-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FEsuI9EsBKVBB8oEQfCBjuydXpU4uqLagLnGEtDsOBqTvQXU//m4Z38zmoJHfxUC kT+Cf3GzZEXCtGxabnnh0w== 0001169232-07-001866.txt : 20070412 0001169232-07-001866.hdr.sgml : 20070412 20070412111601 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001169232-07-001866 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070303 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070412 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070412 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: E-Z-EM, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000727008 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835] IRS NUMBER: 111999504 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13003 FILM NUMBER: 07762795 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1111 MARCUS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE LL-26 CITY: LAKE SUCCESS STATE: NY ZIP: 11042 BUSINESS PHONE: 5163338230 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1111 MARCUS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE LL-26 CITY: LAKE SUCCESS STATE: NY ZIP: 11042 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EZ EM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 10-Q 1 d71546_10q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF  
    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  
       
    For the quarterly period ended    March 3, 2007   
       
    OR  
       
o   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  0-13003  
       
    E-Z-EM, Inc.  
   
 
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
         
  Delaware   11-1999504  
 
 
 
  (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer  
  incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)  
       
1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, New York   11042  

 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)  
 
(516) 333-8230

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter 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  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).

Large accelerated filer  o            Accelerated filer  x            Non-accelerated filer  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o      No  x

As of April 5, 2007, there were 10,974,669 shares of the issuer’s common stock outstanding.




E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
INDEX
 
Part I:       Financial Information Page  

 

 
   
  Item l.      Financial Statements  
         
      Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 3, 2007 and June 3, 2006 3 – 4  
         
      Consolidated Statements of Earnings – Thirteen and thirty-nine
        weeks ended March 3, 2007 and thirteen and forty weeks ended
        March 4, 2006
5  
         
      Consolidated Statement of Stockholder’s Equity and
        Comprehensive Income – Thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007
6  
         
      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Thirty-nine weeks
        ended March 3, 2007 and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006
7 – 8  
         
      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 9 – 21  
         
  Item 2.      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations
22 – 36  
         
  Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
                      Market Risk
36 – 37  
         
  Item 4.      Controls and Procedures 37  
         
Part II:    Other Information  
         
  Item 1.      Legal Proceedings 38  
         
  Item 1A.   Risk Factors 38  
         
  Item 2.      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
                      and Use of Proceeds
39  
         
  Item 3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities 39  
         
  Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 39  
         
  Item 5.      Other Information 39  
         
  Item 6.      Exhibits 39  

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)

 
                                              ASSETS March 3,
2007
  June 3,
2006
 
 
 
 
  (unaudited) (audited)  
  
CURRENT ASSETS        
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,676   $ 6,749  
    Debt and equity securities, at fair value   28,049     33,446  
    Accounts receivable, principally
       trade, net
  23,436     20,680  
    Inventories, net   27,108     27,028  
    Refundable income taxes   989     2,040  
    Other current assets   4,706     5,012  
    Current assets of discontinued operation         426  
 
 
 
  
          Total current assets   98,964     95,381  
  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - AT COST,
    less accumulated depreciation and
    amortization
  14,536     12,445  
  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, less accumulated
    amortization
  3,566     4,123  
  
DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES, at fair value   1,328     1,088  
  
CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE   6,626     6,335  
  
OTHER ASSETS   2,486     3,815  
  
NONCURRENT ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATION         605  
 
 
 
  
          Total assets $ 127,506   $ 123,792  
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 
                   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY March 3,
2007
  June 3,
2006
 
 
 
 
  (unaudited)   (audited)  
  
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
    Current maturities of long-term debt $ 4   $ 31  
    Accounts payable   6,933     5,702  
    Accrued liabilities   9,027     12,123  
    Accrued income taxes   599     47  
    Current liabilities of discontinued
       operation
        417  
 
 
 
  
          Total current liabilities   16,563     18,320  
  
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES   3,669     3,630  
 
 
 
  
          Total liabilities   20,232     21,950  
 
 
 
  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES        
  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
    Preferred stock, par value $.10 per
       share - authorized, 1,000,000 shares;
       issued, none
       
    Common stock, par value $.10 per share -
       authorized, 16,000,000 shares; issued
       and outstanding 10,974,669 shares at
       March 3, 2007 and 10,862,899 shares
       at June 3, 2006 (excluding 89,205 shares
       held in treasury at March 3, 2007 and
       June 3, 2006)
  1,098     1,086  
    Additional paid-in capital   31,766     30,071  
    Retained earnings   70,028     64,263  
    Accumulated other comprehensive income   4,382     6,422  
 
 
 
  
          Total stockholders’ equity   107,274     101,842  
 
 
 
  
          Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 127,506   $ 123,792  
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

 
  Thirteen weeks ended
  Thirty-nine
weeks ended
  Forty
weeks ended
 
March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Net sales $ 33,558   $ 32,096   $ 101,169   $ 100,276  
Cost of goods sold   19,372     19,390     57,103     56,767  
 
 
 
 
 
  
      Gross profit   14,186     12,706     44,066     43,509  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Operating expenses                        
  Selling, general and
    administrative
  10,548     9,919     33,126     31,333  
  Plant closing and operational
    restructuring costs (credits)
        (39 )         96  
  Gain on sale of real property         (1,205 )         (1,205 )
  Research and development   888     1,562     3,823     4,314  
 
 
 
 
 
  
    Total operating expenses   11,436     10,237     36,949     34,538  
 
 
 
 
 
  
      Operating profit   2,750     2,469     7,117     8,971  
  
Other income (expense)                        
  Interest income   366     230     1,033     543  
  Interest expense   (68 )   (99 )   (244 )   (334 )
  Other, net   120     154     697     (165 )
 
 
 
 
 
  
      Earnings from continuing
        operations before income
        taxes
  3,168     2,754     8,603     9,015  
  
Income tax provision   985     389     2,819     2,553  
 
 
 
 
 
  
      Earnings from continuing
        operations
  2,183     2,365     5,784     6,462  
  
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
  operation, net of income tax
  provision (benefit)
  216     1,977     (19 )   1,958  
 
 
 
 
 
  
      NET EARNINGS $ 2,399   $ 4,342   $ 5,765   $ 8,420  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Basic earnings (loss) per common
  share
                       
    From continuing operations $ 0.20   $ 0.22   $ 0.53   $ 0.60  
    From discontinued operation,
      net of income tax provision
      (benefit)
  0.02     0.18           0.18  
 
 
 
 
 
  
    From total operations $ 0.22   $ 0.40   $ 0.53   $ 0.78  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Diluted earnings (loss) per common
  share
                       
    From continuing operations $ 0.20   $ 0.21   $ 0.52   $ 0.58  
    From discontinued operation,
      net of income tax provision
      (benefit)
  0.02     0.18           0.18  
 
 
 
 
 
  
    From total operations $ 0.22   $ 0.39   $ 0.52   $ 0.76  
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 

Thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)

 
  Common stock
  Additional
paid-in
  Retained   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
      Compre-
hensive
 
   Shares    Amount    capital    earnings    income    Total    income   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Balance at June 3, 2006 10,862,899   $ 1,086   $ 30,071   $ 64,263   $ 6,422   $ 101,842        
  
Exercise of stock options 104,020     11     1,145                 1,156        
Income tax benefits on
  stock options exercised
              386                 386        
Compensation related to
  stock option plans, net
  of income tax benefit
            31                 31        
Issuance of stock 7,750     1     133                 134        
Net earnings                   5,765           5,765   $ 5,765  
Unrealized holding gain on debt
  and equity securities
                        157     157     157  
Foreign currency translation
  adjustments
                        (2,197 )   (2,197 )   (2,197 )
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
  
Comprehensive income                                   $ 3,725  
                                   
 
  
Balance at March 3, 2007 10,974,669   $ 1,098   $ 31,766   $ 70,028   $ 4,382   $ 107,274        
 
 
 
   
 
 
     
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
Thirty-nine
weeks ended
March 3,
2007
  Forty
weeks ended
March 4,
2006
 
 
 
 
  
Cash flows from operating activities:        
  Net earnings $ 5,765   $ 8,420  
  (Earnings) loss from discontinued operation,
    net of tax
  19     (1,958 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
    net cash provided by (used in) operating
    activities
       
      Depreciation and amortization   2,604     2,720  
      Gain on sale of assets         (1,164 )
      Provision for doubtful accounts   67     47  
      Tax benefit on exercise of stock options         863  
      Deferred income tax provision (benefit)   1,048     (432 )
      Stock option compensation cost   49     65  
      Stock compensation cost   134     126  
      Changes in operating assets and
        liabilities, net of business divested
       
          Accounts receivable   (2,823 )   (4,977 )
          Inventories   (80 )   (4,657 )
          Other current assets   1,348     (331 )
          Other assets   (106 )   112  
          Accounts payable   1,231     (527 )
          Accrued liabilities   (3,096 )   (79 )
          Accrued income taxes   552     (53 )
          Other noncurrent liabilities   85     45  
      Net cash used in operating activities
        of discontinued operation
  (570 )   (53 )
 
 
 
            Net cash provided by (used in)
              operating activities
  6,227     (1,833 )
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:        
  Additions to property, plant and
    equipment, net
  (4,824 )   (1,307 )
  Proceeds from sale of assets         4,774  
  Advanced royalty fee         (650 )
  Available-for-sale securities        
    Purchases   (295,825 )   (142,085 )
    Proceeds from sale   301,222     133,697  
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing
    activities of discontinued operation
  1,068     (7 )
 
 
 
