UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
_____________________
 
FORM 10-Q
 
þxQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended:  JulyJanuary 31, 20152016
OR
 
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________ to _______________
 
Commission file number:  001-32491
 
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada11–2238111
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York10314
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(718) 832-0800
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed from last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  þx  No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).                Yes   þ xNo   o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer oLarge accelerated filer oAccelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer oSmaller reporting company þ
 
Non-accelerated filer o                                                                                      Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes oNo  þx
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
 
6,215,8946,162,207 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, are outstanding at September 10, 2015.March 4, 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART I 
  
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS3
  
ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS1514
  
ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK2119
  
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES2119
  
PART II 
 
ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS20
  
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS20
  
ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS22
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS22
ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS2220
  
ITEM 3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES2220
  
ITEM 4 – MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES2220
  
ITEM 5 – OTHER INFORMATION20
  
ITEM 5 – OTHER INFORMATION22
ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS2220

 
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ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND OCTOBER 31, 2014

  
July 31,
2015
  
October 31,
2014
 
  (Unaudited)    
- ASSETS - 
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash $3,315,177  $3,782,639 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of  $144,000 for 2015 and 2014  11,995,756   15,419,860 
Inventories  12,444,317   15,210,153 
Prepaid green coffee  1,014,911   467,155 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  289,151   260,112 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  1,434,577   759 
Deferred income tax asset  1,442,747   343,657 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  31,936,636   35,484,335 
Machinery and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,106,177 and  $3,704,802 for 2015 and 2014, respectively  1,939,477   1,991,094 
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $39,375 and $33,750 for 2015 and 2014, respectively  110,625   116,250 
Trademarks  180,000   180,000 
Goodwill  440,000   440,000 
Equity method  investments  97,242   97,404 
Deposits and other assets  605,478   643,549 
TOTAL ASSETS $35,309,458  $38,952,632 
- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $5,600,015  $8,693,100 
Line of credit  4,268,458   2,498,458 
Due to broker  476,661   484,924 
Income taxes payable 
_-
   331,051 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  10,345,134   12,007,533 
         
Deferred income tax liabilities  114,747   165,157 
Deferred rent payable  218,951   209,640 
Deferred compensation payable  477,478   515,549 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  11,156,310   12,897,879 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:        
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity:        
  Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares  issued and outstanding  -   - 
  Common stock, par value $.001 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,456,316 shares issued; 6,215,894 shares outstanding for periods ended July 31, 2015 and  2014, respectively  6,456   6,456 
  Additional paid-in capital  15,904,109   15,904,109 
  Retained earnings  9,237,571   11,079,168 
  Less: Treasury stock, 240,422 common shares, at cost for 2015 and 2014  (1,267,862)  (1,267,862)
Total Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Stockholders’ Equity  23,880,274   25,721,871 
Non-controlling interest  272,874   332,882 
  TOTAL EQUITY  24,153,148   26,054,753 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $35,309,458  $38,952,632 
2015
 
  
January 31,
2016
  
October 31, 
2015
 
  
(Unaudited)
    
- ASSETS - 
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash $5,927,324  $3,853,816 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $144,000 for 2016 and 2015  11,271,047   10,968,237 
Inventories  11,880,135   13,862,818 
Prepaid green coffee  573,580   620,452 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  245,262   256,202 
Prepaid income taxes  1,176,727   1,434,577 
Refund receivable  613,438   - 
Deferred income tax asset  376,973   997,720 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  32,064,486   31,993,822 
         
Machinery and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,374,784 and  $4,241,256 for 2016 and 2015, respectively  1,926,403   1,845,000 
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $43,125 and $41,250 for the periods ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively  106,875   108,750 
Trademarks  180,000   180,000 
Goodwill  440,000   440,000 
Equity method  investments  96,114   96,571 
Deposits and other assets  580,248   610,499 
TOTAL ASSETS $35,394,126  $35,274,642 
         
- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $5,178,604  $4,021,389 
Line of credit  4,154,121   5,554,121 
Due to broker  482,284   483,835 
Income taxes payable  250    - 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  9,815,259   10,059,345 
         
Deferred income tax liabilities  106,473   92,370 
Deferred rent payable  224,345   222,055 
Deferred compensation payable  452,248   482,499 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  10,598,325   10,856,269 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:        
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common stock, par value $.001 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,456,316 shares issued; 6,162,207 shares outstanding for the periods ended January 31 2016 and 2015, respectively  6,456   6,456 
Additional paid-in capital  15,904,109   15,904,109 
Retained earnings  10,105,509   9,665,940 
Less: Treasury stock, 294,109 common shares, at cost for 2016 and 2015  (1,494,712)  (1,494,712)
Total Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Stockholders’ Equity  24,521,362   24,081,793 
Noncontrolling interest  274,439   336,580 
TOTAL EQUITY  24,795,801   24,418,373 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $35,394,126  $35,274,642 

See Notesnotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Statements
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Unaudited)
 
  
Nine Months Ended
July 31,
  Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
NET SALES $95,708,890  $79,373,667  $27,039,857  $26,628,571 
                 
COST OF SALES (Including $17.9 and $13.2 million of related party costs for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Including $3.0 and $4.1 million for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.)  92,816,224   68,239,903   24,991,366   23,574,095 
                 
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)  2,892,666   11,133,764   2,048,491   3,054,476 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                
Selling and administrative  5,286,993   5,094,939   1,723,158   1,656,789 
Officers’ salaries  489,435   459,300   163,850   159,100 
TOTALS
  5,776,428   5,554,239   1,887,008   1,815,889 
                 
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS  (2,883,762)   5,579,525   161,483   1,238,587 
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)                
Interest income  26,302   32,064   13,074   12,769 
(Loss) income from equity investment  (162)   (847)   (610)   (759) 
Interest expense  (153,768)  (42,340)  (35,156)  (16,271)
TOTALS
  (127,628)  (11,123)  (22,692)  (4,261)
                 
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  (3,011,390)  5,568,402   138,791   1,234,326 
                 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes  (1,189,785)  2,114,905   40   450,952 
                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  (1,821,605)  3,453,497   138,751   783,374 
Less: net (income) loss attributable to the non-controlling interest  (19,992)  (61,590)  411   (24,427)
                 
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. $(1,841,597)  $3,391,907  $139,162  $758,947 
                 
Basic (loss) earnings per share $(.30)  $.53  $.02  $.12 
                 
Diluted (loss) earnings per share $(.30)  $.51  $.02  $.11 
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                
Basic  6,215,894   6,362,933   6,215,894   6,344,487 
Diluted  6,215,894   6,629,933   6,215,894   6,611,487 
  
January 31,
2016
  January 31,
2015		 
NET SALES $22,805,397  $38,405,979 
         
COST OF SALES (which include purchases of approximately $3.5 million and $9.8 million for the three months ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, from a related party)
  20,154,348   36,484,535 
         
