Form 10-KSB
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-KSB

 


 

ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005

 

Commission File Number 000-23554

 


 

INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   59-2921318
(State of incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No)

 

220 East Central Parkway, Suite 2060

Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(407) 741-5300

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

 


 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

None

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, $.01 par value

 


 

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨.

 

Check if no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

State issuer’s revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $26,140,031

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the last sale price of such stock as of December 16, 2005: $29,861,985.

 

The issuer had 7,457,253 outstanding shares of common stock as of December 16, 2005.

 



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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION

 

2005 FORM 10-KSB

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

PART I

Item 1.

   Description of Business    1

Item 2.

   Description of Property    14

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings    15

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    15
PART II

Item 5.

   Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    15

Item 6.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation    18

Item 7.

   Financial Statements    38

Item 8.

   Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    38

Item 8A

   Controls and Procedures    38

Item 8B

   Other Information    39
PART III

Item 9.

   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant    39

Item 10.

   Executive Compensation    39

Item 11.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management And Related Stockholder Matters    39

Item 12.

   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions    39

Item 13.

   Exhibits    40

Item 14.

   Principal Accountant Fees and Services    43
     Signatures    43


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PART I

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-KSB contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including adverse changes in economic, political and market conditions, losses from the Company’s market-making and trading activities arising from counterparty failures and changes in market conditions, the possible loss of key personnel, the impact of increasing competition, the impact of changes in government regulation, the possibility of liabilities arising from violations of federal and state securities laws and the impact of changes in technology in the securities, foreign exchange and commodities dealing and trading industries. Although the Company believes that its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding its business and future market conditions, there can be no assurances that the Company’s actual results will not differ materially from any results expressed or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) form a financial services group focused on select international markets. We commit our capital and expertise to market-making and trading of financial instruments, currencies and commodities. The Company’s activities are currently divided into four functional areas - international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange/commodities trading and asset management.

 

The Company was formed in October 1987 and has four wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: INTL Trading, Inc. (“INTL Trading”), a securities broker-dealer and member firm of the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”), INTL Global Currencies Limited (“INTL Global Currencies”), INTL Commodities, Inc. (“INTL Commodities”) (operational from October 2005) and INTL Assets, Inc. (“INTL Assets”). The Company also owns a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium LLC, an investment advisory firm (“INTL Consilium”).

 

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The Company provides execution to customers from offices in New York, London and Florida in the following products:

 

    unlisted American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) and common shares of more than 8,000 companies organized in over 20 countries

 

    more than 100 currencies

 

    debt securities of more than 500 sovereign and corporate issuers organized in over 30 countries

 

    physical commodities (base and precious metals) and over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative products

 

The Company provides these services to a diverse group of wholesale customers including major investment banks, commercial banks, brokers, institutional investors, corporations, charities and governmental organizations throughout the world.

 

The Company’s internet address is www.intlassets.com. The Company’s annual reports on Form 10-KSB, quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, current reports on Form 8-K, statements of changes in beneficial ownership and press releases are available in the Investor Relations section of this website. The Company’s website also includes the Company’s Code of Ethics, which governs the Company’s directors, officers and employees, and other information regarding the Company’s corporate governance.

 

Business Strategy

 

The Company seeks to deploy its capital and expertise in financial markets that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:

 

    niche markets that are not adequately covered by major brokerage firms and financial institutions

 

    markets that require specialized expertise

 

    markets that are primarily trading-oriented

 

    markets that primarily serve wholesale customers

 

    markets that have a significant international component

 

The Company currently operates in four business segments that fulfill the objectives of its business strategy – international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, commodities/foreign exchange trading and asset management. The Company continues to evaluate other market niches for expansion opportunities.

 

Each of the Company’s businesses is highly volatile and can change due to a variety of factors which are both outside of management’s control and not readily predictable. To address this volatility, the Company has sought to diversify into a number of uncorrelated businesses.

 

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As a financial intermediary in these niche businesses, the Company’s primary focus is to recruit experienced individuals who bring with them knowledge and relationships in these businesses and to ensure that costs are linked to revenues to limit the possibility of losses. Management evaluates the profitability of each area before and after direct trading and compensation costs and periodically reviews the net contribution made relative to committed capital resources.

 

Trading Revenues

 

In the Company’s business, purchases of individual securities, currencies, commodities or derivative instruments may be from single or multiple customers or counterparties. They may be covered by a matching sale to a customer or counterparty or may be aggregated with other purchases to provide liquidity intraday, for a number of days or, in some cases, even longer periods of time (during which periods market values may fluctuate). Sales of individual securities, currencies, commodities or derivative instruments may also be from single or multiple customers or counterparties. They may be made from inventory, they may be covered by a simultaneous and matching purchase in the market or they may represent a short sale and be covered by a later purchase in the market.

 

While the Company is able to track the number and dollar amount of individual transactions with each customer, this information is not a reliable indicator of revenues because it is not necessarily proportional to revenues or profitability. Depending on the nature of the instrument traded, market conditions and timing of a transaction, revenues and profitability may differ widely from trade to trade and from customer to customer.

 

International Equities Market-Making

 

The Company is a leading U.S. market-maker in select foreign securities, including unlisted ADRs, foreign common shares and OTC domestic bulletin board stocks. The Company conducts these activities through INTL Trading, which provides execution services and liquidity to national broker-dealers, regional broker-dealers and institutional investors. The Company focuses on those international equities in which the Company can use its expertise and experience to provide customers with competitive execution and superior service. The Company also utilizes its proprietary technology, including internet technology, to achieve these goals.

 

The Company makes markets in approximately 350 ADRs and foreign ordinary shares traded in the OTC market, and in approximately 1,100 domestic bulletin board stocks. In addition, the Company will, on request, make prices in more than 8,000 other ADRs and foreign common shares. As a market-maker, the Company provides trade execution services by offering to buy shares from, or sell shares to, broker-dealers and institutions. The Company displays the prices at which it is willing to buy and sell these securities and adjusts its prices in response to market conditions. When acting as principal, the Company commits its own capital and derives revenue from the difference between the prices at which the Company buys and sells shares. The Company also earns commissions by executing trades on an agency basis.

 

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International Debt Capital Markets

 

The Company trades actively in a wide variety of international debt instruments. The Company also invests in international debt instruments on a proprietary basis and arranges international debt transactions.

 

The Company trades and invests in international bonds, including both investment grade and higher-yielding emerging market bonds. The Company generally focuses on smaller issues, such as emerging market sovereign, corporate and bank bonds that trade internationally on an OTC basis.

 

The Company provides competitive execution in these bonds to smaller institutions and private banks. The Company’s staff has substantial experience in this market, which allows the Company to offer customers superior execution capability. When acting as a principal, the Company commits its own capital to buy and sell bonds. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices. The Company also earns commissions by executing trades on an agency basis.

 

The Company periodically invests its own capital in select international bonds. The Company derives revenue from interest received and the difference between the purchase and sale prices.

 

The Company periodically identifies opportunities to arrange, structure, purchase or sell debt transactions on behalf of issuers. These transactions generally involve negotiable emerging market debt instruments that typically are related to specific commercial transactions, have limited liquidity and price discovery, an absence of standard documentation and an absence of established settlement procedures. The transactions may be evidenced by promissory notes, bills of exchange, loan agreements, accounts receivable and other types of debt instruments.

 

The Company may use its capital to purchase these instruments from emerging market debtors or their creditors. Due to the limited liquidity of these instruments, the Company may hold them for an indeterminate period of time before selling them. These instruments are typically sold to international banks and financial institutions. The Company derives revenue from interest received and the difference between the purchase and sale prices.

 

In other transactions, the Company may earn a fee for introducing borrowers and lenders or advising borrowers on capital raising transactions.

 

In June 2005, the Company recruited an experienced debt capital markets team based in London and Florida, thereby adding a structuring capability and expanding the Company’s origination and distribution capability. This team focuses on private debt placements for financial institutions based in Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

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Foreign Exchange/Commodities Trading

 

Foreign Exchange Trading

 

The Company established its foreign exchange trading business in July 2003. The scope of this business expanded significantly in July 2004 when the Company purchased the specialist foreign exchange trading business owned by Global Currencies Limited. The combined activities now operate as INTL Global Currencies.

 

The Company primarily trades select illiquid currencies of developing countries. The Company’s target customers are financial institutions, multi-national corporations, governmental and charitable organizations operating in these developing countries. In addition, the Company executes trades based on the foreign currency flows inherent in the Company’s other international securities activities.

 

The Company primarily acts as a principal in buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices.

 

The Company periodically holds foreign currency positions for longer periods to create liquidity for customers or to generate proprietary earnings.

 

Commodities Trading

 

The Company established its precious metals trading business in July 2003. Initially, the Company’s activities were limited to gold and silver. During fiscal 2005, the Company expanded into platinum group metals, giving the business access to a new set of customers. The Company currently has relationships with a number of small and medium-sized precious metals producers, refiners, recyclers and consumers, and provides them with a full range of precious metals trading and hedging capabilities. At the end of fiscal 2005, the Company recruited an experienced base metals trading team, which commenced trading for the Company in October 2005. This team will initially focus on physical lead trading and thereafter seek other base metals opportunities. During fiscal 2005, the Company achieved its previously stated objective of expanding its commodities relationships to include consumers and recyclers.

 

When acting as a principal, the Company commits its own capital to buy and sell precious and base metals on a spot and forward basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices.

 

The Company assists its customers in protecting the value of their future production by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides customers with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

 

The Company also takes periodic proprietary positions by buying commodities or related options. The Company derives revenue from these proprietary activities through the difference between the purchase and sale prices or between premiums received and paid.

 

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Asset Management

 

The Company established its asset management business in May 2004. This business is operated through INTL Consilium, an asset management joint venture organized by the Company and an unaffiliated third party. The Company received a 50.1% interest in exchange for a $500,000 capital contribution. INTL Consilium is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In July 2004, INTL Consilium launched the Emerging Market Absolute Return Fund, which had over $55 million in assets under management on September 30, 2004 and over $117 million on September 30, 2005. The Company’s strategy is to build the asset management business by applying an absolute return philosophy to niche markets in which the Company has significant expertise and experience. INTL Consilium is seeking to add additional products based on this strategy.

 

Competition

 

The international financial markets are highly competitive and rapidly evolving. In addition, these markets are dominated by firms with significant capital and personnel resources that are not currently available to the Company. The Company expects these competitive conditions to continue in the future. The Company’s strategy is to focus on smaller niche markets that may be less attractive to its larger competitors and that require specialized expertise. The Company believes that it can compete successfully with other financial intermediaries in these markets based on the Company’s expertise and quality of service.

 

The Company’s activities are impacted, and will continue to be impacted, by investor interest in the markets served by the Company. The instruments traded in these markets compete with a wide range of alternative investment instruments. The Company seeks to counterbalance changes in demand in specified markets by undertaking activities in multiple uncorrelated markets.

 

Technology has increased competitive pressures on intermediaries in financial markets by improving dissemination of information and facilitating the development of alternative execution mechanisms. In the equity markets, electronic communication networks (“ECNs”) compete with market-makers like the Company. ECNs provide a neutral forum in which third parties display and match their orders, but do not commit capital or provide liquidity to the marketplace. ECNs and similar alternative execution mechanisms provide the greatest benefit for markets in highly liquid securities. Similar execution mechanisms also exist in the foreign exchange market. The Company competes by focusing on niche markets for less liquid instruments and using its capital to enhance liquidity for customers.

 

Administration and Operations

 

The Company employs operations personnel to supervise and, for certain products, complete the clearing and settlement of transactions.

 

Prior to December 1, 2005, INTL Trading’s securities transactions were cleared through Pershing LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York. On December 1, 2005,

 

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INTL Trading began clearing through Broadcort, a division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. INTL Trading does not hold customer funds or directly clear or settle securities transactions.

 

The Company’s administrative staff manages the Company’s internal financial controls, accounting functions, office services and compliance with regulatory requirements.

 

Governmental Regulation

 

The Company’s activities, particularly in the securities markets, are subject to significant governmental regulation. The regulatory environment in which the Company operates is subject to frequent change and these changes directly impact the Company’s business and operating results. The U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have placed additional regulatory burdens and compliance costs on the Company.

 

The securities industry in the United States is subject to extensive regulation under federal and state securities laws. The Company is required to comply with a wide range of requirements imposed by the SEC, state securities commissions and the NASD. These regulatory bodies are charged with safeguarding the integrity of the financial markets and with protecting the interests of investors in these markets.

 

The Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, INTL Trading, received approval in November 2005 from the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom to open a branch office in London. INTL Trading’s activities are thus also subject to regulation in the United Kingdom.

 

Broker-dealers such as INTL Trading are subject to regulation covering all aspects of their activities, including trade practices, capital structure, record retention and the conduct of their officers, supervisors and registered employees. Failure to comply with any of these requirements could result in administrative or court proceedings, censure, fines, issuance of cease-and-desist orders, the suspension or disqualification of a broker-dealer, its officers, supervisors or registered representatives.

 

Net Capital Requirements

 

The Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, INTL Trading, is subject to the net capital requirements imposed by SEC Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These requirements are intended to ensure the financial integrity and liquidity of broker-dealers. They establish both minimum levels of capital and liquid assets. The net capital requirements prohibit the payments of dividends, redemption of stock, the prepayment of subordinated indebtedness and the making of any unsecured advances or loans to any stockholder, employee or affiliate, if such payment would reduce the broker-dealer’s net capital below required levels.

 

The net capital requirements restrict the ability of INTL Trading to make distributions to the Company. They also restrict the ability of INTL Trading to expand its business beyond a certain point without the introduction of additional capital.

 

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During the 2005 fiscal year, INTL Trading maintained net capital which exceeded the minimum levels required by SEC Rule 15c3-1.

 

Risks Affecting the Company

 

The Company faces a variety of risks that could adversely impact its financial condition and results of operations.

 

The risks faced by the Company include the following:

 

Fluctuations in revenues due to changes in economic, political and market conditions

 

The securities business generally is, by its nature, volatile. It is directly affected by numerous national and international factors that are beyond the Company’s control, including:

 

    economic, political and market conditions

 

    the availability of short-term and long-term funding and capital

 

    the level and volatility of interest rates

 

    legislative and regulatory changes

 

    currency values and inflation

 

Any one or more of these factors may contribute to reduced levels of activity in the securities markets generally, which could result in lower revenues from the Company’s market-making and trading activities. Any reduction in revenues or any loss resulting from these factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Specifically, the Company’s revenues may decrease due to a decline in market volume, prices or liquidity. Declines in the volume of securities and commodities transactions and in market liquidity generally result in lower revenues from market-making activities. Lower price levels of securities and commodities also may result in reduced trading activity and reduce the Company’s revenues from market-making transactions. Lower price levels also can result in losses from declines in the market value of securities and commodities held in inventory. Sudden sharp declines in market values of securities and commodities can result in:

 

    illiquid markets

 

    declines in the market values of securities and commodities held in inventory

 

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    the failure of buyers and sellers of securities and commodities to fulfill their settlement obligations

 

    increases in claims and litigation

 

Any decline in market volume, price or liquidity could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Unexpected losses from market-making and trading activities

 

The Company conducts its market-making and trading activities predominantly as a principal, which subjects its capital to significant risks. These activities involve the purchase, sale or short sale for the Company’s own account of financial instruments, including equity and debt securities, commodities and foreign currencies. These activities are subject to a number of risks, including risks of price fluctuations and rapid changes in the liquidity of markets.

 

These risks may limit the Company’s ability either to resell financial instruments it purchased or to repurchase instruments it sold in these transactions. In addition, the Company may experience difficulty borrowing financial instruments to make delivery to purchasers to whom it sold short, or lenders from whom it has borrowed. From time to time, the Company has large position concentrations in securities of a single issuer or issuers in specific countries and markets. This concentration could result in higher trading losses than would occur if the Company’s positions and activities were less concentrated.

 

The success of the Company’s market-making activities primarily depends on:

 

    the price volatility of specific securities

 

    the Company’s ability to attract order flow

 

    the skill of the Company’s personnel

 

    the availability of capital

 

    general market conditions

 

To attract market-making and trading business, the Company must be competitive in:

 

    providing enhanced liquidity to the Company’s customers

 

    the efficiency of the Company’s order execution

 

    the sophistication of the Company’s trading technology

 

    the quality of the Company’s customer service

 

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In the Company’s role as a market-maker and trader, the Company attempts to derive a profit from the difference between the prices at which it buys and sells financial instruments. However, competitive forces often require the Company to:

 

    match the quotes other market-makers display

 

    hold varying amounts of securities in inventory

 

By having to maintain inventory positions, the Company is subjected to a higher degree of risk. Although inventory risk management controls are in place, the Company may not be able to manage its inventory risk successfully. Accordingly, the Company may experience significant losses, which could materially adversely affect its business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Unexpected losses due to counterparty failures and credit concentration risks associated with our clearing broker and custodians

 

As a market-maker of OTC and listed securities, the majority of the Company’s securities transactions are conducted as principal with broker-dealer counterparties located in the United States. The Company clears its securities transactions through an unaffiliated clearing broker. Substantially all of the Company’s equity and debt securities are held by this clearing broker. The Company’s clearing broker has the right to charge the Company for losses that result from a counterparty’s failure to fulfill its contractual obligations.

 

The Company is responsible for self-clearing its foreign exchange and some of its commodities activities and in addition takes principal risk to counterparties in these activities. All of the Company’s receipts or deliveries of metals or other commodities and the settlement of exchange traded options are effected through clearing institutions. Any metals or other physical commodities positions are held by third party custodians.

 

The Company’s policy is to monitor the credit standing of the counterparties with which it conducts business. Nevertheless, one or more of these counterparties may default on their obligations. If any do, the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

 

In our equity, debt and commodities trading businesses we rely on the ability of our clearing broker to adequately discharge its obligations on a timely basis. We also depend on the solvency of our clearing broker and custodians. Any failure by the clearing broker to adequately discharge its obligations on a timely basis, or insolvency of the clearing broker or custodian, or any event adversely affecting our clearing broker or custodians, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

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Loss of key personnel

 

From time to time, other companies in the financial services industry have experienced losses of sales and trading professionals. The level of competition to attract these professionals is intense. As a result, the Company may lose professionals due to increased competition or other factors in the future. The loss of a sales and trading professional, particularly a senior professional with broad industry expertise, could have a material adverse affect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Increased competition

 

The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from market-making and trading activities. The market for these services, particularly market-making services through electronic communications networks, is rapidly evolving and intensely competitive. The Company expects competition to continue and intensify in the future. The Company competes primarily with wholesale, national and regional broker-dealers as well as electronic communications networks. The Company competes primarily on the basis of its expertise and quality of service.

