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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-QSB

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File No. 0-23590

 


SUPER VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

DELAWARE   59-3046866

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

8210 PRESIDENTS DR., ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32809

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(407) 857-9900

(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the s Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

 

Class

 

Outstanding at November 10, 2006:

Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value

  2,061,599 shares

Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value

  483,264 shares

 

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format

    Yes  ¨

       No  x

 



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Super Vision International, Inc.

Index to Form 10-QSB

 

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION    Page
  Item 1.   Condensed Financial Statements   
    Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005    1
    Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)    2
    Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)    3
    Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)    4
  Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    11
  Item 3.   Controls and Procedures    19
PART II   OTHER INFORMATION   
  Item 1.   Legal Proceedings    19
  Item 6.   Exhibits    21
SIGNATURES       
EXHIBITS       


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Super Vision International, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

 

    

(Unaudited)

September 30,
2006

   

December 31,
2005

 
ASSETS     

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 129,059     $ 248,080  

Restricted cash

     —         82,943  

Restricted Investments

     500,000       —    

Investments

     50,101       943,127  

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $115,717 and $98,688

     1,416,358       1,516,979  

Inventories, less reserve of $236,784 and $221,286

     4,532,768       3,279,182  

Prepaid expense

     279,154       235,692  

Other assets

     9,737       5,187  
                

Total current assets

     6,917,177       6,311,190  
                

Property and Equipment

     7,777,040       7,445,024  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (5,164,522 )     (4,737,067 )
                

Net property and equipment

     2,612,518       2,707,957  
                

Deposits on equipment

     —         4,200  

Patents and trademarks less accumulated amortization of $117,453 and $100,075

     196,260       177,892  

Other intangible assets less accumulated amortization of $77,232 and $56,915

     59,379       62,151  

Other assets

     60,434       60,418  
                
   $ 9,845,778     $ 9,323,808  
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,618,640     $ 1,484,921  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     154,554       261,652  

Revolving line of credit

     1,252,152       —    

Customer deposits

     25,343       23,143  

Current portion of obligation under capital lease with related party

     260,020       225,814  
                

Total current liabilities

     3,310,709       1,995,530  
                

Obligation under capital lease with related party, less current portion

     2,092,248       2,292,856  
                

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

     —         —    

Class A common stock, $.001 par value, 16,610,866 shares authorized and 2,061,599 and 2,061,299 issued and outstanding

     2,062       2,061  

Class B common stock, $.001 par value, 3,389,134 shares authorized, 483,264 issued and outstanding. Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to five votes per share.

     483       483  

Additional paid-in capital

     10,695,757       10,572,958  

Accumulated deficit

     (6,255,481 )     (5,531,762 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —         (8,318 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     4,442,821       5,035,422  
                
   $ 9,845,778     $ 9,323,808  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Operations – Unaudited

 

    

Three Months

Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Revenues

   $ 2,803,289     $ 3,093,166     $ 8,617,301     $ 9,179,673  

Cost of sales

     1,747,309       1,814,662       4,969,807       5,181,428  
                                

Gross margin

     1,055,980       1,278,504       3,647,494       3,998,245  

Operating expenses:

        

Selling, general and administrative

     1,277,976       1,064,978       3,880,999       3,425,710  

Research and development

     120,677       147,184       428,987       406,064  

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

     —         —         (300 )     (6,000 )
                                

Total operating expenses

     1,398,653       1,212,162       4,309,686       3,825,774  
                                

Operating Income (Loss)

     (342,673 )     66,342       (662,192 )     172,471  

Non-Operating Income (Expense):

        

Interest income

     11,270       15,529       29,669       38,636  

Interest expense

     (109,659 )     (91,294 )     (287,630 )     (278,919 )

Other income

     57,775       30,108       196,434       95,299  
                                

Total non-operating income (expense)

     (40,614 )     (45,657 )     (61,527 )     (144,984 )
                                

Net Income (Loss)

   $ (383,287 )   $ 20,685     $ (723,719 )   $ 27,486  
                                

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share:

        

Basic and diluted

   $ (0.15 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.28 )   $ 0.01  
                                

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     2,544,863       2,542,132       2,544,798       2,542,096  
                                

Diluted

     2,544,863       2,591,871       2,544,798       2,570,423  
                                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows – Unaudited

 

    

Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 
     2006     2005  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (723,719 )   $ 27,486  

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:

    

Depreciation

     440,727       385,549  

Amortization of intangible assets and other assets

     37,695       28,935  

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

     (300 )     (6,000 )

Increase in inventory reserve

     15,498       —    

Realized gain on available-for-sale securities

     8,318    

Bond discount amortization

     (3,760 )     —    

Stock-based compensation

     122,169    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

(Increase) decrease in:

    

Trade accounts receivable, net

     100,621       417,247  

Inventories

     (1,269,084 )     (503,571 )

Prepaid expense

     (43,462 )     (257,155 )

Other assets

     55,868       24,303  

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Accounts payable

     133,719       117,953  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     (107,098 )     16,714  

Customer deposits

     2,200       10,815  
                

        Total adjustments

     (506,889 )     385,556  
                

        Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,230,608 )     262,276  
                

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (341,088 )     (193,017 )

Purchase of investments

     (1,363,388 )     (22,421 )

Proceeds from sale of investments

     1,760,174    

Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets

     300       6,000  

Acquisition of patents and trademarks

     (113,735 )     (19,380 )
                

        Net cash used in investing activities

     (57,737 )     (228,818 )
                

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Payments on capital lease obligation

     (166,402 )     (134,140 )

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options

     631       4,936  

Net borrowings on revolving line of credit

     1,252,152       —    
                

        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     1,086,381       (129,204 )
                

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     (201,964 )     (95,746 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period

     331,023       1,017,285  
                

Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period

   $ 129,059     $ 921,539  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

The accompanying condensed financial statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the dates and periods presented. The financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information.

These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2006 or for any future period.

As more fully disclosed in our most recent Form 10-KSB filed on March 29, 2006, we restated our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005 to reflect the capitalization of overhead and freight-in costs on inventory items where such costs were not previously capitalized and the correction of an error in our overhead rate. In addition, as more fully disclosed in our Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on July 21, 2006, we restated our financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 to correct an understatement in the amount of overhead and freight-in costs capitalized as inventory due to an internal calculation error. The financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 included herein reflect this restatement.

The Company has experienced a net loss and significant negative cash flow during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, primarily from purchases and build-up of inventory of our newly developed SaVi™ products, increased selling expenses related to the launch of these new products, increases in general and administrative expenses and lower than expected sales of these new products. Negative cash flow has been funded primarily by the Company’s available cash as well as borrowings on the Company’s revolving line of credit.

Based on the impact of lower than planned revenue, negative cash flow and the operating loss in the first nine months of 2006, management has implemented a significant restructuring plan for the second half of 2006 to reduce the cash burn rate while striving to achieve profitability. In the third quarter, management implemented a targeted job reduction/consolidation plan aimed at right sizing the Company’s workforce and expenses relative to its projected revenue for 2006. This initiative reduced Super Vision’s overall head count by 19% from 59 to 48 employees. As a result of the savings from this restructuring and the benefits of a focused reduction in both manufacturing and administrative expenses in the second half of 2006, management expects to see reduced controllable operating expenses of over $200,000 during the six months ended December 31, 2006. The combined effect should be a net reduction in controllable operating expenses of over $400,000 during the six month ended December 31, 2006 as compared to actual operating expenses during the first six months of 2006.