GROSS PROFIT  2,651,049   1,921,444 
         
OPERATING EXPENSES:        
Selling and administrative  1,676,960   1,666,357 
Officers’ salaries  163,850   152,735 
TOTAL  1,840,810   1,819,092 
         
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS  810,239   102,352 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Interest income  10,012   8,297 
(Loss) Gain  from equity method investments  (456)   715 
Interest expense  (39,803)  (53,979)
TOTAL  (30,247)  (44,967)
         
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND        
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  779,992   57,385 
         
Provision (Benefit) for income taxes  302,564   (31,104) 
         
NET INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  477,428   88,489 
Less: net income attributable to the non-controlling interest in subsidiary  (37,859)  (16,688)
         
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. $439,569  $71,801 
         
Basic and diluted earnings per share $0.07  $0.01 
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding:        
Basic and diluted  6,162,207   6,215,894 
 
See Notesnotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINETHREE MONTHS ENDED JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND 20142015
(Unaudited)

 
2015
  
2014
  
January 31,
2016
 
January 31,
2015
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:           
Net (loss) income $(1,821,605) $3,453,497 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:        
Net income $477,428  $88,489 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used in) by operating activities:     
Depreciation and amortization  408,436   436,277  135,402 145,673 
Unrealized gain on commodities  (8,263)  (1,211,540)
Loss on equity method investments  162   847 
Unrealized (gain) loss on commodities (1,551)  1,361,809 
Loss (Gain) on equity method investments 457 (715) 
Deferred rent  9,311   11,084  2,290 3,104 
Deferred income taxes  (1,149,500)  1,311,000  634,850  (490,500) 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:             
Accounts receivable  3,424,104   (1,001,691) (302,810) (5,875,323) 
Inventories  2,765,836   (3,588,269) 1,982,683 1,647,264 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (29,039)  (77,445) 10,940 (8,558) 
Prepaid green coffee  (547,756)  (85,044) 46,872  248,704 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  (1,433,818)  201,800  257,850  (135,187) 
Refund receivable (613,438)  - 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (3,093,085)  (1,256,666) 1,157,215  (272,203)
Income taxes payable  (331,051)  700   250   143,258 
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,806,268)  (1,805,450)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  3,788,438   (3,144,185) 
             
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:             
Purchases of machinery and equipment  (351,194)  (398,847)  (214,930)  (38,473)
Net cash used in investing activities  (351,194)  (398,847)  (214,930)  (38,473)
             
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:             
Advances under bank line of credit  9,272,578   3,551,522  600,000 5,000,000 
Principal payments under bank line of credit  (7,502,578)  (1,280,704) (2,000,000) (2,000,000)
Purchase of treasury stock  -   (660,778)
Payment of dividend  (80,000)  (52,000)  (100,000)   (80,000) 
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,690,000   1,558,040 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (1,500,000)  2,920,000 
             
        
NET DECREASE IN CASH  (467,462)  (646,257)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 2,073,508  (262,658) 
             
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD  3,782,639   4,035,669   3,853,816  3,782,639 
             
CASH, END OF PERIOD $3,315,177  $3,389,412  $5,927,324 $3,519,981 

 January 31, 2016 
January 31,
2015
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA:           
Interest paid $152,765  $37,513  $72,463 $46,479 
Income taxes paid $1,647,668  $715,000  $23,052 $453,205 
     
 
See Notesnotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.Statements
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND 20142015
(UNAUDITED)(Unaudited)

NOTE   1   -         BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) conducts wholesale coffee operations, including manufacturing, roasting, packaging, marketing and distributing roasted and blended coffees for private labeled accounts and its own brands, and it sells green coffee.  The Company’s core product, coffee, can be summarized and divided into three product categories (“product lines”) as follows:

Wholesale Green Coffee:  unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators;

Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and

Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to the Company’s own specifications and packaged and sold under the Company’s seven proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market.

The Company’s private label and branded coffee sales are primarily to customers that are located throughout the United States with limited sales in Canada and the Far East.certain countries in Asia.  Such customers include supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually-owned and multi-unit retailers.  The Company’s unprocessed green coffee, which includes over 90 specialty coffee offerings, is sold primarily to specialty gourmet roasters and to coffee shop operators in the United States with limited sales in Australia, Canada, England and China.
 
The Company’s wholesale green, private label, and branded coffee product categories generate revenues and cost of sales individually but incur selling, general and administrative expenses in the aggregate. There are no individual product managers and discrete financial information is not available for any of the product lines. The Company’s product portfolio is used in one business and it operates and competes in one business activity and economic environment. In addition, the three product lines share customers, manufacturing resources, sales channels, and marketing support. Thus, the Company considers the three product lines to be one single reporting segment.

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2015 AND 2014
(UNAUDITED)
 
NOTE   2   -         BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

The following (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2014,2015, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.  It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest shareholders’ annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on January 23, 201526, 2016 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 20142015 (“Form 10-K”).

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal and recurring nature adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of JulyJanuary 31, 2015,2016, and results of operations for the three and nine months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 and 20142016 and the cash flows for the ninethree months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 and 2014,2016 as applicable, have been made.

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Unaudited)
NOTE   2   -         BASIS OF PRESENTATION (cont’d):
The results of operations for the three and nine months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 and 20142016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.periods.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Company’s subsidiary, Organic Products Trading Company, LLC (“OPTCO”) and Generations Coffee Company, LLC (“GCC”), the entity formed as a result of the Company’s joint venture with Caruso’s Coffee, Inc.  The Company owns a 60% equity interest in GCC.  All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
NOTE   3   -         RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY:
 
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, (“ASU 2014-09”) “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which requires an entity to recognize revenue representing the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration which the company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.  ASU 2014-09 is intended to establish principles for reporting useful information to users of financial statements about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts with customers.  ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective.  The original standard was effective for the Company on January 1, 2017, however, in April 2015, the FASB proposed a one-year deferral of this standard with a new effective date for the Company of January 1, 2018.  Early application is not permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which applies to inventory that is measured using first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost.  Under the updated guidance, an entity should measure inventory that is within scope at the lower of cost and net realizable value, which is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation.  Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory that is measured using last-in, last-out (“LIFO”).  This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and should be applied prospectively with early adoption permitted at the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

No other
The FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires that a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from operating leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting pronouncements were issued duringpolicy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the nine months ended July 31, 2015, butbeginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Public business entities should apply the amendments in ASU 2016-02 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years (i.e., January 1, 2019, for a calendar year entity). Nonpublic business entities should apply the amendments for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (i.e., January 1, 2020, for a calendar year entity), and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted for all public business entities and all nonpublic business entities upon issuance. The adoption of this standard is not yet adopted are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.position and results of operations.
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND 20142015
(UNAUDITED)(Unaudited)
 
NOTE   4   -         PREPAID GREEN COFFEE:COFFEE:

The balance represents advance payments made by OPTCO to several coffee growing cooperatives for the purchase of green coffee.  Interest is charged to the cooperatives for these advances.  Interest earned was $26,302$10,012 and $32,064$8,297 for the ninethree months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively.  The prepaid coffee balance was $1,014,911$573,580 at JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and $467,155$620,452 at October 31, 2014.2015.
 