      Net cash provided by (used in) investing
        activities
  1,641     (5,578 )
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
Thirty-nine
weeks ended
March 3,
2007
  Forty
weeks ended
March 4,
2006
 
 
 
 
  
Cash flows from financing activities:        
  Repayments of debt $ (27 ) $ (47 )
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options   1,156     134  
  Tax benefit on exercise of stock options   386        
  Proceeds from issuance of stock in connection
    with the stock purchase plan
        3  
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing
    activities of discontinued operation
  73     (412 )
 
 
 
  
      Net cash provided by (used in)
        financing activities
  1,588     (322 )
 
 
 
  
Effect of exchange rate changes on
  cash and cash equivalents
  (1,529 )   2,201  
 
 
 
  
      INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
        EQUIVALENTS
  7,927     (5,532 )
  
Cash and cash equivalents
  Beginning of period
  6,749     10,123  
 
 
 
  
  End of period $ 14,676   $ 4,591  
 
 
 
  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow
  information:
       
    Cash paid during the period for:        
      Interest $ 171   $ 280  
 
 
 
  
      Income taxes (net of refunds of $1,457 and
        $2 in 2007 and 2006, respectively)
$ (153 ) $ 1,721  
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE A – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
  Nature of Business
 
 
E-Z-EM, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“the Company” or “E-Z-EM”) is a leading provider of medical products used by radiologists, gastroenterologists and speech language pathologists primarily in screening for and diagnosing diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Products are used for colorectal cancer screening, evaluation of swallowing disorders (dysphagia), and testing for other diseases and disorders of the GI system. The Company is also the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and marketer of RSDL for military services and first-responder organizations. RSDL is a patented, broad-spectrum liquid chemical warfare agent decontaminant that neutralizes or removes chemical agents from skin on contact, leaving a non-toxic residue that can be rinsed off with water. The Company also leverages its capacities in manufacturing, automation and quality control by offering contract manufacturing to third-party businesses.
 
  Basis of Presentation
 
 
The consolidated balance sheet as of March 3, 2007, the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income for the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007, the consolidated statements of earnings for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 and thirteen and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, have been prepared by the Company without audit. The consolidated balance sheet as of June 3, 2006 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, results of operations and cash flows at March 3, 2007 (and for all periods presented) have been made.
 
 
Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3, 2006, filed by the Company on August 17, 2006. The results of operations for the periods ended March 3, 2007, and March 4, 2006, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the respective full years.
 
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of E-Z-EM, Inc. and all wholly owned subsidiaries. Toho Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd., the Company’s wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, is reported separately as a discontinued operation for all periods presented within the consolidated financial statements (see Note B). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE B – DISCONTINUED OPERATION
 
 
In February 2006, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors approved a plan to wind down and close the operations of Toho Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (“Toho”), a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary. The decision to close Toho resulted from an inability to generate income from operations and to grow the business due to a limited product offering and scope of operation. Also, a change in manufacturing location required a re-registration of Toho’s principal products with Japanese regulatory authorities, resulting in a projected interruption of supply during the first quarter of fiscal 2007. Management planned a market withdrawal on a staged basis so that current inventory could be sold, accounts receivable collected and the property sold in an organized fashion, while also satisfying all outstanding liabilities.
 
 
As a result of this plan, foreign currency translation gains (losses) of ($35,000) and $257,000, respectively, included in accumulated other comprehensive income have been charged to results of operations for the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006 in accordance with EITF Issue No. 01-5, “Application of FASB Statement No. 52 to an Investment Being Evaluated for Impairment That Will Be Disposed Of.” EITF 01-5 requires that accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments be included as part of the carrying amount of a foreign investment being evaluated for impairment under a committed plan of disposal. In December 2006, the Company completed the closing by selling the land and building comprising its Toho facility for $1,101,000 and recognized a gain on the sale of $281,000. The decision to close the Toho operations resulted in a deduction for U.S. Federal income tax purposes approximating $7,383,000. During the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, the Company recorded Federal tax benefits of $29,000 and $2,347,000, respectively, relating to this tax deduction. For all periods presented, Toho is accounted for as a discontinued operation in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Amounts in the financial statements and related notes for all periods shown have been reclassified to reflect the discontinued operation.
 
  Changes in project costs, primarily severance and the above-mentioned impairment, are as follows:
   
  Thirty-nine
weeks ended
March 3,
2007
  Forty
weeks ended
March 4,
2006
 
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  Beginning balance $ 333        
  Recorded   217   $ 257  
  Paid   (550 )      
   
 
 
  Ending balance $   $ 257  
   
 
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE B – DISCONTINUED OPERATION (continued)
 
 
The following table sets forth the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of Toho, which are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at June 3, 2006 (amounts in thousands):
 
             ASSETS      
   
  Cash and cash equivalents $ 73    
  Accounts receivable, net   229    
  Inventory   124    
   
   
  
  Current assets of discontinued operation $ 426    
   
   
  
  Property, plant and equipment $ 603    
  Other assets   2    
   
   
  
  Noncurrent assets of discontinued operation $ 605    
   
   
          LIABILITIES      
  
  Accounts payable $ 19    
  Accrued liabilities   392    
  Accrued income taxes   6    
   
   
  
  Current liabilities of discontinued operation $ 417    
   
   
   
 
Summarized results of operations for Toho as reported in earnings (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings are as follows:
   
    Thirteen weeks ended
  Thirty-nine
weeks ended
  Forty
weeks ended
 
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
 
   
 
 
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Net sales (credits)
  From unaffiliated customers
$ (102 ) $ 170   $ 81   $ 977  
   
 
 
 
 
  
  Total net sales (credits) $ (102 ) $ 170   $ 81   $ 977  
   
 
 
 
 
  
  Earnings (loss) before income
  taxes
$ 327   $ (370 ) $ (47 ) $ (389 )
  Income tax provision (benefit)   111     (2,347 )   (28 )   (2,347 )
   
 
 
 
 
  
  Earnings (loss) from
  discontinued operation
$ 216   $ 1,977   $ (19 ) $ 1,958  
   
 
 
 
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE C - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
 
Effective June 4, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”, which revises SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. SFAS No. 123(R) requires that all stock-based compensation be recognized as an expense in the financial statements and that such cost be measured at the fair value of the award.
 
 
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based compensation awards under its three stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations. Accordingly, no compensation expense had been recognized under these plans concerning stock options granted to employees and to members of the Board of Directors, as all such stock options granted had exercise prices equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common stock on the dates of grant. No awards other than stock options have been granted under the Company’s plans.
 
 
Additionally, in periods prior to June 4, 2006, the Company followed the disclosure-only requirements of SFAS No. 123, which allowed entities to continue to apply the provisions of APB No. 25 for transactions with employees and directors and provide pro forma net earnings and pro forma earnings per share disclosures for employee and director stock option grants made as if the fair value based method of accounting in SFAS No. 123 had been applied to these transactions.
 
 
SFAS No. 123(R) was adopted using the modified prospective method, which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense on a prospective basis. Therefore, prior period financial statements have not been restated. Under this transition method, the Company will apply the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled on or after June 4, 2006. The provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) will not apply to any stock options outstanding as of June 4, 2006, since all such options were fully vested.
 
 
For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007, the Company did not recognize any share-based compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements for awards to employees or members of the Board of Directors since no awards were granted and no outstanding awards were modified. For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007, and for the thirteen and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, pre-tax compensation expense of $7,000 ($4,000 after tax effects), $49,000 ($31,000 after tax effects), $21,000 ($13,000 after tax effects) and $65,000 ($41,000 after tax effects), respectively, was recognized for stock options granted in prior years to a former director serving as a consultant. This expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings.

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE C - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)
 
 
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company presented all tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash flows. SFAS No. 123(R) requires that cash flows from the exercise of stock options resulting from tax benefits in excess of recognized cumulative compensation cost (excess tax benefits) be classified as financing cash flows.
 
 
The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and earnings per common share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock options granted under its stock-based compensation plans to employees and to members of the Board of Directors:
   
  Thirteen
weeks ended
March 4,
2006
  Forty
weeks ended
March 4,
2006
 
   
 
 
  (in thousands,
except per share data)
  
  Net earnings, as reported $ 4,342   $ 8,420  
  Deduct: Total stock-based employee
  compensation expense determined
  under the fair value based method
  for all awards, net of income
  tax effects
  (267 )   (825 )
   
 
 
  
  Pro forma net earnings $ 4,075   $ 7,595  
   
 
 
  
  Earnings per common share            
    Basic - as reported $ 0.40   $ 0.78  
    Basic - pro forma   0.38     0.70  
  
    Diluted – as reported $ 0.39   $ 0.76  
    Diluted – pro forma   0.36     0.68  
   
 
The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following weighted-average assumptions for all plans:
   
  Forty
weeks ended
March 4,
2006
 
   
 
  
  Expected life (years) 5.0    
  Expected volatility 47.86 %  
  Risk-free interest rate 3.64 %  
  Dividend yield None    

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE C - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)
 
 
The expected life of the options represents the estimated period of time until exercise and is based on historical experience of similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and expectations of future behavior. The expected volatility is estimated using the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the expected life at the grant date. The Company has not recently paid any dividends and does not expect to in the foreseeable future.
 