 

A number of the Company’s competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than the Company has. Some of them may:

 

    offer alternative forms of financial intermediation as a result of technological changes and greater availability of information

 

    offer a wider range of services and products than the Company offers

 

    have greater name recognition

 

    have more extensive customer bases

 

These competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new or evolving opportunities and customer requirements. They may also be able to undertake more extensive promotional activities and offer more attractive terms to customers. Recent advances in computing and communications technology are substantially changing the means by which market-making services are delivered, including more direct access on-line to a wide variety of services and information. This has created demand for more sophisticated levels of customer service. Providing these services may entail considerable cost without an offsetting increase in revenues. In addition, current and potential competitors have established or may establish cooperative relationships or may consolidate to enhance their services and products. New competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and they may acquire significant market share.

 

As a result of the foregoing, the Company’s ability to compete effectively with current or future competitors is subject to significant uncertainty.

 

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Regulatory changes

 

The securities industry is subject to extensive regulation under both federal and state laws. In addition, the SEC, the NASD, other self-regulatory organizations, commonly referred to as SROs, and state securities commissions require strict compliance with their respective rules and regulations. These regulatory bodies are responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the securities markets and protecting the interests of participants in those markets. As a securities broker/dealer, the Company is subject to regulation concerning certain aspects of its business, including:

 

    trade practices

 

    capital structure

 

    record retention

 

    the conduct of the Company’s directors, officers and employees

 

Failure to comply with any of these laws, rules or regulations could result in adverse consequences. The Company and certain of its officers and employees, have, in the past, been subject to claims arising from acts in contravention of these laws, rules and regulations. These claims have resulted in the payment of fines and settlements. The Company and its officers and other employees may, in the future, be subject to similar claims. An adverse ruling against the Company or its officers and other employees could result in the Company’s or its officers and other employees being required to pay a substantial fine or settlement and could result in suspension or expulsion. This could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

The regulatory environment in which the Company operates is subject to change. New or revised legislation or regulations imposed by the SEC, other United States or foreign governmental regulatory authorities, SROs or the NASD could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. Changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and rules by these governmental authorities, SROs and the NASD could also have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Additional regulation, changes in existing laws and rules, or changes in interpretations or enforcement of existing laws and rules often directly affect securities firms. The Company cannot predict what effect any such changes might have. The Company’s business, financial condition and operating results may be materially affected by both regulations that are directly applicable to the Company and regulations of general application. The Company’s level of trading and market-making activities can be affected not only by such legislation or regulations of general applicability, but also by industry-specific legislation or regulations.

 

Liability for violations of federal and state securities laws

 

Many aspects of the Company’s business involve substantial risks of liability. A market-maker is exposed to substantial liability under federal and state securities laws, other federal and state laws and court decisions, as well as rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the

 

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NASD. The Company is also subject to the risks of litigation and claims that may be without merit. As the Company would defend actively any such litigation, significant legal expenses could be incurred. An adverse resolution of any future lawsuits or claims against the Company could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Environmental risk factor

 

The Company’s base metals trading business, active since October 2005, may be subject to potential claims under certain federal, state and foreign environmental laws. It involves the purchase and sale of base metals such as lead and other potentially hazardous materials. As part of this business, the Company engages third parties located both in the United States and other countries to acquire, store, transport and recycle used automotive and industrial batteries (“batteries”) on behalf of the Company. In the event that these third parties fail to comply with federal, state or foreign environmental laws in handling or disposing of these batteries and other hazardous substances used in or arising from the recycling of these batteries, the Company may be exposed to claims for the cost of remediating sites impacted by such improper handling and disposal, as well as other related costs. The Company seeks to mitigate this risk by dealing with third parties whom the Company believes are in compliance with applicable laws and which have established reputations in the industry.

 

Dependence on technology and communications systems

 

The Company’s market-making and trading activities depend on the integrity and performance of the computer and communications systems supporting them. Extraordinary trading volumes or other events could cause the Company’s computer systems to operate at an unacceptably low speed or even fail. Any significant degradation or failure of the Company’s computer systems or any other systems in the trading process could cause customers to suffer delays in trading. These delays could cause substantial losses for customers and could subject the Company to claims from customers for losses. It is possible that the Company’s network protections may not work properly. The Company’s systems may also fail as a result of:

 

    a tornado, hurricane, fire or other natural disasters

 

    power or telecommunications failure

 

    acts of God

 

    computer hacking activities

 

    terrorism

 

    war

 

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Any computer or communications system failure or decrease in computer systems performance that causes interruptions in the Company’s operations could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Dependence on a limited group of customers

 

Based on management’s assessment of the Company’s business, the Company believes that a small number of its customers account for a significant portion of the Company’s revenues in each of its businesses. The Company is unable to measure the level of this concentration because the Company’s dealing activities do not permit the Company to quantify revenues generated by each customer. The Company expects a significant portion of the future demand for each of its market-making and trading services to remain concentrated within a limited number of customers. None of these customers are obligated contractually to use the Company’s market-making or trading services. Accordingly, these customers may direct their trading activities to other market-makers or traders at any time. The loss of or a significant reduction in demand for the Company’s services from any of these customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Risk Management

 

The Company seeks to mitigate the market and credit risks arising from its financial trading activities through an active risk management program. The principal objective of this program is to limit trading risk to an acceptable level while maximizing the return generated on the risk assumed.

 

The Company has a defined risk policy which is administered by the Company’s risk committee, which reports to the Company’s audit committee. The Company has established specific exposure limits for inventory positions in every business, as well as specific issuer limits and counterparty limits. These limits are designed to ensure that in a situation of systemic financial distress and/or the failure of a counterparty and/or default of an issuer, the potential estimated loss will remain within acceptable levels. The audit committee reviews the performance of the risk committee on a quarterly basis to monitor compliance with the established risk policy.

 

Employees

 

At September 30, 2005, the Company had 67 employees. Seven of these employees had managerial responsibilities, 37 were traders and 23 had administrative and operational duties, in such areas as accounting, operations, compliance and technology.

 

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

The Company leases approximately 5,100 square feet of office space in Altamonte Springs, Florida. This lease commenced on February 1, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2009. The Company leases approximately 5,300 square feet of office space in New York, New York. This lease

 

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commenced on December 13, 2002, and expires on September 30, 2009. The Company leases approximately 1,500 square feet of office space in London. This lease commenced on October 1, 2003 and expires on January 31, 2006. The London office space is shared with the previous owners of the foreign exchange business under a shared cost apportionment arrangement. The Company signed a new lease for approximately 3,900 square feet of office space in London on November 24, 2005. Occupation of the new premises will be in January 2006. The lease expires on December 20, 2012. During the 2004 fiscal year the Company leased approximately 310 square feet of office space in Miami, Florida. This lease commenced on December 18, 2002, and expired on January 31, 2004.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings. In light of the nature of the Company’s activities, it is possible that the Company may be involved in material litigation in the future, and such litigation could have a material adverse impact on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

Not Applicable

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

 

Principal Trading Market

 

The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol “IAAC.”

 

Sales Prices

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low sales prices for the common stock as reported by NASDAQ. These prices do not include retail mark-ups, mark-downs, or commissions and represent prices between dealers and not necessarily actual transactions.

 

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     High

   Low

Fiscal Year 2004

             

First Quarter (Oct. 2003 – Dec. 2003)

   $ 6.88    $ 2.59

Second Quarter (Jan. 2004 – Mar. 2004)

     12.20      5.02

Third Quarter (Apr. 2004 – Jun. 2004)

     10.00      5.95

Fourth Quarter (Jul. 2004 – Sept. 2004)

     10.10      6.94

Fiscal Year 2005

             

First Quarter (Oct. 2004 – Dec. 2004)

   $ 8.20    $ 7.11

Second Quarter (Jan. 2005 – Mar. 2005)

     9.99      7.35

Third Quarter (Apr. 2005 – Jun. 2005)

     8.10      6.10

Fourth Quarter (Jul. 2005 – Sept. 2005)

     8.50      6.06

 

Dividends

 

The Company has never declared any cash dividends on its common stock, and does not currently have any plans to pay dividends on its common stock. The payment of cash dividends in the future is subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company’s earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other relevant factors.

 

Holders

 

As of September 30, 2005, there were approximately 123 shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock, according to the records maintained by the Company’s transfer agent. As of September 30, 2005, the Company estimates that there were approximately 750 beneficial owners of the Company’s common stock.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table presents information regarding the Company’s equity compensation plans at September 30, 2005:

 

Plan Category


   Number of shares
of common stock to
be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights


   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights


   Number of shares
of common stock
remaining
available for future
issuance under
equity
compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected
in the first
column)


Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

                

- Stock Option Plan

   1,008,516 shares    $ 3.21    266,768 shares

- Warrants (1)

   200,000 shares    $ 6.00     
    
  

  

Total

   1,208,516 shares      3.67    266,768 shares

(1) On March 12, 2004, the Company issued $12,000,000 in principal amount of the Company’s 7% convertible subordinated notes. As part of the underwriting agreement the placement agent received warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. These warrants expire after three years, in March 2007. In certain circumstances, the Company can force exercise of these warrants.

 

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ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

 

Results of Operations

 

The Company’s principal activities include market-making and trading in international financial instruments, currencies and commodities, and asset management. The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive and volatile. The Company has little or no control over many of the factors which affect its operations. As a result, the Company’s earnings are subject to potentially wide fluctuations. The Company seeks to counteract many of these influences by focusing on niche, uncorrelated markets and, when possible, linking the Company’s expenses to revenues.

 

The Company’s activities have changed significantly over the past three fiscal years due to the following developments.

 

• In the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company appointed new management and raised approximately $3,400,000 in additional capital.

 

• In the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company began trading and related activities in international debt capital markets.

 

• In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company began trading precious metals and foreign exchange.

 

• In the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company raised $12,000,000 from the issuance of the Company’s 7% convertible subordinated notes.

 

• In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company and an unrelated third party formed INTL Consilium, an asset management firm. The Company received a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium in exchange for a $500,000 capital contribution.

 

• In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company acquired INTL Global Currencies, a specialist foreign exchange trading business, based in London.

 

• In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company exercised its right to convert the outstanding 7% subordinated notes into 2,086,923 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

• In the third quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company expanded its debt capital markets team in London and Florida, introducing structuring and additional origination and distribution capabilities.

 

• In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company recruited a base metals trading team whose initial focus will be on physical lead trading, commencing in October 2005.

 

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The Company believes that it has made significant progress in its effort to build a diversified financial services firm focusing on niche markets. The Company has successfully acquired or established businesses in key product areas and geographic locations.

 

The foreign exchange business acquired through INTL Global Currencies was fully integrated during fiscal 2005 and performed significantly better than anticipated, as the scope of its activities and customer relationships expanded. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company expanded its capabilities in debt capital markets, by recruiting a team based in London and Florida that has substantial experience in debt origination, structuring and distribution. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 the Company also recruited a team with substantial experience in base metals trading. This business commenced in October 2005. It will focus initially on physical lead trading but will thereafter seek out other base metals opportunities.

 

In fiscal 2004, 76% of the Company’s revenues were generated by international equity market-making. However, the acquisition in July 2004 of INTL Global Currencies and growth in other areas have helped the Company to have a more balanced and diversified revenue stream. In fiscal 2005, 46% of the Company’s revenues were generated by international equity market-making and 40% by foreign exchange/commodities trading. The Company believes that it is now less vulnerable to cycles in individual product areas and that its strategy of linking expenses to revenues also helps to lessen the negative impact of adverse market conditions which occur periodically in international securities and financial markets.

 

The Company’s activities are currently divided into international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange/commodities trading and asset management. In fiscal 2006, the commodities trading business will be reported as a separate segment. The Company is focused on increasing revenue and market share for each of its established business activities. The Company anticipates a greater rate of growth in the debt capital markets, commodities trading, and asset management businesses than in the Company’s other business activities, given the lower base from which they are developing.

 

Fiscal Year 2005 Compared to Fiscal Year 2004

 

The following table reflects the principal components of the Company’s revenue as a percentage of total revenue for fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2004.

 

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Fiscal Year
Revenue

2005


   

Percentage of
Total

Revenue

2005


   

Fiscal Year
Revenue

2004


   

Percentage of
Total

Revenue

2004


   

Percentage
Change in
Revenue

2004-2005


 
          

Trading revenue (Net dealer inventory and investment gains)

   $ 24,851,000     95 %   $ 21,407,000     97 %   16 %

Commissions

     513,000     2 %     904,000     4 %   -43 %

Interest income

     636,000     2 %     167,000     Less than 1 %   280 %

Dividend expense, net

     (89,000 )   Less than -1 %     (400,000 )   -2 %   78 %

Equity in income (loss) from asset management joint venture

     217,000     Less than 1 %     (41,000 )   Less than -1 %   n.m.  

Other

     12,000     Less than 1 %     1,000     n.m.     n.m.  
    


       


 

 

Total revenue

   $ 26,140,000     100 %   $ 22,038,000     100 %   19 %
    


 

 


 

 

 

n.m. = not meaningful

 

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The following table reflects the sources of the Company’s revenues as a percentage of the Company’s total revenue for fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2004.

 

    

Fiscal Year
Revenue

2005


   Percentage of
Total
Revenue
2005


   

Fiscal Year
Revenue

2004


  

Percentage of
Total

Revenue
2004


    Percentage
Change in
Revenue
2004-2005


 

Equity market making

   $ 12,052,000    46 %   $ 16,709,000    76 %   -28 %

Debt capital markets

     2,414,000    9 %     2,622,000    12 %   -8 %

Foreign exchange/ commodities

     10,526,000    40 %     2,560,000    12 %   311 %

Other

     1,148,000    5 %     147,000    n.m.     681 %
    

  

 

  

 

Total Revenue

   $ 26,140,000    100 %   $ 22,038,000    100 %   19 %
    

  

 

  

 

 

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The following table reflects the net contribution of the Company’s principal business activities for fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2004. Net contribution consist of revenues from each business activity, less direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation.

 

    

Fiscal Year

Net
Contribution

   Percentage of
Total Net
Contribution
   

Fiscal Year

Net
Contribution

   Percentage of
Total Net
Contribution
    Percentage
Change in Net
Contributions
 
     2005

   2005

    2004

   2004

    2004-2005

 

Equity market making

   $ 5,450,000    36 %   $ 8,737,000    69 %   -38 %

Debt capital markets

     1,654,000    11 %     1,910,000    15 %   -13 %

Foreign exchange/ commodities

     8,035,000    53 %     1,981,000    16 %   306 %
    

  

 

  

 

Total net Contribution

   $ 15,139,000    100 %   $ 12,628,000    100 %   20 %
    

  

 

  

 

 

The following table reflects the principal components of the Company’s non-interest expenses as a percentage of the Company’s total expenses in fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2004.

  

     Fiscal Year    Percentage of
Total
    Fiscal Year    Percentage of
Total
    Percentage
Change in
Expense
 
     2005

   2005

    2004

   2004

    2004-2005

 

Compensation and benefits

   $ 10,483,000    51 %   $ 8,490,000    50 %   23 %

Clearing and related expenses

     6,168,000    30 %     5,990,000    36 %   3 %

Occupancy and equipment rental

     803,000    4 %     513,000    3 %   57 %

Professional fees

     558,000    3 %     419,000    2 %   33 %

Depreciation and amortization

     320,000    1 %     186,000    1 %   72 %

Business development

     765,000    4 %     472,000    3 %   62 %

Insurance

     701,000    3 %     362,000    2 %   93 %

Other expenses

     887,000    4 %     512,000    3 %   73 %
    

  

 

  

 

Total non-interest expenses

   $ 20,685,000    100 %   $ 16,944,000    100 %   22 %
    

  

 

  

 

 

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The following table shows the Company’s earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and minority interest (‘EBITDA’), together with a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income (loss), for the fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

 

EBITDA, a financial measure that is not recognized by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (‘GAAP’), should not be construed as earnings before income taxes, net earnings or cash from operating activities as determined by GAAP. The Company defines EBITDA as net income before (i) interest income; (ii) interest expense; (iii) income taxes; (iv) depreciation and amortization; and (v) minority shareholder. Other companies may calculate EBITDA differently than the Company does.

 

EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities or as alternatives to net income or as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. The Company has included these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that it permits investors to make a more meaningful comparison of performance between periods presented. In addition, the Company’s covenants contained in the loan agreements with certain of its lenders require certain debt to EBITDA ratios be maintained, thus EBITDA are used by management and the Company’s lenders in evaluating the Company’s performance.

 

     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year  
     2005

    2004

    2003

    2002

 

EBITDA

   $ 5,139,000     $ 5,113,000     $ 1,808,000     $ 89,000  

Interest income

     636,000       167,000       53,000       16,000  

Interest expense

     (1,335,000 )     (3,214,000 )     (44,000 )     (2,000 )

Depreciation and amortization

     (320,000 )     (186,000 )     (362,000 )     (377,000 )

Income tax

     (1,484,000 )     (1,998,000 )     (203,000 )     3,000  

Minority shareholders

     (22,000 )     —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 2,614,000     $ (118,000 )   $ 1,252,000     $ (271,000 )
    


 


 


 


 

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Net Income (Loss)

 

The Company earned net income of $2,614,000 in 2005, or earnings of $0.33 cents per diluted share, compared to the net loss of $118,000 reported in 2004, which equates to a loss of $0.02 per diluted share.

