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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005
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 000-17288
TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  75-2193593
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
2900 Wilcrest Drive, Suite 205
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
   
77042
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 783-8200
 
     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 requirement for the past 90 days. YES o  NO x
     The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on July 6, 2005 was 20,677,210.
 
 

 


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TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
Description   Page  
 
           
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  Condensed Financial Statements     1  
 
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 (unaudited) and September 30, 2004     1  
 
  Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004     2  
 
  Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004     3  
 
  Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004     4  
 
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements     5  
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     10  
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     18  
  Controls and Procedures     18  
 
           
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
  Legal Proceedings     19  
  Exhibits     19  
Signatures     20  
Certification Pursuant to Section 302     22  
Certification Pursuant to Section 906     24  
 Certification of Interim CEO pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of Interim CFO pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of Interim CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
 Certification of Interim CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    March 31,     September 30,  
    2005     2004  
    (unaudited)          
ASSETS
               
Current Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,438,550     $ 258,120  
Restricted cash
    59,080        
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $32,614 and $6,230, respectively
    5,808,258       1,313,918  
Notes and other receivables, net of
    21,831       1,016,167  
Inventories
    2,038,720       1,350,630  
Prepaid expenses and other
    285,284       135,240  
Assets held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,127,513 and $3,977,412
    6,134,294       5,910,752  
 
           
Total current assets
    15,786,017       9,984,827  
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
    1,185,375       1,151,898  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,044,336 )     (1,027,417 )
 
           
Net property, plant and equipment
    141,039       124,481  
 
               
Other assets
    904,142       668,936  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 16,831,198     $ 10,778,244  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Current maturities, net of debt discount of $0 and $725,259, respectively
  $ 3,104,833     $ 183,692  
Accounts payable
    1,732,438       1,711,630  
Accrued interest payable
    2,061,301       793,577  
Reserve for settlement of class action litigation
          1,564,490  
Other accrued expenses
    3,690,998       1,384,675  
Liabilities held for sale
    1,885,262       2,523,022  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    12,474,832       8,161,086  
 
               
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt discount of $5,599,141 and $5,767,988, respectively
    947,555       28,709  
 
           
Total liabilities
    13,422,387       8,189,795  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity:
               
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 20,677,210 shares and 17,426,210 shares, respectively
    206,772       174,262  
Additional paid-in capital
    30,993,862       28,100,674  
Accumulated deficit
    (27,907,084 )     (25,619,888 )
Receivable from officer
    (31,675 )     (31,675 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    146,936       (34,924 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    3,408,811       2,588,449  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 16,831,198     $ 10,778,244  
 
           
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Six Months Ended March 31,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Revenues
  $ 4,745,769     $ 1,643,157     $ 11,258,311     $ 4,679,084  
Cost of sales
    2,523,256       1,139,304       5,991,029       3,031,101  
 
                       
Gross profit
    2,222,513       503,853       5,267,282       1,647,983  
 
                               
Selling, general and administrative
    1,318,088       1,201,196       2,567,689       2,406,817  
Depreciation and amortization
    8,673       10,122       16,919       21,026  
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    895,752       (707,465 )     2,682,674       (779,860 )
 
                               
Other income (expense):
                               
Gain on extinguishment of debt
                      18,823,000  
Gain on sale of securities
          1,798,492             1,798,492  
Interest expense, net
    (1,165,173 )     (1,034,809 )     (4,240,173 )     (1,840,324 )
 
                       
Total other income (expense)
    (1,165,173 )     763,683       (4,240,173 )     18,781,168  
 
                       
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
    (269,421 )     56,218       (1,557,499 )     18,001,308  
 
                               
Discontinued operations
    (862,211 )     (217,431 )     (729,697 )     (192,016 )
 
                       
Net income(loss)
  $ (1,131,632 )   $ (161,213 )   $ (2,287,196 )   $ 17,809,292  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic income (loss) per share:
                               
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
  $ (0.01 )   $     $ (0.08 )   $ 1.03  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (0.04 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.11 )   $ 1.02  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    20,677,210       17,426,210       19,906,270       17,426,210  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted income (loss) per share:
                               
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
  $ (0.01 )   $     $ (0.08 )   $ 0.42  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (0.04 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )      
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.11 )   $ 0.42  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common and dilutive shares outstanding
    20,677,210       17,426,210       19,906,270       42,955,637  
 
                       
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Six Months Ended March 31,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Net income (loss)
  $ (1,131,632 )   $ (161,213 )   $ (2,287,196 )   $ 17,809,292  
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment in 3CI
    (377,400 )     27,939       181,860       27,939  
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (1,509,032 )   $ (133,274 )   $ (2,105,336 )   $ 17,837,231  
 
                       
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
                 
    Six Months Ended March 31,  
    2005     2004  
Cash flows from continuing operating activities:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ (2,287,196 )   $ 17,809,292  
Results of discontinued operations
    729,697       192,016  
 
           
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    (1,557,499 )     18,001,308  
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash used in continuing operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    16,919       21,026  
Amortization of debt discount and financing costs
    1,844,525       1,292,456  
Gain on extinguishment of convertible debentures
          (18,823,000 )
Gain on sale of securities
          (1,798,492 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable, net
    (4,494,340 )     (374,412 )
Notes and other receivables
    994,336       (5,822 )
Inventories
    (688,090 )     (290,735 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (150,044 )     (77,741 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    4,232,865       28,356  
 
