form10-q.htm
 


 
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended:  September 30, 2007

Or

[   ]    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 001-05558

Katy Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
75-1277589
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2461 South Clark Street, Suite 630, Arlington, Virginia 22202
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 236-4300

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  x
 
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 x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 
Yes  o
 
No x
 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

Class
 
Outstanding at October 31, 2007
Common Stock, $1 Par Value
 
7,951,176 Shares



KATY INDUSTRIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2007


INDEX


     
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2

 
PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements


KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

ASSETS
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
2,171
    $
7,392
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
22,994
     
55,014
 
Inventories, net
   
23,822
     
54,980
 
Other current assets
   
2,160
     
2,991
 
Assets held for sale
   
74,660
     
4,483
 
                 
Total current assets
   
125,807
     
124,860
 
                 
                 
OTHER ASSETS:
               
                 
Goodwill
   
665
     
665
 
Intangibles, net
   
5,001
     
6,435
 
Other
   
7,070
     
8,990
 
                 
Total other assets
   
12,736
     
16,090
 
                 
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
               
Land and improvements
   
336
     
336
 
Buildings and improvements
   
9,716
     
9,669
 
Machinery and equipment
   
102,472
     
119,703
 
                 
     
112,524
     
129,708
 
Less - Accumulated depreciation
    (77,595 )     (87,964 )
                 
Property and equipment, net
   
34,929
     
41,744
 
                 
Total assets
  $
173,472
    $
182,694
 
                 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
               

3

 
KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)
(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
           
             
Accounts payable
  $
18,317
    $
33,684
 
Accrued compensation
   
2,845
     
3,518
 
Accrued expenses
   
26,422
     
38,187
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
   
1,500
     
1,125
 
Revolving credit agreement
   
41,977
     
43,879
 
Liabilities held for sale
   
28,758
     
-
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
119,819
     
120,393
 
                 
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities
   
8,918
     
11,867
 
                 
OTHER LIABILITIES
   
10,928
     
8,402
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
139,665
     
140,662
 
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)
   
-
     
-
 
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
15% Convertible Preferred Stock, $100 par value, authorized
               
     1,200,000 shares, issued and outstanding 1,131,551 shares,
         
liquidation value $113,155
   
108,256
     
108,256
 
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized 35,000,000 shares,
               
issued 9,822,304 shares
   
9,822
     
9,822
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
27,296
     
27,120
 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
    (2,439 )    
2,242
 
Accumulated deficit
    (87,195 )     (83,434 )
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,871,128 and 1,869,827 shares, respectively
    (21,933 )     (21,974 )
                 
Total stockholders' equity
   
33,807
     
42,032
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $
173,472
    $
182,694
 
                 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
               

4

 
KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months   
   
Nine Months   
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
         
 As Restated, 
see Note 1
         
   As Restated,    see Note 1
 
                         
Net sales
  $
49,208
    $
51,920
    $
144,732
    $
148,823
 
Cost of goods sold
   
43,669
     
44,354
     
126,957
     
129,594
 
Gross profit
   
5,539
     
7,566
     
17,775
     
19,229
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
6,611
     
7,807
     
20,982
     
23,721
 
Severance, restructuring and related charges
   
46
     
738
     
2,656
     
1,591
 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
    (44 )    
39
     
1,527
     
48
 
Operating loss
    (1,074 )     (1,018 )     (7,390 )     (6,131 )
Gain on SESCO joint venture transaction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
563
 
Interest expense
    (1,051 )     (1,188 )     (3,165 )     (3,900 )
Other, net
    (229 )    
19
      (128 )    
415
 
                                 
Loss from continuing operations before (provision for)
                               
benefit from income taxes
    (2,354 )     (2,187 )     (10,683 )     (9,053 )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes from
                               
continuing operations
    (19 )    
731
      (651 )    
841
 
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (2,373 )     (1,456 )     (11,334 )     (8,212 )
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued businesses
                               
(net of tax)
   
1,563
     
2,636
      (264 )    
2,499
 
(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued businesses (net of tax)
   
-
      (3,200 )    
8,817
      (3,230 )
                                 
Loss before cumulative effect of a change in
                               
accounting principle
    (810 )     (2,020 )     (2,781 )     (8,943 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)
   
-
     
-
     
-
      (756 )
                                 
Net loss
  $ (810 )   $ (2,020 )   $ (2,781 )   $ (9,699 )
                                 
Loss per share of common stock - Basic and diluted:
                               
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.30 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (1.43 )   $ (1.03 )
Discontinued operations
   
0.20
      (0.07 )    
1.08
      (0.10 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
   
-
     
-
     
-
      (0.09 )
Net loss
  $ (0.10 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.35 )   $ (1.22 )
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (thousands):
                         
Basic and diluted
   
7,951
     
7,962
     
7,951
     
7,971
 
                                 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
                         

5

 
KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
 (Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)
(Unaudited)
 
                                 
Accumulated
                         
   
Convertible
   
Common
         
Other
                         
   
Preferred Stock
   
Stock
   
Additional
   
Compre-
               
Compre-
   
Total
 
   
Number of
   
Par
   
Number of
   
Par
   
Paid-in
   
hensive
   
Accumulated
   
Treasury
   
hensive
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Capital
   
Income
   
Deficit
   
Stock
   
Loss
   
Equity
 
Balance, January 1, 2007
   
1,131,551
    $
108,256
     
9,822,304
    $
9,822
    $
27,120
    $
2,242
    $ (83,434 )   $ (21,974 )         $
42,032
 
Implementation of new accounting
                                                                             
pronouncement
                                                    (980 )                   (980 )
Net loss
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (2,781 )    
-
    $ (2,781 )     (2,781 )
Foreign currency translation                                                                                 
   adjustment
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (1,834 )    
-
     
-
      (1,834 )     (1,834 )
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (75 )    
-
     
-
      (75 )     (75 )
Comprehensive loss
                                                                  $ (4,690 )        
Reclass to assets held for sale
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (2,772 )    
-
     
-
              (2,772 )
Purchase of treasury stock
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (3 )             (3 )
Stock compensation
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
220
     
-
     
-
     
-
             
220
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      (44 )    
-
     
-
     
44
             
-
 
Balance, September 30, 2007
   
1,131,551
    $
108,256
     
9,822,304
    $
9,822
    $
27,296
    $ (2,439 )   $ (87,195 )   $ (21,933 )           $
33,807
 
                                                                                 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
                                                                         

6

 
KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
         
As Restated,
 see Note 1
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (2,781 )   $ (9,699 )
(Income) loss from operations of discontinued business
    (8,553 )    
731
 
Loss from continuing operations
    (11,334 )     (8,968 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
   
-
     
756
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
5,492
     
5,711
 
Write-off and amortization of debt issuance costs
   
1,194
     
877
 
Write-off of assets due to lease termination
   
751
     
-
 
Stock option expense
   
220
     
486
 
Loss on sale of assets
   
1,527
     
48
 
Deferred income taxes
    (94 )    
-
 
      (2,244 )     (1,090 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (3,557 )     (1,717 )
Inventories
    (3,064 )    
6,747
 
Other assets
    (1,219 )    
44
 
Accounts payable
   
3,190
      (717 )
Accrued expenses
    (1,977 )    
1,831
 
Other, net
   
2,155
      (2,610 )
      (4,472 )    
3,578
 
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations
    (6,716 )    
2,488
 
Net cash used in discontinued operations
    (6,196 )     (6,177 )
Net cash used in operating activities
    (12,912 )     (3,689 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures of continuing operations
    (2,811 )     (2,252 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
   
246
     
285
 
                 
Net cash used in continuing operations
    (2,565 )     (1,967 )
Net cash provided by discontinued operations
   
16,645
     
1,747
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
14,080
      (220 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Net (repayments) borrowings on revolving loans
    (1,903 )    
7,783
 
Decrease in book overdraft
    (1,646 )     (4,261 )
Repayments of term loans
    (2,574 )     (3,347 )
Direct costs associated with debt facilities
    (130 )     (166 )
Repurchases of common stock
    (3 )     (97 )
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
   
-
     
147
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (6,256 )    
59
 
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (133 )     (454 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (5,221 )     (4,304 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
7,392
     
8,421
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $
2,171
    $
4,117
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
               
Note receivable from sale of discontinued operations
  $
-
    $
1,200
 
                 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
               

7

 
KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

(1)  Restatement of Prior Financial Information

Restatement– As a result of accounting errors in our raw material inventory records, management and the Company’s Audit Committee determined on August 6, 2007 that the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 should no longer be relied upon.  The Company’s decision to restate its consolidated financial statements was based on facts obtained by management and the results of an independent investigation of the physical raw material inventory counting process at Continental Commercial Products, LLC (“CCP”). These procedures resulted in the identification of the overstatement of raw material inventory when completing the physical inventory.  At the time of the physical inventories, the Company did not have sufficient controls in place to ensure that the accurate physical raw material inventory on hand was properly accounted for and reported in the proper period.  The Company filed on August 17, 2007 an amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as of December 31, 2006 and an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A as of March 31, 2007 in order to restate the consolidated financial statements.

(A) Impact of error on previously filed financial statements – The impact of the raw material inventory error on loss from continuing operations and net loss is approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

Other Out-of-Period Adjustments and Revisions– Due to the adjustments discussed above that required a restatement of its previously filed consolidated financial statements, the Company corrected these out-of-period adjustments and revisions by recording them in the proper periods.

 (B) Deferred compensation – In conjunction with a retirement compensation program, the Company made an adjustment for approximately $0.4 million in 2005 associated with the accounting for related compensation expense.  The Company had originally recorded the out-of-period adjustment within the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  This adjustment has the effect of reducing compensation expense by approximately $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

 (C) Revision of SESCO as a continuing operation – For all years presented, the Company revised the results from the Savannah Energy Systems Company Partnership operation, as described further in Note 5.  For the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company revised interest expense by a corresponding amount from loss from operations of discontinued businesses.  The Company revised for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 $0.4 million from loss from operations of discontinued businesses and $0.1 million from gain on sale of discontinued businesses.  Accordingly, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 the Company recorded a $0.6 million gain on SESCO joint venture transaction offset by $0.1 million in interest expense.

All affected amounts described in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements have been restated.  In addition to the above adjustments, the Company sold its Contico Manufacturing Ltd. (“CML”) business unit in June 2007.  Additionally, the Company entered into a definitive agreement on November 1, 2007 to sell the Woods Industries, Inc. (“Woods US”) and Woods Industries (Canada), Inc. (“Woods Canada”) business units.  These events are described further in Note 13.  As a result of these events, these business units’ financial results were reclassified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The Company’s three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 financial results were adjusted as follows:

8

 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
                             
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                             
   
For the three months ended      
 
   
September 30, 2006         
 
       
   
Previously reported
   
CML
Transaction
   
Woods Transaction
   
Restatement Adjustments
   
Restated
 
                               
Net sales
  $
121,217
    $ (4,022 )   $ (65,275 )   $
-
    $
51,920
 
Cost of goods sold (A)
   
104,912
      (2,986 )     (57,780 )    
208
     
44,354
 
Gross profit
   
16,305
      (1,036 )     (7,495 )     (208 )    
7,566
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
11,753
      (842 )     (3,104 )    
-
     
7,807
 
Severance, restructuring and related charges
   
738
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
738
 
Loss on sale of assets
   
49
     
-
      (10 )    
-
     
39
 
Operating income (loss)
   
3,765
      (194 )     (4,381 )     (208 )     (1,018 )
Interest expense (C)
    (1,715 )    
-
     
536
      (9 )     (1,188 )
Other, net
   
42
      (3 )     (20 )    
-
     
19
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (provision for)
                                 
benefit from income taxes
   
2,092
      (197 )     (3,865 )     (217 )     (2,187 )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes from
                                       
continuing operations
    (553 )     (185 )    
1,469
     
-
     
731
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
   
1,539
      (382 )     (2,396 )     (217 )     (1,456 )
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses
                                 
(net of tax) (C)
    (151 )    
382
     
2,396
     
9
     
2,636
 
Loss on sale of discontinued businesses (net of tax)
    (3,200 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (3,200 )
Net loss
  $ (1,812 )   $
-
    $
-
    $ (208 )   $ (2,020 )
                                         
Loss per share of common stock - Basic and diluted
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $
0.19
                            $ (0.18 )
Discontinued operations
    (0.42 )                             (0.07 )
Net loss
  $ (0.23 )                           $ (0.25 )
                                         

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Consolidated Statements of Operations
                             
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                             
   
For the nine months ended      
 
   
September 30, 2006         
 
       
   
Previously reported
   
CML
Transaction
   
Woods Transaction
   
Restatement Adjustments
   
Restated
 
                               
Net sales
  $
285,653
    $ (11,964 )   $ (124,866 )   $
-
    $
148,823
 
Cost of goods sold (A)
   