However despite realized reductions in payroll and related benefits, reductions in key R&D expenses and reductions in marketing related expenses resulting from the restructuring, increased legal expenses in the third quarter relating to the litigation with Color Kinetics, Inc. (“Color Kinetics”), together with increased commission expenses in the period overshadowed the realized expense reductions. However, management believes that the positive effect of this restructuring may be more visible during the remainder of the year assuming an anticipated reduction in legal expenses can be achieved. Management is also considering its options with respect to terminating the Company’s capital lease obligation, and has begun searching for an appropriate facility within the area to move the Company’s operations. If successful, management anticipates an annual reduction in the Company’s operating expenses of approximately $350,000 resulting from a smaller footprint. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in relocating on such terms. In addition, the board of directors has authorized management to coordinate the evaluation of strategic options for the Company to consider including, but not limited to, raising capital. There can be no assurance that any such transaction can be consummated.

Management currently expects that the Company’s investments, cash on hand, borrowings under its revolving line of credit and funds generated by operations will be adequate to meet the Company’s cash needs in the near term. However, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern depends on its ability to generate increased revenues from the sale of its new SaVi™ product line as well as the impact of cost savings initiatives. There can be no assurance that the Company’s efforts will be sufficient to meet the Company’s expected cash needs. In addition, if the Company is unsuccessful in certain pending litigation matters, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. See Note 7 below and Part II, Item 1 of this Form 10-QSB.

On November 8, 2006, the court in Color Kinetics, Inc. v. Super Vision International, Inc. entered a final judgment against the Company which assessed attorney’s fees against the Company of approximately $1.58 million, granted a motion for permanent injunction with respect to the products specifically found by the Court to be infringing and denied a proposal by Color Kinetics to include the Company’s SaViTM line of products as an item of enjoined behavior.

The Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity and achieve long-term viability is dependent upon successfully reducing its cost structure, increasing revenues and managing its obligations under this final judgment. The Company continues to assert that its patents are valid and that its products do not infringe Color Kinetic’s patents, and intends to appeal the Court’s final judgment. As a result, the Company has not recorded a liability or established a loss reserve on its books in connection with the Court’s order. However, if the Company is unsuccessful with its appeal, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, business prospects, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. In addition, if the Company is unable to manage its obligations under the final judgment, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will be able to maintain adequate liquidity or achieve long-term viability.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies are as set forth in the notes to financial statements referred to above.

Revenue recognition - Generally, the Company recognizes revenue for its products upon shipment to customers, provided no significant obligations remain and collection is probable. For sales that include customer acceptance terms, revenues are recorded after customer acceptance.

Investments – The Company accounts for investments in debt securities as held-to-maturity and records the investments at amortized cost when the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold those securities to maturity. The amortized costs of debt securities are adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in investment income.

The lender for our revolving line of credit requires that we maintain a minimum investment balance of $500,000 in accounts held at our lender which is classified as restricted.

At September 30, 2006, the Company held investments in marketable securities that were classified as held-to-maturity and consisted of the following:

 

     September
30, 2006
              
     Net Carrying
Amount
   Unrecognized
Holding Gains
   Unrecognized
Holding Losses
   Estimated
Fair Value

Corporate Bonds

   $ 550,101    $ 389    —      $  549,712

Stock-based compensation – On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No. 123(R) requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expenses for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options and restricted stock based on estimated fair values. SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method. Under the modified prospective method, compensation costs are recognized beginning with the effective date based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s financial statements for the prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS No. 123(R).

SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period in the Company’s financial statements. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 as allowed under SFAS No. 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based compensation expenses have been recognized in the Company’s statement of operations for stock options because the exercise price of the Company’s stock options granted to employees and directors equaled the fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant.

SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, no reduction has been made for estimated forfeitures on awards that may not vest because the effect on stock-based compensation expense is not material. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS No. 123 for the periods prior to fiscal 2006, the Company accounted for stock option forfeitures as they occurred. The cumulative adjustment to reduce costs that were actually recognized to reflect estimated forfeitures is not material.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued):

Stock-based compensation expenses recognized in the accompanying unaudited statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, was $51,996 and $122,169, respectively. As a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company’s net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $0.02 and $0.05 greater, respectively, than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25. Had the Company determined compensation costs based on the estimated fair value at the grant dates for its stock options granted prior to adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company’s pro forma net loss and loss per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 would have been as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2005

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2005

 

Net income, as reported

   $ 20,685     $ 27,486  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards

     (879,585 )     (923,281 )
                

Pro forma net loss

   $ (858,900 )   $ (895,795 )
                

Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) per common share:

    

As reported

   $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
                

Pro forma

   $ (0.34 )   $ (0.35 )
                

The fair value options granted were determined using the Black-Scholes Valuation model with the following key assumptions (a) an average discount rate of 4.8% and 3.8% for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and 5.2% and 3.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005; (b) an average volatility factor of 88.1% and 39.8% for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and 71.6% and 40.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 based upon the volatility of the Company’s stock price as measured daily for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and monthly for all other periods; (c) an average expected option life of 7 years for all periods; and (d) no dividend yield for all periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 simplifies and codifies guidance on fair value measurements under generally accepted accounting principles. This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and prescribes expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

2. Inventories:

Inventories consist of the following:

 

     September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Raw materials

   $ 3,398,334     $ 2,385,118  

Finished goods

     1,371,218       1,115,350  
                
     4,769,552       3,500,468  

Less: Reserve for obsolescence

     (236,784 )     (221,286 )
                

Net inventories

   $ 4,532,768     $ 3,279,182  
                

 

3. Capital Lease Obligation with Related Party:

The Company leases its operating facility from a corporation, Max King Realty, owned by the Company’s Chairman of the Board. The lease has a fifteen-year term extending through June 15, 2012. Assets recorded under this capital lease included in property and equipment are as follows:

 

     September 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Office/Warehouse building

   $ 3,081,000     $ 3,081,000  

Less accumulated amortization

     (1,899,950 )     (1,745,900 )
                
   $ 1,181,050     $ 1,335,100  
                

At September 30, 2006, future minimum lease payments for the remainder of 2006 and years subsequent are as follows:

 

2006

   $ 168,294  

2007

     692,811  

2008

     706,836  

2009

     727,451  

2010

     742,176  

Thereafter

     1,088,532  
        

Minimum lease payments

     4,126,100  

Less amount representing interest and executory costs

     (1,773,832 )
        

Present value of net minimum lease payments under capital lease

   $ 2,352,268  
        

Deposits included in other assets paid under this lease agreement totaled $59,167 at September 30, 2006.

On September 1, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with a sub-lessee to lease approximately 30,000 square feet of warehouse space effective September 14, 2005 through September 14, 2006 for a monthly payment of $15,000 plus expenses for a pro rata portion of power and water consumption. Total sublease income was approximately $30,000 and $121,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and is included in other income on the statements of operations. The sub-lessee vacated the property on September 14, 2006 and this space is currently unoccupied.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

4. Stock Option Plan:

The Company adopted a stock option plan in 1994 (the “1994 Plan”) that provided for the grant of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, and reserved 450,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for future issuance under the plan. The option price must have been at least 100% of market value at the date of the grant and the options have a maximum term of 10 years. Options granted typically vest ratably over a three-year period or based on achievement of performance criteria. As of September 30, 2006, options to purchase 88,132 shares of Class A common stock were vested and exercisable under the 1994 Plan. The 1994 Plan terminated in 2004.