           
Net cash used in continuing operating activities
    198,672       (2,027,056 )
 
               
Cash flows from continuing investing activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net
    (33,477 )     6,849  
Gain from sale of securities
          2,331,924  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (33,477 )     2,338,773
 
               
Cash flows from continuing financing activities:
               
Proceeds from borrowings
    2,100,000       7,370,000  
Repayments of notes payable
    (153,491 )     (3,220,000 )
Borrowing on revolver
    2,250,000        
Repayments of revolver
    (1,250,628 )      
Repayments of convertible debentures
          (6,000,000 )
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash
    (59,080 )     2,200,000  
Increase in deferred financing costs
    (280,567 )     (595,765 )
 
           
Net cash provided (used) in continuing financing activities
    2,606,234       (245,765 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations
    2,771,429       65,952
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations
    (1,590,999 )     (195,806 )
 
           
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    1,180,430       (129,854 )
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    258,120       915,097  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,438,550     $ 785,243  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 258,920     $ 173,676  
 
           
Cash paid for taxes
  $     $  
 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
               
Discount on issuance of debt with beneficial conversion premium and detachable warrants
  $ 723,198     $ 6,899,181  
 
           
Warrants issued for deferred financing costs
  $     $ 229,180  
 
           
Issuance of shares to lender in payment of fees
  $ 638,010     $  
 
           
Issuance of shares and warrants in connection with settlement of class-action litigation
  $ 1,564,490     $  
 
           
 
               
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Tidel Technologies, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a Delaware corporation which, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells and supports automated teller machines (“ATMs”) and electronic cash security systems, consisting of the Timed Access Cash Controller (“TACC”) products and the Sentinel products (together, the “Cash Security” products), which are designed for the management of cash within various specialty retail markets, primarily in the United States. Sales of ATM and Cash Security products are generally made on a wholesale basis to more than 200 distributors and manufacturers’ representatives. TACC and Sentinel products are often sold directly to end-users as well as distributors.
The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, assuming we continues as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of the assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2005, the statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, and the statements of cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. Although management believes the unaudited interim disclosures in these consolidated interim financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The unaudited results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year ending September 30, 2005. The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2004 Comprehensive Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Status of Tidel Technologies, Inc.
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on generating sufficient cash flows from operations for meeting our liquidity needs, servicing our debt requirements and meeting financial covenants. During the past four years and for the first six months of 2005, we have experienced operating and net losses. Also, our inability to collect outstanding receivables continues to impact our liquidity. On November 25, 2003, we completed a $6,850,000 financing transaction (the “Financing”) with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”), and we also completed a $3,350,000 financing transaction (the “Additional Financing”) on November 26, 2004 with Laurus in order to meet our current liquidity needs. We have substantial debt obligations of approximately $9,651,529 as of March 31, 2005.

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Management’s Current Plans with Regard to Our Liquidity Include the Following:
Proposed Sale of ATM Business
On February 19, 2005, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tidel Engineering, L.P. (together with the Company, the “Sellers”) entered into an asset purchase agreement with NCR Texas LLC, a single member Delaware limited liability company (“NCR”) that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation, for the sale of the registrant’s ATM business (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”). The purchase price for our ATM business is $10,175,000 plus the assumption of certain liabilities related to the ATM business and subject to certain adjustments as provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price is also subject to adjustment based upon the actual value of the assets delivered, to the extent the value of the assets delivered is 5% greater than or less than a predetermined value as stated in the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities. The proceeds of the sale of the Sellers’ ATM business will be applied towards the repayment of our outstanding loans from Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.
Engagement of Investment Banker to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives for the Sale of the Cash Security Business
We engaged Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. (“Stifel”) in October 2004, to assist the Board of Directors in connection with the proposed sale of our Cash Security business, deliver a fairness opinion, and render such additional assistance as we may reasonably request in connection with the proposed sale of our Cash Security business. We are currently working with Stifel in connection with such a proposed sale.
Major Customers and Credit Risk
We generally retain a security interest in the underlying equipment that is sold to customers until it receives payment in full. We would incur an accounting loss equal to the carrying value of the accounts receivable, less any amounts recovered from liquidation of collateral, if a customer failed to perform according to the terms of our credit arrangements with them.
The concentration of customers in our market may impact our overall credit exposure, either positively or negatively, since these customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. Sales of Sentinel cash security systems are currently to a small number of customers as well. The loss of a single customer could have an adverse effect on our net income. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2005, we shipped 421 Sentinel units to a national convenience store operator. This generated sales revenue of $3,203,639, or 67.5% of total revenue for the quarter which had a significant positive impact on our working capital.
The majority of our sales during the second quarter 2005 were to customers within the United States. Foreign sales accounted for 10% and 25% of the Company’s total sales during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Those sales represent one foreign distributor. All sales are transacted in U.S. dollars.
In September 2004, our subsidiary entered into separate supply and credit facility agreements (the “Supply Agreement,” the “Facility Agreement” and the “Share Warrant Agreement” respectively) with a foreign distributor related to our ATM products. The Supply Agreement required the distributor, during the initial

