~~FORM 10-K~~UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2004~~2005

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

Commission File Number 1-5869-1

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.


Incorporated - Florida		I.R.S. Employer Identification ~~No.~~
		~~11-1385670~~
10055 Seminole Blvd.
Seminole, Florida 33772		No. 11-1385670


Telephone		(727) 397-9611


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

Common Shares with a par value		Listed on
of $.001 each		~~Listed on~~ American Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known, seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Act. Yes¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the ~~Registrant~~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 ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.x¨

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.

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2d of the Exchange ~~Act Rule 12b-2)~~Act). Yesx No ¨

No x

As of March ~~1, 2005, 7,450,187~~3, 2006, 7,153,054 common shares were outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates was approximately ~~$87~~$76 million (based on the closing sale price of the registrant’s common shares on the American Stock Exchange on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, ~~2004)~~2005) ). Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement to be filed on or before March 30, ~~2005,~~2006, for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May ~~4, 2005,~~5, 2006, are incorporated by reference to furnish the information required by Items 10, 11, 12,13 and 14 of Part III.

~~Exhibit index may be found on Page 34.~~

PART I

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

References in this report to “the Company”, “Superior”, “we”, “our”, or “us” mean Superior Uniform Group, Inc. together with its subsidiary, except where the context otherwise requires. Certain matters discussed in this Form 10-K are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate”,” expect” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, strategies or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may materially adversely affect the anticipated results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited, to the following: general economic conditions in the areas of the United States in which the Company’s customers are located; changes in the healthcare, resort and commercial industries where uniforms and service apparel are worn; the impact of competition; our ability to successfully integrate operations following consummation of acquisitions ~~and~~ the availability of manufacturing ~~materials.~~materials and those risks discussed under Item 1A of this report entitled “Risk Factors.” Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements made herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this Form 10-K and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Item 1. Business

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. was organized in 1920 and was incorporated in 1922 as a New York company under the name Superior Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. In 1998, the Company changed its name to Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its state of incorporation to Florida.

Superior, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal^®, Fashion Seal ~~Healthcare~~^™Healthcare™, Martin’s^®, Worklon^®, Universal^®, Sope Creek_^® and ~~UniVogue~~^™UniVogue™ – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, corporate I.D., career apparel and accessories for the hospital and healthcare fields; hotels; fast food and other restaurants; and public safety, industrial, transportation and commercial markets, as well as corporate and resort embroidered sportswear. There are no significant distinct segments or lines of business. Approximately 95% of its business consists of the sale of uniforms and service apparel, and miscellaneous products directly related thereto.

Products

Superior manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, corporate I.D., career apparel and accessories for the medical and health fields as well as for the industrial, commercial, leisure, and public safety markets. Its principal products are:

Uniforms and service apparel for personnel of:

Hospitals and health facilities;

Hotels, commercial buildings, residential buildings, and food service facilities;

General and special purpose industrial uses;

Commercial enterprises (career apparel for banks, airlines, etc.);

Public and private safety and security organizations; and

Miscellaneous service uses.

Miscellaneous products directly related to:

Uniforms and service apparel specified above (e.g. operating room masks, boots, and sheets); and

Linen suppliers and industrial launderers, to whom a substantial portion of Superior’s uniforms and service apparel are sold; such products being primarily industrial laundry bags.

Corporate and resort embroidered sportswear.

Uniforms and service apparel account for ~~approximately~~in excess of 95% of total sales and revenues; no other single class of product listed above accounts for more than 10% of total sales and revenues.

Competition

Superior competes with national and regional manufacturers and also with local firms in most major metropolitan areas. Superior competes with more than three dozen firms including divisions of larger corporations. The nature and degree of competition varies with the customer and market where it occurs. Industry statistics are not available, but we believe that Superior is one of the leading suppliers of garments to hospitals and industrial clean rooms, hotels and motels, food service establishments and uniforms to linen suppliers. Superior experiences competition primarily in the areas of product development, styling and pricing.

We believe that the strength of our brands and marketing, coupled with the quality of our products, allow us to compete effectively.

Customers

Superior has a substantial number of customers, the largest of which accounted for ~~no more than~~only 5% of its ~~2004~~2005 sales.

Backlog

Although Superior at all times has a substantial backlog of orders, we do not consider this significant since our backlog of orders at any time consists primarily of ~~recurrent~~recurring firm orders being processed and filled.

Superior normally completes shipments of orders from stock between 1one and 2two weeks after their receipt. As of March ~~5, 2005,~~3, 2006, the backlog of all orders that we believe to be firm was approximately ~~$8,857,000,~~$6.9 million, compared to approximately ~~$5,947,000 a year earlier.~~

$8.9 million in the previous year.

Inventory

Superior markets itself to its customers as a “stock house”. Therefore, Superior at all times carries substantial inventories of raw materials (principally piece goods) and finished garments which requires substantial working capital. Superior’s principal raw materials are textile products. In 2005, 2004, and 2003, approximately 73%, 70% and ~~2002 approximately 70%,~~ 75% ~~and 65%~~, respectively, of ~~the Company’s~~our products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. ~~Any inability by~~Superior does not believe that it is dependent upon any of its suppliers, despite the ~~Company to continue to obtain~~concentration of its products from Central America could significantly disrupt the Company’s business. Because the Company manufactures and sources products in Central America, the Company is affected by economic conditions in those countries, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure. Superior’s principal raw materials are textile products, generally availablepurchasing from a ~~number~~few sources, as other suppliers of ~~sources.~~

the same or similar products are readily available.

Intellectual Property

While Superior owns and uses several trademarks, its mark “Fashion Seal Uniforms” (presently registered until August 7, 2007, subject to renewal) is important since more than 50% of Superior’s products are sold under that name.

Environmental Matters

In view of the nature of our business, compliance with federal, state, or local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has had no material effect upon our operations or earnings and we do not expect it to have a material impact in the future.

Employees

Superior employed ~~887~~722 persons as of December 31, ~~2004.~~2005.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business, operations and financial condition are subject to various risks, and many of those risks are driven by factors that we cannot control or predict. The following discussion addresses those risks that management believes are the most significant, and you should take these risks into account in evaluating us or any investment decision involving us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that we currently believe to be less significant may also adversely affect us.

Risks Relating To Our Industry

We face intense competition within our industry and our revenue may decrease if we are not able to respond to this competition accordingly.

Customers in the uniform and corporate identity apparel industry choose suppliers primarily based upon the quality, price and breadth of products offered. We encounter competition from a number of companies in the geographic areas we serve. Major

competitors include publicly held companies such as ARAMARK (a division of ARAMARK Corporation), Cintas Corporation, Unifirst Corporation and G&K Services. We also compete with a multitude of regional and local competitors that vary by market. If our existing or future competitors seek to gain or retain market share by reducing prices, we may be required to lower our prices, which would adversely affect our operating results.In addition, our competitors generally compete with us for acquisition candidates, which can increase the price for acquisitions and reduce the number of acquisition candidates available to us.

Regional or national economic slowdowns and high unemployment levels will likely have an adverse effect on our revenues and operating results.

National or regional economic slowdowns or certain industry specific slowdowns resulting in higher unemployment levels and overall weak economic conditions generally result in reductions of customers’ employees in uniform that, in turn, adversely affect our revenues. If we are unable to offset this effect through the addition of new customers (through acquisition or otherwise) or the penetration of existing customers with a broader mix of product and service offerings, our revenue growth rates will be negatively impacted. Events or conditions in a particular geographic area, such as adverse weather and other factors, could also hurt operating results. While we do not believe that our exposure is greater than that of our competitors, we could be adversely affected by increases in the prices of fabric, natural gas, gasoline, wages, employee benefits, insurance costs and other components of product cost unless we can recover such increases through increases in the prices for our products and services. Competitive and general economic conditions might limit our ability and that of our competitors to increase prices to cover such increases.

The uniform and corporate identity apparel industry is subject to pricing pressures that may cause us to lower the prices we charge for our products and adversely affect our financial performance.

Prices in the uniform and corporate identity apparel industry have been declining over the past several years primarily as a result of the trend to move sewing operations offshore, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, and increased competition. Products sewn offshore generally cost less to manufacture than those made domestically primarily because labor costs are lower offshore. Many of our competitors source their product requirements from developing countries to achieve a lower cost operating environment, possibly in environments with lower costs than our offshore facilities, and those manufacturers may use these cost savings to reduce prices. To remain competitive, we must adjust our prices from time to time in response to these industry-wide pricing pressures. Moreover, increased customer demands for allowances, incentives and other forms of economic support reduce our gross margins and affect our profitability. Our financial performance may be negatively affected by these pricing pressures if we are forced to reduce our prices and if we cannot reduce our production costs or if our production costs increase and we cannot increase our prices.

Increases in the price of raw materials used to manufacture our products could materially increase our costs and decrease our profitability.

The principal fabrics used in our business are made from cotton, wool, silk, synthetic and cotton-synthetic blends. The prices we pay for these fabrics are dependent on the market price for the raw materials used to produce them, primarily cotton and chemical components of synthetic fabrics. These raw materials are subject to price volatility caused by weather, supply conditions, government regulations, economic climate and other unpredictable factors. Fluctuations in petroleum prices may also influence the prices of related items such as chemicals, dyestuffs and polyester yarn. Any raw material price increase could increase our cost of sales and decrease our profitability unless we are able to pass higher prices on to our customers. In addition, if one or more of our competitors is able to reduce their production costs by taking advantage of any reductions in raw material prices or favorable sourcing agreements, we may face pricing pressures from those competitors and may be forced to reduce our prices or face a decline in net sales, either of which could have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Changing international trade regulation and the elimination of quotas on imports of textiles and apparel may increase competition in our industry. Future quotas, duties or tariffs may increase our costs or limit the amount of products that we can import.

A portion of our operations are subject to quotas imposed by bilateral textile agreements between the countries from which we procure raw materials,and the countries where our products are manufactured. These quotas limit the amount of products that may be imported from a particular country.

In addition, the countries in which our products are manufactured or into which they are imported may from time to time impose additional new quotas, duties, tariffs and requirements as to where raw materials must be purchased, additional workplace regulations, or other restrictions on our imports or adversely modify existing restrictions. Adverse changes in these costs and restrictions could harm our business. We cannot assure you that future trade agreements will not provide our competitors an advantage over us, or increase our costs, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our operations are also subject to various international trade agreements and regulations such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and the activities and regulations of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”). Generally, these trade agreements benefit our business by reducing or eliminating the duties and/or quotas assessed on products manufactured in a particular country. However, trade agreements can also impose requirements that negatively affect our business, such as limiting the countries from which we can purchase raw materials and setting quotas on products that may be imported into the United States from a particular country. In addition, increased competition from developing countries could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The corporate identity apparel and uniform industry is subject to changing fashion trends and if we misjudge consumer preferences, the image of one or more of our brands may suffer and the demand for our products may decrease.

We believe our products are, in general, less subject to fashion trends compared to many other apparel manufacturers because we manufacture and sell uniforms, corporate identity apparel and other accessories. However, the apparel industry, including uniforms and corporate identity apparel is subject to shifting customer demands and evolving fashion trends and our success is also dependent upon our ability to anticipate and promptly respond to these changes. Failure to anticipate, identify or promptly react to changing trends or styles may result in decreased demand for our products, as well as excess inventories and markdowns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, if we misjudge consumer preferences, our brand image may be impaired.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

Our success depends upon the continued protection of our trademarks and other intellectual property rights and we may be forced to incur substantial costs to maintain, defend, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights.

Our registered and common law trademarks, as well as certain of our licensed trademarks, have significant value and are instrumental to our ability to market our products. While we own and use several trademarks, our mark “Fashion Seal Uniforms” (presently registered until August 7, 2007, subject to renewal) is important to our business, as more than 50% of our products are sold under that name. We cannot assure you that third parties will not assert claims against any such intellectual property or that we will be able to successfully resolve all such claims. In addition, although we seek international protection of our intellectual property, the laws of some foreign countries may not allow us to protect, defend or enforce our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. We could also incur substantial costs to defend legal actions relating to use of our intellectual property, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, some of our license agreements with third parties will expire by their terms over the next several years. There can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate and conclude extensions of such agreements on similar economic terms or at all.

Our customers may cancel or decrease the quantity of their orders, which could negatively impact our operating results.

Although we have long-standing customer relationships, we do not have long-term contracts with many of our customers. Sales to many of our customers are on an order-by-order basis. If we cannot fill customers’ orders on time, orders may be cancelled and relationships with customers may suffer, which could have an adverse effect on us, especially if the relationship is with a major customer. Furthermore, if any of our customers experience a significant downturn in their business, or fail to remain committed to our programs or brands, the customer may reduce or discontinue purchases from us. The reduction in the amount of our products purchased by several of our major customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, some of our customers have experienced significant changes and difficulties, including consolidation of ownership, increased centralization of buying decisions, restructurings, bankruptcies and liquidations. A significant adverse change in a customer relationship or in a customer’s financial position could cause us to limit or discontinue business with that customer, require us to assume more credit risk relating to that customer’s receivables or limit our ability to collect amounts related to previous purchases by that customer, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

We may undertake acquisitions to expand our business, which may pose risks to our business.

We selectively pursue acquisitions from time to time as part of our growth strategy. We compete with others within our industry for suitable acquisition candidates. This competition may increase the price for acquisitions and reduce the number of acquisition candidates available to us. As a result, acquisition candidates may not be available to us in the future on favorable terms. Even if we are able to acquire businesses on favorable terms, managing growth through acquisition is a difficult process that includes integration and training of personnel, combining plant and operating procedures, and additional matters related to the integration of acquired businesses within our existing organization. Unanticipated issues related to integration may result in additional expense or in disruption to our operations, either of which could negatively impact our ability to achieve anticipated benefits. While we believe we will be able to fully integrate acquired businesses, we can give no assurance that we will be successful in this regard.

We are subject to local laws and regulations.

We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting our business, including those promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Flammable Fabrics Act, the Textile Fiber Product Identification Act, the rules and regulations of the Consumer Products Safety Commission and various labor, workplace and related laws, as well as environmental laws and regulations. Failure to comply with such laws may expose us to potential liability and have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Shortages of supply of sourced goods from suppliers or interruptions in our manufacturing could adversely affect our results of operations.

