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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2017
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: 1-31643
CCA Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
04-2795439
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
65 Challenger Road, Suite 340
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660
(Address of principal executive offices)
(201) 935-3232
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).
Large accelerated filer
 
[ ]
 
Accelerated filer
 
[ ]
Non-accelerated filer
 
[ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company
 
[X]
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
[ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicated by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
As of October 16, 2017 there were (i) 6,038,982 shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding; and (ii) 967,702 shares of the issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding.


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CCA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEX
 
 
 
 
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Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CCA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
August 31,
2017
 
November 30,
2016
ASSETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
337,015

 
$
309,280

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $135,245 and $957,029, respectively
 
3,656,544

 
2,147,680

Inventories, net of reserve for inventory obsolescence of $112,834 and $500,156, respectively
 
2,176,645

 
2,347,483

Prepaid expenses and sundry receivables
 
646,059

 
466,060

Prepaid and refundable income taxes
 
66,520

 
44,154

Deferred income taxes
 
1,626,646

 
2,148,764

        Total Current Assets
 
8,509,429

 
7,463,421

 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
 
208,408

 
235,203

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
 
433,487

 
433,778

Deferred financing fees, net of accumulated amortization
 
164,888

 
259,587

Deferred income taxes
 
8,120,971

 
8,415,699

Other
 
430,543

 
430,544

               Total Assets
 
$
17,867,726

 
$
17,238,232

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
5,035,358

 
$
5,615,756

     Capital lease obligation - current portion
 
968

 
3,721

     Income tax payable
 

 
20,000

     Line of credit
 
3,164,300

 
3,277,885

Total Current Liabilities
 
8,200,626

 
8,917,362

 
 
 
 
 
Long term accrued liabilities
 
220,509

 
264,126

Long term - other
 
147,852

 
147,853

Total Liabilities
 
8,568,987

 
9,329,341

 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' Equity:
 


 


Preferred stock, $1.00 par, authorized 20,000,000 none issued
 

 

Common stock, $.01 par, authorized 15,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 6,038,982 and 6,038,982 shares, respectively
 
60,390

 
60,390

Class A common stock, $.01 par, authorized 5,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 967,702 and 967,702 shares, respectively
 
9,677

 
9,677

Additional paid-in capital
 
4,347,286

 
4,220,422

Retained earnings
 
4,881,386

 
3,618,402

Total Shareholders' Equity
 
9,298,739

 
7,908,891

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
$
17,867,726

 
$
17,238,232

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CCA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Three Months Ended August 31
 
Nine Months Ended August 31
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of health and beauty aid products - net
 
$
5,329,753

 
$
5,036,658

 
$
15,706,666

 
$
15,392,107

 
Other income
 
4,615

 
4,535

 
12,762

 
13,281

 
Total Revenues
 
5,334,368

 
5,041,193

 
15,719,428

 
15,405,388

 
Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
 
1,989,572

 
2,309,056

 
6,043,406

 
6,245,909

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
1,720,693

 
1,836,891

 
5,404,245

 
5,860,150

 
Advertising, cooperative and promotional expenses
 
738,635

 
241,335

 
1,681,999

 
1,219,353

 
Research and development
 
16,811

 
9,571

 
44,143

 
44,498

 
Bad debt expense (recovery)
 
4,812

 
(4,584
)
 
(5,843
)
 
22,715

 
Interest expense - related party
 

 

 

 
3,085

 
Interest expense
 
131,346

 
132,531

 
405,584

 
474,074

 
Total Costs and Expenses
 
4,601,869

 
4,524,800

 
13,573,534

 
13,869,784

 
Income before provision for income taxes
 
732,499

 
516,393

 
2,145,894

 
1,535,604

 
Provision for income taxes
 
354,816

 
195,026

 
882,910

 
574,289

 
 Income from Continuing Operations
 
$
377,683

 
$
321,367

 
$
1,262,984

 
$
961,315

 
   Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations
 

 

 

 
(20,600
)
 
(Benefit from) income taxes
 

 

 

 
(7,704
)
 
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations
 

 

 

 
(12,896
)
 
Net Income
 
$
377,683

 
$
321,367

 
$
1,262,984

 
$
948,419

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 


 





 


 
Continuing Operations
 
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

 
Discontinued Operations
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
Income
 
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

 
Diluted
 


 



 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
 
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

 
Discontinued Operations
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
Income
 
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
7,006,684

 
7,006,684

 
7,006,684

 
7,006,684

 
Diluted
 
7,165,027

 
7,048,011

 
7,006,684

 
7,074,893

 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CCA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
Nine Months Ended August 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Net Income
$
1,262,984

 
$
948,419

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
66,592

 
60,056

Change in allowance for bad debts
(5,843
)
 
22,715

Loss on write off of fixed assets

 
1,575

Deferred financing fees amortization
94,699

 
96,406

Stock based compensation
126,863

 
238,685

Deferred income taxes
816,846

 
545,485

Change in Operating Assets & Liabilities:
 
 
 
(Increase) in accounts receivable
(1,503,021
)
 
(51,430
)
Decrease in inventory
170,838

 
293,604

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other receivables
(179,999
)
 
271,071

(Increase) decrease in prepaid income and refundable income tax
(22,366
)
 
18,052

(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(624,013
)
 
(2,035,000
)
(Decrease) in income tax payable
(20,000
)
 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
183,580

 
409,638

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(39,507
)
 
(103,745
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 
500

Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities
(39,507
)
 
(103,245
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Payment on line of credit - related party

 
(2,700,000
)
Payments on term loan - related party

 
(1,000,000
)
Proceeds from line of credit, net

 
3,868,296

Payment on line of credit
(113,585
)
 
 
Payment of deferred financing fees

 
(387,559
)
Payments for capital lease obligations
(2,753
)
 
(21,426
)
Net Cash (Used in) Financing Activities
(116,338
)
 
(240,689
)
Net Increase in Cash
27,735

 
65,704

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
309,280

 
509,884

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$
337,015

 
$
575,588

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest
$
405,584

 
$
342,945

Income taxes
$
108,413

 
$
6,146

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ending August 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year ended November 30, 2017. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2016. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

NOTE 2 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
CCA Industries, Inc. (“CCA”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 25, 1983.
CCA manufactures and distributes health and beauty aid products.
CCA has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, CCA Online Industries, Inc. and CCA IND., S.A. DE C.V., a Variable Capital Corporation organized pursuant to the laws of Mexico, both of which are currently inactive.

NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CCA and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”). All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Estimates and Assumptions:
The consolidated financial statements include the use of estimates, which management believes are reasonable. The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), requires management to make estimates and assumptions regarding certain types of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Such estimates primarily relate to unsettled transactions and events as of the date of the financial statements. Accounting estimates and assumptions are those that management considers to be most critical to the financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgment and uncertainties. All of these estimates and assumptions reflect management’s best judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects on the information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, upon settlement, actual results may differ from estimated amounts.
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable:
Accounts receivable consist of trade receivables recorded at original invoice amount, less an estimated allowance for uncollectible amounts. The accounts receivable balance is further reduced by allowance for cooperative advertising and reserves for returns which are anticipated to be taken as credits against the balances as of August 31, 2017. The allowances and reserves which are anticipated to be deducted from future invoices are included in accrued liabilities. Trade credit is generally extended on a short term basis; thus trade receivables do not bear interest, although a finance charge may be applied to receivables that are past due. Trade receivables are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with customers and their current financial condition. Changes in the estimated collectability of trade receivables are recorded in the results of operations for the period in which the estimate is revised.

