ACORN ENERGY, INC. - Quarter Report: 2006 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended June
30, 2006
Commission
file number: 0-19771
DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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22-2786081
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
|
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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200
Route 17, Mahwah, New Jersey
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07430
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(201)
529-2026
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days.
Yes
x No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. Large
accelerated
filer ¨ Accelerated
filer ¨ Non-accelerated
filer x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
¨ No
x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
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Outstanding
at August 10, 2006
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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9,362,024
shares
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DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC.
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
for
the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART I. Financial Information | ||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | |||
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements: | ||||
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
as
of December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006
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1
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||
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||||
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
for
the six and three month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2006
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2
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||
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
for
the six month period ended June 30, 2006
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3
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|||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
for
the six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2006
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4
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|||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
6
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|||
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition
and
Results of Operations
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16
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||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
22
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||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
22
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PART II. Other Information | ||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 23 | ||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 23 | ||
Signatures |
24
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Certain
statements contained in this report are forward-looking in nature. These
statements are generally identified by the inclusion of phrases such as “we
expect”, “we anticipate”, “we believe”, “we estimate” and other phrases of
similar meaning. Whether such statements ultimately prove to be accurate depends
upon a variety of factors that may affect our business and operations. Many
of
these factors are described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as
filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
ASSETS
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As
of
December
31,
2005
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As
of
June
30,
2006
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|||||
Current
assets:
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|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
913
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$
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170
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|||
Restricted
cash
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247
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--
|
|||||
Restricted
cash (under agreement with a related party)
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300
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--
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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4,096
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1,272
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|||||
Unbilled
work-in-process
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348
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400
|
|||||
Inventory
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25
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--
|
|||||
Other
current assets
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709
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653
|
|||||
Total
current assets
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6,638
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2,495
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|||||
Property
and equipment, net
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500
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428
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|||||
Other
assets
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334
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324
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|||||
Funds
in respect of employee termination benefits
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1,441
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1,426
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|||||
Restricted
cash - non-current (under agreement with a related party)
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1,050
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--
|
|||||
Goodwill
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129
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128
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|||||
Other
intangible assets, net
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81
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65
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|||||
Total
assets
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$
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10,173
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$
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4,866
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|||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
bank credit
|
$
|
130
|
$
|
152
|
|||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
160
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100
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|||||
Trade
accounts payable
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1,950
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316
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|||||
Accrued
payroll, payroll taxes and social benefits
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740
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426
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|||||
Other
current liabilities
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2,200
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1,697
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|||||
Total
current liabilities
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5,180
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2,691
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|||||
Long-term
liabilities:
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|||||||
Investment
in Comverge, net
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1,824
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1,824
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|||||
Long-term
debt
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75
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--
|
|||||
Liability
for employee termination benefits
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2,264
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2,239
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|||||
Other
liabilities
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10
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52
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|||||
Total
long-term liabilities
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4,173
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4,115
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|||||
Shareholders’
equity:
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|||||||
Common
stock - $0.01 par value per share:
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|||||||
Authorized
- 20,000,000 shares; Issued -8,939,395 shares
at
December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006
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88
|
89
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|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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40,011
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40,756
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|||||
Warrants
|
183
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183
|
|||||
Deferred
stock-based compensation
|
(36
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)
|
--
|
||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(35,608
|
)
|
(39,370
|
)
|
|||
Treasury
stock, at cost - 820,704 and 777,371 shares for December 31, 2005
and June
30, 2006, respectively
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(3,791
|
)
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(3,592
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(27
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
820
|
(1,940
|
)
|
||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$
|
10,173
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$
|
4,866
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
-1-
DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(in
thousands, except per share data)
Six
months ended
June
30,
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Three
months ended
June
30,
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||||||||||||
2005
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2006