On September 18, 2003, the Company adopted a new stock option plan (the “2003 Plan”) that provides for the grant of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, and reserved 450,000 additional shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for future issuance under the plan. The option price of incentive stock options must be at least 100% of market value at the date of the grant and incentive stock options have a maximum term of 10 years. Options granted typically vest ratably over a three-year period or based on achievement of performance criteria. As of September 30, 2006, 241,614 shares of Class A common stock were vested and exercisable under the 2003 Plan.

The following table summarizes activity in the stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2006:

 

    

Number of

Shares Under

Option

   

Weighted

Average Option

Price

Balance, January 1, 2006

   654,932     $ 4.71

Options granted at market

   38,550     $ 3.02

Options exercised

   (300 )   $ 2.10

Options cancelled

   (132,184 )   $ 6.21
        

Balance, September 30, 2006

   560,998     $ 4.24

As of September 30, 2006, 329,746 options were vested and exercisable under both plans as summarized below:

 

Option

Shares

  

Range of Exercise

Prices

  

Weighted

Average Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average Remaining Life

144,297

   $1.81 - $3.98    $3.69    7.5 years

146,049

   $4.00 -$6.00    $4.41    7.9 years

39,400

   $6.05 -$9.31    $6.52    3.0 years

 

5. Revolving line of credit

On February 10, 2006 the Company secured a $1,200,000 revolving line of credit from a financial institution to manage our working capital needs in conjunction with our cash and investments. The line of credit expires on February 10, 2007. On June 30, 2006, the revolving line of credit was increased to $1,600,000 with the requirement that we maintain a minimum investment balance of $500,000 in accounts held at lender. The line of credit had an outstanding balance of $1,252,152 and an available balance of $347,848 on September 30, 2006. The line is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. Interest is at LIBOR plus 1.85% per annum (7.17% at September 30, 2006) and is payable monthly. The agreement includes financial covenants related to maintenance of tangible net worth and operating losses and achievement of a debt service coverage ratio. The Company was not in compliance with the tangible net worth or operating losses requirements and the debt service coverage ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. However the financial institution waived these covenant violations for the third quarter of 2006.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

6. Earnings (Loss) per Share:

The following is a reconciliation of basic net earnings (loss) per share to diluted net earnings (loss) per share:

 

    

For the Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Numerator:

        

Net income (loss) (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (383,287 )   $ 20,685     $ (723,719 )   $ 27,486  
                                

Denominator:

        

Denominator for basic loss per share
- weighted average shares

     2,544,863       2,542,132       2,544,798       2,542,096  

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

“In-the-money” shares under warrants and stock option agreements

     —         875,558       —         231,404  

Less: shares assumed repurchased under treasury stock method

     —         (825,819 )     —         (203,077 )
                                

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

     2,544,863       2,591,871       2,544,798       2,570,423  
                                

Basic earnings (loss) per share

   $ (0.15 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.28 )   $ 0.01  
                                

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ (0.15 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.28 )   $ 0.01  
                                

Certain employee stock options and outstanding warrants are not included in the computation of earnings (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 because the related shares are contingently issuable or to do so would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company had 850,185 potentially dilutive common shares, respectively, that were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company had 305,909 and 950,063 potentially dilutive common shares, respectively, that were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

 

7. Contingencies:

In the ordinary course of business the Company may have various pending legal proceedings generally involving contractual matters, infringement actions, product liability claims and other matters. Except as stated below, there has been no material developments in the Company’s pending legal proceedings from the descriptions contained in Part I, Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Footnote 11 to the Company’s Financial Statements contained therein as supplemented by the description contained in Part II, Item 1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and Footnote 7 to the Company’s Condensed Financial Statements contained therein.

On March 4, 2002, the Company filed a lawsuit (case number 6:02-CV-270-ORL-19JGG) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Color Kinetics Incorporated (“Color Kinetics”). This was an action for declaratory judgment that certain patents of Color Kinetics are invalid, that the Company’s products do not infringe any of those patents, and that such patents are unenforceable. This action also included claims for monetary damages for interference with prospective business relationships, unfair competition and trade disparagement under the Lanham Act and common law defamation.

On June 6, 2002, Color Kinetics filed a patent infringement suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “Massachusetts Court”), alleging that certain Company products infringe certain of Color Kinetics’ patents for LED lighting systems (case number 02-cv-11137-MEL). The court in Florida transferred the Florida case to the Massachusetts Court, and the two cases were informally consolidated under the Massachusetts case number. On August 22, 2005, the Massachusetts Court granted Color Kinetics’ motions for summary judgment and issued a judgment declaring, among other things, that certain products of the Company infringed certain Color Kinetics’ patents. On May 12, 2006, the Massachusetts Court granted Color Kinetics’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs on the condition that Color Kinetics waives its claims as to damages and willful infringement of its patents. The Court ordered Color Kinetics to submit further documentation as to its estimated $1.58 million in attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

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Super Vision International, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

7. Contingencies (continued):

Color Kinetics filed a motion for entry of final judgment on July 26, 2006 including assessment of attorneys’ fees of approximately $1.58 million. Color Kinetics also moved on July 26, 2006 for the entry of a permanent injunction against the Company with respect to the products specifically found to be infringing, namely the Super Vision EVPL,EV-213-WS, CL Light Bar, AGS, IGP, and IGS products, and further requested a permanent injunction with respect to products as to which there has been no determination regarding infringement, namely the SaVi™ Flood Light, SaVi™ SHO Flood (Super High Output), SaVi™ Accent, SaVi™ Tube, and the SaVi™ Spot fixture, all part of the Company’s SaVi™ product line.

On November 8, 2006, the Court entered a final judgment against the Company which assessed attorneys’ fees against the Company of approximately $1.58 million, granted the motion for a permanent injunction with respect to the products specifically found by the Court to be infringing and denied the proposal by Color Kinetics to include the Company’s SaVi™ line of products as an item of enjoined behavior.

The Company continues to assert that its patents are valid and that its products do not infringe Color Kinetic’s patents, and intends to appeal the Court’s final judgment. As a result, the Company has not recorded a liability or established a loss reserve on its books in connection with the Court’s order. However, if the Company is unsuccessful with its appeal, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, business prospects, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. In addition, if the Company is unable to manage its obligations under the final judgment, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will be able to maintain adequate liquidity or achieve long-term viability.

On March 5, 2004, the Company filed a law suit in Federal District Court in Orlando, Florida (case number 6:04-CV-313-ORL-18-JGG) seeking past due royalties and damages in excess of $10.5 million against Color Kinetics for alleged past and current infringement violations of U.S. Patent #4,962,687 on “Variable Color Lighting System.” In late 2004, this case was transferred to the Massachusetts District Court in Boston (case number 04-12631-RCL). In September 2005, the court granted Color Kinetics’ motion to dismiss Super Vision’s patent infringement claims against Color Kinetics based on a ruling that Super Vision did not have standing to sue for infringement. The dismissal allowed Super Vision to file the infringement case against Color Kinetics again, under certain conditions. The Company believes it has met those conditions and clarified its agreement with High End Systems in December 2005. On April 7, 2006, Super Vision filed a new law suit for the same claims of alleged past and current infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Color Kinetics filed its answer to the Texas action on June 19, 2006 denying the allegations made by Super Vision in its complaint, asserting several affirmative defenses, and asserting counterclaims seeking declaratory judgment of non-infringement, invalidity, and inequitable conduct.

