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Delaware
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20-0653570
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Pharma-Bio Serv Building,
#6 Road 696
Dorado, Puerto Rico
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00646
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Large accelerated filer
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PART I
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ITEM 1
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BUSINESS
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ITEM 1A
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RISK FACTORS
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ITEM 1B
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UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM 2
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PROPERTIES
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ITEM 3
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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ITEM 4
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MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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PART II
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ITEM 5
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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ITEM 6
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM 7
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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ITEM 7A
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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ITEM 8
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA (See F-1)
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ITEM 9
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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ITEM 9A
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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OTHER INFORMATION
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PART III
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ITEM 10
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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ITEM 11
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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ITEM 12
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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ITEM 15
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EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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F-1
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Training Programs - including a current Good Manufacturing Practices exam prior to recruitment and periodic refreshers;
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Recruitment Full Training Program - including employee manual, dress code, time sheets and good project management and control procedures, job descriptions, and firm operating and administration procedures;
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Safety Program - including Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), Environmental Health and Safety; and
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Code of Ethics and Business Conduct - a code of ethics and business conduct is used and enforced as one of the most significant company controls on personal behavior.
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Continue growth in consulting services in each technical service, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, technology transfer, validation, engineering, laboratory testing and manufacturing departments by achieving greater market penetration from our marketing and sales efforts;
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Continue to enhance our technical consulting services through internal growth and acquisitions that provide solutions to our customers’ needs;
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Motivate our consulting and support staff by implementing a compensation program which includes both individual performance and overall company performance as elements of compensation;
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Create a pleasant corporate culture and emphasize operational quality safety and timely service;
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Continue to maintain our reputation as a trustworthy and highly ethical partner; and
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Efficiently manage our operating and financial costs and expenses.
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Name
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Victor Sanchez
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45
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Chief Executive Officer, President and President of European Operations
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Pedro J. Lasanta
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Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance and Administration and Secretary
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Our ability to complete projects on time;
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Our ability to accurately estimate, attain and sustain engagement revenues, margins and cash flows over increasingly longer contract periods; and
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General economic and political conditions.
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Our ability to shift employees and contractors from completed projects to new engagements; and
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Seasonality, including number of workdays and holiday and summer vacations;
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The business decisions of clients regarding the use of our services;
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Periodic differences between clients’ estimated and actual levels of business activity associated with ongoing engagements, including the delay, reduction in scope and cancellation of projects;
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The stage of completion of existing projects and their termination;
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Our ability to move employees quickly from completed projects to new engagements and our ability to replace completed contracts with new contracts with the same clients or other clients;
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The introduction of new services by us or our competitors;
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Changes in pricing policies by us or our competitors;
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Our ability to manage costs, including personnel compensation, support-services and severance costs;
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Acquisition and integration costs related to possible acquisitions of other businesses;
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Global economic and political conditions and related risks, including acts of terrorism.
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Quarter Ending
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High Bid
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Low Bid
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October 31, 2015
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July 31, 2015
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Plan
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Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options
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Weighted-average exercise
price per share of
outstanding options and
warrants
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Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
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2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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2,300,000
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Period
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Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
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Average
Price Paid per Share
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Total
Number of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
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Maximum
Number
of Shares
that May
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Purchased Under the Plans or
Programs
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August 1, 2015 through August 31, 2015
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On June 13, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Company Stock Repurchase Program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to two million shares of its outstanding common stock. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be at the discretion of the Company, subject to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and related rules. The Company Stock Repurchase Program does not oblige the Company to repurchase any shares and it may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time and for any reason. No shares will be repurchased directly from directors or officers of the Company.
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Revenues by Region
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2015
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2014
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Puerto Rico
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$
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83.9
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Revenues
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Cost of services
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68.0
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Gross profit
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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5,703
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24.4
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Other income, net
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Income before income taxes
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Income tax expense
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Net income
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Level 1
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Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
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Level 2
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Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
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Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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1.
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All Financial Statements: Consolidated Financial Statements are included herein immediately following the signature page of this report. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1.
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2.
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Financial Statement Schedules: None.
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3.
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Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the Commission, as indicated in the description of each.