We utilize multiple supply sources and manufacturing facilities. However, an unexpected interruption in any of the sources or facilities could temporarily adversely affect our results of operations until alternate sources or facilities can be secured. In 2005, 2004 and 2003 approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of our products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. If we are unable to continue to obtain our products from Central America, it could significantly disrupt our business. Because we source products in Central America, we are affected by economic conditions in Central America, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure.

Certain of our existing stockholders have significant control.

At December 31, 2005, our executive officers and certain of their family members collectively beneficially owned 26.4% of our outstanding common stock, of which Gerald M. Benstock, our Chairman of the Board, beneficially owned 20.8%. As a result, our executive officers and certain of their family members have significant influence over the election of our Board of Directors, the approval or disapproval of any other matters requiring stockholder approval, and the affairs and policies of our company.

The success of our business depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified employees.

We need talented and experienced personnel in a number of areas including our core business activities. An inability to retain and attract qualified personnel, especially our key executives, could harm our business.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff

Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

The Company has an ongoing program designed to maintain and improve its facilities. Generally, all properties are in satisfactory condition. The Company’s properties are currently fully utilized (except as otherwise noted), and have aggregate productive capacity to meet the Company’s present needs as well as those of the foreseeable future. The

material manufacturing locales are rented for nominal amounts due to cities providing incentives for manufacturers to locate in their ~~area -~~ area—all such properties may be purchased for nominal amounts. As a result, it is believed that the subject lease expirations and renewal terms thereof are not material. Set forth below are the locations of our facilities:

Seminole, Florida – Plant of approximately 60,000 square feet owned by the registrant; used as principal administrative office and for warehousing and shipping, as well as the corporate design center.

Eudora, Arkansas – Plant of approximately 217,000 square feet, partially leased from the City of Eudora under lease requiring payment of only a nominal rental; used for manufacturing, warehousing, and ~~shipping.~~shipping; lease expiring in 2008.

Tampa, Florida – Plant of approximately ~~111,000~~15,000 square feet, ~~owned by the registrant;~~leased from private owners; used for warehousing, shipping and ~~small retail operation.~~customer service for customers located in the greater Tampa Bay area; lease expiring in 2010.

Miami, Florida – Plant of approximately 5,000 square feet, leased from private owners under a lease expiring in ~~2005;~~2006; used for regional sales office, warehousing, shipping, and small retail operation.

McGehee, Arkansas – Plant of approximately 26,000 square feet, leased from the City of McGehee under lease requiring payment of only a nominal rental; used for ~~manufacturing.~~manufacturing; lease expiring in 2009.

Marietta, Georgia – Plant and warehouse of approximately ~~33,000~~25,000 square feet leased from private ~~owners.~~owners; lease expiring in 2008.

Portland, Oregon – Plant and warehouse of approximately ~~35,800~~6,000 square feet leased from private owners ~~under a lease~~used for warehousing and shipping, expiring in ~~2005.~~2008.

Miscellaneous – Atlanta, Georgia, leased warehouse and sales office ~~- leased;~~of approximately 10,000 square feet – lease expiring in 2010; Lexington, Mississippi, used for ~~manufacturing~~warehousing and shipping of approximately 40,000 square feet – owned; Hamburg, Arkansas, approximately 18,000 square feet, used for shipping and has a small retail operation– owned; Dallas, ~~TX,~~Texas, leased sales office ~~- leased.~~of approximately 2,055 square feet – lease expiring in 2007.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are a party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

~~(a)~~ None

PART II

Item 5. Market Price ~~of and Dividends on~~For Superior’s Common Equity, ~~and~~ Related Stockholder ~~Matters.~~Matters and Superior Purchases of Equity Securities.

The principal market on which Superior’s common shares are traded is the American Stock Exchange; said shares have also been admitted to unlisted trading on the Midwest Stock Exchange.

The table below presents, for our common shares, dividend information and the quarterly high and low sales prices as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system of the American Stock Exchange.

   QUARTER ENDED
   2004
   2003
   Mar. 31
   June 30
   Sept. 30
   Dec. 31
   Mar. 31
   June 30
   Sept. 30
   Dec. 31
Common Shares:

High
   $ 16.90    $ 16.70    $ 15.85    $ 14.95    $ 12.48    $ 11.45    $ 14.80    $ 16.93
Low
   $ 14.00    $ 14.50    $ 12.81    $ 13.65    $ 10.20    $ 10.45    $ 11.00    $ 13.20
Dividends (total for 2004-$.54; 2003-$.54)
   $ .135    $ .135    $ .135    $ .135    $ .135    $ .135    $ .135    $ .135


	QUARTER ENDED
	2005								2004
	Mar. 31		June 30		Sept. 30		Dec. 31		Mar. 31		June 30		Sept. 30		Dec. 31
Common Shares:
High	$	14.95	$	14.85	$	13.70	$	12.80	$	16.90	$	16.70	$	15.85	$	14.95

Low	$	13.26	$	10.92	$	11.65	$	9.95	$	14.00	$	14.50	$	12.81	$	13.65

Dividends (total for 2005-$0.54; 2004-$0.54)	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135

Our long-term debt agreements include covenants that, among other things, restrict dividends payable by us. Under the most restrictive debt agreement, retained earnings of approximately ~~$7,916,000~~$5,379,000 were available at December 31, ~~2004~~2005 for declaration of dividends. We have declared cash dividends of ~~$.135~~$0.135 per share in each of the quarters for the

fiscal years ending December 31, ~~2003~~2004 and ~~2004.~~2005. We expect that, so long as earnings and business conditions warrant, we will continue to pay dividends and that the amount thereof, as such conditions permit, and as the Directors approve, will increase from time to time.

On March ~~1, 2005,~~3, 2006, registrant had ~~262~~232 shareholders of record and the closing price for registrant’s common shares on the American Stock Exchange was ~~$13.86~~$11.36 per share.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information about our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants, rights and restricted stock under all our existing equity compensation plans as of December 31, ~~2004,~~2005, including the 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan:

Plan category
   Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
   (a)    (b)    (c)
Equity compensation Plans approved by Security holders
   709,825    $ 12.03    2,199,125
Equity compensation Plans not approved by Security holders
   —      —      —



Total
   709,825    $ 12.03    2,199,125


Plan category	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights	Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
	(a)	(b)		(c)
Equity compensation Plans approved by Security holders	849,750	$	12.98	2,009,300
Equity compensation Plans not approved by Security holders	—		—	—

Total	849,750	$	12.98	2,009,300

The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act), of our common shares during the three months ended December 31, ~~2004.~~2005.

~~ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES~~

Period
   (a) Total Number of
Shares Purchased
   (b) Average
Price Paid per
Share
   (c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

(d) Maximum Number
of Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs (1)
Month #1 (October 1, 2004 to October 31, 2004)

Month #2 (November 1, 2004 to November 30, 2004)
   84,050    $ 13.91    84,050    604,050
Month #3 (December 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004)





TOTAL
   84,050    $ 13.91    84,050    604,050


ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period	(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per Share		(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
Month #1 (October 1, 2005 to October 31, 2005)	46,630	$	12.10	46,630

Month #2 (November 1, 2005 to November 30, 2005)	101,325	$	11.96	101,325

Month #3 (December 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005)
TOTAL	147,955	$	12.00	147,955	308,926

(1)

In July 2002, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which the Company can make share repurchases under the ~~program~~program.

The following selected data are derived from our consolidated financial statements. This data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto incorporated into Item 8, and with Item ~~7 -~~7— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Years Ended December 31,
   2004
   2003
   2002
2001
   2000
Net sales
   $ 143,567,473    $ 137,326,341    $ 148,106,311 $ 156,134,944    $ 171,106,190





Costs and expenses:

Cost of goods sold
   96,279,784    90,334,765    99,859,787 104,967,460    114,912,716
Selling and administrative expenses
   38,524,803    37,491,162    39,400,795 39,342,762    42,372,386
Interest expense
   624,199    696,504    853,081 1,623,016    2,167,763





   135,428,786    128,522,431    140,113,663 145,933,238    159,452,865





Earnings before taxes on income, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   8,138,687    8,803,910    7,992,648 10,201,706    11,653,325
Taxes on income
   2,760,000    3,100,000    2,895,000 3,730,000    4,250,000





Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   5,378,687    5,703,910    5,097,648 6,471,706    7,403,325
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of $2,560,000
   —      —      (4,504,563 ) —      —





Net earnings
   $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910    $ 593,085 $ 6,471,706    $ 7,403,325





Basic net earnings per common share:

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.72 $ 0.91    $ 1.03
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
   —      —      (0.64 ) —      —





Basic net earnings per common share
   $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.08 $ 0.91    $ 1.03





Diluted net earnings per common share:

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   $ 0.71    $ 0.78    $ 0.71 $ 0.91    $ 1.03
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
   —      —      (0.63 ) —      —





Diluted net earnings per common share
   $ 0.71    $ 0.78    $ 0.08 $ 0.91    $ 1.03





Cash dividends per common share
   $ 0.54    $ 0.54    $ 0.54 $ 0.54    $ 0.54





At year end:

Total assets
   $ 106,279,126    $ 102,973,933    $ 99,826,952 $ 112,914,563    $ 130,039,204





Long-term debt
   $ 5,662,569    $ 6,266,047    $ 7,445,068 $ 13,549,147    $ 29,530,239





Working capital
   $ 61,255,572    $ 66,212,497    $ 61,688,699 $ 65,117,560    $ 74,360,573





Shareholders’ equity
   $ 87,068,494    $ 84,884,482    $ 80,110,389 $ 82,762,205    $ 81,641,863

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended December 31,


Years Ended December 31,	2005		2004		2003		2002			2001
Net sales	$	133,312,351	$	143,567,473	$	137,326,341	$	148,106,311		$	156,134,944

Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		93,596,828		96,279,784		90,334,765		99,859,787			104,967,460
Selling and administrative expenses		37,610,557		38,524,803		37,491,162		39,400,795			39,342,762
Interest expense		610,781		624,199		696,504		853,081			1,623,016

		131,818,166		135,428,786		128,522,431		140,113,663			145,933,238

Earnings before taxes on income, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle		1,494,185		8,138,687		8,803,910		7,992,648			10,201,706
Taxes on income		250,000		2,760,000		3,100,000		2,895,000			3,730,000

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle		1,244,185		5,378,687		5,703,910		5,097,648			6,471,706
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of $2,560,000		—		—		—		(4,504,563	)		—

Net earnings	$	1,244,185	$	5,378,687	$	5,703,910	$	593,085		$	6,471,706

Basic net earnings per common share:
Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	$	0.17	$	0.72	$	0.79	$	0.72		$	0.91
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax		—		—		—		(0.64	)		—

Basic net earnings per common share	$	0.17	$	0.72	$	0.79	$	0.08		$	0.91

Diluted net earnings per common share:
Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	$	0.17	$	0.71	$	0.78	$	0.71		$	0.91
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax		—		—		—		(0.63	)		—

Diluted net earnings per common share	$	0.17	$	0.71	$	0.78	$	0.08		$	0.91

Cash dividends per common share	$	0.54	$	0.54	$	0.54	$	0.54		$	0.54

At year end:
Total assets	$	97,261,057	$	107,954,243	$	102,973,933	$	99,826,952		$	112,914,563

Long-term debt	$	3,979,540	$	5,662,569	$	6,266,047	$	7,445,068		$	13,549,147

Working capital	$	57,968,139	$	61,255,572	$	66,212,497	$	61,688,699		$	65,117,560

Shareholders’ equity	$	81,524,754	$	87,068,494	$	84,884,482	$	80,110,389		$	82,762,205

Item 7. ~~Management’s~~Management’ s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OPERATIONS: In 2005, net sales decreased 7.1% in comparison to 2004 and in 2004, net sales increased 4.5% in comparison to ~~2003~~2003. The 2005 decrease is attributed to several factors. First, the Company experienced shipping difficulties through the first quarter of 2005 as a result of issues created in the implementation of its new warehouse management system at its central distribution center. As a result of these difficulties, certain customers reduced the amount of purchases that they made with the Company through the remainder of 2005. Additionally, the Company and its customers were adversely affected by several major hurricanes later in ~~2003 net sales decreased 7.3% in comparison to 2002.~~the year. These hurricanes disrupted the Company’s supply lines for several months and more significantly affected certain of our customers operations and purchasing patterns. The 2004 increase is primarily attributed to the acquisition of UniVogue during the first quarter of 2004, (+5.0%) which was offset by continuing soft demand from existing ~~customers. The 2003 decrease was attributed to the continued economic slowdown as our~~ customers ~~postponed or cancelled orders in an effort to reduce the impact of the slowdown on their own operations.~~(-0.5%).

As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold ~~were~~was 70.2% in 2005, 67.1% in 2004, and 65.8% in ~~2003~~2003. The percentage increase in 2005 is primarily attributed to the following items. First, standard cost of goods sold increased 0.6% as a percentage of net sales as a result of increased product costs as well as the competitive pricing market in which we operated in 2005. Secondly, reductions in sales and ~~67.4%~~production volumes without corresponding decreases in ~~2002.~~overheads added approximately 2.0% to our cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales. Finally, increased obsolescence in the current year, associated with the release of the newDefining Uniforms catalog and related product line changes, added 0.5% to cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales. The percentage increase in 2004 was due to increased freight costs in 2004 of approximately $1,610,000 while the amounts invoiced to customers (included in net sales) for freight and handling charges only increased $651,000. Additionally, competitive pricing pressures in the market contributed to reduced margins in 2004. ~~The percentage decrease in 2003 was attributed to the continued transition of production to offshore sources.~~

As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative expenses were 28.2% in 2005, 26.8% in 2004, and 27.3% in ~~2003,~~2003. The increase in this percentage is primarily attributed to the significant reductions in sales with less significant reductions in selling and ~~26.6%~~administrative expenses. 2005 selling and administrative expenses included increased depreciation, associated primarily with the new warehouse system, of approximately $476,000; $299,000 in ~~2002.~~pension settlement losses associated with staff reductions and corresponding lump sum pension payments to employees; and $206,000 in increased severance costs associated with the staff reductions. These increases were offset by a $355,000 reduction in professional fees, primarily associated with outside consulting fees for Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 compliance work and a $665,000 reduction in medical insurance expense as a result of lower headcounts and various modifications to the Company’s medical plans. The decrease in this percentage in 2004 is attributed to the increase in sales volume, the impact of 2003 staffing and other cost reductions including the consolidation of our Martins division into our corporate offices. Additionally, we experienced a net recovery in bad debts in 2004 of $12,000 versus net bad debt expense of $218,000 in 2003. The impact of these cost savings were offset by approximately $690,000 in outside consulting costs incurred in association with our efforts to prepare for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The increase in this percentage in 2003 is attributed to the overall decline in sales volume more than offsetting the impact of staffing and other cost reductions on selling administrative expenses. Selling and administrative expenses for 2003 included bad debt expense of approximately $218,000 versus $1,165,000 in 2002 due primarily to the write off of one large account in 2002; and during 2002, the Company incurred approximately $360,000 in costs associated with the review of a potential acquisition that we are no longer pursuing.