 

During fiscal 2005 the Company concluded that it had not accounted in fiscal 2004 for a beneficial conversion feature in the subordinated notes that were issued in March 2004 and converted into equity in August 2004. In May 2005 the Company restated its financial statements for fiscal 2004 to account for the beneficial conversion feature, a related tax item and a minor lease adjustment. As a result of the restatement, previously reported net income for 2004 was reduced from $2,525,000 to a loss of $118,000, principally as a result of an additional charge to interest of $2,483,000, and stockholders’ equity was reduced by $176,000. The table below shows a reconciliation between net income for fiscal 2004 as originally reported and net income as reported after the restatement.

 

     Fiscal year  
     2004

 

Net income as previously reported

   $ 2,525,000  

Lease accounting adjustment

   $ (10,000 )

Income tax adjustment

   $ (150,000 )
    


Net income before accounting for beneficial conversion feature

     2,365,000  

Beneficial conversion feature amortization adjustment

     (2,483,000 )
    


Net income (loss) as restated

     (118,000 )
    


 

All amounts shown in this Form 10-KSB that relate to fiscal 2004 take into account the effects of the restatement. Full details of the restatement may be found in note 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-KSB.

 

Total Revenue

 

The Company’s total revenue increased 19% to $26,140,000 in 2005 from $22,038,000 in 2004.

 

International Equity Marketing-Making - Revenue declined from $16,709,000 in 2004 to $12,052,000 in 2005. After a very strong first half-year in 2004, revenues declined over the remainder of the year, reaching a low-point in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. There has been a gradual increase since then, with the highest quarterly revenue of $3,434,000 occurring in the fourth quarter of 2005. This amount equals the revenue earned in the fourth quarter of 2004, the

 

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lowest quarter of that year. While trading volumes have increased in 2005, spreads have contracted. Equity market-making revenue includes the trading profits earned by the Company before the related expense deduction for ADR conversion fees. These ADR fees are included in the statement of operations as clearing and related expenses. Equity market-making revenue decreased from 76% of total revenue in 2004 to 46% of total revenue in 2005.

 

International Debt Capital Markets – Revenue declined from $2,622,000 in 2004 to $2,414,000 in 2005. This was due mainly to a decrease in market volatility, leading to fewer opportunities for profitable trades, and a decrease in the number of market participants and trading volumes as rising interest rates in the United States resulted in tighter spreads and decreased issuer and client activity. Debt capital markets revenue fell from 12% of total revenue in 2004 to 9% in 2005.

 

Foreign Exchange/Commodities Trading - Revenue in this segment increased from $2,560,000 in 2004 to $10,526,000 in 2005. The Company expanded its foreign exchange trading activities through the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies in the fourth quarter of 2004. The increase in revenue reflects the inclusion of four quarters of foreign exchange trading revenue from this acquisition in 2005, compared with only one quarter in 2004. The acquired business performed significantly better than expected as the scope of its activities and customer relationships expanded.

 

Commodities revenue also increased significantly, with 2005 revenue 148% higher than 2004 revenue. This increase was due to the addition of new customers in 2005, as well as increased customer activity in 2005 caused by higher bullion prices and increased market volatility. The Company expanded into platinum group metals during 2005, which added a new source of revenues.

 

Foreign exchange/commodities revenue increased from 12% of total revenue in 2004 to 40% in 2005.

 

Net Contribution

 

The net contribution of all the Company’s business segments increased from $12,628,000 for 2004 to $15,139,000 for 2005, or 20%. Net contribution consists of revenues, less direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation, as more fully described below. Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions regarding the allocation of the Company’s resources.

 

International Equity Market-Making – For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total revenues less clearing and clearing related charges paid to the Company’s clearing organization and to ADR conversion banks, and less variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Company’s traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of revenues less clearing and related charges, ADR conversion costs, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation.

 

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The net contribution of the equity trading business decreased from $8,737,000 in 2004 to $5,450,000 in 2005, a decrease of 38%.

 

International Debt Capital Markets – For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total revenues less clearing and clearing related charges paid to the Company’s clearing organization; and less variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Company’s traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of revenues less clearing and related charges, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation.

 

The net contribution of the debt trading business decreased from $1,910,000 in 2004 to $1,654,000 in 2005, a decrease of 13%.

 

Foreign exchange/Commodities trading – For this business activity, net contribution is calculated as total revenues less bank charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Company’s traders on the basis of a fixed percentage of revenues, less bank charges, bank interest, base salaries and a fixed overhead allocation.

 

The net contribution of the foreign exchange/commodities trading segment increased from $1,981,000 in 2004 to $8,035,000 in 2005, an increase of 306%. The Company acquired INTL Global Currencies at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2004, so that this result reflects four quarters of INTL Global Currencies’ activity in 2005 compared with only one quarter of activity in 2004.

 

Trading Revenue (Net Dealer Inventory and Investment Gains)

 

The Company generated trading revenue of $24,851,000 in 2005, compared to $21,407,000 for 2004. The 25% decrease in income from equity and debt securities trading was more than offset by the 311% increase in income from foreign exchange and commodities trading. Trading revenue decreased from 97% of total revenue in 2004 to 95% in 2005.

 

Commission Revenue

 

The Company generated commission revenue of $513,000 in 2005, compared to $904,000 in 2004, due to the decline in wholesale brokerage activities. Commission revenue fell from 4% of total revenue in 2004 to 2% in 2005 reflecting growth in market-making rather than wholesale brokerage.

 

Interest Income

 

The Company’s interest income was $636,000 in 2005, compared to $167,000 in 2004. Substantially all of the interest income represented amounts paid by the Company’s clearing organization on cash balances arising from financial instruments sold, not yet purchased due to increased ADR conversion activities. Offsetting interest expense arising from debit balances with the Company’s clearing firm is separately reported under interest expense.

 

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Dividend Expense, net

 

The Company’s net dividend expense in 2005 was $89,000 compared to net dividend expense of $400,000 in 2004. Dividend income or expense is generated when the Company holds long or short equity positions over a dividend declaration date.

 

Equity in Income or Loss from Asset Management Joint Venture

 

The Company recognized income of $217,000 in 2005, compared with a loss of $41,000 in 2004 on the asset management joint venture formed during the third quarter of 2004. The loss in 2004 reflects the startup costs associated with the joint venture. Assets under management grew from over $55 million at the end of fiscal 2004 to over $117 million at the end of fiscal 2005.

 

Interest Expense

 

The Company’s interest expense was $1,335,000 for 2005, compared to $3,214,000 in 2004. The main components of interest expense in 2005 were $460,000 paid to banks (compared to $95,000 in 2004) and $796,000 paid to the Company’s clearing organization for securities debit balances (compared to $174,000 in 2004). In 2004, the Company also had $378,000 in interest expense with respect to the $12.0 million in convertible notes issued by the Company in March 2004 arising from the stated interest rate of 7.0% per annum and $2,483,000 in additional interest expense representing the amortization of debt discount related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the Company’s convertible notes. In March 2004, the Company issued $12.0 million in convertible notes with a conversion price of $5.75 per share. The conversion price was less than the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date the conversion features became effective. As a result, the Company recognized the value of this beneficial conversion feature, or $2,483,000, as debt discount. This amount was first amortized over the life of the notes and then written off in August 2004 when the convertible notes were converted into common stock, with these amounts being charged to interest expense. The write off of the debt discount did not have any cash effect.

 

Total Non-Interest Expenses

 

The Company’s total non-interest expenses increased by approximately 22% to $20,685,000 in 2005, compared to $16,944,000 in 2004. This increase was directly attributable to the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies and expansion of the Company’s business, which resulted in higher personnel, clearing and business development costs.

 

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Compensation and Benefits

 

The Company’s compensation and benefit expense increased 23% from $8,490,000 in 2004 to $10,483,000 in 2005. The increase was a result of both higher staff levels and higher performance based compensation due to increased revenues and profitability. The average number of employees during the first three quarters of 2004 was approximately 33 (17 producers), rising to 53 (30 producers) by the end of fiscal 2004, and reaching 67 (37 producers) by the end of fiscal 2005.

 

Clearing and related expenses

 

Clearing and related expenses increased 3% from $5,990,000 for 2004 to $6,168,000 for 2005, together with a slight increase in trading volumes. The composition of these expenses changed, following changes in the composition of the equity trading activities. Foreign settlement fees increased from $749,000 to $1,414,000. Total ADR fees decreased from $3,155,000 in 2004 to $2,023,000 in 2005. There were several large equity trading transactions in the first quarter of 2004 that led to unusually high ADR fees, which were not repeated in 2005.

 

Occupancy and Equipment Rental

 

Occupancy and equipment rental expense increased 56% from $513,000 in 2004 to $803,000 in 2005. This increase in rent expense is primarily due to increased office rental following the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies in London and the lease of additional space in New York. The Company also had additional expense for equipment rental, primarily information services, required for the Company’s additional employees.

 

Professional Fees

 

Professional fees principally consist of legal, taxation and accounting fees. These fees increased 33% from $419,000 in 2004 to $558,000 in 2005 due mainly to legal fees associated with the Company’s restatement, higher audit fees and fees associated with the application to open a London branch office of the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, INTL Trading.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization increased 72% from $186,000 in 2004 to $320,000 in 2005. This is largely a result of the amortization of intangible assets arising from the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies and depreciation on its fixed assets; and increased depreciation expense arising from the purchase of fixed assets for the Company’s New York and Florida offices.

 

Business Development Expense

 

Business development expense increased 62% from $472,000 in 2004 to $765,000 in 2005. This increase relates to expanded marketing efforts to further develop the Company’s new and expanded activities, particularly in INTL Global Currencies.

 

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Insurance Expense

 

Insurance expense increased 93% from $362,000 in 2004 to $701,000 in 2005. The increase was primarily due to increases in the cost of health insurance caused by higher staff levels and increased cost per employee. The growth in the number of employees may be seen in the discussion under ‘Compensation and Benefits’ above. There was also additional property insurance cost associated with the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

Other operating expenses increased from $512,000 in 2004 to $887,000 in 2005. The increase was primarily related to expenses arising from the Company’s growth, including the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies in the fourth quarter of 2004. The main contributors to the increase were value added tax in the United Kingdom and other taxes, and additional telephone costs.

 

Tax Expense

 

The Company recognized income tax expense of $1,484,000 in 2005 compared with $1,998,000 in 2004. Expressed as a percentage of pretax income, the average rate of income tax expense for 2005 is 36%. This is not comparable with 2004 because of the effects of the restatement. The difference between the Company’s taxable income in 2004 and its reported net loss of $118,000 arose because the Company fully amortized $2,483,000 in debt discount relating to the issuance and subsequent conversion of the Company’s convertible notes in 2004. The amortization of the debt discount was not deductible for tax purposes. Coupon interest of $378,000 paid to note-holders during the year was also treated as not deductible for tax accrual purposes. The Company has fully utilized its federal net operating loss carryforwards and partially utilized the Company’s state net operating loss carryforwards, due to continued ongoing profitability. The net deferred tax asset as of September 30, 2005 was $82,000 and relates to various timing differences and state operating loss carryforwards, compared to $363,000 as of September 30, 2004.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

As a result of the factors described above, the Company reported a net income of $2,614,000 in 2005, which equates to earnings of $0.33 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $118,000 in 2004, a loss of $0.02 per diluted share. While the decline in the Company’s equity market-making and debt trading activities that began in the second half of 2004 continued into 2005, this decline was more than offset by growth in the Company’s foreign exchange/commodities trading businesses. The Company primarily achieved this growth through the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies in the fourth quarter of 2004. The Company’s net loss in 2004 of $118,000 was principally attributable to the Company’s write off of $2,483,000 in debt discount arising from the conversion of the convertible notes issued by the Company in March 2004. The Company recorded the debt discount on the date the

 

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conversion feature of the notes became effective because the conversion price of the notes was less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock. Net income in 2004, before accounting for this non-cash item, was $2,365,000, as shown in the table below.

 

     Fiscal year  
     2004

 

Net income as previously reported

   $ 2,525,000  

Lease accounting adjustment

   $ (10,000 )

Income tax adjustment

   $ (150,000 )
    


Net income before accounting for beneficial conversion feature

     2,365,000  

Beneficial conversion feature amortization adjustment

     (2,483,000 )
    


Net income (loss) as restated

     (118,000 )
    


 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

A substantial portion of the Company’s assets are liquid. The majority of the assets consist of inventories of financial instruments, which fluctuate depending on the level of customer business. At September 30, 2005, approximately 75% of the Company’s assets consisted of cash, cash equivalents, and receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organization, customer receivables and marketable financial instruments. All assets are financed by the Company’s equity capital, short-term borrowings from financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, demand loans payable and other payables.

 

The Company’s ability to receive distributions from INTL Trading, the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, is restricted by regulations of the SEC and the NASD. The Company’s right to receive distributions from its subsidiaries is also subject to the rights of the subsidiaries’ creditors, including customers of INTL Trading. It is the Company’s intention to reinvest the undistributed earnings of INTL Global Currencies, amounting to approximately $2,060,000 at September 30, 2005, in the United Kingdom.

 

INTL Trading is subject to the net capital requirements of the SEC and the NASD relating to liquidity and net capital levels. At September 30, 2005, INTL Trading had regulatory net capital of $4,521,000, which was $3,521,000 in excess of its minimum net capital requirement on that date. INTL Trading’s net capital at September 30, 2005 included two subordinated loans made by the Company to INTL Trading. A loan for $500,000 was made on January 31, 2003, has a scheduled repayment date of February 28, 2006, and an interest rate of 3%. A second loan for $2,500,000 was made on June 5, 2004, has a scheduled repayment date of June 30, 2006, and an interest rate of 3%. INTL Trading is not obligated to repay the loans at scheduled maturity if repayment would cause INTL Trading to violate its net capital

 

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requirements. If this occurs, INTL Trading’s obligation to repay the loan is deferred until these requirements can be satisfied. These inter-company loans, and the related interest income and income expense, have been eliminated from the consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations of the Company as of September 30, 2005.

 

The Company’s assets and liabilities may vary significantly from period to period because of changes relating to customer needs and economic and market conditions. The Company’s total assets at September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, were $147,019,000 and $67,692,000, respectively. The Company’s operating activities generate or utilize cash resulting from net income or loss earned during each period and fluctuations in its assets and liabilities. The most significant fluctuations arise from changes in the level of customer activity and changes in the inventory of financial instruments.

 

In addition to normal operating requirements, capital is required to satisfy financing and regulatory requirements. The Company’s overall capital needs are continually reviewed to ensure that its capital base can appropriately support the anticipated capital needs of its operating subsidiaries. The excess regulatory net capital of the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary may fluctuate throughout the year reflecting changes in inventory levels and balance sheet composition.

 

In March 2004, the Company completed a private placement of $12,000,000 of 7% convertible notes. These notes were converted to 2,086,923 shares of common shares in August, 2004.

 

In July 2004 the Company completed the acquisition of the foreign exchange business of Global Currencies Limited. The acquisition agreement required the Company to make certain earn-out payments to the sellers. The first earn-out installment of $1,562,158 was paid in August 2005. The second earn-out installment of $400,000 was paid in November, 2005. Five additional minimum payments of $390,540 each are due on or by March 1, 2006, May 30, 2006, August 29, 2006, November 29, 2006 and March 1, 2007. These quarterly payments have a maximum ceiling of $400,000. Further payments may be due, calculated at 10% of revenues exceeding $10,000,000 in the annual period ending June 30, 2006, and 10% of revenue exceeding $5,000,000 in the six month period ending December 31, 2006. The Company anticipates that the future earn-out payments will be funded from working capital.

 

Recent Trends

 

As discussed above, the Company’s business during 2005 was affected by tighter spreads in the equity market-making and debt trading businesses; and substantial growth in the foreign exchange/commodities trading businesses stemming from a wider range of activities and expanding customer relationships. Although these factors affected the Company’s results in 2005, the Company is uncertain whether these factors will continue to impact the Company’s business in the future.

 

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Cash Flows

 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents decreased from $21,084,000 at September 30, 2004 to $20,242,000 at September 30, 2005.

 

The major sources of cash were:

 

    $2,400,000 from demand bank loans payable

 

    $2,748,000 from net income of $2,614,000, adjusted upwards by $134,000 for non-cash items

 

    $612,000 from net decrease in the Company’s financial instruments position (financial instruments owned, foreign currency sold, not yet purchased and financial instruments sold, not yet purchased)

 

    $1,081,000 from net increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, income taxes payable and other liabilities

 

    $693,000 from the exercise of stock options

 

The major uses of cash were:

 

    $6,406,000 from net broker and customer payables and receivables

 

    $1,562,000 net payment related to the Global Currencies acquisition

 

    $303,000 purchases of fixed assets and leasehold improvements

 

Certain Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (see Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, those described below may, in certain instances, involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. These critical accounting policies may require estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the consolidated financial statements. Due to their nature, estimates involve judgment based upon available information. Actual results or amounts could differ from estimates and the difference could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, understanding these policies is important in understanding the reported results of operations and the financial position of the Company.

 

Valuation of Financial Instruments and Foreign Currencies. Substantially all financial instruments are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at fair value or amounts that approximate fair value. These financial instruments include: cash, cash equivalents, and financial instruments purchased under agreements to resell; deposits with clearing

 

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organizations; financial instruments owned; and financial instruments sold but not yet purchased. Unrealized gains and losses related to these financial instruments are reflected in net earnings. Where available, the Company uses prices from independent sources such as listed market prices, or broker or dealer price quotations. Fair values for certain derivative contracts are derived from pricing models that consider current market and contractual prices for the underlying financial instruments or commodities, as well as time value and yield curve or volatility factors underlying the positions. In some cases, even though the value of a security is derived from an independent market price or broker or dealer quote, certain assumptions may be required to determine the fair value. However, these assumptions may be incorrect and the actual value realized upon disposition could be different from the current carrying value. The value of foreign currencies, including foreign currencies sold, not yet purchased, are converted into its U.S. dollar equivalents at the foreign exchange rates in effect at the close of business at the end of the accounting period. For foreign currency transactions completed during each reporting period, the foreign exchange rate in effect at the time of the transaction is used.