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term of the agreement, to purchase ATMs only from us, effectively making us its sole supplier of ATMs. During each of the subsequent terms, the distributor is required to purchase from Tidel not less than 85% of all ATMs purchased by the distributor. The initial term of the agreement was set as of the earlier of: (i) the expiration or termination of the debenture, (ii) a termination for default, (iii) the mutual agreement of the parties, and (iv) August 15, 2009.
The Facility Agreement provides a credit facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,280,000 to the distributor with respect to outstanding invoices already issued to the distributor and with respect to invoices which may be issued in the future related to the purchase of our ATM products. Repayment of the credit facility is set by schedule for the last day of each month beginning November 2004 and continuing through August 2005. The distributor fell into default due to non-payment during February 2005. During the first six months of 2005, we increased the reserve to approximately $830,000 due to the delinquency of payment for the majority of the invoices issued in the fiscal year 2005. In July of 2005, we collected a partial payment of approximately $350,000 related to the 2004 billings. This collection reduced the outstanding balance on this facility to approximately $1,700,000, of which we have reserved a total of $830,000 as of March 31, 2005. We have also received a commitment from the distributor to submit at least approximately $35,000 per week commencing August 5, 2005 until the balance is paid in full.
The Share Warrant Agreement provides for the issuance to our subsidiary of a warrant to purchase up to 5% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the distributor. The warrant restricts the distributor from (i) creating or issuing a new class of stock or allotting additional shares, (ii) consolidating or altering the shares, (iii) issuing a dividend, (iv) issuing additional warrants and (v) amending its articles of incorporation. Upon our exercise of the warrant, the distributors balance outstanding under the Facility Agreement would be reduced by $300,000.
Stock Based Compensation
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”), requires companies to recognize stock-based expense based on the estimated fair value of employee stock options. Alternatively, SFAS No. 123 allows companies to retain the current approach set forth in APB Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” provided that expanded footnote disclosure is presented. We apply APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for our Plans and, accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for our stock options in the consolidated financial statements. Had we determined compensation cost based on the fair value at the grant date for our stock options and warrants under SFAS No. 123, our net income (loss) would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated as follows:
                                 
    Three Months     Six Months  
    Ended March 31,     Ended March 31,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Net income (loss) as reported
  $ (1,131,632 )   $ (161,213 )   $ (2,287,196 )   $ 17,809,292  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under FAS 123, net of taxes
    (6,431 )     (348 )     (6,570 )     (696 )
 
                       
Net income (loss), pro forma
  $ (1,138,063 )   $ (161,561 )   $ (2,293,766 )   $ 17,808,596  
 
                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                               
As reported
    (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.11 )     1.02  
Pro forma
    (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.11 )     1.02  
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                               
As reported
    (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.11 )     0.42  
Pro forma
    (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.11 )     0.42  

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During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, we granted options to purchase 363,810 shares of common stock to certain employees. The options vest over four years and have an exercise price of $.25 per share, which was the fair market value on the date of grant. We used the Black-Scholes method, assuming no dividends, as well as the weighted average assumptions included in the following table:
         
    Three and Six Months  
    Ended  
    March 31, 2005  
Expected option life (in years)
    4.0  
Expected volatility
    80.0 %
Risk-free interest rate
    3.42 %
Discontinued Operations
We committed to a plan to sell the ATM business during the first quarter ended December 31, 2004. On February 19, 2005, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with NCR Texas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation, for the sale of our ATM business. We have classified the ATM business as a discontinued operation since that time, including for the comparative period in the prior year. This division manufactures and sells automated teller machines primarily in the United States. The results of this operation are segregated on the accompanying statements of operations as income or loss from discontinued operations and reflected as Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale on the accompanying balance sheets.
Tidel recorded a net loss of $(1,131,632) and $(161,213) for the second quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The ATM business recorded a loss of $(862,211) and $(217,431) for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.
For the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, the company recorded a net loss of $(2,287,196) and net income of $17,809,292, respectively. The ATM business recorded a loss of $(729,697) and $(192,016) for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The sale of this division is expected to be consummated sometime after the fourth quarter of 2005.

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     An analysis of the discontinued operations is as follows:
         
Assets held for sale:
       
 
       
Trade accounts receivable, Net of Allowance
  $ 699,555  
Inventories
    5,089,521  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    165,037  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost net of depreciation
    152,884  
Other assets
    27,297  
 
     
Assets held for sale
  $ 6,134,294  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities held for sale:
       
 
       
