threatened change of control of the Company. In addition, the Board has the
authority, without further action by the Company's shareholders, to issue up
to 10,000,000 shares of its preferred stock in one or more series and to fix
the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. The issuance of
the Company's preferred stock or additional shares of common stock could adversely
affect the voting power of the holders of common stock and could have the effect
of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in the Company's control.
SERIES A REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
In December 2001, the Company issued 773,896 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
for the conversion of a $773,896 note payable to Bryant Plastics, Inc.
Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of
the holder, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion
price equal to the trading price of the shares or at the price of the last placement
of shares by the Company, whichever is less. Interest on the shares of the Series
A Preferred Stock is cumulative at an interest of six percent (6%) per annum
through December 31, 2001. The Series A Preferred Stock does not accrue interest
subsequent to December 31, 2001.
The Series A Preferred Stock is redeemable at the option of the Company for
cash at a rate of $1.00 per share and shares of common stock as payment for
any accrued interest pursuant to the fixed interest rate of six percent (6%),
such interest which has been reduced to zero pursuant to an agreement between
the parties, through the date of the retirement, in the event that a notice
to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock has not
been made prior to such election to retire said shares.
The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders
of common stock, on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote. Each preferred
stockholder is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares
of preferred stock convertible at the time of such vote.
In the event of any distribution or liquidation event, the holders of the then
outstanding Series A Preferred Stock shall receive a pro-rata distribution to
be determined by performing a fictional conversion into common stock, and determining
the pro-rata distribution of such proceeds on the basis "as-if converted"
which is subordinate in classification to any debt classes which may be outstanding
at the time of such events.
SERIES B REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Effective December 31, 2001, the Company issued 426,898 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock for the conversion of two notes payable totaling $426,898, one to Allan
Marshall, the majority Stockholder, Director and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, with a balance due of $181,898 and the other to Bryant Plastics
with a balance due of $245,000. The Company elected to retire 11,975 shares
of Series B Stock prior to year-end based upon a then-favorable conversion when
compared with the potential floor conversion price of $.50 per share. The Company
subsequently renegotiated a revision in the floor of the conversion price to
$1.00 per share.
Each share of the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of
the holder, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion
price equal to the trading price of the shares or at the price of the last placement
of shares by the Company, whichever is less.
The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders
of common stock, on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote. Each preferred
stockholder is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares
of preferred stock convertible at the time of such vote.
In the event of any distribution or liquidation event, the holders of the then
outstanding Series B Preferred Stock shall receive a pro-rata distribution to
be determined by performing a fictional conversion into common stock, and determining
the pro-rata distribution of such proceeds on the basis "as-if converted,"
which is subordinate in classification to any debt classes and preferred stock,
Series A, which may be outstanding at the time of such events.
Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Each share of the Series C Preferred Stock is redeemable for $100 within six months of their date of issuance, in addition to interest of ten percent per annum; or bears penalty interest of 5 shares of Common Stock of the Company for each month the Company fails to redeem after the six month period has expired, or can convert, at the Holders option, after failure to redeem within nine months into Senior Debt of the Company, subordinate in nature to any Senior Debt that is in place at the time of the conversion, bearing interest at 12% per annum on the face value of $100 per share. As of December 31, 2002, the Company has an undeclared dividend of approximately $300. The Company has valued the Series C Preferred Stock and the Common Stock by determining fair pricing for the Common Stock based on public trading history and allocated the remaining unit value to the Preferred Shares on a pro-rata basis. The Shares were not issued as of December 31, 2002 and are reflected as of December 31, 2002 as a Stock Payable.
Sale of Securities over the past three years
The Company has made several sales of its securities over the past two years
and the following items are material to these sales:
Date of Sale
Type
of Sale
Price
of Shares
Total
Amount
December, 2001
Regulation
D
$1.00
1,200,805
Exempt
Offering
Preferred
A & B
July, 2002
Regulation
D
$ .50
$10,000
Exempt
offering
October, 2002
Regulation
D
$ 10,000
Unit $60,000
Exempt
offering 100
Shares Series C/3,000 Common shares
ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
The following analysis of the financial condition of Company as of December
31, 2002 and the results of operation for the year ended December 31, 2002,
should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements referred
to in Item 7 hereof including footnote disclosures, and it should be understood
that this discussion is qualified in its entirety by the foregoing and other,
more detailed financial information appearing elsewhere herein. The Company
acquired all outstanding capital stock of TRANSL Holdings on October 29, 2001,
which owns Trans-Logistics, Inc.
Historical results of operations and the percentage relationships among any
amounts included in the Statement of Operations of Trans-Logistics and any trends
which may appear to be inferable there from, should not be taken as being necessarily
indicative of trends of operations or results of operations for any future periods.
These and other statements, which are not historical facts, are based largely
on current expectations and assumptions of management and are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements include that we
are pursuing a growth strategy that relies in part on the completion of acquisitions
of companies in the non-asset based logistics segment of the transportation
industry, as well as the integration of third party brokers and agents into
our back office, contact and support resources.
Assumptions relating to forward-looking statements involve judgments with respect
to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and
future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict
accurately and many of which are beyond our control. When used in this Quarterly
Report, the words "estimates", "projects", and "expect"
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements
are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore,
there can be no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking
information will be realized.
Management decisions are subjective in many respects and susceptible to interpretations
and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments,
the impacts of which may cause us to alter our business strategy, which may
in turn, affect our results of operations. In light of the significant uncertainties
inherent in the forward-looking information included herein, the inclusion of
such information should not be regarded as our representation that statements
contained in this Report speak only as of the date of this Report, and we do
not have any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these
forward-looking statements.
Such statements may include, but are not limited to, projections of revenues,
income, or loss, capital expenditures, plans for future operations, financing
needs or plans, the impact of inflation and plans relating to the foregoing.
Statements in the Company's Form 10-KSB, including Notes to the Financial Results
of Operations, which may describe factors, among others, that could contribute
to or cause such differences.
Description of Business
Overview:
The Company operates a regional presence headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with
offices in Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee, Louisville
and Lexington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio. And Chicago, Illinois, and broker
and agent offices located throughout the United States. From its headquarters
and remote warehouse, office and support locations, the Company provides Third
Party Logistics ("3PL") services for mid-sized and large clients,
comprised of four core transportation service offerings; Truckload, Less-than-Truckload
(LTL), Expedited Service and Air-Freight forwarding.
Results of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2002 compared to December 31, 2001.
Revenues increased approximately 1,527,800, or 18%, to approximately $9,995,000
for the year ended December 31, 2001 as compared to approximately $8,467,200
for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase was primarily due to (i)
increase in core service offerings and client acceptance of these offerings,
(ii) enhanced Agent services and alliances resulting from these offerings and
(iii) various expansion into related business lines.
