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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 0-3295
 
KOSS CORPORATION
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
A DELAWARE CORPORATION   39-1168275
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
4129 North Port Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin   53212
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
  (414) 964-5000
 
   
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES þ       NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.).
YES o       NO þ
At May 1, 2006, there were 3,715,071 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.005 par value per share.
 
 

 


 

KOSS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2006
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 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO/CFO
 Section 1350 Certification of CEO/CFO

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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
KOSS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    (Unaudited)    
    March 31, 2006   June 30, 2005
ASSETS
               
Current Assets:
               
Cash
  $ 4,864,085     $ 5,218,698  
Accounts receivable
    8,481,229       8,763,968  
Inventories
    8,946,732       7,595,803  
Other current assets
    1,352,863       1,987,779  
 
Total current assets
    23,644,909       23,566,248  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    3,073,045       2,993,700  
Deferred income taxes
    315,531       315,531  
Other assets
    2,307,900       2,365,982  
 
 
  $ 29,341,385     $ 29,241,461  
 
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,678,710     $ 3,012,736  
Accrued liabilities
    2,679,785       1,841,862  
Income taxes
    768,314       692,538  
Dividends payable
    479,392       486,918  
 
Total current liabilities
    5,604,489       6,034,054  
 
               
Deferred compensation
    961,165       961,165  
Derivative liability
    125,000       125,000  
Stockholders’ investment
    22,649,019       22,121,242  
 
 
  $ 29,341,385     $ 29,241,461  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KOSS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months   Nine Months
Period Ended March 31   2006   2005   2006   2005
 
Net Sales
  $ 13,222,496     $ 9,772,686     $ 40,607,934     $ 28,970,345  
Cost of goods sold
    8,266,958       6,159,205       24,938,947       17,975,273  
 
Gross Profit
    4,955,538       3,613,481       15,668,987       10,995,072  
Selling general and administrative expense
    2,615,295       2,200,546       7,912,696       6,776,892  
 
Income from operations
    2,340,243       1,412,935       7,756,291       4,218,180  
Other income (expense)
                               
Royalty income
    75,000       21,921       276,918       657,991  
Interest income
    44,191       17,563       119,661       34,439  
Interest expense
    0       0       0       0  
 
Income before income tax provision
    2,459,434       1,452,419       8,152,870       4,910,610  
Provision for income taxes
    959,316       566,443       3,180,288       1,915,281  
 
Net Income
  $ 1,500,118     $ 885,976     $ 4,972,582     $ 2,995,329  
 
Earnings per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.43     $ 0.24     $ 1.36     $ 0.81  
Diluted
  $ 0.40     $ 0.23     $ 1.32     $ 0.76  
 
Dividends per common share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.13     $ 0.39     $ 0.39  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KOSS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
                 
Nine Months Ended March 31,   2006   2005
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net income
  $ 4,972,582     $ 2,995,329  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    755,706       777,574  
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts
    343,000        
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities
    (1,185,738 )     3,227,760  
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    4,885,550       7,000,663  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Acquisition of equipment
    (795,358 )     (1,026,626 )
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (795,358 )     (1,026,626 )
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Dividends paid
    (1,445,565 )     (1,440,019 )
Purchase of common stock
    (6,071,210 )     (2,130,625 )
Exercise of stock options
    3,071,970       140,213  
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (4,444,805 )     (3,430,431 )
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash
    (354,613 )     2,543,606  
Cash at beginning of period
    5,218,698       2,110,917  
 
Cash at end of period
  $ 4,864,085     $ 4,654,523  
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KOSS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
1.   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
    The financial statements presented herein are based on interim amounts. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows at March 31, 2006 and for all periods presented have been made. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The income from operations for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2006 is not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
 
    Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Registrant’s June 30, 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
2.   EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 
    Basic earnings per common share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the quarters ending March 31, 2006 and 2005 were 3,528,124 and 3,689,728, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, weighted average number of common shares outstanding were 3,753,223 and 3,829,820, respectively. When dilutive, stock options are included as share equivalents using the treasury stock method. Common stock equivalents of 195,574 and 85,999 related to stock option grants were included in the computation of the average number of shares outstanding for diluted earnings per common share for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Common stock equivalents of 105,957 and 126,900 related to stock option grants were included in the computation of the average number of shares outstanding for diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
3.   INVENTORIES
 