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Trade receivables that are deemed uncollectible are offset against the allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company generally does not require collateral for trade receivables.
Inventories:
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted average) or market. Product returns are either recorded in inventory when they are received at the lower of their original cost or market or destroyed, as appropriate. Obsolete inventory is written off and its value is removed from inventory at the time its obsolescence is determined.
Property and Equipment and Depreciation and Amortization:
Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company charges to expense repairs and maintenance items, while major improvements and betterments are capitalized.
When the Company sells or otherwise disposes of property and equipment items, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is included in earnings.
Depreciation and amortization are provided utilizing the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives or lease terms of the assets, whichever is shorter:
 
Computer equipment
3-5 Years
Furniture and fixtures
3-10 Years
Tools, dies and masters
3 Years
Leasehold improvements
Remaining life of the lease (3 years)
Intangible Assets:
Intangible assets, which consist of patents and trademarks, are stated at cost. Patents are amortized on the straight-line method over a period of 17 years. Patents are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in business indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Trademarks are indefinite lived intangible assets and are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment conditions occur.
Long-Lived Assets:
Long-lived assets are assets in which the Company has an economic benefit for longer than twelve months from the date of the financial statements. Long-lived assets include property and equipment, intangible assets, deferred financing fees, deferred income taxes and other assets. The Company evaluates impairment losses on long-lived assets used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. If the review indicates that the carrying value of an asset will not be recoverable, based on a comparison of the carrying value of the asset to the undiscounted future cash flows, the impairment will be measured by comparing the carrying value of the asset to its fair value. Fair value will be determined based on discounted cash flows or appraisals. Impairments are recorded in the statement of operations as part of selling, general and administrative expenses. No impairments were recorded in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016.
Revenue Recognition: (See also Cooperative Advertising)
The Company recognizes sales in accordance with ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”. Revenue is recognized upon shipment of merchandise. Net sales comprise gross revenues less expected returns, trade discounts, customer allowances and various sales incentives. Included in sales incentives are coupons that the Company issues that are redeemed by its customers. Redemptions are handled by a coupon national clearing house. The Company also has estimated that there is an approximate six week lag in coupon redemptions, with the estimated cost recorded as an accrued liability. Although no legal right of return exists between the customer and the Company, returns, including return of unsold products, are accepted if it is in the best interests of the Company's relationship with the customer. The Company, therefore, records a reserve for returns based on the historical returns as a percentage of sales in the three preceding months and specific reserve based on customer circumstances and product circumstances. Those returns which are anticipated to be taken as credits against the balances as of August 31, 2017 are offset against the

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accounts receivable. The reserves which are anticipated to be deducted from future invoices are included in accrued liabilities. Changes in the estimated coupon reserve and sales return reserve are recorded to Sales of health and beauty aid products - net, in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Cooperative Advertising:
Cooperative advertising is accrued based on a combination of new contracts given to the customers in the current fiscal year, along with liabilities open from prior years. Specific new contracts in the current fiscal year are identified as sales incentives (see sales incentives) and those contracts reduce revenues for the current period. The balances for all years open are reduced throughout the year by either the customer advertising and submitting the proof according to the contract or by customer post audit adjustments that finalize any amount due. Any item open more than three years is closed unless management believes that a deduction may still be taken by the customer. The portion of cooperative advertising recorded as sales incentives was reduced by $204,527 and $613,723, respectively, in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2017 to reduce open cooperative advertising contracts for 2014 for events that have been finalized. There were reductions of $0 and $300,000, respectively, for open cooperative advertising contracts that were finalized during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2016. The balance of the remaining open cooperative advertising is allocated between accrued liabilities and the allowance for cooperative advertising based on the customer's open accounts receivable balance.
Sales Incentives:
The Company has accounted for certain sales incentives offered to customers by charging them directly to sales as opposed to advertising and promotional expense. These accounting adjustments do not affect net income.
Shipping Costs:
         
The Company’s policy for financial reporting is to charge shipping costs as part of selling, general and administrative expenses as incurred. Shipping costs included for the three months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were $93,566 and $122,914, respectively. Shipping costs included for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were $271,810 and $377,861, respectively.
Advertising Costs:
The Company’s policy for financial reporting is to charge advertising cost to expense as incurred. Advertising, cooperative and promotional expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were $738,635 and $241,335, respectively. Advertising, cooperative and promotional expenses for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were $1,681,999 and $1,219,353, respectively.
Research and Development Costs:
The Company's policy for financial reporting is to charge research and development costs to expense as incurred. Research and development costs for the three months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were $16,811 and $9,571, respectively. Research and development costs for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were $44,143 and $44,498 , respectively.
Income Taxes:
Income taxes are accounted for under ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes”, which utilizes the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as recorded on the Company’s financial statements and the carrying amounts as reflected on the Company’s income tax return. In addition, the portion of charitable contributions that cannot be deducted in the current period and are carried forward to future periods are also reflected in the deferred tax assets. A substantial portion of the deferred tax asset is due to the losses incurred in fiscal 2015 and prior years, the benefit of which will be carried forward into future tax years. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are valued using the tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Management has

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estimated that it will utilize the entire deferred tax asset in future years based on anticipated future profitability.  However, anticipated future profitability may be impacted if the Company’s sales decrease from current levels or due to other factors discussed under Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016 as supplemented in this Form 10-Q. The portion that management expects to utilize within twelve months of the period ended August 31, 2017 is recorded as a current asset, and the portion that management expects to utilize in subsequent periods is recorded as a long term asset.

The Company previously adopted the provisions of ASC Subtopic 740-10-25, “Uncertain Tax Positions”. Management believes that there were no unrecognized tax benefits, or tax positions that would result in uncertainty regarding the deductions taken, as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016. ASC Subtopic 740-10-25 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.
Tax Credits:
Tax credits, when present, are accounted for using the flow-through method as a reduction of income taxes in the years utilized.
Earnings Per Common Share:
Basic earnings per share are calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”, which requires using the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of any common stock equivalents using the “treasury stock method”. Common stock equivalents consist of stock options and warrants.
Stock Options:
ASC Topic 718, “Stock Compensation,” requires stock grants to employees to be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations based on their fair values. The Company issued stock options in fiscal 2017 and 2016, see Note 12 for details.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. While we are still evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements, we expect that upon adoption we will recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities and that the amounts could be material.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, which is an update to Topic 740, "Income Taxes". The update will require that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as non-current. The update is effective for fiscal years, and the interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2015-17 will have a material impact on the Company's balance sheet, as the deferred tax reported as a current asset will be reported as a non-current asset once the update is effective, resulting in a decrease to the Company's current ratio. As of August 31, 2017, the Company reported $1,626,646 of deferred tax as a current asset. It will not have an impact on the Company's results of operations.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements, other than any that were disclosed in prior Company filings with the SEC.

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NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES
The components of inventory consist of the following:
 
 
August 31,
2017
 
November 30,
2016
Raw materials
 
$
460,728

 
$
586,372

Finished goods
 
1,715,917

 
1,761,111

 
 
$
2,176,645

 
$
2,347,483

At August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, the Company had a reserve for obsolescence of $112,834 and $500,156, respectively.

NOTE 5 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The components of property and equipment consisted of the following:
 
 
August 31,
2017
 
November 30,
2016
Furniture and equipment
 
$
571,127

 
$
559,971

Tools, dies and masters
 
498,000

 
469,652

Capitalized lease obligations
 
15,287

 
15,286

Leasehold improvements
 
35,017

 
35,017

 
 
$
1,119,431

 
$
1,079,926

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
911,023

 
844,723

Property and Equipment—Net
 
$
208,408

 
$
235,203

Depreciation expense for the three months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 amounted to $20,738 and $20,846, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 amounted to $66,301 and $59,765 , respectively.