Costs of services provided, which consist primarily of payment for trucking
services, fuel, insurance, sales, marketing and general and administrative support
increased by approximately 271,900 or 4%, to approximately 7,781,600 for the
year ended December 31, 2002, as compared to approximately $7,509,700 for the
year ended December 31, 2001. As a percentage of revenues Trucking and transport
related services of fuel, insurance, sales and marketing are aggregated as cost
of goods sold and amounted to 78% of related revenues for the year ended December
31, 2002, as compared to 89% for the year ended December 31, 2001, and general
and administrative expenses decreased from 17% for the year ended December 31,
2001 to 12% for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Gross margin increased by approximately $1,255,356, or 131%, to approximately
$2,212,874 for the year ended December 31, 2002, as compared to approximately
$957,518 for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase is primarily attributed
to reducing fixed costs, linking fuel surcharges and contract based conduit
services to term agreements with customers and various control methods that
have yielded favorable results during this fiscal year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $425,000,
or 32%, to approximately $ 1,743,400 for the year ended December 31, 2002, up
from approximately $ 1,318,400 for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase
was in large part due to: (i) bad-debt expenses from the failed merger with
LMRI in 2001 (ii) increased cost of being a fully reporting public company;
and (iv) increase in staff and facilities cost through the year to manage growth.
The Company had no loss in investment value in the fiscal year ended December
31, 2002 when compared with a loss in investment value of $78,999 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001, booked consequential to its settlement for expenses
caused at the time of the recission with LMRI, resulting primarily from the
value realized by the Company at the time of sale of the securities tendered
in that settlement and the value of those securities at the time the Company
received them.
The Company earned $374,115 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 as opposed
to losses from continuing operations before provisions for income taxes that
approximated ($656,421) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. This was
primarily due to cost cutting, enhanced profit margins and no one-time material
adverse events as occurred in the prior year.
Net Earnings for the period ended December 31, 2002 were $374,115, compared
with a Net Loss for the period ended December 31, 2001 of approximately $656,421.
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations for the year ended December
31, 2002 increased by $.16 to $.06 per share, as compared to Net Loss of ($.10)
per share for December 31, 2001.
Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITD) were $614,992 for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
Revenues for the trucking segment increased approximately $2,464,800, or 44%,
to approximately $8,061,123 for the year ended December 31, 2002 as compared
to approximately $ 5,596,318 for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase
was primarily due to (i) increased sales and marketing efforts in the development
of agents and fulfillment channel; (ii) contract based sales to significant
clients that resulted in increased revenues; and (iii) additional availability
of cash and cash equivalent assets to deploy in this segment, consequential
to reduction of requirements for the warehouse segment.
Revenues for the warehouse segment decreased approximately $959,761, or 34%,
to approximately $1,899,687 for the year ended December 31, 2002 as compared
to approximately $ 2,859,448 for the year ended December 31, 2001. This decrease
was primarily due to (i) change of focus in segment to reflect management desire
to provide supply-chain and warehouse services on a contract basis; (ii) contract
focus resulting in efforts to secure smaller, regional staging warehouse facilities;
and (iii) movement of assets to new facility in Evansville, IN. in connection
with contract relationship, resulting in reduction of revenues for the move
period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $3,800
at December 31, 2002, compared with $39,500 at December 31, 2001. This decrease
of approximately $35,700 was primarily a result of reduction of year end payment
cash flows and corresponding increased cash requirements linked to continued
growth.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company entered into a $1,000,000
factoring facility with Yankton Factors Inc. that provided for 97.5% advance
rate against eligible receivables defined as those receivables which are likely
to be paid to the Company within ninety days from the invoicing for services,
this facility bears interest of 2.5% for up to 75 days of credit and is estimated
to have an annual cost of approximately prime rate plus eighteen percent to
the Company. The Company terminated this relationship in the third quarter of
2002 amicably.
The Company's subsidiary, Trans-Logistics, Inc., had subsequently entered into
a Factoring relationship with Riviera Finance that provided for 80% advance
against eligible receivables at a rate of 1% per 10 days, which was intended
to be utilized as a cash flow enhancement for large credit clients of the Company
that have historically paid within twenty days to enable expansion within these
clients, to provide significant revenue increases with minimal capital requirements.
This facility provides for the non-recourse sale of approved Trade receivables
to Riviera and was terminated in 2002.
The Company has added Comdata to its financing sources as part of a desire to
reduce costs and enhance services offered for factoring fees. Comdata offers
various credit and collections services as part of its hybrid factoring facility
and the Company believes that the long-term and interim term costs of such financing
will be lower than like facilities have been historically, based on reductions
in fixed administrative costs resulting from the outsourced services bundled
into Comdata’s offering. The Company had outstanding balances due Comdata
of $1,709,097 as of December 31, 2002.
The Company has embarked upon an aggressive campaign to manage cash that has
resulted in greater anticipated levels of cash available for operations which
it believes will be adequate to fund operations and financial requirements in
the next fiscal year.
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002 was approximately $3,844,500, compared
with $ 2,389,000 for the fourth quarter of 2001.
We continue to be subject to the risks normally associated with any business
activity, including unforeseeable expenses, delays, and complications. Accordingly,
there is no guarantee that we can or will report operating profits in the future.
We are in negotiations with several prospective acquisition candidates at this
time.
OPERATING STRATEGY
Our business strategy is to establish our company as a leader and a preferred
provider of high-quality, cost-effective transportation, logistics and support
services for Brokers and Agents in the transportation and third party logistics
marketplaces on a national basis while building brand name recognition.
AGENT PROGRAM
We have operated an agency program since our inception. We expect to see renewed
profitable growth in the segment through our wholly owned subsidiary, Trans-logistics,
Inc. The agency program is essentially a co-operative for smaller truckload
carriers whereby Trans-logistics permits these carriers to operate under its
authority as an exclusive agent. The agent provides its customers and business.
Trans-logistics bills the agent carriers' customers and collects the revenues
for these shipments. Trans-logistics acts as an application service provider
for its agents by affording access to Trans-logistics' information technologies
and services. In addition, agents receive economies of scale by participating
in the purchase of certain overhead and other items, such as lower cost of fuel
and insurance. Trans-logistics also provides agents with liability insurance
coverage and certain administrative services such as human resource administration,
safety and risk management, DOT compliance, billing and collecting receivables.
Trans-logistics has signed on several agents over the past several months. We
anticipate exciting and profitable growth in the segment.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Prior to October 2001, the date of the merger, the financial statements are those of Trans-Logistics, Inc., the only operating company at that time.
The preparation of consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates
Operating revenues for truck brokerage services are recognized on the date the freight is delivered. Related costs of delivery of shipments in transit are accrued as incurred. Revenues from warehousing services are recognized as the services are performed.
Cash equivalents consist of all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.
The majority of cash is maintained with a major financial institution in the United States. Deposits with this bank may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand, and, therefore, bear minimal risk.
The Company extends credit to its various customers based on the customer's ability to pay. The Company provides for estimated losses on accounts receivable based on bad debt experience and a review of existing receivables. Based on management's review of accounts receivable and other receivables, an allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $136,600 and $45,000 is considered necessary as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated by the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging generally from two to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred. Betterments and renewals are capitalized. When property and equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset account and related accumulated depreciation account are relieved, and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized as income in the period that included the enactment date.
Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS is similarly calculated, except that the denominator includes common shares that may be issued subject to existing rights with dilutive potential, except when their inclusion would be antidilutive.
