FORM 10-Q

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

(Mark One)

 

ý  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003

 

OR

 

o  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from            to           

 

Commission file number 0-11625

 

MFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

04-2793022

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

30 Ossipee Road, P.O.Box 9101, Newton, Massachusetts 02464

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(617)969-5452

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ý   No  o

 

Registrant had 7,720,987 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding on May 8, 2003.

 

 



 

MFIC CORPORATION

 

INDEX

 

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

ITEM 4.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

Signatures

 

Certifications

 

Exhibit Index

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

MFIC CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

98,788

 

$

84,956

 

Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $58,233 at March 31,2003 and $45,233 at December 31,2002)

 

2,190,514

 

2,458,108

 

Notes Receivable – current

 

16,429

 

16,429

 

Inventories

 

4,308,949

 

3,898,098

 

Prepaid expense

 

117,554

 

192,518

 

Other current assets

 

228,906

 

166,030

 

Total current assets

 

6,961,140

 

6,816,139

 

Property

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

 

295,512

 

288,472

 

Machinery and equipment

 

451,379

 

397,359

 

Leasehold improvements

 

145,422

 

133,522

 

 

 

892,313

 

819,353

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(422,015

)

(379,680

)

Net property and equipment

 

470,298

 

439,673

 

Notes receivable –long term

 

67,083

 

71,190

 

Goodwill (net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges of $4,064,459 at both March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002.)

 

2,100,000

 

2,100,000

 

Patents, licenses and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $300,935 at March 31,2003 and $299,985 at December 31, 2002)

 

58,828

 

59,778

 

Total assets

 

$

9,657,349

 

$

9,486,780

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

$

2,421,642

 

$

2,681,987

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

2,009,170

 

1,899,113

 

Accrued interest – related party

 

11,230

 

14,980

 

Accrued compensation and vacation pay

 

102,679

 

158,119

 

Customer advances

 

548,634

 

320,224

 

Current portion of note payable

 

95,004

 

95,004

 

Current portion of long term debt-related party

 

75,000

 

75,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

5,263,359

 

5,244,427

 

Long term debt, net of current portion-related party

 

62,500

 

81,250

 

Term note, net of current portion

 

34,984

 

58,735

 

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 7,720,987 and 7,705,064 shares issued at March 31, 2003 and at December 31,2002, respectively

 

77,210

 

77,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

12,949,827

 

12,945,520

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(8,042,830

)

(8,232,502

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 260,446 shares at both March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively

 

(687,701

)

(687,701

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

4,296,506

 

4,102,368

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

9,657,349

 

$

9,486,780

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Revenues

 

$

3,787,183

 

$

3,581,320

 

Cost of goods sold

 

2,092,322

 

1,910,375

 

Gross profit

 

1,694,861

 

1,670,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

210,596

 

259,802

 

Selling

 

715,121

 

732,126

 

General and administrative

 

549,998

 

533,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,475,715

 

1,525,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

219,146

 

145,844

 

Interest income

 

2,089

 

1,797

 

Interest expense

 

31,563

 

47,394

 

Net income before cumulative effect of accounting change

 

189,672

 

100,247

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

 

(2,661,409

)

Net income (loss) after cumulative effect of accounting change

 

189,672

 

$

(2,561,162

)

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

7,455,233

 

7,389,368

 

Diluted

 

7,530,529

 

7,389,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share prior to cumulative effect of accounting change:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change:

 

$

 

$

(0.36

)

Net income per share after cumulative effect of accounting change:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.35

)

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.35

)

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

189,672

 

$

(2,561,162

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accounting principle: Impairment of goodwill

 

 

2,661,409

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

63,749

 

76,884

 

(Gain) loss on sale of fixed assets

 

(23,500

)

4,081

 

Bad debt expense

 

13,000

 

11,185

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

254,594

 

438,649

 

Inventories

 

(410,851

)

(48,777

)

Prepaid expenses

 

74,964

 

47,486

 

Other current assets

 

(62,876

)

42,521

 

Current liabilities

 

279,277

 

(237,060

)

Net cash provided by operating activities:

 

378,029

 

435,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

23,500

 

28,124

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

(93,424

)

(43,619

)

Net cash used in investing activities:

 

(69,924

)

(15,495

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of subordinated debt-related party

 

(18,750

)

(25,000

)

Payments on term note

 

(23,751

)

(23,751

)

Payment on bank line of credit

 

(260,345

)

(401,992

)

Proceeds from notes receivable

 

4,107

 

 

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

4,466

 

5,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities:

 

(294,273

)