  2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan
 
 
In October 2004, the Company adopted the 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan (the “2004 Plan”). The 2004 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options to employees and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and incentive awards to employees, directors and other service providers. A total of 1,708,425 shares of the Company’s common stock are available for issuance under the 2004 Plan, including 576,346 shares and 82,079 shares reallocated from the 1983 Stock Option Plan and 1984 Directors and Consultants Stock Option Plan, respectively. A committee of the board administers the 2004 Plan. The committee determines the vesting terms and exercise price of options granted under the 2004 Plan and the terms and conditions of any other awards made under the 2004 Plan. For all incentive stock options the exercise price must at least be equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed ten years, and up to 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued upon exercise of incentive stock options. No awards may be granted under the 2004 Plan after October 26, 2014. At March 3, 2007, there were 730,675 shares available for grants of options and other awards under the 2004 Plan.
 
  1983 Stock Option Plan
 
 
In 1983, the Company adopted the 1983 Stock Option Plan (the “1983 Plan”). The 1983 Plan provides for the grant to key employees of both nonqualified stock options and incentive stock options. A total of 2,041,628 shares (giving effect to the reallocation of 576,346 shares to the 2004 Plan) of the Company’s common stock may be issued under the 1983 Plan pursuant to the exercise of options. All outstanding stock options have an exercise price of not less than the market value of the shares on the date of grant. Outstanding options are exercisable over a period of time designated by the administrators of the 1983 Plan (but not more than 10 years from the date of grant) and are subject to such other terms and conditions as the administrators have determined. No further options will be issued under the 1983 Plan.

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE C - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)
 
  1984 Stock Option Plan
 
 
In 1984, the Company adopted the 1984 Directors and Consultants Stock Option Plan (the “1984 Plan”). The 1984 Plan provides for the grant to members of the Board of Directors and consultants of nonqualified stock options. A total of 377,411 shares (giving effect to the reallocation of 82,079 shares to the 2004 Plan) of the Company’s common stock may be issued under the 1984 Plan pursuant to the exercise of options. All outstanding stock options have an exercise price of not less than the market value of the shares on the date of grant. Outstanding options are exercisable over a period of time designated by the administrators of the 1984 Plan (but not more than 10 years from the date of grant) and are subject to such other terms and conditions as the administrators have determined. No further options will be issued under the 1984 Plan.
 
 
The following is a summary of the stock option activity during the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007:
 
  Number of
Shares
(000)
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in
Years
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(000)
 
   
 
 
 
 
  
  Outstanding at beginning of
  period
1,358   $ 12.23   7.65        
  Exercised (104 ) $ 11.11   6.52        
  Forfeited (7 ) $ 12.97   7.75        
   
             
  
  Outstanding at end of period 1,247   $ 12.32   6.95   $ 6,216  
   
         
 
  
  Vested or expected to vest
  at end of period
1,247   $ 12.32   6.95   $ 6,216  
   
         
 
  
  Exercisable at end of period 1,247   $ 12.32   6.95   $ 6,216  
   
         
 
   
 
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the forty weeks ended March 4, 2006 was $6.67 per share. The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is before applicable income taxes and is based on the Company’s closing stock price as of the last business day of the respective period. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 was $248,000 and $571,000, respectively, and during the thirteen and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006 was $46,000 and $220,000, respectively.

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE C - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)
 
 
The Company received cash of $396,000 and $1,156,000 from stock options exercised during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007, respectively, and cash of $63,000 and $134,000 from stock options exercised during the thirteen and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, respectively. These cash receipts are included in financing activities in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company realized tax benefits from the exercise of stock options during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 of $47,000 and $386,000, respectively, and during the thirteen and forty weeks ended March 4, 2006 of $324,000 and $863,000, respectively.
 
 
On November 1, 2006 and November 1, 2005, the Company issued 7,750 shares of common stock to members of its Board of Directors and, as a result, recognized share-based compensation expense of $133,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 and $126,000 for the forty weeks ended March 4, 2006. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings.
 

NOTE D - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

 
 
Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without consideration of potential common stock. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding. The calculation takes into account the shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options, reduced by the shares that may be repurchased with the funds received from the exercise, based on the average price during the period.
 
 
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares:
 
    Thirteen weeks ended
  Thirty-nine
weeks ended
  Forty
weeks ended
 
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
 
   
 
 
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Basic   10,964     10,855     10,908     10,846  
  Effect of dilutive securities
  (stock options)
  220     335     202     254  
   
 
 
 
 
  
  Diluted   11,184     11,190     11,110     11,100  
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
Excluded from the calculation of earnings per common share, are options to purchase 193,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.49 per share for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE E - EFFECTS OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
 
Effective June 4, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs,” an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4. The amendments made by SFAS No. 151 improve financial reporting by clarifying that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted materials (spoilage) be recognized as current-period charges and by requiring the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facility. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 has had no current impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
Effective June 4, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. Previously, most voluntary changes in accounting principles required recognition via a cumulative effect adjustment within net income for the period of the change. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 has had no current impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainties in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. The interpretation requires that the Company determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority. If a tax position meets the more likely than not recognition criteria, FIN 48 requires the tax position be measured at the largest amount of benefit greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. This accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of FIN 48 on its financial condition and results of operations.
 
 
In June 2006, the FASB ratified the consensus of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3, “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation)” (“EITF 06-3”). EITF 06-3 concluded that the presentation of taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions (sales, use, value added and excise taxes) on either a gross (included in revenues and costs) or a net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy that should be disclosed pursuant to Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 22. EITF 06-3 is effective for the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption of EITF 06-3 will have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE E - EFFECTS OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (continued)
 
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB No. 108”). SAB No. 108 provides interpretative guidance on how public companies quantify financial statement misstatements. There have been two common approaches used to quantify such errors. Under an income statement approach, the “roll-over” method, the error is quantified as the amount by which the current year income statement is misstated. Alternatively, under a balance sheet approach, the “iron curtain” method, the error is quantified as the cumulative amount by which the current year balance sheet is misstated. In SAB No. 108, the SEC established an approach that requires quantification of financial statement misstatements based on the effects of the misstatements on each financial statement and the related financial statement disclosures. This model is commonly referred to as a “dual approach” because it requires quantification of errors under both the roll-over and iron curtain methods. SAB No. 108 is effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SAB No. 108 will have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to provide opportunities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE F - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
  The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax, are as follows:
 
    Thirteen weeks ended
  Thirty-nine
weeks ended
  Forty
weeks ended
 
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
  March 3,
2007
  March 4,
2006
 
   
 
 
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Net earnings $ 2,399   $ 4,342   $ 5,765   $ 8,420  
  Unrealized holding gain (loss)
  on debt and equity securities
  arising during the period
  (20 )   142     157     400  
  Foreign currency translation
  adjustments arising during
  the period
  (944 )   821     (2,197 )   3,074  
   
 
 
 
 
  
      Comprehensive income $ 1,435   $ 5,305   $ 3,725   $ 11,894  
   
 
 
 
 
   
  The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related tax, are as follows:
   
  March 3,
2007
  June 3,
2006
 
   
 
 
  (in thousands)  
  
  Unrealized holding gain on debt and equity
  securities
$ 680   $ 523  
  Cumulative translation adjustments   3,702     5,899  
   
 
 
  
      Accumulated other comprehensive income $ 4,382   $ 6,422  
   
 
 
 

NOTE G – PLANT CLOSING AND OPERATIONAL RESTRUCTURING

 
 
In May 2005, the Company completed its plan to move its powder-based barium production in Westbury, N.Y. to its manufacturing facility in Montreal, Canada. For the forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, project costs aggregated $96,000. On January 31, 2006, the Company completed the sale of its Westbury manufacturing facility for $5,100,000. As a result, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of this property of $1,205,000 during the thirteen weeks ended March 4, 2006.
 
  Changes in project costs are as follows:
   
  March 4,
2006
   
   
   
  (in thousands)    
  
  Beginning balance $ 598    
  Recorded   96    
  Paid   (694 )  
   
   
  
  Ending balance $    
   
   

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE H - DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES
 
  Debt and equity securities at March 3, 2007, consisted of the following:
   
  Amortized
cost
  Fair
value
  Unrealized
holding gain
 
   
 
 
 
  (in thousands)  
  
  Current              
  Available-for-sale securities (carried
  on the balance sheet at fair value)
    Municipal bonds with maturities
      Due after 10 years and through
        20 years
$ 9,150   $ 9,150        
        Due after 20 years   18,745     18,745        
      Other   154     154        
   
 
     
  
       $ 28,049   $ 28,049        
   
 
     
  
  Noncurrent              
  Available-for-sale securities
  (carried on the balance sheet
  at fair value)
             
      Equity securities $ 257   $ 1,328   $ 1,071  
   
 
 
 
  
     $ 257   $ 1,328   $ 1,071  
   
 
 
 
   
  Debt and equity securities at June 3, 2006, consisted of the following:
   
  Amortized
cost
  Fair
value
  Unrealized
holding gain
 
   
 
 
 
  (in thousands)  
  
  Current            
  Available-for-sale securities (carried
  on the balance sheet at fair value)
    Municipal bonds with maturities
      Due in 1 through 10 years
$ 2,000   $ 2,000        
        Due after 10 years and through
        20 years
  16,525     16,525        
        Due after 20 years   14,765     14,765      
      Other   156     156        
   
 
     
  
    $ 33,446   $ 33,446      
   
 
     
  Noncurrent                  
  Available-for-sale securities
  (carried on the balance sheet
  at fair value)
           
      Equity securities $ 257   $ 1,088   $ 831  
   
 
 
 
  
       $ 257   $ 1,088   $ 831  
   
 
 
 

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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006
(unaudited)

 
NOTE I - INVENTORIES
 
  Inventories consist of the following:
   
    March 3,
2007
June 3,
2006
 
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  Finished goods $ 12,741   $ 12,140  
  Work in process   389     604  
  Raw materials   13,978     14,284  
   
 
 
  
    $ 27,108   $ 27,028  
   
 
 
 

NOTE J – CONTINGENCIES

 
  Litigation Matters
 
 
The Company is party to claims, legal actions and complaints that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.
 
