SEC Company Response from MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC (MPAD) (CIK 0000065759) — May 2, 2005
MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC (MPAD) (CIK 0000065759)
Date: May 2, 2005 · CIK: 0000065759 · Accession: 0001010549-05-000298
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Mr. Thomas A. Jones
Senior Attorney
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Micropac Industries, Inc
Form 10-KSB for year ended November 30, 2004
File No. 0-05109
Dear Mr. Jones
This letter is Micropac Industries, Inc.'s response to your letter dated March
31,2005. We respectfully request that you allow us to forego amending previously
filed reports and to include the following responses in future filings with the
SEC, since we do not believe the additional information is material to the
presentation of the Company's business and financial position.
Responses on your comments.
#1 - Cover page will be modified to provide aggregate market value and describe
documents by reference in future filings as shown below.
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in any definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [ ]
Revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $15,356,000
Based on approximately 22,544 shares publicly traded during November 2004, the
aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant (based on the average of the bid and asked prices reported on the
Over-the-Counter ("OTC") Bulletin Board system on November 30, 2004 was
approximately $2,660,000. Due to the low reported trading volume of the Company
shares, the Company disclaims any representation that this amount represents the
market value of the Company's common stock. For purposes of such calculation,
shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer and director and by each
person who owns more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded
in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of
affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other
purposes.
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date was 2,578,315 as of November 30, 2004.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement dated January 28, 2005
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 4, 2005 (the "Proxy
Statement") are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-KSB.
#2 We agree to expand on principal products and markets on future filings to
include additional language as shown below.
#3 We agree to expand on development of business on future filings to include
additional language as shown below.
#4 We agree to expand on disclosures on future filings to include additional
language as shown below.
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Item 1. Business
INTRODUCTION
Micropac Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, manufactures
and distributes various types of hybrid microelectronic circuits, solid state
relays, power operational amplifiers, and optoelectronic components and
assemblies. The Company's products are used as components in a broad range of
military, space and industrial systems, including aircraft instrumentation and
navigation systems, power supplies, electronic controls, computers, medical
devices, and high-temperature (200o C) products.
The Company's facilities are certified and qualified by Defense Supply Center
Columbus (DSCC) to MIL-PRF-38534 (class K-space level); MIL-PRF-19500 JANS
(space level), MIL-PRF-28750 (class K space level) and is certified to ISO
9001-2002. Micropac is a NASA core supplier, and is certified to
AS9100-Aerospace Industry standard for supplier certification.
The business was started in 1963 as a sole proprietorship. On March 3, 1969, the
Company was incorporated under the name of "Micropac Industries, Inc." in the
state of Delaware. The stock was publicly held by 559 shareholders on November
30, 2004.
PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
The Company's products are either custom (being application specific circuits
designed and manufactured to meet the particular requirements of a single
customer) or standard, proprietary components such as catalog items.
Custom-designed components are estimated to account for approximately 50% of the
Company's sales for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2004, and 52% in fiscal
2003; standard components are estimated to account for approximately 50% of the
Company's sales for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2004, and 48% for fiscal
2003.
Micropac Industries, Inc. provides microelectronic and optoelectronic components
and assemblies along with contract electronic manufacturing services and offers
a wide range of products sold to the industrial, medical, military, aerospace
and space markets.
The Company's core technology is the packaging and interconnect of miniature
electronic components, utilizing thick film and thin film substrates, forming
microelectronics circuits. Other technologies include light emitting and light
sensitive materials and products, including light emitting diodes and silicon
phototransistors used in the Company's optoelectronic components, and
assemblies. The Company's basic products and technologies include:
Custom design hybrid microelectronic circuits
Solid state relays and power controllers
Custom optoelectronic assemblies and components
Optocouplers
Light-emitting diodes
Hall-Effect devices
Displays
Power operational amplifiers
Fiber optic components and assemblies
High temperature (200(0) C) products
Micropac's products are primarily sold to original equipment manufacturer's
(OEM) who serve the following major markets:
Military/Aerospace - aircraft instrumentation, guidance and navigations
systems, control circuitry, power supplies, laser positioning
Space - control circuitry, power monitoring and sensing
Industrial - power control equipment, robotics
Medical
The Company's major customers are Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing,
Raytheon, BAE, Honeywell, Rockwell Int'l, Newport, Advanced Energy, and St.
Jude.
The Company has no patents, licenses, franchises, concessions, royalty
agreements or labor contracts. The Company's trademark "MII" is registered with
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Sales of our products internationally are subject to government regulations,
including export control regulations of the U.S. Department of State and
Department of Commerce. Violation of these regulations by the company could
result in monetary penalties and denial of export privileges. We are not aware
of any violations of export control regulations.
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The Company is not currently impacted by export restrictions on sensitive
technology. Five (5) of the Company's principal product families require
government approval. Further, a significant portion of our business is military
and is dependent on maintaining our facility certification sto MIL-PRF-38534,
MIL-PRF-19500 and MIL-PRF-28750. We expect to maintain these certifications and
qualifications; however, the loss of any of these ceritifications would have a
significant impact on our business.
Government regulations impose certain controls on chemicals used in electronics
and semiconductor manufacturing. Micropac has obtained all the necessary
environmental permits, and routinely monitors and reports the wastewater stream
results to the local governing agency. Micropac is classified as a small
generator of hazardous waste, and the annual cost of complying with the
regulations is minimal.