Interest expense as a percentage of sales was 0.5% in 2005, 0.4% in 2004, and 0.5% in ~~2003,~~2003. The increase in 2005 is due to lower sales volume and ~~0.6% in 2002.~~increased borrowings outstanding during the year on the Company’s revolving debt agreement. The ~~decreases~~decrease in 2004 ~~and 2003 are~~was due to lower average borrowings outstanding and lower interest rates.

The effective income tax rate in 2005 was 16.7%; 2004 was 33.9%; and in 2003 it was 35.2%~~; and in 2002 it was 36.2%~~. The ~~decreases are~~decrease in 2005 is primarily attributed to ~~decreases~~a reduction in the accrual for tax contingencies during the year (-12.4%) and due to other permanent differences between book and tax income (-4.6%) due to a decrease in taxable income. The decrease in 2004 is primarily attributed to a smaller addition to the accrual for tax contingencies in 2004 as compared to 2003 relative to state income taxes.

In ~~2004,~~2005, the Company reported ~~earnings before cumulative effect~~net income of ~~change in accounting principle of 3.7%~~0.9% of sales with a return of ~~6.3%~~1.5% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2003, the Company reported earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of 4.2% of sales with a return of 6.9% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2002, the Company reported earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle of 3.4% of sales with a return of 6.3% on average shareholders’ equity.

The cumulative effect of change in accounting principle charge in the amount of $4,504,563, net of tax benefit of $2,560,000 was recognized in 2002 as a result of the Company’s adoption of FAS No. 142. The Company completed its transitional impairment testing of goodwill during 2002 and determined that its goodwill for certain reporting units was impaired.

In 2004, the Company reported net income of 3.7% of sales with a return of 6.3% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2003, the Company reported net income of 4.2% of sales with a return of 6.9% on average shareholders’ equity. ~~In 2002, the Company reported net income of 0.4% of sales with a return of 0.7% on average shareholders’ equity.~~

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES: The Company uses a number of standards for its own purposes in measuring its liquidity, such as: working capital, profitability ratios, long-term debt as a percentage of long-term debt and equity, and activity ratios.

Accounts receivable ~~increased 3.5%~~decreased 4.6% from ~~$24,419,287~~$26,938,861 on December 31, ~~2003~~2004 to ~~$25,263,744~~$25,706,970 as of December 31, ~~2004.~~2005. This ~~increase~~decrease is primarily attributed to the ~~increase~~decrease in sales in the current period.

Inventories increased 25.7% from $36,380,470 on December 31, 2003 to $45,741,410 as of December 31, 2004. This increase is attributed to the acquisition of UniVogue inventories of $2,065,444 in the first quarter of 2004, a conscious effort by management to increase inventories in the Company’s core styles to better service customer needs and to the increase in the amount of product being sourced in Asia during 2004.

~~Management’s~~Management’ s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ~~(con’t)~~

~~Accounts payable increased 32.9%~~Inventories decreased 18.7% from ~~$5,400,401 on December 31, 2003 to $7,177,596~~$45,741,410 on December 31, 2004 to $37,186,779 as of December 31, 2005. This decrease is attributed to improved inventory management procedures and a focused effort by management to reduce inventory levels.

Accounts payable decreased 31.7% from $8,852,713 on December 31, 2004 to $6,046,575 on December 31, 2005 primarily due to the ~~higher~~lower inventory levels discussed above.

Other current liabilities decreased ~~25.9%~~15.4% from ~~$5,078,982 on December 31, 2003 to~~ $3,761,660 on December 31, ~~2004. The Company is in a net refund position at~~2004 to $3,182,159 on December 31, ~~2004 for income taxes~~2005. The decrease is primarily attributed to a decrease of $278,000 in accrued workers’ compensation liabilities as a result of ~~estimated tax payments~~a shift from a self-insured workers’ compensation program in ~~excess of the current year liability, whereas the Company had an accrued balance payable of $699,000 at December 31, 2003. The current year prepaid balance of approximately $476,000 is included~~2004 to a fully insured plan in prepaid expenses and other current assets at December 31, 2004. Additionally, the current year accrued liabilities decreased by $426,000 as a result of improvements in the current year funded status of the Company’s defined benefit plans2005 and a reduction of ~~$317,000~~$230,000 in the ~~accrued~~ liability related to the Company’s interest rate swap agreement.

The working capital of the Company at December 31, 2005 was approximately $57,968,000 and the working capital ratio, 6.3:1; for 2004, our working capital was approximately $61,256,000 and the working capital ratio, ~~5.9:1; for 2003, it was approximately $66,213,000 and the working capital ratio, 6.7:~~5.3:1. The Company has operated without hindrance or restraint with its present working capital, believing that income generated from operations and outside sources of credit, both trade and institutional, are more than adequate to fund the Company’s operations.

In ~~2004,~~2005, the Company’s percentage of total debt to total debt and equity was ~~7.7%~~6.5% and in ~~2003~~2004 it was ~~8.1%~~7.7%. The decrease is attributed primarily to decreased borrowings under the Company’s borrowing agreements as a result of scheduled repayments in ~~2004 offset by $990,000 of new borrowings in 2004.~~

2005.

The Company has an on-going capital expenditure program designed to maintain and improve its facilities. Capital expenditures were approximately $2,157,000, $6,162,000, ~~$2,051,000,~~ and ~~$2,820,000,~~$2,051,000, in the years 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002,~~2003, respectively. The significant increase in 2004, and subsequent decrease in 2005, was primarily attributed to an upgrade of the Company’s central warehouse distribution system in Eudora, Arkansas. This project was completed in January of 2005. Total capitalized expenditures for this project in 2005 and 2004, were approximately ~~$5,237,000.~~$830,000 and $5,237,000, respectively. During 2005 the Company also sold its warehouse and distribution facility in Tampa, Florida generating proceeds of approximately $3,093,000. Additionally, in 2004, the Company purchased certain software for approximately $990,000 that was 100% financed via long-term debt. The Company at all times evaluates its capital expenditure programs in light of prevailing economic conditions.

During the years ended December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003,~~2004, the Company paid cash dividends of approximately ~~$4,015,000~~$3,993,000 and ~~$3,895,000,~~$4,015,000, respectively, on a quarterly dividend of $.135 per share. In July 2002, our Board of Directors reset the common stock repurchase program authorization so that the Company may make future repurchases of up to 750,000 of its common shares. The Company reacquired and retired ~~94,950~~295,124 and ~~35,000~~94,950 of its common shares in the years ended December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003,~~2004, respectively, with costs of ~~$1,312,000~~$3,620,000 and ~~$366,000,~~$1,312,000, respectively. At December 31, ~~2004,~~2005, we had approximately ~~604,000~~309,000 shares remaining on our common stock repurchase authorization. Shares purchased under our share repurchase program are constructively retired and returned to unissued status. We consider several factors in determining when to make share repurchases, including among other things, our cost of equity, our after-tax cost of borrowing, our debt to total capitalization targets and our expected future cash needs. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which we can make our share repurchases under the program. The Company anticipates that it will continue to pay dividends and that it will repurchase additional shares of its common stock in the future as financial conditions permit.

In 2005, cash and cash equivalents increased by approximately $3,069,000. This increase is attributed to approximately $11,239,000 in cash provided from operations, approximately $475,000 provided from investing activities and approximately $8,645,000 utilized in financing activities. Financing activities consisted primarily of dividends paid and common stock repurchases, as discussed above, as well as scheduled debt payments of approximately $1,594,000. These amounts were offset by approximately $562,000 in proceeds for the exercise of employee stock options.

In 2004, cash and cash equivalents decreased by approximately $14,765,000. This decrease is attributed to approximately ~~$3,578,000~~$2,714,000 in cash provided from operations, offset by approximately ~~$13,497,000~~$12,633,000 utilized in investing activities and approximately $4,846,000 utilized in financing activities. Investing activities consisted primarily of $6,272,000 utilized in the acquisition of UniVogue in the first quarter of 2004 and $6,162,000 utilized for fixed asset additions, primarily for the central warehouse distribution system.

In 2003, cash and cash equivalents increased by $7,444,000. This increase is attributed to approximately $12,826,000 in cash provided from operations, offset by approximately $2,688,000 utilized in investing activities and approximately $2,693,000 utilized in financing activities.

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

March 27, 2001, and again on April 27, 2004, the Company entered into

~~Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (con’t)~~

agreements with Wachovia Bank to extend the maturity of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit agreement matures on June 30, 2007. At the option of the Company, any outstanding balance on the agreement at that date will convert to a one-year term loan. The remaining terms of the original revolving credit agreement remain unchanged. The Company also entered into a $12,000,000 10-year term loan on March 26, 1999 with the same bank. The term loan is an amortizing loan, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing on April 1, 2009. The term loan carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings. Concurrent with the execution of the term loan agreement, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with the bank under which the Company receives a variable rate of interest on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan from the bank and the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.75% on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan to the bank.

The credit agreement and the term loan with Wachovia Bank contain restrictive provisions concerning debt to net worth ratios, other borrowings, capital expenditures, rental commitments, tangible net worth ($~~76,378,000~~73,379,000 at December 31, ~~2004)~~2005); working capital ratio (2.5:1), fixed charges coverage ratio (2.5:1), stock repurchases and payment of dividends. At December 31, ~~2004,~~2005, under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, retained earnings of approximately ~~$7,916,000~~$5,379,000 were available for declaration of dividends. The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the various credit agreements.

The Company prepaid the balance of its 6.65% note payable to MassMutual, including a prepayment penalty of approximately $285,000, on March 18, 2002 utilizing cash balances on hand as of December 31, 2001 and additional cash generated from operations in the first quarter of 2002. With funds from the credit agreement, anticipated cash flows generated from operations and other credit sources readily available, the Company believes that its liquidity is satisfactory, its working capital adequate and its capital resources sufficient for funding its ongoing capital expenditure program and its operations, including planned expansion for ~~2005.~~

2006.

The following table summarizes our fixed cash obligations as of December 31, ~~2004~~2005 for the ~~fiscal years ending December 31:~~following periods:

   2005
   2006
   2007
   2008
   2009 and
thereafter
   Total
Variable rate term loans and revolving credit facility
   $ 1,264,000    $ 1,353,000    $ 1,448,000    $ 1,551,000    $ 650,000    $ 6,266,000
Other debt arrangements, including capital leases
   330,000    330,000    330,000    —      —      990,000
Operating leases
   321,000    157,000    156,000    90,000    —      724,000






Total contractual cash obligations
   $ 1,915,000    $ 1,840,000    $ 1,934,000    $ 1,641,000    $ 650,000    $ 7,980,000


	Less than 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Variable rate term loans and revolving credit facility	$	1,353,000	$	2,999,000	$	650,000	$	—	$	5,002,000
Other debt arrangements, including capital leases		330,000		330,000		—		—	$	660,000
Operating leases		377,000		552,000		267,000		—	$	1,196,000

Total contractual cash obligations	$	2,060,000	$	3,881,000	$	917,000	$	—	$	6,858,000

The Company does not engage in any off-balance sheet financing arrangements. In particular, we do not have any interest in variable interest entities, which include special purpose entities and structured finance entities.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate the estimates that we have made. These estimates are based upon our historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company records revenue as products are shipped and title passes. A provision for estimated returns and allowances is recorded based on historical experience and current allowance programs. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ~~(con’t)~~

~~Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts~~

~~The Company recognizes revenue in the period in which the product is shipped. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the~~ collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to health and workers’ compensation programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company’s estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company’s liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company’s ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123 (revised 2004),“~~Shared-Based~~Share-Based Payment.” FAS 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. Statement 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The revised Statement generally requires that an entity account for those transactions using the fair-value-based method, and eliminates the intrinsic value method of accounting in APB Opinion No. 25,“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, which was permitted under Statement 123, as originally issued.

The revised Statement requires entities to disclose information about the nature of the share-based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements. FAS 123(R) is effective for public companies that do not file as small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim orperiod of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005 (i.e., ~~third~~first quarter ~~2005~~2006 for the Company). All public companies must use either the modified prospective or the modified retrospective transition method. All share-based compensation awards granted by the Company are fully vested at the date of grant. The Company ~~has not yet evaluated~~will utilize the modified prospective transition method to implement this standard. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its share-based compensation awards as disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The impact of ~~adoption~~adopting this standard is expected to be consistent with the pro-forma amounts shown in Note 1 of ~~this pronouncement~~the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, assuming that ~~must be adopted~~the share-based compensation awards granted in the ~~third quarter of our fiscal year 2005.~~

In December 2003, the FASB issued FAS No. 132 (revised 2003), “Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits.” The provisions of FAS No. 132(R) do not change the measurement and recognition provisions of FAS No. 87, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions” or FAS No. 88, “Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Plans and Termination Benefits.” During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company adopted the provisions of FAS No. 132(R), which did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

future are consistent with recent grants.

In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to provide clarification that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this standard requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of this standard are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company ~~is currently evaluating the~~does not expect this standard to have any significant impact ~~the standard will have~~ on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

~~Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (con’t)~~

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” which establishes criteria to identify variable interest entities (“FIN 46”) and the primary beneficiary of such entities. An entity that qualifies as a VIE must be consolidated by its primary beneficiary. All other holders of interests in a VIE must disclose the nature, purpose, size and activity of the VIE as well as their maximum exposure to losses as a result of involvement with the VIE. FIN 46 was revised in December 2003 and is effective for financial statements of public entities that have variable interest entities, as defined, for periods ending after December 15, 2003. For public entities without variable interest entities, it is effective for financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. The Company does not have any variable interest entities, as defined, and accordingly the adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of these proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Item ~~7a.~~7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates, which may adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition. The Company seeks to minimize the risks from these interest rates when considered appropriate, through the limited use of derivative financial instruments. The Company’s policy is to not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and is not a party to any leveraged financial instruments. The Company has debt obligations with variable interest rates tied to LIBOR which are described in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” as well as Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company estimates that a hypothetical increase in interest rates of 1% would have resulted in an insignificant increase in the Company’s interest expense for the year ended December 31, ~~2004.~~

2005.