246,468
      (8,711 )     (108,760 )    
597
     
129,594
 
Gross profit
   
39,185
      (3,253 )     (16,106 )     (597 )    
19,229
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (B)
   
36,298
      (2,460 )     (9,734 )     (383 )    
23,721
 
Severance, restructuring and related charges
   
1,591
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,591
 
Loss on sale of assets
   
103
     
-
      (55 )    
-
     
48
 
Operating income (loss )
   
1,193
      (793 )     (6,317 )     (214 )     (6,131 )
Gain on SESCO joint venture transaction (C)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
563
     
563
 
Interest expense (C)
    (5,198 )    
-
     
1,370
      (72 )     (3,900 )
Other, net
   
466
      (12 )     (39 )    
-
     
415
 
Loss from continuing operations before (provision for)
                                 
benefit from income taxes
    (3,539 )     (805 )     (4,986 )    
277
      (9,053 )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes from
                                       
continuing operations
    (1,211 )    
9
     
2,043
     
-
     
841
 
Loss from continuing operations
    (4,750 )     (796 )     (2,943 )    
277
      (8,212 )
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses
                                 
(net of tax) (C)
    (849 )    
796
     
2,943
      (391 )    
2,499
 
Loss on sale of discontinued businesses (net of tax) (C)
    (3,130 )    
-
     
-
      (100 )     (3,230 )
Loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    (8,729 )    
-
     
-
      (214 )     (8,943 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)
    (756 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (756 )
Net loss
  $ (9,485 )   $
-
    $
-
    $ (214 )   $ (9,699 )
                                         
Loss per share of common stock - Basic and diluted
                                       
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.60 )                           $ (1.03 )
Discontinued operations
    (0.50 )                             (0.10 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    (0.09 )                             (0.09 )
Net loss
  $ (1.19 )                           $ (1.22 )
                                         

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                             
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                             
   
For the nine months ended         
 
   
September 30, 2006         
 
       
   
Previously reported
   
CML
Transaction
   
Woods Transaction
   
Restatement Adjustments
   
Restated
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                             
Net loss
  $ (9,485 )   $
-
    $
-
    (214 )   $ (9,699 )
Loss from operations of discontinued business (C)
   
3,979
      (796 )     (2,943 )    
491
     
731
 
Loss from continuing operations
    (5,506 )     (796 )     (2,943 )    
277
      (8,968 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
   
756
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
756
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
6,578
      (212 )     (655 )    
-
     
5,711
 
Write-off and amortization of debt issuance costs
   
877
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
877
 
Stock option expense
   
486
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
486
 
Loss on sale of assets
   
103
     
-
      (55 )    
-
     
48
 
     
3,294
      (1,008 )     (3,653 )    
277
      (1,090 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                       
Accounts receivable
    (8,589 )     (478 )    
7,350
     
-
      (1,717 )
Inventories (A)
    (2,201 )     (264 )    
8,615
     
597
     
6,747
 
Other assets (B)
    (490 )     (1,047 )    
1,964
      (383 )    
44
 
Accounts payable
   
3,449
     
817
      (4,983 )    
-
      (717 )
Accrued expenses (C)
   
3,414
     
161
     
47
      (1,791 )    
1,831
 
Other, net (C)
    (3,478 )    
716
     
252
      (100 )     (2,610 )
      (7,895 )     (95 )    
13,245
      (1,677 )    
3,578
 
                                         
Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations
    (4,601 )     (1,103 )    
9,592
      (1,400 )    
2,488
 
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations (C)
   
2,116
     
798
      (10,491 )    
1,400
      (6,177 )
Net cash used in operating activities
    (2,485 )     (305 )     (899 )    
-
      (3,689 )
                                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
Capital expenditures of continuing operations
    (2,947 )    
125
     
570
     
-
      (2,252 )
Proceeds from sale of assets (C)
   
263
     
-
      (78 )    
100
     
285
 
                                         
Net cash used in continuing operations
    (2,684 )    
125
     
492
     
100
      (1,967 )
Net cash provided by discontinued operations (C)
   
2,464
      (125 )     (492 )     (100 )    
1,747
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (220 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (220 )
                                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
Net borrowings on revolving loans
   
7,418
     
209
     
156
     
-
     
7,783
 
Decrease in book overdraft
    (5,031 )    
-
     
770
     
-
      (4,261 )
Repayments of term loans
    (3,347 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (3,347 )
Direct costs associated with debt facilities
    (166 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (166 )
Repurchases of common stock
    (97 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (97 )
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
   
147
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
147
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,076 )    
209
     
926
     
-
     
59
 
                                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (523 )    
96
      (27 )    
-
      (454 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (4,304 )    
-
     
-
     
-
      (4,304 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
8,421
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
8,421
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $
4,117
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
4,117
 
                                         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
                                       
Note receivable from sale of discontinued operations
  $
1,200
                            $
1,200
 
                                         
 
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(2)  Significant Accounting Policies

Consolidation Policy and Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Katy Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries in which it has a greater than 50% interest, collectively “Katy” or the Company.  All significant intercompany accounts, profits and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Investments in affiliates which do not meet the criteria of a variable interest entity, and which are not majority owned but with respect to which the Company exercises significant influence, are reported using the equity method.  The condensed consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.  Interim results may not be indicative of results to be realized for the entire year.  The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The year-end condensed balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Use of Estimates and Reclassifications
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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain reclassifications associated with the presentation of discontinued operations were made to the 2006 amounts in order to conform to the 2007 presentation.

Inventories
The components of inventories are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Raw materials
  $
14,435
    $
14,777
 
Work in process
   
543
     
613
 
Finished goods
   
13,888
     
47,230
 
Inventory reserves
    (1,232 )     (3,905 )
LIFO reserve
    (3,812 )     (3,735 )
    $
23,822
    $
54,980
 
                 
At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, approximately 61% and 23%, respectively, of Katy’s inventories were accounted for using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method of costing, while the remaining inventories were accounted for using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.  Current cost, as determined using the FIFO method, exceeded LIFO cost by $3.8 million and $3.7 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives: buildings (10-40 years) using the straight-line method; machinery and equipment (3-20 years) using the straight-line method; tooling (5 years) using the straight-line method; and leasehold improvements using the straight-line method over the remaining lease period or useful life, if shorter.  Costs for repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment are expensed as incurred, unless the result significantly increases the useful life or functionality of the asset, in which case capitalization is considered.  Depreciation expense from continuing operations was $1.6 million and $5.1 million, and $1.7 million and $5.3 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
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Stock Options and Other Stock Awards
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”), which sets accounting requirements for “share-based” compensation to employees, requires companies to recognize the grant date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and disallows the use of intrinsic value method of accounting for stock compensation. The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective method.  Under this method, compensation cost recognized during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 includes: a) compensation cost for all stock options granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS No. 123R amortized over the options’ vesting period and b) compensation cost for outstanding stock appreciation rights based on the September 30, 2007 fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.  Compensation cost recognized during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 includes: a) compensation cost for all stock options granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS No. 123R amortized over the options’ vesting period; b) compensation cost for stock appreciation rights granted prior to, but vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the January 1, 2006 fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS No. 123R; and c) compensation cost for outstanding stock appreciation rights as of September 30, 2006 based on the September 30, 2006 fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.

The following table shows total compensation (income) expense included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:
 
   
Three Months   
   
Nine Months   
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Selling, general and administrative expense
  $
183
    $
354
    $ (44 )   $
381
 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
756
 
    $
183
    $
354
    $ (44 )   $
1,137
 
                                 
       The fair value for stock options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Company used the simplified method, as allowed by Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, Share-Based Payment, for estimating the expected term by averaging the minimum and maximum lives expected for each award.  In addition, the Company estimated volatility by considering its historical stock volatility over a term comparable to the remaining expected life of each award.  The risk-free interest rate was the current yield available on U.S. treasury rates with issues with a remaining term equal in term to each award.  The Company estimates forfeitures using historical results.  Its estimates of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from their estimate.  The assumptions for expected term, volatility and risk-free rate are presented in the table below:
 
Expected term (years)
5.3 - 6.5
Volatility
53.8% - 57.6%
Risk-free interest rate
3.98% - 4.48%
 
The fair value for stock appreciation rights, a liability award, was estimated at the effective date of SFAS No. 123R, and September 30, 2007 and 2006, using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Company estimated the expected term to be equal to the average between the minimum and maximum lives expected for each award.  In addition, the Company estimated volatility by considering its historical stock volatility over a term comparable to the remaining expected life of each award.  The risk-free interest rate was the current yield available on U.S. treasury rates with issues with a remaining term equal in term to each award.  The Company estimates forfeitures using historical results.  Its estimates of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from their estimate.  The assumptions for expected term, volatility and risk-free rate are presented in the table below:
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2007
 
2006
       
Expected term (years)
0.1 - 4.8
 
3.0 - 5.8
Volatility
68.2% - 77.2%
 
53.5% - 54.9%
Risk-free interest rate
3.43% - 4.13%
 
4.57% - 4.60%

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(3)  New Accounting Pronouncements

As discussed in Note 9, the Company adopted, effective January 1, 2007, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN No. 48”), which describes a comprehensive model for the measurement, recognition, presentation, and disclosure of uncertain tax positions in the financial statements.  Under the interpretation, the financial statements will reflect expected future tax consequences of such positions presuming the tax authorities’ full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts, but without considering time values.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”).  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This standard does not require any new fair value measurements but provides guidance in determining fair value measurements presently used in the preparation of financial statements.  For the Company, SFAS No. 157 is effective January 1, 2008.  The Company is assessing the impact this statement may have in its future financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”).  SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses related to these financial instruments reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.  SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact this statement may have in its future financial statements.

(4)  Intangible Assets

Following is detailed information regarding Katy’s intangible assets (amounts in thousands):
 
   
September 30,      
   
December 31,      
 
   
2007      
   
2006      
 
   
Gross
   
Accumulated
   
Net Carrying
   
Gross
   
Accumulated
   
Net Carrying
 
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Amount
 
 Patents
  $
1,017
    $ (673 )   $
344
    $
1,511
    $ (1,065 )   $
446
 
 Customer lists
   
10,231
      (8,197 )    
2,034
     
10,454
      (8,111 )    
2,343
 
 Tradenames
   
5,054
      (2,431 )    
2,623
     
5,612
      (2,345 )    
3,267
 
 Other
   
441
      (441 )    
-
     
441
      (62 )    
379
 
 Total
  $
16,743
    $ (11,742 )   $
5,001
    $
18,018
    $ (11,583 )   $
6,435
 
                                                 
        All of Katy’s intangible assets are definite long-lived intangibles.  Katy recorded amortization expense on intangible assets of continuing operations of $0.1 million and $0.4 million, and $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The nine month period ended September 30, 2007 includes a write-off of other intangible assets for approximately $0.4 million associated with the impairment of the Washington, Georgia leased facility.  Estimated aggregate future amortization expense related to intangible assets is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2007 (remainder)
  $
147
 
2008
   
495
 
2009
   
474
 
2010
   
445
 
2011
   
418
 
2012
   
399
 
Thereafter
   
2,623
 
    $
5,001
 
         
(5) Savannah Energy Systems Company Partnership

In 1984, Savannah Energy Systems Company (“SESCO”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Katy, entered into a series of contracts with the Resource Recovery Development Authority of the City of Savannah, Georgia (“the Authority”) to construct and operate a waste-to-energy facility.  The facility would be owned and operated by SESCO solely for the purpose of processing and disposing of waste from the City of Savannah.
 
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On April 29, 2002, SESCO entered into a partnership agreement with Montenay Power Corporation and its affiliates (“Montenay”) that turned over the control of SESCO's waste-to-energy facility to Montenay Savannah Limited Partnership.  The Company caused SESCO to enter into this agreement as a result of evaluations of SESCO's business.  First, Katy concluded that SESCO was not a core component of the Company's long-term business strategy.  Moreover, Katy did not feel it had the management expertise to deal with certain risks and uncertainties presented by the operation of SESCO's business, given that SESCO was the Company's only waste-to-energy facility.  Katy had explored options for divesting SESCO for a number of years, and management felt that this transaction offered a reasonable strategy to exit this business.

On June 27, 2006, the Company and Montenay amended the partnership interest purchase agreement in order to allow the Company to completely exit from the SESCO operations and related obligations.  Montenay purchased the Company’s limited partnership interest for $0.1 million and a reduction of approximately $0.6 million in the face amount due to Montenay as agreed upon in the original partnership agreement.

The final payment of $0.4 million due to Montenay as of December 31, 2006 was reflected in accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and was paid in January 2007.

