10QSB 1 f10qsb033106.htm QUARTERLY REPORT

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-QSB

  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006

  OR

  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to

  Commission file number 1-14757

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE 11-2014231
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

290 N.E. 68 Street, Miami, Florida 33138
(Address of principal executive offices)

(305) 754-4551
(Issuer’s telephone number)

Not Applicable
(Former name)

        Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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   No .

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

        State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, $.025 par value per share – 7,034,450 shares outstanding as of May 12, 2006.

        Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes No


PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


  For the nine months ended
March 31,
For the three months ended
March 31,
  2006 2005 2006 2005
 
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net sales   $13,677,008   $13,268,254   $5,511,424   $4,295,456  
Development fees, franchise and license fees, 
    commissions and other  712,731   647,881   186,369   163,589  

         Total revenues  14,389,739   13,916,135   5,697,793   4,459,045  

Cost of goods sold
  10,300,119   9,958,765   4,283,842   3,167,939  
Selling, general and administrative expenses  3,130,320   3,044,125   1,057,409   1,009,418  
Research and development  22,180   34,250   13,205   18,925  

         Total operating expenses  13,452,619   13,037,140   5,354,456   4,196,282  


Operating income
  937,120   878,995   343,337   262,763  

Interest income
  48,061   8,751   26,996   2,314  


Earnings before taxes
  985,181   887,746   370,333   265,077  
Provision for income taxes  374,368   355,098   140,727   106,031  

Net earnings  $     610,813   $     532,648   $   229,606   $   159,046  


Basic and diluted earnings per share  $            .09   $            .08   $          .03   $          .02  

Weighted average number of shares 
    Basic  7,024,450   7,022,711   7,024,450   7,024,450  
    Diluted  7,033,495   7,036,942   7,032,253   7,041,717  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS


 
March 31,
2006
(Unaudited)

June 30,
2005


Current Assets
     
   Cash and cash equivalents  $2,186,103   $1,582,116  
   Accounts and trade notes receivable, net  1,789,697   1,949,750  
   Inventories  3,429,841   3,090,017  
   Note receivable  -   67,857  
   Lease receivables  1,131   14,995  
   Deferred income taxes  103,031   103,031  
   Other assets, net  117,024   118,930  

       Total current assets  7,626,827   6,926,696  

Equipment and improvements - net of
 
   accumulated depreciation and amortization  229,455   230,352  

Franchise, trademarks and other intangible assets, net
  325,116   373,779  

Deferred tax asset
  10,248   10,248  


 
  $8,191,646   $7,541,075  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


 
March 31,
2006
(Unaudited)

June 30,
2005

Current Liabilities      
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $    848,071   $    679,505  
   Income taxes payable  55,940   -  
   Accrued employee expenses  177,453   295,440  
   Unearned income  227,631   289,712  
   Customer deposits  853,738   577,440  
   Dividends payable  281,378   -  

       Total current liabilities  2,444,211   1,842,097  

       Total liabilities
  2,444,211   1,842,097  

Shareholders' Equity
 
   Preferred stock, $1.00 par value: 
     Authorized shares - 200,000; none issued 
        and outstanding  -   -  
     Common stock, $.025 par value; Authorized shares - 
        15,000,000; 7,055,500, shares issued and outstanding, 
        including shares held in treasury  176,388   176,388  
     Additional paid-in capital  2,075,870   2,075,870  
     Retained earnings  3,498,197   3,449,740  
     Treasury stock, 31,050 shares at cost  (3,020 ) (3,020 )

       Total shareholders' equity  5,747,435   5,698,978  

   $ 8,191,646   $ 7,541,075  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


  Nine months ended
 
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)

March 31, 2005
(Unaudited)

Operating activities:            
   Net earnings   $ 610,813   $ 532,648  
     Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash (used)  
       provided by operating activities:  
       Bad debt expense    15,731    21,181  
       Depreciation and amortization    101,788    87,861  
         (Increase) decrease in operating assets:  
           Accounts, trade notes and lease receivables    158,186    (79,727 )
           Inventories    (339,824 )  (122,362 )
           Other current assets    1,906    (157,750 )

         Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
  
           Accounts payable and accrued expenses    168,566    33,412  
           Accrued employee expenses    (117,986 )  (95,058 )
           Unearned income    (62,081 )  -  
           Customer deposits    276,298    379,129  
           Income taxes payable    55,940    10,098  

Net cash provided by operating activities    869,337    609,432  


Investing activities:
  
   Proceeds from note receivable    67,857    117,857  
   Capital expenditures    (50,921 )  (55,281 )
   Patent and trademark expenditures    (1,308 )  (31,955 )

Net cash provided by investing activities    15,628    30,621  


Financing activities:
  
   Dividends paid    (280,978 )  (421,467 )
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options    -    10,000  

Net cash used by financing activities    (280,978 )  (411,467 )


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    603,987    228,586  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    1,582,116    1,742,251  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 2,186,103   $ 1,970,837  


Supplemental information:
  
   Cash paid for income taxes   $ 293,254   $ 325,000  
   Dividend declared but not paid    281,378    245,857  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note (1) — General: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and the instructions to Form 10-QSB related to interim period financial statements. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements do not include certain information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. However, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the Company’s financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2005. The June 30, 2005 balance sheet information contained herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as of that date.

Note (2) — Earnings Per Share: Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are computed as follows:

  For the nine months ended
March 31,
For the three months ended
March 31,
 
2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

Basic          
Net earnings  $   610,813   $   532,648   $   229,606   $   159,046  
Weighted average shares 
   outstanding  7,024,450   7,022,711   7,024,450   7,024,450  

Basic earnings per share  $          .09   $          .08   $          .03   $          .02  

Diluted 
Net earnings  $   610,813   $   532,648   $   229,606   $   159,046  
Weighted average shares 
outstanding  7,024,450   7,022,711   7,024,450   7,024,450  
Plus incremental shares 
   from assumed exercise of 
   stock options  9,045   14,231   7,803   17,267  

Diluted weighted average 
   common shares  7,033,495   7,036,942   7,032,253   7,041,717  

Diluted earnings per 
   share  $          .09   $          .08   $          .03   $          .02  

No shares subject to stock options were excluded at March 31, 2006 or 2005.

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Note (3) — Revolving Credit Line: On October 30, 2005, the Company received an extension, until October 30, 2006, of its existing $2,250,000 revolving line of credit facility. In addition, the related Loan Agreement was amended to eliminate the requirement that 51% of the stock of the Company be owned by the Steiner family or any Steiner trust. On October 28, 2004, the Loan Agreement was amended to eliminate the borrowing base restriction on borrowings under the revolving credit facility, thereby enabling the Company to borrow up to the full $2,250,000 amount available under the facility regardless of the Company’s levels of accounts receivable and inventories. The Company’s obligations under the facility are guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets. No amounts were outstanding at March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005.

Note (4) — Stock-Based Compensation Plans: The Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan and 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan are the Company’s only stock-based compensation plans. The 2000 Stock Option Plan authorizes the grant (until May 2, 2010) of options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees, directors and consultants, of which no options were outstanding on March 31, 2006. The 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan terminated as to future grants on August 23, 2004, but options to purchase 30,000 shares remain outstanding thereunder.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised), “Share-Based Payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”) utilizing the modified prospective approach. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock option grants under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, and, accordingly, recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants in net income.

Under the modified prospective approach, SFAS 123(R) applies to new grants and to grants that were outstanding on December 31, 2005 to the extent not yet vested. Since no new options were granted during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and all outstanding options were fully vested at December 31, 2005, no compensation cost for share-based payments was recognized under SFAS 123(R) during the quarter ended March 31, 2006. Prior periods are not required to be restated to reflect the impact of adopting the new standard. No compensation cost would have been recognized under the provisions of SFAS 123(R) had SFAS 123(R) been in effect as to the Company during any of the periods reported in this Report.

There were no options granted during either the nine months ended March 31, 2006 or the nine months ended March 31, 2005. In August 2004, a director exercised an option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

Note (5) — Cash Dividends: The following table sets forth information concerning the cash dividends declared by the Company’s Board of Directors during the periods covered by this Report.