NOTE   5   -         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectibilitycollectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 60 days and other higher risk amounts are reviewed individually for collectibility.collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.

The reserve for sales discounts represents the estimated discount that customers will take upon payment.  The reserve for other allowances represents the estimated amount of returns, slotting fees and volume based discounts estimated to be incurred by the Company from its customers.  The allowances are summarized as follows:
                                                                                     
 July 31,  October 31,  January 31,  October 31, 
 
2015
  
2014
  
2016
  
2015
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts $65,000  $65,000  $65,000  $65,000 
Reserve for other allowances  35,000   35,000   35,000   35,000 
Reserve for sales discounts  44,000   44,000   44,000   44,000 
Totals $144,000  $144,000  $144,000  $144,000 

 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND 20142015
(UNAUDITED)(Unaudited)

NOTE  6   -          INVENTORIES:

Inventories at JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and October 31, 20142015 consisted of the following:
 
 
July 31,
2015
  
October 31,
2014
  
January 31,
2016
 
October 31,
2015
 
Packed coffee $1,517,604  $1,578,248  $1,381,908 $1,441,451 
Green coffee  10,172,904   12,987,257  9,654,637 11,730,006 
Packaging supplies  753,809   644,648   843,590  691,361 
Totals $12,444,317  $15,210,153  $11,880,135 $13,862,818 
 
NOTE   7   -         COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER:

The Company has used, and intends to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-termshort term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce our cost of sales. The commodities held at the broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of options and future contracts for coffee held with a brokerage firm.  The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans.  Options and futures contracts are recognized at fair value in the condensed consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions.  The Company’sCompany's accounting for options and futures contracts may increase earnings volatility in any particular period.

The Company has open position contracts held by the broker, which are summarized as follows:

  
January 31,
2016
  
October 31,
2015
 
       
Option Contracts  47,625    (134,613)
Future Contracts  (529,909)  (349,222)
Total Commodities  (482,284)  (438,835)
 
  
July 31,
2015
  
October 31,
2014
 
       
Option Contracts  19,399   (217,624)
Future Contracts  (496,060)  (267,300)
Total Commodities  (476,661)  (484,924)
The Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in earnings and not reflected as a net amount as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

At JulyJanuary 31, 2016, the Company held 100 futures contracts (generally with terms of three to four months) for the purchase of 3,750,000 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.19 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.16 per pound at that date.
At October 31, 2015, the Company held 7538 futures contracts (generally with terms of three to four months) for the purchase of 1,425,000 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.23 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.21 per pound at that date. At October 31, 2015, the Company held 20 options covering an aggregate of 2,812,500750,000 pounds of green coffee beans at $1.29$1.25 per pound.  The fair market value of these options, which was obtained from observable market data of similar instruments was $127,575.  At July 31, 2015, the Company held 83 futures contracts for the purchase of 3,112,500 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.29 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.25 per pound at that date.
$42,750.
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2015 AND 2014
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 7 - COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER (cont’d):
At October 31, 2014, the Company held 60 futures contracts for the purchase of 2,250,000 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $2.00 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.88 per pound at that date.    The Company did not hold any options that were in the money at October 31, 2014.

The Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses respectively, on these contracts as follows:
  Three Months Ended July 31, 
  
2015
  
2014
 
Gross realized gains $293,439  $1,165,014 
Gross realized losses  (175,280)  (824,285)
Unrealized losses  (481,433)  38,437 
Total $(363,274) $379,166 
  Nine Months Ended July 31, 
  
2015
  
2014
 
Gross realized gains $991,706  $3,321,023 
Gross realized losses  (6,415,825)  (1,796,474)
Unrealized gains  8,263   1,211,540 
Total $(5,415,856) $2,736,089 


 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND 20142015
(UNAUDITED)(Unaudited)

NOTE   7   -         COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER (cont’d):

  Three Months Ended January 31, 
  
2016
  
2015
 
Gross realized gains $120,599  $645,598 
Gross realized losses  (532,372)  (980,681)
Unrealized (loss) gain  1,551   (1,361,809)
Total $(410,222) $(1,696,892)
NOTE   8   -         LINE OF CREDIT:

 
On February 17, 2009,March 10, 2015, the Company entered into a financingloan modification agreement (the “Modification Agreement”) with its lender Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”) which modified the terms of the financing agreement with Sterling previously entered into on February 17, 2009 (the “Financing Agreement”). Prior to the Modification Agreement, the Financing Agreement, as amended, provided for a $5,000,000 credit facility.  The credit facility isin which the Company had a revolving $5,000,000 line of credit and the Company can draw on the line at an amount up to 85%for a maximum of eligible accounts receivable and 25% of eligible inventory consisting of green coffee beans and finished coffee not to exceed $1,000,000.  Sterling shall have the right from time to time to adjust the foregoing percentages based upon, among other things, dilution, its sole determination of the value or likelihood of collection of eligible accounts receivables owed to the Company and considerations regarding inventory.  The credit facility is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate (3.25% and 3.75%$7,000,000 (the “Loan Facility”) at July 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014, respectively.
On July 22, 2010, the credit facility was increased to $7,000,000.  In addition, OPTCO was added as a co-borrower and the inventory sublimit was raised from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.  Subsequent to July 31, 2010, $1,800,000 of the credit facility was allocated to OPTCO.

. On February 3, 2011, the Company amended their credit facility regarding the creation ofFinancing Agreement to create a sublimit within the revolving line of credit in the form of a $300,000 term loan for the benefit of GCC. The Company provided a corporate guaranteeFinancing Agreement was set to Sterling in connection with the amendment.

The initial term of the credit facility was for three years and expiredexpire on February 17, 2012.  The initial terms of the credit facility provided that the credit facility may be automatically extended for successive periods of one year each unless one party shall have provided the other party with a written notice of termination at least ninety days prior to the expiration of the then current term.  Prior to the expiration of the initial term, and effective as of February 12, 2012, the term was extended until February 17, 2014 and the interest rate was reduced to the Wall Street Journal Prime rate (which is currently 3.25%) plus one percent (1%).  On May 10, 2013, the credit facility was extended until February 17,March 31, 2015.

