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MANAGEMENT'S PLAN
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
MANAGEMENT'S PLAN [Abstract]  
MANAGEMENT'S PLAN

14. MANAGEMENT'S PLAN

 

Our long-term strategic objective is to maximize the Company's intrinsic value per share. While we remain focused on reducing our costs through productivity and better processes and a continued emphasis on generating free cash flow, we are dedicated to the strategies that drive our top-line growth. We are intensifying our efforts to improve our processes, embrace change and wisely employ our stronger liquidity position.

 

Revenues for the year ended September 30, 2014 increased 11.4% to $24,584 compared to $22,068 for the year ended September 30, 2013. In fiscal 2014, we experienced increased demand in our Contract Research services segment. Most notably significant revenue gains were reported by the Preclinical Services which supports our clients' Phase II & III clinical trials. In our Product segment, revenue was down slightly compared to same period one year ago due in part from lower sales of certain analytical instruments. Cost of revenue for the year ended September 30, 2014 was $16,622 or 67.6% of revenue compared to $15,013 or 68.0% of revenue for the prior fiscal year. The main reason for the decrease was our ability to leverage the higher revenue in fiscal year 2014 over our fixed cost base as well as strict spend monitoring during the fiscal year.

 

As of September 30, 2014, we had $981 of cash and cash equivalents as compared to $1,304 of cash and cash equivalents at the end of fiscal 2013. In fiscal 2014, we generated $1,684 in cash from operations primarily from the net income and working capital management as compared to $1,594 in fiscal 2013. Total capital expenditures increased in fiscal 2014 to a level of $490 reflecting our improved liquidity position.

 

On May 14, 2014, we entered into a Credit Agreement (“Agreement”) with Huntington Bank. The Agreement includes both a term loan and a revolving loan and is secured by mortgages on our facilities and personal property in West Lafayette and Evansville, Indiana. We used the proceeds from the term loan to pay off the Regions Bank replacement note payable.

 

Over the past two years, we have focused on targeted initiatives that were designed to stabilize our business, improve our liquidity and lower our break-even point. While we remain dedicated to increasing our productivity and internal processes with the intent to continue to grow free cash flow, we are actively pursuing strategies to drive top-line growth. In fiscal 2015, we plan to focus on sales execution, operational excellence and building strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, to differentiate our company and create value for our clients and shareholders. By improving revenue growth and managing our costs effectively, combined with the availability of a new credit facility with substantially more favorable terms than the long-term debt and line of credit it replaces, we enhance our ability to implement our growth plan. We have taken several steps to strengthen our management team in roles that will be vital to helping drive our top line performance.  We are expanding our marketing efforts by building on the Company's inherent strengths in specialty assay and drug discovery, regulatory excellence, and our Culex® automated sampling system.  We recognize that our growth depends upon our ability to continually improve and create new client relationships. In addition, strengthening the overall leadership team represents an important step forward in the Company's continuing program to build a management team with the depth, experience and dedication in order to position the Company to deliver profitable growth over the long-term. We are determined to follow through on the initiatives that support of our strategy to strengthen the Company for fiscal 2015 and beyond.