On April 10, 2006, Color Kinetics filed a new lawsuit in the Massachusetts District Court in Boston (case number:1:06-CV-10641-RCL) asking for a declaratory judgment that Super Vision’s patent #4,962,687 is invalid, unenforceable and the claims of the patent are not infringed by Color Kinetics. On September 15, 2006 the Company responded in Texas to Color Kinetic’s motion to dismiss and motion to transfer venue and is currently waiting for the judge to rule on these motions. The Company also filed a motion to transfer venue to Texas in the new Massachusetts case and a hearing on this motion has been set for November 20, 2006 in Boston. The Company believes that it will prevail in the Texas suit, which was filed first, and intends to vigorously defend itself against Color Kinetics’ new Massachusetts suit. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these legal matters and unfavorable rulings in these matters could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources.

On May 10, 2006, B&S Plastics, Inc. doing business as Waterway Plastics (“B&S Plastics”) filed a law suit against the Company in the Federal District Court of the Central District of California (case number: CV06-2826-GHK (JTLx)) for patent infringement and unfair competition alleging that one of the Company’s new waterfall products infringes its patent for a pool/spa waterfall apparatus with an interchangeable outlet cap. Subsequently, the Company was served on July 17, 2006. Although the Company denies any patent infringement, it has entered into settlement discussions to resolve the dispute to the mutual satisfaction of both companies. In the unlikely event that these settlement discussions end without an agreement, it is not expected that the continuation of the law suit would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, liquidity and/or capital resources.

A settlement of all disputes between Ocean Bank and Great Eastern Bank of Florida (Ocean Bank) and the Company (case number CI99-9392 in the 9th Judicial Court of Orange County Florida) was reached in October 2006 to the mutual satisfaction of all parties. After costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and a payment to Mr. Kingstone pursuant to the Participation Agreement between Super Vision and Mr. Kingstone, as amended, Super Vision received a net amount of approximately $237,000 from the proceeds of the settlement in November, 2006. Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, Mr. Kingstone is expected to receive approximately $252,000 from the proceeds of the settlement.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information that management believes is useful in understanding our operating results, cash flows and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the unaudited Condensed Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report and in the audited Financial Statements and related Notes to Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the discussions in this report contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, the attainment of which involve various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “believe”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “predict”, “forecast”, “intend”, “potential”, or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to, among other factors, competition in each of the Company’s product areas, dependence on suppliers, the Company’s limited manufacturing experience, the condition of the international marketplace, the evolving nature of the Company’s fiber optic and LED lighting technology and the results of pending litigation. Additional information concerning these or other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or projected in, or even implied by, such forward-looking statements is contained in this report and also from time to time in the Company’s other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. Neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements. The Company is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report on Form 10-QSB to conform its prior statements to actual results.

Overview

Super Vision International, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and sells LED and fiber optic lighting products to be used in applications in the commercial, architectural, signage, swimming pool and OEM markets. The Company derives its revenues primarily from sales of SIDE-GLOW® and END-GLOW® fiber optic lighting (FOL) cables, fiber optic lighting sources, accessories, endpoint signs and displays and FlexLED™, BorderLight™, and SaVi™ brand LED lighting products and control systems. The Company also designs, manufactures, markets and sells fiber optically lit waterfalls and water features under the Oasis Waterfalls™ brand. The Company markets and distributes products globally primarily through multiple networks of independent sales representatives and distributors.

As more fully disclosed in our most recent Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29, 2006, we restated our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005 to reflect the capitalization of overhead and freight-in costs on inventory items where such costs were not previously capitalized and the correction of an error in our overhead rate. The financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 included herein reflect this restatement.

The Company has experienced a net loss and significant negative cash flow during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, primarily from purchases and build-up of inventory of our newly developed SaVi™ products, increased selling expenses related to the launch of these new products, increases in general and administrative expenses and lower than expected sales of these new products. Negative cash flow has been funded primarily by the Company’s available cash as well as borrowings on the Company’s revolving line of credit.

Based on the impact of lower than planned revenue, negative cash flow and the operating loss in the first nine months of 2006, management has implemented a significant restructuring plan for the second half of 2006 to reduce the cash burn rate while striving to achieve profitability. In the third quarter, management implemented a targeted job reduction/consolidation plan aimed at right sizing the Company’s workforce and expenses relative to its projected revenue for 2006. This initiative reduced Super Vision’s overall head count by 19% from 59 to 48 employees. As a result of the savings from this restructuring and the benefits of a focused reduction in both manufacturing and administrative expenses in the second half of 2006, management expects to see reduced controllable operating expenses of over $200,000 during the six months ended December 31, 2006. The combined effect should be a net reduction in controllable operating expenses of over $400,000 during the six month ended December 31, 2006 as compared to actual operating expenses during the first six months of 2006.

However despite realized reductions in payroll and related benefits, reductions in key R&D expenses and reductions in marketing related expenses resulting from the restructuring, increased legal expenses in the third quarter relating to the litigation with Color Kinetics, Inc. together with increased commission expenses in the period overshadowed the realized expense reductions. However, management believes that the positive effect of this restructuring may be more visible during the remainder of the year assuming an anticipated reduction in legal expenses can be achieved. Management is also considering its options with respect to terminating the Company’s capital lease obligation, and has begun searching for an appropriate facility within the area to move the Company’s operations. If successful, management anticipates an annual reduction in the Company’s operating expenses of approximately $350,000 resulting from a smaller footprint. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in relocating on such terms. In addition, the board of directors has authorized management to coordinate the evaluation of strategic options for the Company to consider including, but not limited to, raising capital. There can be no assurance that any such transaction can be consummated.

 

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Management currently expects that the Company’s investments, cash on hand, borrowings under its revolving line of credit and funds generated by operations will be adequate to meet the Company’s cash needs in the near term. However, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern depends on its ability to generate increased revenues from the sale of its new SaVi™ product line as well as the impact of cost savings initiatives. There can be no assurance that the Company’s efforts will be sufficient to meet the Company’s expected cash needs. In addition, if the Company is unsuccessful in certain pending litigation matters, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. See Note 7 to the Condensed Financial Statements included herein and Part II, Item 1 of this Form 10-QSB.

On November 8, 2006, the Court in Color Kinetics, Inc. v. Super Vision International, Inc. entered a final judgment against the company which assessed attorneys’ fees against the Company in the amount of approximately $1.58 million, granted a motion of permanent injunction with respect to the products specifically found by the Court to be infringing and denied a proposal by Color Kinetics to include the Company’s SaVi™ line of products as an item of enjoined behavior.

The Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity and achieve long-term viability is dependent upon successfully reducing its cost structure, increasing revenues and managing its obligations under this final judgment. The Company continues to assert that its patents are valid and that its products do not infringe Color Kinetic’s patents, and intends to appeal the Court’s final judgment. As a result, the Company has not recorded a liability or established a loss reserve on its books in connection with the Court’s order. However, if the Company is unsuccessful with its appeal, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, business prospects, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. In addition, if the Company is unable to manage its obligations under the final judgment, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will be able to maintain adequate liquidity or achieve long-term viability.