Accounts payable
  $ 1,226,207  
Other accrued expenses
    659,055  
 
     
Liabilities held for sale
  $ 1,885,262  
 
     
Revenues for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $3,424,078 and $8,278,333 (for 2005); and $3,660,425 and $7,099,321 (for 2004), respectively.
2. Long-term debt
On November 26, 2004, we completed a $3,350,000 financing transaction (the “Additional Financing”) with Laurus pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Laurus, dated as of November 26, 2004 (the “2004 SPA”). The Additional Financing was comprised of (i) a three-year convertible note issued to Laurus in the amount of $1,500,000, which bears interest at a rate of 14% and is convertible into our common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share (the “$1,500,000 Note”), (ii) a one-year convertible note in the amount of $600,000 which bears interest at a rate of 10% and is convertible into our common stock at a conversion price of $0.30 per share (the “$600,000 Note”), (iii) a one-year convertible note of our subsidiary, Tidel Engineering, L.P., in the amount of $1,250,000, which is a revolving working capital facility for the purpose of financing purchase orders of our subsidiary, Tidel Engineering, L.P., (the “Purchase Order Note”), which bears interest at a rate of 14% and is convertible into our common stock at a price of $3.00 per share and (iv) our issuance to Laurus of 1,251,000 shares of common stock, or approximately 7% of the total shares outstanding, (the “2003 Fee Shares”) in satisfaction of fees totaling $375,300 incurred in connection with the convertible term notes issued in the Financing discussed above. As a result of the sale of the 2003 Fee Shares, we recorded an additional charge in fiscal 2004 of $638,010 based on the market value of the stock on November 26, 2004. We also increased the principal balance of the original note by $292,987, of which $226,312 bears interest at the default rate of 18%. This amount represents interest accrued but not paid to Laurus as of August 1, 2004. In addition, Laurus received warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share. The proceeds of the Additional Financing were allocated to the notes based on the relative fair value of the notes and the warrants, with the value of the warrants resulting in a discount against the notes. In addition, the conversion terms of the $600,000 Note resulted in a beneficial conversion feature, further discounting the carrying value of the notes. As a result, we will record additional interest charges related to these discounts totaling $840,000 over the terms of the notes. Laurus was also granted registration rights in connection with the 2003 Fee Shares and other shares issuable pursuant to the Additional Financing. The

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obligations pursuant to the Additional Financing are secured by all of our assets and are guaranteed by our subsidiaries. Net proceeds from the Additional Financing in the amount of $3,232,750 were primarily used for (i) general working capital payments made directly to vendors, (ii) past due interest on Laurus’s $6,450,000 convertible note due pursuant to the Financing and (iii) the establishment of an escrow for future principal and interest payments due pursuant to the Additional Financing.
THE NOTES AND WARRANTS ISSUED IN THE FINANCING AND THE ADDITIONAL FINANCING ARE CONVERTIBLE INTO AN AGGREGATE OF 28,226,625 SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK AND, WHEN COUPLED WITH THE 2003 FEE SHARES, REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 60% OF OUR OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS. IF THESE NOTES AND WARRANTS WERE COMPLETELY CONVERTED TO COMMON STOCK BY LAURUS, THEN THE OTHER EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS’ OWNERSHIP IN THE COMPANY WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY DILUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THEIR PRESENT OWNERSHIP POSITION.
In connection with the Financing, Laurus required that we covenant to become current in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission according to a predetermined schedule. Effective November 26, 2004, the Additional Financing documents require, among other things, that we provide evidence of filing to Laurus of our fiscal 2003, fiscal 2004 and year-to-date interim 2005 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before July 31, 2005. The 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 (the “2002 10-K”) was filed on February 1, 2005, in accordance with Additional Financing documents requirements. Fourteen (14) days following such time as we become current in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we must deliver to Laurus evidence of the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Over The Counter Bulletin Board (the “Listing Requirement”).
On February 4, 2005, we received a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that the Division of Corporate Finance of the SEC would not object to the Company filing a comprehensive annual report on Form 10-K which covers all of the periods during which it has been a delinquent filer, together with its filing all Forms 10-Q which are due for quarters subsequent to the latest fiscal year included in that comprehensive annual report. However, the SEC Letter also stated that, upon filing such a comprehensive Form 10-K, the Company would not be considered “current” for purposes of Regulation S, Rule 144 or filing on Forms S-8, and that the Company would not be eligible to use Forms S-2 or S-3 until a sufficient history of making timely filings is established. Laurus consented to the filing of such a comprehensive annual report in satisfaction of the Filing Requirements mandated on or before July 31, 2005. Laurus also consented to a modification of the requirement that a Registration Statement be filed within 20 days of satisfaction of the Filing Requirements to instead require that the Registration Statement be filed by September 20, 2006.
Pursuant to the terms of the Financing and the Additional Financing, an Event of Default occurs if, among other things, we do not complete our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the timetable set forth in the Additional Financing documents, or we do not comply with the Listing Requirement or any other material covenant or other term or condition of the 2003 SPA, the 2004 SPA, the notes we issued to Laurus or any of the other documents related to the Financing or the Additional Financing. If there is an Event of Default, including any of the items specified above or in the transaction documents, Laurus may declare all unpaid sums of principal, interest and other fees due and payable within five (5) days after we receive a written notice from Laurus. If we cure the Event of Default within that five (5) day period, the Event of Default will no longer be considered to be occurring.