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, include trade receivables. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the Company's large number of customers and wide range of industries and locations served. One customer comprised approximately 18 and 21 percent of the December 31, 2002 and 2001 customer accounts receivable balance, respectively. Sales to this customer comprised approximately 6 and 26 percent of the Company's sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Fair value estimates discussed
herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available
to management. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial
instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include
cash, notes receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Fair values
were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments
since they are short-term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair
values or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the Company's
debt is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar
issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining
maturities.
On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS 144 addresses the financial accounting and reporting for the impairment of long-lived assets, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, to be held and used or disposed of. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations. In accordance with SFAS 144, the carrying values of long-lived assets are periodically reviewed by the Company and impairments would be recognized if the expected future operating non-discounted cash flows derived from an asset were less than its carrying value.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146, " Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities" , which is effective for the Company for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, " Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." This Statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue 94-3 a liability for an exit cost as defined, was recognized at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. The Company will adopt SFAS 146 for all exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002 and does not expect this statement to have a material effect on its financial statements.
The FASB issued SFAS 148, " Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure" , which is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2003. This Statement amends FASB Statement No. 123, " Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" , to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, this Statement amends the disclosure requirements of Statement 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee
Certain minor reclassifications have been made in the 2001 financial statements to conform to the classifications used in 2002. These reclassifications had no effect on total assets, stockholders' equity, total cash flows, or net income.
RISK FACTORS
Purchase of the Company's Shares involves significant risk. An investment should
be made only after careful consideration of the significant risk factors set
forth below as well as information set forth elsewhere in this Form 10-KSB and
should be undertaken only for long-term investment purposes by persons who can
afford to sustain a loss of their entire investment. In addition to considerations
bearing on their individual financial positions and the factors set forth elsewhere
herein, prospective purchasers should consider the following:
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS
The Company's business is dependent upon a number of factors beyond its control
that may have a material adverse effect on the business. These factors include
excess capacity in the trucking industry and significant increases or rapid
fluctuations in fuel prices, interest rates, fuel taxes, government regulations,
governmental and law enforcement anti-terrorism actions, tolls, license and
registration fees and insurance premiums. It is difficult at times to attract
and retain qualified drivers and owner-operators. Operations also are affected
by recessionary economic cycles and downturns in the Company's customers' business
cycles, particularly in market segments and industries (such as retail and paper
products) in which the Company has a significant concentration of customers.
Seasonal factors could also adversely affect the Company. Customers tend to
reduce shipments after the winter holiday season and operating expenses tend
to be higher in the winter months primarily due to increased operating costs
in colder weather and higher fuel consumption due to increased idle time. Regional
or nationwide fuel shortages could also have adverse affects.
The trucking industry is dependent upon transportation equipment such as chassis
and containers and rail, truck and ocean services provided by independent third
parties. Periods of equipment shortages have occurred historically in the transportation
industry, particularly in a strong economy. If the Company cannot secure sufficient
transportation equipment or transportation services from these third parties
to meet the customers' needs, the business, results of operations and financial
position could be materially adversely affected and customers could seek to
have their transportation and logistics needs met by other third parties on
a temporary or permanent basis. The reliance on agents and independent contractors
could reduce operating control and the strength of relationships with customers,
and the Company may have trouble attracting and retaining agents and independent
contractors.
Historically, sectors of the transportation industry have been cyclical as a
result of economic recession, customers' business cycles, increases in prices
charged by third-party carriers, interest rate fluctuations and other economic
factors over which the Company has no control. Increased operating expenses
incurred by third-party carriers can be expected to result in higher costs;
and net revenues and income from operations could be materially adversely affected
if the Company was unable to pass through to the customers the full amount of
increased transportation costs. The Company has a large number of customers
in the automotive and consumer goods industries. If these customers experience
cyclical movements in their business activity, due to an economic downturn,
work stoppages or other factors over which the Company has no control, the volume
of freight shipped by those customers may decrease and operating results could
be adversely affected. Any unexpected reduction in revenues for a particular
quarter could cause the Company's quarterly operating results to be below the
expectations of public market analysts or investors. In this event, the trading
price of the Company's common stock may fall significantly. The Company's significant
debt levels may limit its flexibility in obtaining additional financing and
in pursuing other business opportunities.
If, for any reason, the Company's business of providing warehousing and logistic
services ceases to be a preferred method of outsourcing these functions, or
if new technological methods become available and widely utilized, the Company's
business could be adversely affected.
Moreover, increasing consolidation among customers and the resulting ability
of such customers to utilize their size to negotiate lower outsourcing costs
has and may continue in the future to have a depressing effect on the pricing
of third-party logistic services.
THE COMPANY MAY FACE INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS DUE TO INCREASED SECURITY MEASURES
IN RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
Terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001 have
disrupted commerce throughout the United States. The continued threat of terrorism
within the United States and the ongoing military action and heightened security
measures in response to such threat may cause significant disruption to commerce.
The Company's business depends on the free flow of products and services through
these channels of commerce. Recently, in response to terrorists' activities
and threats aimed at the United States, transportation and other services have
been slowed or stopped altogether. Further delays or stoppages in transportation
or other services could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, the Company may
experience an increase in operating costs, such as costs for transportation,
insurance and security as a result of the activities and potential activities.
The Company may also face interruption of services due to increased security
measures in response to terrorism. The Company may also experience delays in
receiving payments from payers that have been affected by the terrorist activities
and potential activities. The U.S. economy in general is being adversely affected
by the terrorist activities and potential activities and any economic downturn
could adversely impact our results of operations, impair our ability to raise
capital or otherwise adversely affect our ability to grow our business.
It is impossible to predict how this may affect our business or the economy
in the U.S. and in the world, generally. In the event of further threats or
acts of terrorism, the Company's business and operations may be severely adversely
affected or destroyed.
THE COMPANY MAY SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER ITS CURRENT BUSINESS AND REVENUE MODEL
The Company's current business and revenue model represents the current view
of the optimal business and revenue structure, i.e., to derive revenues and
achieve profitability in the shortest period of time. There can be no assurance
that current models will not be altered significantly or replaced with an alternative
model that is driven by motivations other than near-term revenues and/or profitability
(E.G. building market share before the Company's competitors). Any such alteration
or replacement of the business and revenue model may ultimately result in the
deferring of certain revenues in favor of potentially establishing larger market
share. The Company cannot assure that any adjustment or change in the business
and revenue model will prove to be successful.
NEED FOR SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL FINANCING
The Company has lines of credit with factoring Companies that are extended month-to-month.
The Company is seeking to obtain asset based financing that would provide for,
among other things, greater flexibility to expand operations. There is no guarantee
that the Company will be able to obtain financing required to continue to expand
its business or that its present funding sources will continue to extend terms
under which the Company can operate efficiently. If the Company is unable to
secure financing under favorable terms, the Company and its Stockholders may
be materially adversely affected. The Company also relies on factors to expedite
cash flow. There is no assurance that the Company will continue to be able to
factor its receivable or to obtain, either replacement or additional financing
on acceptable terms.
The Company's continued viability depends on its ability to raise capital. Changes
in economic, regulatory or competitive conditions may lead to cost increases.
Management may also determine that it is in the best interest of the Company
to expand more rapidly than currently intended, to expand marketing activities,
to develop new or enhance existing services or products, to respond to competitive
pressures or to acquire complementary services, businesses or technologies.