  Concentration of Credit Risk
 
 
In November 2005, Merry X-Ray Corporation (“Merry X-Ray”), a significant distributor of the Company’s products in the United States, acquired SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc. (“SourceOne”), the Company’s largest distributor in the United States. For the thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 and the forty weeks ended March 4, 2006, sales of products to Merry X-Ray, including sales to SourceOne before its acquisition by Merry X-Ray, represented 34% and 37% of total sales, respectively. Approximately 36% and 39% of accounts receivable pertained to Merry X-Ray at March 3, 2007 and June 3, 2006, respectively. While the accounts receivable related to this distributor are significant, the Company does not believe the credit risk to be significant given the distributor’s consistent payment history.
 

NOTE K - COMMON STOCK

 
  Stock Repurchase Program
 
 
In March 2003, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an aggregate purchase price of up to $3,000,000. During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended March 3, 2007 no shares were repurchased under this program. In aggregate, the Company has repurchased 74,234 shares of common stock for approximately $716,000 under this program.

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

The following information should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Statements

Our disclosure and analysis in this report, including but not limited to the information discussed in this Item 2, contain forward-looking information about our company’s financial results and estimates, business prospects and products in research that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. From time to time, we also may provide oral or written forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operations or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, prospective products or product approvals, future performance or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, intellectual property matters, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results.

We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. As a result, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements.

We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement that we make, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. We are also affected by other factors which may be identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission some of which are set forth in Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K filing for the 2006 fiscal year and in Item 1A of Part II of this Report on Form 10-Q. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we have attempted to provide a list of important factors that may affect our business, investors are cautioned that other factors may prove to be important in the future and could affect our operating results. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors or to assess the impact of each factor or combination of factors on our business. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Overview

We are a leading provider of medical diagnostic contrast agents and devices used in the diagnosis of abdominal disease. Our customers include radiologists and gastroenterologists. We are focused on becoming a worldwide CT solutions company for the computed tomography (CT) market. This focus is


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driven by the trend away from older fluoroscopic procedures (e.g., barium enema) to CT-based applications for imaging the entire abdominal tract because of the enhanced benefits of Multidetector CT technology.

We have pioneered solutions for the emerging area of Virtual Colonography, which may offer unique capabilities for the early detection of colorectal cancer, and have also developed new imaging contrast agents, for example VoLumen, that allows enhanced images from CT and CT Angiography applications utilizing Multidetector CT technology. We also manufacture and market a line of CT power injectors that deliver injectable CT contrast agents.

In addition to our products for the radiology market, we also market a unique defense decontaminant product. RSDL is a liquid skin decontaminant that is effective in neutralizing a broad spectrum of chemical warfare and toxic agents. In April 2005, we purchased from our strategic partner, O’Dell Engineering, all its assets related to the RSDL technology. We now have exclusive, worldwide rights to the RSDL technology for the military and first-responder markets. Prior to the acquisition, we were the exclusive manufacturer of RSDL under an agreement between O’Dell Engineering and our Canadian subsidiary. Recently, the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) determined that RSDL satisfied all final configuration testing criteria, and approved RSDL for initial procurements by the individual service branches. We were also notified that the DoD had waived its requirement for First Article Testing, thus allowing us to ship the product without further delay. In March 2007, we also received an initial order for $5.07 million for RSDL from the US Army Space and Missile Command.

In February 2006, the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors approved a plan to wind down and close the operations of Toho Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (“Toho”), a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary. We decided to close Toho because we were unable to generate income from operations to grow the business due to a limited product offering and scope of operation. Also, a change in manufacturing location would have required us to re-register Toho’s principal products with the Japanese regulatory authorities, which we projected would cause an interruption of supply during the first quarter of 2007. We planned a staged market withdrawal to allow us to sell current inventory, collect accounts receivable and sell the property in an organized fashion, while also satisfying all outstanding liabilities. For all periods presented, Toho is accounted for as a discontinued operation in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”

Results of Operations

Quarters ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006

Our quarters ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 both represent thirteen weeks.

Consolidated Results of Operations

For the quarter ended March 3, 2007, we reported net earnings of $2,399,000, or $0.22 per common share on both a basic and diluted basis, as compared to net earnings of $4,342,000, or $0.40 and $0.39 per common share on a basic and diluted basis, respectively, for the comparable period of last year. Results for the comparable period of last year included a tax benefit of $2,347,000, or $.22 per basic share, associated with the closing of our Japanese subsidiary. This tax benefit is included in earnings from


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discontinued operation. Results for the comparable period of last year also included the reversal of a tax valuation allowance of $456,000, or $.04 per basic share, relating to a previously impaired, non-core equity security.

The following table sets forth earnings from continuing operations and earnings from discontinued operation for the quarters ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Earnings from continuing operations $ 2,183   $ 2,365  
  Earnings from discontinued operation   216     1,977  
   
 
 
  
  Net earnings $ 2,399   $ 4,342  
   
 
 
 

Our results are expressed as a percentage of net sales for the quarters ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 in the following table:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
  
  Net sales   100.0 %   100.0 %
  Cost of goods sold   57.7     60.4  
   
 
 
  
        Gross profit   42.3     39.6  
   
 
 
  
  Operating expenses            
    Selling, general and administrative   31.4     30.9  
    Plant closing and operational
    restructuring costs (credits)
        (0.1 )
    Gain on sale of real property         (3.8 )
    Research and development   2.7     4.9  
   
 
 
  
      Total operating expenses   34.1     31.9  
   
 
 
  
        Operating profit   8.2     7.7  
  
  Other income (expense)            
    Interest income   1.1     0.7  
    Interest expense   (0.2 )   (0.3 )
    Other, net   0.3     0.5  
   
 
 
  
        Earnings from continuing operations
        before income taxes
  9.4     8.6  
  
  Income tax provision   2.9     1.2  
   
 
 
  
        Earnings from continuing operations   6.5     7.4  
  
  Earnings from discontinued operation,
  net of income tax provision (benefit)
  0.6     6.1  
   
 
 
  
        NET EARNINGS   7.1 %   13.5 %
   
 
 

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Continuing Operations

Operating profit for the current quarter increased by $281,000 due to increased sales and improved gross profit, partially offset by increased operating expenses. The increase in operating expenses was due to the recognition of a $1,205,000 gain on the sale of our former manufacturing facility in Westbury, N.Y. in the prior year’s quarter. This sale was the culmination of the plan to relocate our powder-based barium production from Westbury to our manufacturing facility in Montreal, Canada.

Net sales for the quarter ended March 3, 2007 increased 5%, or $1,462,000, as compared to the quarter ended March 4, 2006, due to price increases, higher sales volumes and favorable foreign currency exchange fluctuations. Price increases accounted for approximately 2% of net sales for the current quarter. A significant portion of our domestic products are sold under fixed priced, long-term group purchasing organization contracts. Foreign currency exchange fluctuations increased the translated amounts of foreign subsidiaries’ sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes by $337,000. On a product line basis, the net sales increase resulted primarily from increased sales of CT imaging products of $1,963,000 and virtual colonoscopy products of $377,000, partially offset by decreased contract manufacturing sales of $1,027,000.

The Company believes that CT imaging growth in the current quarter may have been hindered by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), which took effect on January 1, 2007. Within radiology, the DRA effectively reduces the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for MR, CT and PET/CT procedures performed at outpatient imaging centers. The impact of DRA is now just being felt in the market and remains to be quantified. Some of the Company’s customers have delayed plans to purchase imaging equipment, at least in the near term, in order to assess the impact of DRA on their businesses. The Company believes that this may have reduced sales of its CT injector systems in the current quarter.

Net sales in international markets, including direct exports from the U.S., decreased 1%, or $118,000, for the current quarter from the prior year’s quarter due to lower sales volumes, partially offset by favorable foreign currency exchange fluctuations, which increased the translated amounts of foreign subsidiaries’ sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes by $337,000. Price increases had little effect on net international sales for the current quarter. On a product line basis, the decline in net international sales resulted from decreased contract manufacturing sales of $1,220,000, partially offset by increased sales of CT imaging products of $470,000, virtual colonoscopy products of $356,000 and all other products of $276,000.


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The following table sets forth net sales by product category for the quarters ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    $ % $ %  
   
 
 
 
 
    (dollars in thousands)
 
    
  CT Imaging Contrast $ 8,743       26.1     $ 7,793       24.3    
  CT Injector Systems   6,884       20.5       5,871       18.3    
   
 
 
 
 
 
       Total CT Imaging   15,627       46.6       13,664       42.6    
  X-Ray Fluoroscopy   10,137       30.2       9,914       30.9    
  Contract Manufacturing   2,978       8.9       4,005       12.5    
  Accessory Medical Devices   1,297       3.9       1,315       4.1    
  Gastroenterology   1,010       3.0       1,205       3.7    
  Virtual Colonoscopy   1,362       4.0       985       3.1    
  Defense Decontaminants   137       0.4       122       0.4    
  Other   1,010       3.0       886       2.7    
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 33,558       100.0     $ 32,096       100.0    
   
 
 
 
 
 

Gross profit, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased to 42% for the current quarter from 40% for the comparable quarter of the prior year due to sales price increases and favorable changes in sales product mix. Our third fiscal quarters historically have fewer production days than the other fiscal quarters, resulting in somewhat lower gross profit percentages.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $10,548,000 for the quarter ended March 3, 2007 compared to $9,919,000 for the quarter ended March 4, 2006. This increase of $629,000, or 6%, was due primarily to costs incurred in expanding our North American sales force.