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2005
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2006
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||||||||||
Sales:
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|||||||||||||
Projects
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$
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1,657
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$
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1,521
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$
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814
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$
|
791
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|||||
Services
and other
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551
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442
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235
|
199
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|||||||||
Total
sales
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2,208
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1,963
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1,049
|
990
|
|||||||||
Cost
of sales:
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|||||||||||||
Projects
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1,127
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1,021
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590
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482
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|||||||||
Services
and other
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451
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369
|
190
|
163
|
|||||||||
Total
cost of sales
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1,578
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1,390
|
780
|
645
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
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630
|
573
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269
|
345
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|||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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|||||||||||||
Research
and development expenses
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26
|
97
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17
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71
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|||||||||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative
expenses
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1,945
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1,966
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915
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1,044
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|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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1,971
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2,063
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932
|
1,115
|
|||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(1,341
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)
|
(1,490
|
)
|
(663
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)
|
(770
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
income
|
3
|
25
|
2
|
--
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(50
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
|||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
59
|
315
|
49
|
(14
|
)
|
||||||||
Loss
before taxes on income
|
(1,329
|
)
|
(1,166
|
)
|
(639
|
)
|
(790
|
)
|
|||||
Taxes
on income
|
6
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(6
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)
|
4
|
(4
|
)
|
|||||||
Loss
from operations of the Company and its
consolidated
subsidiaries
|
(1,323
|
)
|
(1,172
|
)
|
(635
|
)
|
(794
|
)
|
|||||
Share
of losses in Comverge
|
(380
|
)
|
(210
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)
|
(179
|
)
|
--
|
||||||
Minority
interests
|
(59
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)
|
--
|
(17
|
)
|
--
|
|||||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
(1,762
|
)
|
(1,382
|
)
|
(831
|
)
|
(794
|
)
|
|||||
Net
income from discontinued operations,
net
of tax
|
749
|
78
|
257
|
--
|
|||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract
settlement,
net of tax
|
--
|
(2,298
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,013
|
)
|
$
|
(3,602
|
)
|
$
|
(574
|
)
|
$
|
(794
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted net income (loss) per share:
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
0.10
|
(0.27
|
)
|
0.03
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
loss per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.44
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding -
basic
and diluted
|
8,117
|
8,152
|
8,117
|
8,161
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
-2-
DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)
(in
thousands)
|
Number
of Shares
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
Warrants
|
Stock-Based
Deferred
Compensation
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balances
as of December
31, 2005
|
8,937
|
$
|
88
|
$
|
40,011
|
$
|
183
|
$
|
(36
|
)
|
$
|
(35,608
|
)
|
$
|
(3,791
|
)
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
$
|
820
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(3,602
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(3,602
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Differences
from translation
of financial statements of subsidiaries
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
21
|
21
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(3,581
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of stock-based deferred compensation
|
--
|
--
|
(36
|
)
|
--
|
36
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of options
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
--
|
--
|
(160
|
)
|
199
|
--
|
44
|
||||||||||||||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
--
|
--
|
777
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
777
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balances
as of June
30, 2006
|
8,939
|
$
|
89
|
$
|
40,756
|
$
|
183
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(39,370
|
)
|
$
|
(3,592
|
)
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
$
|
(1,940
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
-3-
DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|||||||
2005
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,013
|
)
|
$
|
(3,602
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
128
|
112
|
|||||
Change
in minority interests
|
59
|
--
|
|||||
Share
in losses of Comverge
|
380
|
210
|
|||||
Change
in deferred taxes
|
7
|
--
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in liability for employee termination benefits
|
(9
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
|||
Gain
on disposition of property and equipment
|
(2
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Amortization
of stock-based deferred compensation
|
12
|
462
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of Databit and contract settlement
|
--
|
2,298
|
|||||
Other
|
(31
|
)
|
3
|
||||
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable, unbilled work-in process and
other
current and other assets
|
(77
|
)
|
68
|
||||
Increase
in inventory
|
(2
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities
|
(101
|
)
|
(656
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(649
|
)
|
(1,148
|
)
|
|||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
|
|||||||
Release
of restricted cash
|
--
|
247
|
|||||
Release
of restricted cash (under agreement with a related party)
|
--
|
1,350
|
|||||
Change
in restricted cash
|
2
|
--
|
|||||
Investment
in Comverge
|
--
|
(210
|
)
|
||||
Amounts
funded for employee termination benefits
|
(69
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
|||
Utilization
of employee termination benefits
|
157
|
97
|
|||||
Maturity
of short-term deposits
|
72
|
--
|
|||||
Acquisitions
of property and equipment
|
(117
|
)
|
(78
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
|
23
|
--
|
|||||
Sale
of Databit Inc. - Appendix A
|
--
|
(911
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
68
|
413
|
|||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt borrowings (repayments), net
|
129
|
22
|
|||||
Proceeds
from note payable to related party
|
350
|
--
|
|||||
Repayment
of note payable to a related party
|
(250
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
90
|
--
|
|||||
Repayments
of long-term debt
|
(158
|
)
|
(74
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from employee stock option exercises
|
--
|
44
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
161
|
(8
|
)
|
||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(420
|
)
|
(743
|
)
|
|||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
685
|
913
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
265
|
$
|
170
|
|||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|||||||
Interest
|
$
|
64
|
$
|
14
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
17
|
$
|
6
|
are
an
integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
-4-
Appendix
A
|
|||||||||
Six
months
ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||
2006
|
|
||||||||
Assets/liabilities
disposed of in disposition of Databit Inc. and contract
settlement:
|
|||||||||
Current
assets
|
$
|
2,815
|
|||||||
Non-current
assets
|
40
|
||||||||
Debt
|
(20
|
)
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
(1,816
|
)
|
|||||||
Stock
compensation costs
|
315
|
||||||||
Unpaid
transaction costs in disposition of Databit and contract
settlement
|
63
|
||||||||
Other
|
(10
|
)
|
|||||||
Loss
on the sale of Databit and contract settlement
|
$
|
(2,298
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash used in business disposition
|
$
|
(911
|
)
|
-5-
DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Note
1: Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Data Systems &
Software Inc. (“DSSI”) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Article
10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion
of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation
have
been included. Operating results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2006
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year
ending December 31, 2006. These unaudited consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005. Certain
reclassifications have been made to the Company’s prior period’s consolidated
financial statements to conform to the current period’s consolidated financial
statement presentation.