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If we do not cure such Event of Default, Laurus shall have, among other things, the right to have two (2) of its designees appointed to our Board, and the interest rate of the notes shall be increased to the greater of 18% or the rate in effect at that time.
On November 26, 2004, in connection with the Additional Financing, we entered into an agreement with Laurus (the “Asset Sales Agreement”) whereby we agreed to pay a fee in the amount of at least $2,000,000 (the “Reorganization Fee”) to Laurus upon the occurrence of certain events as specified below and therein, which Reorganization Fee is secured by all of our assets, and is guaranteed by our subsidiaries. The Asset Sales Agreement provides that (i) once our obligations to Laurus have been paid in full (other than the Reorganization Fee), we shall be able to seek additional financing in the form of a non-convertible bank loan in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000, subject to Laurus’s right of first refusal; (ii) the net proceeds of an asset sale to the party named therein shall be applied to our obligations to Laurus under the Financing and the Additional Financing, as described above (collectively, the “Obligations”), but not to the Reorganization Fee; and (iii) the proceeds of any of our subsequent sales of equity interests or assets or of our subsidiaries consummated on or before the fifth anniversary of the Assets Sales Agreement (each, a “Company Sale”) shall be applied first to any remaining obligations, then paid to Laurus pursuant to an increasing percentage of at least 55.5% set forth therein, which amount shall be applied to the Reorganization Fee. Under this formula, the existing shareholders could receive less than 45% of the proceeds of any sale of our assets or equity interests, after payment of the Additional Financing and Reorganization Fee as defined. The Reorganization Fee shall be $2,000,000 at a minimum, but could equal a higher amount based upon a percentage of the proceeds of any company sale, as such term is defined in the Asset Sales Agreement. In the event that Laurus has not received the full amount of the Reorganization Fee on or before the fifth anniversary of the date of the Asset Sales Agreement, then we shall pay any remaining balance due on the Reorganization Fee to Laurus. We have recorded a $2,000,000 charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 to interest expense.
3. Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share data for all periods presented have been computed pursuant to SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” that requires a presentation of basic earnings per share (basic EPS) and diluted earnings per share (diluted EPS). Basic EPS excludes dilution and is determined by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities and other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common. As of March 31, 2005, we had outstanding options covering an aggregate of 1,100,500 shares of common stock, of which 638,500 shares were exercisable. We also had outstanding warrants covering an aggregate of 6,079,473 shares of common stock. Excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 are options to purchase 1,100,500 shares to purchase common stock at a weighted average of $1.21 per share and 6,079,473 warrants, with a remaining exercise price ranging from$0.30 to $0.40, as they would be anti-dilutive. Excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three and six months ended March 31, 2004 are options to purchase 786,000 shares to purchase common stock at a weighted average of $1.66 per share and 6,079,473 warrants, with a remaining exercise price ranging from$0.30 to $0.40, as they would be anti-dilutive.

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4. Shareholders’ Equity
Existing shareholders’ ownership in the company will be significantly diluted due to outstanding warrants. The notes and warrants issued in the Financing and the Additional Financing are convertible into an aggregate of 28,226,625 shares of our common stock and, when coupled with the 2003 Fee Shares, represent approximately 60% of our outstanding common stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the transaction documents. If these notes and warrants were completely converted to common stock by Laurus, then the other existing shareholders’ ownership in the Company would be significantly diluted to approximately 40% of their present ownership position
During the six months ended March 31, 2005, we issued issued 2,000,000 shares of our common stock related to the settlement of the class action litigation. In addition, we issued 1,251,000 shares of our common stock to Laurus (see note 2) related to settlement of late filing penalties. As of September 30, 2004, we accrued $1,564,490 for the settlement of the class action litigation and $638,010 for the settlement of the late filing penalties.
ITEM 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the discussion “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Cautionary Statements” included in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2004 (the “03/’04 Annual Report”). The following information contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements
General
During the past three years, we have experienced operating losses. Our liquidity has been negatively impacted by our inability to collect outstanding receivables and claims as a result of the bankruptcy of our former largest customer, JRA 222, Inc. d/b/a Credit Card Center (“CCC”) the inability to collect outstanding receivables from certain customers, under-absorbed fixed costs associated with the production facilities, and reduced sales of our products resulting from general difficulties in the ATM market. In order to meet our liquidity needs during the past three years, we have incurred a substantial amount of debt. This decline in financial condition is significant, and if the operating conditions do not improve there can be no assurance we will continue operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, assets held for sale, long-lived assets, income taxes, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions and factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Based on our ongoing review, we make adjustments we consider appropriate under the facts and circumstances. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using the same critical accounting policies discussed in our ‘03/’04 Annual Report.

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Results of Operations:
Quarter Ended March 31, 2005 Compared to the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
We recorded revenues from continuing operations of $4,745,769 and $1,643,157. This represents an increase of 3,102,612 or 189%. The increase is primarily a result of the increased sales of TACC units and the sales of 616 Sentinel units during the quarter ended March 31, 2005 compared with only 113 units sold during the same period last year.
We had a net loss of $(1,131,632) for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to a net loss of $(161,213) in the same quarter of the prior year.
Operating Segments
We conduct business within one operating segment, principally in the United States.
Product Revenues
A breakdown of net sales by individual product line is provided in the following table, excluding discontinued operations:
                                 
    (Dollars in 000's)  
    For the Three Months     For the Six Months  
    Ended March 31,     Ended March 31,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
CASH SECURITY BUSINESS
  $ 4,294     $ 1,436     $ 10,344     $ 4,233  
OTHER
    451       207       914       446  
 
                       
 
  $ 4,745     $ 1,643     $ 11,258     $ 4,679  
 
                       
Gross Profit, Operating Expenses and Non-Operating Items
A comparison of certain operating information is provided in the following table:
                                 