Research and development (“R&D”) expenditures decreased 43% for the current quarter to $888,000, or 3% of net sales, from $1,562,000, or 5% of net sales, for the comparable quarter of the prior year due to the reversal of accrued expenses resulting from the termination of an R&D cost-sharing project. Of the R&D expenditures for the current quarter, approximately 50% related to general regulatory costs, 28% to CT imaging and X-ray fluoroscopy projects, 11% to gastroenterology projects, 6% to virtual colonoscopy projects, 4% to defense decontaminant projects and 1% to other projects. R&D expenditures are expected to be 4% of net sales for this fiscal year.

Other income, net of other expenses, totaled $418,000 for the current quarter compared to $285,000 for the comparable period of last year. This improvement is due to increased interest income of $136,000 resulting from increased funds available for investment and higher interest rates.

For the quarter ended March 3, 2007, our effective tax rate of 31% differed from the Federal statutory tax rate of 34% due primarily to tax-exempt income, partially offset by non-deductible expenses. For the quarter ended March 4, 2006, our effective tax rate of 14% differed from the Federal statutory tax rate of 34% due primarily to the reversal of a valuation allowance of $456,000 relating to a previously impaired, non-core equity security, since, at that time, it was more likely than not that such benefit would be realized.

Discontinued Operation

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Toho as reported in earnings from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings for the quarters ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 are as follows:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
    
  Net sales (credits)        
    From unaffiliated customers $ (102 ) $ 170  
   
 
 
 
  Total net sales (credits) $ (102 ) $ 170  
   
 
 
 
  Earnings (loss) before income taxes $ 327   $ (370 )
  Income tax provision (benefit)   111     (2,347 )
   
 
 
 
  Earnings from discontinued operation $ 216   $ 1,977  
   
 
 
 

The results for the discontinued operation for the current quarter are not comparable to the results for the prior year’s third quarter since no operational activity occurred in the current quarter.

Nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006

Our nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 represent thirty-nine and forty weeks, respectively.

Consolidated Results of Operations

For the nine months ended March 3, 2007, we reported net earnings of $5,765,000, or $0.53 and $0.52 per common share on a basic and diluted basis, respectively, as compared to net earnings of $8,420,000, or $0.78 and $0.76 per common share on a basic and diluted basis, respectively, for the comparable period of last year. Results for the comparable period of last year included a tax benefit of $2,347,000, or $.22 per basic share, associated with the closing of our Japanese subsidiary. This tax benefit is included in earnings from discontinued operation. Results for the comparable period of last year also included the reversal of a tax valuation allowance of $456,000, or $.04 per basic share, relating to a previously impaired, non-core equity security.

The following table sets forth earnings from continuing operations and earnings (loss) from discontinued operation for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
   
  Earnings from continuing operations $ 5,784   $ 6,462  
  Earnings (loss) from discontinued operation   (19 )   1,958  
   
 
 
  
  Net earnings $ 5,765   $ 8,420  
   
 
 

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Our results are expressed as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 in the following table:

 
    2007  

2006

 
   
 
 
  
  Net sales   100.0 %   100.0 %
  Cost of goods sold   56.5     56.6  
   
 
 
  
        Gross profit   43.5     43.4  
   
 
 
  
  Operating expenses            
    Selling, general and administrative   32.7     31.2  
    Plant closing and operational
    restructuring costs
        0.1  
    Gain on sale of real property         (1.2 )
    Research and development   3.8     4.3  
   
 
 
  
      Total operating expenses   36.5     34.4  
   
 
 
  
        Operating profit   7.0     9.0  
  
  Other income (expense)            
    Interest income   1.0     0.5  
    Interest expense   (0.2 )   (0.3 )
    Other, net   0.7     (0.2 )
   
 
 
  
        Earnings from continuing operations
        before income taxes
  8.5     9.0  
  
  Income tax provision   2.8     2.6  
   
 
 
  
        Earnings from continuing operations   5.7     6.4  
  
  Earnings (loss) from discontinued operation,
  net of income tax benefit
        2.0  
   
 
 
  
        NET EARNINGS   5.7 %   8.4 %
   
 
 
 

Continuing Operations

Operating profit for the current period declined by $1,854,000 due to increased operating expenses, partially offset by increased sales and gross profit. Approximately one-half of the increase in operating expenses was due to the recognition of a $1,205,000 gain on the sale of our former manufacturing facility in Westbury, N.Y. in the comparable prior year period.

Net sales for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 increased 1%, or $893,000, as compared to the nine months ended March 4, 2006, due to price increases and favorable foreign currency exchange fluctuations, partially offset by lower sales volumes. Price increases accounted for approximately 1% of net sales for the current period. Foreign currency exchange fluctuations increased the translated amounts of foreign subsidiaries’ sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes by $1,188,000. Net sales in the first nine months of the prior year benefited from one additional week compared with the current period, as well as from approximately $1,600,000 in backlog sales associated with the recall by Mallinckrodt, in December 2004, of its liquid barium products due to potential microbial contamination. On a product line basis, the net sales increase resulted primarily from increased sales of CT imaging products of $3,791,000 and virtual colonoscopy products


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of $1,058,000, partially offset by decreased contract manufacturing sales of $1,756,000, defense decontaminants of $953,000, X-ray fluoroscopy products of $825,000 and gastroenterology products of $536,000.

Net sales in international markets, including direct exports from the U.S., increased 1%, or $380,000, for the current period from the comparable prior year period due to favorable foreign currency exchange fluctuations, which increased the translated amounts of foreign subsidiaries’ sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes by $1,188,000, and price increases, which accounted for approximately 1% of net sales in international markets for the current period, partially offset by lower sales volumes. On a product line basis, the increase in net sales in international markets resulted primarily from increased sales of CT imaging products of $1,905,000, virtual colonoscopy products of $1,009,000 and X-ray fluoroscopy products of $647,000, partially offset by decreased sales of contract manufacturing products of $2,501,000 and defense decontaminants of $988,000.

The following table sets forth net sales by product category for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    $ % $ %  
   
 
 
 
 
    (dollars in thousands)  
  
  CT Imaging Contrast $ 27,161     26.8   $ 27,051     27.0  
  CT Injector Systems   20,385     20.2     16,704     16.7  
   
 
 
 
 
 
     Total CT Imaging   47,546     47.0     43,755     43.7  
  X-Ray Fluoroscopy   32,174     31.8     32,999     32.9  
  Contract Manufacturing   6,384     6.3     8,140     8.1  
  Accessory Medical Devices   3,976     3.9     4,059     4.1  
  Gastroenterology   3,207     3.2     3,743     3.7  
  Virtual Colonoscopy   3,950     3.9     2,892     2.9  
  Defense Decontaminants   983     1.0     1,936     1.9  
  Other   2,949     2.9     2,752     2.7  
   
 
 
 
 
  
    $ 101,169     100.0   $ 100,276     100.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 

Gross profit, expressed as a percentage of net sales, increased to 44% for the current period from 43% for the comparable period of the prior year due to sales price increases, partially offset by increased costs for purchased finished products and increased materials cost primarily from our barium sulfate suppliers. Finished product costs increased primarily due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar, which increased the cost of finished goods we purchased from our Canadian subsidiary.

SG&A expenses were $33,126,000 for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 compared to $31,333,000 for the nine months ended March 4, 2006. This increase of $1,793,000, or 6%, was due to costs of $1,162,000 incurred in expanding our North American sales force, additional expenses of $364,000 incurred to support our defense decontaminants business and unfavorable foreign currency exchange fluctuations, which increased the translated amounts of foreign subsidiaries’ SG&A expenses to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes by $455,000.

R&D expenditures remained at 4% of net sales and decreased 11% for the current period to $3,823,000 from $4,314,000 for the comparable period of the prior year due to the reversal of accrued expenses resulting from the termination of an R&D cost-sharing project. Of the R&D expenditures for the current period, approximately 52% related to CT imaging and X-ray fluoroscopy


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projects, 30% to general regulatory costs, 8% to gastroenterology projects, 4% to defense decontaminant projects, 4% to virtual colonoscopy projects and 2% to other projects.

Other income, net of other expenses, totaled $1,486,000 for the current period compared to $44,000 for the comparable period of last year. This improvement is due to a favorable change in foreign currency exchange gains and losses of $962,000 and increased interest income of $490,000, resulting from increased funds available for investment and higher interest rates.

For the nine months ended March 3, 2007, our effective tax rate of 33% differed from the Federal statutory tax rate of 34% due primarily to tax-exempt income, partially offset by non-deductible expenses. For the nine months ended March 4, 2006, our effective tax rate of 28% differed from the Federal statutory tax rate of 34% due primarily to the reversal of a valuation allowance of $456,000 relating to a previously impaired, non-core equity security, since, at that time, it was more likely than not that such benefit would be realized.

Discontinued Operation

We have consolidated the financial statements of Toho and reported its results as a discontinued operation. Summarized results of operations for Toho as reported in earnings (loss) from discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 are as follows:

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Net sales        
    From unaffiliated customers $ 81   $ 977  
   
 
 
  
  Total net sales $ 81   $ 977  
   
 
 
  
  Loss before income taxes $ (47 ) $ (389 )
  Income tax benefit   (28 )   (2,347 )
   
 
 
  
  Earnings (loss) from discontinued operation $ (19 ) $ 1,958  
   
 
 
 

The results for the discontinued operation for the current period represent two months of operational activity and, therefore, are not comparable to the results for the prior year’s first nine months.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the nine months ended March 3, 2007, operations and capital expenditures were funded by working capital. Our policy has generally been to fund operations and capital requirements without incurring significant debt. At March 3, 2007, debt (current maturities of long-term debt) was $4,000, as compared to $31,000 at June 3, 2006. We have available $1,699,000 under a bank line of credit, of which no amounts were outstanding at March 3, 2007.