 

The application of the valuation process for financial instruments and foreign currencies is critical because these items represent a significant portion of the Company’s total assets. The accuracy of the valuation process allows the Company to report accurate financial information. Valuations for substantially all of the financial instruments held by the Company are available from independent publishers of market information. The valuation process may involve estimates and judgments in the case of certain financial instruments with limited liquidity and over-the-counter derivatives. Given the wide availability of pricing information, the high degree of liquidity of the majority of the Company’s assets, and the relatively short periods for which they are typically held in inventory, there is insignificant sensitivity to changes in estimates and insignificant risk of changes in estimates having a material effect on the Company. The basis for estimating the valuation of any financial instruments has not undergone any change.

 

Revenue Recognition. The revenues of the Company are derived principally from realized and unrealized trading income in securities, foreign currencies and commodities purchased or sold for the Company’s account. Realized and unrealized trading income is recorded on a trade date basis. Securities owned and securities sold, not yet purchased and foreign currencies sold, not yet purchased, are stated at market value with related changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected in net dealer inventory and investment gains. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

 

The critical aspect of revenue recognition for the Company is recording all known transactions as of the trade date of each transaction for the financial period. The Company has developed systems for each of its businesses to capture all known transactions. Recording all known transactions involves reviewing trades that occur after the financial period that relate to the financial period. The accuracy of capturing this information is dependent upon the completeness and accuracy of the operations systems including personnel and the Company’s clearing firm.

 

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business as a registered securities broker-dealer and from its market making and proprietary trading in the foreign exchange and commodities trading business. In addition, the Company has sold financial instruments that it does not currently own and will therefore be obligated to purchase such financial instruments at a future date. The Company has recorded these obligations in the consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2005 at fair value of the related financial instruments (totaling $92,016,000). The Company will incur losses if the fair value of the financial instruments increases subsequent to September 30, 2005. The total of $92,016,000 includes a liability of $3,182,000 for options and futures contracts, based on their market value as of September 30, 2005.

 

Listed below is the market value of trading-related derivatives as of September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004. Assets represent net unrealized gains and liabilities represent net unrealized losses.

 

     September 30,
2005


   September 30,
2005


   September 30,
2004


   September 30,
2004


     Assets

   Liabilities

   Assets

   Liabilities

Interest Rate Derivatives

   $ 30,000    $ —      $ —      $ 1,000

Foreign Exchange Derivates

   $ 17,000    $ —      $ 49,000    $ 3,000

Commodity Price Derivatives

   $ 3,291,000    $ 3,182,000    $ 1,713,000    $ 1,516,000
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 3,338,000    $ 3,182,000    $ 1,762,000    $ 1,520,000
    

  

  

  

 

Options and futures contracts held by the Company result from market-making and proprietary trading activities in the Company’s foreign exchange/commodities trading business segment. The Company assists its customers in its commodities business to protect the value of their future production (precious or base metals) by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides its commodities customers with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The risk mitigation of offsetting options is not within the documented hedging designation requirements of FAS 133.

 

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These derivative contracts are traded along with cash transactions because of the integrated nature of the markets for such products. The Company manages the risks associated with derivatives on an aggregate basis along with the risks associated with its proprietary trading and market-making activities in cash instruments as part of its firm-wide risk management policies.

 

Effects of Inflation

 

Because the Company’s assets are, to a large extent, liquid in nature, they are not significantly affected by inflation. Increases in the Company’s expenses, such as compensation and benefits, clearing and related expenses, occupancy and equipment rental, due to inflation, may not be readily recoverable from increasing the prices of services offered by the Company. In addition, to the extent that inflation results in rising interest rates or has other adverse effects on the securities markets and on the value of the securities held in inventory, it may adversely affect the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

The Company conducts its market-making and trading activities predominantly as a principal, which subjects its capital to significant risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, absolute and relative price movements, price volatility and changes in liquidity, over which the Company has virtually no control. The Company’s exposure to market risk varies in accordance with the volume of customer-driven market-making transactions, the size of the proprietary positions and the volatility of the financial instruments traded.

 

We seek to mitigate exposure to market risk by utilizing a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques:

 

    diversification of business activities and instruments

 

    limitations on positions

 

    allocation of capital and limits based on estimated weighted risks

 

    daily monitoring of positions and mark-to-market profitability

 

The Company utilizes derivative products in a trading capacity as a dealer, to satisfy customer needs and mitigate risk. The Company manages risks from both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments on a consolidated basis. The risks of derivatives should not be viewed in isolation, but in aggregate with the Company’s other trading activities.

 

Management believes that the volatility of revenues is a key indicator of the effectiveness of its risk management techniques. The graph below summarizes volatility of daily revenue during fiscal year 2005.

 

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In the Company’s securities market-making and trading activities, the Company maintains inventories of equity and debt securities. In the Company’s commodities market-making and trading activities, the Company’s positions include physical inventories, forwards, futures and options. The Company’s commodity trading activities are managed as one consolidated book for each commodity encompassing both cash positions and derivative instruments. The Company monitors the aggregate position for each commodity in equivalent physical ounces. The table below illustrates, for fiscal 2005, the Company’s average, greatest long, greatest short and minimum day-end positions by business segment. Due to integration issues related to the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies, this information is not available for the Company’s foreign exchange activities for the entire year of fiscal 2005.

 

Fiscal Year 2005

(amounts in $000’s)


   Average

    Greatest
Long


   Greatest
Short


    Minimum
Exposure


Equity aggregate of long and short

   $ 4,921     $ 7,000      n/a     $ 2,219

Equity net of long and short

   $ 166     $ 3,270    $ (2,332 )   $ 3

Debt aggregate of long and short

   $ 5,122     $ 8,527      n/a     $ 2,586

Debt net of long and short

   $ 2,503     $ 6,374    $ (1,059 )   $ 5

Gold

   $ (23 )   $ 754    $ (2,440 )   $ 0

Silver

   $ (2 )   $ 223    $ (511 )   $ 0

 

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are set forth on pages F-1 through F-49.

 

ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 8A CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

In May 2005, the Company’s management and the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors concluded that the Company needed to restate certain of the Company’s financial statements to correct errors in the application of accounting principles with respect to the accounting for: (i) the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the $12,000,000 convertible notes issued by the Company in March 2004; (ii) the recognition of rental expense for certain office leases; and (iii) the treatment of interest paid on the convertible notes for tax purposes. As a result, the Company has restated its historical financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2003 and 2004.

 

The above restatements are described in more detail in Note 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-KSB.

 

Controls over the application of accounting policies are within the scope of internal controls. As a result of these restatements, management concluded in May 2005 there were material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls, as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The material weaknesses related to the issues described above have been remediated as a result of processes that have been implemented by the Company. In this connection, the Company has increased the size of its finance staff, expanded the scope of training for its finance staff, acquired additional resources regarding financial reporting and adopted policies regarding the review of complex financial transactions.

 

In connection with the filing of this Form 10-KSB, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2005. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2005.

 

Other then as noted above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.

 

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It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. As a result, there can be no assurance that a control system will succeed in preventing all possible instances of error and fraud. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and the conclusions of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are made at the “reasonable assurance” level.

 

ITEM 8B OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 9. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

 

Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

 

  3.1    Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference from Form 10-QSB, as filed with the SEC on May 17, 2004).
  3.2    By-laws (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-70334-A), filed with the SEC on February 2, 1994).
10.1    International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-70334-A), filed with the SEC on February 2, 1994).
10.2    Amendment dated December 28, 1995, to International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-10727), filed with the SEC on August 23, 1996).
10.3    Amendment dated October 28, 1998, to International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Company’s Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on January 15, 1999).
10.4    Amendment dated June 9, 2000, to International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on January 12, 2001).
10.5    Employment Agreement, entered into as of October 1, 2002, between the Company and Diego J. Veitia (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-KSB, as filed with the SEC on December 30, 2002).
10.6    Consulting Agreement, entered into as of September 1, 2002, between the Company and Veitia and Associates, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Form 10-KSB, as filed with the SEC on December 30, 2002).
10.7    Employment Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Sean O’Connor (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002).
10.8    Employment Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Scott Branch (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002).
10.9    Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Sean O’Connor (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002).
10.10    First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between the Company, and Sean O’Connor (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2002).

 

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10.11    Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and Scott Branch (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002).
10.12    First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between the Company, and Scott Branch (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2002).
10.13    Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 22, 2002, by and between the Company, and John Radziwill (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2002).
10.14    First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2002, by and between the Company, and John Radziwill (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2002).
10.15    Clearing Agreement, effective November 23, 2005, by and between the Company and Broadcort, a division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 6, 2005).
10.16    International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on January 14, 2003).
10.17    Amendment to International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Proxy Statement on Form 14A, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2004).
10.18    International Assets Holding Corporation Form of 7% Convertible Subordinated Note (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2004).
10.19    International Assets Holding Corporation Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-QSB filed with the SEC for the quarter ended March 31, 2004).
10.20    Acquisition Agreement dated as of June 25, 2004, by and among International Assets Holding Corporation, Global Currencies Limited, and the shareholders of Global Currencies (Holdings) Limited (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 1, 2004).

 

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10.21    Employment Agreement, dated October 11, 2004, by and between the Company and Jonathan C. Hinz (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on October 14, 2004).
10.22    Employment Agreement, effective December 1, 2004, by and between the Company and Brian T. Sephton (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on November 24, 2004).
10.23    Operating Agreement dated May 7, 2004, by and between the Company and Consilium Investment Capital, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on May 10, 2004).
10.24    Lease agreement dated November 24, 2005, by and between the Company and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc for the lease of office premises in London (incorporated by reference from Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005).
14.1    International Assets Holding Corporation Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003).
21*    List of the Company’s subsidiaries.
23.1*    Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-8.
23.2*    Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-3.
23.3*    Consent of KPMG LLP to the incorporation by reference on Forms S-8 and S-3.
31.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
31.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
32.1*    Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Schedules and Exhibits Excluded

 

All schedules and exhibits not included are not applicable, not required or would contain information which is included in Consolidated Financial Statements, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, or the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Information with respect to this item will be contained in the Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION    
By:  

/s/ Sean M. O’Connor


   
    Sean M. O’Connor,    
    Chief Executive Officer    

 

Dated: December 21, 2005

 

In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature


  

Title


 

Date


/s/ Diego J. Veitia


   Director and Executive Chairman of the Board   December 21, 2005
Diego J. Veitia         

/s/ Sean M. O’Connor


   Director and Chief Executive Officer   December 21, 2005
Sean M. O’Connor         

/s/ Scott J. Branch


   Director and President   December 21, 2005
Scott J. Branch         

/s/ Robert A. Miller


   Director   December 21, 2005
Robert A. Miller         

/s/ John Radziwill


   Director   December 21, 2005
John Radziwill         

/s/ Justin R. Wheeler


   Director   December 21, 2005
Justin R. Wheeler         

/s/ John M. Fowler


   Director   December 21, 2005
John M. Fowler         

/s/ Brian T. Sephton


   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   December 21, 2005
Brian T. Sephton         

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

International Assets Holding Corporation

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of International Assets Holding Corporation, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C.

 

Roseland, New Jersey

November 18, 2005

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

International Assets Holding Corporation:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of International Assets Holding Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of International Assets Holding Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

As discussed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2004 have been restated.

 

KPMG LLP

 

Tampa, Florida

December 12, 2004, except as to Note 2, which is as of May 21, 2005

 

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INTERNATIONAL ASSETS HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

     2005

    2004

 
           as restated  
Assets                 

Cash

   $ 6,614,476     $ 3,523,604  

Cash and cash equivalents deposited with brokers, dealers and clearing organization

     13,627,410       17,560,863  

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization

     3,609,560       7,699,450  

Receivable from customers

     15,648,128       12,358,412  

Financial instruments owned, at fair value

     71,376,387       18,805,625  

Trust certificates, at cost

     24,539,348          

Investment in asset management joint venture

     676,660       459,075  

Investment in INTL Consilium sponsored fund, at fair value

     3,270,431       3,020,805  

Deferred income tax asset, net

     82,285       362,838  

Fixed assets and leasehold improvements at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

     563,995       465,023  

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $116,667 at September 30, 2005

     233,333       350,000  

Goodwill

     6,053,423       2,424,945  

Other assets

     723,716       661,641  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 147,019,152     $ 67,692,281  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                 

Liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 189,609     $ 343,657  

Foreign currency sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

     864,830       2,829,597  

Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

     92,015,989       12,310,543  

Payable to banks under loans and overdrafts

     12,847,382       10,447,417  

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization

     3,507,332       9,272,857  

Payable to customers

     3,205,989       4,665,183  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     2,059,189       2,102,055  

Accrued expenses

     418,115       562,263  

Income taxes payable

     1,152,521       224,396  

Deferred acquisition consideration payable

     2,352,700       286,380  

Other liabilities

     333,592       74,692  
    


 


Total liabilities

     118,947,248       43,119,040  
    


 


Stockholders’ equity:

                

Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 12,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 7,425,936 shares at September 30, 2005 and 7,069,076 shares at September 30, 2004

     74,259       70,691  

Additional paid-in capital

     28,050,077       27,168,617  

Accumulated deficit

     (52,432 )     (2,666,067 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     28,071,904       24,573,241  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 147,019,152     $ 67,692,281  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

     2005

    2004

 
           as restated  

Revenues:

                

Net dealer inventory and investment gains

   $ 24,850,624     $ 21,407,230  

Commissions, net

     512,796       903,507  

Interest income

     635,965       167,305  

Dividend expense, net

     (89,017 )     (400,090 )

Equity in income (loss) from asset management joint venture

     217,585       (40,925 )

Other

     12,078       702  
    


 


Total revenues

     26,140,031       22,037,729  

Interest expense

     1,335,461       3,214,148  
    


 


Net revenues

     24,804,570       18,823,581  
    


 


Non-interest expenses:

                

Compensation and benefits

     10,482,558       8,490,377  

Clearing and related expenses

     6,167,882       5,990,090  

Occupancy and equipment rental

     802,862       512,737  

Professional fees

     558,452       418,538  

Depreciation and amortization

     320,394       185,769  

Business development

     765,446       472,409  

Insurance

     700,607       362,253  

Other

     887,158       511,896  
    


 


Total non-interest expenses

     20,685,359       16,944,069  
    


 


Income before income tax expense and minority interest

     4,119,211       1,879,512  

Income tax expense

     1,483,897       1,997,719  
    


 


Income (loss) before minority interest

     2,635,314       (118,207 )

Minority interest in income of consolidated entity

     21,679          
    


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 2,613,635     $ (118,207 )
    


 


Earnings (loss) per share:

                

Basic

   $ 0.36     $ (0.02 )
    


 


Diluted

   $ 0.33     $ (0.02 )
    


 


Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

                

Basic

     7,303,065       5,090,304  
    


 


Diluted

     8,023,891       5,090,304  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

    

Preferred

stock


  

Common

stock


   

Additional

paid-in

capital


   

Accumulated

deficit


   

Treasury

stock,

at cost


   

Total

stockholders’

equity


 

Balances at October 1, 2003, as previously reported

   $ —      $ 47,024     $ 11,783,124     $ (2,531,820 )   $ —       $ 9,298,328  

Effect of restatement (note 2)

                            (16,040 )             (16,040 )
    

  


 


 


 


 


Balances at October 1, 2003, as restated

     —        47,024       11,783,124       (2,547,860 )     —         9,282,288  

Issuance of warrants for placement agent services

                    893,121                       893,121  

Recognition of beneficial conversion feature of convertible subordinated notes, as restated

                    2,483,478                       2,483,478  

Conversion of subordinated notes payable to common stock

            20,869       10,166,855                       10,187,724  

Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of INTL Global Currencies

            1,500       1,470,000                       1,471,500  

Exercise of incentive stock options

            1,018       269,199                       270,217  

Exercise of nonqualified stock options

            280       67,973                       68,253  

Nonqualified stock option expense for consultant

                    34,867                       34,867  

Net loss, as restated

                            (118,207 )             (118,207 )
    

  


 


 


 


 


Balances at September 30, 2004, as restated

     —        70,691       27,168,617       (2,666,067 )     —         24,573,241  

Exercise of incentive stock options

            2,809       518,114                       520,923  

Exercise of nonqualified stock options

            809       208,061                       208,870  

Acquisition of common shares as payment for stock option exercises

                                    (36,938 )     (36,938 )

Retirement of common shares as payment for stock option exercises

            (50 )     (36,888 )             36,938       —    

Income tax benefit from stock option exercises and dispositions

                    192,173                       192,173  

Net income

                    —         2,613,635               2,613,635  
    

  


 


 


 


 


Balances at September 30, 2005

   $ —      $ 74,259     $ 28,050,077     $ (52,432 )   $ —       $ 28,071,904  
    

  


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

     2005

    2004

 
           as restated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,613,635     $ (118,207 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                

Depreciation, amortization and loss on disposals

     320,617       185,769  

Amortization of beneficial conversion feature

             2,483,478  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

             78,824  

Deferred income taxes

     280,553       (22,352 )

Equity in (income) loss from asset management joint venture

     (217,585 )     40,925  

Amortization of stock option expense for consultant

             34,867  

Unrealized investment gain from INTL Consilium Sponsored Fund

     (249,626 )     (20,805 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization

     4,089,890       10,123,615  

Receivable from customers

     (3,270,976 )     (8,450,764 )

Financial instruments owned, at fair value

     (52,570,762 )     (12,660,726 )

Other assets

     (62,075 )     125,870  

Foreign currency sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

     (1,964,767 )     2,521,566  

Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

     55,147,358       6,115,394  

Accounts payable

     (154,048 )     213,501  

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization

     (5,765,525 )     9,191,412  

Payable to customers

     (1,459,194 )     (3,432,505 )

Accrued compensation and benefits

     (42,866 )     924,207  

Accrued expenses

     (144,148 )     264,684  

Income taxes payable

     1,120,298       191,233  

Other liabilities

     258,900       3,984  
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (2,070,321 )     7,793,970  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Investment in asset management joint venture

             (500,000 )

Investment in INTL Consilium Sponsored Fund

             (3,000,000 )

Payments related to acquisition of INTL Global Currencies

     (1,562,158 )     (4,594,440 )

Purchase of fixed assets and leasehold improvements

     (302,922 )     (254,057 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,865,080 )     (8,348,497 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Issuance of convertible subordinated notes payable, net

             11,002,021  

Payable to banks under loans and overdrafts

     2,399,965       3,231,931  

Exercise of stock options

     692,855       338,470  
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     3,092,820       14,572,422  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (842,581 )     14,017,895  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     21,084,467       7,066,572  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 20,241,886     $ 21,084,467  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

     2005

   2004

 
          as restated  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

               

Cash paid for interest

   $ 1,314,975    $ 651,846  
    

  


Income taxes paid

   $ 138,617    $ 1,840,315  
    

  


Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:

               

Assumption of trust certificates, at cost, net of partial releases, with related financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at market value and receivable from customers

   $ 24,539,348    $ —    
    

  


Estimated fair value of assets and (liabilities) acquired in acquisition of INTL Global Currencies:

               

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organization

   $ —      $ 15,309,696  

Receivable from customers

            3,763,377  

Fixed assets

            45,511  

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization

            (79,745 )

Payable to customers

            (8,097,688 )

Payable to banks under loans and overdrafts

            (7,215,486 )

Accrued expenses

            (115,127 )

Income taxes payable

            (33,163 )
    

  


Total net assets acquired

   $ —      $ 3,577,375  
    

  


Additional goodwill in connection with acquisition of INTL Global Currencies

   $ 3,628,478    $ 286,380  
    

  


Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities:

               

Issuance of warrants for placement agent services

   $ —      $ 893,121  
    

  


Conversion of subordinated notes to common stock, net of debt issuance costs of $1,812,004

   $ —      $ 10,187,724  
    

  


Issuance of common stock related to INTL Global Currencies acqusition

   $ —      $ 1,471,500  
    

  


Recognition of beneficial conversion feature

   $ —      $ 2,483,478  
    

  


Retirement of 4,992 common shares held in treasury

   $ 36,938    $ —    
    

  


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a) Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Company). The Company’s subsidiaries are INTL Trading, Inc. (INTL Trading), INTL Assets, Inc., INTL Holding (U.K.) Limited, INTL Global Currencies Limited (INTL Global Currencies), INTL Commodities, Inc. and IAHC (Bermuda) Ltd.