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Incorporated By Reference
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Description
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Form
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File Number
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Exhibit
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Filing Date
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3.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation
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8-K
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000-50956
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99.1
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5/1/2006
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3.2
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Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
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8-K
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000-50956
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3.1
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4/12/13
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3.3
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By-laws
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10-SB12G
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000-50956
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3.2
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9/24/2004
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3.4
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Amendment No. 1 to the By-laws
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8-K
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000-50956
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3.1
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6/6/2008
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3.5
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Amendment No. 2 to the By-laws
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8-K
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000-50956
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3.2
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4/12/13
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10.1
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Consulting Agreement, dated January 7, 2013, by and between Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. and Elizabeth Plaza.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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1/11/2013
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10.2
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Approval of Compensation Committee, dated July 17, 2013, to increase the hours of service pursuant to the Consulting Agreement between the Company and Elizabeth Plaza (a description of such approval was included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 23, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference).
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8-K
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000-50956
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7/23/13
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10.3
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Consulting Agreement, effective January 1, 2014, between Pharma-Bio Serv Inc., Strategic Consultants International, LLC and Elizabeth Plaza.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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12/31/13
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10.4
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Consulting Agreement, effective January 1, 2015, between Pharma-Bio Serv Inc., Strategic Consultants International, LLC and Elizabeth Plaza.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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1/5/2015
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10.5
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Consulting Agreement, effective January 1, 2016, between Pharma-Bio Serv Inc., Strategic Consultants International, LLC and Elizabeth Plaza.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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1/5/2016
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10.6
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Employment Agreement, effective January 1, 2015, between Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. and Victor Sanchez
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.2
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1/5/2015
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10.7
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Employment Agreement dated November 5, 2007 between the Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. and Pedro Lasanta
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10-K
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000-50956
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10.8
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1/29/2009
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10.8
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Amendment to Employment Agreement dated December 17, 2008 between the Registrant and Pedro Lasanta
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8-K
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000-50956
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99.1
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12/23/2008
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10.9
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Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated March 11, 2009, by and between the Company and Pedro Lasanta
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.3
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3/17/2009
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10.10
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Employment Agreement Amendment, effective as of January 1, 2010, by and between the Company and Pedro Lasanta.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.2
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1/07/2010
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10.11
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Employment Agreement Amendment, dated January 31, 2012, by and between the Company and Pedro J. Lasanta
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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2/2/2012
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10.12
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Employment Agreement Amendment, dated December 31, 2012, by and between the Company and Pedro J. Lasanta
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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1/7/2013
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10.13
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Employment Agreement Amendment between Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. and Pedro Lasanta, effective January 1, 2014.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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2/21/2014
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10.14
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Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2009, by and between Pharma-Bio Serv PR, Inc. and Nélida Plaza.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.3
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1/07/2010
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10.15
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Employment Agreement Amendment, dated January 7, 2013, by and among Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc., Pharma-Bio Serv PR, Inc. and Nélida Plaza
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.2
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1/11/2013
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10.16
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Employment Agreement Amendment, dated January 7, 2013, by and among the Company, Pharma-Bio Serv PR, Inc. and Nelida Plaza
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.2
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1/11/13
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10.17
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Employment Agreement Amendment among Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc., Pharma-Bio Serv PR, Inc. and Nélida Plaza, effective January 1, 2014.
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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2/21/2014
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10.18
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2005 Long-term incentive plan, as amended
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DEF 14A
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000-50956
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Appendix C
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3/26/2007
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10.19
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Amendment to 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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10-Q
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000-50956
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10.4
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3/17/2014
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10.20
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Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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8-K
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000-50956
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10.1
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5/2/2014
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10.21
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Lease dated March 16, 2004 between Plaza Professional Center, Inc. and the Registrant
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SB-2
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333-132847
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10.9
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3/30/2006
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10.22
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Lease dated November 1, 2004 between Plaza Professional Center, Inc. and the Registrant
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SB-2
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333-132847
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10.10
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3/30/2006
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14.1
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Code of business conduct and ethics for senior management
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10-KSB
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000-50956
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14.1
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2/2/2007
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21.1*
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List of Subsidiaries
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23.1*
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Consent of Horwath Vélez & Co, PSC
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31.1*
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Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2*
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Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1**
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Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.INS*
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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101.LAB*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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PHARMA-BIO SERV, INC.