The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates of a variable rate term loan. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives or makes payments on a monthly basis, based on the differential between a specified interest rate and one month LIBOR. A term loan of ~~$6,266,047~~$5,002,350 is designated as a hedged item for the interest rate ~~swaps~~swap at December 31, ~~2004.~~

2005.

This interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FAS 133 and FAS 138. As of the report date, the swap met the effectiveness test, and as such no gains or losses were included in net income during the year related to hedge ineffectiveness and there was no income adjustment related to any portion excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. A gain of $230,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2005. A gain of $317,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2004. A gain of $256,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2003. ~~A loss of $464,000 was included in other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2002.~~ The fair market values of the interest rate swap of ~~$331,000~~$101,000 and ~~$648,000~~$331,000 are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003,~~2004, respectively. The original term of the contract is ten years.

The Company is also exposed to changes in prevailing market interest rates affecting the return on its investments but does not consider this interest rate market risk exposure to be material to its financial condition or results of operations. The Company invests primarily in highly liquid debt instruments with strong credit ratings and short-term (less than three months) maturities.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended December 31,

   2004
   2003
   2002

Net sales
   $ 143,567,473    $ 137,326,341    $ 148,106,311



Costs and expenses:

Cost of goods sold
   96,279,784    90,334,765    99,859,787
Selling and administrative expenses
   38,524,803    37,491,162    39,400,795
Interest expense
   624,199    696,504    853,081



   135,428,786    128,522,431    140,113,663



Earnings before taxes on income and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   8,138,687    8,803,910    7,992,648
Taxes on income
   2,760,000    3,100,000    2,895,000



Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   5,378,687    5,703,910    5,097,648
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of $2,560,000
   —      —      (4,504,563 )



Net earnings
   $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910    $ 593,085



Basic net earnings per common share:

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.72
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
   —      —      (0.64 )



Basic net earnings per common share
   $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.08



Diluted net earnings per common share:

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   $ 0.71    $ 0.78    $ 0.71
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
   —      —      (0.63 )



Diluted net earnings per common share
   0.71    0.78    0.08



Dividends per common share
   $ 0.54    $ 0.54    $ 0.54


	2005		2004		2003
Net sales	$	133,312,351	$	143,567,473	$	137,326,341

Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		93,596,828		96,279,784		90,334,765
Selling and administrative expenses		37,610,557		38,524,803		37,491,162
Interest expense		610,781		624,199		696,504

		131,818,166		135,428,786		128,522,431

Earnings before taxes on income		1,494,185		8,138,687		8,803,910
Taxes on income		250,000		2,760,000		3,100,000

Net earnings	$	1,244,185	$	5,378,687	$	5,703,910

Basic net earnings per common share	$	0.17	$	0.72	$	0.79

Diluted net earnings per common share	$	0.17	$	0.71	$	0.78

Dividends per common share	$	0.54	$	0.54	$	0.54

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Years Ended December 31,

   2004
2003

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 150,563 $ 14,915,079
Accounts receivable, net
   25,263,744 24,419,287
Inventories
   45,741,410 36,380,470
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   2,632,918 2,156,065


TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
   73,788,635 77,870,901
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
   22,062,359 18,289,436
GOODWILL
   1,617,411 741,929
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
   1,488,492 —
OTHER ASSETS
   7,322,229 6,071,667


   $ 106,279,126 $ 102,973,933


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable
   $ 7,177,596 $ 5,400,401
Accrued expenses
   3,761,660 5,078,982
Current portion of long-term debt
   1,593,807 1,179,021


TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
   12,533,063 11,658,404
LONG-TERM DEBT
   5,662,569 6,266,047
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
   1,015,000 165,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 11 and 12)

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Preferred stock, $1 par value - authorized 300,000 shares (none issued)
   —   —
Common stock, $.001 par value - authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding - 7,436,512 and 7,370,562, respectively.
   7,437 7,371
Additional paid-in capital
   15,265,862 13,641,223
Retained earnings
   72,126,195 71,883,888
Other comprehensive income (loss):

Cash flow hedges
   (331,000 ) (648,000 )


TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   87,068,494 84,884,482


   $ 106,279,126 $ 102,973,933



	2005			2004
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,220,174		$	150,563
Accounts receivable, net		25,706,970			26,938,861
Inventories		37,186,779			45,741,410
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,765,979			2,632,918

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		68,879,902			75,463,752
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET		18,079,292			22,062,359
GOODWILL		1,617,411			1,617,411
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS		1,250,333			1,488,492
OTHER ASSETS		7,434,119			7,322,229

	$	97,261,057		$	107,954,243

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	6,046,575		$	8,852,713
Accrued expenses		3,182,159			3,761,660
Current portion of long-term debt		1,683,029			1,593,807

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		10,911,763			14,208,180
LONG-TERM DEBT		3,979,540			5,662,569
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		845,000			1,015,000
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 11 and 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $1 par value - authorized 300,000 shares (none issued)		—			—
Common stock, $.001 par value - authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding—7,202,338 and 7,436,512, respectively.		7,202			7,437
Additional paid-in capital		15,240,229			15,265,862
Retained earnings		66,378,323			72,126,195
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges		(101,000	)		(331,000	)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		81,524,754			87,068,494

	$	97,261,057		$	107,954,243

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

Years Ended December 31,


	Common Shares		Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Shareholders’ Equity			Common Shares		Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance, January 1, 2002	7,032,887		$	7,033		$	9,653,981		$	73,767,383		$	(666,192	)	$	82,762,205
Common shares issued upon exercise of options	114,350			114			989,244			—			—			989,358
Purchase and retirement of common shares	(16,000	)		(16	)		(23,152	)		(155,132	)		—			(178,300	)
Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)	—			—			—			(3,818,151	)		—			(3,818,151	)
Comprehensive Income:
Net earnings	—			—			—			593,085			—			593,085
Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges	—			—			—			—			(464,000	)		(464,000	)
Net change during the period related to minimum pension liability	—			—			—			—			226,192			226,192

Other comprehensive loss																(237,808	)

Comprehensive Income																355,277

Balance, December 31, 2002	7,131,237			7,131			10,620,073			70,387,185			(904,000	)		80,110,389
Balance, January 1, 2003																		7,131,237		$	7,131		$	10,620,073		$	70,387,185		$	(904,000	)	$	80,110,389
Common shares issued upon exercise of options	274,325			275			2,671,396			—			—			2,671,671		274,325			275			2,671,396									2,671,671
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options	—			—			403,000			—			—			403,000								403,000									403,000
Purchase and retirement of common shares	(35,000	)		(35	)		(53,246	)		(312,469	)		—			(365,750	)	(35,000	)		(35	)		(53,246	)		(312,469	)					(365,750	)
Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)	—			—			—			(3,894,738	)		—			(3,894,738	)										(3,894,738	)					(3,894,738	)
Comprehensive Income:
Net earnings	—			—			—			5,703,910			—			5,703,910											5,703,910						5,703,910
Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges	—			—			—			—			256,000			256,000														256,000			256,000

Other comprehensive income																256,000

Other comprehensive Income																																	256,000
Comprehensive Income																5,959,910																	5,959,910

Balance, December 31, 2003	7,370,562			7,371			13,641,223			71,883,888			(648,000	)		84,884,482		7,370,562			7,371			13,641,223			71,883,888			(648,000	)		84,884,482
Common shares issued upon exercise of options	160,900			161			1,659,233			—			—			1,659,394		160,900			161			1,659,233									1,659,394
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options	—			—			155,000			—			—			155,000								155,000									155,000
Purchase and retirement of common shares	(94,950	)		(95	)		(189,594	)		(1,121,821	)		—			(1,311,510	)	(94,950	)		(95	)		(189,594	)		(1,121,821	)					(1,311,510	)
Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)	—			—			—			(4,014,559	)		—			(4,014,559	)										(4,014,559	)					(4,014,559	)
Comprehensive Income:
Net earnings	—			—			—			5,378,687			—			5,378,687											5,378,687						5,378,687
Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges	—			—			—			—			317,000			317,000														317,000			317,000

Other comprehensive income																317,000

Other comprehensive Income																																	317,000
Comprehensive Income																5,695,687																	5,695,687

Balance, December 31, 2004	7,436,512		$	7,437		$	15,265,862		$	72,126,195		$	(331,000	)	$	87,068,494		7,436,512			7,437			15,265,862			72,126,195			(331,000	)		87,068,494
Common shares issued upon exercise of options																		60,950			61			562,137									562,198
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options																								33,000									33,000
Purchase and retirement of common shares																		(295,124	)		(296	)		(620,770	)		(2,999,624	)					(3,620,690	)
Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)																											(3,992,433	)					(3,992,433	)
Comprehensive Income:
Net earnings																											1,244,185						1,244,185
Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges																														230,000			230,000

Other comprehensive Income																																	230,000
Comprehensive Income																																	1,474,185

Balance, December 31, 2005																		7,202,338		$	7,202		$	15,240,229		$	66,378,323		$	(101,000	)	$	81,524,754

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31,


	2005			2004			2003
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net earnings	$	1,244,185		$	5,378,687		$	5,703,910
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		3,936,752			3,489,772			3,602,074
Provision (recovery) for bad debts		114,000			(11,638	)		218,000
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		33,000			155,000			403,000
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision		(170,000	)		850,000			15,000
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment		(651,944	)		—			—
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable		1,117,891			506,861			(4,224,085	)
Inventories		8,554,631			(7,295,496	)		6,275,464
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(133,061	)		(216,142	)		1,114,274
Other assets		349,299			(864,062	)		(406,838	)
Accounts payable		(2,806,138	)		1,721,251			208,408
Accrued expenses		(349,501	)		(1,000,322	)		(490,440	)

Net cash flows provided from operating activities		11,239,114			2,713,911			12,418,767

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(2,157,013	)		(6,162,371	)		(2,051,067	)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment		3,093,431			176,656			218,721
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired		—			(6,272,259	)		—
Other assets		(461,189	)		(374,757	)		(449,164	)

Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities		475,229			(12,632,731	)		(2,281,510	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayment of long-term debt		(1,593,807	)		(1,179,021	)		(1,104,080	)
Payment of cash dividends		(3,992,433	)		(4,014,559	)		(3,894,738	)
Proceeds received on exercise of stock options		562,198			1,659,394			2,671,671
Common stock reacquired and retired		(3,620,690	)		(1,311,510	)		(365,750	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(8,644,732	)		(4,845,696	)		(2,692,897	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		3,069,611			(14,764,516	)		7,444,360
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year		150,563			14,915,079			7,470,719

Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	$	3,220,174		$	150,563		$	14,915,079

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

~~CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS~~

~~Years Ended December 31,~~

   2004
2003
2002

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   $ 5,378,687 $ 5,703,910 $ 5,097,648
Adjustments to reconcile earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, to net cash provided from operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization
   3,489,772 3,602,074 4,217,197
(Recovery) Provision for bad debts
   (11,638 ) 218,000 1,165,536
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
   155,000 403,000 —
Deferred income tax provision
   850,000 15,000 460,000
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

Accounts receivable
   1,132,827 (4,224,085 ) 3,022,781
Inventories
   (7,295,496 ) 6,275,464 5,437,225
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   (216,142 ) 1,114,274 291,162
Accounts payable
   1,095,285 208,408 (1,609,806 )
Accrued expenses
   (1,000,322 ) (490,440 ) 734,683


Net cash flows provided from operating activities
   3,577,973 12,825,605 18,816,426


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Additions to property, plant and equipment
   (6,162,371 ) (2,051,067 ) (2,820,406 )
Reduction in property, plant and equipment
   176,656 218,721 652,980
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired
   (6,272,259 ) —   —
Other assets
   (1,238,819 ) (856,002 ) (1,687,300 )


Net cash used in investing activities
   (13,496,793 ) (2,688,348 ) (3,854,726 )


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Repayment of long-term debt
   (1,179,021 ) (1,104,080 ) (7,698,480 )
Payment of cash dividends
   (4,014,559 ) (3,894,738 ) (3,818,151 )
Proceeds received on exercise of stock options
   1,659,394 2,671,671 989,358
Common stock reacquired and retired
   (1,311,510 ) (365,750 ) (178,300 )


Net cash used in financing activities
   (4,845,696 ) (2,692,897 ) (10,705,573 )


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
   (14,764,516 ) 7,444,360 4,256,127
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year
   14,915,079 7,470,719 3,214,592


Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year
   $ 150,563 $ 14,915,079 $ 7,470,719

~~See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.~~

~~Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary~~

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~

2003

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

a) Business description

Superior Uniform Group ~~Inc. and subsidiary (“the Company”)~~^®, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal^®, Fashion Seal ~~Healthcare~~^™Healthcare™, Martin’s^®, Worklon^®, ~~Universal~~Sope Creek^®~~, Sope Creek~~_® and ~~UniVogue~~^™UniVogue™ – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, ~~corporate I.D., career~~image apparel and accessories, ~~for~~primarily in domestic markets. Superior specializes in managing comprehensive uniform programs, and is dedicated to servicing the ~~hospital~~Healthcare, Hospitality, Restaurant/Food Services, Retail Employee I.D., Governmental/Public Safety, Entertainment, Commercial, Transportation, Cleanroom, Corporate Identity and ~~healthcare fields; hotels; fast food and other restaurants; and public safety, industrial, transportation and commercial markets, as well as corporate and resort embroidered sportswear.~~Resortwear markets.

b) Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fashion Seal ~~Corporation.~~Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). Intercompany items have been eliminated in consolidation.

c) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

d) Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company recognizes revenue ~~in the period in which the product is shipped. In accordance with EITF 00-10, the Company includes amounts billed to customers for shipping~~as products are shipped and ~~handling charges in net sales in its consolidated statements of earnings. The related shipping and handling expenses are included in cost of sales.~~title passes. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

e) Advertising expenses

e)The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively were $171,041, $227,194 and $143,296.

f) Shipping and handling fees and costs

The Company follows EITF 00-10,Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs,which requires shipping and handling fees billed to customers to be classified as revenue and shipping and handling costs to be either classified as cost of sales or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with in-bound and out-bound freight are generally recorded in cost of goods sold. Other shipping and handling costs are included in selling and administrative expenses and totaled $8,451,407, $7,521,935 and $6,624,113 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

g) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or ~~market.~~market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

f)h) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed currently. Costs of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization are eliminated from accounts and the net gain or loss is reflected in the statement of earnings.

g)i) Goodwill and other intangible assets

The Company follows FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside of a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. This accounting standard requires that goodwill be separately disclosed from other intangible assets in the statement of financial position, and no longer be amortized but tested for impairment on a periodic basis. We annually evaluate the recoverability of goodwill and ~~other intangible assets and~~ take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or indicate that an impairment exists. The Company has completed the annual impairment test at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 which indicated no impairment of the remaining goodwill. Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $238,159, $178,619 $0 and $0, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, ~~and 2002,~~ respectively.