(6)  Indebtedness

Long-term debt consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Term loan payable under Bank of America Credit Agreement, interest based
       
on LIBOR and Prime Rates (8.25% - 8.75%), due through 2009
  $
10,418
    $
12,992
 
Revolving loans payable under the Bank of America Credit Agreement,
               
interest based on LIBOR and Prime Rates (8.00% - 8.50%)
   
41,977
     
43,879
 
Total debt
   
52,395
     
56,871
 
Less revolving loans, classified as current (see below)
    (41,977 )     (43,879 )
Less current maturities
    (1,500 )     (1,125 )
Long-term debt
  $
8,918
    $
11,867
 
                 
        Aggregate remaining scheduled maturities of the Term Loan as of September 30, 2007 are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2007
  $
375
 
2008
   
1,500
 
2009
   
8,543
 
    $
10,418
 
         
On April 20, 2004, the Company completed a refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness (the “Refinancing”) and entered into a new agreement with Bank of America Business Capital (the “Bank of America Credit Agreement”).  The current Bank of America Credit Agreement, as amended, is a $93.0 million facility with a $13.0 million term loan (“Term Loan”) and an $80.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”). The Bank of America Credit Agreement is an asset-based lending agreement and involves a syndicate of four banks.

The Revolving Credit Facility has an expiration date of April 20, 2009 and its borrowing base is determined by eligible inventory and accounts receivable.  Unused borrowing availability on the Revolving Credit Facility was $16.4 million at September 30, 2007.  All extensions of credit under the Bank of America Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in and lien upon the capital stock of each material domestic subsidiary (65% of the capital stock of each material foreign subsidiary), and all present and future assets and properties of Katy.  The Term Loan also has a final maturity date of April 20, 2009 with quarterly payments of $0.4 million, as amended and beginning April 1, 2007.  A final payment of $8.2 million is scheduled to be paid in April 2009.  The Term Loan is collateralized by the Company’s property, plant and equipment.

The Company’s borrowing base under the Bank of America Credit Agreement is reduced by the outstanding amount of standby and commercial letters of credit.  Vendors, financial institutions and other parties with whom the Company conducts business may require letters of credit in the future that either (1) do not exist today or (2) would be at higher amounts than those that exist today.  Currently, the Company’s largest letters of credit relate to our casualty insurance programs.  At September 30, 2007, total outstanding letters of credit were $6.0 million.
 
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On March 8, 2007 the Company obtained the Eighth Amendment to the Bank of America Credit Agreement.  The Eighth Amendment eliminated the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the remaining life of the debt agreement and requires the Company to maintain a minimum level of availability (eligible collateral base less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit) such that its eligible collateral must exceed the sum of its outstanding borrowings and letters of credit by at least $5.0 million from the effective date of the Eighth Amendment through September 29, 2007 and by $7.5 million from that point through December 2007.  Thereafter, the Company is required to maintain a minimum level of availability such that eligible collateral must exceed the sum of its outstanding borrowings and letters of credit by at least $5.0 million for the first three quarters of the year and $7.5 million for the fourth quarter.  In addition, the Company reduced its Revolving Credit Facility from $90.0 million to $80.0 million.

If the Company is unable to comply with the terms of the amended covenants, it could seek to obtain further amendments and pursue increased liquidity through additional debt financing and/or the sale of assets.  It is possible, however, the Company may not be able to obtain further amendments from the lender or secure additional debt financing or liquidity through the sale of assets on favorable terms or at all.  However, the Company believes that it will be able to comply with all covenants, as amended, throughout 2007.

Effective since April 2005, interest rate margins have been set at the largest margins set forth in the Bank of America Credit Agreement, 275 basis points over applicable LIBOR rates for Revolving Credit Facility borrowings and 300 basis points over LIBOR for borrowings under the Term Loan.  In accordance with the Bank of America Credit Agreement, margins on the Term Loan will drop an additional 25 basis points if the balance of the Term Loan is reduced below $10.0 million.  Interest accrues at higher margins on prime rates for swing loans, the amounts of which were nominal at September 30, 2007.

All of the debt under the Bank of America Credit Agreement is re-priced to current rates at frequent intervals.  Therefore, its fair value approximates its carrying value at September 30, 2007.  For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company had amortization of debt issuance costs, included within interest expense, of $0.3 million and $1.2 million, and $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively.  Included in amortization of debt issuance costs is approximately $0.3 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 of debt issuance costs written off due to the reduction in the Revolving Credit Facility on March 8, 2007.  In addition, the Company incurred $0.1 million and $0.2 million associated with amending the Bank of America Credit Agreement, as discussed above, for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Revolving Credit Facility under the Bank of America Credit Agreement requires lockbox agreements which provide for all receipts to be swept daily to reduce borrowings outstanding.  These agreements, combined with the existence of a material adverse effect (“MAE”) clause in the Bank of America Credit Agreement, caused the Revolving Credit Facility to be classified as a current liability, per guidance in the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that Include Both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement.  The Company does not expect to repay, or be required to repay, within one year, the balance of the Revolving Credit Facility classified as a current liability.  The MAE clause, which is a typical requirement in commercial credit agreements, allows the lenders to require the loan to become due if they determine there has been a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, condition, or prospects.  The classification of the Revolving Credit Facility as a current liability is a result only of the combination of the lockbox agreements and MAE clause.  The Revolving Credit Facility does not expire or have a maturity date within one year, but rather has a final expiration date of April 20, 2009.  The lender had not notified the Company of any indication of a MAE at September 30, 2007, and the Company was not in default of any provision of the Bank of America Credit Agreement at September 30, 2007.

(7)  Retirement Benefit Plans
Certain active and inactive subsidiaries have pension plans covering substantially all of their employees.  These plans are noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans.  The benefits to be paid under these plans are generally based on employees’ retirement age and years of service.  The Company’s funding policy, subject to the minimum funding requirement of employee benefit and tax laws, is to contribute such amounts as determined on an actuarial basis to provide the plans with assets sufficient to meet the benefit obligations.  Plan assets consist primarily of fixed income investments, corporate equities and government securities.  The Company also provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for some of its retired employees.  The postretirement health plans are unfunded.  Katy uses an annual measurement date of December 31 for the majority of its pension and other postretirement benefit plans for all years presented.

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Information regarding the Company’s net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefit plans for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Pension Benefits      
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,   
   
September 30,   
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                       
Service cost
  $
6
    $
3
    $
9
    $
7
 
Interest cost
   
22
     
24
     
68
     
68
 
Expected return on plan assets
    (22 )     (24 )     (70 )     (68 )
Amortization of net loss
   
9
     
16
     
37
     
44
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $
15
    $
19
    $
44
    $
51
 
                                 
 
   
Other Benefits         
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,   
   
September 30,   
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                       
Interest cost
  $
16
    $
85
    $
117
    $
157
 
Amortization of prior service cost
    (30 )    
66
     
14
     
94
 
Amortization of net loss
   
18
      (8 )    
26
     
12
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $
4
    $
143
    $
157
    $
263
 
                                 
Required contributions to the pension plans for 2007 are $10 thousand and Katy made contributions of $0.1 million during 2007.

(8)  Stock Incentive Plans

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity under each of the Company’s applicable plans:
 
             
Weighted
     
         
Weighted
 
Average
 
Aggregate
 
         
Average
 
Remaining
 
Intrinsic
 
         
Exercise
 
Contractual
 
Value
 
   
Options
   
Price
 
Life
 
(in thousands)
 
                     
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
   
1,718,000
    $
3.66
         
                         
Granted
   
-
    $
0.00
         
Exercised
   
-
    $
0.00
         
Expired
    (6,000 )   $
16.13
         
Cancelled
    (78,200 )   $
3.71
         
                         
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
   
1,633,800
    $
3.61
 
6.05 years
  $
-
 
                           
Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2007
   
1,313,800
    $
3.83
 
5.64 years
  $
-
 
                           
        As of September 30, 2007, total unvested compensation expense associated with stock options amounted to $0.1 million and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the respective option’s vesting period.  The weighted average period in which the above compensation cost will be recognized is 0.68 years as of September 30, 2007.

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Stock Appreciation Rights

The following table summarizes SARs activity under each of the Company’s applicable plans:
 
Non-Vested at December 31, 2006
           53,434
   
Granted
             6,000
Vested
         (42,768)
Cancelled
           (3,333)
   
Non-Vested at September 30, 2007
           13,333
   
Total Outstanding at September 30, 2007
         731,748
   
For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, total compensation (income) expense associated with stock appreciation rights amounted to approximately $0.1 million and ($0.3) million, and $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

(9)  Income Taxes

The Company adopted FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007.  As a result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recognized approximately a $1.1 million increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for as an increase of $0.1 million to the January 1, 2007 balance of deferred tax assets and a reduction of $1.0 million to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings.

Included in the balance at September 30, 2007 are $2.0 million of tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility.  Because of the impact of deferred tax accounting, other than interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the annual effective tax rate but would have accelerated the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to the unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes.  During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized an insignificant amount in interest and penalties.  The Company had approximately $0.5 million for the payment of interest and penalties accrued at September 30, 2007.

The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change within twelve months of the date of adoption.  The Company has certain tax return years subject to statutes of limitation which will close within twelve months of the date of adoption.  Unless challenged by tax authorities, the closure of those statutes of limitation is expected to result in the recognition of uncertain tax positions in the amount of $0.6 million.  The Company has uncertain tax positions relating to transfer pricing practices and filings in certain jurisdictions, none of which are currently under examination.

The Company and all of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries file income tax returns in certain foreign jurisdictions since they have operations outside the U.S.  The Company and its subsidiaries are generally no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2002.

As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowances, of $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively.  During the third quarter of 2007, approximately $1.0 million of deferred taxes were reclassified under assets held for sale associated with the sale of the Woods US and Woods Canada business units as further described in Note 13.  Domestic net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards comprised $35.3 million of the deferred tax assets for both periods.  Katy’s history of operating losses in many of its taxing jurisdictions provides significant negative evidence with respect to the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income, a requirement in order to recognize deferred tax assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  For this reason, the Company was unable to conclude at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 that NOLs and other deferred tax assets in the United States and certain unprofitable foreign jurisdictions would be utilized in the future.  As a result, valuation allowances for these entities were recorded as of such dates for the full amount of deferred tax assets, net of the amount of deferred tax liabilities.
 
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The tax expense or benefit recorded in continuing operations is generally determined without regard to other categories of earnings, such as a loss from discontinued operations or other comprehensive income.  An exception is provided if there is aggregate pre-tax income from other categories and a pre-tax loss from continuing operations, even if a valuation allowance has been established against deferred tax assets as of the beginning of the year.  The tax benefit allocated to continuing operations is the amount by which the loss from continuing operations reduces the tax expense recorded with respect to the other categories or earnings.

The provision for income taxes for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 reflects current expense for FIN 48 activity and miscellaneous state income taxes reduced by a benefit of $0.4 million recorded to offset the provision recorded under discontinued operations for domestic income taxes on domestic pre-tax income.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the provision for income taxes reflects current expense for FIN 48 activity and miscellaneous state income taxes.  No benefit from income taxes from continuing and discontinued operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 was required as the Company had a domestic pre-tax loss within continuing and discontinued operations.  For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006, the benefit from income taxes primarily reflects a benefit of $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, associated with the corresponding provision recorded under discontinued operations for domestic income taxes on domestic pre-tax income.  This benefit from income taxes was reduced by miscellaneous state income taxes.

Tax benefits were not recorded on the pre-tax net loss for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 as valuation allowances were recorded related to deferred tax assets created as a result of operating losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions.  As a result of accumulated operating losses in those jurisdictions, the Company has concluded that it was more likely than not that such benefits would not be realized.

(10)  Commitments and Contingencies

General Environmental Claims

The Company and certain of its current and former direct and indirect corporate predecessors, subsidiaries and divisions are involved in remedial activities at certain present and former locations and have been identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), state environmental agencies and private parties as potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) at a number of hazardous waste disposal sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“Superfund”) or equivalent state laws and, as such, may be liable for the cost of cleanup and other remedial activities at these sites.  Responsibility for cleanup and other remedial activities at a Superfund site is typically shared among PRPs based on an allocation formula.  Under the federal Superfund statute, parties could be held jointly and severally liable, thus subjecting them to potential individual liability for the entire cost of cleanup at the site.  Based on its estimate of allocation of liability among PRPs, the probability that other PRPs, many of whom are large, solvent, public companies, will fully pay the costs apportioned to them, currently available information concerning the scope of contamination, estimated remediation costs, estimated legal fees and other factors, the Company has recorded and accrued for environmental liabilities in amounts that it deems reasonable and believes that any liability with respect to these matters in excess of the accruals will not be material.  The ultimate costs will depend on a number of factors and the amount currently accrued represents management’s best current estimate of the total costs to be incurred.  The Company expects this amount to be substantially paid over the next five to ten years.