On March 10, 2015, the Company entered into a loan modification agreement (the “Modification Agreement”) with Sterling.   Pursuant to the Modification Agreement, the credit facilityFinancing Agreement was modified to, among other things, (i) extend the term of the financing agreementFinancing Agreement until February 28, 2017; (ii) increase the maximum amount of the credit facilityLoan Facility from $7,000,000 to $9,000,000; (iii) reduce the interest rate on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit from an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate of 3.75% to an interest rate per annum equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (currently 3.25%);Rate; and (iv) require the Company to pay, upon the occurrence of certain termination events, a prepayment premium of .50%0.50% of the maximum amount of the credit facility in effect as of the date of the termination event.
Other than as described above, the Financing Agreement remains in full force and effect. Pursuant to the Modification Agreement, the Company is able to draw on the loan Facility up to an amount of 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 25% of eligible inventory consisting of green coffee beans and finished coffee not to exceed $1,000,000. The credit facilityLoan Facility is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company.

The credit facilityLoan Facility contains covenants that place annual restrictions on the Company’sour operations, including covenants relatingrelated to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, minimum deposit restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, distribution restrictions (common stock and preferred stock), dividend restrictions, and restrictions on intercompanyrestrictive transactions. The credit facilityLoan Facility also requires that the Company maintain a minimum working capital at all times. The Company was in compliance with all required financial covenants at JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and October 31, 2014. 

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2015 AND 2014
(UNAUDITED)2015.
 
NOTE 8 - LINE OF CREDIT (cont’d):
As of JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and October 31, 2014,2015, the outstanding balance under the bank line of credit was $3,031,458$2,317,121 and $2,498,458,$4,317,121, respectively.

Also on March 10, 2015, the Company, as guarantor, and OPTCO (the “Borrower”), as borrower, entered into a new loan facility agreement with Sterling. The new loan facility is a revolving line of credit for a maximum of $3,000,000 (the “New Loan Facility”). The New Loan Facility terminates on February 28, 2017. The Borrower is able to draw on the New Loan Facility at an amount up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable, not to exceed 25% of all accounts of the Borrower. The New Loan Facility is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate per annum equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (currently 3.25%). The New Loan Facility is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company. In connection with the New Loan Facility, the Company entered into a security agreement with Sterling and provided Sterling with a guarantee of the Borrower’s obligations.
As of JulyJanuary 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the outstanding balance under the New Loan Facility was $1,237,000.$1,837,000 and $1,237,000, respectively.
 
 
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULYJANUARY 31, 20152016 AND 20142015
(UNAUDITED)(Unaudited)
 
NOTE   9   -         INCOME TAXES:

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.  Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  The income tax provision or benefit is the tax incurred for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

The Company adopted FASB authoritative guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.  As of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or open tax positions.  The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.  As of January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to income taxes.  The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress.

The Company files a U.S. federal income tax return and California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Kansas, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia, Connecticut, Michigan and Texas state tax returns.  The Company’s federal income tax return is no longer subject to examination by the federal taxing authority for the years before fiscal 2013.  The Company’s California, Colorado and New Jersey income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2009.  The Company’s Oregon and New York income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2010.
NOTE   10   -       EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The Company presents “basic” and “diluted” earnings per common share pursuant to the provisions included in the authoritative guidance issued by FASB, “Earnings per Share,” and certain other financial accounting pronouncements.  Basic earnings per common share were computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding.   Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of common shares issuable upon exercise of potential sources of dilution.

The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share were 6,162,207 and 6,215,894 for the three and nine months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic earnings per share were 6,344,4872016 and 6,362,933 for the three and nine months ended July2015, respectively.

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 2014. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share were 6,611,487 and 6,629,933 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2014.  In September 2011, the Company issued units to certain purchasers which contained warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, 267,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, all of which warrants are currently exercisable.  The 267,000 shares of common stock underlying the warrants have been included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2014 because of their anti-dilutive impact.2016 AND 2015
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE   1011   -       ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY:

Approximately 57%38% of the Company’s sales were derived from one customer during the ninethree months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015.2016.  This customer also accounted for approximately $5,400,000$3,942,000 of the Company’s accounts receivable balance at JulyJanuary 31, 2015.2016.  Approximately 52%65% of the Company’s sales were derived from one customer during the ninethree months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  This customer also accounted for approximately $7,900,000$14,730,000 of the Company’s accounts receivable balance at JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  Concentration of credit risk with respect to other trade receivables is limited due to the short payment terms generally extended by the Company, by ongoing credit evaluations of customers, and by maintaining an allowance for doubtful accounts that management believes will adequately provide for credit losses.

For the ninethree months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2016, approximately 52% of the Company’s purchases were from four vendors.  These vendors accounted for approximately $3,348,000 of the Company’s accounts payable at January 31, 2016.  For the three months ended January 31, 2015, approximately 64% of the Company’s purchases were from four vendors.  These vendors accounted for approximately $2,961,000$5,755,000 of the Company’s accounts payable at JulyJanuary 31, 2015.  For the nine months ended July 31, 2014, approximately 62% of the Company’s purchases were from four vendors.  These vendors accounted for approximately $2,844,000 of the Company’s accounts payable at July 31, 2014. Management does not believe the loss of any one vendor would have a material adverse effect of the Company’s operations due to the availability of many alternate suppliers.

Approximately 48% of the Company’s sales were derived from one customer during the three months ended July 31, 2015.  Approximately 52% of the Company’s sales were derived from one customer during the three months ended July 31, 2014.

For the three months ended July 31, 2015, approximately 60% of the Company’s purchases were from four vendors.  For the three months ended July 31, 2014, approximately 58% of the Company’s purchases were from three vendors.  Management does not believe the loss of any one vendor would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations due to the availability of many alternate suppliers.
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2015 AND 2014
(UNAUDITED)
 
NOTE   11   -RELATED12   -      RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

The Company has engaged its 40% partner in GCC as an outside contractor (the “Partner”).  Included in contract labor expense are expenses incurred byfrom the Partner during the three and nine months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2016 and 2015 of $97,694$75,018 and $313,729,$85,239, respectively, for the processing of finished goods.

An employee of one of the top four vendors is a director of the Company.  Purchases from that vendor totaled approximately $17,900,000$3,533,000 and $3,000,000$9,800,000 for the nine and three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2016 and 2015, and $13,200,000 and $4,100,000 for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2014.respectively.  The corresponding accounts payable balance to this vendor was approximately $608,000$1,110,000 and $387,000$1,449,000 at JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and 2014,2015, respectively.

In January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.”  Currently, there is only one participant in the plan: Andrew Gordon, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  Within the plan guidelines, this employee is deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus.  The assets are held in a separate trust.  The deferred compensation payable represents the liability due to an officer of the Company.  The assets are included in the Deposits and other assets in the accompanying balance sheets.  The deferred compensation asset and liability at JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and October 31, 20142015 were $477,478$452,248 and $515,549,$482,499, respectively.

