10-Q 1 form10q.htm M-WAVE 10Q 3-31-2008 form10q.htm


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q


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


For the quarter ended March 31, 2008
     
Commission File No.   0-19944
         
         
  M~WAVE, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
         
         
DELAWARE
     
36-3809819
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
     
(I.R.S.  Employer identification No.)
         
         
1300 Norwood Ave. Itasca, Illinois
     
60143
(Address of principal executive offices)
     
(Zip Code)
         
Registrant’s telephone number including area code:
 
(630) 562-5550
         
11533 Franklin Ave. Franklin Park, Illinois
     
60131
(Former address, if changed since last report)
     
(Zip Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 and 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 T No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):  Large Accelerated filer £ Accelerated filer £ Non-Accelerated filer £ Smaller reporting company T

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No T
 
The registrant has 1,813,150 shares of common stock outstanding at May 14, 2008.
 


 

 

M-WAVE, INC.



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
         
Item 1.
     
     
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Item 2.
   
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Item 3.
   
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Item 4T.
   
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
   
         
Item 1
   
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Item 1A
   
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Item 2
   
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Item 3
   
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Item 4
   
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1 - Financial Statements

M-Wave, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 644,495     $ 1,081,019  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, 2008- $80,000: 2007- $80,000
    1,085,207       1,271,479  
Inventories, net
    1,676,911       1,486,998  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    140,880       70,861  
Total current assets
    3,547,493       3,910,357  
EQUIPMENT:
               
Equipment
    424,910       424,910  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (249,986 )     (230,051 )
Equipment, net
    174,924       194,859  
TOTAL
  $ 3,722,417     $ 4,105,216  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,860,701     $ 1,941,969  
Accrued expenses
    796,495       713,256  
Total current liabilities
    2,657,196       2,655,225  
                 
COMMITTMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $100 par value; Series A authorized, 30,000 shares;issued and outstanding: 2008 and 2007: 12,500 shares
    656,800       656,800  
Series B authorized, 70,000 shares; issued and outstanding:2008 and 2007: 69,648 shares
    6,842,797       6,842,797  
Common stock, $.005 par value; authorized, 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2008 and 2007: 1,813,150 shares
    11,236       11,236  
Additional paid-in capital
    14,427,877       14,427,683  
Accumulated deficit
    (18,588,319 )     (18,203,355 )
Treasury stock, at cost, 2008 and 2007: 433,954 shares
    (2,285,170 )     (2,285,170 )
Total stockholders' equity
    1,065,221       1,449,991  
TOTAL
  $ 3,722,417     $ 4,105,216  


See notes to consolidated financial statements

 
M-Wave, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
NET SALES
  $ 3,031,704     $ 2,262,921  
COST OF GOODS SOLD
    2,199,792       1,700,396  
Gross profit
    831,912       562,525  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
General and administrative
    715,144       676,178  
Selling and marketing
    237,649       213,066  
Total operating expenses
    952,793       889,244  
Net loss
  $ (120,881 )   $ (326,719 )
                 
Preferred stock dividends
  $ (264,082 )   $ 0  
                 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  $ (384,963 )   $ (326,719 )
                 
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.19 )
Weighted average shares outstanding
    1,813,150       1,763,150  
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements


M-Wave, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
  $ (120,881 )   $ (326,719 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    19,935       22,268  
Stock compensation recognized on options and warrants
    193       92,173  
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquired business:
               
Accounts receivable
    186,272       196,115  
Inventories
    (189,913 )     (60,948 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (70,019 )     (66,984 )
Accounts payable
    (81,268 )     (80,573 )
Accrued expenses
    (180,843 )     (18,058 )
Net cash flows used in operating activities
    (436,524 )     (242,726 )
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Repayments on note receivable
    0       6,836  
Net cash flows provided by investing activities
    0       6,836  
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Payments on short and long term debt
    0       (18,000 )
Net cash flows provided by financing activities
    0       (18,000 )
                 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (436,524 )     (253,890 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
               
Beginning of period
    1,081,019       1,696,340  
End of period
  $ 644,495     $ 1,442,450  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Accrued dividends on preferred stock
    264,082       0  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements


M-WAVE, Inc.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, have been included.

Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.  For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
2. Business Product Lines

Sales by product line for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following:

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
PCB
  $ 1,946,229     $ 1,715,104  
Non PCB
    1,038,902       457,715  
Other
    46,573       90,102  
Total sales
  $ 3,031,704     $ 2,262,921  

Sales within the printed circuit board product line (“PCB”) include ten key customers, which represented approximately 98% of sales in the first quarter of 2008 versus approximately 94% of sales in the first quarter of 2007.  Sales for the Company’s top ten PCB customers were up approximately 18% compared to prior year.

Non printed circuit board (“Non PCB”) sales represent sales of new products, other than printed circuit boards, to the Company’s existing customer base.  Sales within the Non PCB product line include three primary customers, which represented approximately 77% of sales of Non PCB products in the first quarter of 2008 versus approximately 90% of sales in the first quarter of 2007.  Sales for the Company’s top three Non PCB customers were up approximately 94% compared to prior year’s sales.


Other sales primarily represent tooling charges billed to customers for either new products or existing products that have gone through a revision and freight costs billed to customers.

The loss of, or a substantial reduction in the orders from, the Company’s major customers could have a material effect on the financial statements.

3. Equity

The Series B stock is non-voting and is entitled to receive monthly dividends at an annual rate of 15%, subject to reduction to 9% after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is to use its best efforts to file a registration statement covering the shares of common stock underlying the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Shares”), the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), and the shares of common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Company to the Purchasers on June 17, 2004.  Mercator waived their dividend payments for the three months ended March 31,  2007.  Dividends for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of approximately $264,000 has been accrued but unpaid.

During the first three months of 2008 and 2007, M.A.G. Capital, LLC did not convert any shares of their preferred stock into common shares. As of March 31, 2008 there are 12,500 Series A preferred shares outstanding and 69,648 Series B preferred shares outstanding.

Potentially dilutive common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred shares, and the exercise of common stock options and warrants for all periods.  For all periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the basic and diluted shares reported are equal because the common share equivalents are anti-dilutive due to the net losses for each period.  Below is a tabulation of the potentially dilutive securities for the periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:


   
2008
   
2007
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
    1,813,150       1,763,150  
Options in the money, net
    0       68,302  
Warrants in the money, net
    0       127,026  
Preferred shares convertible to Common
    0       2,204,051  
Total Outstanding and Potentially
               
Dilutive shares
    1,813,150       4,162,529  


On July 12, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized a six month extension of M.A.G. Capital’s warrants that were set to expire on July 23, 2007.  This action extended the life of approximately 253,000 of approximately 320,000 warrants, all priced at $2.48, to January 23, 2008.  The value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model which calculated a value of approximately $49,000 based on a fair value price of $0.19, assuming an expected life of 6 months, a risk-free interest rate of 5.13%, volatility of 21.3%, and no dividend yield.  M.A.G. Capital has approximately 50,000 warrants that were set to expire on February 23, 2008, and approximately 17,000 warrants that were set to expire on June 16, 2008.

On January 19, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized an additional six month extension of all warrants held by M.A.G. Capital, LLC, that were set to expire on January 23, February 23, and June 16, 2008, respectively.  This action extended the life of approximately 320,000 warrants, all priced at $2.48, to July 23, August 23, and December 16, 2008, respectively.  The value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model which calculated a value of approximately $193 based on a nominal fair value price, assuming an expected life of 6 months, a risk-free interest rate of 3.66%, volatility of 52.4%, and no dividend yield.    All warrants owned by M.A.G. Capital are fully vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2008.

4. Litigation

The Company is not a party to any litigation whose outcome is expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

5. Share-Based Compensation

The Company has a stock option plan that authorizes the granting of options to officers, key employees and directors to purchase the Company’s common stock at prices equal to or above the market value of the stock at the date of grant.  Under this plan, the Company has allocated virtually all shares available for future grants as of March 31, 2008.  The exercise price of all employee and director options granted in 2007 are above fair market value.
 
Compensation expense is recognized only for share-based payments expected to vest. We estimate forfeitures at the date of grant based on our historical experience and future expectations. Estimated forfeitures are expected to be minimal and not material to the financial statements.
 
Under M-Wave’s share-based long-term incentive compensation plans (“incentive plans”) M-Wave grants non-qualified stock options to certain employees.
 