    The classification of inventories is as follows:
                 
    March 31, 2006   June 30, 2005
 
Raw materials and work in process
  $ 3,125,080     $ 3,649,069  
Finished goods
    6,695,045       4,820,127  
 
 
    9,820,125       8,469,196  
LIFO reserve
    (873,393 )     (873,393 )
 
 
  $ 8,946,732     $ 7,595,803  
 
4.   STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
    The Company has an agreement with its Chairman, John C. Koss, to, at the request of the executor of the estate, repurchase Company common stock from his estate in the event of his death. The Company does not have the right to require the estate to sell stock to the Company.

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    As such, this arrangement is accounted for as a written put option with the fair value of the put option recorded as a derivative liability. The fair value of the option at March 31, 2006 was $125,000. The repurchase price is 95% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date that notice, if the estate elects, to repurchase is provided to the Company. Under the agreement, the total number of shares to be repurchased will be sufficient to provide proceeds which are the lesser of $2,500,000 or the amount of estate taxes and administrative expenses incurred by the Chairman’s estate. The Company may elect to pay the purchase price in cash or may elect to pay cash equal to 25% of the total amount due and to execute a promissory note for the balance, payable over four years, at the prime rate of interest. The Company maintains a $1,150,000 life insurance policy to fund a substantial portion of this obligation. At March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005, $125,000 has been classified as a derivative liability on the Company’s financial statements.
 
5.   DIVIDENDS DECLARED
 
    On March 17, 2006, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share for stockholders of record on March 31, 2006 to be paid April 14, 2006. Such dividend payable has been recorded at March 31, 2006.
 
6.   STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
    In 1990, pursuant to the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the stockholders ratified the creation of the Company’s 1990 Flexible Incentive Plan (the “1990 Plan”). The 1990 Plan is administered by a committee of the Board of Directors and provides for the granting of various stock-based awards including stock options to eligible participants, primarily officers and certain key employees. A total of 225,000 shares of common stock were available in the first year of the Plan’s existence. Each year thereafter additional shares equal to .25% of the shares outstanding as of the first day of the applicable fiscal year were reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1990 Plan. On July 22, 1992, the Board of Directors authorized the reservation of an additional 250,000 shares for the 1990 Plan, which was approved by the stockholders. In 1993, the Board of Directors authorized the reservation of an additional 300,000 shares for the 1990 Plan, which was approved by the stockholders. In 1997, the Board of Directors authorized the reservation of an additional 300,000 shares for the 1990 Plan, which was approved by the stockholders. In 2001, the Board of Directors authorized the reservation of an additional 300,000 shares for the 1990 Plan, which was also approved by the stockholders. Options generally vest at 25% each anniversary date after grant, with a maximum term of five to ten years.
 
    During December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Shared-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123R”), which changed the accounting for equity compensation programs. Under SFAS 123R, companies that award share-based payments to employees, including stock options, must begin to recognize the expense of these awards in the financial statements at the time the employees receive the awards. As allowed by SFAS 123 and SFAS 148, the Company elected to follow APB Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”) in accounting for its stock option plan until the effective date of SFAS 123R. The accounting as provided by SFAS 123R was effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2005, which was the beginning of the Company’s current fiscal year. The adoption of SFAS 123R’s fair value method has an impact on the Company’s results of operations, although it does not have an impact on the overall financial position. The impact on cash flows from operations is not material.
 
    The effect of applying the expense recognition provisions of SFAS 123R on income before provision for income taxes, net income and basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months and the nine months ended March 31, 2006 is presented below:

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            Change    
    As   from SFAS    
Three months ended March 31, 2006   Reported   123R   Pro Forma
Income before income tax provision
  $ 2,459,434     $ 189,013     $ 2,648,447  
Provision for income taxes
    959,316       73,715       1,033,031  
Net income
    1,500,118       115,298       1,615,416  
Earnings per share:
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.43     $ 0.03     $ 0.46  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.40     $ 0.03     $ 0.43  
                         
            Change    
    As   from SFAS    
Nine months ended March 31, 2006   Reported   123R   Pro Forma
Income before income tax provision
  $ 8,152,870     $ 386,978     $ 8,539,848  
Provision for income taxes
    3,180,288       150,921       3,331,209  
Net income
    4,972,582       236,057       5,208,639  
Earnings per share:
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.34     $ 0.06     $ 1.40  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.32     $ 0.06     $ 1.38  
    The fair value of each option grant was estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The resulting compensation cost for fixed awards with graded vesting schedules was amortized on a straight line basis over the vesting period for the entire award.
 