NOTE 12   - STOCKHOLDER’ EQUITY:

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a.  Treasury Stock.  The Company utilizes the cost method of accounting for treasury stock.  The cost of reissued shares is determined under the last-in, first-out method.  The Company did not purchase any shares during the three and nine months ended July
COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 2015.
2016 AND 2015

(Unaudited)
b.Share Repurchase Program. On January 24, 2014, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $1 million of the outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions, share price and other factors. The Share Repurchase Program may be discontinued or suspended at any time. As of July 31, 2015, pursuant to the terms of the Share Repurchase Program, the Company repurchased shares of outstanding common stock in an amount equal in value to $995,728.82.

NOTE   13   -       STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
a.Treasury Stock. The Company utilizes the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. The cost of reissued shares is determined under the last-in, first out method. The Company did not purchase any shares during the three months ended January 31, 2016. The Company purchased 53,687 shares for $226,850 during the year ended October 31, 2015.
b.Share Repurchase Program. On January 24, 2014, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program (the “2014 Share Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $1 million of its outstanding shares of common stock from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions, share price and other factors. The 2014 Share Repurchase Program may be discontinued or suspended at any time. As of January 31, 2016, pursuant to the terms of the 2014 Share Repurchase Program, the Company had repurchased 156,415 shares of outstanding common stock in an amount equal in value to $995,729. On September 29, 2015, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program (the “2015 Share Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $2 million of the outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions, share price and other factors. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined based on the Company’s evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The 2015 Share Repurchase Program may be discontinued or suspended at any time. The Company did not purchase any shares during the three months ended January 31, 2016, however, as of January 31, 2016, pursuant to the terms of the 2015 Share Repurchase Program, the Company had repurchased 53,687 shares of outstanding common stock in an amount equal in value to $226,850.
NOTE   15   -       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required further adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
 
Some of the matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”Operation” and elsewhere in this quarterly  report include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this Form 10-Q and management’s expectations and projections about future events, including, among other things:
 
 ●·our dependency on a single commodity could affect our revenues and profitability;
 
●·our success in expanding our market presence in new geographic regions;
 
●·the effectiveness of our hedging policy may impact our profitability;
 
●·the success of our joint ventures;
 
●·our success in implementing our business strategy or introducing new products;
 
●·our ability to attract and retain customers;
 
●our ability to retain key personnel;
●·our ability to obtain additional financing;
 
●our ability to comply with the restrictive covenants we are subject to under our current financing;
●·the effects of competition from other coffee manufacturers and other beverage alternatives;
 
●·the impact to the operations of our Colorado facility;
 
●·general economic conditions and conditions which affect the market for coffee;
 
●·the macro global economic environment;
 
●·our ability to maintain and develop our brand recognition;
 
●·the impact of rapid or persistent fluctuations in the price of coffee beans;
 
●·fluctuations in the supply of coffee beans;
 
●·the volatility of our common stock; and
 
●·other risks which we identify in future filings with the SEC.Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
 
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar expressions (or the negative of such expressions).  Any or all of our forward-lookingforward looking statements in this quarterly report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong.  They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties.  Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed.  In addition, we undertake no responsibility to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances, that occur after the date of this quarterly  report.
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Overview
 
We are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points.  As a result, we believe that we are well-positioned to increase our profitability and endure potential coffee price volatility throughout varying cycles of the coffee market and economic conditions.
 
Our operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:
 
 ●·the sale of wholesale specialty green coffee;
 
●·the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of private label coffee; and
 
●·the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of our eightseven proprietary brands of coffee.
 
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Our operating results are affected by a number of factors including:
 
 ●·the level of marketing and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry;
 
●·our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers;
 
●·our hedging policy;
 
●·fluctuations in purchase prices theand supply of green coffee and in the selling prices of our products; and
 
●·our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins.
 
Our net sales are driven primarily by the success of our sales and marketing efforts and our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers.  For this reason, we have made, and will continue to evaluate, strategic decisions to invest in measures that are expected to increase net sales.  These transactions include our acquisitions of certain assetsacquisition of Premier Roasters, LLC, which includedincluding equipment and a roasting facility in La Junta, Colorado, the engagementaddition of a West Coast Brand Manager to market our S&W brand andwest coast sales manager to increase sales of S&W coffeeour private label and branded coffees to new customers, our joint venture with Caruso’s Coffee, Inc. of Brecksville, Ohio, the transaction with OPTCO and the addition of three sales persons from the Café Bustelo division of Folgers to assistour licensing arrangement with the expansion of our Café Caribe and Supremo brands.DTS8 Coffee Company, Ltd.  We believe these efforts will allow us to expand our business.

Our net sales are affected by the price of green coffee.  We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States.  The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda.  The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control.  For example, in Brazil, which produces approximately 40% of the world’s green coffee, the coffee crops are historically susceptible to frost in June and July and drought in September, October and November.  However, because we purchase coffee from a number of countries and are able to freely substitute one country’s coffee for another in our products, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material impact on the price we pay for coffee orcoffee.  Accordingly, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources.  Historically, because we generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, increased prices of green coffee generally result in increased net sales.
 
WeThe supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control.  Historically, we have used, and intend to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce our cost of sales.prices.  In addition, we acquired, and expect to continue to acquire, futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee at favorable prices. Although thecoffee.  Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales.  Gains on options and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales.  The use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices, prices.  We believe that, in normal economic times, our hedging policies remain a vital element to our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while trying to minimize margin compression during a time of historically high coffee prices. However, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losslosses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time. In addition,time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any of our futures contracts.  Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred significant losses on options and futures contracts during some recent reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting in a decrease in our profitability or increase in our losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price.  See “Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced.”  Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. If the hedges that we enter into do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability or increase of ourincreased losses.  As previously announced, as a result of the volatile nature of the commodities markets, we have and are continuing to scale back our use of hedging and short-term trading of coffee futures and options contracts, and intend to continue to use these practices in a limited capacity going forward.  See Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories, assets held for sale, income taxes, commodities held and loss contingencies.  Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
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We believe the following critical accounting policies, among others, may be impacted significantly by judgment, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements:

 ●·We recognize revenue in accordance with the relevant authoritative guidance.  Revenue is recognized at the point title and risk of ownership transfers to its customers which is upon the shippers taking possession of the goods because (i)i) title passes in accordance with the terms of the purchase orders and with our agreements with our customers, (ii)ii) any risk of loss is covered by the customer’customers’ insurance, (iii)iii) there is persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement, (iv)iv) the salesales price is determinable and (v)v) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.  Thus, revenue is recognized at the point of shipment.
 
●·Our allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to provide for losses arising from customers’ inability to make required payments.  If there is deterioration of our customers’ credit worthiness and/or there is an increase in the length of time that the receivables are past due greater than the historical assumptions used, additional allowances may be required.  For example, every additional 1%one percent of our accounts receivable that becomes uncollectible, would decrease our operating income by approximately $120,000$113,000 for the quarter ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015.2016.  The reserve for sales discounts represents the estimated discount that customers will take upon payment.  The reserve for other allowances represents the estimated amount of returns, slotting fees and volume based discounts estimated to be incurred by the Companyus from itsour customers.
 