 
The Company recognized share-based compensation expense related to options of approximately $92,000 in general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  No compensation expense related to options was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
 
As of March 31, 2008, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the incentive plans.  The requisite service period for all outstanding options has been completed as of March 31, 2008.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company issued 34,776 options.  These grants were priced at $3.41 .  There were no options granted for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  There were no options exercised or forfeited, nor did any expire during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
Total common stock warrants outstanding at March 31, 2008 were 354,113, and were all exercisable at March 31, 2008.  During the second quarter of 2007, 50,000 warrants priced at $1.76 were exercised.  The Company received cash of approximately $88,000 and recorded an increase to common stock and additional paid in capital.

6. Financial Instruments

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  However, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 157-2 which deferred the effective date of SFAS 157, until the beginning of our 2009 fiscal year, as it relates to fair value measurement requirements for nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis.  The Company determined that the adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

The fair value framework requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities.  Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.  The three levels are defined as follows:
 
£
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
 
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Level 2: Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1.  For example, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.


 
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Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company currently does not have any Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 financial instruments.  Substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held in demand deposits, including money market accounts, with its bank.  The fair value of these assets is determined by deposit values and interest earned based in stated bank rates.

7. Reclassifications

Certain items in the 2007 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2008 presentation.

8.  New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which amends SFAS 133.  SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities to discuss the underlying risks that an entity intends to manage as well as accounting designation.  This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.  The Company does not believe that adoption of SFAS 161 will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
We are a value added service provider of high performance printed circuit boards used in a variety of digital and high frequency communications applications for a variety of commercial and industrial electronics applications. We satisfy our customers’ requirements for telecommunications and industrial electronics printed circuit boards, either rigid, flexible or bonded, by directly booking orders, supervising and inspecting outsourced manufacture of such boards through our global base of production partners located in China and Southeast Asia, and domestically, through pre-screened production partners.
 
Our business model is referred to as Virtual Manufacturing. Through Virtual Manufacturing we contractually supply a wide range of printed circuit board needs of our customers, creating a “pipeline” between those customers and production that covers early prototypes and pilot production, directly into mass production, offering one seamless source. We deliver products when our customers need them through consignment inventory control, demand pull, just in time, in plant storehouses, supplier or vendor managed inventory and other supply-chain programs.
 
 
We began Virtual Manufacturing during 2000 by developing subcontracting relationships with predominately Asian global manufacturers, from our base in Singapore. In virtual manufacturing, we assume many of the pre and post-production services of a manufacturer, while outsourcing the physical processes either adjunct to our personnel or in relatively close proximity to assure the highest quality fulfillment.
 
Our manufacturing partners maintain most certificates for quality, environmental and safety, including ISO, QS, UL, CE and others. We believe our manufacturing partners have a reputation for timely fulfillment of orders that are competitively priced, shipped from modern plants operating with the highest standards of worker and environmental safety both within and outside of the United States.
 
We market our products through regional sales managers supported by independent sales organizations.  Our base of approximately 50 customers represents a highly sophisticated group of purchasers.
 
In 2005, we started to solicit new orders and extend our product lines to include custom or engineered electronic products sourced from Asia on behalf of existing accounts. These products are sourced and imported on a pan-Asian basis and cover a broad range of components that include LED’s, wire bonding services, harnesses, extruded housing products, and other customer specific products.  This effort has been geared toward diversifying and increasing our overall margins. Initially, we solicited existing customers, but we also intend to solicit new accounts.  Our niche focuses in a higher mix of products at lower volumes that larger scale distributors or brokers fail to address.  Our customers tend to be smaller middle market companies through midsize firms with little presence or capability in Asia that elect us as their procurement partners.

Significant Events

On February 28, 2008, we exercised our 60 day right to terminate our occupancy in Franklin Park, Illinois.  Concurrently, we entered into a lease agreement to occupy approximately 17,600 square feet of space located at 1300 Norwood Avenue, Itasca, IL 60413.  The facility is approximately 8 miles northwest of our current location and provides the Company additional warehouse space to accommodate our growing core businesses.  In April 2008, we moved into our new facility.
 
On January 26, 2007, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement with SunFuels, Inc. and Blue Sun Biodiesel, LLC (SunFuels).
 