 

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

INTL Trading, Inc. is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Most of its securities transactions are cleared through Pershing LLC on a fully disclosed basis.

 

INTL Assets, Inc. holds most of the physical assets of the Company. It also holds certain investments owned by the Company.

 

INTL Holding (U.K.) Limited is a U.K. holding company that owns 100% of INTL Global Currencies. INTL Global Currencies operates a foreign exchange trading business. Both INTL Holding (U.K.) Limited and INTL Global Currencies are designated as U.S. dollar denominated companies under the laws of the United Kingdom. Accordingly, the functional currency for these companies is the U.S. dollar.

 

International Assets Holding Corporation engages in precious and base metals trading, foreign exchange trading, trade finance and financial structured transactions.

 

INTL Commodities, Inc. was formed in September 2005 to own and operate the Company’s commodities trading business. International Assets Holding Corporation plans to transfer this business to INTL Commodities, Inc. during the first half of fiscal 2006.

 

The Company owns a 50.1% limited liability company interest in INTL Consilium, LLC (INTL Consilium), an investment advisory firm that focuses on the emerging market asset class. INTL Consilium is accounted for using the equity method of accounting (see Notes 1(l) and 4 for more information).

 

  (b) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  (c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

“Cash and cash equivalents” consist of cash and cash deposits with brokers, dealers and the Company’s clearing organization. All cash and cash equivalents deposited with brokers, dealers and

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

clearing organization support the Company’s trading activities, and related margin lending made available to the Company and are subject to contractual restrictions. Cash deposits with clearing organization consist of cash, foreign currency and money market funds stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The money market funds earn interest at varying rates on a daily basis. For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company is subject to concentration of credit risk because a substantial portion of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents (approximately $9,882,000 as of September 30, 2005) are maintained at the Company’s clearing organization.

 

  (d) Foreign Currency

 

The value of a foreign currency, including a foreign currency sold, not yet purchased, is converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of business as of September 30, 2005 and 2004. For foreign currency transactions completed during the fiscal year, the Company utilizes the foreign exchange rate in effect at the time of the transaction.

 

  (e) Financial Instruments and Investments

 

“Financial instruments owned, at fair value” and “Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value” consist of financial instruments carried at fair value or amounts that approximate fair value, with related unrealized gains or losses recognized in the Company’s results of operations. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.

 

Cash trading instruments – Fair values of cash trading instruments are generally obtained from quoted market prices in active markets, broker or dealer price quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of transparency. The types of instruments valued in this manner include common stock, American Depositary Receipts, sovereign government, provincial and corporate debt obligations and physical commodities. The value of a foreign security is determined in the functional currency of the principal exchange on which the security is traded, which value is then converted into its U.S. dollar equivalent at the foreign exchange rate in effect following the close of such exchange. Certain cash trading instruments trade infrequently and, therefore, have little price transparency. Such instruments may include commercial paper and similar debt instruments. The Company values these instruments by reference to the interest rate spread sought on the same or equivalent instruments by other brokers or dealers active in those markets. Cash trading instruments owned are marked to bid prices and instruments sold but not yet purchased are marked to offer prices.

 

Derivative contracts – Derivative contracts consist of exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Fair values of exchange-traded derivatives are generally determined from quoted market prices. OTC derivatives are valued using valuation models. The valuation models used to derive the fair values of OTC derivatives require inputs including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves and measurements of volatility. The Company uses similar models to value similar instruments. Where possible, the Company verifies the values produced by pricing models by comparing them to market transactions. Inputs may involve judgment where market prices are not readily available.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Investments – Financial instruments include the Company’s investment in a limited liability partnership (the “Partnership”) which is engaged in pharmaceutical distribution. The Company holds a 0.23% interest in the Partnership. The Company’s interest at September 30, 2005 has been recorded at fair value, determined by management, of $36,662. Pricing information is not publicly available so management has utilized financial statements and other financial information from the Partnership which reflects the value of each partner’s interest. The Company has adjusted this value to reflect estimated gains or losses since the date of the Partnership’s financial information. The Company holds its interest in the Partnership for investment purposes and not for sale to the Company’s customers.

 

The Company has made an investment in a hedge fund sponsored by INTL Consilium. This investment is valued at fiscal year-end at the net asset value provided by the fund’s administrator as of the date of valuation.

 

  (f) Revenue Recognition

 

The revenues of the Company are derived from realized and unrealized trading income in securities, derivative instruments, commodities and foreign currencies purchased or sold for the Company’s account. Realized and unrealized trading income (net dealer inventory and investment gains) are recorded on a trade date basis. Commissions and related clearing expenses are recorded on a trade-date basis as securities transactions occur. Securities owned and securities sold, not yet purchased are stated at fair value with related changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected in net dealer inventory and investment gains. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

 

  (g) Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated period of benefit to be received from the assets, which range from three to seven years.

 

  (h) Income Taxes

 

The Company files consolidated Federal income tax returns. The Company files consolidated state income tax returns in those states in which the Company meets the consolidation requirements and files separately in those states in which consolidation is not applicable.

 

The Company complies with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial reporting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that, in the opinion of management, is more likely than not to be realized.

 

  (i) Stock-Based Employee Compensation

 

In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which generally permits entities to recognize as expense over the vesting period the fair value of all stock-based awards calculated on the date of grant. Alternatively, SFAS No. 123 allows entities to continue to apply the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, which provides that compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price and pro forma disclosures as if the fair-value-based method defined in SFAS No. 123 had been applied. The Company has elected to continue to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and provide the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123.

If the Company had determined compensation cost based on the fair value at the grant date for its stock options under SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share would be as reflected in the pro forma amounts indicated below:

 

         2005

    2004

 
               as restated  

Net income (loss)

 

As reported

   $ 2,613,635     $ (118,207 )

Pro forma option compensation expense

 

Pro forma

   $ (462,000 )   $ (532,758 )
        


 


Net income (loss)

 

Pro forma

   $ 2,151,635     $ (650,965 )
        


 


Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

As reported

   $ 0.36     $ (0.02 )
   

Pro forma

   $ 0.29     $ (0.13 )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

As reported

   $ 0.33     $ (0.02 )
   

Pro forma

   $ 0.27     $ (0.13 )

 

  (j) Basic and Diluted Earnings (loss) Per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share have been computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Options to purchase 101,250 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the year ended September 30, 2005, because the exercise prices of these options exceeded the average market price of the common stock for the period (anti-dilutive).

 

Diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share because of the anti-dilutive impact of the potential common shares, due to the net loss for the year ended September 30, 2004. No options or warrants to purchase shares of common stock were considered in the calculation of diluted loss per share because of the anti-dilutive impact of the potential common shares, due to the net loss for the year ended September 30, 2004.

 

Convertible subordinated notes convertible into 2,086,956 common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the weighted period March 26, 2004 through August 13, 2004 because their incremental inclusion would have been antidilutive. The Company’s restatement of its financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, which is discussed in Note 2, included a change from the treasury method to the if-converted method for calculation of the dilutive effect on earnings per share of the convertible notes.

 

     2005

   2004

 
          as restated  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

               

Numerator:

               

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,613,635    $ (118,207 )

Denominator:

               

Weighted average number of:

               

Common shares outstanding

     7,303,065      5,090,304  

Dilutive potential common shares outstanding

     720,826         
    

  


       8,023,891      5,090,304  
    

  


Diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.33    $ (0.02 )
    

  


 

  (k) Effects of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

Share-Based Payments – In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”). This statement requires the recognition of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award in its financial statements. It also requires the cost to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (usually the vesting period). SFAS No. 123R replaces SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, and its related interpretations. SFAS No. 123R is effective for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Small-business issuers (such as the Company) must apply SFAS No. 123R for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2005. In the Company’s case, this will be the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 2006. The Company is reviewing the impact of the adoption of this statement including the transition alternatives provided by SFAS No. 123R.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities – The FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which provides guidance on the consolidation of certain entities in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. Such entities are referred to as variable interest entities (VIE’s). FIN 46 requires that a VIE be consolidated by a business enterprise if that enterprise is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The FASB revised FIN 46 through the issuance of Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003 and referred to as FIN 46R). The Company had one VIE during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. The Company consolidated this VIE, which involves an investment in a hedge fund (through the ‘offshore feeder fund’ referred to in note 5) managed by INTL Consilium, for the quarters ended December 31, 2004, March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005 the Company withdrew its investment from the offshore feeder fund and placed the investment in a second, larger feeder fund (the ‘domestic fund’ referred to in note 5) managed by INTL Consilium. At September 30, 2005 the Company had an interest of approximately 3% in, and was not the primary beneficiary of, this domestic feeder fund. Accordingly, there was no basis for consolidation of the domestic feeder fund and there is no minority owners’ interest recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2005. The amount of minority owners’ interest in the income of consolidated entity shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the 2005 fiscal year relates to the period during which the Company consolidated the results of the VIE.

 

  (l) Investment in Joint Venture

 

The investment in joint venture is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company’s investment in the joint venture is recorded at cost and adjusted by the Company’s share of the contributions, distributions and undistributed earnings or losses of the joint venture.

 

  (m) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of assets of the business acquired. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on July 9, 2004 with the acquisition of INTL Global Currencies. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, goodwill acquired in a purchased business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142.

 

Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives of three years. Residual value is presumed to be zero, subject to certain exceptions. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

  (n) Reclassification

 

Certain amounts in the 2004 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2005 presentation.

 

(2) Restatement

 

In May 2005 the Company restated its financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2003 and 2004. There were three grounds for the restatement:

 

  a) Subsequent to the issuance of its financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2004, the Company determined that there had been a failure to account for the discount arising from the beneficial conversion feature in the 7% convertible notes (the Notes) issued in March 2004 and converted in August 2004, in accordance with EITF Issue No. 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios, as amended by EITF Issue No. 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments. Since the conversion price of $5.75 per share was lower than the closing price of $6.94 of the Company’s stock on the relevant commitment date, the difference should have been accounted for as a discount to the debt issue and an increase in additional paid-in capital. The discount should have been amortized over the life of the notes and, upon conversion, the remaining balance of the discount should have been written off, with both passing through the consolidated statement of operations and classified as interest expense. The restatement has no effect on the Company’s actual or reported cash flow. The restatement did, however, affect the Company’s stated net income and earnings per share for the quarters ended March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004 and the quarter and year ended September 30, 2004. The impact of this correction for the year ended September 30, 2004 was to increase additional paid in capital by $2,483,478 and to increase interest expense and the accumulated deficit by the same amount. The interest expense was not deductible for tax purposes. As a result, this adjustment had no effect on tax expense, liability for income tax or deferred tax. In addition, the Company changed the method it uses to calculate diluted earnings per share from the “treasury stock method” to the “if-converted method” in order to comply with the requirements of SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share, which requires the use of the if-converted method for this type of convertible security.

 

  b) The Company initially treated the interest paid to holders of the Notes for the period between their issuance in March 2004 and conversion in August 2004, amounting to $378,243, as deductible for income tax purposes. The Company subsequently concluded that there was insufficient certainty that the Internal Revenue Service will recognize this interest as deductible for income tax purposes. The Company determined that it should restate its financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2004 to reflect this by increasing the income tax expense by $154,096 and increasing income taxes payable by a corresponding amount.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

  c) Following a review of its lease accounting policies, the Company identified an error in its accounting for certain leases and determined that it was appropriate to correct its financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2004. In the past, while the benefits of certain periods of free or reduced rental had been spread across the lease term, the Company had not properly allocated scheduled rent escalations across the lease terms. The restatement increased rent expense to spread scheduled rent escalations on a straight-line basis over the contractual lease terms, in accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases. The adjustment applicable to the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 was an increase in rent expense of $20,703 and $10,104, respectively. The total increase in rent expense for periods prior to September 30, 2003, was $6,365 (or $3,772, net of tax). These adjustments resulted in decreases in the Company’s tax charge in each of the applicable periods, calculated at its marginal income tax rate, and corresponding decreases in liability for income tax. Since these lease adjustments resulted in timing differences of rental charges, they increased the Company’s deferred tax balances by $11,029 and $30,409 for the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 respectively. The Company also recorded an unrelated $15,264 reclassification from income tax receivable to deferred income tax asset related to the timing of deductibility of certain debt issuance costs of the convertible note at September 30, 2004. The combined effect of these amounts was an increase to deferred tax asset of $30,409.

 

The combined result of the restatements was that total stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2004 decreased by $176,124 to $24,573,241 while net income for the year then ended was reduced by $2,643,562 to a net loss of $118,207. The accumulated deficit at September 30, 2004 increased by $2,659,602 to $2,666,067 and additional paid-in capital increased by $2,483,478 to $27,168,617. There was no effect on the total cash flows of the Company.

 

Notes 3, 19, 20, 25 and 26 reflect the results of the above restatement adjustments.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

The table below summarizes the impact of the restatement on the year ended September 30, 2004 and financial information for the year ended September 30, 2005 is presented for comparative purposes:

 

    

Year

Ended

Sept. 30,

2004


   

Year

Ended

Sept. 30,

2004


   

Year

Ended

Sept. 30,

2004


   

Year

Ended

Sept. 30,

2005


 
    

previously

reported

   

adjustment

restatement

    as restated        

(All figures below are in $ except the weighted average number of common shares outstanding)

                        

Interest expense

   730,670     2,483,478     3,214,148     1,335,461  

Net revenues

   21,307,059     (2,483,478 )   18,823,581     24,804,570  

Occupancy and equipment rental

   502,633     10,104     512,737     802,862  

Non-interest expenses

   16,933,965     10,104     16,944,069     20,685,359  

Income (loss) before income taxes

   4,373,094     (2,493,582 )   1,879,512     4,119,211  

Income tax expense

   1,847,739     149,980     1,997,719     1,483,897  

Net income (loss)

   2,525,355     (2,643,562 )   (118,207 )   2,613,635  

Net income (loss) per share - basic

   0.50           (0.02 )   0.36  

Net income (loss) per share - diluted

   0.41           (0.02 )   0.33  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

                        

Diluted

   6,111,223     (1,020,919 )   5,090,304     8,023,891  

Deferred income tax asset, net

   332,429     30,409     362,838     82,285  

Income taxes receivable

   57,881     (57,881 )            

Total assets

   67,719,753     (27,472 )   67,692,281     147,019,152  

Income taxes payable

   112,917     111,479     224,396     1,152,521  

Other liabilities

   37,519     37,173     74,692     333,592  

Total liabilities

   42,970,388     148,652     43,119,040     118,947,248  

Additional paid-in capital

   24,685,139     2,483,478     27,168,617     28,050,077  

Accumulated deficit

   (6,465 )   (2,659,602 )   (2,666,067 )   (52,432 )

Total stockholders’ equity

   24,749,365     (176,124 )   24,573,241     28,071,904  

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(3) Issuance of Convertible Subordinated Notes, Conversion of Subordinated Notes into Common Shares and related Debt Issuance Costs

 

On March 12, 2004, the Company issued $12,000,000 in principal amount of the Company’s 7% convertible subordinated notes due 2014 (the Notes). The Notes were issued at par and carried interest at the rate of 7% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 of each year. They were redeemable, in whole or in part at the option of the Company, at any time on or after December 31, 2009 at a redemption price in cash equal to 115% of the principal balance. The Notes were general unsecured obligations of the Company. The conversion features of the Notes were approved by the shareholders on March 26, 2004. The Notes were convertible by the holders at any time prior to the maturity date of December 31, 2014 into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $5.75 per share. The Company was authorized to cause the outstanding principal balance of the Notes to be converted, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock at any time during the 90 days following the occurrence of all of the following three events: (i) the closing price of the common stock exceeding $8.00 per share (proportionately adjusted to reflect adjustments to conversion price) for 20 consecutive days; (ii) the Company filing a registration statement under the Securities Act to register the issuance of the common stock pursuant to the conversion of the Notes; and, (iii) such registration statement being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

On August 13, 2004, the Company converted the outstanding Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock because the Company had fulfilled the necessary conditions set forth in the Notes allowing for such conversion. As a result of the conversion, the Company issued 2,086,923 shares of common stock to the holders of the Notes, in exchange for the cancellation of $12,000,000 in outstanding debt.