Our contractual obligations and their effect on liquidity and cash flows as of March 3, 2007 are set forth in the table below. We have no variable interest entities or other off-balance sheet obligations.


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  Payments Due By Period as of March 3, 2007
 
 
 
  Total Less than
1 year
1-3
years
3-5
years
More than
5 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (in thousands)  
  
Contractual Obligations:                    
   Long-term debt $ 4   $ 4                    
   Operating leases (1)   7,043     1,901   $ 3,522   $ 928   $ 692  
   Purchase obligations (1)   5,240     4,907     333              
   Employment contract (1)   720     720                    
   Other liabilities reflected
      on the consolidated
      balance sheet
                             
         Deferred compensation (2)   2,741     75     174     212   $ 2,280  
         Asset acquisition   700     700                    
         License arrangements   36     36                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
   Total $ 16,484   $ 8,343   $ 4,029   $ 1,140   $ 2,972  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

                   
  
(1)
The non-cancelable operating leases, purchase obligations, and employment contracts are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheet under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The purchase obligations consist primarily of finished product and component parts.
 
(2)
Deferred compensation costs covering active employees are assumed payable after five years, although certain circumstances, such as termination, would require earlier payment.
 

At March 3, 2007, approximately $42,725,000, or 34%, of our assets consisted of cash and cash equivalents and short-term debt and equity securities. The current ratio was 5.98 to 1, with net working capital of $82,401,000, at March 3, 2007, compared to a current ratio of 5.21 to 1, with net working capital of $77,061,000, at June 3, 2006. We believe that our cash reserves, cash provided from operations and existing bank line of credit will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our cash requirements for the next 12 months.

In March 2003, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 300,000 shares of our common stock at an aggregate purchase price of up to $3,000,000. During the nine months ended March 3, 2007, no shares were repurchased under this program. In aggregate, we have repurchased 74,234 shares of common stock for approximately $716,000 under this program.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 3, 2006. While all these significant accounting policies affect the reporting of our financial condition and results of operations, we view certain of these policies as critical. Policies determined to be critical are those policies that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require us to use a greater degree of judgment and/or estimates. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

We believe that given current facts and circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any other reasonable judgment or estimate methodologies would cause a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or liquidity for the periods presented in this report. The accounting policies identified as critical are as follows:


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Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenues in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” which requires that four basic criteria be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the price is fixed or determinable; (3) collectibility is reasonably assured; and (4) product delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. Decisions relative to criterion (3) regarding collectibility are based upon our judgments, as discussed under “Accounts Receivable” below. Should conditions change in the future and cause us to determine this criterion is not met, our results of operations may be affected. We recognize revenue on the date the product is shipped or when the product is delivered, depending on when title passes to the customer. Shipping and credit terms are negotiated on a customer-by-customer basis. Products are shipped primarily to distributors at agreed upon list prices. The distributor then resells the products primarily to hospitals and, depending upon contracts between us, the distributor and the hospital, the distributor may be entitled to a rebate. We deduct all rebates from sales and have a provision for rebates based on historical information for all rebates that have not yet been submitted to us by the distributors.

Changes in our rebate allowance for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 are as follows:  

 
    2007 2006  
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Beginning balance $ 1,866   $ 1,397  
  Provision for rebates   19,142     19,260  
  Rebate credits issued   (18,697 )   (18,936 )
   
 
 
  
  Ending balance $ 2,311   $ 1,721  
   
 
 
 

The rebate allowance is comprised of three components:

 
actual rebate requests received from distributors prior to the closing of our financial statements;
 
an estimate, compiled by distributor, of rebate requests not yet received based on historical submissions, adjusted for any material changes in purchasing patterns or market conditions; and
 
an estimate of distributors’ inventory-on-hand available for future sale pursuant to a group purchasing organization (“GPO”) contract. We do not have visibility as to the specific inventory levels held by our distributors. However, based on discussions with our customers, who uniformly attempt to maintain just-in-time purchasing programs, and our knowledge of their ordering patterns, we estimate a one-week wholesale inventory level. Since most of our product sales are subject to GPO contracts, most distributor inventory-on-hand will be subject to rebate. This portion of the rebate estimate is derived by first determining the total quantity of each product sold by us during the last week of the fiscal period multiplied by two factors, (a) and (b), where (a) is the percentage of the product rebated during the prior six-month period based on historical sales and (b) is the average rebate paid on the product during that period.

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All product returns must be pre-approved by us and may be subject to a 20% restocking charge. To be accepted, a returned product must be unadulterated, undamaged and have at least 12 months remaining on its stated expiration date.

We record revenue on warranties and extended warranties on a straight-line basis over the term of the related warranty contracts, which generally cover one year. Deferred revenues related to warranties and extended warranties were $970,000 and $688,000 at March 3, 2007 and June 3, 2006, respectively. Service costs are expensed as incurred.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are generally due within 30 to 90 days and are stated at amounts due from customers, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. We perform ongoing credit evaluations and adjust credit limits based upon payment histories and customers’ current creditworthiness, as determined by a review of their current credit information. We continuously monitor aging reports, collections and payments from customers, and maintain a provision for estimated credit losses based upon historical experience and any specific customer collection issues we identify. While such credit losses have historically been within expectations and the provisions established, we cannot guarantee the same credit loss rates will be experienced in the future. We write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible. Concentration risk exists relative to our accounts receivable, as 36% and 39% of our total accounts receivable balances at March 3, 2007 and June 3, 2006, respectively, were concentrated in one distributor. While the accounts receivable related to this distributor are significant, we do not believe the credit risk to be significant given the distributor’s consistent payment history.

Changes in our allowance for doubtful accounts for the nine months ended March 3, 2007 and March 4, 2006 are as follows:

 
    2007   2006  
   
 
 
    (in thousands)  
  
  Beginning balance $ 888   $ 837  
  Provision for doubtful accounts   67     47  
  Write-offs   (15 )   (27 )
   
 
 
  
  Ending balance $ 940   $ 857  
   
 
 
 

Income Taxes

In preparing our financial statements, income tax expense is calculated for each jurisdiction in which we operate. This involves estimating actual current taxes due plus assessing temporary differences arising from differing treatment for tax and accounting purposes that are recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are periodically evaluated to determine their recoverability, based primarily on our ability to generate future taxable income. Where their recovery is not likely, we establish a valuation allowance and record a corresponding additional tax expense in our statement of earnings. If actual results differ from our estimates due to changes in assumptions, the provision for income taxes could be materially affected.


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Inventories

We value inventories at the lower of cost (on the first-in, first-out method) or market. On a quarterly basis, we review inventory quantities on hand and analyze the provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on product expiration dating and our estimated sales forecast, which is based on sales history and anticipated future demand. Our estimates of future product demand may not be accurate, and we may understate or overstate the provision required for excess and obsolete inventory. Accordingly, any significant unanticipated changes in demand could have a significant impact on the value of our inventory and results of operations. At March 3, 2007 and June 3, 2006, our reserves for excess and obsolete inventory were $1,933,000 and $2,053,000, respectively.

Effects of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Effective June 4, 2006, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 151, “Inventory Costs,” an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4. The amendments made by SFAS No. 151 improve financial reporting by clarifying that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted materials (spoilage) be recognized as current-period charges and by requiring the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facility. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 has had no current impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Effective June 4, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”, which revises SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS No. 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123(R) requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as an expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS No. 123(R), only certain pro forma disclosures of fair value were required. In April 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that amended the compliance dates of SFAS No. 123(R) to require the implementation no later than the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) has had no current impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Effective June 4, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. Previously, most voluntary changes in accounting principles required recognition via a cumulative effect adjustment within net income for the period of the change. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 has had no current impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the


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accounting for uncertainties in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. The interpretation requires that we determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority. If a tax position meets the more likely than not recognition criteria, FIN 48 requires the tax position be measured at the largest amount of benefit greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. This accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of FIN 48 on our financial condition and results of operations.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the consensus of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-3, “How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation)” (“EITF 06-3”). EITF 06-3 concluded that the presentation of taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions (sales, use, value added and excise taxes) on either a gross (included in revenues and costs) or a net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy that should be disclosed pursuant to Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 22. EITF 06-3 is effective for our fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. We do not believe that the adoption of EITF 06-3 will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB No. 108”). SAB No. 108 provides interpretative guidance on how public companies quantify financial statement misstatements. There have been two common approaches used to quantify such errors. Under an income statement approach, the “roll-over” method, the error is quantified as the amount by which the current year income statement is misstated. Alternatively, under a balance sheet approach, the “iron curtain” method, the error is quantified as the cumulative amount by which the current year balance sheet is misstated. In SAB No. 108, the SEC established an approach that requires quantification of financial statement misstatements based on the effects of the misstatements on each financial statement and the related financial statement disclosures. This model is commonly referred to as a “dual approach” because it requires quantification of errors under both the roll-over and iron curtain methods. SAB No. 108 is effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. We do not believe the adoption of SAB No. 108 will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many


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financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to provide opportunities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We do not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and, to a much lesser extent, interest rates on investments and financing, that could impact our results of operations and financial position. We do not currently engage in any hedging or market risk management tools. There have been no material changes with respect to market risk previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our 2006 fiscal year.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The financial reporting of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Since the functional currency of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is the local currency, foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. Assuming a hypothetical aggregate change of 10% in the exchange rates of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar at March 3, 2007, our assets and liabilities would increase or decrease by $4,270,000 and $601,000, respectively, and our net sales and net earnings would increase or decrease by $2,995,000 and $271,000, respectively, on an annual basis.