Declaration
   Date   
Payment
   Date   
Record
   Date   
Per Share
   Amount   
Total
   Amount   
March 31, 2006 May 1, 2006 April 14, 2006 $.04 $281,378 
September 23, 2005 November 1, 2005 October 14, 2005 $.04 $280,978 
March 23, 2005 May 2, 2005 April 15, 2005 $.035 $245,857 
September 27, 2004 November 1, 2004 October 15, 2004 $.06 $421,467 

        Beginning with the dividend declared on March 23, 2005, the Company changed from an annual to a semi-annual dividend schedule.

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Note (6) — Segment Information: The Company’s reportable segments are strategic businesses that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business requires different marketing strategies. The Company primarily evaluates the operating performance of its segments based on the categories noted in the table below. The Company has no sales between segments.

Financial information for the Company’s business segments is as follows:

  For the nine months ended
March 31,
For the three months ended
March 31,
  2006 2005 2006 2005
 
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Revenues:                    
   Commercial and industrial laundry and  
     dry cleaning equipment   $ 14,127,332   $ 13,599,507   $ 5,648,330   $ 4,374,784  
   License and franchise operations    262,407    316,628    49,463    84,261  

Total revenues   $ 14,389,739   $ 13,916,135   $ 5,697,793   $ 4,459,045  

Operating income (loss)  
   Commercial and industrial laundry and  
     dry cleaning equipment   $ 1,014,587   $ 884,233   $ 424,896   $ 280,785  
   License and franchise operations    197,532    244,380    29,906    65,515  
   Corporate    (274,999 )  (249,618 )  (111,465 )  (83,537 )

Total operating income   $ 937,120   $ 878,995   $ 343,337   $ 262,763  



 
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)

June 30, 2005
Identifiable assets:      
   Commercial and industrial laundry and 
     dry cleaning equipment  $7,631,305   $6,525,375  
   License and franchise operations  413,712   781,416  
   Corporate  146,629   234,284  

Total assets  $8,191,646   $7,541,075  

During the nine months ended March 31, 2006, one customer accounted for 19.4% of the Company’s revenues.

Note (7) — Reclassification: Certain items in the financial statements presented have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (Revised 2004) “Share-based payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. This guidance became effective for the Company with the quarter ended March 31, 2006. With limited exceptions, the amount of compensation cost is now measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. In addition, liability awards are to be re-measured each reporting period. Compensation cost is to be recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. SFAS 123(R) did not effect the Company for any of the reported periods since no stock options were granted during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and all outstanding options were fully vested at December 31, 2005. SFAS 123(R) may effect the Company in the future if it issues share-based compensation. SFAS 123(R) replaced SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB Opinion No. 25”), because the exercise price of stock options granted by the Company equaled or exceeded the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation cost had been recognized.

In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Statement No.151, “Inventory Costs,” which clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Under this Statement, such items will be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, the Statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. This Statement is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005 and must be applied prospectively. Adoption of this statement is not expected to impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations because the Company does not manufacture inventory.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets,” which amends APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions.” The amendments made by SFAS 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have “commercial substance.” Previously, Opinion 29 required that the accounting for an exchange of a productive asset for a similar productive asset or an equivalent interest in the same or similar productive asset should be based on the recorded amount of the asset relinquished. The provisions in SFAS 153 are effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Adoption of this pronouncement will not materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections – A Replacement of APB No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” Among other changes, SFAS 154 requires that a voluntary change in accounting principle be applied retrospectively with all prior period financial statements presented on the new accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS 154 also provides that (1) a change in method of depreciating or amortizing a long-lived nonfinancial asset be accounted for as a change in estimate (prospectively) that was effected by a change in accounting principle, and (2) correction of errors in previously issued financial statements should be termed a “restatement.” The new standard is effective for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Early adoption of this standard is permitted for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after June 1, 2005. Adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to materially impact the Company.

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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations

Overview

Net sales increased by 3.1% for the nine months and 28.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2006 over the prior fiscal year’s comparable periods, reflecting an increase in laundry equipment sales and, in addition, for the three month period, a catch-up in shipments due to shipment delays encountered as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. The Company’s New Orleans supplier continues to increase its production and it is now making shipments in a timely manner. Both fiscal 2006 reported periods reflect higher commission income earned on shipments made by a manufacturer directly to our customer. The dollar value of these product shipments are not included in the Company’s revenues. Primarily as a result of the higher total revenues, net earnings increased by 14.7% and 44.4% for the nine and three month periods, respectively, over the prior fiscal year’s comparable periods.