Other intangible assets were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2004 as the Company completed its valuation of the UniVogue acquisition. Other intangible assets include the value assigned to the customer list acquired in this acquisition of $1,667,111 less accumulated amortization of ~~$178,619.~~$416,778. The customer list is being amortized over 7 years.

h)j) Depreciation and amortization

Plant and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line basis at 2¹/2%2-1/2% to 5% for buildings, 2¹/2%2-1/2% to 20% for improvements, 10% to 20% for machinery, equipment and fixtures and 20% to 33¹/3%33-1/3% for transportation equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the terms of the leases inasmuch as such improvements have useful lives of at least the terms of the respective leases.

i)k) Employee benefits

Pension plan costs are funded currently based on actuarial estimates, with prior service costs amortized over 20 years. The Company recognizes settlement gains and losses in its financial statements when the cost of all settlements in a year is greater than the sum of the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic pension cost for the plan for the year.

l) Insurance

j)The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to health and workers’ compensation programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company’s estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company’s liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company’s ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

m) Taxes on income

~~The Company computes taxes currently payable upon determination of taxable income which differs from pre-tax financial statement income. Deferred~~Income taxes are provided for under the liability method in accordance with FAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on ~~this difference, primarily~~ the ~~effect~~date of ~~computing depreciation~~enactment.

n) Impairment of ~~plant~~Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with FAS No. 144,Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by ~~accelerated methods for tax purposes and~~comparison of its carrying amount to future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the ~~straight-line method for financial reporting purposes.~~carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value.

k)o) Stock based compensation

The Company continues to apply ~~Accounting Principles Board Opinion~~APB No. 25 for the method used to account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements, where applicable, but has adopted the disclosure requirements of ~~SFAS~~FAS No. 148 beginning with its first quarter ending March 31, 2003. The Company estimated the fair value of options utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and net earnings per common share as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards in each period:


	December 31,						December 31,
	2004		2003		2002		2005		2004		2003
Net earnings, as reported	$	5,378,687	$	5,703,910	$	593,085	$	1,244,185	$	5,378,687	$	5,703,910
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects		715,917		585,502		317,603		763,771		715,917		585,502

Pro forma net earnings	$	4,662,770	$	5,118,408	$	275,482	$	480,414	$	4,662,770	$	5,118,408

Net earnings per common share:
Basic – as reported	$	0.72	$	0.79	$	0.08	$	0.17	$	0.72	$	0.79

Basic – pro forma	$	0.63	$	0.71	$	0.04	$	0.06	$	0.63	$	0.71

Diluted – as reported	$	0.71	$	0.78	$	0.08	$	0.17	$	0.71	$	0.78

Diluted – pro forma	$	0.61	$	0.70	$	0.04	$	0.06	$	0.61	$	0.70

l)p) Earnings per share

~~Historical basic~~Basic per share data ~~under FAS 128~~ is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. ~~Historical diluted~~Diluted per share data ~~under FAS 128~~ is reconciled by adding to weighted average shares outstanding the dilutive impact of the exercise of outstanding stock options.

m)q) Comprehensive Income

FAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” requires disclosure of total comprehensive income ~~in addition to the existing income statement.~~. Other comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period, from transactions and other events, excluding changes resulting from investments by owners (e.g., supplemental stock offering) and distributions to owners (e.g., dividends).

n)r) Operating Segments

FAS No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires disclosures of certain information about operating segments and about products and services, and geographic areas in which the Company operates, and their major customers. The Company has evaluated the effect of this standard and has determined that currently it operates in one segment, as defined in this statement.

s) Risks and Concentrations

In 2005, 2004 and 2003 approximately 73%, 70% and ~~2002 approximately 70%,~~ 75% ~~and 65%~~, respectively, of the Company’s products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. Any inability by the Company to continue to obtain its products from Central America could significantly disrupt the Company’s business. Because the Company manufactures and sources products in Central America, the Company is affected by economic conditions in those countries, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure. Included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003~~2004 are receivable balances from contractors in Central America totaling approximately ~~$5.0~~$5.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

p)t) Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company follows FAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended by FAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities ~~- an~~—an Amendment to ~~FASB~~FAS Statement No. 133.” The Company has only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments. The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates of a variable rate term loan. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives or makes payments on a monthly basis, based on the differential between a specified interest rate and one month LIBOR. A term loan of ~~$6,266,047~~$5,002,350 is designated as a hedged item for the interest rate ~~swaps~~swap at December 31, ~~2004.~~2005. This interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FAS No. 133 and FAS No. 138. As of the report date, the swap met the effectiveness test, and as such no gains or losses were included in net ~~income~~earnings during the year related to hedge ineffectiveness and there was no income adjustment related to any portion excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. ~~A gain~~Gains of $230,000, $317,000 ~~was~~and $256,000 were included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2004. A gain of $256,000 was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2003. A loss of $464,000 was included in other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2002.2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The fair market values of the interest rate swap of ~~$331,000~~$101,000 and ~~$648,000~~$331,000 are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003,~~2004, respectively. The original term of the contract is ten years.

q)u) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and 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 materially from those estimates.

r)v) New Accounting Standards

In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123 (revised 2004),“~~Shared-Based~~Share-Based Payment.” FAS No. 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. ~~Statement~~FAS No. 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The revised Statement generally requires that an entity account for those transactions using the fair-value-based method, and eliminates the intrinsic value method of accounting in APB Opinion No. 25,~~“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”,~~ which was permitted under ~~Statement~~FAS No. 123, as originally issued.

The revised Statement requires entities to disclose information about the nature of the share-based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements. FAS No. 123(R) is effective for public companies that do not file as small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim orperiod of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005 (i.e., ~~third~~first quarter ~~2005~~2006 for the Company). All public companies must use either the modified prospective or the modified retrospective transition method. All share-based compensation awards granted by the Company are fully vested at the date of grant. The Company ~~has not yet evaluated~~will utilize the modified prospective transition method to implement this standard. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its share-based compensation. The impact of ~~adoption~~adopting this standard is expected to be consistent with the pro-forma amounts shown in subsection (m) of this ~~pronouncement~~Note, assuming that ~~must be adopted~~the level of share-based compensation awards granted in the ~~third quarter of our fiscal year 2005.~~

future are consistent with recent grants.

In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to provide clarification that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this standard requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of this standard are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company ~~is currently evaluating the~~does not expect this standard to have a significant impact ~~the standard will have~~ on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” (“FIN 46”) which establishes criteria to identify variable interest entities (“VIE”) and the primary beneficiary of such entities. An entity that qualifies as a VIE must be consolidated by its primary beneficiary. All other holders of interests in a VIE must disclose the nature, purpose, size and activity of the VIE as well as their maximum exposure to losses as a result of involvement with the VIE. FIN 46 was revised in December 2003 and is effective for financial statements of public entities that have variable interest entities, as defined, for periods ending after December 15, 2003. For public entities without variable interest entities, it is effective for financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. The Company does not have any variable interest entities, as defined, and accordingly the adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

s)w) Reclassifications

~~The following amounts have been reclassified in~~Certain reclassifications to the ~~2003~~2004 and ~~2002~~2003 consolidated financial statements have been made to conform to the ~~2004~~2005 presentation. Shipping and handling revenues of $3,001,976 and $3,107,057, for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively have been reclassified from selling and administrative expenses to net sales. Shipping and handling expenses of $4,126,859 and $4,638,774, for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively have been reclassified from selling and administrative expenses to cost of goods sold.

NOTE 2 – Acquisitions:

On February 27, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of UniVogue, Inc. (“UniVogue”), a supplier of uniforms with a strong national presence, particularly in the hospitality, lodging, food service and culinary markets, with revenues for the year ended December 2003 of approximately $9,300,000. The acquisition

has been accounted for utilizing the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price for this acquisition was approximately $6,293,000 and was allocated as follows:

Cash
   $ 20,431
Accounts Receivable
   1,965,646
Other Current Assets
   260,711
Inventories
   2,065,444
Property, Plant & Equipment
   108,032
Other Assets
   11,743
Other Intangible Assets
   1,667,111
Goodwill
   875,482

TOTAL ASSETS
   $ 6,974,600

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
   $ 681,910


Cash	$	20,431
Accounts Receivable		1,965,646
Other Current Assets		260,711
Inventories		2,065,444
Property, Plant & Equipment		108,032
Other Assets		11,743
Other Intangible Assets		1,667,111
Goodwill		875,482

TOTAL ASSETS	$	6,974,600

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	$	681,910

Revenue and expenses of UniVogue are included in the consolidated financial statements beginning March 1, 2004.

NOTE 3 ~~– Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:~~

~~In June 2001, the FASB issued FAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” which eliminates the pooling method of accounting~~-Allowance for ~~all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and addresses the initial recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a business combination.~~

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside of a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. This accounting standard requires that goodwill be separately disclosed from other intangible assets in the statement of financial position, and no longer be amortized but tested for impairment on a periodic basis.

In accordance with FAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” the Company has historically evaluated goodwill for impairment by comparing the entity level balance of goodwill to projected undiscounted cash flows, which did not result in an indicated impairment. FAS No. 142 requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level upon adoption and at least annually thereafter or more frequently, if indicators of impairment arise, utilizing a two-step methodology. The initial step requires the Company to determine the fair value of each reporting unit and compare it to the carrying value, including goodwill, of such unit. The Company determined the fair value of each reporting unit by using a combination of present value and multiple of earnings valuation techniques and compared it to the reporting units’ carrying values. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no impairment loss would be recognized. However, if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of this unit may be impaired. The amount, if any, of the impairment would then be measured in the second step. The Company completed the first step during the second quarter of 2002 that indicated that goodwill recorded in the Empire and Sope Creek divisions was impaired as of January 1, 2002. Due to the indicated impairment, the Company then completed step two of the test to measure the amount of the impairment. Based on that analysis, a transitional impairment loss of $7,065,000 ($4,505,000 after tax), or $0.63 per diluted share after tax, was recognized as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. In accordance with FAS No. 142, this impairment loss was recorded as of January 1, 2002. The Company has also completed the annual impairment test at December 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 which indicated no impairment of the remaining goodwill or other intangible assets. The Company will continue to test goodwill and any other identifiable intangible assets for impairment annually on December 31, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recovered.

~~NOTE 4 - Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable:~~Doubtful Accounts Receivable:

The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable was as follows:

   2004
2003
2002

Balance at the beginning of year
   $ 475,000 $ 565,000 $ 550,000
Provision for doubtful accounts
   (11,638 ) 218,000 1,165,536
Charge-offs
   (112,006 ) (582,093 ) (1,162,572 )
Recoveries
   125,571 274,093 12,036
Acquisition
   48,073 —   —


Balance at the end of year
   $ 525,000 $ 475,000 $ 565,000


	2005			2004			2003
Balance at the beginning of year	$	525,000		$	475,000		$	565,000
Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts		114,000			(11,638	)		218,000
Charge-offs		(123,974	)		(112,006	)		(582,093	)
Recoveries		19,974			125,571			274,093
Acquisition		—			48,073			—

Balance at the end of year	$	535,000		$	525,000		$	475,000

NOTE 54 - Inventories:

   December 31,
   2004
   2003
Finished goods
   $ 39,347,976    $ 30,826,116
Work in process
   648,197    386,517
Raw materials
   5,745,237    5,167,837


   $ 45,741,410    $ 36,380,470


	December 31,
	2005		2004
Finished goods	$	33,072,321	$	39,347,976
Work in process		277,162		648,197
Raw materials		3,837,296		5,745,237

	$	37,186,779	$	45,741,410

NOTE 65 - Property, Plant and Equipment:

   December 31,
   2004
   2003
Land
   $ 2,030,166    $ 2,054,842
Buildings, improvements and leaseholds
   9,746,252    10,233,075
Machinery, equipment and fixtures
   47,929,353    43,235,243


   59,705,771    55,523,160
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
   37,643,412    37,233,724


   $ 22,062,359    $ 18,289,436


	December 31,
	2005		2004
Land	$	727,416	$	2,030,166
Buildings, improvements and leaseholds		8,041,336		9,746,252
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		46,203,032		47,929,353

		54,971,784		59,705,771
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		36,892,492		37,643,412

	$	18,079,292	$	22,062,359

Depreciation and amortization charges were approximately $3,699,000, $3,311,000, and $3,602,000, in 2005, 2004, and ~~$4,217,000, in 2004,~~ 2003, ~~and 2002,~~ respectively.

NOTE 76 – Long-Term Debt:

   December 31,
2004
   December 31,
2003
Note payable to Wachovia, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing April 26, 2007
   $ —      $ —
6.75% term loan payable to Wachovia, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing April 1, 2009
   6,266,047    7,445,068
Note payable to Bank of America, 0% interest payable in three equal installments on July 1, 2005, January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007
   990,329    —


   7,256,376    7,445,068
Less payments due within one year included in current liabilities
   1,593,807    1,179,021


Long-term debt less current maturities
   $ 5,662,569    $ 6,266,047

   December 31,
2005    December 31,
2004
Note payable to Wachovia, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing April 26, 2007
   $ —      $ —
6.75% term loan payable to Wachovia, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing April 1, 2009
   5,002,350    6,266,047
Note payable to Bank of America, 0% interest payable in equal installments on January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007
   660,219    990,329

   5,662,569    7,256,376
Less payments due within one year included in current liabilities
   1,683,029    1,593,807

Long-term debt less current maturities
   $ 3,979,540    $ 5,662,569

On March 26, 1999, the Company entered into a 3-year credit agreement with Wachovia Bank that made available to the Company up to $15,000,000 on a revolving credit basis. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 0.60% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings ~~(3.0%~~(5.0% at December 31, ~~2004)~~2005). The Company pays an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on the average unused portion of the commitment. The available balance under the credit agreement is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, ~~2004,~~2005, approximately ~~$552,000~~$117,000 was outstanding under letters of credit. On March 27, 2001 and again on April 27, 2004, the Company entered into agreements with Wachovia Bank to extend the maturity of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit agreement matures on June 30, 2007. At the option of the Company, any outstanding balance on the agreement at that date will convert to a one-year term loan. The remaining terms of the original revolving credit agreement remain unchanged.