We also maintain intercompany balances and loans receivable with subsidiaries with different local currencies. These amounts are at risk of foreign exchange losses if exchange rates fluctuate. Assuming a hypothetical aggregate change of 10% in the exchange rates of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar at March 3, 2007, our pre-tax earnings would be favorably or unfavorably impacted by approximately $447,000 on an annual basis.

Interest Rate Risk

Our excess cash is invested in highly liquid, short-term, investment grade securities with maturities of less than one year. These investments are not held for speculative or trading purposes. Changes in interest rates affect the investment income we earn on cash, cash equivalents and debt securities and therefore affect our cash flows and results of operations. As of March 3, 2007, we were exposed to interest rate change market risk with respect to our investments in tax-free municipal bonds in the principal amount of $27,895,000. The bonds bear interest at a floating rate established between seven and 35 days. For the quarter ended March 3, 2007, the after-tax interest rate on the bonds approximated 3.5%. Each 100 basis point (or 1%) fluctuation in interest rates will increase or decrease interest income on the bonds by approximately $279,000 on an annual basis.


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As our principal amount of fixed interest rate financing approximated $4,000 at March 3, 2007, a change in interest rates would not materially impact results of operations or financial position. At March 3, 2007, we did not maintain any variable interest rate financing.

As of March 3, 2007, we have available $1,699,000 under a working capital bank line of credit. Advances under this line of credit will bear interest at an annual rate indexed to the Canadian prime rate. We will thus be exposed to interest rate risk with respect to this credit facility to the extent that interest rates rise when there are amounts outstanding under the facility.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 3, 2007. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. Therefore, effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of March 3, 2007, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 3, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Part II:  Other Information

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.     Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed below and in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3, 2006, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or future results. The risks described below and in our Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or future results.

The market dynamics and competitive environment in the healthcare industry are subject to rapid change, which may affect our operations.

We believe that government regulation, private sector programs and reimbursement policies will continue to change the worldwide healthcare industry, potentially resulting in further business consolidations and alliances. Consequently, the market dynamics and competitive environment in which we operate are subject to rapid change, which may affect our growth plans and operating results.

In November 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced 2007 reimbursement rates for U.S. healthcare providers treating Medicare and Medicaid patients and also implemented various provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 related to medical imaging procedures that affect our industry. CMS reimbursement rates now factor in a Sustainable Growth Rate (“SGR”) cut, which requires a 5% reduction in physician payments as determined by the SGR formula. A new CMS rule, effective January 1, 2007, caps payment rates for imaging services provided outside of hospital outpatient departments at the same amount paid under the physician fee schedule for such services performed in hospital outpatient departments. The new rule also establishes a policy of reducing by 25% the payment for the technical component of multiple imaging procedures on contiguous body parts. While the long-term impact of these factors on our business is unclear, they have created uncertainty in the marketplace and, we believe, adversely affected the purchases of imaging capital equipment, at least in the short-term. We believe some hospitals and imaging centers have delayed plans to expand or upgrade their imaging services to newer CT imaging technology in order to further assess the economic impact of these factors on their businesses. There is risk that these factors may inhibit the growth of radiology procedures that utilize our existing or future products and have an adverse effect on our future sales and results of operations.


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Item 2.        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.        Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.        Submission Of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5.        Other Information

None.

Item 6.        Exhibits

 
No.   Description   Page

 
 
  
3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended   (a)
         
3.2   Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant   (b)
         
10.1   Annual Incentive Plan, as amended    42
         
31.1   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Anthony A. Lombardo)    51
         
31.2   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Dennis J. Curtin)    53
         
32.1   Certification pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Anthony A. Lombardo)    55
         
32.2   Certification pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Dennis J. Curtin)    56
         
    (a) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on April 8, 2005.    
           
    (b) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 21, 2005.    

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SIGNATURES

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

 
    E-Z-EM, Inc.
   
      (Registrant)
     
Date           April 12, 2007   /s/  Anthony A. Lombardo
 
 
    Anthony A. Lombardo, President,
    Chief Executive Officer, Director
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date       April 12, 2007    /s/  Dennis J. Curtin
 
 
    Dennis J. Curtin, Senior Vice
    President - Chief Financial Officer (Principal
    Financial and Chief Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
No.   Description   Page

 
 
  
3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended   (a)
         
3.2   Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant   (b)
         
10.1   Annual Incentive Plan, as amended    42
         
31.1   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Anthony A. Lombardo)    51
         
31.2   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Dennis J. Curtin)    53
         
32.1   Certification pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Anthony A. Lombardo)    55
         
32.2   Certification pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Dennis J. Curtin)    56
         
    (a) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on April 8, 2005.    
           
    (b) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 21, 2005.    

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EX-10.1 2 d71546_ex10-1.htm ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
 

Exhibit 10.1

 
E-Z-EM, Inc.


Annual Incentive Plan
 
 

Plan Document for Participants

Effective June 2001
Amended March 2007


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AIP Plan Document

Highlights

E-Z-EM, Inc. (“EZEM” or “Company”) has created this Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP” or “Plan”) to reward you for your contributions to the success of the Company through individual and corporate performance. The AIP is an incentive form of compensation designed to better align your interests with those of the Company and its stockholders. The Company believes that growth and profitability will help contribute to increased shareholder value and the Plan provides you with an opportunity to receive a bonus award / annual incentive (“bonus”) on an annual basis depending upon the achievement of pre-determined corporate and individual performance criteria. As a participant in the AIP, you play an important role in helping to achieve EZEM’s goals and its future success.

The AIP is designed to meet the following objectives:

 
Focus EZEM’s leaders on critical objectives – corporate, business area and individual results
   
Strengthen the link between pay and overall performance
   
Offer competitive, market-based annual incentive targets and opportunities
   
Encourage and reward behavior that reflects EZEM’s competencies (e.g., teamwork and collaboration, accountability for results)
   
Provide significant rewards for exceptional performance and no or little recognition for substantial underachievement
 

This AIP Plan Document provides you with detailed information about the Plan, including:

 
How the AIP works
   
How performance goals are established
   
How performance is measured
   
How bonuses are calculated
 

For additional information on the AIP, refer to the Total Rewards / Incentive Plan section in your Employee Performance & Total Rewards Training and Resource Guide.


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AIP Plan Document

Overview

As a participant in the AIP, you are eligible to receive a bonus based on EZEM’s performance and your overall performance during each fiscal year. Your bonus opportunity is expressed as an annual incentive target and range, stated as a percentage of your actual base salary.

As an overview, the AIP includes the following features:

 
Each AIP year begins on the first day of EZEM’s fiscal year.
   
The Plan consists of two performance components, corporate and individual, and are weighted differently depending upon your position in the Company.
   
At the beginning of each fiscal year, corporate financial performance objectives are established by the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) or the Compensation Committee of the Board (“Committee”). You and your manager will also establish a performance plan detailing your individual performance goals which include results-based objectives and competency objectives for the year.
   
At the end of the fiscal year, the Company’s performance is compared to the corporate goals and the percent of incentive target achieved is determined for the corporate component of your bonus opportunity.
   
Additionally, at the end of the fiscal year, your overall performance, including individual goals, are assessed and the percent of incentive target achieved is determined for the individual component of your bonus opportunity.
   
In general, AIP bonuses are earned based upon the performance evaluations made at the end of each fiscal year and your continuing satisfactory employment through the date of payment, which occurs in August following the completion of each fiscal year.
 

Bonus Opportunity

At the beginning of each fiscal year, eligible participants are invited to participate for the new fiscal year and the incentive opportunity established for their incentive band. Bonus opportunities are stated as an annual incentive target, threshold, and range based on a percentage of your base salary.

The incentive threshold indicates the percentage of your base salary that you are eligible to receive as an AIP bonus for the minimum level of acceptable performance. The threshold is the point below which no AIP bonus is earned for the performance component.


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The incentive range indicates the minimum and maximum AIP bonus percentages that you can receive, depending on the attained performance levels. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Company will provide you with the minimum threshold level of achievement as well as the potential minimum and maximum payout level and corresponding payout curves.

Under the AIP, the incentive ranges and assignment of EZEM’s job positions to the incentive bands are based on competitive market practices and the determination of management and the Committee.

The actual value of your bonus will depend on actual performance levels achieved during the fiscal year, referred to as the “% of Incentive Target Achieved.”  This percentage is calculated for both the corporate and individual performance components.

More Details about Performance Criteria, Minimum and Maximum Payouts, Limitations and Payout Curves

At the start of each fiscal year, the Company will provide you with the specific details about the AIP for the upcoming fiscal year, including the corporate (financial) performance objectives, a copy of your individual performance objectives (Performance Plan), the minimum threshold amounts, if any, minimum and maximum payouts and any limitations, and payout curves for each component.

Components of Performance:

Corporate Objectives & Individual Performance

Your annual incentive opportunity is comprised of two components:

 
Corporate Performance
   
Individual Overall Performance
   
At the beginning of each fiscal year, corporate performance objectives are established by the Board or the Committee relative to key financial performance measures. These measures and corresponding objectives are used as the basis for measuring the Company’s degree of success at fiscal year-end. Although the measures may vary from year to year, generally the corporate objectives will include operating profit and net sales results as compared to budget or the results from the prior year, or both.