Three months ended September 30, 2006 vs. 2005

Results of Operations

 

     (Unaudited) Quarter Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005     Change     % Change  

Revenues

   $ 2,803,289     $ 3,093,166     $ (289,877 )   (9 )%

Cost of Sales

   $ 1,747,309     $ 1,814,662     $ (67,353 )   (4 )%
                              

Gross Margin

   $ 1,055,980     $ 1,278,504     $ (222,524 )   (17 )%
                              

Gross Margin %

     38 %     41 %    
                    

Revenues and Gross Margin

Sales of Fiber Optic Lighting (“FOL”) products accounted for 42% of the Company’s revenue during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 as compared to 50% in the same period of 2005. Sales of LED products accounted for 53% and 45% of the Company’s revenue for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Waterfall and water feature products accounted for 5% of revenue for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. We expect to see our overall product mix continue to shift away from fiber optic lighting products and systems to a greater percentage of LED lighting products and systems. However, we believe that sales of our fiber optic applications will remain a major revenue source for the Company, especially in certain markets such as architectural, perimeter lighting for pools and specialized applications such as display case lighting.

Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were approximately $2,803,000 as compared to approximately $3,093,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005, a decrease of approximately $290,000 or 9%. Our Commercial lighting and our Pool & Spa lighting divisions each saw a 4% decrease in sales primarily driven by lower sales of fiber optic products, while International revenue saw a 25% decrease in revenue as compared to the same period in 2005. However, LED sales were up 70% or $188,000 in Commercial lighting for the quarter compared to the same period in 2005 and Pool and Spa LED sales were up $55,000 or 9% as the sales of our new SaVi™ brand lighting products continue to gain market acceptance.

Overall, revenue from fiber optic sales in the third quarter decreased by 24% or approximately $367,000 offset in part by a $99,000 or 7% increase in revenue from sales of our LED lighting systems. Fiber optic sales decreased mainly due to the timing of project releases in the Commercial market and lower demand for fiber optics in the Pool and Spa market for the quarter. International sales continued to see significantly lower revenues in both fiber optics and LED products in three major territories for the Company; the United Kingdom, the Middle East and China as the Company transitions to new distributors in these markets. This revenue decline was slightly offset by higher sales in Mexico and Europe.

Gross margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was approximately $1,056,000 or 38% as compared to approximately $1,279,000 or 41% for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The decrease in gross margin for the quarter was mainly due to the 24% decline in revenue from higher gross margin fiber optic sales compared to the same period in 2005. Additionally lower revenues for the period did not absorb our fixed cost of sales at the same rate thus resulting in a slightly lower gross margin in the third quarter of 2006.

Direct gross margin, which is revenue less material cost, was 58% for the third quarters of 2006 and 2005 despite the decrease in revenue from fiber optic products. Management continues its focus on material cost reductions especially in its LED product lines where a majority of revenue came from in the third quarter of 2006. FOL and LED sales contributed 48% and 45%, respectively, of the total direct gross margin dollars for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 compared to 57% and 35%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, with the difference made up by direct gross margin from the sale of waterfalls and water features.

 

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Operating Income (Loss)

 

     (Unaudited) Quarter Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005    Change     % Change  

Gross Margin

   $ 1,055,980     $ 1,278,504    $ (222,524 )   (17 )%
                             

Less operating expenses:

         

Selling, general & administrative

     1,277,976       1,064,978      212,998     20 %

Research & development

     120,677       147,184      (26,507 )   (18 )%

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     —         —        —       —    
                             

Total operating expenses

     1,398,653       1,212,162      186,491     15 %
                             

Operating income (loss)

   $ (342,673 )   $ 66,342    $ (409,015 )   (617 )%
                             

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were approximately $1,278,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to approximately $1,065,000 for the same period in 2005, an increase of approximately $213,000 or 20%. The net increase was principally due to a significant increase in legal fees for the quarter related to the Company’s existing litigation, increased commissions related expense and bad debt expenses. These increases in SG&A were offset in part by decreases in wages and benefits resulting from Company’s restructuring initiatives implemented during the third quarter of 2006. Management anticipates seeing continued reduction in certain SG&A related expenses as a result of the cost cutting initiatives implemented earlier in the period.

Research and development costs were approximately $121,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to approximately $147,000 during the same period in 2005, a decrease of $26,000 or 18%. The decrease in R&D expenses was mainly driven by the timing of the cost of direct materials and supplies for new product development initiatives in 2006. An overall increase in R&D expense is budgeted for fiscal year 2006 as compared to 2005 to support the completion of several new products that are planned for future introduction. Management believes that the Company’s success will depend, in large measure, on its new product design and development efforts.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principle) financial measure provided as additional information to investors in order to provide them with an alternative method for assessing our financial condition and operating results. EBITDA is not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP, and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. However, Super Vision’s management believes that EBITDA may provide additional information with respect to the Company’s performance and its ability to meet future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements.

Whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure we will present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure we reference with such comparable GAAP financial measure.

The following table reconciles the GAAP measure net income (loss) to the non-GAAP financial measure EBITDA. Management uses EBITDA as part of its performance appraisal in reviewing the Company’s current ongoing operations and business trends related to its financial condition and results of operations. It is also used to measure the Company’s cash-based performance.

            The following table reconciles GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures:

 

     (Unaudited) Quarter Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005     Change     %  

Net income (loss)

   $ (383,287 )   $ 20,685     $ (403,972 )   (1,953 )%

Plus:

        

Interest

     109,659       91,295       18,364     20 %

Depreciation

     152,083       130,479       21,604     17 %

Amortization

     11,743       7,533       4,210     56 %

Taxes

     —         —         —       —    
                              

EBITDA

   $ (109,802 )   $ 249,992     $ (359,794 )   (144 )%
                              

% of Revenues

     (4 )%     8 %    
                    

 

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EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was ($110,000), as compared to EBITDA of $250,000 for the same period in 2005. The decline was primarily the result of reduced revenues and increased selling, general and administrative expenses as discussed above and increased interest expense related to the Company’s line of credit facility and higher depreciation and amortization in the third quarter of 2006 compared to 2005.

Interest

Interest expense of approximately $110,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, as compared to approximately $91,000 for the same period in 2005, primarily relates to the capital lease for the Company’s facility in Orlando, Florida. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to interest on the Company’s outstanding line of credit.

Other Income

Other income was approximately $58,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to approximately $30,000 for the same period in 2005. The source of other income for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 was primarily proceeds from the sub-lease of our facility and royalties from several license agreements relating to our patent portfolio and intellectual property used in LED lighting acquired from High End Systems, Inc. and Jerry Laidman in 2005. Management anticipates that more LED companies may license this intellectual property but this activity is not expected to have a material financial impact on the Company. The source of other income for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 was primarily licensing activities. The sub-lease agreement terminated on September 14, 2006 and was not renewed.

Income Tax

The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against income tax benefits resulting from losses incurred and accumulated on operations and as a result there was no provision for income tax during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Net Loss

Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was approximately ($383,000), or ($0.15) per basic and diluted common share, as compared to net income of approximately $21,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The loss was primarily due to reduced revenues at lower gross margins and increased selling, general and administrative expenses.

Nine months ended September 30, 2006 vs. 2005

Results of Operations

 

     (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005     Change     % Change  

Revenues

   $ 8,617,301     $ 9,179,673     $ (562,372 )   (6 )%

Cost of Sales

     4,969,807       5,181,428       (211,621 )   (4 )%
                              

Gross Margin

   $ 3,647,494     $ 3,998,245     $ (350,751 )   (9 )%
                              

Gross Margin %

     42 %     44 %     —    
                        

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were approximately $8,617,000 as compared to approximately $9,180,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, a decrease of 6%. Year to date revenue in both the Commercial lighting and Pool and Spa lighting division is virtually flat with 2005, while sales through the International channel are down 23%, or approximately $543,000, for the nine month period, driving the overall decrease as compared to the same period in 2005. Commercial lighting sales, which were down 18% at the end of the first quarter of 2006, were behind by approximately $17,000 or 1% for the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. A 21% increase in the sale of LED lighting products and systems offset decreased sales in fiber optic lighting for the nine month period. Pool and spa sales were also flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 over the same period in 2005, with sales of new products and market share gains offsetting a softer overall market related to the downturn in residential construction in the U.S.