    (Dollars in 000's)  
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Gross profit
  $ 2,222     $ 504     $ 5,267     $ 1,648  
Selling, general and administrative
    1,318       1,201       2,567       2,407  
Depreciation and amortization
    9       10       17       21  
 
                       
Operating income/(loss)
  $ 895     $ (707 )   $ 2,683     $ (780 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
                      18,823  
Gain on sale of securities
          1,798             1,798  
Interest expense, net
    (1,165 )     (1034 )     (4,240 )     (1,840 )
 
                       
Income/(Loss) from continuing operations
  $ (270 )   $ 57     $ (1,557 )   $ 18,001  
Income/Loss from discontinued operations
    (862 )     (218 )     (730 )     (192 )
 
                       
Net Income/(Loss)
  $ (1,132 )   $ (161 )   $ (2,287 )   $ 17,809  
 
                       

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Gross profit on product sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 increased $1,718,660 from the same quarter a year ago. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 47% in the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to only 31 % in the same quarter of the previous year. The improvement is directly related to the increase in the volume of Sentinel units produced during the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 increased 9.7 % from the same quarter of the previous year. This is primarily related to costs associated with becoming current with our SEC filings and cost associated with our marketing efforts.
Depreciation and amortization for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 was $8,673 and $10,122, respectively.
Interest expense, was $1,165,173 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to $1,034,809 for the same quarter of the previous year. This is as a result of increased level of debt related to our revolving line of credit.
Income tax expense (benefit). In assessing the realizability of deferred tax asset, management considers whether it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company has established a valuation allowance for such deferred tax assets to the extent such amounts are not utilized to offset existing deferred tax liabilities reversing in the same periods.
Discontinued operations (Net of Tax). During the first quarter of 2005, we committed to a plan to sell our ATM business. For more information about the Additional Financing, see Note 1 to the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
On February 19, 2005, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement with NCR Texas for the sale of the Company’s ATM business. For additional information, see Note 1, “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. The ATM division has been classified as a discontinued operation since the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement. This division manufactures and sells automated teller machines primarily in the United States. The results of this operation are segregated on the accompanying financial statements as income or loss from discontinued operations.
We recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $(1,131,632) and $(161,213) for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The ATM division recorded a loss of $(862,211) and $(217,431) for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003
The Company’s revenues were $11,258,311 for the six months ended March 31, 2005, representing an increase of $6,579,227, or 141%, from revenues of $4,679,084 in the same period of the prior year. The improvement is directly related to the increase in the volume of Cash Security products produced during the six months ended March 31, 2005. The improvement is directly related to the increase in the volume of TACC units and Sentinel units during the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the six months ended March 31, 2004. We sold 994 Sentinel units during the fist six months of 2005 compared with only 114 units sold during the same period last year

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Gross profit on product sales for the six months ended March 31, 2005 increased $3,619,299 compared to the same period of the prior year. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 46.8% for the six months ended March 31, 2005, compared to 35.2% for the six months ended March 31, 2004. The increase in the overall gross profit is primarily a result of increased sales of the Sentinel units during the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the six months ended March 31, 2004.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2005 increased 6.7% from the same period of the previous year. This is primarily related to costs associated with becoming current with our SEC filings.
Depreciation and amortization for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were 16,919 and 21,026, respectively.
Interest expense net of interest income, was $4,240,173 for the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared with $1,840,324 for the same period of the previous year. This is as a result of increased level of debt related to the Laurus financing.
Income tax expense (benefit). In assessing the realizability of deferred tax asset, management considers whether it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. We have established a valuation allowance for such deferred tax assets to the extent such amounts are not utilized to offset existing deferred tax liabilities reversing in the same periods.
Discontinued Operations
We committed to a plan to sell the ATM business during the first quarter ended December 31, 2004. On February 19, 2005, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with NCR Texas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation, for the sale of our ATM business. The ATM division has been classified as a discontinued operation since that time, including the comparative period in prior year. This division manufactures and sells automated teller machines primarily in the United States. The results of this operation are segregated on the accompanying statements of operations as income or loss from discontinued operations and reflected as Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale on the accompanying balance sheets.
For the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, the company recorded a net loss of $(2,287,196) and net income of $17,809,292, respectively. The ATM business recorded a loss of $(729,697) and $(192,016) for the six months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
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An analysis of the discontinued operations is as follows:
         
Assets held for sale:
       
 
       
Trade accounts receivable
  $ 699,555  
Inventories
    5,089,521  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    165,037  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost net of depreciation
    152,884  
Other assets
    27,297  
 
     
Total assets held for sale
  $ 6,134,294  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities held for sale:
       
 
       
Accounts payable
  $ 1,226,207  
Other accrued expenses
    659,055  
 
     
Total liabilities held for sale
  $ 1,885,262  
 
     
Revenues for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $3,424,078 and $8,278,333 (for 2005); and $3,660,425 and $7,099,321 (for 2004), respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
During the past three years, we have experienced operating losses. Our liquidity has been negatively impacted by our inability to collect outstanding receivables and claims as a result of CCC’s bankruptcy, the inability to collect outstanding receivables from certain customers, under-absorbed fixed costs associated with the production facilities, and reduced sales of our products resulting from general difficulties in the ATM market. In order to meet our liquidity needs during the past three years, we have incurred a substantial amount of debt.
                 