Inventories have stabilized over the last nine months; however, they are higher than at fiscal year end in order to accommodate increased shipments and backlog.

The Company continues to generate a strong cash flow enabling the Board of Directors to declare a $.04 per share semi-annual dividend (an aggregate of $281,378), payable on May 1, 2006 to shareholders of record on April 14, 2006.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash increased by $603,987 during the first nine months of fiscal 2006 compared to an increase of $228,586 for the same period of fiscal 2005. The following summarizes the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

  Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

Net cash (used) provided by:    
      Operating activities $ 869,337  $ 609,432 
      Investing activities      15,628       30,621 
      Financing activities  (280,978) (411,467)

For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, operating activities provided cash of $869,337 compared to $609,432 for the nine months ended March 31, 2005. The improvement of $259,905 over the same period of last year was caused primarily by the improvement in net earnings of $78,165 (and an $8,477 increase in non-cash expenses) coupled with changes in operating assets and liabilities that produced an additional increase in cash of $141,005 in the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to a decrease in cash of $32,258 in the nine months ended March 31, 2005. The principal reason for the increase in cash contributed by changes in operating assets and operating liabilities in the fiscal 2006 nine month period was a decrease of $158,186 in accounts, trade notes and lease receivables (compared to an increase of $79,727 in the prior year’s comparable period). The decrease occurred despite the improved sales due, in large part, to the direct application of higher customer deposits that had accumulated as a result of the delayed shipments caused by the hurricanes. Inventories increased by $339,824 during the nine month period of fiscal 2006 compared to an increase of $122,362 for the same period of 2005 to accommodate the higher sales and backlog. The cumulative increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and accrued employee expenses was $50,580 compared to a decrease of $61,646 from the prior year.

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Investing activities provided cash of $15,628 for the nine month period of fiscal 2006, mainly as a result of payments received on a note from the sale of the Company’s telecommunications segment ($67,857), which note was fully paid in November 2005. Capital expenditures of $50,921 and patent and trademark expenses of $1,308 partially offset the proceeds received from the note receivable. During the comparable period of fiscal 2005, investing activities provided cash of $30,621, mostly due to proceeds from the note ($117,857) offset by capital expenditures for equipment of $55,281 and patents and trademark expenses of $31,955.

For the nine month period ended March 31, 2006, financing activities used cash of $280,978 to pay a $.04 per share semi-annual cash dividend on November 1, 2005. For the first nine months of fiscal 2005 financing activities used cash of $411,467 to pay a $.06 per share annual dividend ($421,467) on November 1, 2004, partially offset by $10,000 received from the exercise of a stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the exercise price of $1.00 per share by a director of the Company.

On October 30, 2005, the Company received an extension until October 30, 2006 of its existing $2,250,000 revolving line of credit facility. In addition, the Loan Agreement was amended to eliminate the requirement that 51% of the stock of the Company be owned by the Steiner family or any Steiner trust. On October 28, 2004, the Loan Agreement, was amended, to eliminate the borrowing base restriction on borrowings under the revolving credit facility, thereby enabling the Company to borrow up to the full $2,250,000 amount available under that facility regardless of the Company’s levels of accounts receivable and inventories. The Company’s obligations under the facility continue to be guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets.

The Company believes that its present cash position and cash it expects to generate from operations, as well as, if needed, cash borrowings available under its $2,250,000 line of credit, will be sufficient to meet its operational needs.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing

The Company has no off-balance sheet financing arrangements within the meaning of item 303(c) of Regulation S-B.

Results of Operations

  Nine months ended
March 31,
  Three months ended
March 31,
 
 
2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

%
Change

2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

%
Change

Net sales     $ 13,677,008   $ 13,268,254    3 .1% $ 5,511,424   $ 4,295,456    28 .3%
Development fees,  
     franchise and license  
     fees, commissions  
     and other    712,731    647,881    10 .0%  186,369    163,589    13 .9%

Total revenues   $ 14,389,739   $ 13,916,135    3 .4% $ 5,697,793   $ 4,459,045    27 .8%

Revenues for the nine and three month periods ended March 31, 2006 increased by $473,604 (3.4%) and $1,238,748 (27.8%), respectively, over the same periods of fiscal 2005.