In any such case or other change of circumstance, additional financing will
be necessary. If any additional financing is required, there can be no assurances
that the Company will be able to obtain such additional
financing on terms acceptable to the Company and at times required by the Company,
if at all. In such event, the Company may be required to materially alter its
business plan or curtail all or a part of its expansion plans. Any such additional
financing may result in significant dilution to existing stockholders or the
issuance of securities with rights superior to those of the existing Common
Stock. In the event that the Company is unable to raise or borrow additional
funds, the Company may be required to curtail significantly one or more of its
marketing and/or development programs or seek additional third-party funds by
relinquishing the marketing, distribution, development or other rights to the
Company's products and services.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGEMENT
There are several risks associated with the management of the Company. If the
Company loses key personnel and qualified technical staff, the ability to manage
the day-to-day aspects of the business will be weakened.
The Company believes that the attraction and retention of qualified personnel
is critical to success. If the Company loses key personnel or is unable to recruit
qualified personnel, the ability to manage the day-to-day aspects of the business
will be weakened. The Company's operations and prospects depend in large part
on the performance of the senior management team. The loss of the services of
one or more members of the senior management team, could have
a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of
operation. You should be aware that the Company faces significant competition
in the attraction and retention of personnel who possess the skill sets that
are needed. Because the senior management team has unique experience with the
Company and within the transportation industry, it would be difficult to replace
them without adversely affecting the business operations. In addition to their
unique experience, the management team has fostered key relationships with the
Company's suppliers. Such relationships are especially important in an increasingly
non-asset based company such as Segmentz. Loss of these relationships could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's profitability.
The Company's business is highly dependent upon the services of Management,
particularly Allan Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, John S. Flynn, President
and Chief Financial Officer, and Dennis McCaffrey, Chief Operating Officer.
The loss of the services of these members of management could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's operations and future profitability.
RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE COMMON STOCK
Allan Marshal and Christine Otten collectively own approximately 72% of the
outstanding common stock. As a result, they are able to control all matters
requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and the
approval of significant corporate transactions, such as acquisitions, and to
block an unsolicited tender offer. This concentration of ownership could delay,
defer or prevent a change in control of the Company or impede a merger, consolidation,
takeover or other business combination which a stockholder, may otherwise view
favorably.
Provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage, delay
or prevent a change in control of the Company that a stockholder may consider
favorable. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it
more difficult for you and other shareholders to elect directors and take other
corporate actions.
The market price of the Company's common stock may be volatile, which could
cause the value of your investment to decline. Any of the following factors
could affect the market price of the Company's common stock:
changes in earnings estimates and outlook by financial analysts;
the Company's failure to meet financial analysts' and investors' performance expectations;
changes in market valuations of other transportation and logistics companies; and
general market and economic conditions.
In addition, many of the risks described elsewhere in this "Risk Factors"
section could materially and adversely affect the stock price. The stock markets
have experienced price and volume volatility that has affected many companies'
stock prices. Stock prices for many companies have experienced wide fluctuations
that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of those companies.
Fluctuations such as these may affect the market price of the Company's common
stock.
VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICES
The Company's common stock is a new issue of securities for which there is currently
no trading market. Although the Company expects its common stock to be quoted
on the NASDAQ Over the Counter Market ("NASDAQ OTC"), an active trading
market for the Company's common stock may not develop or be sustained.
In the event that an established public market does develop for the Company's
shares, market prices will be influenced by many factors, and will be subject
to significant fluctuation in response to variations in operating results of
the Company and other factors such as investor perceptions of the Company, supply
and demand, interest rates, general economic conditions and those specific to
the industry, international political conditions, development with regard to
the Company's activities, future financial condition and management.
FUTURE SALES OF THE COMMON STOCK IN THE PUBLIC MARKET MAY DEPRESS THE STOCK
PRICE
The market price of the common stock could decline as a result of sales by the
Company's existing stockholders of a large number of shares of the common stock.
These sales might also make it more difficult for the Company to sell additional
equity securities at a time and price that the Company deems appropriate.
APPLICABILITY OF LOW PRICED STOCK RISK DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
The common stock of the Company may be considered a low priced security under
rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. Under these rules, broker-dealers
participating in transactions in low priced securities must first deliver a
risk disclosure document which describes that risks associated with such stock,
the broker-dealer's duties, the customer's rights and remedies, and certain
market and other information, and make a suitability determination approving
the customer for low priced stock transactions based on customer's financial
situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose
these restrictions in writing and provide monthly account statements to the
customer, and obtain specific written consent of the customer. With these restrictions,
the likely effect of designation as a low prices stock, would be to decrease
the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market for the stock, to decrease
the liquidity of the stock and increase the transaction cost of sales and purchase
of such stocks compared to other securities.
CONTROL BY PRESENT STOCKHOLDERS
The present stockholders own a majority of the outstanding common stock of the
Company. Since there are no cumulative voting rights under the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation, the present stockholders will remain in control of the Company
and will be able to elect all Directors of the Company and the purchasers of
the shares will not be able to elect any Directors of the Company and they will
have no input or decision making authority with respect to the business decisions
and policies of the Company.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Segmentz, Inc.
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Independent Auditors' Report
Segmentz, Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Contents
Independent Auditors' Reports on Consolidated Financial Statements 1
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets 2
Consolidated Statements of Operations 3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7-21
Independent Auditors' Report
Board of Directors
Segmentz, Inc.
Tampa, Florida
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Segmentz, Inc.
as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years
then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of
the management of Segmentz, Inc. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. These standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall 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 Segmentz, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/Pender Newkirk & Company
Certified Public Accountants
Tampa, Florida
March 19, 2003
Segmentz, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31,
2002 2001
Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,758 $ 39,489 Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $136,644 and $45,000 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively 3,017,091 1,008,576 Other receivables: 40,741 108,421 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 295,425 107,687 Total current assets 3,357,015 1,324,326 Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 211,063 321,808 Other Assets: Note receivable, net of allowance, at December 31, 2001, of $225,000 0 225,000 Note receivable, net of allowance, at December 31, 2001, of $200,000 0 64,833 Loans and advances 25,611 31,850 Total other assets 25,611 321,683 3,593,689 1,324,326 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current Liabilities: Accounts payable 706,407 623,677 Accrued salary and wages 6,770 66,962 Accrued expenses, other 161,033 80,152 Obligations due under factoring arrangement 1,709,097 639,461 Advance from shareholder 51,177 0
Total current liabilities 2,634,484 1,410,252 Stockholders' equity: Convertible preferred stock; $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,188,819 and 1,200,784 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively 1,188,819 1,200,794 Common stock; $.001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 6,752,913 and 6,502,913 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively 6,753 6,503 Stock payable 30,000 0 Additional paid in capital 2,847 (6,403) Accumulated deficit (269,214) (643,329) Total stockholders' equity 959,205 557,565
$ 3,593,689 $1,967,817
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 2Segmentz, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Year Ended December 31,
2002 2001
Revenues:
Operating revenue $ 9,960,810 $ 8,455,766
Consulting and other revenue 33,696 11,464
9,994,506 8,467,230
Expenses:
Cost of Sales 7,781,632 7,509,712
General and administrative expenses 1,743,476 1,318,392
Loss in investment 0 78,999
Gain on sale of fixed assets (43,830)
Interest expense 139,113 216,548
9,620,391 9,123,651
Income (Loss) before taxes 374,115 (656,421)
Income tax expense 0 0
Net income (loss) $ 374,115 $ (656,421)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share $ .06 $ (.10)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 6,565,242 6,502,913
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ .05 $ (.10)
Weighted average common shares outstanding 7,956,009 6,502,913
Segmentz, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in stockholders' Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Balance, December 31, 2000
Recapitalization of company
Issuance of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock 426,898 $426,898
Issuance of Series A convertible preferred stock 773,896 $773,896
Net loss for the year
Balance, December 31, 2001 1,200,794 1,200,794
Redemption of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock (11,975) (11,975)
Series C Redeemable convertible preferred and common stock payable
Issuance of common stock
Issuance of warrants for services
Net income for the year
Balance, December 31, 2002 1,188,819 $1,188,819
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Segmentz, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Segmentz, Inc.