NOTE 6 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consist of owned trademarks and patents for ten product lines.
 
 
August 31,
2017
 
November 30,
2016
Patents and trademarks
 
$
580,007

 
$
580,007

Less: Accumulated amortization
 
146,520

 
146,229

Intangible Assets - Net
 
$
433,487

 
$
433,778


Patents are amortized on a straight-line basis over their legal life of 17 years. Trademarks have an indefinite life and are reviewed annually for impairment or more frequently if impairment indicators occur. Amortization expense for the three months ended August 31, 2017 and 2016 amounted to $97 and $97, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 amounted to $291 and $291 , respectively. Estimated amortization expenses for the years ending November 30, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 are $388, $388, $388, $243 and $243, respectively.


NOTE 7 - ACCRUED LIABILITIES

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The following items which exceeded 5% of total current liabilities are included in accrued liabilities as of:
 
 
August 31,
2017
 
November 30,
2016
Co-operative advertising
$
1,447,758

 
$
1,741,402

Restructuring Costs
$

 
$
925,000

Accrued bonuses
$
480,518

 
*

Media
$
720,230

 
*

* represents less than 5% as of total current liabilities


The following items which exceeded 5% of total long-term liabilities are included in long term accrued liabilities as of:
 
 
August 31,
2017
 
November 30,
2016
Sub-lease rent differential
$
220,509

 
$
264,126

    



NOTE 8 - DEBT AGREEMENT

On December 4, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), CCA Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
entered into the Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with SCM Specialty Finance Opportunities
Funds, L.P., an affiliate of CNH Finance, L.P. The Credit Agreement provides for a line of credit up to a maximum of
$5,500,000 (the “Revolving Loan”). The proceeds of the Revolving Loans was used to pay off the Company's existing
debt with Capital Preservation Solutions, LLC and for general working capital purposes.

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, all outstanding amounts under the Revolving Loan bear interest at the 30
day LIBOR rate plus 6% per annum (currently in the aggregate, 6.21% per annum), payable monthly in arrears. The
Company is also required to pay a monthly unused line fee and collateral management fee. The commitment under the Credit Agreement expires three years after the Closing Date. The Revolving Loan and all other amounts due and owing under the Credit Agreement and related documents are secured by a first priority perfected security interest in, and lien on, substantially all of the assets of the Company. Amounts available for borrowing under the Line of Credit equal the lesser of the Borrowing Base (as defined below), and $5,500,000, in each case, as the same is reduced by the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Line of Credit. “Borrowing Base” under the Loan Agreement means, generally, the amount equal to (i) 85% of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable, plus (ii) 65% of the value of eligible inventory, less (iii) certain reserves. The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants on the part of the Company, including a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.0 to 1.0. The Credit Agreement imposes an early termination fee and also provides for events of default, including failure to repay principal and interest when due and failure to perform or violation of the provisions or covenants of the agreement. The principal amount borrowed under the Revolving Loan was $3,164,300 as of August 31, 2017.

    


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NOTE 9 - OTHER INCOME
Other income consists of the following:
 
 
Three Months Ended August 31,
 
Nine Months Ended August 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest and dividend income
 
$

 
$
41

 
$

 
$
49

Royalty income
 
3,000

 
3,000

 
9,000

 
9,000

Miscellaneous
 
1,615

 
1,494

 
3,762

 
4,232

Total Other Income
 
$
4,615

 
$
4,535

 
$
12,762

 
$
13,281

NOTE 10 - 401(K) PLAN
The Company has a 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan for its employees. The plan requires six months of service in order to be eligible to participate. Employees must be 21 years or older to participate. Employees may make salary reduction contributions up to 25% of compensation not to exceed the federal government limits. The Plan allows for the Company to make discretionary contributions to match employee contributions up to 3% of compensation. The Company's matching contributions vest immediately at 100% with the employee. The Company made the following matching contributions:
 
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
 
August 31, 2017

August 31, 2016

August 31, 2017

August 31, 2016

Company Contributions
$
8,925

$

$
16,568

$


NOTE 11 - INCOME TAXES

CCA and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return.
The Company previously adopted the provisions of ASC Subtopic 740-10-25, “Uncertain Tax Positions”. Management believes that there were no unrecognized tax benefits, or tax positions that would result in uncertainty regarding the deductions taken, as of August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016. ASC Subtopic 740-10-25 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.
The charitable contributions portion of the deferred tax asset and the loss carry forward has $30,725 and $7,981,743, respectively, that has been reclassified as a long-term asset, based on an estimate of the amount that will be realizable in periods greater than twelve months from August 31, 2017.


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At August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively, the Company had temporary differences arising from the following:
 
 
August 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Classified As
Type
 
Amount
 
Deferred Tax
 
Short-Term
Asset
 
Long-Term
Asset (Liability)
Depreciation
 
$
(368,265
)
 
$
(134,232
)
 
$

 
$
(134,232
)
Reserve for bad debts
 
9,958

 
3,630

 
3,630

 

Reserve for returns
 
125,287

 
45,667

 
45,667

 

Accrued returns
 
119,533

 
43,570

 
43,570

 

Reserve for obsolete inventory
 
112,834

 
41,128

 
41,128

 

Vacation accrual
 
49,892

 
18,186

 
18,186

 

Alternative minimum tax carry forward
 

 
79,875

 
 
 
79,875

Deferred Compensation
 
446,803

 
162,860

 
 
 
162,860

Bonus obligation unpaid
 
480,518

 
175,149

 
175,149

 

Charitable contributions
 
403,263

 
146,990

 
116,265

 
30,725

Section 263A costs
 
55,976

 
20,403

 
20,403

 

Loss carry forward
 
25,087,498

 
9,144,391

 
1,162,648

 
7,981,743

Net deferred tax asset
 
 
 
$
9,747,617

 
$
1,626,646

 
$
8,120,971

 
 
 
 
 
November 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
Classified As
Type
 
Amount
 
Deferred Tax
 
Short-Term
Asset
 
Long-Term
Asset (Liability)
Depreciation
 
$
(349,763
)
 
$
(127,489
)
 
$

 
$
(127,489
)
Reserve for bad debts
 
15,801

 
5,759

 
5,759

 

Reserve for returns
 
941,228

 
343,078

 
343,078

 

Accrued Returns
 
194,873

 
71,031

 
71,031

 

Reserve for obsolete inventory
 
500,156

 
182,307

 
182,307

 

Vacation accrual
 
29,528

 
10,763

 
10,763

 

Alternative minimum tax carry forward
 

 
20,000

 
 
 
20,000

Deferred compensation
 
304,945

 
111,153

 
 
 
111,153

Bonus obligation unpaid
 
304,355

 
110,937

 
110,937

 

Restructuring costs
 
925,000

 
337,163

 
337,163

 

Charitable contributions
 
584,558

 
213,071

 
96,249

 
116,822

Section 263A costs
 
79,539

 
28,992

 
28,992

 

Loss carry forward
 
25,398,347

 
9,257,698

 
962,485

 
8,295,213

Net deferred tax asset
 
 
 
$
10,564,463

 
$
2,148,764

 
$
8,415,699










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Income tax expense (benefit) is made up of the following components:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
August 31, 2017
August 31, 2016
 
August 31, 2017
August 31, 2016
Continuing Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Current tax - Federal
$
43,875

$

 
$
59,875

$

Current tax - State & Local
312

16,365

 
6,189

21,100

Deferred tax
310,629

178,661

 
816,846

553,189

Tax - Continuing Operations
$
354,816

$
195,026

 
$
882,910

$
574,289

Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Current tax - Federal


 


Current tax - State & Local


 


Deferred tax


 

(7,704
)
Tax - Discontinued Operations
$

$

 
$

$
(7,704
)

