SEC Company Response from DYNA GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC (CIK 0000844787) — Aug 29, 2005
DYNA GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC (CIK 0000844787)
Date: Aug. 29, 2005 · CIK: 0000844787 · Accession: 0000926236-05-000110
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August 29, 2005
Meagan Caldwell
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 7010
Washington, DC 20549-0510
RE: Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005
File No. 0-17385
Dear Ms. Caldwell:
I am writing this letter in response to your comments regarding the
above listed filings. We have made amendments to our filings as requested.
Please see below for explanations to each item.
1. Where a comment below requests additional disclosures or other
revisions to be made, please show us in your supplemental response what
the revisions will look like. With the exception of the comments below
that specifically request an amendment, all other revisions may be
included in your future filings.
Response: We have enclosed on all points, except number 14, the details
of the changes.
2. "Please amend your disclosure to include the information relating to
your principal accountant fees and services. Please include this
information in Item 14. Refer to the instructions to Form 10-KSB."
Response: Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004, the Company's
independent auditors, Malone & Bailey, P.C. performed the annual
audit and quarterly reviews of the Company's financial statements
as well as prepared the annual tax returns. These related costs
are listed below:
2003 2004
Annual audit Fees $ 37,882.00 $ 38,845.00
Audit related fees-audit reviews 8,975.00 10,740.00
Tax fees-tax planning, advice 2,300.00 3,890.00
3. "Please expand your disclosure to discuss the development of your
business over the past three years. Refer to Item 101(a) of Regulation
S-B."
Response: The Company's sales have increased over the past three years
by $1,953,453, with $1,877,353 of this increase being in 2004. The
increase came from two areas, buckle and liscensed sports sales. The
reason for the increase in these areas is the rising fashion trend of
belt buckles and the increased popularity of Major League Baseball,
with a focus on the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004.
4. "Please expand your disclosure to include the amount you have spent on
research and development for the years ended December 31, 2004 and
2003. Refer to Item 101(b) of Regulation S-B."
Response: Item 1 Business
The research and development cost for 2003 and 2004 were immaterial.
5. "Please expand your disclosure to include a discussion of your
critical accounting estimates. Refer to SEC Release No. 34-48960."
Response: The accounting of obsolete inventory, which we determine to
be material for financial disclosure is as follows: On all raw
materials, a one year usage is determined by the previous year's sales,
and any quantities that are in excess of one year usage on hand are
identified as obsolete.
6. "Please expand your disclosure to discuss the factors that contributed
to the increase in net sales during the period, including any
offsetting results these factors may have had with one another. Please
include in your discussion factors such as: a.) licensing agreements
entered into during the year, including new agreements entered into,
terminations of agreements, changes to existing agreements; and b.)
changes in product mix or volume, including changes to distribution
channels. Please also quantify the impact each of these factors had
on your net sales."
Response: We obtained license agreements with NASCAR and 18 select
drivers, the National Football Properties League, Major League
Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey
League, and Colleges and Universities. We have recently added Minor
League Baseball, MTV Networks and Giant Merchandising Collection
Artists to our list of held licenses. License agreements are
periodically renewed, and we do not anticipate significant
cancellations or non-renewals. The majority of the license agreements
have annual renewals. The remaining license agreements can range from
two years to automatic rollover renewals.
7. "You disclosed that the increase in gross profit was due to the use of
obsolete pewter emblems that were previously written down to scrap
value. Based on your disclosure in Note 2 regarding items melted down
during the year and the 14% increase in net sales during the year, it
would appear that the increase in your gross margins would have been
greater. Please expand your disclosure to discuss in more detail the
factors that contributed to the increase in gross profit during the
period, including any offsetting results these factors may have had
with one another. Please also quantify the impact each of these
factors had on your gross profits."
Response: Net income was offset by the 26% increase in royalty
expense. NFL royalty expense increased by $115,897 as compared to
2003, and MLB royalty expense increased by $62,114 as compared to 2003.
8. "Please amend your disclosure to include information on your
disclosure controls and procedures. Refer to Items 307 and 308 of
Regulation S-B."
Response: 8A. Controls and Procedures
Item 308 of Regulation S-B does not apply to the company since we are
not an accelerated filer.
9. "Please expand your disclosure to include information regarding your
audit committee. Refer to Items 401(e) and (f) of Regulation S-B."
Response: Audit Committee
At this time, the company does not have an audit committee.
10. "Please expand your disclosure to discuss whether you have adopted a
code of ethics. If you have not, please include in your disclosure the
reason why you have not done so. Refer to Item 406 of Regulation S-B."
Response: Item 9.
Director and Executive officers of the registrant have not adopted a
code of ethics at this time.
11. "Your auditor's report does not opine on the consolidated balance
sheet and the related statements of consolidated operations,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31,
2003. Please amend your filing to include audited financial statements
for the aforementioned period. If in fact your Form 10-KSB does
include audited financial statements for the above mentioned period,
please obtain from your auditors a revised audit opinion, which
includes this period and file an amended Form 10-KSB. Refer to Item
310(a) of Regulation S-B."