Year Ended December 31,
2002 2001 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information and noncash financing activities: Cash paid during the year for interest $ 155,192 $ 201,469During the year ended December 31, 2002, a stockholder offset $299,356 of amounts due him against receivables which were deemed to be uncollectible in accordance with a guarantee from the stockholder.
During the year ended December 31, 2002, the majority stockholder satisfied $11,975 of proceeds he owed to Company by redeeming 11,975 shares of his preferred stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the holders of debt amounting to $1,200,794 received 1,200,794 shares of preferred stock in satisfaction of this liability.
Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
TransL Holdings, a Delaware corporation incorporated in October 2001, is the 100 percent stockholder of Trans-Logistics, Inc., a Florida corporation incorporated in April 2000. In 2002, it was determined by the Board of Directors that it was best to market all services under one name and all operations of Trans-Logistics, Inc., ceased. Segmentz, Inc. (" Segmentz" ) holds all required licenses, permits and insurance policies necessary to provide transportation and logistics services to its client base. Segmentz is a logistics and brokerage organization that offers four core transportation services to its' client base; Truckload, Less-than-truckload (LTL), Expedited services and Air-freight forwarding within a network of cross dock facilities situated in Chicago, Illinois, Evansville, Indiana, Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nashville and Knoxville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. Segmentz' headquarters are in Tampa, FL.
During May 2001, Trans-Logistics Inc. acquired the assets of Q Logistics Solutions, Inc. (" QLS" ) for approximately $367,000. This transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. QLS operated warehouse facilities in Atlanta, GA., Edison, NJ, Orlando, FL., and Chicago, IL. Operations in Orlando and Chicago were subsequently discontinued and those in Atlanta and Edison were relocated to Evansville, IN.
Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
The preparation of consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Operating revenues for truck brokerage services are recognized on the date the freight is delivered. Related costs of delivery of shipments in transit are accrued as incurred. Revenues from warehousing services are recognized as the services are performed.
Cash equivalents consist of all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.
The majority of cash is maintained with a major financial institution in the United States. Deposits with this bank may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand, and, therefore, bear minimal risk.
The Company extends credit to its various customers based on the customer's ability to pay. The Company provides for estimated losses on accounts receivable based on bad debt experience and a review of existing receivables. Based on management's review of accounts receivable and other receivables, an allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $136,600 and $45,000 is considered necessary as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated by the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging generally from two to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations when incurred. Betterments and renewals are capitalized. When property and equipment are sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset account and related accumulated depreciation account are relieved, and any gain or loss is included in operations.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized as income in the period that included the enactment date.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS is similarly calculated, except that the denominator includes common shares that may be issued subject to existing rights with dilutive potential, except when their inclusion would be antidilutive.
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, include trade receivables. Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the Company's large number of customers and wide range of industries and locations served. One customer comprised approximately 6 and 21 percent of the December 31, 2002 and 2001 customer accounts receivable balance, respectively. Sales to this customer comprised approximately 18 and 28 percent of the Company's sales for the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, notes receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the Company's debt is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities.
On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS 144 addresses the financial accounting and reporting for the impairment of long-lived assets, excluding goodwill and intangible assets, to be held and used or disposed of. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations. In accordance with SFAS 144, the carrying values of long-lived assets are periodically reviewed by the Company and impairments would be recognized if the expected future operating non-discounted cash flows derived from an asset were less than its carrying value.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146, " Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities" , which is effective for the Company for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. This Statement addresses financial accounting and
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Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, " Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." This Statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue 94-3 a liability for an exit cost as defined, was recognized at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. The Company will adopt SFAS 146 for all exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002 and does not expect this statement to have a material effect on its financial statements.
The FASB issued SFAS 148, " Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure" , which is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2003. This Statement amends FASB Statement No. 123, " Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" , to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, this Statement amends the disclosure requirements of Statement 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee
Certain minor reclassifications have been made in the 2001 financial statements to conform to the classifications used in 2002. These reclassifications had no effect on total assets, stockholders' equity, total cash flows, or net income.
4. Equipment
Equipment consists of :
2002 2001
Leasehold improvements $ 4,462 $ 3,685
Office equipment 56,620 56,621
Warehouse equipment 148,760 148,760
Warehouse shelving 51,947 67,000
Computer equipment 61,000 61,000
Computer software 41,140 38,077
363,929 375,143
Less accumulated depreciation 152,866 53,335
$ 211,063 $ 321,808
Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
5. Note Receivable
As disclosed in Note 2, during the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company and LMRI mutually rescinded an acquisition agreement. This agreement did not rescind an amount that was due to the Company as part of the purchase price. As a result, the Company has recognized a reduction of G&A expenses and a demand note receivable of an equal amount of $450,000 due from LMRI during the year ended December 31, 2001. The terms of this note exclude interest until demand is made for payment. During the year ended December 31, 2001, $225,000 was expensed in connection with this receivable as uncollectible. During the year ended December 31, 2002, $60,000 was received on this note, and the balance due of $165,000 was determined to be uncollectible and was expensed.
6. Obligation Due Under Factoring Arrangement
The Company factors substantially all of its accounts receivable. During the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company utilized the services of three factoring companies. Accounts receivable are factored to companies with full recourse for unpaid invoices in excess of 90 days old. The most recent agreement provides for the payment of factoring fees at 2.5 percent of each invoice factored.
7. Income TaxesSegmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
In December 2001, the Company issued 773,896 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
for the conversion of a $773,896 note payable to Bryant Plastics, Inc.
Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at
the option of the holder, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company
at a conversion price equal to the trading price of the shares or at the price
of the last placement of shares by the Company, whichever is less. Interest
on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock is cumulative at an interest of
six percent (6%) per annum through December 31, 2001. The Series A Preferred
Stock does not accrue interest subsequent to December 31, 2001.
The Series A Preferred Stock is redeemable at the option of the
Company for cash at a rate of $1.00 per share and shares of common stock as
payment for any accrued interest pursuant to the fixed interest rate of six
percent (6%), such interest which has been reduced to zero pursuant to an agreement
between the parties.
The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, together
with the holders of common stock, on all matters submitted to stockholders for
a vote. Each preferred stockholder is entitled to the number of votes equal
to the number of shares of preferred stock convertible at the time of such vote.