Prepaid and refundable income taxes are made up of the following components:
Prepaid and refundable income taxes
 
Federal
 
State &
Local
 
Total
August 31, 2017
 
$
26,707

 
$
39,813

 
$
66,520

November 30, 2016
 
$

 
$
44,154

 
$
44,154


Income taxes payable are made up of the following components:
Income Taxes Payable
 
Federal
 
State &
Local
 
Total
November 30, 2016
 
$
20,000

 
$

 
$
20,000

















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A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes computed at the statutory rate to the effective rate for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2017, and August 31, 2016 is as follows:

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
August 31, 2017
 
August 31, 2016
 
 
Amount
 
Percent of Pretax Income
 
Amount
 
Percent of Pretax Income
Continuing Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate
 
$
249,050

 
34.00
%
 
$
175,574

 
34.00
%
Changes in provision for income taxes resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
 
21,242

 
2.90
%
 
14,975

 
2.90
%
Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments
 
84,524

 
11.54
%
 
4,477

 
0.87
%
Provision for income taxes at effective rate
 
354,816

 
48.44
%
 
195,026

 
37.77
%
Discontinued Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Benefit from) income taxes at federal statutory rate
 

 
%
 

 
%
Changes in benefit from income taxes resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
 

 
%
 

 
%
Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments
 

 
%
 

 
%
(Benefit from) income taxes at effective rate for Discontinued Operations
 

 
%
 

 
%
Total provision for income taxes at effective rate
 
$
354,816

 
48.44
%
 
$
195,026

 
37.77
%






















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Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
August 31, 2017
 
August 31, 2016
 
 
Amount
 
Percent of Pretax Income
 
Amount
 
Percent of Pretax Income
Continuing Operations
 


 


 


 


Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate
 
$
729,604

 
34.00
%
 
$
522,105

 
34.00
%
Increases in taxes resulting from:
 

 


 

 


State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
 
62,231

 
2.90
%
 
44,533

 
2.90
%
Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments
 
91,075

 
4.24
%
 
7,651

 
0.50
%
Provision for income taxes at effective rate
 
882,910

 
41.14
%
 
574,289

 
37.40
%
 
 

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations
 

 

 

 

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate
 

 
%
 
(7,004
)
 
34.00
%
Changes in (benefit from) provision for income taxes resulting from:
 

 


 

 

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
 

 
%
 

 
%
Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments
 

 
%
 
(700
)
 
3.40
%
(Benefit from) income taxes at effective rate
 

 
%
 
(7,704
)
 
37.40
%
 
 

 

 

 

Total Provision for income taxes at effective rate
 
$
882,910

 
41.14
%
 
$
566,585

 
37.40
%


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NOTE 12 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On June 15, 2005, the shareholders approved an amended and Restated Stock Option Plan amending the 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the issuance of up to one million shares of common stock (subject to customary adjustments set forth in the plan) pursuant to equity awards, which may take the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted shares, stock appreciation rights and/or performance shares. The plan expired in April, 2015. On August 13, 2015, the shareholders approved the 2015 CCA Industries, Inc. Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"). The 2015 Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 700,000 shares of common stock (subject to customary adjustments set forth in the plan) pursuant to equity awards, which may take the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights and/or restricted stock. On June 7, 2017, the shareholders approved an amendment to the 2015 CCA Industries, Inc. Incentive Plan increasing the shares available that can be issued from 700,000 to 1,400,000 shares of common stock.
The Company recorded a charge against earnings in the amount of $48,392 for the three months ended August 31 , 2017 and $97,707 for the three months ended August 31, 2016 for all outstanding stock options granted. The Company recorded a charge against earnings in the amount of $126,863 and $238,685, respectively, for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 for all stock options granted.

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A summary of stock option activity for the Company is as follows:
 
Number of Options
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Weighted-Average Remaining Term (years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at November 30, 2015
104,000

$
3.41

7.6
$

Granted
519,000

3.23



Exercised


 

Canceled or Forfeited
59,000

3.42

 

Outstanding at November 30, 2016
564,000

$
3.25

9.2
$

Granted


 
 
Exercised


 
 
Canceled or Forfeited


 
 
Outstanding at February 28, 2017
564,000

$
3.25

6.1
$

Granted


 
 
Exercised


 
 
Canceled or Forfeited


 
 
Outstanding at May 31, 2017
564,000

$
3.25

5.9
$

Granted
232,500

3.30

 
 
Exercised


 
 
Canceled or Forfeited


 
 
Outstanding at August 31, 2017
796,500

$
3.26

6.8
$


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NOTE 13 - INCOME PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is calculated using the average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted income per share is computed on the basis of the average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of outstanding stock options and warrants using the “treasury stock method”.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
August 31, 2017
 
August 31, 2016
 
August 31, 2017
 
August 31, 2016
Net income available for common shareholders
$
377,683

 
$
321,367

 
$
1,262,984

 
$
948,419

Weighted average common shares outstanding-Basic
7,006,684

 
7,006,684

 
7,006,684

 
7,006,684

Net effect of dilutive stock options and warrants
158,343

 
41,327

 

 
68,209

Weighted average common shares and common shares equivalents—Diluted
7,165,027

 
7,048,011

 
7,006,684

 
7,074,893

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

Discontinued Operations
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Income
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing Operations
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14

Discontinued Operations
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Income
$
0.05

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.14


For the three months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, there were 421,500 and 560,000 shares, respectively, underlying previously issued stock options and warrants that were excluded from diluted loss per share because the effects of such shares were anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, there were 2,689,244 and 2,204,744 shares, respectively, underlying previously issued stock options and warrants that were excluded from diluted loss per share because the effects of such shares were anti-dilutive.




NOTE 14 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
The Company discontinued the Gel Perfect color nail polish business effective as of May 31, 2014. The Gel Perfect brand had declining sales in fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014. The brand has been recorded as discontinued operations and are reflected as such in the Company's statement of operations.
There has been no discontinued operations in fiscal 2017. The following table summarizes those components of the statement of operations for the discontinued brand, which contains additional returns for the nine months ended August 31, 2016:



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Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
 
August 31, 2017
 
August 31, 2016
August 31, 2017
 
August 31, 2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of health and beauty-aid products-net
$

 
$

$

 
$
(20,600
)
Total revenues

 


 
(20,600
)
Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

 


 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 


 

Advertising, cooperative and promotions

 


 

Total expenses

 


 

( Loss) before (benefit from) income taxes

 


 
(20,600
)
(Benefit from) income taxes

 


 
(7,704
)
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations
$

 
$

$

 
$
(12,896
)

NOTE 15 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On September 5, 2014, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Capital Preservation Solutions, LLC (“Capital”) for a $5,000,000 working capital line of credit and a term loan for working capital purposes not to exceed $1,000,000. Capital Preservation Solutions, LLC is owned by Lance Funston, who also is the managing partner of Capital Preservations Holdings, LLC which owns common stock and all of the Company's Class A common stock. Contemporaneously with the signing of the Agreement, the Company issued a Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”) to Capital whereby Capital may acquire upon exercise of the Warrant 1,892,744 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the exercise period which is five years from the date of the Warrant. The Warrant bears a purchase price of $3.17 per share, subject to adjustments. The working capital line of credit and term loan principal balances were repaid on December 4, 2015 (see Note 8 - Debt Agreement for further information) . The Warrant remains outstanding. There was no related party interest expense or amortized financing costs incurred for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2017.
The Company signed an agreement in December 2014 with Funston Media Management Services, Inc. ("FMM"), which is owned by Lance Funston, who is the Company's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provided for FMM to provide consumer advertising purchasing services and brand management for the Company. The agreement ended on November 19, 2015. The Company signed a new agreement in December 2015 with FMM. The agreement provided for FMM to provide consumer advertising purchasing services and brand management for a fee equal to 10.0% of the advertising costs with no minimum fee or monthly management fee. The agreement automatically renews unless canceled by the Company or FMM. The Company incurred costs of $58,565 and $37,940, respectively for the three months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 for fees to FMM. The Company incurred costs of $123,743 and $100,424, respectively, for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 . As of August 31, 2017, there were unpaid fees of $253,522 due to FMM.
On March 23, 2017, CCA Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ultimark Products, Inc. (“Ultimark”) for the exclusive right to manufacture, market and sell the Porcelana brand of skin care products. The Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Lance Funston, is also the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ultimark. Porcelana is designed to reduce dark spots and brighten the skin. Under the Agreement, the Company acquired the exclusive right and license to use the Porcelana brand, formulas, packaging designs and trademarks (collectively, the “Porcelana Brand”) in connection