As
further described in Note 4, in March 2006, the Company completed the sale
of
its subsidiary, Databit Inc. The transferred operation is reflected as a
discontinued operation for all periods presented in the Consolidated Statements
of Operations.
Note
2: Financing of Operations
As
more
fully described in Note 11, in July 2006, the Company completed a private
placement of its Common Stock and warrants which resulted in gross proceeds
to
the Company of $3,180 and net proceeds of approximately $2,700 after deducting
commissions and other transaction costs.
The
$196
of negative working capital at June 30, 2006, included approximately $542 of
positive working capital in the Company’s 80% owned dsIT Solutions Ltd.
subsidiary (“dsIT”). Due to Israeli tax and company law constraints, as well as
dsIT’s own cash flow requirements, such working capital and cash flows from
dsIT’s operations are not readily available to finance US based corporate
activities.
dsIT
was
utilizing $152 of its $349 lines of credit as of June 30, 2006. dsIT's lines
of
credit are denominated in NIS and bear a weighted average interest rate of
the
Israeli prime rate
plus
2.45% per
annum.
The Israeli prime rate fluctuates and as of June 30, 2006 was 6.75%.
Note
3: Accounting Policies - Stock Based Compensation
Prior
to
January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for share-based compensation in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, (“APB 25”)
“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. The
Company also followed the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation”, as amended by SFAS 148, “Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure”. As a result, no expense
was recognized for options to purchase the Company’s common stock that were
granted with an exercise price equal to fair market value at the day of the
grant. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based
Payment,” (“SFAS 123R”) which establishes accounting for equity instruments
exchanged for services. Under the provisions of SFAS 123R, share-based
compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of
the
award, and is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the employee’s
requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant).
The
Company elected to adopt the modified prospective transition method as provided
by SFAS 123R and, accordingly, financial statement amounts for the prior periods
presented in this Form 10-Q have not been restated to reflect the fair value
method of expensing share-based compensation. The Company has applied the
provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123R. See Note 7 to the condensed
consolidated interim financial statements for information on the impact of
the
Company’s adoption of SFAS 123R and the assumptions used to calculate the fair
value of share-based employee compensation.
-6-
The
Company recognizes no income tax benefit on its stock compensation expense
as it
is not “more likely than not” that it will be able to utilize them to offset
future income taxes.
The
following table illustrates the effect on net income and net income per share
if
the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R
for
periods prior to January 1, 2006:
Six
months
ended
June 30,
2005
|
Three
months
ended
June
30,
2005
|
||||||
Net
loss as reported
|
$
|
(1,013
|
)
|
$
|
(574
|
)
|
|
Plus:
Stock-based employee and director compensation expense included in
reported net loss
|
12
|
6
|
|||||
Less:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value based method for all awards
|
162
|
81
|
|||||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(1,163
|
)
|
$
|
(649
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
|||||||
Basic
and diluted - as reported
|
|||||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
From
discontinued operations
|
0.10
|
0.03
|
|||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share as reported
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted - pro forma
|
|||||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
From
discontinued operations
|
0.08
|
0.02
|
|||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share - pro forma
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
The
historical pro forma impact of applying the fair value method prescribed by
SFAS
123R is not representative of the impact that may be expected in the future
due
to changes resulting from additional grants in future years and changes in
assumptions such as volatility, interest rates and expected life used to
estimate fair value of the grants in future years.