In the event of any distribution or liquidation event, the holders
of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock shall receive a pro-rata distribution
to be determined by performing a fictional conversion into common stock, and
determining the pro-rata distribution of such proceeds on the basis "as-if
converted" which is subordinate in classification to any debt classes which
may be outstanding at the time of such events.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Series B Convertible Preferred Shares
On December 31, 2001,
the Company issued 426,898 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for the conversion
of two notes payable totaling $426,898, one to the majority stockholder, with
a balance due of $181,898, and the other to a secured lender, with a balance
due of $245,000. The Company elected to retire 11,975 shares of Series B Stock
prior to year-end based upon a then-favorable conversion when compared with
the potential floor conversion price of $.50 per share, reducing the number
of shares outstanding to 414,923. The Company subsequently renegotiated a revision
in the floor of the conversion price to $1.00 per share.
Each share of the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at
the option of the holder, at any time into shares of common stock of the Company
at a conversion price equal to the trading price of the shares or at the price
of the last placement of shares by the Company, or at $1.00, whichever is greater.
The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders
of common stock, on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote. Each preferred
stockholder is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares
of preferred stock convertible at the time of such vote.
In the event of any distribution or liquidation event, the holders
of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Stock shall receive a pro-rata distribution
to be determined by performing a fictional conversion into common stock, and
determining the pro-rata distribution of such proceeds on the basis "as-if
converted," which is subordinate in classification to any debt classes
and preferred stock, Series A, which may be outstanding at the time of such
events.
Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Each share of the Series C Preferred Stock is redeemable for $100 within six months of their date of issuance, in addition to interest of ten percent per annum; or bears penalty interest of 5 shares of Common Stock of the Company for each month the Company fails to redeem after the six month period has expired, or can convert, at the Holders option, after failure to redeem within nine months into Senior Debt of the Company, subordinate in nature to any Senior Debt that is in place at the time of the conversion, bearing interest at 12% per annum on the face value of $100 per share. As of December 31, 2002, the Company has an undeclared dividend of approximately $300. The Company has valued the Series C Preferred Stock and the Common Stock by determining fair pricing for the Common Stock based on public trading history and allocated the remaining unit value to the Preferred Shares on a pro-rata basis. The Shares were not issued as of December 31, 2002 and are reflected as of December 31, 2002 as a Stock Payable.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
The Company entered into a relationship in September, 2002 that provided for the issuance of up to 100,000 warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share for a period of five years from their date of issuance. In addition, Halter Financial Group, an investment banking group and shareholder in WBNI, held 78,500 warrants issued in 2001 to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $.01 per share. These warrants were issued prior to the merger of Segmentz, Inc. with TRANSL Holdings when the trading price of the Company's securities was not quoted and trading of the Company's securities took place on the pink sheets. These warrants were exercised in January 2003.
In September, 2002, the Company entered into a consulting agreement in which we agreed to issue five year warrants to purchase up to 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share in exchange for financial advisory services. These warrants vest ratably over a twelve-month period ending September, 2003. The fair value of these warrants expensed in the year ended December 31, 2002, was calculated at $7,000, on a pro-rata basis.
The Company estimates the fair value of each warrant to purchase common stock as detailed above, at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Parameter 2002 2001
Expected volatility 22% 0%
Risk-free interest rate 2.77% 5%
Expected life years 5.00 5.00
Weighted average fair value
of options granted $ .23 $ 0.00
In October 2001, the Company adopted the 2001 Stock Option Plan (the " Plan" ), under which it authorizes options to be granted to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock. The Plan entitles the holder to receive options to purchase common stock of the Company at a specified price in the future. The Board may grant options at its discretion and is responsible for determining the price to be paid for the shares upon exercise of each option, the period within which each option may be exercised, and any additional terms and conditions of each option. The Company granted no options under the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2002.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
The Company utilized the trucking services of an entity related through common ownership. Expenses incurred during the periods ended December 31, 2001 amounted to approximately $206,000 . The expenses incurred for these services are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that may have been incurred had these services been provided by independent third parties. The Company did not utilize services of this related entity during the year ended December 31, 2002.
In December 2001, the majority stockholder of the Company converted $181,898 of debt into 181,898 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. In the year ended December 31, 2002, there was a redemption of 11,975 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2002, a stockholder of the Company consented to a reduction in balance due to it from the Company pursuant to an agreement to offset credit losses in connection with Huff Timber Company, a former customer, and Logistics Management Resources, Inc., and the receivable losses experienced by the Company in the year ended December 31, 2002. The amount of offset was approximately $299,300 and is reflected as a reduction to G&A expenses in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.
The Company utilizes the services of tractor owner-operators that are employed by Bryant Plastics, a stockholder in the Company. The Company's agreement with Bryant Plastics is identical to its agreement with any independent owner-operators, and Bryant receives payment terms and percentages that are identical to other agreements with unrelated entities. The Company believes these terms to be equitable and fair and believes that these transactions are treated in the normal course of business as if Bryant had no relationship with the Company other than that of an owner-operator.
13. Lease Commitments
The Company leases office space for its headquarters under a lease that expires in April 2006. The initial lease term is for a period of five years and the lease agreement includes an optional lease period of an additional three years. The Company also leases certain equipment under non-cancelable operating leases.
As part of the lease agreement, the Company has issued an unused letter of credit in the amount of $40,000. The amount required of the letter of credit is reduced by $8,000 per year and may be drawn if certain lease commitments have not been met or have been violated.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
13. Lease Commitments (continued)
On March 17, 2003, the Company entered into a sublease agreement that provided the Company with approximately 8,000
square feet of additional space through August 2006. The Company will begin to tender rent payments under this sublease as of April 1, 2003.
The following is a schedule by year of future minimum rental payments required under operating leases, including the sublease entered into subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2002, that have an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year as of December 31, 2002:
Year Ending
December 31,
2004 147,338
2005 143,875
2006 140,972
2006 79,089
$ 511,274
The Company leased facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia and Edison, New Jersey on an " at will" basis. Monthly rental payments for these facilities totaled approximately $65,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Company has vacated these facilities as of December 31, 2002.
Rent expense amounted to approximately $276,000 and $776,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
14. Other Commitments
The Company has an employment agreement with an officer of the Company that entitles the officer to receive a severance payment equal to the remaining salary owed under the employment agreement, plus the base salary for the next five years after the term of the employment agreement, including certain other benefits to be paid for following termination.
As previously disclosed in Note 13, the Company has a stand by letter of credit amounting to $40,000.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
15. Contingent Liabilities
The Company has been party to a lease in its Atlanta facility that was believed to be month-to-month pursuant to data provided by LMR, which was in operational control of the Company at the time the Company purchased the assets of QLS from bankruptcy and began utilizing the space in Forest Park, Georgia pursuant to providing logistic services for clients. The Company notified the landlord, IDI Services, Inc. (" IDI" ), of its intentions to find smaller space and offered IDI an opportunity to provide a lesser facility size within the facility currently occupied by the Company. IDI informed the Company at that time that the Company was party to a lease arrangement that had previously not been disclosed or evidenced.