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Dated : January 29, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Victor Sanchez
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Name: Victor Sanchez
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Title: Chief Executive Officer and
President Europe Operations
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Victor Sanchez
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Chief Executive Officer and President Europe Operations
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January 29, 2016
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Victor Sanchez
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Pedro J. Lasanta
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Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Administration and Secretary
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January 29, 2016
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Pedro J. Lasanta
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
|||
|
/s/ Elizabeth Plaza
|
Chairman
|
January 29, 2016
|
||
|
Elizabeth Plaza
|
||||
|
/s/ Kirk Michel
|
Director
|
January 29, 2016
|
||
|
Kirk Michel
|
||||
|
/s/ Howard Spindel
|
Director
|
January 29, 2016
|
||
|
Howard Spindel
|
||||
|
/s/ Dov Perlysky
|
Director
|
January 29, 2016
|
||
|
Dov Perlysky
|
||||
|
/s/ Irving Wiesen
|
Director
|
January 29, 2016
|
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|
Irving Wiesen
|
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Page
|
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
||
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2015 and 2014
|
F-3
|
||
|
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended October 31, 2015 and 2014
|
F-4
|
||
|
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended October 31, 2015 and 2014
|
F-5
|
||
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended October 31, 2015 and 2014
|
F-6
|
||
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended October 31, 2015 and 2014
|
F-7
|
||
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-8
|
|
October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Current assets
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
14,893,387
|
$
|
15,088,070
|
||||
|
Marketable securities
|
33,429
|
67,877
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
7,447,984
|
6,385,575
|
||||||
|
Other
|
891,905
|
783,466
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
23,266,705
|
22,324,988
|
||||||
|
Property and equipment
|
853,945
|
869,041
|
||||||
|
Other assets
|
18,256
|
17,055
|
||||||
|
Total assets
|
$
|
24,138,906
|
$
|
23,211,084
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities
|
||||||||
|
Current portion-obligations under capital leases
|
$
|
22,784
|
$
|
21,994
|
||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
2,061,889
|
2,355,034
|
||||||
|
Income taxes payable
|
39,177
|
248,559
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
2,123,850
|
2,625,587
|
||||||
|
Obligations under capital leases
|
51,952
|
74,736
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
2,175,802
|
2,700,323
|
||||||
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
|
Stockholders' equity
|
||||||||
|
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; 23,185,975 and 23,049,462 shares issued, | ||||||||
|
and 23,020,451 and 23,033,912 shares outstanding at October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
|
2,319
|
2,305
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
1,142,555
|
1,055,436
|
||||||
|
Retained earnings
|
21,231,629
|
19,606,817
|
||||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(226,580
|
)
|
(135,708
|
)
|
||||
|
22,149,923
|
20,528,850
|
|||||||
|
Treasury stock, at cost; 165,524 and 15,550 common shares held at October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
|
(186,819
|
)
|
(18,089
|
)
|
||||
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
21,963,104
|
20,510,761
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
24,138,906
|
$
|
23,211,084
|
||||
|
Years ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
REVENUES
|
$
|
23,384,861
|
$
|
27,555,039
|
||||
|
COST OF SERVICES
|
15,900,406
|
18,581,829
|
||||||
|
GROSS PROFIT
|
7,484,455
|
8,973,210
|
||||||
|
SELLING, GENERAL AND
|
||||||||
|
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
5,703,111
|
6,109,061
|
||||||
|
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
|
1,781,344
|
2,864,149
|
||||||
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(7,344
|
)
|
(7,186
|
)
|
||||
|
Interest income
|
18,808
|
5,352
|
||||||
|
Gain on disposition of property and equipment
|
-
|
15,857
|
||||||
|
11,464
|
14,023
|
|||||||
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
1,792,808
|
2,878,172
|
||||||
|
INCOME TAXES
|