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For the nine and three month periods of fiscal 2006, revenues of the commercial laundry and dry cleaning equipment segment increased by $527,825 (3.9%) and $1,273,546 (29.1%), respectively, from the comparable periods of fiscal 2005. For the nine month period ended March 31, 2006, sales increases were experienced in laundry equipment (12.1%) and spare parts (5.9%), which were largely offset by sales decreases in dry cleaning equipment (18.6%) and steam boilers (33.3%). For the three month period ended March 31, 2006, sales increases were experienced in laundry equipment (65.0%), spare parts (3.2%) and steam boilers (1.3%), partially offset by a decrease in sales of dry cleaning equipment (27.5%).

The increase in net sales for the nine month period was due primarily to increased laundry equipment sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, in addition to an increase in sales, primarily of laundry equipment, sales were aided by the making of shipments previously delayed as a result of delivery delays from one of the Company’s manufacturers caused by Hurricane Katrina and shipment delays at the Company’s facilities caused by a power outage due to Hurricane Wilma. As of the end of the third quarter shipments have become current. The decrease in sales of dry cleaning equipment was due to a softness in the market.

Development fees, franchise and license fees, commissions and other income increased by $64,850 (10.0%) and $22,780 (13.9%) for the nine and three month periods, respectively, of fiscal 2006 compared to the same periods of fiscal 2005. The increase for both fiscal 2006 periods was mostly attributable to increased commissions earned for shipments sent directly by a manufacturer to customers in the Company’s selling area. These increases were offset by a decrease in revenues from the license and franchise segment resulting from lower royalties and fewer new franchise openings.

  Nine months ended
March 31,
Three months ended
March 31,
 
2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

2006
(Unaudited)

2005
(Unaudited)

As a percentage of sales:        
     Cost of goods sold 75.3% 75.1% 77.7% 73.8%

As a percentage of revenue:
     Selling, general and 21.8% 21.9% 18.6% 22.6%
        administrative expenses
     Research and development   .2%   .2%   .2%   .4%
     Total expenses 93.5% 93.7% 94.0% 94.1%

Costs of goods sold, expressed as a percentage of sales, increased to 75.3% from 75.1% and to 77.7% from 73.8% for the nine and three month periods, respectively, of fiscal 2006 from the same periods of fiscal 2005, mostly due to larger contract sales which carry a smaller margin and product mix.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $86,195 (2.8%) and $47,991 (4.8%) for the nine and three month periods, respectively, of fiscal 2006 from the same periods in fiscal 2005, primarily as a result of increased payroll due to increased staff and salaries. As a percentage of sales, this category of expenses decreased to 21.8% from 21.9% and 18.6% from 22.6% for the nine and three month periods, respectively, mostly due to sales volume increasing at a faster rate than expenses in this category.

Research and development expenses are a small part of the Company’s total operating expenses. These expenses relate to the on-going research on the Company’s Green-Jet® technologies and the application of these technologies to smaller machines for the dry cleaning and hotel industry.

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The overall expenses of the Company, expressed as a percentage of revenues, remained essentially flat for all periods as increased cost of goods sold and payroll expenses were offset by the increased revenues.

Interest income increased by $39,310 and $24,682 for the nine and three month periods of fiscal 2006, respectively, over the same periods of fiscal 2005 as a result of interest earned on bank balances.

The effective income tax rate used in both periods of fiscal 2006 was 38% compared to 40% used in both periods of fiscal 2005. The reduction in the effective rate was made to better conform to the year end tax rate experienced over the last several years.

Inflation

Inflation has not had a significant effect on the Company’s operations during any of the reported periods.