On January 31, 2008, the Merger agreement expired and was terminated by M-Wave’s board of directors on February 1, 2008. The company does not have further obligations to Blue Sun with respect to the existing Merger Agreement.   The Board of Directors of M-Wave, Inc. determined that it was in the best interest of their shareholders, customers, suppliers, and employees to terminate the Merger Agreement. The Board informed Sunfuels that it remained open to pursuing a merger transaction at an appropriate future date, though to date, no further discussions have taken place.


On February 8, 2008, the Asset Purchase Agreement signed on July 20, 2007, by and among the Company, M-Wave International, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), Joseph Turek, and Robert Duke, an officer an employee respectively, was terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors.  The closing of the Merger Agreement with SunFuels, Inc. was a condition precedent in completing the Asset purchase Agreement.  The Board also authorized payment of the $30,000 termination fee to offset Purchaser’s expenses.
 
M-Wave’s Board determined that its primary short-term goal should be to regain compliance with the requirements for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market.  Unfortunately, M-Wave was unable to complete additional equity financing on acceptable terms, and on April 1, 2008, the Company received a letter indicating that the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Hearings Panel has determined to delist the Company’s common stock from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, and suspended trading in the Company’s securities effective with the open of business on April 3, 2008.  The NASDAQ Panel’s determination was based upon the Company’s non-compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market, as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(3).

The Company’s securities were immediately eligible for quotation in the Pink Sheets, an electronic quotation service for securities traded over-the-counter, effective with the open of business on April 3, 2008.  The Company is also working with a market maker and is hopeful that its securities will trade on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) in the future.  Trading of the Company’s securities on the OTCBB, which is maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), is subject to a market maker’s filing of the appropriate application with, and the clearance of such application by, FINRA.  The Company anticipates disclosing further trading venue information for its common stock once such information becomes available.

On April 11, 2008, Jim Mayer, Interim Chief Executive Officer, notified the Company that he was resigning to pursue other opportunities.  Mr. Mayer agreed to assist the Company in an advisory role until August 15, 2008.

Pursuant to Mr. Mayer’s resignation, the Board of Directors appointed Joe Turek, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, as acting Chief Executive Officer.

RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED March 31, 2008 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED March 31, 2007

Net Sales
 

Net sales were approximately $3,032,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 versus approximately $2,263,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of approximately $769,000 or 34.0%.  Sales within our PCB product line increased approximately $231,000 during the first quarter of 2008, an increase of approximately 13% of prior year first quarter sales.  Sales to our top ten PCB customers were approximately $1,899,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $288,000 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2007.  Sales within our three largest customers were stronger, accounting for the majority of the increase within our PCB customer base.  Sales amongst our top ten PCB customers represented approximately 98% of sales within this product line for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to approximately 94% of sales within this product line for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Sales within our non-PCB product line were approximately $1,039,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, approximately $387,000 above sales for the three months ended March 31, 2007. As this line grows, we expect to achieve long-term revenues to approach those currently experienced within our digital product line.  The non-PCB sales recorded in the first quarter were on par with sales recorded during the most recent quarters.  We continue to focus our efforts on growing our core business and customer base, primarily by concentrating efforts on expanding our customer base within our Non-PCB product line.

Other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were approximately $47,000, approximately $43,000 below other revenues recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2007.  Other revenues primarily consist of tooling charges for new and redesigned products, freight charges billed, and cash discounts taken by customers for early payments, which are recorded as a reduction of sales.    Tooling revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were approximately $24,000 below tooling revenues recorded during the first quarter of 2007.

Gross Profit and Cost of Goods Sold

The Company’s gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was approximately $832,000, or 27.4% of net sales, compared to a gross profit of approximately $563,000, or 24.9% of net sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  Increased sales levels was the primary driver of increased margin dollars, with sales of two items to two Non-PCB customers accounting for the majority of year over year gross profit percentage increase.

Operating Expenses

General and administrative expenses were approximately $715,000 or 23.6% of net sales in the first quarter of 2008 compared to approximately $676,000 or 29.9% of net sales in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of approximately $39,000.