167,982
|
464,527
|
||||||
|
NET INCOME
|
$
|
1,624,826
|
$
|
2,413,645
|
||||
|
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
0.070
|
$
|
0.105
|
||||
|
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
|
$
|
0.069
|
$
|
0.102
|
||||
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
|
||||||||
|
SHARES OUTSTANDING – BASIC
|
23,069,817
|
22,979,290
|
||||||
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
|
||||||||
|
SHARES OUTSTANDING – DILUTED
|
23,400,086
|
23,694,211
|
||||||
|
Years ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
NET INCOME
|
$
|
1,624,826
|
$
|
2,413,645
|
||||
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF
RECLASSIFICATION ADJUSTMENTS AND TAXES:
|
||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation loss
|
(56,424
|
)
|
(55,573
|
)
|
||||
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
(34,448
|
)
|
(3,383
|
)
|
||||
|
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
(90,872
|
)
|
(58,956
|
)
|
||||
|
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
$
|
1,533,954
|
$
|
2,354,689
|
||||
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Additional
|
Other
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common Stock
|
Preferred Stock
|
Paid-in
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Treasury
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
Income (Loss)
|
Stock
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2013
|
22,702,186 | $ | 2,271 | - | $ | - | $ | 931,039 | $ | 17,193,203 | $ | (76,752 | ) | $ | - | $ | 18,049,761 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
|
- | - | - | - | 94,400 | - | - | - | 94,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
CASHLESS CONVERSION OF WARRANTS TO SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
|
233,763 | 23 | - | - | - | (23 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE CASHLESS EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS
|
76,013 | 8 | - | - | - | (8 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT WITH INVESTOR RELATIONS FIRM
|
37,500 | 3 | - | - | 29,997 | - | - | - | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PURCHASE OF TREASURY STOCK (15,550 SHARES)
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (18,089 | ) | (18,089 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET INCOME
|
- | - | - | - | - | 2,413,645 | - | - | 2,413,645 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME,
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (58,956 | ) | - | (58,956 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET OF TAX
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2014
|
23,049,462 | 2,305 | - | - | 1,055,436 | 19,606,817 | (135,708 | ) | (18,089 | ) | 20,510,761 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
|
- | - | - | - | 87,119 | - | - | - | 87,119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE CASHLESS EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS
|
120,066 | 12 | - | - | - | (12 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYEES
|
16,447 | 2 | - | - | - | (2 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
PURCHASE OF TREASURY STOCK (165,524 SHARES)
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | (168,730 | ) | (168,730 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET INCOME
|
- | - | - | - | - | 1,624,826 | - | - | 1,624,826 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS,
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (90,872 | ) | - | (90,872 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
NET OF TAX
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2015
|
23,185,975 | $ | 2,319 | - | $ | - | $ | 1,142,555 | $ | 21,231,629 | $ | (226,580 | ) | $ | (186,819 | ) | $ | 21,963,104 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Years ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
1,624,826
|
$
|
2,413,645
|
||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Gain on disposition of property and equipment
|
-
|
(15,857
|
)
|
|||||
|
Stock-based compensation
|
87,119
|
94,400
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
357,460
|
377,195
|
||||||
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
|
(1,067,445
|
)
|
1,050,843
|
|||||
|
Increase in other assets
|
(115,861
|
)
|
(17,015
|
)
|
||||
|
Decrease in liabilities
|
(513,492
|
)
|
(572,544
|
)
|
||||
|
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
372,607
|
3,330,667
|
||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Acquisition of property and equipment
|
(342,364
|
)
|
(207,507
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment
|
-
|
38,800
|
||||||
|
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(342,364
|
)
|
(168,707
|
)
|
||||
|
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Repurchase of common stock
|
(168,730
|
)
|
(18,089
|