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with the design, development, manufacture, advertising, marketing, promotion, offering, sale and distribution of Porcelana products worldwide. In addition, the Company shall purchase all good and saleable inventory of Porcelana products in Ultimark’s possession or control as of April 1, 2017 at Ultimark’s cost, without markup. The Agreement has a term of one year, effective April 1, 2017 and ending March 31, 2018. The Agreement may be renewed, at the Company’s option, for up to two additional one-year terms. The Agreement requires the Company to pay Ultimark a royalty of 10% on the gross sales of Porcelana products manufactured and sold under the Agreement. Royalties are payable quarterly, commencing the first fiscal quarter in which Porcelana products are sold pursuant to the Agreement. There is no minimum royalty for any period under the Agreement. In addition, the Company has the option to purchase the Porcelana Brand from Ultimark during the term of the Agreement for an amount not to exceed $3.2 million, subject to a fairness opinion. In the event of such purchase, the Agreement shall thereafter terminate and no further royalties or compensation will be due thereunder. The Company incurred costs of $48,172 and $83,419, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ending August 31, 2017 for royalties under the Agreement. As of August 31, 2017, there were unpaid royalties of 48,172 due to Ultimark.






NOTE 16 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On September 28, 2017, the board of directors appointed Justin W. Mills to the board of directors to fulfill the remaining term of Linda Shein, who resigned on September 9, 2017. On October 2, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors awarded a non-qualified stock option agreement for 75,000 shares to Justin W. Mills, at $3.30 per share, the closing price as of the same date.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Our disclosure and analysis in this report contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking statements express our current expectations or forecasts of possible future results or events, including projections of future performance, liquidity, statements of management’s plans and objectives, future contracts, and forecasts of trends and other matters. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this filing, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts and often use words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “believe”, “will likely result”, “should”, “outlook”, “plan” “project” and other words and expressions of similar meaning. No assurance can be given that the results in any forward-looking statement will be achieved and actual results could be affected by one or more factors, which could cause them to differ materially. The cautionary statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this report. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. In addition to the information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors and risks and uncertainties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2016 and other periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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For the three months ended August 31, 2017, the company had net income from continuing operations of $377,683, and earnings per share, basic and fully diluted of $0.05 as compared to net income from continuing operations of $321,367, and earnings per share, basic and fully diluted of $0.05 for the same period in fiscal 2016. The Company had no discontinued operations in the year to date period ended August 31, 2017, and expects no further discontinued operations activity in fiscal 2017. For the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, the Company had net income from continuing operations of $1,262,984 and $961,315, respectively, and earning per share, basic and fully of $0.18 and $0.14, respectively. As of August 31, 2017, the Company had $8,509,429 in current assets and $8,200,626 in current liabilities. The Company's credit agreement does not expire until December 2018, however amounts outstanding under the line of credit are classified as a current liability.
Operating Results for the Three Months Ended August 31, 2017
For the three months ended August 31, 2017, the Company had total revenues of $5,334,368 and a net profit from continuing operations of $377,683 after a provision for tax of $354,816. The Company had no discontinued operation activity for the the quarter ended August 31, 2017 and expects none for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. For the same three month period in 2016, total revenues were $5,041,193 and net income from continuing operations was $321,367 after a provision for tax of $195,026. There was no discontinued operation activity in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The basic and fully diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.05 for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 as compared to earnings per share of $0.05 from continuing operations for the same period in fiscal 2016. In accordance with ASC Topic 605-10-S99, “Revenue Recognition”, the Company has accounted for certain sales incentives offered to customers by charging them directly to sales as opposed to advertising and promotional expenses. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 were reduced by $401,721, comprised of cooperative advertising recorded as sales incentives of $403,370, and coupons of $(1,649). This amount was offset by an equal reduction of trade promotional expenses, which were included in the Company's advertising expenses. In the same period of the prior year, net sales were reduced by $583,680, comprised of cooperative advertising recorded as sales incentives of $576,343 and coupons of $7,337. The $583,680 was offset by an equal reduction of trade promotional expenses, which were included in the Company's advertising expense. These accounting adjustments under ASC Topic 605-10-S99 do not affect net income. In the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company wrote-off co-operative advertising contracts of $204,527. There were no write-offs in the same period in fiscal 2016. The Company records co-operative advertising expense as the commitments are made to its retail customers. There is a lag of up to three years before the retailers determine the final amounts due under the commitment. The adjustment made in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was for write-offs to close out cooperative advertising contracts that had been finalized from fiscal year 2014 that the Company determined would not be utilized.
The Company’s net sales of health and beauty aid products increased $293,095 to $5,329,753 for the three months ended August 31, 2017 from $5,036,658 for the three months ended August 31, 2016, an increase of 5.8%. Sales returns and allowances, not including sales incentives, were 4.3% of gross sales or $247,268 for the three months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to 7.0% or $426,017 for the same period last year. Sales incentives consists of co-operative advertising with the Company’s retail partners and coupons. Sales incentives were $401,721, in the third quarter 2017 as compared to $583,680 for the same period in 2016, a decrease of $181,959. The cost of the coupons issued by the Company was $(1,649) for the third quarter 2017 as compared to $7,337 for the same period in 2016. The Company uses a national clearing house for the receipt and processing of coupons from our retail partners. The national clearing house renders invoices to the Company on a weekly basis for coupons that they have processed which are recorded as an expense in the period for which the invoice is dated. The Company also records an expense accrual at the end of each period equal to the prior six weeks of invoices rendered based on information from the national clearing house that there is an average lag time of six weeks between the time that the retailer receives the coupon and when the Company receives the invoice. The amount recorded as an expense or an accrual includes the retailer cost of the coupon in addition to any processing charges by the national coupon clearing house. Coupons are issued by the Company to be used with the purchase of specific products, with an expiration date noted on the coupon.

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The Company’s net sales, by category, for the third quarter 2017 as compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2016 were:
 
 
Three Months Ended August 31
 
 
2017
 
2016
Category
 
Net Sales
 
%TTL
 
Net Sales
 
%TTL
Skin Care
 
$
2,644,554

 
49.6
 %
 
$
2,830,852

 
56.2
 %
Oral Care
 
1,628,216

 
30.5
 %
 
1,751,143

 
34.8
 %
Miscellaneous
 
283,996

 
5.3
 %
 
(10,865
)
 
(0.2
)%
Nail Care
 
(50,618
)
 
(0.9
)%
 
27,058

 
0.5
 %
Analgesic
 
3,629

 
0.1
 %
 
39,487

 
0.7
 %
Fragrance
 
819,976

 
15.4
 %
 
398,983

 
7.9
 %
Total Continued Operations
 
$
5,329,753

 
100
 %
 
$
5,036,658

 
100.0
 %
Net sales were affected by the following factors:
Net sales of skin care products decreased $186,298 for the three months ended August 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016. The decrease in net sales was due to decreased sales of Solar Sense, the Company's sun care product. The Company is not planning on marketing Solar Sense in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and will re-launch the brand in a future fiscal quarter.
Net sales of oral care products decreased $122,927 for the three months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016. Net sales decreased due to the decline in the toothpaste business segment. The Company has focused the brand on its whitening products. The Company still maintains toothpaste sales for its international business.
The Company is working towards re-launching its Nutra-Nail nail care brand. The net sales on the chart above reflect primarily returns received.
Net sales of the Company’s fragrance products increased $420,993 for the three months ended August 31, 2017 , as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016. Gross sales increased due to increased orders from the Company's distributor in the middle east. The Company believes that its fragrance sales will increase in fiscal 2018 due to increased orders from the distributor supported by the Company being able to produce and ship the products faster.
 