Gross margin for the first nine months of 2006 was 42%. Excluding the benefit of a $240,000 legal settlement in the second quarter of 2005, gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was 41%. The slight increase in comparative gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 over the comparative period in 2005, excluding the one time legal settlement, resulted primarily from lower material costs and the capitalization of labor, overhead and freight on higher inventory balances at September 30, 2006 brought about by higher purchases during the second quarter compared to the prior period. Direct gross margin, which is revenue less material cost, increased to 59% for the nine month period, compared to 57% in the same period of 2005 as material cost reductions continue to be a major focus for the Company. FOL and LED sales contributed 50% and 44%, respectively, of the total direct gross margin dollars for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to 54% and 40%, respectively, for the first nine months of 2005, with the balance of direct gross margin dollars made up by the sale of waterfalls and water features.

 

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Operating Income (Loss)

 

     (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005     Change     % Change  

Gross Margin

   $ 3,647,494     $ 3,998,245     $ (350,751 )   (9 )%
                              

Less operating expenses:

        

Selling, general & administrative

     3,880,999       3,425,710       455,294     13 %

Research & development

     428,987       406,064       22,923     6 %

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     (300 )     (6,000 )     (5,700 )   (95 )%
                              

Total operating expenses

     4,309,686       3,825,774       483,912     (13 )%
                              

Operating income (loss)

   $ (662,192 )   $ 172,471     $ (834,663 )   (484 )%
                              

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were approximately $3,881,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to approximately $3,426,000 for the same period in 2005, an increase of approximately $455,000 or 13%. The net increase was principally due to increases in professional and legal fees mainly related to the Company’s pending litigation matters, increased sales commissions and increased payroll and benefits primarily driven by stock option related expenses pursuant to FAS-123R during the first nine months of 2006. While reducing SG&A remains a focus of management, certain expenses such as professional and legal fees related to the Company’s existing litigation can fluctuate dramatically depending on the stage of litigation. Management believes that a change in its legal representation in connection with the Color Kinetics litigation, while costly was absolutely necessary and will benefit the Company in the long run. Management also anticipates seeing reductions in certain SG&A related expenses in the future as a result of the cost cutting initiatives implemented during the third quarter of this year.

Research and development costs were approximately $429,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to approximately $406,000 for the same period in 2005, an increase of approximately $23,000 or 6%. Management attributes this increase in research and development expenses to its expanded product development initiatives to compete in the ever changing market for LED and fiber optic lighting technology. The Company introduced three key new products in the first half of 2006. The SaVi™ SHO, the SaVi™ Pool Light and the SaVi™ Spa light feature state-of-the-art- high density array LED technology. A number of key new product launches relating to the pool & spa market are also scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2006. Management believes that these products will play a key roll in the future growth of the Company. Management also believes that the Company’s long-term success will depend, in large measure, on its new product design and development efforts and thus expects to see further increases in R&D expenses in the future as a result of anticipated new product development and other related R&D activities.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP financial measure provided as additional information to investors in order to provide them with an alternative method for assessing our financial condition and operating results. EBITDA is not in accordance with, or a substitute for, GAAP, and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. However, Super Vision’s management believes that EBITDA may provide additional information with respect to the Company’s performance and its ability to meet future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements.

Whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure we will present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure we reference with such comparable GAAP financial measure.

The following table reconciles the GAAP measure net income (loss) to the non-GAAP financial measure EBITDA:

 

     (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005     Change     %  

Net income (loss)

   $ (723,719 )   $ 27,486     $ (751,205 )   (2,733 )%

Plus:

        

Interest

     287,630       278,919       8,711     3 %

Depreciation

     440,727       385,549       55,178     14 %

Amortization

     37,695       28,935       8,760     30 %

Taxes

     —         —        
                              

EBITDA

   $ 42,333     $ 720,899     $ (678,556 )   (94 )%
                              

% of Revenues

     0 %     8 %    
                    

 

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EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was approximately $42,000 as compared to approximately $721,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Excluding the one time benefit of a $240,000 legal settlement in the first half of 2005, EBITDA for the first nine months of 2005 was approximately $481,000, or 5% of revenue. The decline in EBITDA was primarily the result of reduced revenues and increased selling, general and administrative expenses as discussed above, increased interest expense on the Company’s line of credit facility and higher depreciation and amortization in the period compared to 2005.

Interest

Interest expense of approximately $288,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to approximately $279,000 for the same period in 2005, primarily relates to the capital lease for the Company’s facility in Orlando, Florida and interest on the Company’s line of credit beginning in February, 2006.

Other income

Other income was approximately 196,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to approximately $95,000 for the same period in 2005. Other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily from sub-leasing excess warehouse capacity and licensing activities compared to the same period in 2005, when other income was mostly from licensing activities. The Company entered into a number of license agreements relating to its patent portfolio and intellectual property used in LED lighting previously acquired from High End Systems, Inc. and Jerry Laidman in 2005. Management anticipates that more LED companies may license this intellectual property but this activity is not expected to have a material financial impact on the Company.

Income Tax

The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against income tax benefits resulting from losses incurred on operations and as a result there was no provision for income tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.

Net Loss

The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was approximately $724,000, or $0.28 per basic and diluted common share, as compared to net income of approximately $27,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 included a non-recurring $240,000 legal settlement. Excluding this item, the nine months ended September 30, 2005 would have reported a net loss of approximately $213,000. Other factors with regards to the net loss in 2006 include reduced revenues and increased selling, general and administrative expenses and lower gross margins for the period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2006 the Company had working capital of approximately of $3,606,000, a decrease of approximately 16% compared to working capital of approximately $4,316,000 at December 31, 2005. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company financed its operations primarily from investments, working capital, cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving line of credit.

Management currently expects that the Company’s investments, cash on hand, borrowings under its revolving line of credit and funds generated by operations will be adequate to meet the Company’s cash needs in the near term. However, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern depends on its ability to generate increased revenues from the sale of its new SaVi™ product line as well as the impact of cost savings initiatives. There can be no assurance that the Company efforts will be sufficient to meet the Company’s expected cash needs. In addition, if the Company is unsuccessful in certain pending litigation matters, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. See Note 7 to the Condensed Financial Statements included herein and Part II, Item 1 of this Form 10-QSB.

On November 8, 2006, the court in Color Kinetics, Inc. v. Super Vision International, Inc. entered a final judgment against the Company which assessed attorneys’ fees against the Company in the amount of approximately $1.58 million, granted a motion for permanent injunction with respect to the products specifically found by the Court to be infringing and denied a proposal by Color Kinetics to include the Company’s SaViTM line of products as an item of enjoined behavior.

The Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity and achieve long-term viability is dependent upon successfully reducing its cost structure, increasing revenues and managing its obligations under this final judgment. The Company continues to assert that its patents are valid and that its products do not infringe Color Kinetic’s patents, and intends to appeal the Court’s final judgment. As a result, the Company has not recorded a liability or established a loss reserve on its books in connection with the Court’s order. However, if the Company is unsuccessful with its appeal, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, business prospects, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. In addition, if the Company is unable to manage its obligations under the final judgment, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will be able to maintain adequate liquidity or achieve long-term viability.