)
|
||||
|
Payments on obligations under capital lease
|
(21,994
|
)
|
(73,177
|
)
|
||||
|
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
(190,724
|
)
|
(91,266
|
)
|
||||
|
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
|
(34,202
|
)
|
(28,547
|
)
|
||||
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(194,683
|
)
|
3,042,147
|
|||||
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
15,088,070
|
12,045,923
|
||||||
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – END OF YEAR
|
$
|
14,893,387
|
$
|
15,088,070
|
||||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
:
|
||||||||
|
Cash paid during the period for:
|
||||||||
|
Income taxes
|
$
|
151,932
|
$
|
535,267
|
||||
|
Interest
|
$
|
4,856
|
$
|
7,186
|
||||
|
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULES OF NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
:
|
||||||||
|
Property and equipment with accumulated depreciation of $770,267 and $53,532
disposed during the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
|
$
|
770,267
|
$
|
76,475
|
||||
|
Income tax withheld by clients to be used as a credit in the Company’s income tax returns
|
$
|
35,586
|
$
|
79,635
|
||||
|
Issuance of common stock pursuant to agreement with investor relations firm
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
30,000
|
||||
|
Conversion of cashless exercise of warrants and options to shares of common stock
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
31
|
||||
|
Obligations under capital lease incurred for the acquisition of a vehicle
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
85,995
|
||||
|
Level 1
:
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
|
|
Level 2
:
|
Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
|
|
Level 3
:
|
Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
|
|
Type of security as of October 31, 2015
|
Amortized Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized Losses
|
Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
$ | 4,500,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,500,000 | ||||||||
|
Other government-related debt securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development Bond
|
95,000 | — | (61,571 | ) | 33,429 | |||||||||||
|
Total interest-bearing and available-for-sale securities
|
$ | 4,595,000 | $ | — | $ | (61,571 | ) | $ | 4,533,429 | |||||||
|
Type of security as of October 31, 2014
|
Amortized Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized Losses
|
Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
$ | 4,000,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,000,000 | ||||||||
|
Other government-related debt securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development Bond
|
95,000 | — | (27,123 | ) | 67,877 | |||||||||||
|
Total interest-bearing and available-for-sale securities
|
$ | 4,095,000 | $ | — | $ | (27,123 | ) | $ | 4,067,877 | |||||||
|
Classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
2015
|
2014
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 4,500,000 | $ | 4,000,000 | ||||
|
Marketable securities
|
33,429 | 67,877 | ||||||
|
Total available-for-sale securities
|
$ | 4,533,429 | $ | 4,067,877 | ||||
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||
|
Useful life (years)
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
Vehicles
|
5
|
$
|
250,068
|
$
|
302,182
|
||||
|
Leasehold improvements
|
5-8
|
647,713
|
598,040
|
||||||
|
Computers
|
3
|
274,063
|
678,185
|
||||||
|
Equipment
|
3-7
|
1,196,953
|
1,345,151
|
||||||
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
10
|
82,256
|
149,492
|
||||||
|
Projects in process
|
-
|
194,094
|
-
|
||||||
|
Total
|
2,645,147
|
3,073,050
|
|||||||
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(1,791,202
|
)
|
(2,204,009
|
)
|
|||||
|
Property and equipment, net
|
$
|
853,945
|
$
|
869,041
|
|||||
|
October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
United States federal statutory rate
|
35.0
|
%
|
35.0
|
%
|
||||
|
Non United States earnings invested indefinitely, and
Puerto Rico Act 73 Tax Grant effect
|
(26.7
|
)%
|
(20.1
|
)%
|
||||
|
Other, net
|
1.1
|
%
|
1.2
|
%
|
||||
|
Effective tax rate
|
9.4
|
%
|
16.1
|
%
|
||||
|
Twelve months ending October 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
|
2016
|
$
|
26,214
|
||
|
2017
|
24,961
|
|||
|
2018
|
18,697
|
|||
|
2019
|
6,232
|
|||
|
Total future minimum lease payments
|
76,104
|
|||
|
Less: Amount of imputed interest
|
( 1,368
|
)
|
||
|
Present value of future minimum lease payments
|
74,736
|
|||
|
Current portion of obligation under capital leases
|
(22,784
|
)
|
||
|
Long-term portion
|
$
|
51,952
|
||
|
Amount
|
||||
|
2016
|
$
|
420,277
|
||
|
2017
|
166,101
|
|||
|
2018
|
81,330
|
|||
|
2019
|
83,770
|
|||
|
2020
|
86,283
|
|||
|
Thereafter
|
7,208
|
|||
|