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For the individual component, your Performance Plan serves as the mechanism to capture key individual results-based objectives (RBOs), competency objectives (COs) and an assessment of overall performance. The individual goals are generally tailored to relate to matters within each person’s specific department or area of responsibility.

The following chart summarizes the performance components under the AIP:

 

Performance
Component

  Definition   Performance Measures

 
 
         
Corporate   EZEM   Financial Objectives –
        May include operating profit
        and net sales
         
Individual  Business area financial   Financial Objectives tailored
  RBOs (for applicable   for very specific goals such as
  Leaders)   individual business unit net sales
      or product line net sales
     
Overall Non-financial RBOs that    
Performance reflect overall Company   “SMART” RBOs
  or specific business area    
  objectives    Position description and
        expectations
         
    Competencies   EZEM’s competencies and COs 
 

At the end of each fiscal year, actual performance results are measured against the established performance corporate and individual objectives and expectations. The allocation of AIP bonuses is determined by: (1) the extent to which the corporate performance objectives are achieved and individual performance levels are attained, and (2) the weights assigned to the corporate and individual components. Entitlement to a bonus payment, however, is also dependent upon continuing satisfactory employment through payment date, which is usually in the month of August following the end of the fiscal year.

The component weights vary by incentive band and are based on degree of control, organizational level, scope of responsibility and business area.


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Specifically: 

 
    Weight by Incentive Component  
   
 
       
Incentive Band   Corporate
Performance
  Individual Overall
Performance
 

 
 
 
           
Senior Executive Band -   75%   25%  
CEO & Sr. Vice President          
           
Executive Band -   75%   25%  
Vice President          
           
Leadership I   60%   40%  
           
Leadership II   60%   40%  
           
Leadership III   50%   50%  
           
Leadership IV   25%   75%  
 

Corporate Component – More Details

A portion of your AIP bonus is based on EZEM’s performance. At the beginning of each fiscal year financial objectives are established and generally include, but are not limited to, operating profit and net sales targets. The Company will establish a range of acceptable financial performance results for each target (the “payout curve”). Each payout curve will include the target for the year and the minimum and maximum incentive levels for that particular component, as well as a threshold amount below which no AIP bonus will be paid.

The percentage of weighting for specific financial objectives (e.g., operating profit and net sales) may vary by incentive bands and/or individual.

Following the end of each fiscal year, the actual financial results for each target are compared to the appropriate payout curve to determine the amount of payment, if any, related to the corporate component of the AIP.

Individual Performance Component – More Details

A portion of your bonus is based on your individual performance objectives and your overall performance for each fiscal year. Your manager will document your performance at the end of each fiscal year based on their assessment of your


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specific performance compared to your individual objectives (RBOs). In considering your overall performance for the year, your manager will evaluate whether you have met all your RBOs, demonstrated corporate competencies in the achievement of results, provided strong contributions during the year, and accomplished your day-to-day responsibilities.

Each year managers are provided with specific individual performance criteria as guidance in determining the individual component under the AIP. These recommendations are then reviewed by EZEM’s President and CEO and, for the Company’s Officers, by the Committee.

AIP Bonus Restrictions

The AIP has a “safety net” that prevents EZEM from paying out bonuses if specific performance levels are not achieved:

Corporate Performance: The maximum global payout of all the incentive plans shall be equal to a percentage of the Company’s operating profit (operating profit defined as before the cost of the bonus program is deducted) as determined by the Committee. In the event the payout to all participants would exceed the annual percentage limitation of the Company’s operating profit, all bonus payments will be reduced pro-rata so as not to exceed the annual percentage limitation.

Individual Performance:  No bonuses are paid if an individual is placed on a Performance Enhancement Plan, regardless of corporate performance outcomes.

In addition to the limitations set forth above, the Company may establish new entitlement limitations or restrictions, including modifying minimum thresholds for bonus payout or limiting maximum payout and may modify existing restrictions.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Who may participate in the Plan? EZEM Officers, Senior Directors, Directors, Senior Managers, Managers, and those with similar positions, as well as certain other key employees are eligible to participate in the AIP.

When are new hires eligible to participate in the AIP? Most new hires are immediately eligible to participate, with bonuses prorated to reflect the period of employment during the fiscal year. However, new employees who start in the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year will wait until the new fiscal year to participate. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine who shall be eligible to participate in the AIP and may establish such criteria as it deems fit for each fiscal year.


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When do I receive the corporate and individual performance criteria for a fiscal year?  On or about the start of each fiscal year, you will be provided with the corporate (financial) objectives for such fiscal year. Additionally, you and your manager will prepare and complete your individual objectives on a Performance Plan.

How do I know about my percentage targets, minimum and maximum payout, corresponding payout curves and any limitations?  On or about the start of each fiscal year, you shall be provided with the percentage targets (minimum, target and maximum) and the payout curve for each performance component and any limitations.

Do I receive my bonus if I leave EZEM?  Generally, entitlement to your bonus requires both meeting the performance targets and satisfactorily continuing in EZEM’s employ through the time that bonuses are paid, usually in August immediately following the end of the fiscal year. Further explanation appears immediately below.

Voluntary Separation : Employees who voluntarily leave EZEM before any bonuses are paid out have not earned a bonus and therefore will not be entitled to receive a bonus payment.

Involuntary Separation without Cause:  Employees with continuity of service greater than six months whose employment is terminated without cause will be entitled to a pro-rata portion of the bonus (depending upon date of termination) to which he or she would have been entitled, had the employee remained employed throughout the full fiscal year. Such a pro-rated bonus, if any, may be paid at such time as other employees receive their AIP bonuses.

Length of Service:  Employees who leave the Company with less than or equal to six months continuity of service at the time of payment shall not earn any bonus and therefore will not be entitled to receive a bonus payment.

Involuntary Separation for Cause:  Employees whose employment is terminated for cause will not earn any bonus and therefore will not be entitled to receive a bonus payment.

For this purpose, ‘cause’ shall mean, and include without limitation: a separation from employment as the result of an Employee’s breach of trust, insubordination, failure to perform assigned duties or to follow any lawful instructions, dishonesty, fraud, breach of duty or loyalty, breach of any confidentiality or other agreement between the Company and the Employee, gross mismanagement, deliberate and premeditated acts against the interests of the Company, gross negligence, professional misconduct, willful misconduct, criminal activity, gross misconduct (as defined in the Company’s Employee Handbook and/or an employee’s employment contract), conduct involving moral turpitude or a material breach of a written Company or Subsidiary policy, including without limitation the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics in effect from time to time, or any other reason judged by the Company in good faith to be unacceptable behavior.


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AIP Plan Document

When are AIP Bonuses Paid?  Bonuses are generally paid during August of the following fiscal year.

Is my base salary used to calculate my bonus? For bonus calculation purposes, your actual base earnings for the fiscal year are used, rather than your actual base salary on any given date. This approach takes into account different base salary levels that may apply during any given fiscal year and unpaid leaves of absence, during which a participant is not eligible for an incentive.

Who do I call if I have questions about the AIP?  If you have questions after you have read this Plan Document, you may contact your manager or the Vice President - Global Human Resources.

Administration of the Plan

The AIP shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full power and discretionary authority to interpret the AIP, to construe any doubtful or disputed terms, to amend or modify the Plan as it deems appropriate, to determine the amount of benefits payable to an employee under the AIP, to prescribe, amend and rescind any rules, forms and procedures as it deems necessary or appropriate for the proper administration of the AIP, to make any other determinations, including factual determinations, and to take any other such actions as it deems necessary or advisable in carrying out its duties under the AIP.

Miscellaneous

This AIP Plan Document describes the provisions of the E-Z-EM, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan. EZEM reserves the full right to amend, suspend or terminate the AIP at any time, for any reason or no reason. Enrollment in this AIP is not a guarantee of employment and employment with EZEM is not a guarantee of continued participation in this AIP.

Enrollment in the AIP is not a guarantee that a bonus will be paid. Actual bonuses, if any, will be determined based on the performance of EZEM and individual employees.


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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Anthony A. Lombardo, certify that:

 
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of E-Z-EM, Inc.;
   
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

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(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
       
Date:      April 12, 2007    
 
   
       
      /s/ Anthony A. Lombardo
     
      Anthony A. Lombardo, President,
      Chief Executive Officer and Director

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EX-31.2 5 d71546_ex31-2.htm RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATIONS
 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Dennis J. Curtin, certify that:

 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of E-Z-EM, Inc.;
   
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
   
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

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(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
       
Date:      April 12, 2007    
 
   
       
      /s/ Dennis J. Curtin
     
      Dennis J. Curtin, Senior Vice
      President - Chief Financial Officer

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EX-32.1 6 d71546_ex32-1.htm SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO TITLE 18,
UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Anthony A. Lombardo, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of E-Z-EM, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

 
1.
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 3, 2007 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
 
2.
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
       
Date:      April 12, 2007   /s/ Anthony A. Lombardo 
 
 
      Anthony A. Lombardo, President,
      Chief Executive Officer, Director

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EX-32.2 7 d71546_ex32-2.htm SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
 

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO TITLE 18,
UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dennis J. Curtin, Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of E-Z-EM, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

 
1.
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 3, 2007 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
 
2.
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
       
Date:      April 12, 2007   /s/ Dennis J. Curtin
 
 
      Dennis J. Curtin, Senior Vice
      President - Chief Financial Officer

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