 

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Selected Balance Sheet Items

   (Unaudited)
September 30,
2006
   December 31,
2005
   Change     % Change  

Cash and investments

   $ 679,160    $ 1,274,150    $ (594,990 )   (47 )%

Trade accounts receivable, net

     1,416,358      1,516,979      (100,621 )   (7 )%

Inventories, net

     4,532,768      3,279,182      1,253,586     38 %

Accrued compensation and benefits

     154,554      261,652      (107,098 )   (41 )%

Accounts payable

     1,618,640      1,484,921      133,719     9 %

Net cash used in operations amounted to approximately $1,231,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to approximately $262,000 provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The most significant use of cash was generated by the increase in net inventories of approximately $1,254,000 and a decrease in accrued compensation and benefits of approximately $107,000. The increase in inventory was associated with the purchase of components for newly developed SaVi™ products for architectural and pool applications. The decrease in accrued compensation and benefits was mainly related to performance-based bonuses of approximately $100,000 accrued at the end of 2005 and paid in the first quarter of 2006. These uses of cash were offset primarily by a decrease in accounts receivable of $101,000 and an increase in accounts payable of approximately $134,000. The decrease in accounts receivable was due to the Company’s collection efforts and lower revenue levels while the increase in accounts payable was due to the timing of payments to suppliers and increases in inventory.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 amounted to approximately $58,000 compared to approximately $229,000 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2005. During the first quarter of 2006 we sold our investments and purchased new investments through the bank from which we obtained a revolving line of credit. We then sold some of these investments, resulting in net cash proceeds from the purchase and sale of investments of approximately $397,000. Investing activities also includes costs to upgrade certain computer hardware and software, new product tooling and acquisition of other fixed assets of approximately $341,000.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was approximately $1,086,000 mostly relating to net borrowings on our revolving line of credit of approximately $1,252,000. We obtained the revolving line of credit in the first quarter of 2006 with maximum borrowings of $1,200,000 and we increased the maximum borrowings to $1,600,000 effective June 30, 2006. As a condition to the increase in maximum borrowings under the revolving line of credit, our lender requires that we keep at least $500,000 of investments in accounts at the lender. Financing activities also include payments on the capital lease obligation for the Company’s facility of approximately $166,000.

Contractual Obligations

Revolving line of credit

On February 10, 2006 the Company secured a $1,200,000 revolving line of credit from a financial institution to manage our working capital needs in conjunction with our cash and investments. The line of credit expires on February 10, 2007. On June 30, 2006, the revolving line of credit was increased to $1,600,000 with the requirement that we maintain a minimum investment balance of $500,000 in accounts held at lender. The line of credit had an outstanding balance of $1,252,152 and an available balance of $347,848 on September 30, 2006. The line is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. Interest is at LIBOR plus 1.85% per annum (7.17% at September 30, 2006) and is payable monthly. The agreement includes financial covenants related to maintenance of tangible net worth and operating losses and achievement of a debt service coverage ratio. The Company was not in compliance with the tangible net worth or operating losses requirements and the debt service coverage ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. However the financial institution waived these covenant violations for the third quarter of 2006.

Related Party Capital Lease Obligations

On September 27, 1996, we entered into a lease agreement with Max King Realty, an entity controlled by Mr. Brett Kingstone, our Chairman of the Board, for approximately 70,000 square feet of warehouse and office space. We began occupying this facility in August 1997. The lease term expires in June 2012. Rental payments for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 amounted to approximately $505,000 and $492,000, respectively. The lease agreement was approved by all of the disinterested directors of Super Vision, with Mr. Kingstone abstaining from the vote. At the time we entered into the lease agreement, based on then current economic conditions, the real estate market, and our prospects, we believed that the transaction was on terms, when taken as a whole, no less favorable to Super Vision than could generally be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

 

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Future minimum annual lease payments for the remainder of 2006 and years subsequent thereto in the aggregate are as follows:

 

2006

   $ 168,294  

2007

     692,811  

2008

     706,836  

2009

     727,451  

2010

     742,176  

Thereafter

     1,088,532  
        

Minimum lease payments

     4,126,100  

Less amount representing interest and executory costs

     (1,773,832 )
        

Present value of net minimum lease payments under capital lease

   $ 2,352,268  
        

Related Party Funding for Collection Activities

On November 18, 1999, the Company filed a lawsuit (case number CI-99-9392) (the “Lawsuit”) in the Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County Florida against various defendants (the “Wu Defendants”). The Company is also pursuing litigation against certain parties related to the Wu Defendants (the “Related Litigation”). In June 2003, the Court issued an order of final judgment against all parties in the Lawsuit. Pursuant to the final judgment, the Company was awarded $38,405,978 and further awarded an additional amount for legal fees and costs of $834,297. As of the date of entry of the final judgment, these amounts began accruing interest at a rate of six percent per year. As of December 31, 2005, the total amount due including estimated accrued interest was approximately $44 million. The Company believes that the monetary judgment awarded in the Lawsuit, and any amounts that may be awarded in the Related Litigation, will be very difficult and costly to collect, if collectable at all. The Company may not be successful in collecting any amounts awarded in the Lawsuit or that may be awarded in the Related Litigation. The Company has reached an agreement with Mr. Kingstone (the “Participation Agreement”) regarding funding for collection activities in the Lawsuit or Related Litigation (the “Collection Activities”). Mr. Kingstone has the option of providing personal funds (“Kingstone Funds”), or arranging for funds from third parties (“Third Party Funds”), to pursue Collection Activities. As of December 31, 2005, Mr. Kingstone had provided $350,000 in the form of a Letter of Credit, and arranged for $350,000 of Third Party Funds, to further the Collection Activities. The Kingstone Funds and Third Party Funds were subsequently returned after being used for bonding in connection with Collection Activities. Mr. Kingstone has also notified the Company that he has available, on a standby basis, up to an additional $3,000,000 of bonding capacity to pursue further Collection Activities. In consideration for providing Kingstone Funds and/or Third Party Funds for Collection Activities, and pursuant to the transition agreement between the Company and Mr. Kingstone dated September 9th, 2005, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Kingstone 50% of amounts actually received by the Company from all Collection Activities less all costs and expenses incurred from time to time by the Company in connection with the Lawsuit, the Related Litigation and the Collection Activities, which have not been recovered by the Company. The Participation Agreement will terminate on December 31, 2009.

A settlement of all disputes between Ocean Bank and Great Eastern Bank of Florida (Ocean Bank) and the Company in Related Litigation was reached in October 2006 to the mutual satisfaction of all parties. After costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and an expected payment to Mr. Kingstone pursuant to the Participation Agreement of approximately $252,000, Super Vision received a net amount of approximately $237,000 from the proceeds of the settlement in November, 2006.

Purchase Obligations

We are not a party to any significant long-term service or supply contracts with respect to our operations. We refrain from entering into any long-term purchase commitments in the ordinary course of business.