 
Three Months ended August 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Sales of health and beauty aid products - Net
 
$
5,329,753

 
$
5,036,658

Cost of Sales
 
1,989,572

 
2,309,056

Gross Margin
 
$
3,340,181

 
$
2,727,602

 
 
62.7
%
 
54.2
%
Gross profit margins increased to 62.7% for the three months ended August 31, 2017 from 54.2% for the same period in fiscal 2016. The increase was primarily due to significantly lower returns (sales returns and allowances of 4.3% of gross sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 as compared to 7.0% for the same period in fiscal 2016), lower co-operative advertising and the write-off of co-operative advertising contracts from fiscal 2014.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2017 were $1,720,693 as compared to $1,836,891 for the same period in fiscal 2016, a decrease of $116,198. The Company does not expect any significant increase in expenses for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.
Advertising, cooperative and promotions expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2017 were $738,635 as compared to $241,335 for the three months ended August 31, 2016. The increased expense of $497,300 was due to increased media spending and commercial costs. The Company had planned on increasing expenditures in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 for television advertising in order to promote its products.

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Research and development costs increased to $16,811 in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 as compared to $9,571 for the same period in fiscal 2016. The Company outsources most of its product development to its third party contract manufacturers.
The income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes was $732,499 for the quarter ended August 31, 2017, and the provision for income tax from continuing operations was $354,816.

The provision for income tax had an effective rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 of 48.4% as compared to an effective rate of 37.8% of the net income before tax for the same period in fiscal 2016. The increased rate was mainly due to an under accrual of income tax of $19,818 from the 2016 fiscal year and the expiration of carry forward charitable contributions that had been recorded as part of the deferred tax assets.

Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended August 31 2017
For the nine months ended August 31, 2017, the Company had total revenues of $15,719,428 and a net income from continuing operations of $1,262,984 after a tax provision of $882,910. The Company had no activity from discontinued operations during the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and expects no further activity for the remainder of fiscal 2017. For the same nine month period in 2016, total revenues were $15,405,388 and the net income from continuing operations was $961,315 after a provision for income tax of $574,289. The basic and fully diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.18 for the first nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to earnings per share of $0.14 per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2016. In accordance with ASC Topic 605-10-S99, “Revenue Recognition”, the Company has accounted for certain sales incentives offered to customers by charging them directly to sales as opposed to advertising and promotional expenses. Net sales for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 were reduced by $1,058,876 and offset by an equal reduction of trade promotional expenses, which were included in the Company’s advertising expense. In the same period of the prior year, net sales were reduced by $1,410,945 and trade promotion was offset by an equal reduction of that amount. These accounting adjustments under ASC Topic 605-10-S99 do not affect net income. In the first nine months of fiscal 2017, the Company wrote-off co-operative advertising contracts of $613,723, and in the same period in fiscal 2016 wrote-off $300,000. The Company records co-operative advertising expense as the commitments are made to its retail customers. There is a lag of up to three years before the retailers determine the final amounts due under the commitment. The adjustment made in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 was for write-offs to close out cooperative advertising from fiscal year 2014 that the Company determined had been finalized. The adjustment made in fiscal 2016 was to write-off open 2013 co-operative advertising contracts that were finalized.
The Company’s net sales of health and beauty aid products increased $314,559 to $15,706,666 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 from $15,392,107 for the same period in fiscal 2016, an increase of 2.0%. Included in net sales are the cost of sales incentives which consist of co-operative advertising with the Company’s retail partners and coupons. The amount of cooperative advertising included in sales incentives decreased by $314,989 to $1,055,926 in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to $1,370,915 in the same period in 2016. The cost of the coupons issued by the Company was $2,950 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to $40,030 for the same period in 2016. The Company uses a national clearing house for the receipt and processing of coupons from our retail partners. The national clearing house renders invoices to the Company on a weekly basis for coupons that they have processed which are recorded as an expense in the period for which the invoice is dated. The Company also records an expense accrual at the end of each period equal to the prior six weeks of invoices rendered based on information from the national clearing house that there is an average lag time of six weeks between the time that the retailer receives the coupon and when the Company receives the invoice. The amount recorded as an expense or an accrual includes the retailer cost of the coupon in addition to any processing charges by the national coupon clearing house. Coupons are issued by the Company to be used with the purchase of specific products, with an expiration date noted on the coupon.
    

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The Company’s net sales by category for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 were:
 
 
Nine Months Ended August 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Category
 
Net Sales
 
%TTL
 
Net Sales
 
%TTL
Skin Care
 
$
7,998,691

 
50.9
%
 
$
8,597,187

 
55.9
%
Oral Care
 
5,840,844

 
37.2
%
 
5,632,018

 
36.6
%
Miscellaneous
 
622,327

 
4.0
%
 
200,234

 
1.3
%
Nail Care
 
74,927

 
0.5
%
 
213,026

 
1.4
%
Analgesic
 
2,338

 
%
 
342,801

 
2.2
%
Fragrance
 
1,167,539

 
7.4
%
 
406,841

 
2.6
%
Total Continued Operations
 
$
15,706,666

 
100
%
 
$
15,392,107

 
100.0
%

The following were factors that affected net sales for the nine months ended August 31, 2017:
Net sales of skin care products decreased $598,496 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 due to lower sales of skin care products across all brands partially offset by sales of the Porcelana brand, the sales for which began April 1, 2017.
Net sales of oral care products increased $208,826 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 due to sales of its sensitive teeth whitening product, offset partially by decreased sales of toothpaste. The Company has focused its efforts on its whitening products while continuing to sell toothpaste to international accounts.
Net sales of nail care products decreased $138,099 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016. The Company is working towards re-launching its Nutra-Nail nail care brand.
Net sales of the Company’s fragrance products increased $760,698 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017, as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016. Gross sales increased due to increased orders from the Company's distributor in the middle east. The Company believes that its fragrance sales will increase in fiscal 2018 due to increased orders from the distributor supported by the Company being able to produce and ship the products faster.


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Nine Months ended August 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Sales of health and beauty aid products - Net
 
$
15,706,666

 
$
15,392,107

Cost of Sales
 
6,043,406

 
6,245,909

Gross Margin
 
$
9,663,260

 
$
9,146,198

 
 
61.5
%
 
59.4
%

The gross margin percentage for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 increased to 61.5%, as compared to 59.4% for the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily due to lower co-operative advertising recorded as sales incentives, which were 6.1% of gross sales for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to 9.3% for the same period in fiscal 2016. In addition, the Company wrote-off $613,723 of co-operative advertising contracts in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to $300,000 for the same period in fiscal 2016.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $5,404,245 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to $5,860,150 for the same period in 2016, or a decrease of $455,905. The following factors contributed to the decrease:
Consulting costs decreased approximately $262,083 in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016. The decrease was due to the Company eliminating some outside consultants.
Personnel costs increased approximately $218,039 in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 due in part to the establishment of an employee bonus pool based on Company performance and a 401K matching benefit.
Warehousing costs decreased $222,458 in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 as a result of the Company disposing of excess inventory and working to increase inventory turns which reduced storage costs.
Freight out and order processing expenses decreased $137,760 in the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 due in part to lower gross sales.
The balance of the increase or decrease in expenses comprised a number of smaller expense categories.