W.J. Smith Wood Preserving Company (“W.J. Smith”)

The W. J. Smith matter originated in the 1980s when the United States and the State of Texas, through the Texas Water Commission, initiated environmental enforcement actions against W.J. Smith alleging that certain conditions on the W.J. Smith property (the “Property”) violated environmental laws.  In order to resolve the enforcement actions, W.J. Smith engaged in a series of cleanup activities on the Property and implemented a groundwater monitoring program.

In 1993, the EPA initiated a proceeding under Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) against W.J. Smith and Katy.  The proceeding sought certain actions at the site and at certain off-site areas, as well as development and implementation of additional cleanup activities to mitigate off-site releases.  In December 1995, W.J. Smith, Katy and the EPA agreed to resolve the proceeding through an Administrative Order on Consent under Section 7003 of RCRA.  While the Company has completed the cleanup activities required by the Administrative Order on Consent under Section 7003 of RCRA, the Company still has further post-closure obligations in the areas of groundwater monitoring, as well as ongoing site operation and maintenance costs.
 
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Since 1990, the Company has spent in excess of $7.0 million undertaking cleanup and compliance activities in connection with this matter.  While ultimate liability with respect to this matter is not easy to determine, the Company has recorded and accrued amounts that it deems reasonable for prospective liabilities with respect to this matter.

Asbestos Claims

A.           The Company has been named as a defendant in ten lawsuits filed in state court in Alabama by a total of approximately 324 individual plaintiffs.  There are over 100 defendants named in each case.  In all ten cases, the Plaintiffs claim that they were exposed to asbestos in the course of their employment at a former U.S. Steel plant in Alabama and, as a result, contracted mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer or other illness.  They claim that they were exposed to asbestos in products in the plant which were manufactured by each defendant.  In eight of the cases, Plaintiffs also assert wrongful death claims.  The Company will vigorously defend the claims against it in these matters.  The liability of the Company cannot be determined at this time.

B.           Sterling Fluid Systems (USA) (“Sterling”) has tendered over 2,305 cases pending in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Nevada, Mississippi, Wyoming, Louisiana, Georgia, Massachusetts and California to the Company for defense and indemnification.  With respect to one case, Sterling has demanded that Katy indemnify it for a $200,000 settlement.  Sterling bases its tender of the complaints on the provisions contained in a 1993 Purchase Agreement between the parties whereby Sterling purchased the LaBour Pump business and other assets from the Company.  Sterling has not filed a lawsuit against Katy in connection with these matters.

The tendered complaints all purport to state claims against Sterling and its subsidiaries.  The Company and its current subsidiaries are not named as defendants.  The plaintiffs in the cases also allege that they were exposed to asbestos and products containing asbestos in the course of their employment.  Each complaint names as defendants many manufacturers of products containing asbestos, apparently because plaintiffs came into contact with a variety of different products in the course of their employment.  Plaintiffs claim that LaBour Pump Company, a former division of an inactive subsidiary of Katy, and/or Sterling may have manufactured some of those products.

With respect to many of the tendered complaints, including the one settled by Sterling for $200,000, the Company has taken the position that Sterling has waived its right to indemnity by failing to timely request it as required under the 1993 Purchase Agreement.  With respect to the balance of the tendered complaints, the Company has elected not to assume the defense of Sterling in these matters.

C.           LaBour Pump Company, a former division of an inactive subsidiary of Katy, has been named as a defendant in over 383 similar cases in New Jersey.  These cases have also been tendered by Sterling.  The Company has elected to defend these cases, many of which have been dismissed or settled for nominal sums.

While the ultimate liability of the Company related to the asbestos matters above cannot be determined at this time, the Company has recorded and accrued amounts that it deems reasonable for prospective liabilities with respect to this matter.

Non-Environmental Litigation – Banco del Atlantico, S.A.

Banco del Atlantico, S.A. v. Woods Industries, Inc., et al. Civil Action No. L-96-139 (now 1:03-CV-1342-LJM-VSS, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, appeal docketed, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Appeal No. 07-2238).

In December 1996, Banco del Atlantico (“Plaintiff”), a bank located in Mexico, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas against Woods Industries, Inc. (“Woods”), a subsidiary of Katy, and against certain past and/or then present officers, directors and owners of Woods (collectively, “Defendants”).  Plaintiff alleges that it was defrauded into making loans to a Mexican corporation controlled by certain past officers and directors of Woods based upon fraudulent representations and purported guarantees.  Based on these allegations, and others, Plaintiff originally asserted claims for alleged violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”); “money laundering” of the proceeds of the illegal enterprise; the Indiana RICO and Crime Victims Act; common law fraud and conspiracy; and fraudulent transfer.  Plaintiff also seeks recovery upon certain alleged guarantees purportedly executed by Woods Wire Products, Inc., a predecessor company from which Woods purchased certain assets in 1993 (prior to Woods’s ownership by Katy, which began in December 1996).  The primary legal theories under which Plaintiff seeks to hold Woods liable for its alleged damages are respondeat superior, conspiracy, successor liability, or a combination of the three.
 
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The case was transferred from Texas to the Southern District of Indiana in 2003.  In September 2004, Plaintiff and HSBC Mexico, S.A. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), who intervened in the litigation as an additional alleged owner of the claims against Defendants, filed a Second Amended Complaint.

On August 11, 2005, the Court dismissed with prejudice all of the federal and Indiana RICO claims asserted in the Second Amended Complaint against Woods.  During subsequent discovery, Defendants moved for sanctions for Plaintiffs’ asserted failures to abide by the rules of discovery and produce certain documents and witnesses, including the sanction of dismissal of the case with prejudice.  Defendants also moved for summary judgment on the remaining claims on January 16, 2007.  Plaintiffs also cross-moved for summary judgment in their favor on their claims under the alleged guarantees purportedly executed by old Woods Wire Products, Inc.

On April 9, 2007, while the parties’ summary judgment motions were still being briefed, the Court granted Defendants’ motion for sanctions and dismissed all of Plaintiffs’ claims with prejudice.  The Court’s dismissal order dismisses all claims against Woods.

Plaintiffs have appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals both the District Court’s dismissal of their RICO claims in its August 11, 2005 order and the District Court’s dismissal of all their claims in its April 9, 2007 order.  Plaintiffs filed their opening brief on appeal on July 13, 2007.  Defendants filed their opposition brief on September 14, 2007 and Plaintiffs filed their reply brief on October 11, 2007.  No oral argument has yet been scheduled.

Plaintiffs’ claims as originally pled sought damages in excess of $24.0 million, requested that the court void certain asset sales as purported “fraudulent transfers” (including the 1993 Woods Wire Products, Inc./Woods asset sale), and treble damages for some or all of their claims.  Katy may have recourse against the former owners of Woods and others for, among other things, violations of covenants, representations and warranties under the purchase agreement through which Katy acquired Woods, and under state, federal and common law.  Woods may also have indemnity claims against the former officers and directors.  In addition, there is a dispute with the former owners of Woods regarding the final disposition of amounts withheld from the purchase price, which may be subject to further adjustment as a result of the claims by Plaintiffs.  The extent or limit of any such adjustment cannot be predicted at this time.

While the ultimate liability of the Company related to this matter cannot be determined at this time, the Company has recorded and accrued amounts that it deems reasonable for prospective liabilities with respect to this matter.

Other Claims

There are a number of product liability and workers’ compensation claims pending against Katy and its subsidiaries. Many of these claims are proceeding through the litigation process and the final outcome will not be known until a settlement is reached with the claimant or the case is adjudicated.  The Company estimates that it can take up to ten years from the date of the injury to reach a final outcome on certain claims.  With respect to the product liability and workers’ compensation claims, Katy has provided for its share of expected losses beyond the applicable insurance coverage, including those incurred but not reported to the Company or its insurance providers, which are developed using actuarial techniques. Such accruals are developed using currently available claim information, and represent management’s best estimates. The ultimate cost of any individual claim can vary based upon, among other factors, the nature of the injury, the duration of the disability period, the length of the claim period, the jurisdiction of the claim and the nature of the final outcome.

Although management believes that the actions specified above in this section individually and in the aggregate are not likely to have outcomes that will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flow, further costs could be significant and will be recorded as a charge to operations when, and if, current information dictates a change in management’s estimates.

(11)  Industry Segment Information

The Company is organized into two operating segments: Maintenance Products and Electrical Products.  The activities of the Maintenance Products Group include the manufacture and distribution of a variety of commercial cleaning supplies and consumer home products.  For all periods presented, information for the Maintenance Products Group excludes amounts related to the Metal Truck Box business unit, the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, and the Contico Manufacturing, Ltd. (“CML”) business unit, as the units are classified as discontinued operations as discussed further in Note 13.
 
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The Electrical Products Group is a marketer and distributor of consumer electrical corded products.  As described further in Note 13, the Electrical Products Group meets the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation and as an Asset Held for Sale as of September 30, 2007.  As a result, no operations information is presented within this footnote.  The following table sets forth information by segment (amounts in thousands):
 
           
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
           
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
           
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Maintenance Products Group
                               
     Net external sales
          $
49,208
    $
51,920
    $
144,732
    $
148,823
 
     Operating income
           
528
     
2,526
     
2,721
     
3,308
 
     Operating margin
            1.1 %     4.9 %     1.9 %     2.2 %
     Depreciation and amortization
   
1,667
     
1,826
     
5,401
     
5,619
 
     Capital expenditures
           
742
     
893
     
2,781
     
2,232
 
                                         
Total
                                       
Net external sales
   
-
 
Operating segments
  $
49,208
    $
51,920
    $
144,732
    $
148,823
 
         
Total
  $
49,208
    $
51,920
    $
144,732
    $
148,823
 
                                           
Operating loss
   
-
 
Operating segments
  $
528
    $
2,526
    $
2,721
    $
3,308
 
     
-
 
Unallocated corporate
    (1,600 )     (2,767 )     (5,928 )     (7,800 )
     
-
 
Severance, restructuring,
                               
         
and related charges
    (46 )     (738 )     (2,656 )     (1,591 )
     
-
 
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
   
44
      (39 )     (1,527 )     (48 )
         
Total
  $ (1,074 )   $ (1,018 )   $ (7,390 )   $ (6,131 )
                                           
                                           
Depreciation and amortization
   
-
 
Operating segments
  $
1,667
    $
1,826
    $
5,401
    $
5,619
 
     
-
 
Unallocated corporate
   
23
     
20
     
91
     
92
 
         
Total
  $
1,690
    $
1,846
    $
5,492
    $
5,711
 
                                           
Capital expenditures
   
-
 
Operating segments
  $
742
    $
893
    $
2,781
    $
2,232
 
     
-
 
Unallocated corporate
   
30
     
7
     
30
     
20
 
     
-
 
Discontinued operations
   
104
     
268
     
399
     
773
 
         
Total
  $
876
    $
1,168
    $
3,210
    $
3,025
 
                                           
             
September 30,
   
December 31,
                 
             
2007
   
2006
                 
Total assets
   
-
 
Maintenance Products Group
  $
90,310
    $
87,430
                 
     
-
 
Electrical Products Group
   
-
     
74,025
                 
     
-
 
Other [a]
   
76,934
     
14,389
                 
     
-
 
Unallocated corporate
   
6,228
     
6,850
                 
         
Total
  $
173,472
    $
182,694
                 
                                           
[a] Amounts shown as “Other” represent items associated with Sahlman Holding Company, Inc., the Company’s equity method investment in both periods.  For September 30, 2007, the amount also includes the assets of the Woods US and Woods Canada business units, which are classified as assets held for sale at September 30, 2007 and further detailed in Note 13.  For December 31, 2006, the amount also includes the real estate holdings of the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, which is classified as an asset held for sale at December 31, 2006, and the assets of the CML business unit.

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(12)  Severance, Restructuring and Related Charges

Over the past several years, the Company has initiated several cost reduction and facility consolidation initiatives, resulting in severance, restructuring and related charges.  Key initiatives were the consolidation of the St. Louis, Missouri manufacturing/distribution facilities as well as the consolidation of the Glit facilities.  These initiatives resulted from the on-going strategic reassessment of the Company’s various businesses as well as the markets in which they operate.

