ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. Reports Operating Results (10-K/A)

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Oct 25, 2012
ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. (ALAN, Financial) filed Amended Annual Report for the period ended 2012-10-25.

Alanco Technologies, Inc. has a market cap of $3.6 million; its shares were traded at around $0.7 with and P/S ratio of 0.3.

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Operating expenses for the year ended June 30, 2012, consisting of corporate expenses, amortization of stock-based compensation and depreciation expense, were $1,048,800, a $332,100, or 24%, decrease when compared to the $1,380,900 reported for the comparable period of the prior year. Corporate expenses reported for the year ended June 30, 2012 of $1,021,200 represents a decrease of $158,600, or 13.4%, when compared to corporate expenses of $1,179,800 reported for the year ended June 30, 2011. The decrease is primarily due to reduction of costs for business insurance, audit fees, consulting and investor relations. Amortization of stock-based compensation for the year ended June 30, 2012 was $24,900, a decrease of $175,200 or 87.6% when compared to $200,100 in the comparable twelve month period of the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to a $187,000 expense in the prior period resulting from the Company s election to re-price certain employee stock options during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and to expense the entire increase in Black Scholes value of the re-priced options in that period. Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended June 30, 2012 was $2,700 compared to $1,000 reported in the comparable period of the prior year.

Net interest income for the year ended June 30, 2012 was $14,200, an improvement of $464,300 when compared to net interest expense of $450,100 for the year ended June 30, 2011. The improvement resulted from the May 2011 sale of the Wireless Asset Management segment that allowed the Company to repay debt and terminate its credit agreements. During the year ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a net gain on sale of marketable securities of $386,700, resulting from the sale of approximately 993,661 shares of its ORBCOMM Common Stock at an average selling price of $3.30 per share. The Company did not sell any marketable securities during the previous fiscal year. Finally, the Company had $12,700 of other income during the year ended June 30, 2012 as compared to other expense of $8,500 reported in the comparable period of the prior year. Other expense for the prior year was the result of a write down in the value of an investment; there was no such write down in the current period. Other income was primarily the result of the distribution of marketable securities from escrow.

Loss from continuing operations for the year ended June 30, 2012 was ($635,200), an improvement of $1,204,300, or 65.5%, when compared to the loss from continuing operations of ($1,839,500) for the previous year ended June 30, 2011. The improvement was primarily due to the current year gain on the sale of marketable securities of $386,700, a decrease in operating expense of $332,100 and a decrease of net interest expense of $464,300.

Net loss for the year ended June 30, 2012 was ($635,200), an increase of ($577,400) compared to the net loss reported for the year ended June 30, 2011 of ($57,800). The increase in net loss reflects the results reported for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 which include a onetime gain on sale of assets held for sale of $1,294,000 and income recognized on dissolution of subsidiary of $1,372,800, offset by a higher loss from continuing operations of ($1,204,300) and a loss from discontinued operations of ($885,100).

Preferred stock dividend expense for the twelve months ended June 30, 2012 was $30,500, a decrease of $238,200, or 88.6%, compared to the $268,700 in preferred stock dividend expense recorded in the twelve months ended June 30, 2011. The decrease resulted from the retirement of all Series D and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock in June 2011 and the repurchase of all Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in December 2011. See Note 16 – Shareholders Equity in the attached consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 for additional discussions relative to the retirement of the Series D and E Convertible Preferred Stock. The gain on redemption of Series B Preferred Stock of $443,200 was recorded in the quarter ended December 31, 2011 when the company repurchased all outstanding Series B Preferred Stock for an $800,000 non-interest bearing note payable in monthly payments of $200,000 commencing February 1, 2012 and continuing March 1, 2012, April 1, 2012 and May 1, 2012. The difference between the $800,000 note amount and the $1,243,800 Series B Preferred Stock recorded amount, net of related legal expense of $600, was recorded directly to equity as a gain on redemption of Series B Preferred Stock. Since the Preferred Stock was repurchased prior to the quarterly dividend declaration date, the dividends-in-kind for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 were not accrued. At June 30, 2012 there were no shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding.

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