(445,493

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

13,832

 

(25,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

 

84,956

 

87,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents end of period

 

$

98,788

 

$

61,614

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.)                                   ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization

 

MFIC Corporation (MFIC or the Company), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Microfluidics Corporation (Microfluidics), as well as its operating divisions, Morehouse-COWLES and Microfluidics, specialize in producing and marketing a broad line of proprietary fluid materials processing systems used for a variety of grinding, mixing, milling, and blending applications across a variety of industries and for use in numerous applications within those industries. Microfluidizer® materials processor systems are produced at the Microfluidics Division, while dispersers, dissolvers, colloid mills, horizontal media and vertical media mills are produced at the Morehouse-COWLES Division.  The Morehouse-COWLES Division also sells and distributes grinding media.  The Company also maintains a wholly owned subsidiary, Medi-Control Corporation, (Medi-Control), which has been inactive since 1996.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Microfluidics and MediControl.  All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  The Company believes, however, that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10-K.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and the results of

 

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operations.  These results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

The significant accounting policies followed by the Company and its subsidiary in preparing its consolidated financial statements are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.  The Company has made no changes to these policies during this quarter.

 

2.)                                   INVENTORIES

 

The components of inventories on the following dates were:

 

 

 

March 31, 2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

Raw Material

 

$

2,793,034

 

$

2,507,487

 

Work in Progress

 

500,003

 

417,434

 

Finished Goods

 

1,015,912

 

973,177

 

Total

 

$

4,308,949

 

$

3,898,098

 

 

3.)                                   EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic and diluted net earnings per share are presented in conformity with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share, for all periods presented.  In accordance with SFAS No. 128, basic net income per common share was determined by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted net income per share (EPS) reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock, unless the effects of dilution would be anti-dilutive.

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31,
2003

 

March 31,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares for computation of basic net income per share

 

 

7,455,233

 

 

7,389,368

 

Effect of dilutive stock options And options and warrants

 

75,296

 

 

Shares for computation of Diluted net income per share

 

 

7,530,529

 

 

7,389,368

 

 

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4.)                                   LINE OF CREDIT

 

At December 31, 2002, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants of its Revolving Line of Credit Agreement. The Company received a waiver of these violations for the year ended December 31, 2002. On February 19, 2003, the Company and PNC Bank entered into a third amendment to the original agreement extending the credit facility for an additional year until February 28, 2004, with no change to the revised covenants agreed upon under the second amendment to the agreement of March 29, 2002, which the Company was in compliance with on March 31, 2003.

 

Due to the subjective acceleration clause, and the lock-box arrangement, the Revolving Credit Line is classified as a current liability in the consolidated balance sheet. At March 31, 2003, the outstanding balance on the Revolving Credit Line was $2,421,642, having an interest rate of 5.25%. The balance outstanding on the term loan was $129,988, at an interest rate of 5.50%.

 

5.)                                   STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans.  Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized for its stock option plans.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure.  The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and earnings per share had the Company adopted the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation for all periods presented.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net earnings (loss), as reported

 

$

189,672

 

$

(2,561,162

)

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

2,367

 

85,179

 

Pro forma net earnings (loss)

 

$

180,202

 

$

2,901,880

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – as reported

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.35

)

Basic – pro forma

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.39

)

Diluted – as reported

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.35

)

Diluted – pro forma

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.39

)

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

1.                                       RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Total Company revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 were $3,787,183, as compared to revenues of $3,581,320 for the three months ended March 31, 2002, representing an increase of $205,863, or 6%. The increase during this period is due principally to an increase in sales of spare parts of approximately $310,000, offset by a decrease in the sale of machines of approximately $104,000.

 

Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2003 was $2,092,322 or 55% of revenue, compared to $1,910,375 or 53% of revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2002. The increase in cost of goods sold in absolute dollars for the three months ended March 31, 2003, reflects the overall increase in sales.  The Company’s major product lines have different profit margins, as well as multiple profit margins within each product line.

 

Total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 were $1,475,715 or 39% of revenue, as compared to $1,525,101 or 43% of revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2002, which is a decrease of approximately $50,000 or 3%.