Total minimum lease payments
|
$
|
844,969
|
||
|
Years
ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
Net income available to common equity holders - used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
1,624,826
|
$
|
2,413,645
|
||||
|
Weighted average number of common shares - used to compute basic earnings per share
|
23,069,817
|
22,979,290
|
||||||
|
Effect of warrants to purchase common stock
|
-
|
47,706
|
||||||
|
Effect of restricted stock units to issue common stock
|
35,878
|
41,314
|
||||||
|
Effect of options to purchase common stock
|
294,391
|
625,901
|
||||||
|
Weighted average number of shares - used to compute diluted earnings per share
|
23,400,086
|
23,694,211
|
||||||
|
Year ended October 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Weighted-
|
Weighted-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Number of
|
Average Option
|
Number of
|
Average Option
|
|||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
|||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at beginning of year
|
1,100,000
|
$
|
0.7985
|
1,170,000
|
$
|
0.6831
|
||||||||||
|
Granted
|
80,000
|
$
|
1.2800
|
80,000
|
$
|
2.0500
|
||||||||||
|
Exercised
|
(255,000
|
)
|
$
|
0.6763
|
(100,000
|
)
|
0.4830
|
|||||||||
|
Expired and/or forfeited
|
(25,000
|
)
|
$
|
0.7300
|
(50,000
|
)
|
$
|
0.7300
|
||||||||
|
Total outstanding at end of year
|
900,000
|
$
|
0.8779
|
1,100,000
|
$
|
0.7985
|
||||||||||
|
Outstanding exercisable stock options at end of year
|
860,000
|
$
|
0.8592
|
763,324
|
$
|
0.7614
|
||||||||||
|
October 31,
2015
|
October 31,
2014
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Weighted average remaining years in contractual life for:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Total outstanding options
|
1.7 years
|
2.4 years
|
||||||||||||||
|
Outstanding exercisable options
|
1.6 years
|
2.3 years
|
||||||||||||||
|
Shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to future stock option grants
|
-
|
1,300,000
|
||||||||||||||
|
Year ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
Expected dividend yield
|
0.0
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
||||
|
Expected stock price volatility
|
61.8
|
%
|
54.6
|
%
|
||||
|
Risk free interest rate
|
1.0
|
%
|
0.8
|
%
|
||||
|
Expected life of options
|
3.2 years
|
3.2 years
|
||||||
|
Weighted average fair value of options granted
|
$
|
0.5465
|
$
|
0.7806
|
||||
|
Year
ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
Stock-based compensation expense:
|
||||||||
|
Cost of services
|
$
|
2,482
|
$
|
10,018
|
||||
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
84,637
|
84,382
|
||||||
|
Stock-based compensation before tax
|
87,119
|
94,400
|
||||||
|
Income tax benefit
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Net stock-based compensation expense
|
$
|
87,119
|
$
|
94,400
|
||||
|
Effect on earnings per share:
|
||||||||
|
Basic earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.004
|
)
|
$
|
(0.004
|
)
|
||
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.004
|
)
|
$
|
(0.004
|
)
|
||
|
Year ended October 31,
|
||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||||||
|
REVENUES:
|
||||||||
|
Puerto Rico consulting
|
$
|
17,469,716
|
$
|
15,586,343
|
||||
|
United States consulting
|
2,685,242
|
7,760,941
|
||||||
|
Europe consulting
|
1,082,617
|
2,184,977
|
||||||
|
Lab (microbiological and chemical testing)
|
2,005,578
|
1,718,771
|
||||||
|
Other segments¹
|
141,708
|
304,007
|
||||||
|
Total consolidated revenues
|
$
|
23,384,861
|
$
|
27,555,039
|
||||
|
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES:
|
||||||||
|
Puerto Rico consulting
|
$
|
2,208,330
|
$
|
2,380,745
|
||||
|
United States consulting
|
(320,897
|
)
|
898,924
|
|||||
|
Europe consulting
|
(370,995
|
)
|
(514,744
|
)
|
||||
|
Lab (microbiological and chemical testing)
|
(41,910
|
)
|
(116,711
|
)
|
||||
|
Other segments¹
|
318,280
|
229,958
|
||||||
|
Total consolidated income before taxes
|
$
|
1,792,808
|
$
|
2,878,172
|
||||
|
¹
|
Other segments represent activities that fall below the reportable threshold and are carried out in Puerto Rico, United States and Brazil. These activities include a Brazilian compliance consulting division, technical seminars/training division, an information technology services and consulting division, a calibrations division and corporate headquarters, as applicable.
|
No information found
* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
| FUND | NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE ($) | PUT OR CALL |
|---|
| DIRECTORS | AGE | BIO | OTHER DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIPS |
|---|
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Yield
| Owner | Position | Direct Shares | Indirect Shares |
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