Advertising expense was $1,681,999 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 as compared to $1,219,353 for the same period in fiscal 2016. The advertising expense increase of $462,646 was due to increased media spend and commercial costs as a result of the Company having a more focused advertising effort.
The income before provision for income taxes was $2,145,894 for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 from continuing operations. The provision for income tax from continuing operations was $882,910. The income before provision for income tax from continuing operations was $1,535,604 for the same period in fiscal 2016, and the provision for income tax from continuing operations was $574,289.
The Company, as previously disclosed, had discontinued the Gel Perfect nail color brand, and accordingly recorded the results of the operations of that brand as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. The components of discontinued operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 and 2016 were:

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Nine Months Ended August 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of health and beauty-aid products-net
 
$

 
$
(20,600
)
 
Total revenues
 

 
(20,600
)
 
Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
 

 

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 

 

 
Advertising, cooperative and promotions
 

 

 
Total expenses
 

 

 
Loss before (benefit from) income taxes
 

 
(20,600
)
 
(Benefit from) income taxes
 
$

 
(7,704
)
 
Loss from Discontinued Operations
 
$

 
$
(12,896
)
 

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 was 41.1% versus 37.4% for the same period in fiscal 2016. The increased rate was mainly due to an under accrual of income tax of $19,818 from the 2016 fiscal year and the expiration of carry forward charitable contributions that had been recorded as part of the deferred tax assets.
Financial Position as of August 31, 2017
As of August 31, 2017, the Company had working capital of $308,803 as compared to $(1,453,941) as of the year ended November 30, 2016. The ratio of total current assets to current liabilities is 1.0 to 1.0 as of August 31, 2017, as compared to 0.8 to 1.0 as of November 30, 2016. The Company's working capital has improved, with cash generated from operations used to pay accrued restructuring costs and older liabilities as well as support the increase in accounts receivable. The Company is current with vendor payments. All of the Company's accrued restructuring expenses and older liabilities will be paid by the end of the current fiscal year, which will enable the Company to direct its cash flow towards the growth of the Company's brands. The Company’s cash position at August 31, 2017 was $337,015, as compared to $309,280 as of November 30, 2016. As of August 31, 2017, there were no dividends declared but not paid.
Accounts receivable as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016 were $3,656,544 and $2,147,680, respectively. The increase in accounts receivable was due to higher gross sales for the preceding months combined with a lower reserve for returns and allowances. Included in net accounts receivable are an allowance for doubtful accounts, a reserve for returns and allowances and a reduction based on an estimate of cooperative advertising that will be taken as credit against payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $9,958 and $15,801 for August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively. The allowance for doubtful accounts is a combination of specific and general reserve amounts relating to accounts receivable. The general reserve is calculated based on historical percentages applied to aged accounts receivable and the specific reserve is established and revised based on individual customer circumstances.
The reserve for returns and allowances is based on the historical returns as a percentage of sales in the three preceding months and a specific reserve based on customer circumstances and product lines. This allowance decreased to $244,820 as of August 31, 2017 from $1,136,101 as of November 30, 2016. The decrease was due to lower returns experience over the past three months. In addition, the Company had a special returns reserves of $729,414 for its discontinued health and wellness nail care products as of November 30, 2016 which has now been eliminated as of August 31, 2017 due to return deductions received. Of the total reserve amounts, allowances and reserves of $119,533 as of August 31, 2017, which are anticipated to be deducted from future invoices, are included in accrued liabilities.
Gross receivables were further reduced by $361,939 as of August 31, 2017, which was reclassified from accrued liabilities, as an estimate of the co-operative advertising that will be taken as a credit against current accounts receivable balances. In addition, accrued liabilities include $1,447,758, which is an estimate of co-

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operative advertising expense which are anticipated to be deducted from future invoices rather than current accounts receivable.
Inventories were $2,176,645 and $2,347,483, as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively. The reserve for inventory obsolescence is based on a detailed analysis of inventory movement. The inventory obsolescence reserve decreased to $112,834 as of August 31, 2017 from $500,156 as of November 30, 2016. This decrease was primarily due to close out sales and the disposal of obsolete inventory during the nine months of fiscal 2017. Changes to the inventory obsolescence reserves are recorded as an increase or decrease to cost of sales.
Prepaid expenses and sundry receivables increased to $646,059 as of August 31, 2017 from $466,060 as of November 30, 2016 in the normal course of business.
Prepaid and refundable income taxes increased to $66,520 as of August 31, 2017, from $44,154 as of November 30, 2016. Prepaid taxes are mainly due to the Company being subject to federal alternative minimum tax and small payments due to various states.
The amount of deferred income tax reflected as a current asset decreased to $1,626,646 as of August 31, 2017 from $2,148,764 as of November 30, 2016. The $522,118 decrease was primarily due to changes in temporary differences reflected in short term deferred tax assets including a decrease in accrued restructuring expense, accrued returns, expiration of a portion of the charitable contributions carry forward and a decrease in the carry forward loss due to the income before tax earned during fiscal 2017. The amount of deferred income tax recorded as a non-current asset was $8,120,971 as of August 31, 2017. Deferred taxes that the Company estimates will be realized in periods beyond the next twelve months are recorded as a non-current asset. The Company will be adopting ASU 2015-17 effective with the first quarter of fiscal 2018. This accounting update will require the Company to classify all deferred income tax as a non-current asset. This change will not change the total amount of assets and will not have an impact on the Company's consolidated statements of income. However it will have a material impact on the calculation of the Company's working capital and current ratio.
The Company’s investment in property and equipment consisted mostly of leasehold improvements, office furniture and equipment, and computer hardware and software to accommodate our personnel in addition to tools and dies used in the manufacturing process. The Company acquired $39,507 of additional property and equipment during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, primarily for new computer costs.
Current liabilities are $8,200,626 and $8,917,362, as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016 respectively. Current liabilities at August 31, 2017 consisted of accounts payable and accrued liabilities and short-term capital lease obligations. As of August 31, 2017, there was $1,809,697 of open cooperative advertising commitments, of which $443,155 is from 2017, $622,999 is from 2016, $539,294 is from 2015, $204,249 from 2014 and a reduction of $97,531 for co-op claims which had not been processed yet as of August 31, 2017. Of the total amount of $1,809,697, $361,939 is reflected as a reduction of gross accounts receivables, and $1,447,758 is recorded as an accrued expense. Cooperative advertising is advertising that is run by the retailers in which the Company shares in part of the cost. If it becomes apparent that this cooperative advertising was not utilized, the unclaimed cooperative advertising will be offset against the expense during the fiscal year in which it is determined that it did not run. This procedure is consistent with the prior year’s methodology with regard to the accrual of unsupported cooperative advertising commitments.
The Company’s long-term obligations is for a security deposit received from the sub-tenant of the Company's former facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The long term accrued liabilities, which consisted of the accrued sub-lease differential resulting from the sub-lease of the Company's former facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey, decreased to $220,509 as of August 31, 2017 as compared to $264,126 as of November 30, 2016 due to payments made.
Stockholders’ equity increased to $9,298,739 as of August 31, 2017 from $7,908,891 as of November 30, 2016. The increase was due to increases in retained earnings as a result of the net income in the first three quarters of fiscal 2017 and increases in additional paid-in capital. The Company previously issued stock options to the board of directors and employees during fiscal 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. The fair value of the stock option