    As of March 31, 2006, there was approximately $1,035,355 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested options granted under the plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 4.83 years.
 
    SFAS 123R also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as financing cash flow, rather than as operating cash flow as required under the current standards. This requirement reduces the net cash provided by operation activities and increase the net cash from financing activities in periods after adoption. The Company cannot estimate what these amounts will be in the future because it will depend on, among other things, when employees exercise stock options. The effect of applying the provisions of SFAS 123R on cash flow from operations and cash flow from financing activities was not material for the three months or the nine months ended March 31, 2006.
 
    Prior to fiscal 2006, the Company accounted for its stock-based employee compensation plan under the recognition and measurement principles of APB 25. All options granted under the plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R to stock-based employee compensation, for the three months and the nine months ended March 31, 2005:
                 
    Three Months   Nine Months
Period Ended March 31,   2005   2005
Net income, as reported
  $ 885,976     $ 2,995,329  
Add: Total stock-based employee compensation recorded
    26,187       78,562  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards outstanding
    85,298       255,894  
 
               
Pro forma net income
  $ 826,865     $ 2,817,997  
 
               

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    Three Months   Nine Months
Period Ended March 31,   2005   2005
Earnings per share:
               
Basic-as reported
  $ 0.24     $ 0.81  
Basic-pro forma
  $ 0.22     $ 0.76  
Diluted-as reported
  $ 0.23     $ 0.76  
Diluted-pro forma
  $ 0.22     $ 0.71  
  7.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
      A dispute has arisen regarding two shipments of products made in November 2005 that were provided to a former Swedish distributor. The total amount of the products shipped were approximately $292,000, and the Company has not received any payment yet for these shipments. The Company is attempting to recover the amounts of goods shipped from the former Swedish distributor and the freight forwarders, and has initiated certain legal proceedings to attempt to recover these amounts owed. In the meantime, the Company has recorded a reserve amounting to $150,000 for potential estimated losses from the amounts owed from these shipments. This amount is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods ending March 31, 2006.
       
      On May 9, 2006, the Company announced that it will distribute a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share on July 15, 2006 to shareholders of record June 30, 2006.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2006 amounted to $4,885,550. This was a result of net income for the period adjusted for changes in operating assets and liabilities, which arose primarily out of increases in accounts receivable and inventory, offset by the increases in accrued liabilities and income taxes payable. On May 9, 2006, the Company announced that it will distribute a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share on July 15, 2006 to shareholders of record June 30, 2006, which represents a commitment for approximately $3.7 million to be paid. Due to the Company’s strong cash, accounts receivable and inventory position, the Company believes that its cash position will remain strong after the satisfaction of this commitment.
Capital expenditures for new equipment (including production tooling) were $795,358 for the quarter. Capital expenditures for fiscal year 2006 are expected to be approximately $1 million. The Company expects to generate sufficient funds through operations to fund these expenditures.
Stockholders’ investment increased to $22,649,019 at March 31, 2006, from $22,121,242 at June 30, 2005. The increase reflects net income offset by (i) the effect of stock options exercised, (ii) the purchase and retirement of common stock and (iii) dividends declared and paid.
The Company amended its existing credit facility in November 2005, extending the maturity date of the unsecured line of credit to November 1, 2006. This credit facility provides for borrowings up to a maximum of $10,000,000. The Company can use this credit facility for working capital purposes or for the purchase of its own common stock pursuant to the Company’s common stock repurchase program. Borrowings under this credit facility bear interest at the bank’s prime rate, or LIBOR plus 1.75%. This credit facility includes financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum tangible net worth and specified current, interest coverage and leverage ratios. The Company uses its credit facility from time to time, although there was no utilization of this credit facility at March 31, 2006 or June 30, 2005. The Company did not utilize the credit facility during the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
In April of 1995, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase from time to time up to $2,000,000 of its common stock for its own account. Subsequently, the Board of directors periodically has approved increases in the stock repurchase program. The most recent increase was for an additional $2,000,000 in January 2006, for a maximum of $42,500,000. The Company intends to effectuate all stock purchases either on the open market or through privately