 

Debt issuance costs of $1,890,828 were incurred in connection with the issuance of the Notes. This total included $997,707 of costs settled in cash for commissions, placement agent fees, professional fees and state filing fees. This total also included $893,121 for the Black-Scholes valuation ($6.00 strike price, 3 year life, risk free rate 2.27%) for the 200,000 warrants issued to the placement agent for placement agent services. Prior to the conversion, the total debt issuance costs were being amortized over the life of the Notes (through December 31, 2014) and charged to interest expense. Upon conversion of the Notes unamortized debt issuance costs ($1,812,004) were charged to additional paid in capital as part of the capitalization of the newly issued 2,086,923 common shares.

 

The Notes were convertible by investors at a price lower than the fair value of the Company’s stock on March 26, 2004 (the date that the Company’s shareholders approved the conversion terms of the Notes), requiring accounting recognition of this beneficial conversion feature as a debt discount against the Notes. This gave rise to an increase in the Company’s additional paid-in capital of $2,483,478 and a matching expense item that was classified as interest, resulting in reduced net income for the year but having no effect on total stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2004. Prior to the conversion, the total debt discount was amortized over the life of the Notes (through December 31, 2014) and charged to interest expense. Upon conversion of the Notes the unamortized debt discount was charged to interest expense. The result was a total interest charge relating to the beneficial conversion feature or $2,483,478 for the year ended September 30, 2004.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(4) Investment in Asset Management Joint Venture

 

On May 11, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with Consilium Investment Capital, Inc. (CIC) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to form INTL Consilium. INTL Consilium is an investment management firm which primarily provides investment advice with respect to emerging market securities. In June 2004 the Company made a capital contribution of $500,000 and CIC contributed $100,000 to INTL Consilium. The Company’s total capital contribution was allocated as $100,401 share capital and $399,599 excess capital. The excess capital contribution was made by the Company in recognition of the asset management skills and relationships contributed by CIC. The excess capital contribution has a liquidation preference of three years. The Company is entitled to receive 50.1% of the profits and losses of INTL Consilium. The Company and CIC each hold two seats on the board of directors of INTL Consilium. Two principals of CIC actively manage this business. The Company has assessed the joint venture using the consolidation criteria in FIN 46R and concluded INTL Consilium is not a VIE. Accordingly, the Company assessed the consolidation criteria established by EITF Issue No. 96-16 by reviewing the participating voting rights of each investee of INTL Consilium and due to certain specified operating matters that require board approval concluded to use the equity method of accounting for its investment in INTL Consilium.

 

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 the Company has recorded income of $217,585 and a loss of $40,925, respectively, for its 50.1% share of the joint venture’s income and loss for the two periods. Below are the unaudited condensed statement of operations and condensed balance sheet of INTL Consilium.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

INTL Consilium, LLC

Condensed Statement of Operations

For the year ended September 30, 2005 and

For the period from inception May 11, 2004 through September 30, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

     2005

   2004

 

Revenues:

               

Management and investment advisory fees

   $ 1,521,046    $ 164,473  

Interest income

     4,138      1,963  

Other

     27,353      930  
    

  


Total revenues

     1,552,537      167,366  
    

  


Non-interest expenses:

               

Compensation and benefits

     771,252      172,148  

Occupancy and equipment rental

     45,968      12,290  

Professional fees

     87,601      13,887  

Depreciation

     11,048      839  

Business development

     74,601      22,942  

Insurance

     52,750      13,487  

Other

     72,169      13,458  
    

  


Total non-interest expenses

     1,115,389      249,051  
    

  


Net income (loss)

   $ 437,148    $ (81,685 )
    

  


 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

INTL Consilium, LLC

Condensed Balance Sheet

September 30, 2005 and 2004

(Unaudited)

 

     2005

   2004

Assets              

Cash

   $ 213,863    $ 340,691

Management and investment advisory fees receivable

     574,019      64,794

Investment in INTL Consilium sponsored fund

     297,193      103,778

Property and equipment, net

     27,166      6,711

Other assets

     33,437      5,006
    

  

Total assets

   $ 1,145,678    $ 520,980
    

  

Liabilities and Members’ Equity              

Liabilities

             

Accounts payable

   $ 34,955    $ —  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     158,109      2,665
    

  

Total liabilities

     193,064      2,665

Members’ equity:

     952,614      518,315
    

  

Total liabilities and members’ equity

   $ 1,145,678    $ 520,980
    

  

 

(5) Investment in INTL Consilium Sponsored Fund

 

Investment in INTL Consilium Sponsored Fund consists of the Company’s investment, through a Delaware limited liability company feeder fund, in a Cayman Islands master hedge fund managed by INTL Consilium. The Cayman Islands fund primarily invests in emerging market debt securities. The investment manager of the Cayman Islands fund is INTL Consilium. The Company owns a 50.1% interest in INTL Consilium (see note 4). The Cayman Islands master hedge fund has two feeder funds: 1) an offshore Cayman Islands limited company (‘the offshore feeder fund’) and 2) a domestic Delaware limited liability company (‘the domestic feeder fund’).

 

The Company invested $3,000,000 in the Cayman Islands fund in July 2004. The investment is carried at the net asset valuation of the Company’s interest in the fund, as reported by the Fund’s administrator. Changes in the net asset value are included in ‘Net dealer inventory and investment gains’ in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Investment withdrawals require ninety days’ written notice to INTL Consilium as well as additional limitations on the amount of withdrawal. INTL Consilium may waive the withdrawal limitations in its sole discretion.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Refer to note 1(k) regarding consolidation of a VIE in the offshore fund for the quarters ended December 31, 2004, March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005.

 

(6) Acquisition of the Foreign Exchange Business of Global Currencies Limited

 

On July 9, 2004 the Company completed the acquisition of the foreign exchange business of Global Currencies Limited through the purchase of all the shares of INTL Holdings (U.K.) Limited. INTL Holdings (U.K.) Limited is a U.K. holding company that owns 100% of INTL Global Currencies. The Company made cash payments of $4,594,440 and issued 150,000 common shares of the Company valued at $1,471,500 as of the date of the purchase. The cash payments consisted of $1,000,000 cash premium paid to the sellers, $3,577,375 for the value of the net assets received, less negotiation differences of $49,982 related to fixed asset amounts and stamp duty adjustments. In addition, the Company paid $67,047 for legal and accounting related fees.

 

The Company is obligated to make certain earn-out payments to the sellers as set out in note 7 below. The Company negotiated a purchase price that resulted in recognition of goodwill based on factors including anticipated revenues, cash flows, profitability and sharing of human resources, including trading staff, operations, administration and management.

 

The Company funded the acquisition from its existing working capital, which included amounts previously received from the Company’s issuance of $12,000,000 of Notes in March 2004.

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.

 

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing

   $ 15,309,696

Receivable from customers

     3,763,377

Fixed assets

     45,511
    

Total assets

     19,118,584
    

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations

     79,745

Payable to customers

     8,097,688

Demand loan payable

     7,215,486

Accrued expenses

     115,127

Income taxes payable

     33,163
    

Total liabilities

     15,541,209
    

Total net assets acquired

   $ 3,577,375
    

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(7) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The initial purchase price paid by the Company for the acquisition of the foreign exchange business of Global Currencies Limited exceeded the net asset value received by $2,488,565. This amount was treated as $2,138,565 initial goodwill and $350,000 identified intangible assets. The Company has accrued additional goodwill of $3,914,858 under the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreement. As of September 30, 2005, the Company has paid $1,562,158 of the additional goodwill. The balance of the additional goodwill accrual of $2,352,700 is reported as deferred acquisition consideration payable in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The goodwill related to the INTL Global Currencies acquisition is as follows:

 

    

September 30,

2005


   

September 30,

2004


 

Cash premium paid to sellers

   $ 1,000,000     $ 1,000,000  

Cash paid for net assets received

     3,577,375       3,577,375  

Negotiation differences for fixed assets and stamp duty

     (49,982 )     (49,982 )

Legal and accounting fees

     67,047       67,047  

Value of 150,000 common shares at $9.81 per share

     1,471,500       1,471,500  
    


 


Total payments of cash and shares

     6,065,940       6,065,940  

Less: Fair value of net assets received

     3,577,375       3,577,375  

Less: Intangible assets identified by independent valuation

     350,000       350,000  
    


 


Initial goodwill

     2,138,565       2,138,565  

Additional goodwill under earnout based on foreign exchange revenues

     3,914,858       286,380  
    


 


Total goodwill

   $ 6,053,423     $ 2,424,945  
    


 


 

The additional goodwill will be calculated for each period as each earn-out payment is earned and an adjustment will be recorded to goodwill. The first earn-out installment of $1,562,158 was paid in August 2005. The second earn-out installment of $400,000 is due on or by November 29, 2005. Five additional minimum payments of $390,540 each are due on or by March 1, 2006, May 30, 2006, August 29, 2006, November 29, 2006 and March 1, 2007. These quarterly payments have a maximum ceiling of $400,000. Further payments may be due, calculated at 10% of revenues exceeding $10,000,000 in the annual period ending June 30, 2006, and 10% of revenue exceeding $5,000,000 in the six month period ending December 31, 2006.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

The intangible assets identified by an independent valuation related to the INTL Global Currencies acquisition are as follows:

 

Intangible assets


  

September 30,

2005


Noncompete agreement

   $ 150,000

Trade name

     100,000

Customer base

     100,000
    

Total intangible assets

     350,000

Less: Amortization of intangible assets

     116,667
    

Intangible assets, net

   $ 233,333
    

 

(8) Commissions, net

 

Commission revenues, net of $512,796 and $903,507 reported for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, were primarily related to introducing broker fees that the Company received in connection with its debt capital markets activities.

 

     2005

    2004

 

Wholesale commission revenue

   $ 731,588     $ 1,616,851  

Amounts paid to wholesale third party

     (218,792 )     (713,344 )
    


 


Commission revenue, net

   $ 512,796     $ 903,507  
    


 


 

(9) Related Party Transactions

 

In March 2004, the Company issued $12,000,000 in principal amount of the Company’s Notes due 2014. Executive officers and directors of the Company participated in the offering and purchased $1,282,500 of the Notes. In August 2004, the Company converted the outstanding notes into common shares. At conversion, the Notes owned by the officers and directors were converted into 223,042 common shares. In March 2004, the shareholders approved the issuance of the common shares upon the conversion of the Notes, including the issuances to the Company’s executive officers and directors. See note 3 for additional information regarding the issuance and conversion of the Notes.

 

One of the Company’s principal shareholders has made an investment, valued at approximately $95,000,000 as of September 30, 2005, in a hedge fund managed by INTL Consilium. In November 2004, an executive of this shareholder was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Two executive officers of the Company have individually made investments, either directly or indirectly, collectively valued at approximately $577,000, in a hedge fund managed by INTL Consilium.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

On August 9, 2002, the Company entered into a list brokerage agreement between Veitia & Associates (V&A) and the Company regarding the management and leasing of the Company’s list rental access, for the period October 1, 2002 to December 13, 2004. V&A received 90% of any proceeds generated by V&A from this agreement. V&A is a company solely owned and controlled by the Company’s Executive Chairman. During the year ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, V&A received $868 and $8,730, respectively, under this agreement.

 

(10) Financial Instruments Owned and Financial Instruments Sold, Not Yet Purchased, at Fair Value

 

Financial instruments owned and financial instruments sold, not yet purchased at September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of trading and investment securities at fair values as follows:

 

     Owned

  

Sold, not yet

purchased


September 30, 2005:

             

Common stock and American Depository Receipts

   $ 2,638,594    $ 4,155,632

Foreign ordinary stocks, paired with their respective American Depository Receipts

     28,707,227      28,918,901

Corporate and municipal bonds

     3,872,620      254,916

Foreign government obligations

     1,183,256      2,479,050

Negotiable instruments (promissory notes)

     7,776,735       

U.S. Treasury Bonds under total return swap transactions

            24,558,088

Options and futures

     3,338,381      3,181,690

Commodities

     23,822,912      28,450,818

U.S. Government obligations

            16,894

Other investments

     36,662       
    

  

     $ 71,376,387    $ 92,015,989
    

  

     Owned

  

Sold, not yet

purchased


September 30, 2004:

             

Common stock and American Depository Receipts

   $ 1,546,117    $ 1,401,367

Foreign ordinary stocks, paired with their respective American Depository Receipts

     8,851,358      8,935,260

Corporate and municipal bonds

     2,085,122       

Foreign government obligations

     1,529,410      454,025

Negotiable instruments (promissory notes)

     2,905,812       

Options and futures

     1,762,052      1,519,891

Commodities

     55,076       

U.S. Government obligations

     17,194       

Other investments

     53,484       
    

  

     $ 18,805,625    $ 12,310,543
    

  

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(11) Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

The Company is party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business as a registered securities broker-dealer and from its market making and proprietary trading in the foreign exchange and commodities trading business. The Company has sold financial instruments that it does not currently own and will therefore be obligated to purchase such financial instruments at a future date. The Company has recorded these obligations in the consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2005 at fair values of the related financial instruments (totaling $92,015,989). The Company will incur losses if the market value of the financial instruments increases subsequent to September 30, 2005. The total of $92,015,989 includes $3,181,690 for options and futures contracts, which represent a liability to the Company based on their fair value as of September 30, 2005.

 

Listed below is the fair value of trading-related derivatives as of September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004. Assets represent net unrealized gains and liabilities represent net unrealized losses.

 

    

September 30,
2005

Assets


  

September 30,

2005

Liabilities


  

September 30,

2004

Assets


  

September 30,

2004

Liabilities


Interest Rate Derivatives

   $ 29,525    $ —      $ —      $ 984

Foreign Exchange Derivates

     17,127             48,822      3,350

Commodity Price Derivatives

     3,291,729      3,181,690      1,713,230      1,515,557
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 3,338,381    $ 3,181,690    $ 1,762,052    $ 1,519,891
    

  

  

  

 

Options and futures contracts held by the Company result from its customer market-making and proprietary trading activities in the foreign exchange/commodities trading business segment. The Company assists its commodities clients to protect the value of their future production (precious or base metals) by selling them put options on an OTC basis. The Company also provides its commodities clients with sophisticated option products, including combinations of buying and selling puts and calls. The Company mitigates its risk by effecting offsetting OTC options with market counterparties or through the purchase or sale of commodities futures traded through the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange or the London Metal Exchange (LME). The risk mitigation of offsetting options is not within the documented hedging designation requirements of SFAS No. 133.

 

These derivative contracts are traded along with cash transactions because of the integrated nature of the markets for such products. The Company manages the risks associated with derivatives on an aggregate basis along with the risks associated with its proprietary trading and market-making activities in cash instruments as part of its firm-wide risk management policies.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

In the normal course of business, the Company purchases and sells financial instruments and foreign currency as either principal or agent on behalf of its customers. If either the customer or counterparty fails to perform, the Company may be required to discharge the obligations of the nonperforming party. In such circumstances, the Company may sustain a loss if the market value of the financial instrument or foreign currency is different from the contract value of the transaction.

 

The majority of the Company’s transactions and, consequently, the concentration of its credit exposure is with customers, broker-dealers and other financial institutions. These activities primarily involve collateralized and uncollateralized arrangements and may result in credit exposure in the event that the counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company’s exposure to credit risk can be directly impacted by volatile financial markets, which may impair the ability of counterparties to satisfy their contractual obligations. The Company seeks to control its credit risk through a variety of reporting and control procedures, including establishing credit limits based upon a review of the counterparties’ financial condition and credit ratings. The Company monitors collateral levels on a daily basis for compliance with regulatory and internal guidelines and requests changes in collateral levels as appropriate.

 

(12) Trust Certificates and Total Return Swap

 

During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company entered into a series of financial transactions (the “Transactions”) with an unaffiliated financial institution in Latin America for a transaction fee. These Transactions involved three distinct and simultaneous steps:

 

  a) the acquisition by the Company of beneficial interests (“Trust Interests”) in certain trusts (the “Trusts”) in exchange for the assumption of a liability to deliver securities. This step did not require any prior purchase or delivery of securities by the Company. The Trusts were previously established by the financial institution to hold a variety of real estate assets;

 

  b) the entry into a repurchase agreement under the terms of which the Company notionally repurchased these undelivered securities for cash, at a price equal to the transaction price in a) above;

 

  c) the entry into a total return swap (“TRS”) agreement.

 

  i) Under the TRS agreement the Company received, on a notional basis, a cash amount equal to the cash price in b) above as collateral for the potential liability of the financial institution to the Company.

 

  ii) Receivables or payables arising from the TRS should leave the Company unaffected by any changes in the values of the Trust Interests or securities deliverable.

 

  iii) When the Transactions terminate in November 2007 the Company intends to sell the Trust Interests at their then prevailing market values. As part of the Transactions, the gain or loss arising from the change in market value of the Trust Interests will be passed to the financial institution.

 

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  iv) The Company has obtained legal advice on the Transactions and believes that the TRS agreement has been structured in such a way as to fully offset any changes in the value of the Trust Interests against its liability to deliver certain securities to the financial institution.

 

The initial transaction value was $29,739,902. During September 2005 the Company sold Trust Interests for $5,200,554, the price at which they were acquired, and released a proportionate share of the securities referred to in b) above from the repurchase arrangement.

 

Under FIN 39 the nominal payment and receipt of an equal amount of cash as described in b) and c) i) above have a net effect of zero on the Company’s cash position, represent transactions with a single counterparty and may therefore be offset. Under FIN 39 the asset of securities receivable under the repurchase agreement in b) may be offset against the collateral liability of the Company in c) ii), since they involve an asset and liability position with a single counterparty.

 

The net result is that the Company reports the effects of a) above as an increase in assets of $24,539,348 (represented by the Trust Interests), and the assumption of a liability to deliver securities of the same amount and included in financial instruments sold, not yet purchased. Over time, as the values of the Trust Interests and securities deliverable may change, the Company will experience equal and offsetting changes in the values of the TRS receivables or payables. Although the Transactions will temporarily increase the Company’s assets and liabilities until termination, the Company expects that the only impact of the transactions on the Company’s net cash flow will be the Company’s receipt of fee revenue.

 

The total fees received and to be received on the Transactions, as well as the associated variable compensation payable, are spread on a straight-line basis over the terms of the Transactions. Non-refundable fees received but not yet recognized as revenue, amounting to $166,556, appear as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as at September 30, 2005 under “Other liabilities”. Non-recoverable costs incurred in connection with the Transactions but not yet recognized as expenses, amounting to $49,967, appear as an asset under “Other assets” at the same date.