●·Inventories are stated at lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market.  Based on our assumptions about future demand and market conditions, inventories are subject to be written-down to market value.  If our assumptions about future demand change and/or actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected, additional write-downs of inventories may be required.  Each additional 1%one percent of potential inventory write-downwritedown would have decreased operating income by approximately $124,000$119,000 for the quarter ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015.2016.

 ·The commodities held at broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of option and futures contracts for coffee held with a brokerage firm. We use options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are recognized at fair value in the consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. We classify options and futures contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in earnings. We record realized and unrealized gains and losses in our cost of sales in the statement of operations/income.
 ●·We account for income taxes in accordance with the relevant authoritative guidance.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.  Deferred tax assets are reflected on the balance sheet when it is determined that it is more likely than not that the asset will be realized.  Accordingly, our net deferred tax asset as of JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 of $1,328,000 will be utilized against prior year expense.$376,973 may require a valuation allowance if we do not generate taxable income.
 
●·Our goodwill consists of the cost in excess of the fair market value of the acquired net assets of OPTCO. The companyOPTCO, which  has been integrated into a structure whichthat does not provide the basis for separate reporting units. Consequently, the Company iswe are a single reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes. We also have intangible assets consisting of our customer listslist and relationships and trademarks acquired from OPTCO. At JulyJanuary 31, 2015,2016 our balance sheet reflected goodwill and intangible assets as set forth below:

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January 31,
2016
 
Customer list and relationships, net $106,875 
Trademarks  180,000 
Goodwill  440,000 
  $726,875 
 
Customer list and relationships, net $110,625 
   Trademarks  180,000 
   Goodwill  440,000 
     
     Total $730,625 
Goodwill and the trademarks which are deemed to have indefinite lives are subject to annual impairment tests. Goodwill impairment tests require the comparison of the fair value and carrying value of reporting units. We assess the potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets annually and on an interim basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Upon completion of such review, if impairment is found to have occurred, a corresponding charge will be recorded. The value assigned to the customer list and relationships is being amortized over a twenty year period.
 
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Because the Company is a single reporting unit, the closing NASDAQ Capital Market price of our common stock as of the acquisition date was used as a basis to measure the fair value of goodwill. Goodwill and the intangible assets will be tested annually at the end of each fiscal year to determine whether they have been impaired. Upon completion of each annual review, there can be no assurance that a material charge will not be recorded. Impairment testing is required more often than annually if circumstances indicatean event or circumstance indicates that an impairment or decline in value may have occurred.
 
Three Months Ended JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 Compared to the Three Months Ended JulyJanuary 31, 20142015
   
Net SalesSales..  Net sales totaled $27,039,857$22,805,397 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015, an increase2016, a decrease of $411,286$15,600,582, or 1.5%40.62%, from $26,628,571$38,405,979 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  The increasedecrease in net sales reflects an increase in sales oflower coffee prices during the quarter and our roasted product offeringsreduced wholesale transactions with Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (“GMCR”) of approximately $850,000, which was achieved despite a commodity pricing decrease of almost $0.75 per pound of green coffee period over period, which negatively impacted our wholesale green coffee sales.$15,541,000.
 
Cost of SalesSales. . Cost of sales for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 was $24,991,366$20,154,348, or 92.4%88.38% of net sales, as compared to $23,574,095$36,484,535, or 88.5%95.0% of net sales, for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The increasedecrease in cost of sales reflects higher production costslower commodity prices during the quarter.quarter and our reduced wholesale transactions with GMCR.
 
Gross ProfitProfit..  Gross profit decreased by $1,005,985, to $2,048,491 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 as compared to gross profit2016 was $2,651,049, an increase of $3,054,476$729,605 from $1,921,444 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased by 3.9%increased to 11.62% for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015, as compared to gross profit as a percentage of net sales2016 from 5.0% for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  The increase in gross profits was due to improved margins on our wholesale and roasted business as well as a decrease in our margins reflects a significant gainlosses quarter to quarter on our hedging activity during the 2014 period as compared to the 2015 period and a commodity pricing decrease of almost $0.75 per pound of green coffee period over period, which negatively impacted our wholesale green coffee sales.operations.
 
Operating ExpensesExpenses..  Total operating expenses increased by $71,119, or 3.9%,$21,718 to $1,887,008$1,840,810 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 as compared to total operating expenses of $1,815,8892016 from $1,819,092 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  The increase in operating expenses was primarily duethe result of an increase of  $10,603, or 0.6%, to an increase$1,676,960 in selling and administrative expenses of $66,369.for the three months ended January 31, 2016 from $1,666,357 for the three months ended January 31, 2015.  
                                 
Other Income Expense. (Expense).Other expenses increased by $18,431 to $22,692expense for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 compared to other expenses2016 was $30,247, a decrease of $4,261$14,720 from $44,967 for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014. Interest2015.  The decrease in other expense was attributable to an increase in interest income increased by $305,of $1,715, a decrease in interest expense increased by $18,885of $14,176 and thea net decrease of $1,171 in our loss onfrom our equity investment decreased by $149 forinvestments, during the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2014. The increase in interest income resulted from the increase in pre-finance agreements with the coffee growing cooperatives. The increase in interest expense resulted from an increase in the average balance outstanding on our line of credit.2016.
 
Income Taxes. Taxes.Our provision for income taxes for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 totaled $40$302,564 compared to a provisionbenefit of $450,952$(31,104) for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014.2015.  The decrease reflects lower pre-tax incomechange was attributable to the difference in the gain for the quarter.quarter ended January 31, 2016 versus the gain in the quarter ended January 31, 2015.