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grants were estimated on the date of the grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model. As a result, $126,863 was recorded as a deferred compensation expense in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 and additional paid-in capital was increased by the same amount (See note 12, Stock Based Compensation for further information).
The Company's cash flow had $183,580 provided by operating activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, as compared to $409,638 that was provided by operating activities during the same period in fiscal 2016. The change in cash flow from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2016 was impacted by the following:
Higher net income of $1,262,984 in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 as compared to income of $948,419 for the same period in fiscal 2016.
There was an increase in accounts receivable of $1,503,021 which utilized cash provided during the nine months of fiscal 2017 as compared to an increase in accounts receivable of $51,430 during the nine months of fiscal 2016 which utilized cash. The increase in accounts receivable was in the normal course of business and due to the increase in gross sales during the preceding months combined with lower returns.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased $624,013 during the first three quarters of fiscal 2017, utilizing cash, as compared to a decrease of $2,035,000 during the first three quarters of fiscal 2016. The decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities was due primarily to the payment of accrued restructuring expenses during fiscal 2017. The accrued restructuring expense consisted of employee severance payments that were recorded in prior periods as restructuring expense.
Pre-paid expenses and other receivables increased $179,999 during the first nine months of fiscal 2017. The increase was due to payments owed to the Company as of August 31, 2017 from Emerson that were paid in the week following the end of the quarter.
Net cash used by investing activities was $39,507 for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 was primarily for the cost of computer related equipment and software, as well as a portion of tools and dies used in the manufacturing process, as compared to $103,245 during the same period in fiscal 2016. Net cash used by financing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2017 was $116,338 as compared to cash used of $240,689 for the same period in fiscal 2016. Included in financing activities was borrowing under the Company's Revolving Loan (See Note 8 - Debt Agreement for further information regarding the financing). The reduction in both periods was due to a reduction in the Company's borrowing under the Revolving Loan.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is defined as the ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet short-term and long-term business needs. We assess our liquidity in terms of our total cash flow and the amounts of cash, short-term and long-term marketable securities on hand. Significant factors that could affect our liquidity include the following:
Cash flow generated or used by operating activities
Inability to receive favorable credit terms from the Company's vendors
Large product returns from customers which are deducted from cash remittances
Our primary capital needs are working capital requirements for the purchase of inventory and to support increases in accounts receivable. As of August 31, 2017, the Company had cash of $337,015. The Company’s long term liabilities as of August 31, 2017 were long term accrued liabilities of $220,509 and a security deposit received from the sub-tenant of the Company's former facility of $147,852. The Company had borrowings against its line of credit of $3,164,300 as of August 31, 2017. The Company believes that it has sufficient resources to funds its operations over the next twelve months.
Critical Accounting Estimates
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accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions regarding certain types of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Such estimates primarily relate to unsettled transactions and events as of the date of the financial statements. Accounting estimates and assumptions are those management considers to be most critical to the financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgment and uncertainties. All of these estimates and assumptions reflect management’s best judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects on the information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, upon settlement, actual results may differ from estimated amounts.
An accounting estimate is deemed to be critical if it is reasonably possible that a subsequent correction could have a material effect on future operating results or financial condition. The following are estimates that management has deemed to be critical:
1 - Reserve for Returns—The allowances and reserves which are anticipated to be deducted from future invoices are included in accrued liabilities. The estimated reserve is based in part on historical returns as a percentage of gross sales. The current estimated return rate is 4.1% of gross sales. Management estimates that the returns received will be disposed of. Any changes in this accrued liability are recorded as a debit or credit to the reserve for returns and allowances account.
2 - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – The allowance for doubtful accounts is an estimate of the loss that could be incurred if our customers do not make required payments. Trade receivables are periodically evaluated by management for collectability based on past credit history with customers and their current financial condition. Changes in the estimated collectability of trade receivables are recorded in the results of operations for the period in which the estimate is revised. Estimates are made based on specific disputes and additional reserves for bad debt based on the accounts receivable aging ranging from 0.35% for invoices currently due to 2.00% for invoices more than ninety-one days overdue. Trade receivables that are deemed uncollectible are offset against the allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company generally does not require collateral for trade receivables.
3 - Inventory Obsolescence Reserve – Management reviews the inventory records on a monthly basis. Management deems to be obsolete finished good items that are no longer being sold, and have no possibility of sale within the ensuing twelve months. Components and raw materials are deemed to be obsolete if management has no planned usage of those items within the ensuing twelve months. In addition, management conducts periodic testing of inventory to make sure that the value reflects the lower of cost or market. If the value is below market, a provision is made within the inventory obsolescence reserve. This reserve is adjusted monthly, with changes recorded as part of cost of sales in the results of operations.
4 - Co-operative Advertising Reserve – The co-operative advertising reserve is an estimate of the amount of the liability for the co-operative advertising agreements with the Company’s customers. A portion of the reserve that is estimated to be deducted from future payments is a direct reduction of accounts receivable. The portion that the Company estimates to be deducted from future invoices rather than current accounts receivable is recorded as an accrued expense. Management reviews the co-operative advertising agreements for the current fiscal year with its customers on a monthly basis and adjusts them based on actual co-operative advertising events. The Company maintains an open liability for co-operative advertising contracts for which a customer has not claimed a deduction for the three years prior to the current fiscal year. Management evaluates the open liability for the prior three years on a monthly basis to determine if the liability continues to exist. Changes to the reserve are charged as a current period expense.
5 - Deferred Taxes - The deferred taxes are an estimate of the future tax consequences attributable to the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as recorded on the Company’s financial statements and the carrying amounts as reflected on the Company’s income tax return. In addition, the portion of charitable contributions that cannot be deducted in the current period and are carried forward to future periods are also reflected in the deferred tax assets. A substantial portion of the deferred tax asset is due to the loss incurred in fiscal 2015 and prior years, the benefit of which will be carried forward into future tax years.   Deferred tax assets and liabilities are valued using the tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of the deferred

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tax asset will not be realized.  The Company has reduced the deferred tax assets due to the net income in the first six months of fiscal 2017. Management has estimated that it will utilize the entire deferred tax asset in future years based on anticipated future profitability.  However, anticipated future profitability may be impacted if the Company’s sales decrease from current levels or due to other factors discussed under Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2017 for the year ended November 30, 2016. The portion that management expects to utilize over the twelve month period beginning August 31, 2017 is recorded as a short term asset, and the portion that management expects to utilize in periods subsequent to the next twelve months is recorded as a long term asset. 


Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer (our Chief Executive Officer) and principal financial officer (our Chief Financial Officer), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be no assurance that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover all failures of persons within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving their control objectives.
An evaluation was performed under the supervision of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of August 31, 2017 the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended August 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control overall financial reporting.



PART II

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
NONE

Item 6.
EXHIBITS
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q, please remember that they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements may contain representations

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CCA INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the applicable agreement and:
should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;
have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;
may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and
were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and the Company’s other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The following exhibits are included as part of this report:
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
 
 
 
10.2
 
 

 
 
31.1
  
 
 
31.2
  
 
 
32.1
  
 
 
32.2
  
 
 
101.Def
  
Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
101.Pre
  
Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
101.Lab
  
Labels Linkbase Document
 
 
101.Cal
  
Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
101.Sch
  
Schema Document
 
 
101.Ins
  
Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
 


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
Date: October 16, 2017
 
 
 
 
CCA INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ STEPHEN A. HEIT
 
 
Stephen A. Heit
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, and duly authorized signatory on behalf of Registrant


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