A summary of charges by major initiative is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Consolidation of St. Louis manufacturing/distribution facilities
  $
-
    $
704
    $
882
    $
1,403
 
Consolidation of Glit facilities
   
46
     
-
     
1,774
     
-
 
Corporate office relocation
   
-
     
34
     
-
     
188
 
Total severance, restructuring and related charges
  $
46
    $
738
    $
2,656
    $
1,591
 
                                 
Consolidation of St. Louis manufacturing/distribution facilities– In 2002, the Company committed to a plan to consolidate the manufacturing and distribution of the four Continental Commercial Products, LLC (“CCP”) facilities in the St. Louis, Missouri area.  Management believed that in order to implement a more competitive cost structure and combat competitive pricing pressure, the excess capacity at the Company’s four plastic molding facilities in this area would need to be eliminated.  This plan was expected to be completed by the end of 2003; however, charges have been incurred past 2003 due to changes in assumptions in non-cancelable lease accruals.  Charges in 2007 were for an adjustment to the non-cancelable lease accrual at the Hazelwood, Missouri facility due to changes in the subleasing assumptions.  Charges in 2006 were for an adjustment to the non-cancelable lease accrual at the Hazelwood, Missouri facility due to the execution of a sublease on the property.  Management believes that no further charges will be incurred for this activity, except for potential adjustments to non-cancelable lease liabilities as actual activity compares to assumptions made.  Following is a rollforward of restructuring liabilities by type for the consolidation of St. Louis manufacturing/distribution facilities (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Contract
 
   
Termination
 
   
Costs [b]
 
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2006
  $
465
 
Additions
   
882
 
Payments
    (351 )
Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2007
  $
996
 
         
Consolidation of Glit facilities– In 2002, the Company approved a plan to consolidate the manufacturing facilities of its Glit business unit in order to implement a more competitive cost structure.  It was anticipated that this activity would begin in early 2003 and be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2004.  Due to numerous operational issues, including management turnover and a small fire at the Wrens, Georgia facility, the completion of this consolidation was delayed.  In 2007, the Company closed the Washington, Georgia facility and integrated its operation into Wrens, Georgia.  Charges were incurred in 2007 associated with severance for terminations at the Washington, Georgia facility ($0.1 million), costs for the removal of equipment and cleanup of the Washington, Georgia facility ($0.2 million), the establishment of non-cancelable lease liabilities for the abandoned Washington, Georgia facility ($0.8 million), and other lease-related costs ($0.7 million).  Other lease-related costs represent write-offs of leasehold improvements ($0.3 million) and a favorable lease intangible asset ($0.4 million) related to the Washington, Georgia facility.  Management believes that no further charges will be incurred for this activity, except for potential adjustments to non-cancelable lease liabilities as actual activity compares to assumptions made.  Following is a rollforward of restructuring liabilities by type for the consolidation of Glit facilities (amounts in thousands):
 
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One-time
   
Contract
       
         
Termination
   
Termination
       
   
Total
   
Benefits [a]
   
Costs [b]
   
Other [c]
 
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2006
  $
5
    $
-
    $
5
    $
-
 
Additions
   
1,774
     
151
     
1,450
     
173
 
Payments
    (365 )     (151 )     (41 )     (173 )
Other
    (689 )    
-
      (689 )        
Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2007
  $
725
    $
-
    $
725
    $
-
 
                                 
Corporate office relocation– In November 2005, the Company announced the closing of its corporate office in Middlebury, Connecticut, and the relocation of certain corporate functions to the CCP location in Bridgeton, Missouri, the outsourcing of other functions, and the move of the remaining functions to a new location in Arlington, Virginia.  The amounts recorded in 2006 primarily relate to severance for employees at the Middlebury office.  There was no activity for this initiative during the first nine months of 2007.

The table below details activity in restructuring reserves since December 31, 2006 (amounts in thousands):
 
         
One-time
   
Contract
       
         
Termination
   
Termination
       
   
Total
   
Benefits [a]
   
Costs [b]
   
Other [c]
 
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2006
  $
470
    $
-
    $
470
    $
-
 
             Additions
   
2,656
     
151
     
2,332
     
173
 
             Payments
    (716 )     (151 )     (392 )     (173 )
             Other
    (689 )    
-
      (689 )        
Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2007 [d]
  $
1,721
    $
-
    $
1,721
    $
-
 
                                 
[a] Includes severance, benefits, and other employee-related charges associated with the employee terminations.

[b] Includes charges related to non-cancelable lease liabilities for abandoned facilities, net of potential sub-lease revenue.  Total maximum potential amount of lease loss, excluding any sub-lease rentals, is $3.4 million as of September 30, 2007.  The Company has included $1.7 million as an offset for sub-lease rentals.

[c] Includes charges associated with equipment removal and cleanup of abandoned facility.

[d] The remaining severance, restructuring and related charges for these initiatives are expected to be approximately $0.3 million, primarily related to the consolidation of the Glit facilities program.

The table below details activity in restructuring reserves by operating segment since December 31, 2006 (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Maintenance
 
   
Products
 
   
Group
 
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2006
  $
470
 
             Additions
   
2,656
 
             Payments
    (716 )
             Other
    (689 )
Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2007
  $
1,721
 
         

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The table below summarizes the future obligations for severance, restructuring and other related charges by operating segment detailed above (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Maintenance
 
   
Products
 
   
Group
 
2007
 
169
 
2008
   
309
 
2009
   
271
 
2010
   
297
 
2011
   
299
 
Thereafter
   
376
 
Total Payments
  $
1,721
 
         
(13)  Discontinued Operations

Five of Katy’s operations have been classified as discontinued operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairments or Disposal of Long Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”).

On June 2, 2006, the Company sold certain assets of the Metal Truck Box business unit within the Maintenance Products Group for gross proceeds of $3.6 million, including a $1.2 million note receivable.  These proceeds were used to pay off related portions of the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company recorded a loss of $50 thousand in 2006 in connection with this sale.  Management and the board of directors determined that this business is not a core component of the Company’s long-term business strategy.

On November 27, 2006, the Company sold its United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit (excluding the related real estate holdings) for gross proceeds of approximately $3.0 million.  These proceeds were used to pay off related portions of the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company recorded a loss of $5.4 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2006 in connection with this sale.  During the first quarter of 2007, the Company incurred an additional $0.2 million loss as a result of finalizing the working capital adjustment.  Management and the board of directors determined that this business is not a core component of the Company’s long-term business strategy.

On June 6, 2007, the Company sold the CML business unit for gross proceeds of approximately $10.4 million.  These proceeds were used to pay off related portions of the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company recorded a gain of $7.1 million in the second quarter of 2007 in connection with this sale.  Management and the board of directors determined that this business is not a core component of the Company’s long-term business strategy.

On November 1, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell Woods US and Woods Canada for $45.0 million subject to adjustments based on working capital levels at closing.  The ultimate sales price could change from current expectation.  As a result, the net assets of these business units have been classified as assets and liabilities held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”).

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Following is a summary of the major asset and liability categories for the discontinued operations not reflected as assets and liabilities held for sale:
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
Current assets:
           
Accounts receivable, net
  $
-
    $
3,364
 
Inventories, net
   
-
     
2,947
 
Other current assets
   
-
     
152
 
    $
-
    $
6,463
 
                 
Non-current assets:
               
Intangibles, net
  $
-
    $
648
 
Property and equipment, net
   
-
     
661
 
    $
-
    $
1,309
 
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $
-
    $
1,777
 
Accrued expenses
   
350
     
2,590
 
    $
350
    $
4,367
 
                 
At September 30, 2007, the balance represents remaining liabilities of the Metal Truck Box business unit.  At December 31, 2006, the balances represent the assets and liabilities of the Metal Truck Box and CML business units.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company was in the process of selling the related real estate holdings of the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit.  As a result, the real estate holdings were classified as an asset held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with SFAS No. 144.  Accordingly, the carrying value of the business unit’s net assets was adjusted to the lower of its costs or its fair value less costs to sell, amounting to $4.5 million.  Costs to sell include the incremental direct costs to complete the sale and represent costs such as broker commissions, legal and other closing costs.  The transaction on the sale of the real estate holdings was completed on January 9, 2007 and resulted in a gain of approximately $1.9 million.

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Woods US and Woods Canada business units will be classified as a discontinued operation as operations and cash flows will be eliminated from on-going operations with no significant continuing involvement in this business.  Assets and liabilities held for sale, related to these discontinued operations, are comprised of the following assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2007:
 
Assets held for sale:
     
          Cash and cash equivalents
  $
1,627
 
          Accounts receivable, net
   
29,584
 
          Inventories, net
   
41,744
 
          Other current assets
   
2,037
 
          Intangibles, net
   
174
 
          Other
   
546
 
          Property and equipment, net
   
1,720
 
          Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (2,772 )
    $
74,660
 
         
Liabilities held for sale:
       
          Accounts payable
  $
19,944
 
          Accrued compensation
   
501
 
          Accrued expenses
   
8,079
 
          Other liabilities
   
234
 
    $
28,758
 
         

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At December 31, 2006 the assets and liabilities of the Woods US and Woods Canada business units are included within the individual line items on the balance sheet.  The amount classified as Asset Held for Sale represents the real estate holdings of the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit.

The historical operating results of the Metal Truck Box business unit, the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, the CML business unit, and the Woods US and Woods Canada business units, have been segregated as discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Selected financial data for discontinued operations is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Net sales
  $
46,487
    $
73,770
    $
130,587
    $
155,945
 
Pre-tax profit
  $
2,500
    $
3,920
    $
913
    $
4,551
 
Pre-tax (loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations
  $
-
    $ (3,200 )   $
8,817
    $ (3,230 )
                                 
 
Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Restatement of Prior Financial Information

As a result of accounting errors in our raw material inventory records, management and the Company’s Audit Committee determined on August 6, 2007 that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 should no longer be relied upon.  Our decision to restate our consolidated financial statements is based on facts obtained by management and the results of an internal investigation of the physical raw material inventory counting process at CCP.  These procedures resulted in the identification of the overstatement of raw material inventory when completing the physical inventory.  At the time of the physical inventories, the Company did not have sufficient controls in place to ensure that the accurate physical raw material inventory on hand was properly accounted for and reported in the proper period.

In addition, as part of the restatement, the Company will be recording additional items, certain of which were previously identified and determined to be immaterial.  The impact of these additional items on net loss is approximately zero and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, which is allocated entirely to loss from continuing operations.

Refer to Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion related to the effects of the restatement.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
                         
   
2007   
   
2006   
 
   
(Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
 
                         
   
$
   
% to Sales
   
$
   
% to Sales
 
Net sales
  $
49.2
     
100.0
    $
51.9
     
100.0
 
Cost of goods sold
   
43.7
     
88.8
     
44.4
     
85.5
 
Gross profit
   
5.5
     
11.2
     
7.5
     
14.5
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
6.6
     
13.4
     
7.8
     
15.0
 
Severance, restructuring and related charges
   
-
     
0.1
     
0.7
     
1.4
 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
   
-
      (0.1 )    
-
     
0.1
 
Operating loss
    (1.1 )     (2.2 )     (1.0 )     (2.0 )
                                 
Interest expense
    (1.1 )             (1.2 )        
Other, net
    (0.2 )            
-
         
                                 
Loss from continuing operations before (provision for)
                               
benefit from income taxes
    (2.4 )             (2.2 )        
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes from
                               
continuing operations
   
-
             
0.7
         
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (2.4 )             (1.5 )        
Income from operations of discontinued businesses
                               
(net of tax)
   
1.6
             
2.7
         
Loss on sale of discontinued businesses (net of tax)
   
-
              (3.2 )        
                                 
Net loss
  $ (0.8 )           $ (2.0 )        
                                 
Loss per share of common stock - basic and diluted:
                               
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (0.30 )           $ (0.18 )        
Discontinued operations
   
0.20
              (0.07 )        
Net loss
  $ (0.10 )           $ (0.25 )        
                                 
Overview

Our consolidated net sales for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 decreased $2.7 million compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2006.  The decline in net sales of 5% was comprised of lower volumes of 11% offset by higher pricing of 6%.  Gross margins were 11.2% for the three month period ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of 3.3 percentage points compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2006.  Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) as a percentage of sales decreased from 15.0% for the third quarter of 2006 to 13.4% for the third quarter of 2007.  The operating loss of ($1.1) million for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 was comparable to prior year, primarily due to the lower selling, general and administrative expenses as well as severance, restructuring and related charges in 2007 offsetting the above gross margin reduction.

Results within both periods presented reflect activity of our discontinued business units: the Metal Truck Box business unit, the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, the CML business unit, and the Woods US and Woods Canada business units as discontinued operations.  Overall, we reported a net loss of ($0.8) million [($0.10) per share] for the three month period ended September 30, 2007, versus a net loss of ($2.0) million [($0.25) per share] in the same period of 2006.
 
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Net Sales

Maintenance Products Group

Net sales from the Maintenance Products Group decreased from $51.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 to $49.2 million in 2007.  Overall, the decline of 5% was primarily due to lower volumes of 11% partially offset by higher pricing of 6%.  The lower sales volume was primarily at our Glit business unit as it was adversely impacted by activity within the building industry.  Other business units selling suffered declines as well but not to the extent of our Glit business.

Higher pricing resulted from the implementation of selling price increases, most of which took effect in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007.  The implementation of price increases was in response to the accelerating cost of our primary raw materials, packaging materials, utilities and freight.