The Company also entered into a $12,000,000 10-year term loan on March 26, 1999 with the same bank. The term loan carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for ~~U.S. dollar~~U.S.dollar based borrowings. Concurrent with the execution of the term loan agreement, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with the bank under which the Company receives a variable rate of interest on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan from the bank and the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.75% on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan to the bank.

The credit agreement and the term loan with Wachovia Bank contain restrictive provisions concerning debt to net worth ratios, other borrowings, capital expenditures, tangible net worth ($~~76,378,000~~73,379,000 at December 31, ~~2004)~~2005); working capital ratio (2.5:1), fixed charges coverage ratio (2.5:1), stock repurchases and payment of dividends. At December 31, ~~2004,~~2005, under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, retained earnings of approximately ~~$7,916,000~~$5,379,000 were available for declaration of dividends. The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the various credit agreements.

The Company prepaid the balance of its 6.65% note payable to Mass Mutual, including a prepayment penalty of approximately $285,000, on March 18, 2002. This penalty is included in selling and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Scheduled principal payments on long-term obligations are ~~$1,594,000 in 2005;~~ $1,683,000 in 2006; $1,778,000 in 2007, $1,551,000 in 2008, and ~~$650,000~~$651,000 in 2009.

NOTE 87 – Taxes on Income:

Aggregate income tax provisions consist of the following:

   2004
   2003
   2002
Current:

Federal
   $ 1,832,000    $ 3,015,000    $ 2,244,000
State and local
   78,000    70,000    191,000



   1,910,000    3,085,000    2,435,000
Deferred
   850,000    15,000    460,000



   $ 2,760,000    $ 3,100,000    $ 2,895,000


	2005			2004		2003
Current:
Federal	$	408,000		$	1,832,000	$	3,015,000
State and local		12,000			78,000		70,000

		420,000			1,910,000		3,085,000
Deferred		(170,000	)		850,000		15,000

	$	250,000		$	2,760,000	$	3,100,000

The significant components of the deferred income tax liability are as follows:

   2004
   2003
Deferred income tax assets:

Operating reserves and other accruals
   $ 2,491,000    $ 2,709,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:

Book carrying value in excess of tax basis of property
   2,404,000    2,231,000
Deferred expenses
   1,102,000    643,000


Net deferred income tax liability
   $ 1,015,000    $ 165,000

   2005    2004
Deferred income tax assets:

Operating reserves and other accruals
   $ 2,192,000    $ 2,491,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:

Book carrying value in excess of tax basis of property
   2,150,000    2,404,000
Deferred expenses
   887,000    1,102,000

Net deferred income tax liability
   $ 845,000    $ 1,015,000

The difference between the total statutory Federal income tax rate and the actual effective income tax rate is accounted for as follows:

   2004
2003
2002

Statutory Federal income tax rate
   34.0 % 34.0 % 34.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit
   0.6 0.5 1.6
Other items
   (0.7 ) 0.7 0.6


Effective income tax rate
   33.9 % 35.2 % 36.2 %


	2005		2004		2003
Statutory Federal income tax rate	34.0	%	34.0	%	34.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit	0.5		0.6		0.5
(Reduction) increase in accrual for tax contingencies	(12.1	)	0.3		1.5
Other items	(5.7	)	(1.0	)	(0.8	)

Effective income tax rate	16.7	%	33.9	%	35.2	%

NOTE 98 – Benefit Plans:

Defined Benefit Plans

Noncontributory qualified defined benefit pension plans, providing for normal retirement at age 65, cover all eligible employees (as defined). Periodic benefit payments on retirement are determined based on a fixed amount applied to service or determined as a percentage of earnings prior to retirement. Pension plan assets for retirement benefits consist primarily of fixed income securities and common stock equities.

It is our policy to make contributions to the various plans in accordance with statutory funding requirements and any additional funding that may be deemed appropriate. Plan liabilities and the market-related value of our corporate plan assets are determined based on a November 1st measurement date and our factory plans are determined based upon a December 31st measurement date.

The following tables present the changes in the benefit obligations and the various plan assets, the funded status of the plans, and the amounts recognized in the Company’sConsolidated Balance Sheetsat December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003:~~2004:

   December 31,

   2004
2003

Changes in benefit obligation

Benefit obligation at beginning of year
   $ 17,107,000 $ 17,317,000
Service cost
   672,000 699,000
Interest cost
   1,033,000 1,096,000
Actuarial loss (gain)
   498,000 (458,000 )
Settlement
   —   129,000
Benefits paid
   (1,028,000 ) (1,676,000 )


Benefit obligation at end of year
   18,282,000 17,107,000


Changes in plan assets

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
   15,202,000 12,614,000
Actual return on assets
   1,157,000 2,064,000
Employer contributions
   1,943,000 2,200,000
Benefits paid
   (1,028,000 ) (1,676,000 )


Fair value of plan assets at end of year
   17,274,000 15,202,000


Reconciliation of funded status

Underfunded status
   (1,008,000 ) (1,905,000 )
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
   2,550,000 1,993,000
Unrecognized prior service costs
   420,000 592,000


Prepaid benefit costs
   $ 1,962,000 $ 680,000


   2004
2003

Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheet

Prepaid benefit cost
   $ 2,886,000 $ 2,030,000
Accrued benefit liability
   (924,000 ) (1,350,000 )


Net amount recognized
   $ 1,962,000 $ 680,000

   December 31,
   2005 2004
Changes in benefit obligation

Benefit obligation at beginning of year
   $ 18,282,000 $ 17,107,000
Service cost
   647,000 672,000
Interest cost
   1,078,000 1,033,000
Actuarial (gain) loss
   (722,000 ) 498,000
Settlement
   348,000 —
Benefits paid
   (2,432,000 ) (1,028,000 )

Benefit obligation at end of year
   17,201,000 18,282,000

Changes in plan assets

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
   17,274,000 15,202,000
Actual return on assets
   1,192,000 1,157,000
Employer contributions
   500,000 1,943,000
Benefits paid
   (2,432,000 ) (1,028,000 )

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
   16,534,000 17,274,000

Reconciliation of funded status

Underfunded status
   (667,000 ) (1,008,000 )
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
   1,927,000 2,550,000
Unrecognized prior service costs
   246,000 420,000

Prepaid benefit costs
   $ 1,506,000 $ 1,962,000

   2005 2004
Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheet

Prepaid benefit cost
   $ 2,460,000 $ 2,886,000
Accrued benefit liability
   (954,000 ) (924,000 )

Net amount recognized
   $ 1,506,000 $ 1,962,000

Included in the above table are pension plans with aggregate projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The aggregate projected benefit obligations for these plans were ~~$13,630,000~~$12,369,000 and ~~$12,659,000~~$13,630,000 at December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003,~~2004, respectively. The fair value of plan assets for these plans were ~~$11,574,000~~$10,707,000 and ~~$9,889,000~~$11,574,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, ~~and 2003,~~ respectively.

Included in the above table are pension plans with aggregate accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The aggregate accumulated benefit obligations for these plans were ~~$386,000~~$385,000 and ~~$489,000~~$386,000 at December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003,~~2004, respectively. There are no plan assets for these plans at December 31, 2005 and 2004, ~~and 2003,~~ respectively.

The following table presents the net periodic pension expense under our plans:


	2004			2003			2002			2005			2004			2003
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	672,000		$	699,000		$	760,000		$	647,000		$	672,000		$	699,000
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,033,000			1,096,000			1,075,000			1,078,000			1,033,000			1,096,000
Expected return on plan assets		(1,249,000	)		(1,002,000	)		(953,000	)		(1,366,000	)		(1,249,000	)		(1,002,000	)
Amortization of prior service cost		172,000			171,000			166,000			175,000			172,000			171,000
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		34,000			214,000			61,000
Recognized actuarial loss											84,000			34,000			214,000
Settlement loss		—			184,000			—			338,000			—			184,000
Curtailment loss		—			—			—
Termination loss		—			—			—

Net periodic pension cost after curtailments and settlements	$	662,000		$	1,362,000		$	1,109,000		$	956,000		$	662,000		$	1,362,000

The pension settlement loss included in the table above relates to lump sum payments made to various employees upon their retirement or termination in the current year.

The table below presents various assumptions used in determining the benefit obligation for each year and reflects the percentages for the various plans:

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31,

   Discount Rate

Long Term Rate
of Return
Salary Scale
   Corp.
Plants
Corp.
Plants
Corp.
Plants
2002
   6.50 % 6.50 % 8.00 % 8.00 % 4.50 % N/A
2003
   6.20 % 6.20 % 8.00 % 8.00 % 4.50 % N/A
2004
   6.00 % 6.00 % 8.00 % 8.00 % 4.50 % N/A


	Discount Rate				Long Term Rate of Return				Salary Scale
	Corp.		Plants		Corp.		Plants		Corp.		Plants
2003	6.20	%	6.20	%	8.00	%	8.00	%	4.50	%	N/A
2004	6.00	%	6.00	%	8.00	%	8.00	%	4.50	%	N/A
2005	6.00	%	6.00	%	8.00	%	8.00	%	4.50	%	N/A

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ending December 31,

   Discount Rate
Long Term
Rate of Return
Salary Scale
   Corp.
Plants
Corp.
Plants
Corp.
Plants
2002
   7.25 % 7.25 % 8.00 % 8.00 % 4.50 % N/A
2003
   6.50 % 6.50 % 8.00 % 8.00 % 4.50 % N/A
2004
   6.20 % 6.20 % 8.00 % 8.00 % 4.50 % N/A


	Discount Rate				Long Term Rate of Return				Salary Scale
	Corp.		Plants		Corp.		Plants		Corp.		Plants
2003	6.50	%	6.50	%	8.00	%	8.00	%	4.50	%	N/A
2004	6.20	%	6.20	%	8.00	%	8.00	%	4.50	%	N/A
2005	6.00	%	6.00	%	8.00	%	8.00	%	4.50	%	N/A

The methodology used to determine the expected rate of return on the pension plan assets was based on review of actual returns in the past and consideration of projected returns based upon our projected asset allocation. Our strategy with respect to our investments in pension plan assets is to be invested with a long-term outlook. Therefore, the risk and return balance of our asset portfolio should reflect a long-term horizon. Our pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 2005, 2004 ~~2003~~ and target allocation for ~~2005~~2006 are as follows:

   Percentage of Plan
Assets at
December 31,
Target
Allocation

Investment description
   2004
2003
2005

Equity securities
   70 % 69 % 60-70 %
Fixed income
   30 31 30-40


Total
   100 % 100 % 100 %


	Percentage of Plan Assets at December 31,				Target Allocation 2006
Investment description	2005		2004		Target Allocation 2006
Equity securities	70	%	70	%	70	%
Fixed income	30		30		30

Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

We plan to contribute approximately $500,000 to our defined benefit pension plans in ~~2005.~~2006.

The following table includes projected benefit payments for the years indicated:

Year
   Projected Benefit Payments
    2005    $ 356,000
    2006    1,051,000
    2007    820,000
    2008    713,000
    2009    925,000
2010-2014    $ 5,494,000


Year	Projected Benefit Payments
2006	$	994,000
2007		501,000
2008		837,000
2009		626,000
2010		1,177,000
2011-2015	$	6,138,000

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company provides a defined contribution plan covering qualified employees. The plan includes a provision that allows employees to make pre-tax contributions under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides for the Company to make a guaranteed match equal to 25% of each employee’s eligible contributions. The plan also provides the Company with the option of making an additional discretionary contribution to the plan each year. The Company contributions for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003 were approximately $147,000, $147,000, and $148,000, ~~and $159,000,~~ respectively.

NOTE 109 – Quarterly Results for ~~2003~~2004 and ~~2004~~2005 (Unaudited):


	Quarter Ended								Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2003		June 30, 2003		September 30, 2003		December 31, 2003		March 31, 2004		June 30, 2004		September 30, 2004		December 31, 2004
Net sales	$	31,616,215	$	34,927,189	$	36,016,237	$	34,766,700	$	33,765,220	$	35,400,090	$	36,960,340	$	37,441,823

Gross Profit									$	11,226,319	$	11,571,513	$	12,450,515	$	12,039,343

Earnings before taxes on income	$	966,186	$	1,983,065	$	3,059,887	$	2,794,772	$	1,750,468	$	1,937,333	$	2,763,113	$	1,687,773

Net earnings	$	626,186	$	1,283,065	$	1,989,887	$	1,804,772	$	1,130,468	$	1,277,333	$	1,803,113	$	1,167,773

Basic net earnings per common share	$	0.09	$	0.18	$	0.28	$	0.25	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.24	$	0.16

Diluted net earnings per common share	$	0.09	$	0.18	$	0.27	$	0.24	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.24	$	0.15

Dividends per common share	$	0.14	$	0.14	$	0.14	$	0.14	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135

Average outstanding shares (Basic)		7,150,767		7,138,115		7,225,470		7,339,229		7,394,795		7,442,372		7,464,850		7,448,794

Average outstanding shares (Diluted)		7,257,680		7,230,412		7,407,808		7,539,446		7,588,541		7,634,435		7,592,817		7,559,328


	Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2004		June 30, 2004		September 30, 2004		December 31, 2004
Net sales	$	33,765,220	$	35,400,090	$	36,960,340	$	37,441,823

Earnings before taxes on income	$	1,750,468	$	1,937,333	$	2,763,113	$	1,687,773

Net earnings	$	1,130,468	$	1,277,333	$	1,803,113	$	1,167,773

Basic net earnings per common share	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.24	$	0.16

Diluted net earnings per common share	$	0.15	$	0.17	$	0.24	$	0.15

Dividends per common share	$	0.14	$	0.14	$	0.14	$	0.14

Average outstanding shares (Basic)		7,394,795		7,442,372		7,464,850		7,448,794

Average outstanding shares (Diluted)		7,588,541		7,634,435		7,592,817		7,559,328

   Quarter Ended
   March 31,
2005
June 30,
2005
   September 30,
2005    December 31,
2005
Net sales
   $ 31,857,089    $ 34,858,915    $ 34,194,000    $ 32,402,347

Gross Profit
   $ 10,341,475    $ 10,801,684    $ 9,857,419    $ 8,714,945

Earnings before taxes on income
   $ 219,443    $ 976,533    $ 228,550    $ 69,659

Net earnings
   $ 139,443    $ 646,533    $ 158,550    $ 299,659

Basic net earnings per common share
   $ 0.02    $ 0.09    $ 0.02    $ 0.04

Diluted net earnings per common share
   $ 0.02    $ 0.09    $ 0.02    $ 0.04

Dividends per common share
   $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135

Average outstanding shares (Basic)
   7,445,442    7,446,900    7,447,700    7,241,855

Average outstanding shares (Diluted)
   7,552,475    7,518,508    7,511,157    7,272,644

The independent registered public accounting ~~firms~~firm made limited reviews of the ~~2003~~2004 and ~~2004~~2005 quarterly financial information in accordance with standards established by the ~~American Institute of Certified~~ Public ~~Accountants.~~Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Such reviews were substantially less in scope than examinations in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole, and accordingly, no such opinions were expressed.