    (Dollars in 000's)  
    March 31,     September 30,  
    2005     2004  
Cash
  $ 1,439     $ 258  
Working capital (deficit)
    3,311       1,824  
Total assets
    16,831       10,788  
Total short-term notes payable and long-term debt, net of debt discount of $5,599 and $6,493, respectively
    4,052       212  
Shareholders’ equity
  $ 3,409     $ 2,588  
Cash provided by continuing operations was $198,672 for the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared to cash used in continuing operations of $(2,027,086) for the six months ended March 31, 2004. Cash providing by operations is primarily attributable to the increase in production of our Cash Security products as a result of our sale of 922 Sentinel units to a major convenience store chain.

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Cash provided by financing activities was $2,606,234 for the six months ended March 31, 2005 compared to cash used by financing activities of $(245,765) for same period of 2004. This is primarily related to our increased borrowings under our Laurus facilities.
After several months of unsuccessful efforts to remedy its financial difficulties, Credit Card Center (“CCC”) filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on June 6, 2001. At that time, we had accounts and a note receivable due from CCC totaling approximately $27 million. The proceeding was subsequently converted to a Chapter 7 proceeding and a Trustee was appointed in April 2002. We have written off substantially all of the $24.1 million owed to us by CCC against the remaining balance of the note and trade accounts receivable, resulting in a $250,000 balance in accounts receivable as of December 31, 2004. Our management intends to continue monitoring this matter and to take all actions that it determines to be necessary based upon its findings. Our liquidity was negatively impacted by our inability to collect the outstanding receivables and claims from CCC
Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on generating sufficient cash flows from operations for meeting our liquidity needs, servicing our debt requirements and meeting financial covenants. During the past four years and for the first six months of 2005, we have experienced operating and net losses. Also, our inability to collect outstanding receivables continues to impact our liquidity. On November 25, 2003, we completed a $6,850,000 financing transaction (the “Financing”) with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”), and we also completed a $3,350,000 financing transaction (the “Additional Financing”) on November 26, 2004 with Laurus in order to meet our current liquidity needs. We have substantial debt obligations of approximately $9,651,529 as of March 31, 2005.
As of July 31, 2005, we have $1,250,000 available for borrowing under the Purchase Order Note through November 26, 2005. There can be no assurance that our current financing facilities will be sufficient to meet our current working capital needs or that we will have sufficient working capital in the future.
This, coupled with increasing debt, has continued to negatively impact our financial condition. If the operating conditions do not improve, there can be no assurance we will continue operations. If we need to seek additional financing, there can be no assurances that we will obtain such additional financing for working capital purposes. The failure to obtain such additional financing could cause a material adverse effect upon our financial condition
Notes and Warrants
THE NOTES AND WARRANTS ISSUED IN THE FINANCING AND THE ADDITIONAL FINANCING, COUPLED WITH THE 2003 FEE SHARES, ARE CONVERTIBLE INTO AN AGGREGATE OF 28,226,625 SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, OR APPROXIMATELY 65% OF OUR OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK, SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS. IF THESE NOTES AND WARRANTS WERE COMPLETELY CONVERTED TO COMMON STOCK BY LAURUS, THEN THE OTHER EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS’ OWNERSHIP IN THE COMPANY WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY DILUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THEIR PRESENT OWNERSHIP POSITION.
Claims and Litigation
As discussed in our ‘03/’04 Annual Report, Corporate Safe Specialists, Inc. (“CSS”) filed a lawsuit against Tidel Technologies, Inc. and Tidel Engineering, L.P. Tidel Technologies, Inc. was released from this lawsuit, but Tidel Engineering, L.P. remains a defendant. The Company continues to vigorously

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defend this litigation as well as vigorously pursue the declaratory judgment action pending in the Eastern District of Texas.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Contractual Obligations and Capital Expenditures
We have fixed debt service and lease payment obligations under notes payable and operating leases for which we have material contractual cash obligations. Interest rates on our debt vary from prime rate plus 2% to 14%.
The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligations as of March 31, 2005:
                                                 
PAYMENTS DUE BY FISCAL YEAR  
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     Thereafter  
 
Operating leases
  $ 484,135     $ 168,520     $     $     $     $  
Long-term debt, including current portion (1)
    1,483,541       3,000,000       3,667,988       1,500,000              
 
                                   
Total
  $ 1,967,676     $ 3,168,520     $ 3,667,988     $ 1,500,000     $     $  
 
                                   
 
(1)   Total debt was $9,651,529 as of March 31, 2005.
Planned capital expenditures for 2005 and 2006 are estimated to be approximately $200,000 per year. These expenditures will depend upon available funds, levels of orders received and future operating activity
Risk Factors
Please see “Risk Factors” contained in Item 7A of our ‘03/’04 Annual Report.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes certain forward-looking statements regarding events and financial trends that may affect our future operating results and financial position. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements include the following:
  our substantial current indebtedness continues to adversely affect our financial condition and the availability of cash to fund our working capital needs;
 
  our ability to comply with our financial covenants in the future;
 