During February 2002, IDI and the Company were engaged in discussions to resolve this misunderstanding in which the Company asserts that IDI accepted a letter of credit provided by LMR as inducement to enter into the lease with LMR, with whom the Company had an arrangement to vacate the premises of its month-to-month sublease on 30 days written notice. IDI’s assertion included a variety of material issues, including a representation that the Company was a prime lease holder with an obligation through May 2006. The Company had subsequently secured legal counsel and continued to assert that any lease documents that existed suggesting the Company's prime tenancy was not authorized by the Company, its board, or officers as provided for in the Company's bylaws. The Company continued to defend its position in this matter and believed that it would reach an amicable settlement pursuant to this issue.
On June 17, 2002, the Company received a summons from Industrial Property Fund I, LP that named the Company as a co-defendant in a civil action pursuant to the Company's tenancy in Forest Park, Georgia, which the Company continues to assert and claim is a month-to-month tenancy under which the Company has no obligation other than payment of rent when due. In July 2002, the action was dismissed with regards to monetary damages against the Company. No financial remedies are currently sought in connection with this action, and the Company has vacated the premises in accordance with its agreement to do so.
The Company is involved in certain legal actions which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company is defending these proceedings. While it is not feasible to predict or determine the outcome of these matters, the Company does not anticipate any of these matters or these matters in the aggregate will have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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Segmentz, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
16. Segment Information
Segment information has been prepared in accordance with SFAS No. 131, " Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." The Company has two reportable segments: truck hauling brokering and warehouse operations. The segments were determined based on the types of services provided by each segment. The Company had only one reportable segment until the purchase of QLS in 2001.
The brokering operations arrange truckload transportation with dedicated Company equipment, owner operator fleet, and extensive agent partners throughout 48 states.
The Company relocated its warehouse locations in the third quarter of 2002, closing both locations to mitigate carrying costs until new facilities were located. The first new facility opens in May 2003 in Evansville, IN and the segment will resume ongoing operations as of that date as part of a long-term contract to provide dedicated delivery services to an international auto company as part of an agreement with Schneider Logistics.
For the year ended December 31, 2001, information regarding operations by segment was as follows:
Trucking Warehouse Total
Revenue $ 5,596,318 $ 2,859,448 $ 8,455,766
Other $ 73,294 $ 11,464 $ 11,464
Interest expense $ 216,548 $ 0 $ 216,548
Depreciation $ 9,759 $ 43,576 $ 53,335Net (loss) income $ (827,433) $ 171,012 $ (656,421)
Equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation $ 46,258 $ 275,550 $ 321,808
Segment assets $ 1,302,117 $ 665,700 $ 1,967,817
For the year ended December 31, 2002, information regarding operations by segment was as follows:
Trucking Warehouse Total
Revenue $ 8,061,123 $ 1,899,687 $ 9,960,810
Other $ 33,696 $ 0 $ 33,696
Interest expense $ 139,113 $ 0 $ 139,113
Depreciation $ 11,734 $ 90.030 $ 101,764Net (loss) income $ 295,521 $ 78,594 $ 374,115
Equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation $ 34,524 $ 176,539 $ 211,063
Segment assets $ 3,214,150 $ 379,539 $ 3,593,689
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
17. Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each year. Shares issued during the year are weighed for the portion of the year that they were outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed in a manner consistent with that of basic earnings per share while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period.
The following is a reconciliation from basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2002:
Net Income Weighted Average Earnings Per Share
Shares Outstanding
Basic 374,115 6,690,584 $.06
Effect of dilution:
Stock options 1,265,425
Diluted 374,115 7,956,009 $.05
As of December 31, 2001, all warrants and convertible preferred stock were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because 2001 was a year in which the Company experienced a loss, therefore having no earnings per share to compute, during which time such warrants and preferred shares would have been anti-dilutive.
18. Subsequent Events
The 78,035 warrants issued in connection with the merger between Trans-Logistics and Segmentz, Inc. were exercised in January 2003, resulting in 78,035 shares of restricted common stock of the Company being issued to the Halter Financial Group for $.01 per share.
On March 17, 2003, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with R.W. Baird & Company that provided the Company with approximately 8,000 square feet of additional space at 18302 Highwoods Preserve Parkway through August 2006. The Company will begin to tender rent payments under this sublease as of April 1, 2003.
ITEM
8. CHANGES IN OR DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.
The Company has no changes in accounting firm or disagreement with existing
accounting firm to report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002.
ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS, COMPLIANCE
WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
Directors and Executive Officers
The following sets forth information concerning the officers and directors,
including their ages, present principal occupations, other business experience
during the last five years, membership on committees of the board of directors
and directorships in other publicly-held companies.
NAME AGE POSITION WITH SEGMENTZ
Allan Marshall
36
Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer & Director
John S. Flynn 38
President
& Chief Financial Officer & Director
Dennis M. McCaffrey 35
Chief
Operating Officer & Director
Allan Marshall was a director of Trans-Logistics from November 2000 to November
2001, when Trans-Logistics changed its name to Segmentz. He has served as Director
and the Chief Executive Officer of Segmentz since its acquisition on November
1, 2001. Prior to Trans-Logistics and Segmentz, Mr. Marshall founded U.S. Transportation
Services, Inc. ("UST") in 1995, whose main focus was third party logistics.
UST was sold to Professional Transportation Group, Inc. in January of 2000 and
Professional Transportation Group ceased business in November of 2000. Prior
to 1995, Mr. Marshall served as Vice President of U.S. Traffic Ltd, where he
founded their USA Logistics division.
John S. Flynn, is a Senior Managing Member of Aspen Rhodes Capital Corporation,
LLC ("Aspen Rhodes"). Prior to co-founding Aspen Rhodes, Mr. Flynn
was an entrepreneur, developing a nationwide computer service company, a regional
environmental service firm and a management consulting firm. Mr. Flynn has completed
over $500 million of funding in his career, including asset based capital market
products, below investment grade bonds and private equities. He has completed
numerous merger transactions and consulting related to acquisitions for Small
and Micro cap public companies, including Westbury Metals Group, US Automotive
and RT Industries during his career.
Dennis McCaffrey served as the Chief Operations Officer of UST since 1996, before
joining the Company in November 2000. He was responsible for creating and implementing
strategic business plans; supervising operations staff; designing and managing
all sales and marketing programs; assisting in the design and implementation
of their internal software program; and forming strategic alliances with contract
carriers including U.S. Express, MS Carriers, Heartland Express, and Swift Transportation.
When UST was sold to Professional Transportation Group in 2000, Mr. McCaffrey
served as an Operations Manager for the Florida division. Mr. McCaffrey also
worked as the Operations Manager for U.S. Traffic Ltd's U.S. operations from
1992 to 1996. Previously, Mr. McCaffrey served in the United States Marine Corps
from 1988 to 1992. Mr. McCaffrey, as Chief Operating Officer, is directly responsible
for the management, growth and success of Trans-Logistics transportation, brokerage,
and logistics operations.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") requires the Company's directors and executive officers, and persons
who own more than ten percent (10%) of a registered class of the Company's equity
securities, to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
and any securities exchanges on which the equities of the Company trade, initial
reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and
other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than
ten percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company
with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. No filings of such persons
have
been made to date.
ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive Officers
The Company's Board appoints the executive officers to serve at the discretion
of the Board. Directors who are also employees receive no compensation for serving
on the Board. The Company's non-employee directors receive no compensation for
serving on the Board. The Company intends to reimburse non-employee directors
for travel and other expenses incurred in connection with attending the Board
meetings.