NOTE 1110 – Rentals:

Aggregate rent expense, including month-to-month rentals, approximated $590,000, $751,000, ~~$744,000,~~ and ~~$1,081,000,~~$744,000, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002,~~2003, respectively. Long-term lease commitments totaling ~~$724,000~~$1,196,000 are as follows: ~~2005 - $321,000;~~ 2006 - ~~$157,000;~~$377,000; 2007 - ~~$156,000; and~~$323,000; 2008 - ~~$90,000.~~

$229,000; 2009 - $132,000; and 2010 - $135,000.

NOTE 1211 – Contingencies:

The Company is involved in various legal actions and claims arising from the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations,

cash flows, or financial position.

During 2005, the Company entered into severance protection agreements with senior management. The terms of these agreements require the Company to potentially make certain payments to members of senior management in the event of a change in control of the Company.

NOTE 1312 – Stock Options:

In 1993, the Company adopted an Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “1993 Plan”) under which options on 1,500,000 shares were reserved for grant. The 1993 Plan provided for the issuance of incentive stock options. This plan expired in February of 2003. In May, 2003, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “2003 Plan”), authorizing the granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance stock and other stock based compensation. A total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for expirations and cancellations of options outstanding from the 1993 Plan subsequent to its termination) have been reserved for issuance under the 2003 Plan. All options under both plans have been or will be granted at prices at least equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. Options (all of which are exercisable at each respective year end) granted to date under both plans are exercisable in part or in full within five years of grant date. Proceeds from the exercise of options are credited to common stock to the extent of par value, and the balance is credited to additional paid-in capital. A summary of option transactions during the three years ended December 31, ~~2004~~2005 follows:

   No. of
Shares
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   Total
Market
Price
Outstanding January 1, 2002
   849,550 $ 11.09    $ 9,418,560
Granted
   214,500 9.66    2,071,511 $ 2,061,513
Exercised
   (114,350 ) 8.65    (989,358 )
Lapsed
   (105,575 ) 13.89    (1,466,634 )
Cancelled
   (46,325 ) 11.79    (545,958 )




Outstanding December 31, 2002
   797,800 10.64    8,487,823
Granted
   274,025 12.46    3,414,223 $ 3,404,219
Exercised
   (274,325 ) 9.74    (2,671,671 )
Lapsed
   (112,050 ) 15.76    (1,765,525 )
Cancelled
   (23,275 ) 10.81    (251,663 )




Outstanding December 31, 2003
   662,175 10.73    7,103,553
Granted
   244,475 14.97    3,659,918 $ 3,659,918
Exercised
   (160,900 ) 10.31    (1,659,390 )
Lapsed
   (22,175 ) 17.30    (383,705 )
Cancelled
   (13,750 ) 13.36    (183,705 )




Outstanding December 31, 2004
   709,825 $ 12.03    $ 8,536,671


	No. of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Total			Market Price
Outstanding January 1, 2003	797,800		$	10.64	$	8,487,823
Granted	274,025			12.46		3,414,223		$	3,404,219
Exercised	(274,325	)		9.74		(2,671,671	)
Lapsed	(112,050	)		15.76		(1,765,525	)
Cancelled	(23,275	)		10.81		(251,663	)

Outstanding December 31, 2003	662,175			10.89		7,213,187
Granted	244,475			14.97		3,659,918		$	3,659,918
Exercised	(160,900	)		10.31		(1,659,390	)
Lapsed	(22,175	)		17.30		(383,705	)
Cancelled	(13,750	)		13.36		(183,705	)

Outstanding December 31, 2004	709,825			12.18		8,646,305
Granted	262,450			14.41		3,782,978		$	3,782,978
Exercised	(60,950	)		9.22		(562,198	)
Lapsed	(2,750	)		8.13		(22,344	)
Cancelled	(58,825	)		13.86		(815,407	)

Outstanding December 31, 2005	849,750		$	12.98	$	11,029,334

The weighted average fair value of options granted for each of the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $2.91, $2.93 and ~~2002 was $2.93,~~ $2.18, ~~and $1.48,~~ respectively. At December 31, options available to issue were ~~468,675~~2,009,300 for ~~2002, 2,412,725~~2005, 2,210,175 for ~~2003~~2004 and ~~2,199,125~~2,418,725 for ~~2004.~~2003. Options have never been repriced by the Company in any year.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, ~~2004:~~2005:

Range of Exercise Price
   Shares
   Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Life (Years)
   Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$8.13 to $10.45    237,225    1.8    $ 9.16
  11.02 to 13.78    231,025    3.5    12.35
  14.00 to 17.13    241,575    4.3    14.99



$8.13 to $17.13    709,825    3.2    $ 12.18

   Related Party
Options
   Other Options
Exercise price

2004
   $15.11    $ 14.60-$16.00
2003
   $11.02-$13.37    $ 11.02-$13.55
2002
   $10.45    $ 9.50 - $9.75
Market price

2004
   $15.11    $ 14.60-$16.00
2003
   $11.02-$12.15    $ 11.02-$13.55
2002
   $9.50    $ 9.50 - $9.75
Risk free interest rate

2004
   3.07%    3.07%-3.69%
2003
   2.80%-2.90%    2.80%-2.90%
2002
   4.30%    3.81% - 4.30%
Expected option life
   5 years    5-10 years
Expected volatility

2004
   29.2%    28.1%-30.2%
2003
   28.2%-28.3%    28.2%-29.3%
2002
   28.1%    28.1%-28.3%
Dividend yield
   4.5%    3.4%-4.5%

~~NOTE 14 – Earnings Per Share:~~

~~The following table represents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share:~~

   2004
   2003
   2002
Net Income used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
   $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910    $ 593,085



Weighted average shares outstanding
   7,437,703    7,213,395    7,074,435
Common stock equivalents
   156,077    145,441    92,936



Total weighted average shares outstanding
   7,593,780    7,358,836    7,167,371



Earnings per share:

Basic
   $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.08

��

Diluted
   $ 0.71    $ 0.78    $ 0.08


Range of Exercise Price	Shares	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$8.13 to $10.45	175,750	0.9	$	9.30
11.02 to 13.55	283,975	3.3		12.50
14.00 to 17.13	390,025	3.8		14.99

$8.13 to $17.13	849,750	3.0	$	12.98

Options to purchase ~~225,075~~an average of 508,000 shares of common stock ~~at $14.60 to $15.11~~with a weighted average exercise price of $14.59 per share were outstanding during ~~the second half of 2004~~2005, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares. ~~The options, which expire between February 5, 2009 and July 22, 2009, were still outstanding at December 31, 2004.~~

   Related Party
Options Other Options
Exercise price

2005
   $ 14.95 $ 11.55-$14.95
2004
   $ 15.11 $ 14.60- $16.00
2003
   $ 11.02-$13.37 $ 11.02-$13.55
Market price

2005
   $ 14.95 $ 11.55-$14.95
2004
   $ 15.11 $ 14.60-$16.00
2003
   $ 11.02-$12.15 $ 11.02-$13.55
Risk free interest rate

2005
   3.77 % 3.77%-3.98 %
2004
   3.07 % 3.07%-3.69 %
2003
   2.80%-2.90 % 2.80%-2.90 %
Expected option life
   5 years 5-10 years
Expected volatility

2005
   27.2 % 26.7%-36.0 %
2004
   29.2 % 28.1%-30.2 %
2003
   28.2%-28.3 % 28.2%-29.3 %
Dividend yield
   3.6 % 4.0%-4.7 %

NOTE 1513 – Earnings Per Share:

The	following table represents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


	2005		2004		2003
Net earnings used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share	$	1,244,185	$	5,378,687	$	5,703,910

Weighted average shares outstanding		7,395,474		7,437,703		7,213,395
Common stock equivalents		68,222		156,077		145,441

Total weighted average sharesoutstanding		7,463,696		7,593,780		7,358,836
Net earnings per share:

Basic	$	0.17	$	0.72	$	0.79

Diluted	$	0.17	$	0.71	$	0.78

NOTE 14 – Accrued Expenses:

   December 31,
   2004
   2003
Salaries, wages, commissions and vacation pay
   $ 1,311,731    $ 1,372,880
Other accrued expenses
   2,449,929    3,706,102


   $ 3,761,660    $ 5,078,982


	December 31,
	2005		2004
Salaries, wages, commissions and vacation pay	$	1,294,362	$	1,311,731
Other accrued expenses		1,887,797		2,449,929

	$	3,182,159	$	3,761,660

NOTE 1615 – Supplemental Information:


	Year Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2004		2003		2002		2005		2004		2003
Income taxes paid	$	2,724,263	$	2,351,386	$	2,079,607	$	286,300	$	2,724,263	$	2,351,386

Interest paid	$	635,437	$	695,334	$	876,826	$	617,087	$	635,437	$	695,334

Non-cash investing transactions are excluded from the consolidated statement of cash flows. The year ended December 31, 2005, does not include any such non-cash transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2004, non-cash activities included $990,329 in fixed asset acquisitions financed with long-term borrowings of the same amount. The ~~years~~year ended December 31, 2003 ~~and 2002~~ did not include any such non-cash transactions.

NOTE 1716 – Stock Repurchase Plan:

In July 2002, the Board of Directors reset the common stock repurchase program authorization so that the Company may make future repurchases of up to 750,000 of its common shares. The Company reacquired and retired 295,124 shares, 94,950 shares, and 35,000 ~~and 16,000~~shares of its common ~~shares~~stock in the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 ~~2003~~ and ~~2002,~~2003, respectively, with approximate costs of $3,621,000, $1,312,000, ~~$366,000,~~ and ~~$178,300,~~$366,000, respectively. 39,850 shares of the stock repurchased during 2004 were purchased from five members of senior management of the Company at $13.88 per share. At December 31, ~~2004,~~2005, the Company had ~~604,050~~308,926 shares remaining on its common stock repurchase authorization. Shares purchased under the share repurchase program are constructively retired and returned to unissued status. The Company considers several factors in determining when to make share repurchases, including among other things, the cost of equity, the after-tax cost of borrowing, the debt to total capitalization targets and the expected future cash needs. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which the Company can make its share repurchases under the program.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To ~~the~~The Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance ~~sheet~~sheets of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary ~~(the “Company)~~ as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the ~~year~~two years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our ~~audit.~~

audits.

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

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the ~~consolidated~~ financial position of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the ~~year~~two years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

~~/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP~~We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated February 24, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion.

~~Tampa, Florida~~

~~March 4, 2005~~

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Tampa, Florida

February 24, 2006

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Directors and Shareholders

of Superior Uniform Group, ~~Inc.~~

~~Seminole,~~Inc.Seminole, Florida

We have audited the accompanying ~~consolidated balance sheet of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2003, and the related~~ consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary (the ”Company”) for ~~each of~~ the ~~two years in the period~~year ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our ~~audits.~~

audit.

We conducted our ~~audits~~audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our ~~audits provide~~audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the ~~financial position~~results of operations and cash flows of the Company ~~as of December 31, 2003, and~~for the ~~results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period~~year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Certified Public Accountants

Tampa, Florida

February 27, 2004

~~As discussed~~

Item 9. Changes in ~~Note 3~~and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

On June 8, 2004, with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Superior Uniform Group, Inc., (the “Registrant”) engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its principal accountant to audit the financial statements of the Registrant. The Registrant dismissed Deloitte & Touche, LLP on June 8, 2004 as its principal accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements. Prior to the ~~consolidated~~engagement of Grant Thornton, Deloitte & Touche LLP had served as the principal accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for a period including the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years. The decision to change accountants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

Deloitte & Touche LLP audited the Registrant’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, and issued its audit report dated February 27, 2004. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and the subsequent interim period preceding June 8, 2004 (date of dismissal), no report of Deloitte & Touche LLP on the Registrant’s financial statements contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was one qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and the subsequent interim period preceding June 8, 2004 (date of dismissal), there were no disagreements with Deloitte & Touche LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the Registrant’s financial statements for any such periods. Deloitte & Touche LLP has furnished the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it agrees with the above statements, which was filed as Exhibit 16 to a current report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2004.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

The Chief Executive Officer, Michael Benstock, and the Chief Financial Officer, Andrew D. Demott, Jr., evaluated the effectiveness of Superior’s disclosure controls and procedures as of ~~January 1, 2002,~~ the ~~Company changed its method~~end of ~~accounting for goodwill~~the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), and ~~other intangible assets to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 and recorded a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle~~concluded that, as of ~~January 1, 2002.~~the Evaluation Date, Superior’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information Superior is required to disclose in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Superior in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Superior’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with this evaluation that occurred during the period covered by this report and that have affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

~~/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP~~The reports required to be furnished pursuant to this item appear on pages 34-35.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

~~Certified Public Accountants~~

~~Tampa, Florida~~

~~February 27, 2004~~There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

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

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.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation under the Internal Control – Integrated Framework, management concluded that the internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2005.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered certified public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included in Item 8.