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negotiated transactions, and intends to finance all stock purchases through its own cash flow or by borrowing for such purchases.
For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, the Company purchased 228,593 shares of its common stock at an average gross price of $26.56 per share, for a total gross purchase price of $6,071,210.
From the commencement of the Company’s stock repurchase program through March 31, 2006, the Company has purchased a total of 5,528,597 shares for a total gross purchase price of $49,069,945, (representing an average gross purchase price of $8.87 per share) and a total net purchase price of $39,521,040 (representing an average net purchase price of $7.15 per share). The difference between the total gross purchase price and the total net purchase price is the result of the Company receiving from employees cash acquired from such employees pursuant to the Company’s stock option program. In determining the dollar amount available for additional purchases under the stock repurchase program, the Company uses the total net purchase price by the Company for all stock purchases, as authorized by the Board of Directors.
The Company also has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (“ESOP”) pursuant to which shares of the Company’s common stock are purchased by the ESOP for allocation to the accounts of ESOP participants. There were no ESOP purchases of the Company’s common stock for the nine months ended March 31, 2006. However, during the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the Company did contribute $50,000 to the ESOP for the purchase of 1,919 shares of the Company’s common stock from the ESOP at an average price of $26.05 per share for a total purchase price of $50,000, which was effective as of May 3, 2006.
Results of Operations
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 rose 35% to $13,222,496 from $9,772,686 for the same period in 2005. Net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 were $40,607,934 up 40% compared with $28,970,345 during the same nine months one year ago.
Net sales increased for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2006, for several reasons. Retailers and distributors increased stock levels of Koss stereophones throughout the quarter. The increase is attributable in part to an improving economy and better market penetration. In addition, export sales, most notably to Europe, increased significantly. This quarter’s 63% increase in export sales brought the nine month increase in export sales to 88% for the period ending March 31, 2006.
Gross profit as a percent of net sales was 37% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 unchanged from the same period in the prior year. For the nine month period ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the gross profit percentage was 39% and 38% respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 were $2,615,295 or 20% of net sales, compared to $2,200,546 or 23% of net sales for the same period in 2005. For the nine month period ended March 31, 2006, these expenses were $7,912,696 or 19% of net sales, compared to $6,776,892 or 23% of net sales, for the same period in 2006.
For the third quarter ended March 31, 2006, income from operations was $2,340,243 versus $1,412,935 for the same period in the prior year, a 66% change. Income from operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 was $7,756,291 as compared to $4,218,180 for the same period in 2005, an 84% change. Income from operations increased primarily as a result of increased net sales for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2006.