In 2004, the Company's investment in technology through research and
development, which was expensed, totaled approximately $438,000 ($303,000 in
2003). The Company's research and development expenditures were directed
primarily toward long-term specific customer requirements, some of which have
future potential as Micropac proprietary products, and product development and
improvement associated with the Company's space level and other high reliability
programs.
The Company introduced new Solid State Power controllers as the next generation
of solid state relays with enhanced ruggedness and voltage and current carrying
capabilities. Micropac's SSPCs feature both an instantaneous over current trip
as well as I^2T which compares power used over time. These devices range from
28VDC to 400VDC and from 5A to 40Amps. The SSPC Product Family is fully capable
of being Class K screened per MIL-PRF 38534 and come in a Rad Tolerant version.
Micropac strives to provide the greatest power density per package volume and
strives to meet the stringent efficiency requirements of customers in today's
market.
In addition to the Company's investment in research and development, various
customers paid the Company approximately $1,500,000 in non-recurring engineering
costs associated with the development of custom products for specific
applications.
The Company provides a one year warranty from the date of shipment to the
original purchaser. The Company is obligated under this warranty to either
replace or repair defective goods or refund the purchase price paid by the
buyer.
#5 We agree to expand on Markets and Customers on future filings to include
additional language as shown below.
The Company's products are marketed throughout the United States and in Western
Europe, through a direct technical sales staff, independent representatives and
independent stocking distributors. Approximately 25% of the sales for fiscal
year 2004 (17% in 2003) were to international customers. Sales to Western
European customers are made by independent representatives under the
coordination of the Company's office in Bremen, Germany. One major industrial
customer has opened an operation in China and during 2004 moved a major part of
their domestic operations to China. This customer, Advanced Energy Industries,
Inc., accounted for 22% of international sales, and their contract manufacturer
in China, Celestica, accounted for 41% of international sales. During 2004,
these two customers accounted for 8% and 10% of the Company's total sales
compared to 11% and 7% for the year ended November 30, 2003. Advanced Energy has
been a major customer since 1996 and averaged 18% of the Company's sales during
this10 year period from a high of 20% to a low of 14%.
#6&7 We agree to add Risk factor of major shareholder control on future filings
to include additional language as shown below.
RISK FACTORS
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Majority Shareholder Control
The majority shareholder has the ability to control the election of the
Company's Board of Directors and elect individuals who may be more sympathetic
to such majority shareholders' desires and not necessarily sympathetic to the
desires of minority shareholders as to the policies and directions of the
Company. However, the ability to control the election of the Board of Directors
does not modify the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors to represent the
interests of all shareholders
#8 No change on Pricing - The Company does not have any "material definitive
agreements" that were not made in the "ordinary course of business," and any
material amendment of such an agreement that provides for obligations that are
material to and enforceable against the Company, or rights that are material to
the Company and enforceable by the Company. The company assessed materiality on
their own considering quantitative and qualitative factors under prevailing
legal principles.
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Pricing Pressures.
The Company continues to experience pricing pressures from some of its original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. In some cases, the Company sells product
under agreements with OEMs that require the Company, at regular intervals, to
review the pricing structure for possible reduction in selling price for future
orders. This requires the Company to improve its productivity and to request
similar price reduction from its supplier chain. If one or both of the
approaches by the Company does not succeed, product gross margins will decrease
affecting the Company's net earnings.
# 9 Limited insurance coverage - As stated it is the opinion of the Company's
management, and its' insurance advisors, the Company is adequately insured and
do not wish to disclose actual policy and coverage amounts
Insurance Coverage
The Company operates manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas and subcontracts
some manufacturing to a contract manufacture in Juarez, Mexico. These facilities
use industrial machines and chemicals that could provide risks of personal
injury and/or property damage. There is no assurance that accidents will not
occur. If accidents do occur, the Company could be exposed to substantial
liability. The Company has no liability for the Mexico operations. The Company
maintains worker's compensation insurance and general liability insurance for
protection of its employees and for protection of the Company's assets in
Garland, Texas. In addition to the basic policies mentioned, the Company
maintains an umbrella policy. The Company reviews all insurance coverage on an
annual basis, and makes any necessary adjustments based on risk assessment and
changes in its business. In the opinion of the Company's management, and its'
insurance advisors, the Company is adequately insured, however the Company's
financial position could be materially affected by claims not covered or
exceeding coverage currently carried by the Company.
#10 Shortages - no change
Component Shortages or Obsolescence.
The Company relies on suppliers to deliver quality raw materials in a timely and
cost effective manner. Most of the materials and components are generally
available from multiple sources; however, from time to time vendors do not
deliver the product as needed due to manufacturing problems or possibly a
decision not to furnish that product in the future. Such interruption of supply
or price increases could have a material adverse effect on the Company, however,
the Company is not currently materially impacted by materials shortages.
#11 We agree to expand on Competition on future filings to include additional
language as shown below.
COMPETITION
The Company competes with two or more companies with respect to each of its
major products, including custom hybrid microcircuits, solid state relays and
power controllers, optocouplers, light-emitting diodes, light sensitive silicon
phototransistors and diodes, hall-effect devices, displays, power operational
amplifier, custom optoelectronic components and assemblies. These products and
technologies are sold into various markets, including military/aerospace, space,
industrial and medical. Some of