Operating Loss
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
             
   
(Amounts in Millions)
             
   
2007   
   
2006   
   
Change   
 
   
$
   
% Margin
   
$
   
% Margin
   
$
   
% Margin
 
 Maintenance Products Group
  $
0.5
     
1.1
    $
2.5
     
4.9
    $ (2.0 )     (3.8 )
 Unallocated corporate expense
    (1.6 )             (2.8 )            
1.2
         
      (1.1 )     (2.2 )     (0.3 )     (0.5 )     (0.8 )     (1.7 )
                                                 
 Severance, restructuring and related charges
   
-
              (0.7 )            
0.7
         
 Gain (loss) on sale of assets
   
-
             
-
             
-
         
 Operating loss
  $ (1.1 )     (2.2 )   $ (1.0 )     (2.0 )   $ (0.1 )     (0.2 )
                                                 
Maintenance Products Group

The Maintenance Products Group’s operating income decreased from $2.5 million (4.9% of net sales) during the three month period ended September 30, 2006 to $0.5 million (1.1 % of net sales) for the three month period ended September 30, 2007.  The reduction in operating income resulted from lower volume and production inefficiencies at our Glit business as well as an unfavorable variance in our quarterly LIFO adjustment of $0.7 million.

Corporate

Corporate operating expenses decreased from $2.8 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2006 to $1.6 million in three month period ended September 30, 2007 principally due to lower requirements under the Company’s incentive compensation plan and self insurance programs as well as various cost improvements implemented in the past year.

Severance, Restructuring and Related Charges

Operating results for the Company during the three month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were impacted by severance, restructuring and related charges of $46 thousand and $0.7 million, respectively.  Charges in 2007 related to the closure of the Washington, Georgia facility.  Charges in 2006 related to changes in lease assumptions for the Hazelwood abandoned facility.

Other Items

Interest expense decreased by $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006, primarily as a result of lower levels of outstanding borrowings.  The provision for income taxes for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 reflects a current expense for FIN 48 related expense along with miscellaneous state income taxes reduced by a benefit of $0.4 million offsetting an income tax provision reflected under discontinued operations for income taxes associated with domestic pre-tax income.  The benefit from income taxes for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 primarily reflects a benefit of $0.8 million associated with the corresponding provision recorded under discontinued operations for income taxes associated with domestic pre-tax income.

The Woods US and Woods Canada businesses meet the criteria for classification as an Asset Held for Sale and as a discontinued operation and all activity associated with these business units reflects this classification.  In addition, with the sale of the Metal Truck Box business unit, the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, and the CML business unit over the past two years, all activity associated with these units are classified as a discontinued operation.  Income from operations, net of tax, for these business units was approximately $1.6 million in 2007 compared to income of $2.7 million in 2006.  The three month period ended September 30, 2006 includes a $3.2 million impairment charge related to the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit upon its classification as an Asset Held for Sale as of September 30, 2006.
 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
                         
   
2007   
   
2006   
 
   
(Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
 
                         
   
$
   
% to Sales
   
$
   
% to Sales
 
Net sales
  $
144.7
     
100.0
    $
148.8
     
100.0
 
Cost of goods sold
   
126.9
     
87.7
     
129.6
     
87.1
 
Gross profit
   
17.8
     
12.3
     
19.2
     
12.9
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
21.0
     
14.5
     
23.7
     
15.9
 
Severance, restructuring and related charges
   
2.7
     
1.8
     
1.6
     
1.1
 
Loss on sale of assets
   
1.5
     
1.1
     
-
     
0.0
 
Operating loss
    (7.4 )     (5.1 )     (6.1 )     (4.1 )
                                 
Gain on SESCO joint venture transaction
   
-
             
0.6
         
Interest expense
    (3.2 )             (3.9 )        
Other, net
    (0.1 )            
0.4
         
                                 
Loss from continuing operations before (provision for)
                               
benefit from income taxes
    (10.7 )             (9.0 )        
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes from
                               
continuing operations
    (0.6 )            
0.8
         
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (11.3 )             (8.2 )        
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued businesses
                               
(net of tax)
    (0.3 )            
2.5
         
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued businesses (net of tax)
   
8.8
              (3.2 )        
                                 
Loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    (2.8 )             (8.9 )        
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)
   
-
              (0.8 )        
                                 
Net loss
  $ (2.8 )           $ (9.7 )        
                                 
Loss per share of common stock - basic and diluted:
                               
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (1.43 )           $ (1.03 )        
Discontinued operations
   
1.08
              (0.10 )        
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
   
-
              (0.09 )        
Net loss
  $ (0.35 )           $ (1.22 )        
                                 
 Overview

Our consolidated net sales for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 decreased $4.1 million compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in net sales of 3% was comprised of lower volumes of 6% offset by higher pricing of 3%.  Gross margins were 12.3% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007; a decrease of 0.6 percentage points compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2006.  SG&A as a percentage of sales decreased from 15.9% for the first nine months of 2006 to 14.5% for the first nine months of 2007 primarily as a result of lower Corporate costs.  The operating loss increased by $1.3 million to ($7.4) million, primarily due to higher severance, restructuring and related charges and loss on sale of assets incurred during 2007.

Results within both periods presented reflect activity of our discontinued business units: the Metal Truck Box business unit, the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, the CML business unit, and the Woods US and Woods Canada business units as discontinued operations.  During the nine month period ended September 30, 2006, we reported a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of ($0.8) million [($0.09) per share] associated with the adoption, effective January 1, 2006, of SFAS No. 123R.  Overall, we reported a net loss of ($2.8) million [($0.35) per share] for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, versus a net loss of ($9.7) million [($1.22) per share] in the same period of 2006.
 
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Net Sales

Maintenance Products Group

Net sales from the Maintenance Products Group decreased from $148.8 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 to $144.7 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.  Overall, this decline of 3% was primarily due to lower volumes of 6% partially offset by higher pricing of 3%.  Activity within the business units selling into the janitorial markets as well as lower volume at our Glit business due to reduced building industry activity were the primary reasons for the volume shortfall for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Higher pricing resulted from the implementation of selling price increases across the Maintenance Products Group, which took effect throughout 2006 and the first quarter of 2007.  The implementation of price increases was in response to the accelerating cost of our primary raw materials, packaging materials, utilities and freight.

Operating Loss
 
   
Nine months ended September 30,
             
   
(Amounts in Millions)
             
   
2007   
   
2006   
   
Change   
 
   
$
   
% Margin
   
$
   
% Margin
   
$
   
% Margin
 
 Maintenance Products Group
  $
2.7
     
1.9
    $
3.3
     
2.2
    $ (0.6 )     (0.3 )
 Unallocated corporate expense
    (5.9 )             (7.8 )            
1.9
         
      (3.2 )     (2.2 )     (4.5 )     (3.0 )    
1.3
     
0.8
 
                                                 
 Severance, restructuring and related charges
    (2.7 )             (1.6 )             (1.1 )        
 Loss on sale of assets
    (1.5 )            
-
              (1.5 )        
 Operating loss
  $ (7.4 )     (5.1 )   $ (6.1 )     (4.1 )   $ (1.3 )     (1.0 )
                                                 
Maintenance Products Group

The Maintenance Products Group’s operating income decreased from $3.3 million (2.2% of net sales) during the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 to $2.7 million (1.9% of net sales) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007.  The reduction was primarily attributable to the production inefficiencies at the Glit business unit in the third quarter of 2007 as well as an unfavorable variance in our quarterly LIFO adjustments of $0.6 million. SG&A as a percentage of net sales in the first nine months of 2007 was slightly lower versus the first nine months of 2006 due mostly to cost containment measures.

Corporate

Corporate operating expenses decreased from $7.8 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 to $5.9 million in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 principally due to lower compensation cost associated with stock appreciation rights and stock options, as well as requirements under the Company’s incentive compensation plan and lower health and general liability insurance costs in 2007.

Severance, Restructuring and Related Charges

Operating results for the Company during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were negatively impacted by severance, restructuring and related charges of $2.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively.  Charges in 2007 related to changes in lease assumptions for the Hazelwood abandoned facility.  In addition, the Company incurred severance, restructuring and related charges with the closure of the Washington, Georgia facility.  Upon ceasing use of the facility, costs included the impairment of assets and other costs associated with abandoning the facility.  Charges in 2006 related to changes in lease assumptions for an abandoned facility upon the execution of a sublease ($1.4 million) with the remaining charges primarily related to the relocation of the corporate headquarters.

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Other Items

On June 27, 2006, the Company and Montenay amended the partnership interest purchase agreement in order to allow the Company to completely exit from the SESCO operations and related obligations.  In addition, Montenay became the guarantor under the loan obligation for the IRBs.  Montenay purchased the Company’s limited partnership interest for $0.1 million and a reduction of approximately $0.6 million in the face amount due to Montenay as agreed upon in the original partnership agreement.  In addition, Montenay removed the Company as the performance guarantor under the service agreement.  As a result of the above transaction, the Company recorded a gain of $0.4 million within continuing operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 given the reduction in the face amount due to Montenay as agreed upon in the original partnership interest purchase agreement.  In addition, the Company recorded a gain on the sale of the partnership interest of approximately $0.1 million as reflected within continuing operations.

Interest expense was $0.7 million lower for the first nine months of 2007 versus the same period of 2006 as a result of lower average borrowings and interest rates.  The provision for income taxes for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 reflects current expense for FIN 48 activity and miscellaneous state income taxes.  The benefit from income taxes for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 reflects a benefit of $0.9 million which offsets a tax provision reflected under discontinued operations for domestic income taxes.  Tax benefits were not recorded on pre-tax net loss for 2007 and 2006 as valuation allowances were recorded related to deferred tax assets created as a result of operating losses in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions.

The Woods US and Woods Canada businesses meet the criteria for classification as an Asset Held for Sale and as a discontinued operation and all activity associated with these business units reflected this classification.  In addition, with the sale of the Metal Truck Box business unit, the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit, and the CML business unit over the past two years, all activity associated with these units are classified as a discontinued operation.  The Company had a ($0.3) million loss from operations for these business units in 2007 compared to income of $2.5 million in 2006, primarily resulting from activity associated with Woods US and Woods Canada.  The nine month period ended September 30, 2007 includes an $8.8 million gain on the sale of the CML business unit and the real estate assets of the United Kingdom consumer plastics business.  The nine month period ended September 30, 2006 includes a $30 thousand loss on the sale of the Metal Truck Box business unit as well as $3.2 million impairment charge related to the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit upon its classification as an Asset Held for Sale as of September 30, 2006.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R.  As a result, a cumulative effect of this adoption of $0.8 million was recognized associated with the fair value of all vested SARs.  See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We require funding for working capital needs and capital expenditures.  We believe that our cash flow from operations and the use of available borrowings under the Bank of America Credit Agreement (as defined below) provide sufficient liquidity for our operations going forward.  As of September 30, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.2 million versus cash and cash equivalents of $7.4 million at December 31, 2006.  Also as of September 30, 2007, we had outstanding borrowings of $52.4 million [61% of total capitalization], under the Bank of America Credit Agreement, as defined below, with unused borrowing availability on the Revolving Credit Facility, as defined below, of $16.4 million.  As of December 31, 2006, we had outstanding borrowings of $56.9 million [58% of total capitalization].  We used $12.9 million of cash in operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 versus $3.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The use of cash flow in operations was primarily attributable to the change in working capital requirements within our Maintenance Products Group.

Bank of America Credit Agreement

On April 20, 2004, the Company completed a refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness (the “Refinancing”) and entered into a new agreement with Bank of America Business Capital (the “Bank of America Credit Agreement”).  The current Bank of America Credit Agreement, as amended, is a $93.0 million facility with a $13.0 million term loan (“Term Loan”) and an $80.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”).  The Bank of America Credit Agreement is an asset-based lending agreement and involves a syndicate of four banks.
 
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The Revolving Credit Facility has an expiration date of April 20, 2009 and its borrowing base is determined by eligible inventory and accounts receivable.  Unused borrowing availability on the Revolving Credit Facility was $16.4 million at September 30, 2007.  All extensions of credit under the Bank of America Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in and lien upon the capital stock of each material domestic subsidiary (65% of the capital stock of each material foreign subsidiary), and all present and future assets and properties of Katy.  The Term Loan also has a final maturity date of April 20, 2009 with quarterly payments of $0.4 million, as amended and beginning April 1, 2007.  A final payment of $8.2 million is scheduled to be paid in April 2009.  The Term Loan is collateralized by the Company’s property, plant and equipment.

The Company’s borrowing base under the Bank of America Credit Agreement is reduced by the outstanding amount of standby and commercial letters of credit.  Vendors, financial institutions and other parties with whom the Company conducts business may require letters of credit in the future that either (1) do not exist today or (2) would be at higher amounts than those that exist today.  Currently, the Company’s largest letters of credit relate to our casualty insurance programs.  At September 30, 2007, total outstanding letters of credit were $6.0 million.