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Net income increased by 69%, from $885,976 to $1,500,118 for the same three months. Net income for the nine months increased by 66% from $2,995,329 to $4,972,582 for the same nine months ending March 31, 2005. Net income increased primarily as a result of increased net sales for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2006, partially offset by taxes payable.
Royalty income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was $75,000, compared to $21,921 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. For the nine month period ended March 31, 2006 royalty income was $276,918 compared to $657,991 for the period ending March 31, 2005. The decrease in royalty income for the nine months period was primarily a result of the terminated license agreement with Jiangsu Electronics Industries Limited (Jiangsu). Effective November 23, 2004, the Company terminated the License Agreement dated November 15, 1991, as subsequently amended, between the Company and Jiangsu (the “Jiangsu License Agreement”). As a result of the termination, other than Jiangsu’s post-termination right to sell Company-approved licensed products, as set forth in the Jiangsu License Agreement, Jiangsu no longer has the right to use certain Company trademarks in connection with the manufacture, marketing and distribution of Jiangsu’s products under the Jiangsu License Agreement. Royalty income on all previously approved products, which are already in the pipeline, is still owed to the Company.
Effective June 30, 2003, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Sonigem Products, Inc. (“Sonigem”) of Ontario, Canada whereby the Company licensed to Sonigem the right to sell video and communications products under the Koss brand name. This License Agreement covers Canada, requiring royalty payments by Sonigem through June 30, 2010, subject to certain minimum annual royalty amounts. To further enhance the relationship between the Company and Sonigem, on June 30, 2005, the Company announced the extension of its licensing agreement for electronics products with Sonigem. The Amendment to the License Agreement with Sonigem was effective August 1, 2005 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment provides Sonigem with the exclusive right and license to use certain Company trademarks in Canada in connection with the manufacture, production, distribution and sale of an increased number of licensed products, with the prior approval of the Company. In consideration for these increased rights, the Amendment also provides for increased minimum royalty payments payable to the Company, which may partially offset the previously discussed reductions in royalty income from the terminated Jiangsu License Agreement.
Interest income for the quarter was $44,191 as compared to $17,563 for the same quarter in 2005. For the nine month period interest income was $119,661 compared to $34,439. Interest income fluctuates in relation to cash balances on hand throughout the year and fluctuations in interest rates earned, and cash on hand was generally higher during the quarter, due to increased sales.
The provision for income taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, was $959,316 compared with $566,443 for the same period last year. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, the provision for income taxes was $4,972,582 compared with $2,995,309 for the same period last year. The increases were due to significantly improved results of operations. The effective tax rate was 39% for each of the quarters.
Recently Issued Financial Accounting Pronouncements
During December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Shared-Based Payments,” which changed the accounting for equity compensation programs (“SFAS 123R”). Under SFAS 123R, companies that award share-based payments to employees, including stock options, must begin to recognize the expense of these awards in the financial statements at the time the employees receive the awards. As allowed by SFAS 123 and SFAS 148, the Company elected to follow APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for its stock option plan until the effective date of SFAS 123R. The accounting as provided by SFAS 123R became effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2005, which was the beginning of the Company’s current

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fiscal year. For the quarter ended March 31, 2006, the impact of the adoption of SFAS 123R reduced pre-tax earnings by $288,006. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, the impact of the adoption of SFAS 123R reduced pre-tax earnings by $386,998. During the rest of fiscal 2006, the impact of the adoption of SFAS 123R is expected to reduce pre-tax earnings by approximately $136,000. For more information about SFAS 123R, see Note 6, “Stock-Based Compensation,” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
In management’s opinion, the Company does not engage in any material risk sensitive activities and does not have any market risk sensitive instruments, other than the Company’s commercial credit facility used for working capital purposes and stock repurchases as disclosed in the “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations,” above.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a)   Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be timely disclosed, is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely fashion. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
 
(b)   Changes in Internal Controls. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) is designed to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. However, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
     CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) (Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Additional written or oral forward-looking statements may be made by the Company from time to time in filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, press releases, or otherwise. Statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not historical

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facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Act. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, projections of revenue, income or loss and capital expenditures, statements regarding future operations, anticipated financing needs, compliance with financial covenants in loan agreements, plans for acquisitions or sales of assets or businesses, plans relating to products or services of the Company, assessments of materiality, predictions of future events, the effects of pending and possible litigation, and assumptions relating to the foregoing. In addition, when used in this Form 10-Q, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecasts” and variations thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified based on current expectations. Consequently, future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q, or in other Company filings, press releases, or otherwise. In addition to the factors discussed in this Form 10-Q, other factors that could contribute to or cause such differences include, but are not limited to, developments in any one or more of the following areas: future fluctuations in economic conditions, the receptivity of consumers to new consumer electronics technologies, the rate and consumer acceptance of new product introductions, competition, pricing, the number and nature of customers and their product orders, production by third party vendors, foreign manufacturing, sourcing and sales (including foreign government regulation, trade and importation concerns), borrowing costs, changes in tax rates, pending or threatened litigation and investigations, and other risk factors which may be detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unexpected events.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factor discussed below and the other risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risk and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
CONSISTENCY OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS WITH SEVERAL U.S. RETAILERS
The Company is particularly concerned about the consistency of our business with several U.S. retailers for the coming year. The recent increases in interest rates may again cause U.S. retailers to sharply curtail inventory increases in advance of this year’s holiday season. The Company has already seen some consolidation in product lines, and item elimination, or reductions at several big box retailers this past spring. The Company must also recognize the struggle that many of the Company’s automobile customers have been reporting in the news, and the potential impact that a reduction in automobile unit sales might have upon our ‘rear seat entertainment products’ for the automotive market in the coming fiscal year.