Report Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To The Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Superior Uniform Group, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions

and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) 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 (3) 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.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Superior Uniform Group, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by COSO. Also in our opinion, Superior Uniform Group, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years then ended and our report dated February 24, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.


		/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

		Tampa, Florida
		February 24, 2006

Item 9B. Other Information

NONE

PART IIIII

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant


~~Item 9.~~		~~Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure~~ On June 8, 2004, with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Superior Uniform Group, Inc., (the “Registrant”) engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its principal accountant to audit the financial statements of the Registrant. The Registrant dismissed Deloitte & Touche, LLP on June 8, 2004 as its principal accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements. Prior to the engagement of Grant Thornton, Deloitte & Touche LLP had served as the principal accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for a period including the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years. The decision to change accountants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors. Deloitte & Touche LLP audited the Registrant’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002, and issued its audit report dated February 27, 2004. During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period preceding June 8, 2004 (date of dismissal), no report of Deloitte & Touche LLP on the Registrant’s financial statements contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was one qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period preceding June 8, 2004 (date of dismissal), there were no disagreements with Deloitte & Touche LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the Registrant’s financial statements for any such periods. Deloitte & Touche LLP has furnished the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it agrees with the above statements, which was filed as Exhibit 16 to a current report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2004.

~~Item 9A.~~	~~Controls and Procedures~~ Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective and are designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the necessary time periods. ~~Internal Control Over Financial Reporting~~ Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As of the date of filing this Form 10-K, we are in the process of completing the testing of our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires an annual management report of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and for our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to attest to this report. On November 30, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order providing a 45-day extension for the filing of these reports and attestations by eligible companies. We elected to use this 45-day extension; therefore, this Form 10-K does not include these reports. These reports will be included in an amended Form 10-K, which we expect to file no later than April 30, 2005. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2004, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

~~Item 9B.~~
~~Other Information~~
~~NONE~~
~~PART III~~
~~Item 10.~~ ~~Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant~~
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gerald M. Benstock
Chairman of the Board
and Executive Committee
Michael Benstock
Chief Executive Officer
Alan D. Schwartz
President
Peter Benstock
Executive Vice President
Manuel Gaetan, Ph.D. PE
President, CEO,
MGR Enterprises, Inc.
Robin Hensley
President, Raising the Bar
Sidney Kirschner
Retired, President and CEO,
Northside Hospital, Inc.
Paul V. Mellini
Chief Executive Officer and
President, Nature Coast Bank
Arthur Wiener
Retired, Chief Executive Officer,
Galey and Lord, Inc.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Gerald M. Benstock

Chairman of the Board
and Executive Committee
Michael Benstock
   Chief Executive Officer
Alan D. Schwartz
   President
Peter Benstock
   Executive Vice President
Andrew D. Demott, Jr.
   ~~Manuel Gaetan, Ph.D. PE~~
Senior Vice President, ~~CEO,~~
~~MGR Enterprises, Inc.~~
~~Robin Hensley~~ ~~President, Raising the Bar~~
~~Sidney Kirschner~~
~~Retired, President and CEO,~~
~~Northside Hospital, Inc.~~
~~Paul V. Mellini~~
Chief ~~Executive~~Financial Officer and ~~President,~~
~~Nature Coast Bank~~
~~Arthur Wiener~~
~~Retired, Chief Executive Officer,~~
~~Galey and Lord, Inc.~~
Treasurer
~~EXECUTIVE OFFICERS~~
~~Gerald M. Benstock~~
~~Chairman of the Board~~
~~and Executive Committee~~
~~Michael Benstock~~ ~~Chief Executive Officer~~
~~Alan D. Schwartz~~ ~~President~~
~~Peter Benstock~~ ~~Executive Vice President~~
~~Andrew D. Demott, Jr.~~
~~Senior Vice President, Chief~~
~~Financial Officer and Treasurer~~
Richard T. Dawson    Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

The remaining information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Information regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 5 of Part I of this report.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The remaining information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

~~Item 11.~~

~~Executive Compensation~~

~~The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.~~

~~Item 12.~~

~~Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management~~

~~The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.~~

~~Information regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 5 of Part I of this report.~~

~~Item 13.~~

~~Certain Relationships and Related Transactions~~

~~The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.~~

~~Item 14.~~
~~Principal Accountant Fees and Services~~
~~The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.~~
PART IV

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
      Page
(a) 1.    Consolidated Financial Statements
The following financial statements of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. are included in Part II, Item 8:


Consolidated statements of earnings - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003
   1215

Consolidated balance sheets - December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003~~2004
   1316

Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003
   1417

Consolidated statements of cash flows - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003
   1518

Notes to consolidated financial statements
   ~~16-27~~19-30

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
   ~~28-29~~31-32
~~(a)~~ 2. ~~Financial Statement Schedules~~
~~All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.~~
~~(a)~~ 3. (b)    Exhibits

See Exhibit Index

~~(b)~~ ~~Reports on Form 8-K:~~
~~On October 25, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K containing a press release announcing its earnings for the third quarter of 2004.~~
(c)    Financial Statement Schedules    ~~See (a) 3. above.~~
~~(d)~~ ~~None~~

All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

SIGNATURES

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

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Benstock

BY: Michael. Benstock

(Chief Executive Officer and Principal

Executive Officer)

/s/ Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

BY: Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

(Treasurer, Principal Accounting

Officer and

Principal Financial Officer)

DATE: March ~~16, 2005~~

10, 2006

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:


/s/ Gerald M. Benstock		/s/ Alan D. Schwartz
Gerald M. Benstock, March ~~16, 2005~~	13, 2006	Alan D. Schwartz, March ~~16, 2005~~13, 2006
(Chairman)		(Director)

/s/ Peter Benstock		/s/ Robin Hensley
Peter Benstock, March ~~16, 2005~~	13, 2006	Robin Hensley, March ~~16, 2005~~13, 2006
(Director)		(Director)

/s/ Manuel Gaetan		/s/ Sidney Kirschner
Manuel Gaetan, March ~~16, 2005~~	13, 2006	Sidney Kirschner, March ~~16, 2005~~13, 2006
(Director)		(Director)

/s/ Arthur Wiener		/s/ Paul Mellini
Arthur Wiener, March ~~16, 2005~~	13, 2006	Paul Mellini, March ~~16, 2005~~13, 2006
(Director)		(Director)

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) 3. Exhibits


~~SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.~~
~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~

~~(a)~~	3.	~~Exhibits~~

			Exhibit No.:		Description

				3.1	Amended and restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Interim Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.

				3.2	By-Laws of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s 1998 Interim Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, as amended by the Amendment to By-Laws of Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s Interim Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.

				4.1	Credit Agreement dated March 26, 1999, between the Registrant and First Union, filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 in Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

				4.2	Credit Agreement dated October 16, 2000, between the Registrant and First Union, filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 in Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

				4.3	Second amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents between Registrant and First Union filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 and Renewal of Revolving Credit Note filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 in Registrant’s 2001 Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 which is hereby incorporated by reference.

				4.4	Third amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents between Registrant and Wachovia and Renewal of Revolving Credit ~~Note.~~Note as filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.

				10.1	Description of the informal bonus plan for officers of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 10 to the Registrant’s 1992 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.

				10.2	1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s August 18, 1993 Registration Statement on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference.

				10.3	1994 Superior Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. Supplemental Pension Plan filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.

				10.4	2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 4 to the Registrant’s June 6, 2003 Registration Statement on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference.

10.5	Severance Protection Agreement with Michael Benstock filed with 8-K in November 2005.

10.6	Severance Protection Agreement with Alan Schwartz filed with 8-K in November 2005.

10.7	Severance Protection Agreement with Peter Benstock filed with 8-K in November 2005.

10.8	Severance Protection Agreement with Andrew D. Demott, Jr. filed with 8-K in November 2005.

10.9	Contract for sale of Tampa, Florida plant.

13.	Forms 10-Q for the first three quarters of ~~2004~~2005 - herein incorporated by reference to Registrant’s filings thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

				14	Code of Ethics filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.

				21.	Subsidiaries of the ~~Registrant.~~Registrant as filed as Exhibit 21 to the Registrant’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.

				23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Grant Thornton LLP

				23.2	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Deloitte & Touche LLP

				31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

				31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

				32.1	Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350

				32.2	Written Statement of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350

3439


	December 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
Note payable to Wachovia, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing April 26, 2007	$	—	$	—
6.75% term loan payable to Wachovia, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing April 1, 2009		6,266,047		7,445,068
Note payable to Bank of America, 0% interest payable in three equal installments on July 1, 2005, January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007		990,329		—

		7,256,376		7,445,068
Less payments due within one year included in current liabilities		1,593,807		1,179,021

Long-term debt less current maturities	$	5,662,569	$	6,266,047


	December 31, 2005		December 31, 2004
Note payable to Wachovia, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing April 26, 2007	$	—	$	—
6.75% term loan payable to Wachovia, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing April 1, 2009		5,002,350		6,266,047
Note payable to Bank of America, 0% interest payable in equal installments on January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007		660,219		990,329

		5,662,569		7,256,376
Less payments due within one year included in current liabilities		1,683,029		1,593,807

Long-term debt less current maturities	$	3,979,540	$	5,662,569


	2004		2003
Deferred income tax assets:
Operating reserves and other accruals	$	2,491,000	$	2,709,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Book carrying value in excess of tax basis of property		2,404,000		2,231,000
Deferred expenses		1,102,000		643,000

Net deferred income tax liability	$	1,015,000	$	165,000


	Percentage of Plan Assets at December 31,				Target Allocation
Investment description	2004		2003		2005
Equity securities	70	%	69	%	60-70	%
Fixed income	30		31		30-40

Total	100	%	100	%	100	%


	Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2005		June 30, 2005		September 30, 2005		December 31, 2005
Net sales	$	31,857,089	$	34,858,915	$	34,194,000	$	32,402,347

Gross Profit	$	10,341,475	$	10,801,684	$	9,857,419	$	8,714,945

Earnings before taxes on income	$	219,443	$	976,533	$	228,550	$	69,659

Net earnings	$	139,443	$	646,533	$	158,550	$	299,659

Basic net earnings per common share	$	0.02	$	0.09	$	0.02	$	0.04

Diluted net earnings per common share	$	0.02	$	0.09	$	0.02	$	0.04

Dividends per common share	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135	$	0.135

Average outstanding shares (Basic)		7,445,442		7,446,900		7,447,700		7,241,855

Average outstanding shares (Diluted)		7,552,475		7,518,508		7,511,157		7,272,644


Range of Exercise Price	Shares	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$8.13 to $10.45	237,225	1.8	$	9.16
11.02 to 13.78	231,025	3.5		12.35
14.00 to 17.13	241,575	4.3		14.99

$8.13 to $17.13	709,825	3.2	$	12.18


	Related Party Options	Other Options
Exercise price
2004	$15.11	$	14.60-$16.00
2003	$11.02-$13.37	$	11.02-$13.55
2002	$10.45	$	9.50 - $9.75

Market price
2004	$15.11	$	14.60-$16.00
2003	$11.02-$12.15	$	11.02-$13.55
2002	$9.50	$	9.50 - $9.75

Risk free interest rate
2004	3.07%		3.07%-3.69%
2003	2.80%-2.90%		2.80%-2.90%
2002	4.30%		3.81% - 4.30%

Expected option life	5 years		5-10 years
Expected volatility
2004	29.2%		28.1%-30.2%
2003	28.2%-28.3%		28.2%-29.3%
2002	28.1%		28.1%-28.3%

Dividend yield	4.5%		3.4%-4.5%


~~Item 9B.~~		~~Other Information~~ ~~NONE~~
~~PART III~~
~~Item 10.~~		~~Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant~~
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gerald M. Benstock		Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee

Michael Benstock		Chief Executive Officer

Alan D. Schwartz		President

Peter Benstock		Executive Vice President

Manuel Gaetan, Ph.D. PE		President, CEO, MGR Enterprises, Inc.

Robin Hensley		President, Raising the Bar

Sidney Kirschner		Retired, President and CEO, Northside Hospital, Inc.

Paul V. Mellini		Chief Executive Officer and President, Nature Coast Bank
Arthur Wiener		Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Galey and Lord, Inc.


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Gerald M. Benstock	Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee

	Michael Benstock	Chief Executive Officer

	Alan D. Schwartz	President

	Peter Benstock	Executive Vice President

Andrew D. Demott, Jr.	~~Manuel Gaetan, Ph.D. PE~~	Senior Vice President, ~~CEO,~~ ~~MGR Enterprises, Inc.~~

	~~Robin Hensley~~	~~President, Raising the Bar~~

	~~Sidney Kirschner~~	~~Retired, President and CEO,~~ ~~Northside Hospital, Inc.~~

	~~Paul V. Mellini~~	Chief ~~Executive~~Financial Officer and ~~President,~~ ~~Nature Coast Bank~~

	~~Arthur Wiener~~	~~Retired, Chief Executive Officer,~~ ~~Galey and Lord, Inc.~~ Treasurer

	~~EXECUTIVE OFFICERS~~

	~~Gerald M. Benstock~~	~~Chairman of the Board~~ ~~and Executive Committee~~

	~~Michael Benstock~~	~~Chief Executive Officer~~

	~~Alan D. Schwartz~~	~~President~~

	~~Peter Benstock~~	~~Executive Vice President~~

	~~Andrew D. Demott, Jr.~~	~~Senior Vice President, Chief~~ ~~Financial Officer and Treasurer~~

	Richard T. Dawson	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
			Page

(a)	1.		Consolidated Financial Statements

			The following financial statements of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. are included in Part II, Item 8:

				Consolidated statements of earnings - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003	1215

				Consolidated balance sheets - December 31, ~~2004~~2005 and ~~2003~~2004	1316

				Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003	1417

				Consolidated statements of cash flows - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, ~~2003,~~ and ~~2002~~2003	1518

				Notes to consolidated financial statements	~~16-27~~19-30

				Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms	~~28-29~~31-32

~~(a)~~	2.		~~Financial Statement Schedules~~

			~~All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.~~

~~(a)~~	3.	(b)	Exhibits

				See Exhibit Index

~~(b)~~			~~Reports on Form 8-K:~~

				~~On October 25, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K containing a press release announcing its earnings for the third quarter of 2004.~~

(c)	Financial Statement Schedules		~~See (a) 3. above.~~

~~(d)~~			~~None~~