General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, professional services, depreciation of office equipment and computer systems, and occupancy expenses. In comparison to the first quarter of 2007, payroll related expenses increased approximately $14,000.   Professional services, which include legal, auditing, and consulting fees, increased approximately $13,000 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to prior year expenses.  Public company related costs such as investor relations, Sarbanes-Oxley expenses, and board and committee fees were approximately $190,000 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to approximately $124,000 during the first quarter of 2007, an increase of approximately $66,000.  Approximately $78,000 of expenses recorded during the first quarter of 2008 related to costs associated with the failed Blue Sun transaction.  We recorded stock compensation expenses during the first quarter of 2008 of approximately $0 compared to approximately $92,000 for the first quarter of 2007.  Stock compensation expense for the first quarter of 2008 related to extending the life of warrants held by M.A.G. Capital, LLC while prior year expenses related to the vested portion of prior options granted. Other operating expenses increased approximately $39,000 during the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007.  These expenses include travel, telephone, insurance, depreciation, and rent.  Primary drivers in the increased expense related to moving expenses related to our facility move of approximately $10,000 in the first quarter of 2008 combined with a workers compensation premium refund recorded in the first quarter of 2007.

Selling and marketing expenses were approximately $238,000 or 7.8% of net sales in the first quarter of 2008 compared to approximately $213,000 or 9.4% of net sales in the first quarter of 2007.  Selling and marketing expenses include the cost of salaries, advertising and promotion of the Company’s products, and commissions paid to independent sales organizations. In comparison to the first quarter of 2007, commission paid to independent sales organizations increased by approximately $22,000 due to higher sales levels; payroll-related expenses decreased by approximately $4,000. Costs related to our Singapore office decreased by approximately $2,000; other sales expenses, including travel related expenses increased by approximately $9,000 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007.

Operating Loss

Operating loss from continuing operations was approximately $121,000 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to an operating loss of approximately $327,000 in the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in operating loss of approximately $206,000 was primarily related to increased gross profit dollars attributable to higher sales levels.

Interest Income

We recorded no interest income during the first quarter of 2008 or 2007.

Interest Expense
 
We recorded no interest expense during the first quarter of 2008 or 2007.
 

Preferred Stock Dividends

We recorded preferred stock dividends in the first quarter of 2008 of approximately $264,000.  The Company recorded no preferred stock dividends during the first quarter of 2007.  In the prior year,  we received a waiver of dividends from M.A.G. Capital, LLC.  Dividends relate to the issuance of Series B preferred stock to M.A.G. Capital, LLC, and its affiliates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash used by operations was approximately $437,000 for the first three months of 2008 compared to approximately $242,000 used by operations for the first three months of 2007.

Accounts Receivable decreased approximately $186,000 due to improved collection cycles. Inventories increased approximately $190,000 related to higher inventory levels to support increased sales levels. Accounts Payable decreased approximately $81,000 primarily due to the payments to suppliers in the normal course of business.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $0 for the first three months of 2008 compared to approximately $7,000 in the first three months of 2007. Capital expenditures were $0 in the first three months of 2008 and 2007.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $0 during the first three months of 2008 compared to approximately $18,000 used in financing activities during the first three months of 2007 related to payments on our note payable for equipment acquired in 2006.

Currently the Company is committed to growing its core business, as it relates to the continuing operations of its digital product line and other non-PCB components and assemblies. However, if the Company is unable to secure adequate financing to grow its core business, the Company may be forced to modify its business and strategic plan.

After the Company retires its payables related to the failed merger and related costs, the Company will have substantially reduced its current cash burn rate.  As of the date of this filing, the Company had approximately $635,000 cash on hand.  Therefore, based upon the current level of operations and restructuring of our business focusing on higher margin product lines, we believe that future cash flows from operations will be adequate to meet our anticipated liquidity requirements through this fiscal year.  However, we may need additional funding to accommodate our anticipated growth needs.

 
Credit Environment
 
In fiscal year 2008, the credit markets continue to be volatile and have experienced a shortage in overall liquidity due to the instability in the sub−prime lending industry and various investment securities. The Company does not engage in any business activities in the mortgage industry or hold its cash positions in any accounts other than demand deposits and cash equivalents. The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity from cash provided by operations and cash on hand. Sales are to a wide range of diverse commercial industries including electronic devices for municipal and governmental products, industrial components, and consumer products. However, if these customers reduce their spending as a result of the difficulties in the credit markets, it is possible revenues could decline.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has not created, nor is a party to, any special-purpose or off-balance sheet entities for the purposes of raising capital, incurring debt, or operating our business.  The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or relationships with entities that are not consolidated into our financial statements that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or the availability of capital resources.