On March 8, 2007 the Company obtained the Eighth Amendment to the Bank of America Credit Agreement.  The Eighth Amendment eliminates the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the remaining life of the debt agreement and requires the Company to maintain a minimum level of availability (eligible collateral base less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit) such that its eligible collateral must exceed the sum of its outstanding borrowings and letters of credit by at least $5.0 million from the effective date of the Eighth Amendment through September 29, 2007 and by $7.5 million from that point through December 2007.  Thereafter, the Company is required to maintain a minimum level of availability such that eligible collateral must exceed the sum of its outstanding borrowings and letters of credit by at least $5.0 million for the first three quarters of the year and $7.5 million for the fourth quarter.  In addition, the Company reduced its Revolving Credit Facility from $90.0 million to $80.0 million.

If the Company is unable to comply with the terms of the amended covenants, it could seek to obtain further amendments and pursue increased liquidity through additional debt financing and/or the sale of assets.  It is possible, however, the Company may not be able to obtain further amendments from the lender or secure additional debt financing or liquidity through the sale of assets on favorable terms or at all.  However, the Company believes that it will be able to comply with all covenants, as amended, throughout 2007.

Effective since April 2005, interest rate margins have been set at the largest margins set forth in the Bank of America Credit Agreement, 275 basis points over applicable LIBOR rates for Revolving Credit Facility borrowings and 300 basis points over LIBOR for borrowings under the Term Loan.  In accordance with the Bank of America Credit Agreement, margins on the Term Loan will drop an additional 25 basis points if the balance of the Term Loan is reduced below $10.0 million.  Interest accrues at higher margins on prime rates for swing loans, the amounts of which were nominal at September 30, 2007.

Effective August 17, 2005, the Company entered into a two-year interest rate swap on a notional amount of $25.0 million in the first year and $15.0 million in the second year.  The purpose of the swap was to limit the Company’s exposure to interest rate increases on a portion of the Revolving Credit Facility over the two-year term of the swap.  The fixed interest rate under the swap over the life of the agreement was 4.49%.  The interest rate swap expired on August 17, 2007.

All of the debt under the Bank of America Credit Agreement is re-priced to current rates at frequent intervals.  Therefore, its fair value approximates its carrying value at September 30, 2007.  For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company had amortization of debt issuance costs, included within interest expense, of $0.3 million and $1.2 million, and $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively.  Included in amortization of debt issuance costs is approximately $0.3 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 of debt issuance costs written off due to the reduction in the Revolving Credit Facility on March 8, 2007.  In addition, the Company incurred $0.1 million and $0.2 million associated with amending the Bank of America Credit Agreement, as discussed above, for the six month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Revolving Credit Facility under the Bank of America Credit Agreement requires lockbox agreements which provide for all receipts to be swept daily to reduce borrowings outstanding.  These agreements, combined with the existence of a material adverse effect (“MAE”) clause in the Bank of America Credit Agreement, caused the Revolving Credit Facility to be classified as a current liability, per guidance in the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-22, Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that Include Both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement.  The Company does not expect to repay, or be required to repay, within one year, the balance of the Revolving Credit Facility classified as a current liability.  The MAE clause, which is a typical requirement in commercial credit agreements, allows the lenders to require the loan to become due if they determine there has been a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, condition, or prospects.  The classification of the Revolving Credit Facility as a current liability is a result only of the combination of the lockbox agreements and MAE clause.  The Revolving Credit Facility does not expire or have a maturity date within one year, but rather has a final expiration date of April 20, 2009.  The lender had not notified the Company of any indication of a MAE at September 30, 2007, and the Company was not in default of any provision of the Bank of America Credit Agreement at September 30, 2007.
 
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Contractual Obligations

We have contractual obligations associated with our debt, operating lease agreements, severance and restructuring, and other obligations.  Our obligations as of September 30, 2007, are summarized below (in thousands of dollars):
 
Contractual Cash Obligations
 
Total
   
Due in
less than 1 year
   
Due in 
1-3 years
   
Due in 
3-5 years
   
Due after 
5 years
 
Revolving credit facility [a]
  $
41,977
    $
41,977
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
 
Term loans
   
10,418
     
1,500
     
8,918
     
-
     
-
 
Interest on debt [b]
   
6,622
     
4,298
     
2,324
     
-
     
-
 
Operating leases [c]
   
16,876
     
7,731
     
7,362
     
1,445
     
338
 
Severance and restructuring [c]
   
1,081
     
400
     
347
     
202
     
132
 
Post-retirement benefits [d]
   
5,447
     
754
     
1,375
     
1,020
     
2,298
 
Total Contractual Obligations
  $
82,421
    $
56,660
    $
20,326
    $
2,667
    $
2,768
 
                                         
                                         
Other Commercial Commitments
 
Total
   
Due in less than 1 year
   
Due in 1-3 years
   
Due in 3-5 years
   
Due after 5 years
 
Commercial letters of credit
  $
350
    $
350
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
 
Stand-by letters of credit
   
5,650
     
5,650
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total Commercial Commitments
  $
6,000
    $
6,000
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
 
                                         
[a] As discussed in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section above and in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the entire Revolving Credit Facility under the Bank of America Credit Agreement is classified as a current liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a result of the combination in the Bank of America Credit Agreement of (i) lockbox agreements on Katy’s depository bank accounts, and (ii) a subjective Material Adverse Effect (“MAE”) clause.  The Revolving Credit Facility expires in April of 2009.

[b] Represents interest on the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan of the Bank of America Credit Agreement.  Amounts assume interest accrues at the current rate in effect.  The amount also assumes the principal balance of the Revolving Credit Facility remains constant through its expiration date of April 20, 2009 and the principal balance of the Term Loan amortizes in accordance with the terms of the Bank of America Credit Agreement.  Due to the variable nature of the Bank of America Credit Agreement, actual interest rates could differ from the assumptions above.  In addition, actual borrowing levels could differ from the assumptions above due to liquidity needs.

[c] Future non-cancelable lease rentals are included in the line entitled “Operating leases,” which also includes obligations associated with restructuring activities.  The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2007 includes $1.7 million in discounted liabilities associated with non-cancelable operating lease rentals, net of estimated sub-lease revenues, related to facilities that have been abandoned as a result of restructuring and consolidation activities.

[d] Benefits consist of postretirement medical obligations to retirees of former subsidiaries of Katy, as well as deferred compensation plan liabilities to former officers of the Company.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

Not applicable.

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Cash Flow

Liquidity was favorably impacted during the first nine months of 2007 as a result of proceeds received on the sale of the CML business unit.  However, we used $12.9 million of operating cash compared to $3.7 million during the same nine months of 2006.  Debt obligations at September 30, 2007 decreased $4.5 million from December 31, 2006, primarily as the result of proceeds received from the sale of the CML business unit offset by lower operating earnings and higher working capital requirements.

Operating Activities

Cash flow used in operating activities before changes in operating assets was $2.2 million in the first nine months of 2007 versus $1.1 million in the same period of 2006.  While we had net losses in both periods, these amounts included non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization and amortization of debt issuance costs.  We used $4.5 million of cash related to operating assets and liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 versus providing $3.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Our operating cash flow was adversely impacted by inventory and accounts payable levels and the corresponding fluctuation from the year end position.

Investing Activities

Capital expenditures of continuing operations totaled $2.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, the Company received $17.0 million in cash proceeds from the sale of the United Kingdom consumer plastics business unit real estate holdings and the CML business unit, compared to receiving $2.4 million in cash proceeds from the sale of the Metal Truck Box business unit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006.

Financing Activities

Overall, debt decreased $4.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 versus an increase of $4.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, primarily relating to the proceeds received on the sale of the CML business unit.  Direct debt costs totaling $0.1 million and $0.2 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively, primarily represents a fee paid to our lenders in connection with the amendments made to the Bank of America Credit Agreement.


STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

On April 9, 2007, the Company announced that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) would suspend trading of the Company’s shares of common stock due to noncompliance with the continuing listing standards of the NYSE.  The Company did not meet the required market capitalization level of $75.0 million over a consecutive thirty day trading period or the required total stockholders’ equity of not less than $75.0 million.  The shares of Katy were suspended from trading on the NYSE at the close of business on April 12, 2007.  With the expectation that the NYSE would delist the Company’s shares, the Company pursued conducting the trading of its shares on another exchange or quotation system.  On April 16, 2007, the Company announced that its shares of common stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, effective immediately, under the ticker symbol “KATY.”


SEVERANCE, RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES                                                                                                                     
 
        The Company has initiated several cost reduction and facility consolidation initiatives, resulting in severance, restructuring and related charges.  Key initiatives were the consolidation of the St. Louis manufacturing/distribution facilities as well as the consolidation of the Glit facilities.  These initiatives resulted from the on-going strategic reassessment of our various businesses as well as the markets in which they operate.

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A summary of charges by major initiative is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Consolidation of St. Louis manufacturing/distribution facilities
  $
-
    $
704
    $
882
    $
1,403
 
Consolidation of Glit facilities
   
46
     
-
     
1,774
     
-
 
Corporate office relocation
   
-
     
34
     
-
     
188
 
Total severance, restructuring and related charges
  $
46
    $
738
    $
2,656
    $
1,591
 
                                 
The impact of actions in connection with the above initiatives on the Company’s reportable segments (before tax) is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Total Expected Cost
   
Total Provision to Date
 
             
Maintenance Products Group
  $
23,749
    $
23,449
 
Electrical Products Group
   
12,683
     
12,683
 
Corporate
   
12,290
     
12,290
 
    $
48,722
    $
48,422
 
                 
A rollforward of all restructuring and related reserves since December 31, 2006 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
         
One-time
   
Contract
       
         
Termination
   
Termination
       
   
Total
   
Benefits [a]
   
Costs [b]
   
Other [c]
 
Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2006
  $
470
    $
-
    $
470
    $
-
 
             Additions
   
2,656
     
151
     
2,332
     
173
 
             Payments
    (716 )     (151 )     (392 )     (173 )
             Other
    (689 )    
-
      (689 )        
Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2007 [d]
  $
1,721
    $
-
    $
1,721
    $
-
 
                                 
[a] Includes severance, benefits, and other employee-related charges associated with the employee terminations.

[b] Includes charges related to non-cancelable lease liabilities for abandoned facilities, net of potential sub-lease revenue.  Total maximum potential amount of lease loss, excluding any sub-lease rentals, is $3.4 million as of September 30, 2007.  The Company has included $1.7 million as an offset for sub-lease rentals.

[c] Includes charges associated with equipment removal and cleanup of abandoned facility.

[d] The remaining severance, restructuring and related charges for these initiatives are expected to be approximately $0.3 million, primarily related to the consolidation of the Glit facilities program.

Since 2001, the Company has been focused on a number of restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, resulting in severance, restructuring and related charges.  With these changes, we anticipated cost savings from reduced headcount, higher utilized facilities and divested non-core operations.  However, anticipated cost savings have been impacted from such factors as material price increases, competitive markets and inefficiencies incurred from consolidation of facilities.  See Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of severance, restructuring and related charges.

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OUTLOOK FOR 2007

We experienced lower volume performance during 2006 in our Contico and Glit business units.  For the first nine months of 2007, volume continues to be lower within most of the Maintenance Products Group business units.  This lower volume has been partially offset by the impact of price increases made over the past two years.  Given the relative stability of resin and other materials pricing projected through the end of 2007, we anticipate pricing levels to be stable for the remainder of 2007 for products within the Maintenance Products Group.  Any potential sales growth over the fourth quarter of 2006 will be driven strictly by price increases implemented in late 2006 and early 2007 as the trend present in the first nine months of 2007 is expected to continue for the rest of the year.

We believe that the quality, shipping and production issues present at our Glit business unit in 2005 significantly improved in 2006.  The Glit business unit improved its quality level and has executed the consolidation of the Pineville, North Carolina and Washington, Georgia operations into the Wrens, Georgia facility over the past two years.  However, our operating results have been adversely impacted by Glit’s operating performance in 2007 due to lower volumes, mix of products and overall production efficiencies.
 
Cost of goods sold is subject to variability in the prices for certain raw materials, most significantly thermoplastic resins used in the manufacture of plastic products for the Continental and Contico businesses.  Prices of plastic resins, such as polyethylene and polypropylene increased steadily from the latter half of 2002 through 2005 with prices in 2006 and 2007 being relatively stable.  Management has observed that the prices of plastic resins are driven to an extent by prices for crude oil and natural gas, in addition to other factors specific to the supply and demand of the resins themselves.  Prices for corrugated packaging material and other raw materials have also accelerated over the past few years.  We have not employed an active hedging program related to our commodity price risk, but are employing other strategies for managing this risk, including contracting for a certain percentage of resin needs through supply agreements and opportunistic spot purchases.  We have experienced cost increases within the past few years in the prices of primary raw materials used in our products and inflation in other costs such as packaging materials, utilities and freight.  In a climate of rising raw material costs, we experienced difficulty in raising prices to shift these higher costs to our consumer customers for our plastic products.  Our future earnings may be negatively impacted to the extent further increases in costs for raw materials cannot be recovered or offset through higher selling prices.  We cannot predict the direction our raw material prices will take beyond 2007.