Response: REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Dyna Group International, Inc.
New Braunfels, Texas
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Dyna Group
International, Inc., as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related
statements of consolidated operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. These financial statements
are the responsibility of Dyna Group International, Inc. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Dyna Group
International, Inc., as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the periods described in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As discussed in Note 12 to the financial statements, Dyna Group
International did not consolidate one of its joint ventures and instead
accounted for it using the equity method. Accordingly, adjustments have
been made as of December 31, 2002, to correct the error.
MALONE & BAILEY, PC
www.malone-bailey.com
Houston, Texas
February 4, 2005
12. "Please expand your disclosure to discuss how you record fees
associated with the licensing agreements you enter into. In your
disclosure please include the amount and the line item that these
amounts are recorded in your statements of income for each of the
periods presented."
Response: Licensing fees for the agreements into which Great American
enters are included under Royalties listed under Revenue and were
collectively $1,097,705 for 2004 and $869,122 for 2003.
13. "Please disclose how you account for (a) step rent provisions and
escalation clauses and (b) capital improvement funding and other lease
concessions, which may be present in your leases. Paragraph 5.n. of
SFAS 13, as amended by SFAS 29, discusses how lease payments that
depend on an existing index or rate, such as the consumer price index
or the prime interest rate, should also be included in your minimum
lease payments. If, as we assume, they are taken into account in
computing your minimum lease payments and the minimum lease payments
are recognized on a straight-line basis over the minimum lease term,
the note should so state. If our assumption is incorrect, please tell
us how your accounting complies with SFAS 13 and FTB 88-1."
Response: NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Great American leases its facility under an operating lease agreement with
its majority stockholder which expires in 2010. Total rent expense was
$215,000 and $222,084 in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Total minimum rental
commitments as of December 31, 2004 are as follows: $226,403 in 2005,
$237,723 in 2006, $249,609 in 2007 and $826,235 thereafter.
NOTE 12 - RESTATEMENTS OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidation
Lease/rent expense
We have restated the year ending December 31, 2003 and 2004,
the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004, the three months ending
March 31, 2005 and 2004 and the balance sheet as of March 31, 2005,
for this error. This restatement reduced 12/31/2002 retained earnings
by $195,576, increased the rent expense $19720 and 9,452 for period ending
December 31, 2003 and 2004 respectivefully. Please see footnotes 9 and 12
for further details.
14. "Your disclosure regarding your basis of presentation indicates that
Great American Products owns 40% of Promociones GAP, which it accounts
for under the equity method. Great American Products' website
indicates that this joint venture was formed for the exclusive
production of Great American Products. Please expand your disclosure
to explain how you determined these investments would not meet the
criteria for consolidation under FIN 46(R). In your discussion, please
specifically address the analysis you used in concluding that you
lacked any of the three characteristics of a controlling financial
interest relating to these investments as discussed in paragraphs 5(a)
through 5(c) of FIN 46(R). Please also include in your discussion
whether or not substantially all of these activities are conducted
your behalf."
Response: We have determined we should consolidate Promociones GAP
because we effectively control Promociones GAP by way of the following:
a. We are their sole customer
b. We fund their weekly payroll
We have determined that FIN46R does not apply to us because we should
consolidate anyway under traditional accounting rules, which requires
consolidation because we effectively control Promociones GAP per the
above. We are unable to present this at this time due to the fact that
we are waiting for additional information from Promociones GAP in order
to prepare consolidated financial statements
15. "You disclosed that your lease for the office and manufacturing
facility in New Braunfels, TX, expires in 2010. You further disclosed
that the building and leasehold improvements are depreciated over 7 to
40 years. Please tell us the accounting guidance you used in
determining it was appropriate to amortize your building and leasehold
improvements over 7 to 40 years, rather than the shorter of their
economic lives or the lease term."
Response: The building is owned by Dyna Group's majority shareholder.
He has guaranteed to extend the lease for that period of time or
reimburse Great American for the unamortized cost of the improvements
if the lease ever expired before that time. Therefore leasehold
improvements were amortized over the shorter of their economic lives
or the lease term. Most of the improvements consist of constructing
additional warehouse space, which is estimated to maintain
serviceability for 40 years.
16. "The information you have certified to in your Exhibit 31 does not
include the most current certification requirements. Please amend
your Exhibit 31 to include the certifications required by Item 601 of
Regulation S-B. See also SEC Release No. 33-8238. In doing so, please
file an amended Form 10-KSB/A in its entirety and include updated
certifications. Please provide a separate certification for each
principle executive officer and principal financial officer. Refer
to Item 601(b) (31) of Regulation S-B. Please also ensure that the
signature page of the Form 10-KSB/A has currently dated signatures.
Similarly, amend your interim Form 10-QSB in its entirety for the
period ended March 31, 2005."
Response: We provided certifications for each principal executive
officer and updated the certifications under Exhibit 31 to the
following format:
Certification
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Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302
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of The
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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I, Roger R. Tuttle, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Dyna Group
International, 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