 

(13) Dividend Expense, net

 

Dividend expense, net was comprised of the following for the years ending September 30, 2005 and 2004:

 

     2005

    2004

 

Dividend income

   $ 382,981     $ 198,352  

Dividend expense

     (471,998 )     (598,442 )
    


 


Dividend expense, net

   $ (89,017 )   $ (400,090 )
    


 


 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(14) Receivable From and Payable to Brokers, Dealers and Clearing Organization

 

Amounts receivable from and payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organization at September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following:

 

     Receivable

   Payable

September 30, 2005:

             

Open securities transactions with clearing organization, net

   $ 1,699,955    $ —  

Securities clearing fees and related charges payable with clearing organization, net

            124,217

Open commodities transactions

     828,309      23,853

Open foreign currency transactions

     1,081,296      3,359,262
    

  

     $ 3,609,560    $ 3,507,332
    

  

September 30, 2004:

             

Open securities transactions with clearing organization, net

   $ —      $ 6,314,652

Securities clearing fees and related charges payable with clearing organization, net

            58,402

Introducing fee receivable

     147,235       

Open foreign currency transactions

     7,552,215      2,899,803
    

  

     $ 7,699,450    $ 9,272,857
    

  

 

Receivables and payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organization result from open trading activities between the Company and other financial institutions including banks, securities broker-dealers, market-makers and counter-parties. Receivables and payables to certain organizations are reported net, when a right of setoff exists with the broker, dealer or clearing organization.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(15) Receivable From and Payable to Customers

 

Amounts receivable from and payable to customers at September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following:

 

     Receivable

   Payable

September 30, 2005:

             

Open transactions- foreign currency trading

   $ 10,396,685    $ 1,998,098

Margin deposits held - commodities trading

            1,207,891

Pledge and option premiums receivable - commodities trading

     5,168,078       

Open transactions - other debt structures

     83,365       
    

  

     $ 15,648,128    $ 3,205,989
    

  

September 30, 2004:

             

Open transactions- foreign currency trading

   $ 11,018,572    $ 4,613,147

Margin deposits held - commodities trading

            11,036

Pledge receivable - commodities trading

     1,339,840       

Open transactions - other debt structures

            41,000
    

  

     $ 12,358,412    $ 4,665,183
    

  

 

Receivables and payables to customers result from open trading activities between the Company and its customers which are not financial institutions or broker-dealers. Receivables and payables to certain customer organizations are reported net, when a right of setoff exists with the customer.

 

(16) Other Assets

 

Other assets at September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following:

 

     2005

   2004

Other receivables

   $ 5,836    $ 32,651

Deposit with clearing organization

     500,000      500,000

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     217,880      128,990
    

  

     $ 723,716    $ 661,641
    

  

 

(17) Payable to Banks Under Loans and Overdrafts

 

At September 30, 2005, the Company had four lines of credit with three commercial banks totaling $33,000,000. Three of the credit facilities are secured by certain assets. In addition, the Company has a $3,000,000 on-demand overdraft facility with a fourth U.S. commercial bank. Total interest expense related to these facilities is approximately $460,000 for the year ending September 30, 2005. The

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

interest rate terms for these facilities range from 1.25% to 2.75% over the London Interbank Offered Rates (‘LIBOR’) (approximately 3.9% at September 30, 2005), or are at the U.S. broker loan rate (approximately 4.3% at September 30, 2005).

 

At September 30, 2004, INTL Global Currencies had a multi-currency on-demand overdraft facility of up to $7,000,000 with a commercial bank based in the United Kingdom. The overdraft facility provided a right of set-off between amounts borrowed in one or more currencies against positive balances in one or more other currencies. Amounts borrowed bore interest at LIBOR for each currency plus 2%. The overdraft facility was guaranteed by International Assets Holding Corporation. At September 30, 2004, the net borrowings of INTL Global Currencies exceeded its credit facility limit by $3,447,417. This excess borrowing was guaranteed by a cross-lending guarantee from the former owner of the foreign exchange trading business of INTL Global Currencies. The former owner of the foreign exchange business was not obligated by any written agreement to provide access to this additional credit. The guarantee terminated during the quarter ended December 31, 2004. This on-demand facility was terminated during the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

 

At September 30, 2005 the Company had the following credit facilities:

 

Amount

  

Borrowing at

September 30, 2005


  

Security


   Duration

$  10,000,000    $ 2,789,359    Certain foreign exchange assets    March 31, 2006
  8,000,000           Unsecured    March 31, 2007
  5,000,000      3,057,960    Certain commodities assets    On demand
  10,000,000      4,000,000    Certain trade finance assets    On demand


  

         
$ 33,000,000    $ 9,847,319          


  

         

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

At September 30, 2005 and 2004, the U.S. dollar equivalents of the components of the net borrowing payable to banks were as follows:

 

September 30,


  

2005

Positive balance

(overdraft)

U.S. dollar

equivalent


   

2004

Positive balance

(overdraft)

U.S. dollar

equivalent


Payable to Banks:

              

Lines of Credit

              

Australian Dollar

   $ (10,298 )   $ —  

Danish Krone

     (135,145 )      

Euro

     (1,174,949 )      

South African Rand

     (314,563 )      

Swiss Francs

     (441,627 )      

United States Dollar

     (7,770,737 )      
    


 

Total Payable under lines of credit

   $ (9,847,319 )   $ —  
    


 

 

Continued,

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

September 30,


  

2005

Positive balance

(overdraft)

U.S. dollar
equivalent


   

2004

Positive balance
(overdraft) U.S.
dollar
equivalent


 

Payable to Banks:

                

Overdraft facility with one U.S. Bank

                

United States Dollar

   $ (3,000,000 )   $ —    

Overdraft with other financial institutions

                

Danish Krone

     (63 )        
    


 


Overdraft subtotal

   $ (3,000,063 )   $ —    
    


 


Overdraft facility with set-off limits (terminated during March 31, 2005 quarter)

                

Australian Dollar

   $ —       $ —    

Canadian Dollar

             698,967  

Danish Krona

             196  

Euro

             (2,826,520 )

Indian Rupee

             (511,067 )

Indonesian Rupiah

             2,452  

Japanese Yen

             175  

Mexican Peso

             4,244  

Namibian Dollar

             (4,897 )

Norwegian Krone

             441  

South African Rand

             12,325  

Swedish Krona

             5,770  

Swiss Franc

             (76,697 )

United Kingdom Pound Sterling

             (2,202,841 )

United States Dollar

             (5,549,965 )
    


 


Overdraft with one U.K. bank

   $ —       $ (10,447,417 )
    


 


Summary:

                

Total due to banks under overdraft

   $ (3,000,063 )   $ (10,447,417 )

Total due to banks under lines of credit

     (9,847,319 )        
    


 


Total Payable to Banks Under Loans and Overdrafts

   $ (12,847,382 )   $ (10,447,417 )
    


 


 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(18) Capital and Cash Reserve Requirements

 

INTL Trading is a member of the NASD and is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1. This Rule requires the maintenance of minimum net capital in an amount equal to the greater of $100,000, 6 2/3% of aggregate indebtedness, or $2,500 for each security in which a market is made with a bid price over $5 and $1,000 for each security in which a market is made with a bid price of $5 or less with a ceiling of $1,000,000, and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital not exceed 15 to 1. Equity capital may not be withdrawn if the resulting net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1. At September 30, 2005, INTL Trading’s net capital was approximately $4,521,000 which was approximately $3,521,000 in excess of its minimum requirement of $1,000,000. Its ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 1.56 to 1 and the percentage of debt to debt-equity total computed in accordance with Rule 15c3-1(d) was 26%.

 

INTL Trading is exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-3 pursuant to the exemptive provision under subparagraph (k)(2)(ii) and, therefore, is not required to maintain a “Special Reserve Bank Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers”.

 

(19) Leases

 

The Company is obligated under various noncancelable operating leases for the rental of office facilities, service obligations and certain office equipment, and accounts for these lease obligations on a straight line basis. The expense associated with operating leases amounted to $891,358 and $614,430 (as restated) for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The expenses associated with the operating leases and service obligations are reported in the statements of operations in occupancy and equipment rental, clearing and related and other expenses.

 

Future aggregate minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of September 30, 2005 are approximately as follows:

 

Year ending September 30,

      

2006

   $ 758,000

2007

     471,800

2008

     358,300

2009

     298,100

2010

     700
    

     $ 1,886,900
    

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(20) Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of:

 

     Current

   Deferred

    Total

2005:

                     

United States

   $ 281,932    $ 206,543     $ 488,475

United Kingdom

     806,529              806,529

State and local

     114,883      74,010       188,893
    

  


 

     $ 1,203,344    $ 280,553     $ 1,483,897
    

  


 

     as restated

   as restated

    as restated

2004:

                     

United States

   $ 1,414,712    $ (16,751 )   $ 1,397,961

United Kingdom

     79,754              79,754

State and local

     525,605      (5,601 )     520,004
    

  


 

     $ 2,020,071    $ (22,352 )   $ 1,997,719
    

  


 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

A reconciliation of the expected U.S. Federal tax expense, computed at the rate of 34% of income before taxes, to the actual tax expense for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, is as follows:

 

     2005

   

As restated

2004


 
     Amount

   

% of

pretax

income


    Amount

  

% of

pretax

income


 

Computed “expected” tax expense

   $ 1,400,532     34.0 %   $ 639,034    34.0 %

Increase (decrease) in income tax expense resulting from:

                           

Non-deductible amortization of beneficial conversion feature

                   972,985    51.8 %

State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit

     120,609     2.9 %     343,202    18.2 %

Meals and entertainment expenses not deductible for tax purposes

     24,835     0.6 %     23,339    1.3 %

Memberships

     1,994     0.1 %     5,379    0.3 %

Foreign income

     (64,882 )   (1.6 )%     11,498    0.6 %

Other, net

     809     0.0 %     2,282    0.1 %
    


 

 

  

     $ 1,483,897     36.0 %   $ 1,997,719    106.3 %
    


 

 

  

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Deferred income taxes as of September 30, 2005 and 2004 reflect the impact of “temporary differences” between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial statement purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws. The temporary differences give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are summarized below as of September 30, 2005 and 2004:

 

     2005

    2004

 
           as restated  

Gross deferred tax liabilities:

                

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   $ (46,161 )   $ (41,879 )

Deferred expenses related to total return swap

     (20,571 )        
    


 


Total gross deferred tax liabilities

     (66,732 )     (41,879 )
    


 


Gross deferred tax assets:

                

Securities valuation allowance

     23,383       34,050  

Investment in limited partnership

             953  

Nonqualified stock option expense

             19,326  

Deferred revenue for total return swap

     68,571          

Expense of warrant value

     15,264       15,264  

Rent amortization

     28,332       15,145  

Compensation bonus accrual

             256,357  

State net operating loss carryforward

     13,467       26,042  

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards

             37,580  
    


 


Total gross deferred tax asset

     149,017       404,717  

Valuation allowance

                
    


 


Total net deferred tax assets

     149,017       404,717  
    


 


Net deferred tax asset

   $ 82,285     $ 362,838  
    


 


 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that a portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income or the reversal of deferred tax liabilities during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of September 30, 2005, based upon the projections for future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences and net operating loss carryforward, net of the recorded valuation allowance.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

The total amount of undistributed earnings of INTL Global Currencies the Company’s foreign subsidiary, for income tax purposes, was approximately $1,944,000 at September 30, 2005. It is the Company’s intention to reinvest undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiary in the foreign jurisdiction, resulting in the indefinite postponement of the remittance of those earnings. Accordingly, no provision has been made for foreign withholding taxes or United States income taxes which may become payable if undistributed earnings of the foreign subsidiary were paid as dividends to the Company. For the same reason, it is not practicable to calculate the unrecognized deferred tax liability on those earnings.

 

At September 30, 2005, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for state of Florida income tax purposes which begin to expire in the fiscal year ending 2021.

 

(21) Employee Benefit Plan

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company implemented a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees IRA (SIMPLE IRA). All employees are eligible to participate in the SIMPLE IRA upon the later of (a) the plan’s effective date (January 1, 2003) or (b) the employee’s date of hire. Eligible employees may elect to contribute up to a maximum of $10,000 ($12,000 if over age 50) for 2005. The Company is required to provide an employer match of the employee’s elective deferral on a dollar-for-dollar basis not to exceed the lesser of 3% of the employee’s compensation or $10,000 for 2005 ($12,000 if over age 50). Each employee is 100% vested in both the employee and employer contributions at all times. For the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the employer match was $180,174 and $142,988, respectively.

 

Effective February 1, 2005, the Company offered its employees the opportunity to participate in a Flexible Spending Account (an “FSA”). An FSA is a pre-tax benefit allowable under IRS Code section 125. It allows eligible employees to set aside a specific pretax dollar amount for unreimbursed medical, dental, and dependent care expenses. While the Company makes no contributions into these accounts, it does bear the cost of administration.

 

(22) Stock Options and Warrants

 

The International Assets Holding Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (the 2003 Plan) was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on December 19, 2002 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on February 28, 2003. The 2003 Plan expires on December 19, 2012. The International Assets Holding Corporation Stock Option Plan (the 1993 Plan) was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and approved by the Company’s stockholders on January 23, 1993 and expired on January 23, 2003. However, there are still outstanding options that were granted under the 1993 Plan. The 2003 Plan permits the granting of stock options to employees, directors and consultants of the Company. Stock options granted under either Plan may be “incentive stock options” meeting the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or nonqualified stock options, which do not meet the requirements of Section 422. As of September 30, 2005, a total of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been authorized for issuance pursuant to options granted under the 2003 Plan. The Company was authorized to issue up to 1,339,300 shares of the Company’s common stock at the time that the 1993 Plan expired on January 23, 2003. At September 30, 2005 the total number of options outstanding was 1,008,516. The total options outstanding include 459,334 options outstanding under the 1993 Plan and 549,182 options outstanding under the 2003 Plan.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

The Plans (meaning the 2003 and 1993 Plans) are administered by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof. The Plans give broad powers to the Board of Directors to administer and interpret the Plans, including the authority to select the individuals to be granted options and to prescribe the particular form and conditions of each option. All options are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair market value or, in certain cases, not less than 110% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. Awards may be granted pursuant to the 2003 Plan through December 19, 2012, unless the Board of Directors at its sole discretion elects to terminate the 2003 Plan earlier. The Company is not authorized to grant additional options under the 1993 Plan because it expired on January 23, 2003.

 

At September 30, 2005, there were 266,768 additional shares available for grant under the 2003 Plan.

 

Using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the per share weighted average fair values of stock options granted during 2005 and 2004, where the exercise price equals the market price of the stock on the grant date, were $4.13 and $1.28, respectively. The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during 2005 where the exercise price was greater than the market price on the grant date was $4.37. No options were granted during 2004 where the exercise price was greater than the market price on the date of grant.

 

The following weighted average assumptions were used:

 

     2005

    2004

 

Exercise price equal to the market price on grant date:

            

Expected risk-free interest rate

   3.29 %   1.36 %

Expected life

   3.26 Years     0.88 Years  

Expected volatility

   87.7 %   91.0 %

Exercise price greater than the market price on grant date:

            

Expected risk free interest rate

   3.27 %      

Expected life

   3.5 Years        

Expected volatility

   88.4 %      

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Stock option activity during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was as follows:

 

    

Number of

shares


   

Weighted

average

exercise price


Outstanding at October 1, 2003

   1,328,160     $ 2.21

Granted

   230,000       5.87

Exercised

   (129,769 )     2.67

Forfeited

   (3,335 )     1.30

Expired

   (143,050 )     6.26
    

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2004

   1,282,006     $ 2.37
    

 

Granted

   149,550       7.64

Exercised

   (361,852 )     2.02

Forfeited

   (61,188 )     3.51
    

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2005

   1,008,516     $ 3.21
    

 

 

At September 30, 2005 the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options was $0.65 – $11.63 and 5.9 years, respectively.

 

At September 30, 2005 and 2004, the number of options exercisable was 620,232 and 640,581, respectively, and the weighted average exercise price of those options was $2.42 and $2.23, respectively.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Incentive Stock Options

 

As of September 30, 2005, options outstanding under qualified incentive stock options, including their grant date, exercise price and expiration date, were as follows:

 

Options

outstanding


  

Grant date


  

Exercise

price


  

Expiration

date


   Exercisable

83,930    November 2, 1998    $ 1.38    November 2, 2008    C
5,450    December 9, 1999    $ 7.17    December 9, 2009    B
3,750    March 10, 2000    $ 11.63    March 10, 2010    A
25,000    March 9, 2001    $ 3.44    March 9, 2011    E
32,500    March 9, 2001    $ 3.13    March 9, 2011    E
6,000    January 3, 2002    $ 0.65    January 3, 2012    E
14,000    April 11, 2002    $ 1.40    April 11, 2012    E
285,000    December 6, 2002    $ 2.50    December 6, 2012    D
47,071    December 6, 2002    $ 1.30    December 6, 2012    E
108,253    March 7, 2003    $ 2.50    March 7, 2013    D
13,334    May 20, 2003    $ 2.25    May 20, 2013    C
33,500    November 14, 2003    $ 4.75    November 14, 2007    E
47,500    November 18, 2004    $ 7.45    November 18, 2008    F
50,000    November 18, 2004    $ 8.57    November 18, 2008    G
20,000    December 1, 2004    $ 7.35    December 1, 2008    F

                     
775,288                      

                     

  (A) Exercisable at 20% per year beginning one year from the date of grant.
  (B) Exercisable at 20% per year beginning three years from the date of grant.
  (C) Exercisable at 30% after year one, 30% after year two and 40% after year three.
  (D) Exercisable at 33.3% after year one, 33.3% after year two and 33.4% after year three. These options are 100% exercisable upon a change in control of the Company.
  (E) Exercisable at 33.3% after year one, 33.3% after year two and 33.4% after year three.
  (F) Exercisable at 33% after year one, 33% after year two and 34% after year three.
  (G) Exercisable at 33% after January 2, 2006, 33% after November 18, 2006 and 34% on November 18, 2007.