Over the past few years, our management has been focused on a number of restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, including the consolidation of facilities, divestiture of non-core operations, selling general and administrative (“SG&A”) cost rationalization and organizational changes.  We have and expect to continue to benefit from various profit enhancing strategies such as process improvements (including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma), value engineering products, improved sourcing/purchasing and lean administration.

SG&A expenses were comparable as a percentage of sales in 2006 versus 2005 and should be lower as a percentage of sales in 2007 primarily from cost improvements made in the past year.  We will continue to evaluate the possibility of further consolidation of administrative processes.
 
Interest rates rose in 2006, however, interest rates did decline during 2007.  Ultimately, we cannot predict the future levels of interest rates.  Under the Bank of America Credit Agreement, as amended, the Company’s interest rate margins on all of our outstanding borrowings and letters of credit are at the highest levels set forth in the Bank of America Credit Agreement.

Given our history of operating losses, along with guidance provided by the accounting literature covering accounting for income taxes, we are unable to conclude it is more likely than not that we will be able to generate future taxable income sufficient to realize the benefits of domestic deferred tax assets carried on our books.  Therefore, except for our profitable foreign subsidiaries, a full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax asset position was recorded at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and we do not expect to record the benefit of any deferred tax assets that may be generated in 2007.  We will continue to record current expense, within continuing and discontinued operations, associated with foreign and state income taxes.

Our financial performance benefited from favorable currency translation as the Canadian dollar throughout 2006 and first half of 2007 against the U.S. dollar.  While we cannot predict the ultimate direction of exchange rates, we do not expect to see the same favorable impact on our financial performance for the remainder of 2007.
 
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We expect our working capital levels to remain constant as a percentage of sales.  However, inventory carrying values may be impacted by higher material costs.  We expect to use cash flow in 2007 for capital expenditures and payments due under our term loan as well as the settlement of previously established restructuring accruals.  The majority of these accruals relate to non-cancelable lease obligations for abandoned facilities.  These accruals do not create incremental cash obligations in that we are obligated to make the associated payments whether we occupy the facilities or not.  The amount we will ultimately pay out under these accruals is dependent on our ability to successfully sublet all or a portion of the abandoned facilities.

The Company was in compliance with the covenants of the Bank of America Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2006.  Nevertheless, on March 8, 2007, the Company obtained the Eighth Amendment to the Bank of America Credit Agreement.  The Eighth Amendment eliminates the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the remaining life of the debt agreement and requires the Company to maintain a minimum level of availability (eligible collateral base less outstanding borrowings and letters of credit) such that its eligible collateral must exceed the sum of its outstanding borrowings and letters of credit by at least $5.0 million from the effective date of the Eighth Amendment through September 29, 2007 and by $7.5 million from that point through December 31, 2007.  Thereafter, the Company is required to maintain a minimum level of availability of $5.0 million for the first three quarters of the year and $7.5 million for the fourth quarter.  In addition, we reduced our Revolving Credit Facility from $90.0 million to $80.0 million.

If we are unable to comply with the terms of the amended covenants, we could seek to obtain further amendments and pursue increased liquidity through additional debt financing and/or the sale of assets.  We believe that given our strong working capital base, additional liquidity could be obtained through additional debt financing, if necessary.  However, there is no guarantee that such financing could be obtained.  The Company believes that we will be able to comply with all covenants, as amended, throughout 2007.  In addition, we are continually evaluating alternatives relating to the sale of excess assets and divestitures of certain of our business units.  Asset sales and business divestitures present opportunities to provide additional liquidity by de-leveraging our financial position.  However, the Company may not be able to secure liquidity through the sale of assets on favorable terms or at all.


Cautionary Statement Pursuant to Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
 
          This report and the information incorporated by reference in this report contain various “forward-looking statements” as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  The forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management.  We have based these forward-looking statements on current expectations and projections about future events and trends affecting the financial condition of our business.  These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may lead to results that differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf, including, among other things:

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Increases in the cost of, or in some cases continuation of, the current price levels of plastic resins, copper, paper board packaging, and other raw materials.

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Our inability to reduce product costs, including manufacturing, sourcing, freight, and other product costs.

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Greater reliance on third parties for our finished goods as we increase the portion of our manufacturing that is outsourced.

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Our inability to reduce administrative costs through consolidation of functions and systems improvements.

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Our inability to execute our systems integration plan.

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Our inability to successfully integrate our operations as a result of the facility consolidations.

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Our inability to achieve product price increases, especially as they relate to potentially higher raw material costs.

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The potential impact of losing lines of business at large mass merchant retailers in the discount and do-it-yourself markets.

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Competition from foreign competitors.
 
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The potential impact of rising interest rates on our LIBOR-based Bank of America Credit Agreement.

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Our inability to meet covenants associated with the Bank of America Credit Agreement.

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Our failure to identify, and promptly and effectively remediate, any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting.

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The potential impact of rising costs for insurance for properties and various forms of liabilities.

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The potential impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our foreign operations.

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Labor issues, including union activities that require an increase in production costs or lead to a strike, thus impairing production and decreasing sales.  We are also subject to labor relations issues at entities involved in our supply chain, including both suppliers and those involved in transportation and shipping.

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Changes in significant laws and government regulations affecting environmental compliance and income taxes.

Words and phrases such as “expects,” “estimates,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “should,” “anticipates” and the like are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  The results referred to in forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results because they involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties.  Forward-looking statements included herein are as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  All forward-looking statements should be viewed with caution.


ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES                                                                                                
 
        See Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of environmental and other contingencies.   
 
 
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
        See Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.
 
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
        We disclosed details regarding certain of our critical accounting policies in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (Part II, Item 7).  There have been no changes to policies as of September 30, 2007, except for the adoption of FIN No. 48.
 
The Company adopted FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007.  As a result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recognized approximately a $1.1 million increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for as an increase of $0.1 million to the January 1, 2007 balance of deferred tax assets and a reduction of $1.0 million to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings.


Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Our exposure to market risk associated with changes in interest rates relates primarily to our debt obligations.  Accordingly, effective August 17, 2005, we entered into a two-year interest rate swap agreement on a notional amount of $25.0 million in the first year and $15.0 million in the second year.  The interest rate swap expired on August 17, 2007.  As a result of the current changing interest rate environment and the increase in the interest rate margins on our borrowings as a result of the Sixth Amendment to the Bank of America Credit Agreement, our exposures to interest rate risks could be material to our financial position or results of operations.  For example, a 1% increase in the interest rate of the Bank of America Credit Agreement would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $0.5 million.
 
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Foreign Exchange Risk
 
        We are exposed to fluctuations in the Euro, British pound, Canadian dollar and Chinese Renminbi.  Some of our subsidiaries make significant U.S. dollar purchases from Asian suppliers, particularly in China.  An adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates of Asian countries could result in an increase in the cost of purchases.  We do not currently hedge foreign currency transaction or translation exposures.  Our net investment in foreign subsidiaries translated into U.S. dollars at September 30, 2007 is $3.3 million.  A 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates would amount to $0.3 million change in our net investment in foreign subsidiaries at September 30, 2007.
 
Commodity Price Risk
 
        We have not employed an active hedging program related to our commodity price risk, but are employing other strategies for managing this risk, including contracting for a certain percentage of resin needs through supply agreements and opportunistic spot purchases.  See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Outlook for 2007 in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for further discussion of our exposure to increasing raw material costs.


Item 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 
(a)   Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, Katy carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period of our report.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level because of the identification of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described further below.

In the second quarter of 2007, management of the Company noted discrepancies in its physical raw material inventory levels and the corresponding perpetual inventory records.  These discrepancies led the Company to initiate an internal investigation which resulted in the identification of errors in the physical inventory count of raw material used for valuation purposes at one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries.

When management became aware of the issues referenced above, the Company, including the Audit Committee, initiated an investigation of the matter.  Management has discussed the investigation, the resolution of the problems and the strengthening of internal controls with the Audit Committee.

Based on the results of the investigation, management and the Audit Committee determined that (a) the errors were caused by intentional acts of a CCP employee who improperly accounted for physical quantity of raw material inventory and who has since been dismissed; (b) the scope of the errors were contained in fiscal 2005, fiscal 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007; and (c) the errors were concentrated in the area discussed above.

In connection with the Company's evaluation of the restatement described above, management has concluded that the restatement is the result of previously unidentified material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.  A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

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The Company believes the above errors resulted from the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting:

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The Company did not maintain a proper level of segregation of duties, specifically the verification process of physical raw material inventory on hand and the operational handling of this inventory; and

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The Company did not maintain sufficient oversight of the raw material inventory counting and reconciliation process.

As discussed above, these control deficiencies resulted in the restatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements for December 31, 2005 and 2006, March 31, 2006 and 2007, June 30, 2006, and September 30, 2006.  Additionally, these control deficiencies could result in further misstatements to inventory and cost of goods sold, which would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.  Accordingly, management determined that these control deficiencies represented material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.

Remediation of Material Weaknesses

The Company initiated the following steps during the second quarter of 2007 and continued during the third quarter of 2007 to address the above material weaknesses within our internal controls over physical counting of inventory:

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Completed a full resin physical inventory by independent employees not involved in the operational handling and reporting of resin inventory;

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Completed a full comparison of the physical resin inventory to the general ledger and recorded the appropriate adjustment;

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Verified the automated measurement systems with third parties as well as the physical observation of the resin inventory by independent employees;

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Initiated weekly physical counts of resin inventory and completed a comparison to the perpetual inventory system for any differences with any significant differences investigated by management.  We will continue to perform these weekly physical counts until management believes the process and related controls are operating as designed; and

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Reviewed and adjusted, as necessary, procedures and personnel involved in the physical inventory counting of resin.

Management and the Board of Directors of the Company are committed to the remediation and continued improvement of our internal control over financial reporting.  We have dedicated and will continue to dedicate significant resources to this remediation effort and believe that we have made significant progress in reestablishing effective internal controls over financial reporting associated with the above raw material inventory counting process.

 
(b)   Change in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in Katy’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, except for the items noted under the above section Remediation of Material Weaknesses, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect Katy’s internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Except as otherwise noted in Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, during the quarter for which this report is filed, there have been no material developments in previously reported legal proceedings, and no other cases or legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business and other nonmaterial proceedings, were brought against the Company.

Item 1A.  RISK FACTORS

We are affected by risks specific to us as well as factors that affect all businesses operating in a global market.  The significant factors known to us that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results are described in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed on August 17, 2007.  There has been no material change in those risk factors, other than the following additional risk factor:

If our internal controls over financial reporting are found not to be effective or if we make disclosure of existing or potential significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in those controls, investors could lose confidence in our financial reports, and our stock price may be adversely affected.

Beginning with our Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2007, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to include an internal control report with our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  That report must include management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to issue a report on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and a report on their evaluation of the operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning with our Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2008.

We continue to evaluate our existing internal control over financial reporting against the standards adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB.  During the course of our ongoing evaluation of the internal controls, we may identify areas requiring improvement, and may have to design enhanced processes and controls to address issues identified through this review.  Despite the existence of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting, we may fail to identify them.  Remedying any deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that we or our independent registered public accounting firm may identify, may require us to incur significant costs and expend significant time and management resources.  Further, any of the measures we implement to remedy any such deficiencies may not effectively mitigate or remedy such deficiencies.

Any failure to remedy the deficiencies identified by management, any failure to implement required new or improved controls and the discovery of unidentified deficiencies could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, subject us to increased risk of errors and fraud related to our financial statements or result in material misstatements in, and untimely filing of, our financial statements.  The existence of a material weakness could also cause a restatement of future presented financial statements.  Investors could lose confidence in our financial reports, and our stock price may be adversely affected, if our internal controls over financial reporting are found not to be effective by management or by an independent registered public accounting firm or if we make disclosure of existing or potential significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in those controls.

Item 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On April 20, 2003, the Company announced a plan to spend up to $5.0 million to repurchase shares of its common stock.  The Company suspended further purchases under the plan on May 10, 2004.  On December 5, 2005, we announced the resumption of the plan.  During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company purchased zero and 1,301 shares, and 8,900 shares and 35,900 shares, respectively, of common stock on the open market for zero and $3 thousand, and $23 thousand and $0.1 million, respectively.

Item 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.
 
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Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

Item 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

None.

Item 6.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
   
31.1
CEO Certification pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
CFO Certification pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
CEO Certification required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
CFO Certification required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

#  These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Katy Industries, Inc. whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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Signatures

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



KATY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Registrant


DATE: November 13, 2007                                                                                                                      By /s/ Anthony T. Castor III
                          Anthony T. Castor III
                          President and Chief Executive Officer

                     By /s/ Amir Rosenthal
                          Amir Rosenthal
                          Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                          General Counsel and Secretary




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