Critical Accounting Policies

We use certain accounting policies and procedures to manage changes that occur in our business environment that may affect accounting estimates made in preparation of our financial statements. These estimates relate primarily to our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and provision for inventory obsolescence. Our strategy for managing doubtful accounts includes stringent, centralized credit policies and collection procedures for all customer accounts. We use a credit risk rating system in order to measure the quality of individual credit transactions. We strive to identify potential problem receivables early, take appropriate collection actions, and maintain adequate reserve levels. Our strategy for providing for inventory obsolescence includes the evaluation of existing inventory usage and realizable value. Typically, no provision is recorded for inventory that is currently used and sold within six months of purchase based on usage for the last six months. We believe that our allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for inventory obsolescence were adequate at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 simplifies and codifies guidance on fair value measurements under generally accepted accounting principles. This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and prescribes expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Item 3. Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective for recording, processing, summarizing and reporting the information we are required to disclose in the reports we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules, regulations and forms. Our CEO and CFO further concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CEO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which by their nature can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management’s control objectives.

There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our last quarter, identified in connection with the evaluation referred to above, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business the Company may have various pending legal proceedings generally involving contractual matters, infringement actions, product liability claims and other matters. Except as stated below, there has been no material developments in the Company’s pending legal proceedings from the descriptions contained in Part I, Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Footnote 11 to the Company’s Financial Statements contained therein as supplemented by the description contained in Part II, Item 1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and Footnote 7 to the Company’s Condensed Financial Statements contained therein.

On March 4, 2002, the Company filed a lawsuit (case number 6:02-CV-270-ORL-19JGG) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Color Kinetics Incorporated (“Color Kinetics”). This was an action for declaratory judgment that certain patents of Color Kinetics are invalid, that the Company’s products do not infringe any of those patents, and that such patents are unenforceable. This action also included claims for monetary damages for interference with prospective business relationships, unfair competition and trade disparagement under the Lanham Act and common law defamation.

On June 6, 2002, Color Kinetics filed a patent infringement suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “Massachusetts Court”), alleging that certain Company products infringe certain of Color Kinetics’ patents for LED lighting systems (case number 02-cv-11137-MEL). The court in Florida transferred the Florida case to the Massachusetts Court, and the two cases were informally consolidated under the Massachusetts case number. On August 22, 2005, the Massachusetts Court granted Color Kinetics’ motions for summary judgment and issued a judgment declaring, among other things, that certain products of the Company infringed certain Color Kinetics’ patents. On May 12, 2006, the Massachusetts Court granted Color Kinetics’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs on the condition that Color Kinetics waives its claims as to damages and willful infringement of its patents. The Court ordered Color Kinetics to submit further documentation as to its estimated $1.58 million in attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

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Color Kinetics filed a motion for entry of final judgment on July 26, 2006 including assessment of attorneys’ fees of approximately $1.58 million. Color Kinetics also moved on July 26, 2006 for the entry of a permanent injunction against the Company with respect to the products specifically found to be infringing, namely the Super Vision EVPL,EV-213-WS, CL Light Bar, AGS, IGP, and IGS products, and further requested a permanent injunction with respect to products as to which there has been no determination regarding infringement, namely the SaVi™ Flood Light, SaVi™ SHO Flood (Super High Output), SaVi™ Accent, SaVi™ Tube, and the SaVi™ Spot fixture, all part of the Company’s SaVi™ product line.

On November 8, 2006, the Court entered a final judgment against the Company which assessed attorneys’ fees against the Company of approximately $1.58 million, granted the motion for a permanent injunction with respect to the products specifically found by the Court to be infringing and denied the proposal by Color Kinetics to include the Company’s SaVi™ line of products as an item of enjoined behavior.

The Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity and achieve long-term viability is dependent upon successfully reducing its cost structure, increasing revenues and managing its obligations under this final judgment. The Company continues to assert that its patents are valid and that its products do not infringe Color Kinetic’s patents, and intends to appeal the Court’s final judgment. As a result, the Company has not recorded a liability or established a loss reserve on its books in connection with the Court’s order. However, if the Company is unsuccessful with its appeal, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, business prospects, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources. In addition, if the Company is unable to manage its obligations under the final judgment, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will be able to maintain adequate liquidity or achieve long-term viability.

On March 5, 2004, the Company filed a law suit in Federal District Court in Orlando, Florida (case number 6:04-CV-313-ORL-18-JGG) seeking past due royalties and damages in excess of $10.5 million against Color Kinetics for alleged past and current infringement violations of U.S. Patent #4,962,687 on “Variable Color Lighting System.” In late 2004, this case was transferred to the Massachusetts District Court in Boston (case number 04-12631-RCL). In September 2005, the court granted Color Kinetics’ motion to dismiss Super Vision’s patent infringement claims against Color Kinetics based on a ruling that Super Vision did not have standing to sue for infringement. The dismissal allowed Super Vision to file the infringement case against Color Kinetics again, under certain conditions. The Company believes it has met those conditions and clarified its agreement with High End Systems in December 2005. On April 7, 2006, Super Vision filed a new law suit for the same claims of alleged past and current infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Color Kinetics filed its answer to the Texas action on June 19, 2006 denying the allegations made by Super Vision in its complaint, asserting several affirmative defenses, and asserting counterclaims seeking declaratory judgment of non-infringement, invalidity, and inequitable conduct.

On April 10, 2006, Color Kinetics filed a new lawsuit in the Massachusetts District Court in Boston (case number:1:06-CV-10641-RCL) asking for a declaratory judgment that Super Vision’s patent #4,962,687 is invalid, unenforceable and the claims of the patent are not infringed by Color Kinetics. On September 15, 2006 the Company responded in Texas to Color Kinetic’s motion to dismiss and motion to transfer venue and is currently waiting for the judge to rule on these motions. The Company also filed a motion to transfer venue to Texas in the new Massachusetts case and a hearing on this motion has been set for November 20, 2006 in Boston. The Company believes that it will prevail in the Texas suit, which was filed first, and intends to vigorously defend itself against Color Kinetics’ new Massachusetts suit. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these legal matters and unfavorable rulings in these matters could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and/or capital resources.

On May 10, 2006, B&S Plastics, Inc. doing business as Waterway Plastics (“B&S Plastics”) filed a law suit against the Company in the Federal District Court of the Central District of California (case number: CV06-2826-GHK (JTLx)) for patent infringement and unfair competition alleging that one of the Company’s new waterfall products infringes its patent for a pool/spa waterfall apparatus with an interchangeable outlet cap. Subsequently, the Company was served on July 17, 2006. Although the Company denies any patent infringement, it has entered into settlement discussions to resolve the dispute to the mutual satisfaction of both companies. In the unlikely event that these settlement discussions end without an agreement, it is not expected that the continuation of the law suit would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, liquidity and/or capital resources.

A settlement of all disputes between Ocean Bank and Great Eastern Bank of Florida (Ocean Bank) and the Company (case number CI99-9392 in the 9th Judicial Court of Orange County Florida) was reached in October 2006 to the mutual satisfaction of all parties. After costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and a payment to Mr. Kingstone pursuant to the Participation Agreement between Super Vision and Mr. Kingstone, as amended, Super Vision received a net amount of approximately $237,000 from the proceeds of the settlement in November, 2006. Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, Mr. Kingstone is expected to receive approximately $252,000 from the proceeds of the settlement.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

(a) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

  

Document Description

31.1    Certifications of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certifications of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1    Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly authorized.

SUPER VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

By:  

/s/ Michael A. Bauer

    Date: November 14, 2006
  Michael A. Bauer, Chief Executive Officer    
  (Principal Executive Officer)    
By:  

/s/ Danilo Regalado

    Date: November 14, 2006
  Danilo Regalado, Chief Financial Officer    
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    

 

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