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  our need for additional financing in the future;
 
  the potential receipt of an audit opinion with a “going concern” explanatory paragraph from our independent registered public accounting firm would likely adversely affect our operations;
 
  our history of operating losses and our inability to make assurances that we will generate operating income in the future;
 
  the outcome of the outstanding receivable from CCC;
  the levels of orders which are received and can be shipped in a quarter;
  customer order patterns and seasonality;
  costs of labor, raw materials, supplies and equipment; technological changes;
  the delisting of our common stock from the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, effective as of the close of business on March 26, 2003, and the possibility of devaluation of our common stock as a result;
  the economic condition of the ATM industry and the possibility that it is a mature industry;
  the risks involved in the expansion of our operations into international offshore oil and gas producing areas, where we have previously not been operating;
  the continued active participation of our executive officers and key operating personnel; and
  our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the significant expansion of securities law regulation of corporate governance, accounting practices, reporting and disclosure that affects publicly traded companies, particularly related to Section 404 dealing with our system of internal controls.
Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of receiving new information, the occurrence of future events or otherwise.
These and other uncertainties related to the business are described in detail under the heading “Cautionary Statements” in our ‘03/’04 Annual Report.
ITEM 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
At March 31, 2005, we were exposed to changes in interest rates as a result of significant financing through our issuance of variable-rate and fixed-rate debt. However, with the retirement of our 6% subordinated convertible debentures subsequent to September 30, 2002, and the associated overall reduction in outstanding debt balances, our exposure to interest rate risks has significantly decreased. If market interest rates had increased up to 1% in the first three months of fiscal 2005, there would have been no material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.

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ITEM 4.   Controls and Procedures
(a)   Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
As of March 31, 2005, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with participation of our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the rules promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. During the audits of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, we identified several significant deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures. We have begun to rectify the deficiencies. Based on that evaluation, the principal executive and financial officers concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures, considering the aforementioned deficiencies, were effective to provide reasonable assurance that such disclosure controls and procedures will meet their objectives.
(b)   Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors during our most recent fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management, including our principal executive and financial officers, does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and any potential fraud. A control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
As discussed in our ‘03/’04 Annual Report, on June 9, 2005, Corporate Safe Specialists, Inc. (“CSS”) filed a lawsuit against Tidel Technologies, Inc. and Tidel Engineering, L.P. The lawsuit, Civil Action No. 02-C-3421, was filed in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. CSS alleges that the Sentinel product sold by Tidel Engineering, L.P. infringes one or more patent claims found in CSS patent U.S. Patent No. 6,885,281 (the ‘281 patent). CSS seeks injunctive relief against future infringement, unspecified damages for past infringement and attorney’s fees and costs. We are vigorously defending this litigation.
Also discussed in our ‘03/’04 Annual Report, we have filed a motion to dismiss the case CSS filed in Illinois, and Tidel Engineering, L.P. has filed a motion to transfer the Illinois case to the Eastern District of Texas. We have also filed a declaratory judgment action pending in the Eastern District of Texas. In that action, we are asking the Eastern District of Texas to find, among other things, that we have not infringed on CSS’s ‘281 patent. Both companies have also requested that an injunction be issued by the Eastern District of Texas against CSS for intentional interference with the sale or bid process for our cash security business. We are vigorously pursuing this declaratory judgment action.
ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS
     
*31.1  
Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
 
*31.2  
Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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*32.1  
Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
 
*32.2  
Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*   - Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Company)
 
 
July 31, 2005  /s/ Mark K. Levenick    
  Mark K. Levenick   
  Interim Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
     
July 31, 2005  /s/ Robert D. Peltier    
  Robert D. Peltier   
  Interim Chief Financial Officer   
 
James T. Rash, our former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, died on December 19, 2004. We appointed Mark K. Levenick to the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer but no permanent Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer has been hired or appointed as of the date hereof. Robert D. Peltier was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer in February 2005.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Exhibits   Description
31.1
  Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
  Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
  Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
  Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

EX-31.1 2 h27460aexv31w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 exv31w1
 

Exhibit 31.1
Section 302 Certification
I, MARK K. LEVENICK, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 of Tidel Technologies, 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(s) 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) 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
(c) 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(s) 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
(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: July 31, 2005
/s/ Mark K. Levenick
MARK K. LEVENICK
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Tidel Technologies, Inc.

 

EX-31.2 3 h27460aexv31w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 exv31w2
 

Exhibit 31.2
Section 302 Certification
I, ROBERT D. PELTIER, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 of Tidel Technologies, 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(s) 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) 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
(c) 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(s) 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
(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: July 31, 2005
/s/ Robert D. Peltier
ROBERT D. PELTIER
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Tidel Technologies, Inc.

 

EX-32.1 4 h27460aexv32w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM CEO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 exv32w1
 

Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant To
18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As Adopted Pursuant To
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
This certification is provided pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005 of Tidel Technologies, Inc. (the Company) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report).
I, MARK K. LEVENICK, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Mark K. Levenick
MARK K. LEVENICK
Interim Chief Executive Officer
July 31, 2005

 

EX-32.2 5 h27460aexv32w2.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 exv32w2
 

Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant To
18 U.S.C. Section 1350
As Adopted Pursuant To
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
This certification is provided pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005 of Tidel Technologies, Inc. (the Company) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report).
I, ROBERT D. PELTIER, Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Robert D. Peltier
ROBERT D. PELTIER
Interim Chief Financial Officer
July 31, 2005

 

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