Allan Marshall, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, received approximately
$150,000 in compensation for the year ended December 31, 2002. John Flynn, the
Company's President and Chief Financial Officer, received approximately $120,000
in compensation for the year ended December 31, 2002. Dennis McCaffrey, the
Company's Chief Operating Officer received approximately $80,000 in compensation
for the year ended December 31, 2002.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into an Employment Agreements with Allan Marshall, the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, which terminates on November 15, 2006. The
agreement shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period
after the initial term unless at least 30 days prior to the termination date
either the Company or Mr. Marshall give written notice to the other that the
Employment Agreement will not be renewed. Mr. Marshall will receive an annual
base salary of $150,000, in addition to auto, cellular and other expense allowances,
which may be increased at the discretion of the Board. Additionally, Mr. Marshall
may be eligible to receive an annual bonus based on the Company's financial
performance in the form of stock options and cash not to exceed 15% of his base
salary.
In December, 2001, the Company's Board of Directors resolved to enter into an
Employment Agreement to John S. Flynn, the Company's President, which terminates
December 31, 2005. This Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $120,000,
a non-accountable expense allowance of $1,000 per month, auto, health and cellular
phone reimbursement and bonus of $30,000 payable in warrant value or cash, at
the discretion of the Board of Directors. This Contract has not been executed
as of March 29, 2003.
The Company intends to enter into an Employment Agreement with Dennis M. McCaffrey,
the Company's Chief Operating Officer which will terminate three years from
its inception. This Agreement will provide for, among other things, an annual
base salary of $90,000, and auto, health, cellular phone reimbursement and bonus
at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
KEY MAN INSURANCE
The Company intends to obtain a life insurance policy in the amount of $1,000,000
on the life of Allan Marshall, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The proceeds
of the policy would be payable to the Company.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
On November 1, 2001, the majority stockholders of the Company approved the 2001
Stock Compensation Plan. The number of shares of common stock which may be issued
under the 2001 Plan shall initially be 600,000 shares which amount may, at the
discretion of the Board, be increased from time to time to a number of shares
of common stock equal to 5% of the total outstanding shares of common stock,
provided that the aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be granted
under the 2001 Plan shall not exceed 600,000 shares. The Company may also utilize
the granting of options under the 2001 Plan to attract qualified individuals
to become its employees and non-employee directors, as well as to ensure the
retention of management of any acquired business operations. Under the 2001
Plan the Company may also grant restricted stock awards. Restricted stock represents
shares of common stock issued to eligible participants under the 2001 Plan subject
to the satisfaction by the recipient of certain conditions and enumerated in
the specific restricted stock grant. Conditions which may be imposed include,
but are not limited to, specified periods of employment, attainment of personal
performance standards or the Company's overall financial performance. The granting
of restricted stock represents an additional incentive for eligible participants
under the 2001 Plan to promote the Company's development and growth, and may
be used by the management as another means of attracting and retaining qualified
individuals to serve as the Company's employees and directors. Currently, no
options have been granted to employees, consultants, officers or directors.
COMPENSATION TABLE
The information set forth below concerns the cash and non-cash compensation
to certain of the Company's executive officers for each of the past two fiscal
years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001. In each case, the compensation listed
was paid by Segmentz.
Summary Compensation Table Name Year Salary Bonus Adds Expense LT Options Allan J. Marshall 2002 $150,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 CEO 2001 John S. Flynn 2002 $120,000 $18,000 President & CFO Dennis McCaffrey 2002 $ 75,000 Chief Operating Officer ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The table below sets forth, as of March 15, 2003, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Company by each person who the Company knows to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class or series of the Company's capital stock, each of the directors and executive officers individually, and all directors and executive officers as a group. (1) Allan Marshall and Christine Otten are husband and wife. Name Shares Beneficially Percentage of Owned Shares Allan Marshall(1) 3,087,876 46.0 Christine Otten (1) 1,794,804 26.0 --------- ----- 4,882,680 72.0% Ownership of Preferred Stock if Converted* Name Shares Beneficially Percentage of Owned Shares Allan Marshall(1) 3,087,876 39.0% Christine Otten (1) 1,794,804 23.0% --------- 4,882,680 Bryant Plastics 773,896 10.0% (Series B) Bryant Plastics 245,000 3.0% (Series A) Allan J. Marshall 170,023 2.0% ------- ---- (Series A) Total: 6,071,599 77.0% As of March 15, 2003, there were a total of 6,752,913 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding, of which 770,233 shares are held by approximately 464 shareholders of record, 4,882,680 shares are held by the principal shareholder, 773,896 shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, held by one shareholder of record as disclosed in the above table, and 414,923 shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, held by two shareholders of record as disclosed in the above table. ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The Company has utilized the services of Atech Corporation during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 to provide various third party trucking services. Atech Corporation is owned by the Company's largest shareholder. The Company has not transacted any business with Atech during the past fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. The Company continues to utilize the services of Tractor owner-operators that are employed by Bryant Plastics, an investor in the Company. The Company's agreement with Bryant Plastics is identical to its agreement with any independent owner-operators and Bryant receives payment terms and percentages that are identical to other agreements with unrelated entities. The Company believes these terms to be equitable and fair and believes that these transactions are treated in the normal course of business as if Bryant had no relationship with the Company other than that of an owner-operator. ITEM 13. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a) The list of Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes required by Item 7 are included as Item 7. (b) None (c) Exhibits: a. None ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. Allan J. Marshall, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and John S. Flynn, our President and Chief Financial Officer, have performed an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 13a-14 © of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), within 90 days of the date of this report and each has concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations. CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS No significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses, were made as a result of the evaluation. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of 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, in the City of Tampa, State of Florida, on March 31, 2003. SEGMENTZ, INC. DATE: March 31, 2003 By: /s/ Allan Marshall -------------------- Allan Marshall, Chairman Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 31, 2003. Signature Title /s/ Allan J. Marshall -------------------------------- Chairman of the Board of Directors Allan J. Marshall and Chief Executive Officer /s/ John S. Flynn -------------------------------- John S. Flynn President and Chief Financial Officer /s/ Dennis McCaffrey -------------------------------- Dennis McCaffrey Chief Operating Officer CERTIFICATIONS We (Allan J. Marshall & John S. Flynn) certify that:
We have reviewed this annual report of Form 10-KSB of Segmentz, Inc.
Based on our knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
Based on our knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual report;
The registrant's other certifying officers and we are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the " Evaluation Date" ); and
presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
The Registrant's other certifying officers and we have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors( or persons performing the equivalent functions)
all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
The Registrant's other certifying officers and we have indicated in this annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subseqent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
March 28, 2003 /s/ Allan J. Marshall -------------------------------- Chairman of the Board of Directors Allan J. Marshall and Chief Executive Officer /s/ John S. Flynn -------------------------------- John S. Flynn President and Chief Financial Officer CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Segmentz, Inc. (the " Company" ) for the year ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), John S. Flynn, the Principal Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge: The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company. Dated: March 31, 2003 /s/ John S. Flynn _______________________________ John S. Flynn President & Chief Financial Officer This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.