Net Income.  We had net income of $139,162,$439,569 or $0.02$0.07 per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 compared to a net income of $758,947,$71,801, or $0.12$0.01 per share basic and $0.11 per share diluted for the three months ended JulyJanuary 31, 2014. In the three month period ended July 31, 2014, we had a gain resulting from our hedging activities, which impacted our net income for such period and our earnings per share by approximately $0.04 per share. Without the impact of hedging activities for the three months ended July 31, 2014 and 2015, our basic earnings per share would have been $0.08 for the 2014 period compared to approximately $0.05 per share for the 2015 period.2015. The decreaseincrease in net income was due primarily to the reasons described above.
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Nine Months Ended July 31, 2015 Compared to the Nine Months Ended July 31, 2014
Net Sales.  Net sales totaled $95,708,890 for the nine months ended July 31, 2015, an increase of $16,335,223, or 20.6%, from $79,373,667 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  The increase in net sales reflects a combination of increased sales of green and roasted coffee.
Cost of Sales.  Cost of sales for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 was $92,816,224 or 97.0% of net sales, as compared to $68,239,903, or 85.9% of net sales for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  The increase in cost of sales reflects approximately $5.4 million net loss due to losses resulting from the liquidation of many of our previously entered hedging positions as we implemented our plan to scale back our use of hedging and short term trading of coffee futures and options contracts.
Gross Profit.  Gross profit decreased $8,241,098 to $2,892,666 for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to gross profit of $11,133,764 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.   Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased by 11.0% for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  The decrease in our margins reflects net losses resulting from the liquidation of many of our previously entered hedging positions as we implemented our plan to scale back our use of hedging and short term trading of coffee futures and options contracts and a decrease in commodity pricing period over period.
Operating Expenses.  Total operating expenses increased by $222,189, or 4.0%, to $5,776,428 for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to operating expenses of $5,554,239 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  The increase in operating expenses was due to an increase in selling and administrative expense of $192,054 and an increase in officers’ salaries of $30,135.
Other Expense.  Other expenses increased by $116,505 to $127,628 for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 compared to other expenses of $11,123 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  Interest income decreased by $5,762, interest expense increased by $111,428 and the loss on equity investment decreased by $685 for the nine months ended July 31, 2015.  The decrease in interest income resulted from fewer prepaid coffee advances to our growers during the period.  The increase in interest expense resulted from an increase in the average balance outstanding on our line of credit.
Income Taxes.  Our benefit for income taxes for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 totaled $1,189,785 compared to a provision of $2,114,905 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  The decrease reflects no pre-tax income for the period.
Net Income.  We had a net loss of $1,841,597, or $0.30 per share basic and diluted, for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 compared to net income of $3,391,907 or $0.53 per share basic and $0.51 diluted, for the nine months ended July 31, 2014.  The decrease in net income was due primarily to the reasons described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of JulyJanuary 31, 2015,2016, we had working capital of $21,591,502,$22,249,227, which represented a $1,885,300 decrease$314,750 increase from our working capital of $23,476,802$21,934,477 as of October 31, 2014,2015, and total stockholders’ equity of $23,880,274,$24,521,362 which represented a decrease of $1,841,597increased by $439,569 from our total stockholders’ equity of $25,721,871$24,081,793 as of October 31, 2014.2015.  Our working capital decreasedincreased primarily due to a decreaseincreases of $467,462$2,073,508 in cash, $3,424,104$302,810 in accounts receivable $2,765,836and $613,438 in inventory and an  increase of $1,770,000refund receivable, decreases in our line of credit of $1,400,000 and due to broker of $1,551, which were partially offset by increasesdecreases of $547,756$1,982,683 in inventory, $46,872 in prepaid green coffee, $29,039$10,940 in prepaid expenses and other current assets, $1,433,818$257,850  in prepaid and refundable income taxes, $1,099,090$620,747 in deferred income tax asset, decreasesand  increases of $3,093,085$1,157,215 in accounts payable and accrued expenses $8,263 in due to broker and $331,051 in$250 income taxes payable.  At JulyAs of January 31, 2015,2016, the outstanding balance on our line of credit was $4,268,458,$4,154,121 compared to $2,498,458 at$5,554,121 as of October 31, 2014.2015.  Total stockholders’ equity decreased due to a decrease in retained earnings as a result of our net loss.
For the nine months ended July 31, 2015, our operating activities used net cash of $1,806,268 as compared to the nine months ended July 31, 2014, during which operating activities used net cash of $1,805,450. The decreased cash flow from operations for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 was primarilyincreased due to our net loss of $1,821,605, deferred income taxes of $1,149,500, prepaid and other current assets of $29,039, prepaid green coffee of $547,756, prepaid and refundable income taxes of $1,433,818, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $3,093,085 and income taxes payable of $331,051, partially offset by accounts receivable of $3,424,104 and inventories of $2,765,836.income.
   
 
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For the nine months ended July 31, 2015, our investing activities used net cash of $351,194 as compared to the nine months ended July 31, 2014 when net cash used in investing activities was $398,847. The decrease in our uses of cash in investing activities was due to our decreased purchases of equipment.
For the nine months ended July 31, 2015, our financing activities provided net cash of $1,690,000 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $1,558,040 for the nine months ended July 31, 2014. The change in cash flow from financing activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2015 was primarily due to fact that we did not purchase any treasury stock, partially offset by the increase in the payment of dividends of $28,000 and our reduced net borrowings from our credit facility
 
On February 17, 2009, the CompanyMarch 10, 2015, we entered into a financingloan modification agreement (the “Modification Agreement”) with our lender Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”) which modified the terms of the financing agreement with Sterling previously entered into on February 17, 2009 (the “Financing Agreement”). Prior to the Modification Agreement, the Financing Agreement, as amended, provided for a $5,000,000 credit facility.  The credit facility isin which we had a revolving $5,000,000 line of credit and the Company can draw on the line at an amount up to 85%for a maximum of eligible accounts receivable and 25% of eligible inventory consisting of green coffee beans and finished coffee not to exceed $1,000,000.  Sterling shall have the right from time to time to adjust the foregoing percentages based upon, among other things, dilution, its sole determination of the value or likelihood of collection of eligible accounts receivables owed to the Company, considerations regarding inventory.  The credit facility is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate (3.25% and 3.75%$7,000,000 (the “Loan Facility”) at July 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014, respectively.
On July 22, 2010, the credit facility was increased to $7,000,000.  In addition, OPTCO was added as a co-borrower and the inventory sublimit was raised from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.  Subsequent to July 31, 2010, $1,800,000 of the credit facility was allocated to OPTCO.

. On February 3, 2011, we amended the Company amended their credit facility regarding the creation ofFinancing Agreement to create a create a sublimit within the revolving line of credit in the form of a $300,000 term loan for the benefit of GCC.  The Company provided a corporate guaranteeFinancing Agreement was set to Sterling in connection with the amendment.

The initial term of the credit facility was for three years and expiredexpire on February 17, 2012.  The initial terms of the credit facility provided that the credit facility may be automatically extended for successive periods of one year each unless one party shall have provided the other party with a written notice of termination at least ninety days prior to the expiration of the then current term.  Prior to the expiration of the initial term, and effective as of February 12, 2012, the term was extended until February 17, 2014 and the interest rate was reduced to the Wall Street Journal Prime rate (which is currently 3.25%) plus one percent (1%).  On May 10, 2013, the credit facility was extended until February 17,March 31, 2015.

On March 10, 2015, the Company entered into a loan modification agreement (the “Modification Agreement”) with Sterling.   Pursuant to the Modification Agreement, the credit facilityFinancing Agreement was modified to, among other things, (i) extend the term of the financing agreementFinancing Agreement until February 28, 2017; (ii) increase the maximum amount of the credit facilityLoan Facility from $7,000,000 to $9,000,000; (iii) reduce the interest rate on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit from an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate of 3.75% to an interest rate per annum equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (currently 3.25%);Rate; and (iv) require the Companyus to pay, upon the occurrence of certain termination events, a prepayment premium of .50%0.50% of the maximum amount of the credit facility in effect as of the date of the termination event.