Transactions with Related Parties

The Company leases 27,000 square feet of warehouse and office space from William K. Steiner, a principal stockholder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of the Company, under a lease which expires in October 2008. Annual rental under this lease is approximately $94,500 with annual increases commencing November 1, 2006 of 3% over the rent in the prior year. The Company is also to bear real estate taxes, utilities, maintenance, non-structural repairs and insurance. The lease contains two three-year renewal options in favor of the Company. The Company believes that the terms of the lease are comparable to terms that would be obtained from an unaffiliated third party for similar property in a similar locale.

In addition, for the nine months ended March 31, 2006, the Company paid a law firm of which a director is of counsel $38,697 for legal services performed. For the nine months ended March 31, 2005, the Company paid the law firm of which the director was of counsel $65,524.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting policies that the Company has identified as critical to its business operations and to an understanding of the Company’s results of operations are described in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, with no need for management’s judgment in their application. In other cases, preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for interim periods requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. There can be no assurance that the actual results will not differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (Revised 2004) “Share-based payment,” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. This guidance became effective for the Company with the quarter ended March 31, 2006. With limited exceptions, the amount of compensation cost is now measured based on

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the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. In addition, liability awards are to be re-measured each reporting period. Compensation cost is to be recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. SFAS 123(R) did not effect the Company for any of the reported periods since no stock options were granted during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and all outstanding options were fully vested at December 31, 2005. SFAS 123(R) may effect the Company in the future if it issues share-based compensation. SFAS 123(R) replaced SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB Opinion No. 25”), because the exercise price of stock options granted by the Company equaled or exceeded the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation cost had been recognized.

In December 2004, the SFAS issued FASB Statement No.151, “Inventory Costs,” which clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Under this statement, such items will be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, the statement requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. This statement is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005 and must be applied prospectively. Adoption of this statement is not expected to impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations because the Company does not manufacture inventory.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets,” which amends APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions.” The amendments made by SFAS 153 are based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of the assets exchanged. Further, the amendments eliminate the narrow exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replace it with a broader exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have “commercial substance.” Previously, Opinion 29 required that the accounting for an exchange of a productive asset for a similar productive asset or an equivalent interest in the same or similar productive asset should be based on the recorded amount of the asset relinquished. The provisions in SFAS 153 are effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Adoption of this pronouncement will not materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections – A Replacement of APB No. 20 and SFAS Statement No. 3.” Among other changes, SFAS 154 requires that a voluntary change in accounting principle be applied retrospectively with all prior period financial statements presented on the new accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS 154 also provides that (1) a change in method of depreciating or amortizing a long-lived nonfinancial asset be accounted for as a change in estimate (prospectively) that was effected by a change in accounting principle, and (2) correction of errors in previously issued financial statements should be termed a “restatement.” The new standard is effective for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Early adoption of this standard is permitted for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after June 1, 2005. Adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to materially impact the Company.

Forward Looking Statements

        Certain statements in this Report are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Report, words such as “may,” “should,” “seek,” “believe,” “expect,” anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “strategy” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect the Company’s future plans, operations, business strategies, operating

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results and financial position. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known andunknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, trends, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry trends and results, to differ materially from the future results, trends, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: general economic and business conditions in the United States and other countries in which the Company’s customers are located; industry conditions and trends, including supply and demand; changes in business strategies or development plans; the availability, terms and deployment of debt and equity capital; technology changes; competition and other factors which may affect prices which the Company may charge for its products and its profit margins; the availability and cost of the equipment purchased by the Company; relative values of the United States currency to currencies in the countries in which the Company’s customers, suppliers and competitors are located; changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulation, principally environmental regulations; and the Company’s ability to successfully introduce, market and sell at acceptable profit margins its new Green Jet® dry-wetcleaning™ machine and Multi-Jet™ dry cleaning machine. These and certain other factors are discussed in this Report and from time to time in other Company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not assume an obligation to update the factors discussed in this Report or such other reports.

Item 3. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Report, management of the Company, with the participation of the Company’s President and principal executive officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, these officers concluded that, as of the date of their evaluation, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including those officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports.

During the period covered by this Report, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits

(a)     Exhibits:

31.01 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.02 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.01 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.02 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

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

Date: May 12, 2006   DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.
 


By:



/s/ Venerando J. Indelicato                  
    Venerando J. Indelicato,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

31.01 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.02 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.01 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.02 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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