Inflation

Management believes inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s operations or on its financial position.  However, expected supplier price increases averaging approximately 4% may have a material effect on the Company’s operations and financial position in the remainder of 2008, if the Company is unable to pass through those increases under its present contracts.

Foreign Currency Transactions

All of the Company’s foreign transactions are negotiated, invoiced and paid in United States dollars.

Risk Factors Affecting Business and Results of Operations

This report, as well as our other reports filed with the SEC, our press releases, and other communications contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements regarding our expected financial position, results of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, strategy, budgets, capital and other expenditures, competitive positions, growth opportunities, benefits from new technology, plans and objectives of management, and markets for stock. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and, like any other business, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. The risks include those stated in the section entitled "Risk Factors Affecting Business and Results of Operations" at the end of Item 6 of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and economic, competitive and other factors affecting our operations, markets, products and services, expansion strategies and other factors discussed elsewhere in this report, our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and the other documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the following paragraphs below.


In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information contained in this report will in fact prove accurate, and our actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Due to the delisting of our common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Markets, our common stock is currently trading on the over-the-counter bulletin board, which may have an adverse impact on the market price and liquidity of our common stock.

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 4T: Controls and Procedures.
 
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the company in accordance with as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the (i) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (ii) reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and (iii) compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company’s internal controls framework is based on the criteria set forth in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure controls and procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company is in process of carrying out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Company's Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 
Based on that ongoing evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, cannot yet be determined such that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. A controls system cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.  The Company is in the process of designing its disclosure controls and procedures to reach a level of reasonable assurance of achieving desired control objectives and, based on the evaluation described above, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are in the process of assessing whether or not the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at reaching that level of reasonable assurance.
 

During the evaluation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's management determined that a material weakness within its internal control framework, which had been identified earlier, was still present.

The weakness relates to segregation of duties.  Current business conditions have led to limited financial resources for discretionary new personnel, making it difficult to segregate duties within the financial area. To address this weakness, the Company has implemented levels of financial reviews performed by the Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Executive Officer.  In completing the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's management concluded that as a result of this material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the Company’s management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting, as of March 31, 2008, was not effective based on the criteria set forth by COSO in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Management’s Plan For Remediation Of Material Weaknesses

In light of the conclusion that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective, the Company’s management is in the process of implementing a plan intended to remediate such ineffectiveness and to strengthen our internal controls over financial reporting through actively obtaining the assistance of experienced financial personnel to enhance our financial reporting capabilities.  As of the date of this filing, the Company is actively pursuing retaining the experienced financial personnel described above, subject to cash availability.


This report does not include an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
 
Changes In Internal Controls.

There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings

None

Item 1A:  Risk Factors

The Company has not identified any material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as filed for the year ended December 31, 2007.

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


(a)
Exhibits

 
31.1
Certification of the CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 
31.2
Certification of the CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 135O, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 135O, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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

   
M~WAVE, Inc.
     
Date: May 15, 2008
 
/s/    Jeff Figlewicz
   
Jeff Figlewicz
   
Chief Financial Officer

   
Exhibit Index
   
 
       
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Location
         
10.1
 
Industrial Building Lease between M-Wave Inc., and 1300 Norwood Associates LLC, dated February 27, 2008
 
1
         
10.2
 
Separation Agreement and Release between M-Wave, Inc. and Jim Mayer dated April 14, 2008
 
2
         
10.3
 
Consulting Agreement between M-Wave, Inc. and Jim Mayer dated April 14, 2008
 
2
         
 
Certification of the CEO Pursuant to Sections 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Filed Herewith
         
 
Certification of the CFO Pursuant to Sections 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Filed Herewith
         
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Filed Herewith
         
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Filed Herewith
         
(1)
 
Incorporated herein by reference to the applicable exhibit to the Registrant's form 8-K filed March 6, 2008
   
         
(2)
 
Incorporated herein by reference to the applicable exhibit to the Registrant's form 8-K filed April 17, 2008
   
 
 
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