Other than as described above, the Financing Agreement remains in full force and effect. Pursuant to the Modification Agreement, we are able to draw on the loan Facility up to an amount of 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 25% of eligible inventory consisting of green coffee beans and finished coffee not to exceed $1,000,000. The credit facilityLoan Facility is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company.

The credit facilityLoan Facility contains covenants that place annual restrictions on the Company’sour operations, including covenants relatingrelated to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, minimum deposit restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, distribution restrictions (common stock and preferred stock), dividend restrictions, and restrictions on intercompanyrestrictive transactions. The credit facilityLoan Facility also requires that the Companywe maintain a minimum working capital at all times.  The Company was in compliance with all required financial covenants at JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and October 31, 2014.2015.

As of JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 and October 31, 2014,2015, the outstanding balance under the bank line of credit was $3,031,458$2,317,121 and $2,498,458,$4,317,121, respectively.

Also on March 10, 2015, the Companywe, as guarantor, and OPTCO (the “Borrower”), as borrower, entered into a new loan facility agreement with Sterling.  The new loan facility is a revolving line of credit for a maximum of $3,000,000 (the “New Loan Facility”). The New Loan Facility terminates on February 28, 2017.  The Borrower is able to draw on the New Loan Facility at an amount up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable, not to exceed 25% of all accounts of the Borrower.  The New Loan Facility is payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate per annum equal to the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate  (currently 3.25%). The New Loan Facility is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company.  In connection with the New Loan Facility, the Company entered into a security agreement with Sterling and provided Sterling with a guarantee of the Borrower’s obligations.
  
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As of JulyJanuary 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the outstanding balance under the New Loan Facility was $1,237,000.$1,837,000 and $1,237,000, respectively.

For the three months ended January 31, 2016, our operating activities provided net cash of $3,788,438 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2015 when operating activities used net cash of $3,144,185.  The increased cash flow from operations for the three months ended January 31, 2016 was primarily due to our net income of $477,428, $634,850 of deferred income taxes, $1,982,683 of inventories and $1,157,215 of accounts payable and accrued expenses.
For the three months ended January 31, 2016, our investing activities used net cash of $214,930 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2015 when net cash used by investing activities was $38,473.  The increase in our uses of cash in investing activities was due to our increased outlays for equipment during quarter ended January 31, 2016.
For the three months ended January 31, 2016, our financing activities used net cash of $1,500,000 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $2,920,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2015.  The change in cash flow from financing activities for the three months ended January 31, 2016 was due to our decreased net borrowing of $4,400,000.
We expect to fund our operations, including paying our liabilities, funding capital expenditures and making required payments on our indebtedness, through January 31, 2017 with cash provided by operating activities and the use of our credit facility.  In addition, an increase in eligible accounts receivable and inventory would permit us to make additional borrowings under our line of credit.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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See Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “Financial Statements”) in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates and commodity prices as further described below.

Interest Rate RisksRisks.. We are subject to market risk from exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  At JulyAs of January 31, 2015,2016, our debt was $5,771,036. Givenconsisted of $4,154,121 of variable rate debt under our current levelrevolving line of borrowing, we believe this riskcredit.  Our line of credit provides for a maximum of $9,000,000 and is immaterial.payable monthly in arrears on the average unpaid balance of the line of credit at an interest rate equal to a per annum reference rate (currently 3.25%).   This loan is secured by all tangible and intangible assets of the Company.

Commodity Price RisksRisks..  The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control.  Historically, we have used, and intend to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices, as further explained in Note 7 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.Report.  In addition, we acquired, and expect to continue to acquire, futures contracts with longer terms, (generallygenerally three to four months)months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee.  Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales.  Gains on options and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales.  The use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices.  We believe that, in normal economic times, our hedging policies remain a vital element to our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while trying to minimize margin compression during a time of historically high coffee prices. However, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any of our futures contracts.  Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred significant losses on options and futures contracts during some recent reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting in a decrease in our profitability or increase our losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price.  See “Item 1A – Risk Factors - If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filingfor the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on January 23, 2015.26, 2016.  
At July 31, 2015,Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. If the Company held 75 options covering an aggregate of 2,812,500 pounds of green coffee beans at $1.791 per pound.  The fair market value of these options, which was obtained from observable market data of similar instruments was $127,575.  At July 31, 2015,hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the Company held 83 futures contracts for the purchase of 3,112,500 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.29 per pound.  The fair market valuerisks of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.25 per pound at that date.  At October 31, 2014, the Company held 60 futures contracts for the purchasebean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of 2,250,000 pounds of green coffee atsales may increase, resulting in a weighted average price of $2.00 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.88 per pound at that date.    The Company did not hold any options that weredecrease in the money at October 31, 2014.
profitability or increased losses.  As previously announced, as a result of the volatile nature of the commodities markets, we have and are continuing to scale back our use of hedging and short-term trading of coffee futures and options contracts, and intend to continue to use these practices in a limited capacity going forward.
    
As of January 31, 2016, the Company held 100 futures contracts for the purchase of 3,750,000 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.19 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.16 per pound at that date.  As of October 31, 2015, we held 38 futures contracts (generally with terms of three to four months) for the purchase of 1,425,000 pounds of green coffee at a weighted average price of $1.23 per pound.  The fair market value of coffee applicable to such contracts was $1.21 per pound at that date.  At October 31, 2015, we also held 20 options covering an aggregate of 750,000 pounds of green coffee beans at $1.25 per pound.  The fair market value of these options was $42,750 at October 31, 2015.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Management, includingwhich includes our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Report.report.  Based upon that evaluation, theour President, and Chief Executive Officer who is also theand Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file and submit under the Exchange Act are (1)is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required;required and (2)(ii) accumulated and communicated, as is appropriate, to the Company’sour management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer, who is also theour principal executive officer and principal financial officer to allow timely discussionsdecisions regarding required disclosure.
 
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

We are not a party to, and none of our property is the subject of, any pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation that is incidental to our business. To our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating initiating any such proceedings.

ITEM 1A.       RISK FACTORS.

There were no material changes during the quarter ended JulyJanuary 31, 20152016 to the Risk Factors disclosed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014.2015 filed with the SEC on January 26, 2016.

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

None.
 
ITEM 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4.          MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

None.

ITEM 5.           OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS.
 
Exhibit No.Description
31.1
 Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer's Certification furnished pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1
 Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer's Certification furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized and in the capacities indicated on September 14, 2015.March 11, 2016.
 
 Coffee Holding Co., Inc. 
    
Date: September 14, 2015March 11, 2016By:/s/ Andrew Gordon 
  Andrew Gordon President 
  Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) 
    
 
 

 
 
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