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Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock of the Company made during the three months ended March 31, 2006, by the Company.
COMPANY REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
                                 
                    Total Number of   Approximate Dollar
    Total # of   Average   Shares Purchased as   Value of
    Shares   Price Paid   Part of Publicly   Shares Available under
Period (2006)   Purchased   per Share   Announced Plan (1)   Repurchase Plan
January 1-
    56,250     $ 28.645       56,250     $ 1,327,721  
January 31
                               
February 1-
    5,736     $ 28.25       5,736     $ 1,165,679  
February 28
                               
March 1-
    8,074     $ 26.293       8,074     $ 936,799  
March 31
                               
 
(1) In April of 1995, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase from time to time up to $2,000,000 of its common stock for its own account. Subsequently, the Board of Directors periodically has approved increases in the stock repurchase program. The most recently approved increase was for additional purchases of $2,000,000, which occurred in January 2006, for an aggregate maximum of $42,500,000, of which $39,521,040 had been expended through March 31, 2006.
Item 6 Exhibits
    See Exhibit Index attached hereto.

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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  KOSS CORPORATION
 
 
Date: May 15, 2006  /s/ Michael J. Koss    
      Michael J. Koss 
      Vice Chairman, President,
Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
         
     
Date: May 15, 2006  /s/ Sue Sachdeva    
      Sue Sachdeva   
      Vice President—Finance,
Secretary 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
3.1
  Certificate of Incorporation of Koss Corporation. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
3.2
  By-Laws of Koss Corporation, as in effect on September 25, 1996. Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.1
  Death Benefit Agreement with John C. Koss. Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.2
  Stock Purchase Agreement with John C. Koss. Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.3
  Salary Continuation Resolution for John C . Koss. Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.4
  1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.5
  Assignment of Lease to John C. Koss. Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1988 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.6
  Addendum to Lease. Filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1988 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.7
  Amendment to Lease. Filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.8
  Partial Assignment, Termination and Modification of Lease. Filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.9
  Restated Lease. Filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.10
  1990 Flexible Incentive Plan. Filed as Exhibit 25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.11
  Consent of Directors (Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Michael J. Koss dated March 7, 1997). Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.

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Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
10.12
  Loan Agreement, effective as of February 17, 1995. Filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.13
  Amendment to Loan Agreement dated June 15, 1995, effective as of February 17, 1995. Filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.14
  Amendment to Loan Agreement dated April 29, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.15
  Amendment to Loan Agreement dated December 15, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.16
  Amendment to Loan Agreement dated October 10, 2001. Filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.17
  License Agreement dated June 30, 1998 between Koss Corporation and Logitech Electronics Inc. (including Addendum to License Agreement dated June 30, 1998). Filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.18
  Amendment and Extension Agreement between Koss Corporation and Logitech Electronics Inc. dated May 1, 2001. Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.19
  License Agreement dated June 30, 2003 between Koss Corporation and Sonigem Products, Inc. Filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
10.20
  Amendment to License Agreement dated August 1, 2005, between Koss Corporation and Sonigem Products, Inc. Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
31.1
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer *
 
   
32.1
  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer **
 
*   Filed herewith
 
**   Furnished herewith

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Exhibit 31.1
KOSS CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION*
I, Michael J. Koss, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Koss Corporation;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:
  a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
 
  b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
 
  c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 15, 2006
     
/s/ Michael J. Koss
 
Michael J. Koss
   
Chief Executive Officer and
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
 
*   Since Michael J. Koss is both the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant, only one certification is provided.

 

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Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Form 10-Q of Koss Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Koss, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
  /s/ Michael J. Koss    
  Michael J. Koss   
  Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 15, 2006 
 
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.