 

As of September 30, 2005 and 2004, qualified incentive stock options covering 465,954 and 475,983 shares respectively, were exercisable. During the year ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, incentive stock options covering 280,952 and 101,769 shares were exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $1.85 and $2.66, respectively.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

Nonqualified Stock Options

 

As of September 30, 2005, options outstanding under nonqualified options, including their grant date, exercise price and expiration date, were as follows:

 

Options

outstanding


  Grant date

  Exercise
price


 

Expiration

date


  Exercisable

11,990   July 20, 1998   $ 2.40   July 20, 2008   A
11,990   January 6, 1999   $ 1.25   January 6, 2009   A
7,500   March 9, 2001   $ 3.13   March 9, 2011   B
15,000   October 5, 2001   $ 0.90   October 5, 2011   C
156,748   March 7, 2003   $ 2.50   March 7, 2013   C
10,000   May 11, 2004   $ 6.51   May 11, 2008   D
20,000   June 8, 2005   $ 6.23   June 8, 2009   D

                 
233,228                  

                 

  (A) Exercisable at 20% per year beginning one year from the date of grant.
  (B) Exercisable at 33.3% after year one, 33.3% after year two and 33.4% after year three.
  (C) Exercisable at 33.3% after year one, 33.3% after year two and 33.4% after year three. These options are 100% exercisable upon a change in control of the Company.
  (D) Exercisable at 33% after year one, 33% after year two and 34% after year three.

 

As of September 30, 2005 and 2004, non-qualified options covering 154,278 and 164,598 shares, respectively, were exercisable. During the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, non-qualified options covering 80,900 and 28,000 shares were exercised with a weighted average price of $2.58 and $2.71, respectively.

 

Warrants

 

In 2004, the Company issued warrants covering 200,000 shares of common stock to the placement agent for the Company’s offering of $12,000,000 in Notes. The warrants are exercisable by the holder at any time prior to June 30, 2007. The Company may, at its option, require the warrant-holder to exercise all or any of the warrants in the event that all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $9.00 per share for a period of twenty (20) consecutive trading days; (ii) the Company files a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants; and (iii) such registration statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The warrants will be exercisable at an exercise price equal to $6.00, subject to customary adjustment provisions. The conversion rights of the warrants were approved by the shareholders on March 26, 2004.

 

The Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants as of March 2004 was $893,121 ($6.00 strike price, 3 year life, risk free interest rate 2.27%) for the 200,000 warrants issued to the placement agent for placement agent services. In March 2004, this $893,121 value was charged to debt issuance costs and amortized over the life of the convertible subordinated notes (through December 31, 2014) and charged to interest expense. In August 2004, upon conversion of the subordinated notes to common shares, the unamortized balance was charged to additional paid in capital.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

As of September 30, 2005, warrants outstanding, including their grant date, exercise price and expiration date, were as follows:

 

Warrants
outstanding


  Grant date

  Exercise
price


 

Expiration

date


  Exercisable

142,083   March 2, 2004   $ 6.00   July 30, 2007   A
57,917   March 12, 2004   $ 6.00   July 30, 2007   A

                 
200,000                  

                 

  (A) 100% exercisable on date of grant.

 

(23) Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of its preferred stock at a par value of $.01 per share. As of September 30, 2005 and 2004, no preferred shares were outstanding and the Board of Directors had not yet determined the specific rights and privileges of these shares.

 

(24) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

 

In November 2002, INTL Trading entered into a fully disclosed clearing agreement with Pershing LLC (Pershing). In January 2003, the Company began trading fixed income securities under this agreement. In April 2003, the Company began clearing its equity securities under this agreement. The agreement requires the Company to pay a termination fee if the Company terminates the agreement. The termination fee would be the reasonable and documentable deconversion-related expenses.

 

The Company has entered into individual employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer and President that initially matured on October 21, 2005. The agreements automatically renew for one additional year unless either party shall have given written notice to the other of its intent not to renew the agreement no less than 90 days prior to the end of the initial year term of this agreement and may be further extended by the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Executive on a yearly basis. In the event of termination of the agreements by the Company other than for cause, or if the executive resigns as a result of a breach by the Company, each agreement provides for payments to the relevant officer of an amount equal to 100% of his total compensation for the remaining term of the agreement or six months if longer, following the date of termination.

 

The Company entered into an employment agreement with its Executive Chairman, effective October 1, 2002, which it had the right to terminate effective September 30, 2005. The Company did not terminate the employment agreement but has proposed an amendment, on which agreement is pending. The employment agreement may be terminated, in the discretion of the Company, effective September 30, 2006.

 

The Company has entered into individual employment agreements with its Group Controller and Chief Financial Officer that each have an indefinite term. In the event of termination of either agreement by the Company other than for cause, or if the officer concerned resigns as a result of a breach by the Company, each agreement provides for payments equal to 100% of total compensation for 120 days following date of termination.

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

(25) Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

 

The Company has set forth below certain unaudited financial data for all eight quarters in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004 and 2005. The quarters ended December 31, 2003, March 31, 2004, June 30, 2004, September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2004 show the impact of the restatements referred to in note 2 on the reported financial data for these periods.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

    

Quarter
Ended

Dec. 31,

2003


   

Quarter
Ended

Dec. 31,
2003


   

Quarter
Ended

Dec. 31,

2003


    Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2004


    Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2004


    Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2004


 
     previously
reported
    restatement
adjustment
    as restated     previously
reported
    restatement
adjustment
    as restated  

(All figures below are in $ except the weighted average number of common shares outstanding)

                                    

Interest expense

   24,068           24,068     134,054     3,698     137,752  

Net revenues

   5,304,558           5,304,558     6,234,880     (3,698 )   6,231,182  

Occupancy and equipment rental

   112,218     2,526     114,744     123,286     2,526     125,812  

Non-interest expenses

   4,028,530     2,526     4,031,056     4,656,411     2,526     4,658,937  

Income (loss) before income taxes

   1,276,028     (2,526 )   1,273,502     1,578,469     (6,224 )   1,572,245  

Income tax expense

   503,676     (1,029 )   502,647     696,026     24,736     720,762  

Net income (loss)

   772,352     (1,497 )   770,855     882,443     (30,960 )   851,483  

Net income (loss) per share - basic

   0.16           0.16     0.19           0.18  

Net income (loss) per share - diluted

   0.14           0.14     0.15           0.15  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

                                    

Diluted

   5,400,910           5,400,910     5,740,733     (86,331 )   5,654,402  

Deferred income tax asset, net

   71,698     12,058     83,756     33,087     13,087     46,174  

Total assets

   26,752,532     12,058     26,764,590     47,980,191     13,087     47,993,278  

Income taxes payable

   245,917           245,917     348,132     25,765     373,897  

Other liabilities

   42,110     29,595     71,705     42,402     32,121     74,523  

Debt discount, net

                           (2,479,780 )   (2,479,780 )

Total liabilities

   16,534,139     29,595     16,563,734     35,850,932     (2,421,894 )   33,429,038  

Additional paid-in capital

   11,930,522           11,930,522     12,958,317     2,483,478     15,441,795  

Accumulated deficit

   (1,759,468 )   (17,537 )   (1,777,005 )   (877,025 )   (48,497 )   (925,522 )

Total stockholders’ equity

   10,218,393     (17,537 )   10,200,856     12,129,259     2,434,981     14,564,240  

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

     Quarter
Ended
June 30,
2004


    Quarter
Ended
June 30,
2004


    Quarter
Ended
June 30,
2004


   

Quarter
Ended

Sept. 30,
2004


   

Quarter
Ended

Sept. 30,
2004


   

Quarter
Ended

Sept. 30,
2004


 
     previously
reported
    restatement
adjustment
    as restated     previously
reported
    restatement
adjustment
    as restated  

(All figures below are in $ except the weighted average number of common shares outstanding)

                                    

Interest expense

   305,587     57,311     362,898     266,961     2,422,469     2,689,430  

Net revenues

   4,321,592     (57,311 )   4,264,281     5,446,029     (2,422,469 )   3,023,560  

Occupancy and equipment rental

   113,376     2,526     115,902     153,753     2,526     156,279  

Non-interest expenses

   3,504,574     2,526     3,507,100     4,744,450     2,526     4,746,976  

Income (loss) before income taxes

   817,018     (59,837 )   757,181     701,579     (2,424,995 )   (1,723,416 )

Income tax expense

   382,866     85,476     468,342     265,171     40,797     305,968  

Net income (loss)

   434,152     (145,313 )   288,839     436,408     (2,465,792 )   (2,029,384 )

Net income (loss) per share - basic

   0.09           0.06     0.07           (0.33 )

Net income (loss) per share - diluted

   0.07           0.05     0.06           (0.33 )

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

                                    

Diluted

   6,207,691     (466,110 )   5,741,581     7,359,545     (1,283,386 )   6,076,159  

Deferred income tax asset, net

   144,517     14,116     158,633     332,429     30,409     362,838  

Income taxes receivable

   57,357     (57,357 )         57,881     (57,881 )      

Total assets

   39,248,291     (43,241 )   39,205,050     67,719,753     (27,472 )   67,692,281  

Income taxes payable

         54,913     54,913     112,917     111,479     224,396  

Other liabilities

   39,050     34,647     73,697     37,519     37,173     74,692  

Debt discount, net

         (2,422,469 )   (2,422,469 )                  

Total liabilities

   26,636,962     (2,332,909 )   24,304,053     42,970,388     148,652     43,119,040  

Additional paid-in capital

   13,006,126     2,483,478     15,489,604     24,685,139     2,483,478     27,168,617  

Accumulated deficit

   (442,873 )   (193,810 )   (636,683 )   (6,465 )   (2,659,602 )   (2,666,067 )

Total stockholders’ equity

   12,611,329     2,289,668     14,900,997     24,749,365     (176,124 )   24,573,241  

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

    

Quarter
Ended

Dec. 31,

2004


  

Quarter
Ended

Dec. 31,
2004


   

Quarter
Ended

Dec. 31,

2004


    Quarter
Ended
Mar. 31,
2005


  

Quarter
Ended

Jun. 30,
2005


  

Quarter
Ended

Sep. 30,
2005


     previously
reported
   restatement
adjustment
   

as restated

               

(All figures below are in $)

                               

Total revenues

   6,085,299          6,085,299     6,157,050    6,282,382    7,615,300

Interest expense

   176,912          176,912     295,747    313,875    548,927

Net revenues

   5,908,387          5,908,387     5,861,303    5,968,507    7,066,373

Occupancy and equipment rental

   165,224    7,911     173,135     187,143    211,855    230,729

Total non-interest expenses

   4,906,545    7,911     4,914,456     5,279,120    5,069,996    5,421,787

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

   1,001,842    (7,911 )   993,931     582,183    898,511    1,644,586

Income tax expense

   378,550    (3,223 )   375,327     196,341    298,424    613,805

Income before minority interest

   623,292    (4,688 )   618,604     385,842    600,087    1,030,781

Net income (loss)

   616,855    (4,688 )   612,167     379,313    576,202    1,045,953

Net income (loss) per share - basic

   0.09          0.09     0.05    0.08    0.14

Net income (loss) per share - diluted

   0.08          0.08     0.05    0.07    0.13

Deferred income tax asset, net

   407,738    33,632     441,370                

Income taxes receivable

   67,453    (67,453 )                    

Total assets

   108,104,583    (33,821 )   108,070,762                

Income taxes payable

   312,957    101,907     414,864                

Other liabilities

   366,906    45,084     411,990                

Total liabilities

   82,040,841    146,991     82,187,832                

Additional paid-in capital

   24,946,663    2,483,478     27,430,141                

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

   610,390    (2,664,290 )   (2,053,900 )              

Total stockholders’ equity

   25,628,163    (180,812 )   25,447,351                

 

(26) Segment Analysis

 

International Assets Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries form a financial services group focused on select international securities and commodities markets. The Company’s activities are currently divided into four functional areas – international equities market-making, international debt capital markets, foreign exchange/commodities trading and asset management. In May 2004, the Company expanded into the asset management business through its 50.1% investment in INTL Consilium. The Company’s asset management activities will not be separately reported until certain asset and revenue levels are achieved.

 

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International Equities Market-Making:

 

Through INTL Trading, the Company acts as a wholesale market-maker in select foreign and domestic over-the-counter Bulletin Board securities, including unlisted American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and foreign ordinary shares. INTL Trading provides execution and liquidity to national broker-dealers, regional broker-dealers and institutional investors.

 

International Debt Capital Markets:

 

The Company actively trades a wide variety of international debt instruments. The Company also invests in international debt instruments on a proprietary basis and arranges international debt transactions. The Company trades and invests in international bonds, including both investment grade and higher yielding emerging market bonds. The Company generally focuses on smaller issues, such as emerging market sovereign, corporate and bank bonds that trade worldwide on an over-the-counter basis. Through its customer relationships, the Company periodically identifies opportunities to arrange, purchase or sell debt transactions that fall outside the parameters of established financial markets. These transactions generally involve negotiable emerging market debt and may be documented by promissory notes, bills of exchange, loan agreements, accounts receivable and other types of debt instruments. The revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities relating to the Trust Certificates and Total Return Swap discussed in Note 12 are included in this segment.

 

Foreign Exchange/ Commodities Trading:

 

The Company trades select illiquid currencies of developing countries. The Company’s target customers are financial institutions, multi-national corporations, governmental and charitable organizations operating in these developing countries. In addition, the Company executes trades based on the foreign currency flows inherent in the Company’s existing international securities activities. The Company primarily acts as a principal in buying and selling foreign currencies on a spot basis. The Company derives revenue from the difference between the purchase and sale prices. The Company periodically holds foreign currency positions for longer periods to create liquidity for customers or generate proprietary earnings potential.

 

The Company provides a full range of trading and hedging capabilities to select producers, consumers, recyclers and investors in precious metals and some base metals. Acting as a principal, the Company commits its own capital to buy and sell the metals on a spot and forward basis.

 

Other:

 

All other transactions that do not relate to the operating segments above are classified as ‘Other’. Certain cash accounts and balances were maintained to support administrative as well as all of the operating segments. These multi-segment assets were allocated to ‘Other’. Revenue reported for ‘Other’ includes all the Company’s interest income but not interest expense; and the gain or loss on the Company’s asset management joint venture, which is accounted for by the equity method.

 

Segment data includes the profitability measure of net contribution by segment. Net contribution is one of the key measures used by management to assess the performance of each segment and for decisions

 

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regarding the allocation of the Company’s resources. Net contribution is calculated as revenue less direct clearing and clearing related charges and variable trader compensation. Variable trader compensation represents compensation paid to the Company’s traders based on a fixed percentage of revenues produced less clearing and related charges, base salaries and an overhead allocation.

 

Inter-segment revenues, charges, receivables and payables are eliminated between segments, except revenues and costs related to foreign currency transactions, which are undertaken on arm’s length basis by the Company’s foreign exchange trading business on behalf of the Company’s equity and debt trading business. The foreign exchange trading business competes for this business as it does for any other business. If its rates are not competitive, the Company’s equity and debt trading businesses buy or sell their foreign currency through other market counterparties. The profit or loss made by the Company’s foreign exchange trading business on these transactions is not quantifiable.

 

Information concerning operations in these segments of business is approximately shown in accordance with SFAS No. 131 as follows:

 

     2005

   2004

Revenues:

             

International equities market-making

   $ 12,052,000    $ 16,709,000

International debt capital markets

     2,414,000      2,622,000

Foreign exchange/commodities trading

     10,526,000      2,560,000

Other

     1,148,000      147,000
    

  

Total

   $ 26,140,000    $ 22,038,000
    

  

Net contribution:

             

(Revenues less clearing and related expenses and variable trader bonus compensation):

             

International equities market-making

   $ 5,450,000    $ 8,737,000

International debt capital markets

     1,654,000      1,910,000

Foreign exchange/commodities trading

     8,035,000      1,981,000
    

  

Total

   $ 15,139,000    $ 12,628,000
    

  

 

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September 30, 2005 and 2004

 

     2005

   2004

          as restated

Total assets:

             

International equities market-making

   $ 40,116,000    $ 22,216,000

International debt capital markets

     41,905,000      8,734,000

Foreign exchange/commodities trading

     57,051,000      30,912,000

Other

     7,947,000      5,830,000
    

  

Total

   $ 147,019,000    $ 67,692,000
    

  

Reconciliation of net contribution to income before income tax expense:

             

Net contribution allocated to segments

   $ 15,139,000    $ 12,628,000

Fixed costs not allocated to operating segments

     11,020,000      8,265,000

Interest relating to beneficial conversion feature

            2,483,000
    

  

Income before income tax expense and minority interest

   $ 4,119,000    $ 1,880,000
    

  

 

(27) Subsequent Events

 

On November 24, 2005 INTL Global Currencies entered into a new office lease for approximately 3,900 square feet for its London operations and administration. The occupation of the premises is expected to occur during January 2006 and expire December 20, 2012. The lease includes 18 months free rent. Future minimum lease payments for the fiscal years are as follows: $60,500 for 2006, $128,000 for 2007, $238,600 per year for 2008 through 2012 and $59,600 thereafter. INTL Global Currencies will receive a refurbishment allowance of approximately $95,000 and the Company expects to spend an additional $80,000 for leasehold improvements. The lease also requires a deposit of approximately $83,000 that was paid in November 2005.

 

On December 1, 2005, the Company changed its securities clearing organization to the Broadcort division of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. The Company executed a clearing agreement that includes a $100,000 deposit and an initial term of two years. Thereafter there will be automatic one year renewal terms, unless the Company or Broadcort gives 90 days’ notice of its intention not to renew either at the end of the initial term or any succeeding one year renewal period. In the event the Company does not use this 90 day notice provision and terminates the agreement effective before the conclusion of the initial two year term or any automatic extension period, the Company will immediately owe the greater of 1) the sum of all continuing minimum payments ($25,000 per month) through the end of the initial term or extension period or 2) the total value of the clearing deposit at the time of termination.

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


21    List of the Company’s subsidiaries.
23.1    Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-8.
23.2    Consent of Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. to the incorporation by reference on Form S-3.
23.3    Consent of KPMG LLP to the incorporation by reference on Forms S-8 and S-3.
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a).
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.