 

Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 were $210,596 compared to $259,802 for the three months ended March 31, 2002, a decrease of $49,206 or 19%.  The decrease in research and development expenses was primarily due to a decrease in payroll and related costs of approximately $31,000, a decrease in patent amortization costs of approximately $6,000, and a decrease in research and development costs of approximately $3,000,

 

Selling expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2003 decreased approximately $17,000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2002 from $732,126 to $715,121.  The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in payroll and related costs of approximately $25,000, a decrease in media selling costs of approximately $39,000, offset by an increase in travel and entertainment costs of approximately $19,000, and an increase in commission expenses of approximately $34,000.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2003, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $17,000 to

 

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$549,998 from $533,173 at March 31, 2002.  The increase in general and administrative expenses is principally due to an increase in professional fees of approximately $18,000, and other general cost reductions of approximately $14,000, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $15,000 in consultant expenses.

 

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2003 decreased $15,831 or 33%, to $31,563 from $47,394 for the three months ended March 31, 2002.  The overall decrease is due to the paydown in December 2002 of a note payable, resulting in the reduction of interest expense.

 

2.                                       LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company generated cash of $378,029 and $435,216 from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2003, the Company’s principal operating cash requirements were to fund its increase in inventory and other current assets, offset by an increase in current liabilities, a decrease in trade receivables, prepaid expenses, and net income from operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2002, the Company’s principal operating cash requirements were to fund its increase in inventory and decrease in current liabilities, offset by a decrease in trade receivables, other current assets, prepaid expenses, and net income from operations.

 

The Company used cash of $69,924 and $15,495 for investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Net cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2003 consisted of the proceeds from the sale of fixed assets offset by the purchase of capital equipment. Net cash used for investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2002 included proceeds from the sale of fixed assets, offset by the purchase of capital equipment. As of March 31, 2003, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures.

 

The Company used cash of $294,273 for the three months ended March 31, 2003, consisting of payments on the line of credit, the term note, and subordinated debt, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of common stock. The Company used cash of $445,493 for the three months ended March 31, 2002, consisting of payments on the line of credit, the term note and subordinated debt, offset by proceeds from the issuance of common stock.

 

As of March 31, 2003, the Company had $98,788 in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $61,614 as of March 31, 2002.

 

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As of March 31, 2003, the Company maintains a revolving credit and term loan agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with PNC Bank,

providing the Company with a $4,475,000 three-year revolving credit and term loan facility. On February 19, 2003, the Company and PNC Bank entered into a third amendment to the original agreement extending the credit facility for an additional year until February 28, 2004, with no change to the revised covenants agreed upon under the second amendment to the agreement of March 29, 2002.

 

Assuming that there is no significant change in the Company’s business, the Company believes that cash flows from operations, together with the Credit Facility, and the existing cash balances, will be sufficient to meet its working capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.

 

3.                                       FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This report may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including statements relating to the Company’s plan to achieve revenue growth, to maintain and/or increase operating profitability, and to attain net income profitability.  Such statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results achieved by the Company to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.  The Company cautions investors that there can be no assurance that the actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to, the following risks and uncertainties: (i) whether the performance advantages of the Company’s Microfluidizer® or Zinger® materials processing equipment will be realized commercially or that a commercial market for the equipment will continue to develop, and (ii) whether the Company will have access to sufficient working capital through continued and improving cash flow from sales and ongoing borrowing availability, the latter being subject to the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the covenants and terms of the Company’s loan agreement with its senior lender.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The Company’s fixed rate debt is not exposed to cash flow or interest rate changes but it is exposed to fair market value changes in the event of refinancing this fixed rate debt.

 

The Company had approximately $2,552,000 of variable rate borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit agreement.  A hypothetical 10% adverse change in interest rates for this variable rate debt would have an approximate $3,000 negative effect on the Company’s earnings and cash flows on a quarterly basis.

 

ITEM 4. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of a date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report (the “Evaluation Date”), the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14), and they have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to bring to their attention material information relating to the Company for the purposes of this report.  In addition, they have concluded that there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant differences and material weaknesses, subsequent to the Evaluation Date.

 

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MFIC CORPORATION

PART II- OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits

 

99.1                           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.

 

99.2                           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.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

MFIC CORPORATION

 

/s/ Irwin J. Gruverman

Irwin J. Gruverman

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: May 8, 2003

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Irwin J. Gruverman, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MFIC 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;

 

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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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and

 

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, 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 in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 

 

/s/  Irwin J. Gruverman

 

 

 

Name:

Irwin J. Gruverman

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Dated:  May 8, 2003

 

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CERTIFICATION

 

I, Dennis P. Riordan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MFIC 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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, 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 in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material

 

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weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 

/s/ Dennis P. Riordan

 

 

Name:

Dennis P. Riordan

 

Title:

Controller

 

 

(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

 

Dated:  May 8, 2003

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Document

 

 

 

99.1

 

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

 

 

 

99.2

 

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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