Stock-based
compensation expense included in the Company’s statements of operations was:
Six
months
ended
June
30,
2006
|
Three
months
ended
June
30,
2006
|
||||||
Cost
of sales
|
$
|
21
|
$
|
2
|
|||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses
|
441
|
325
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
315
|
--
|
|||||
Total
stock based compensation expense
|
$
|
777
|
$
|
327
|
For
restricted common stock, we recognize compensation expense over the vesting
period for the difference between the exercise price or purchase price and
the
fair market value on the measurement date.
-7-
Note
4: Sale of Databit and Contract Settlement
On
March
10, 2006 the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March
9, 2006 (the "SPA"), for the sale of all the outstanding capital stock of its
Databit Inc. subsidiary ("Databit") to Shlomie Morgenstern, President of Databit
and a Vice President of the Company. The transactions contemplated under the
SPA, and the related transactions to which the Company, Shlomie Morgenstern
and
the Company’s CEO (George Morgenstern) were party, were consummated on March 10,
2006 and included the following:
(a)
Termination of the Employment Agreement dated August 19, 2004 among Shlomie
Morgenstern, Databit and the Company and the release of the Company from any
and
all liability (other than under the related stock option and restricted stock
agreements which would be modified as described below) including the waiver
by
Shlomie Morgenstern of any and all severance or change of control payments
to
which he would have been entitled.
(b)
Amendment of the option and restricted stock agreements between the Company
and
Shlomie Morgenstern to provide for acceleration of any unvested grants on the
closing of the transactions and for all options to be exercisable through 18
months from the closing.
(c)
The
assignment to and assumption by Databit of the obligations of the Company to
George Morgenstern under the Employment Agreement between the Company and George
Morgenstern dated January 1, 1997, as amended (the "GM Employment Agreement")
upon the following terms:
(i)
Reduction of the amounts owed to George Morgenstern under the GM Employment
Agreement by the lump sum payment described below and the modifications to
options and restricted stock agreements described below.
(ii)
A
release by George Morgenstern of the Company from any and all liability and
obligations to him under the GM Employment Agreement, subject to a lump sum
payment of $600 (the “contract settlement”).
(d)
The
assumption by Databit of the Company's obligations under the Company's leases
for the premises in New York City and Mahwah, New Jersey, which provide for
aggregate rents of approximately $450 over the next three years.
(e)
The
amendment of the option agreement with George Morgenstern dated December 30,
2004 to provide for the acceleration of the 60,000 options that are not
currently vested and the extension of the exercise period for all options held
by George Morgenstern to the later of (i) September 2009 and (ii) 18 months
after the cessation of service under the new consulting agreement described
below.
(f)
The
amendment of the Restricted Stock Agreement dated August 31, 1998 between George
Morgenstern and the Company to provide for the removal of any vesting conditions
from the 20,000 shares still subject to such conditions.
(g)
Execution and delivery by George Morgenstern and the Company of a new consulting
agreement for a period of two years, pursuant to which George Morgenstern would
serve as a consultant to the Company, primarily to assist in the management
of
the Company's dsIT subsidiary, which agreement provides for de minimus
compensation per year plus a non-accountable expense allowance of $65 per year
to cover expected costs of travel and other expenses.
-8-
As
a
result of the transaction, the Company transferred the following assets and
liabilities:
Assets
|
||||
Cash
|
$
|
185
|
||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
2,696
|
|||
Inventory
and other current assets
|
119
|
|||
Property
and equipment, net
|
35
|
|||
Other
assets
|
5
|
|||
Reduction
in total assets
|
$
|
3,040
|
||
Liabilities
|
||||
Trade
payables, accrued payroll, payroll taxes and social benefits and
other
current liabilities
|
$
|
1,816
|
||
Long-term
debt
|
20
|
|||
Reduction
in total liabilities
|
$
|
1,836
|
||
Excess
of assets over liabilities
|
$
|
1,204
|
The
excess of assets over liabilities transferred was treated as part of the loss
on
the sale of Databit.
Profit
and loss of the discontinued operations of Databit were as follows:
Period
ended
March
9, 2006
|
Six
months
ended
June
30,
2005
|
Three
months
ended
June
30,
2005
|
||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
2,949
|
$
|
9,146
|
$
|
3,965
|
||||
Cost
of sales
|
2,316
|
7,470
|
3,262
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
633
|
1,676
|
703
|
|||||||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses
|
558
|
1,573
|
753
|
|||||||
Income
from operations
|
75
|
103
|
(50
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income, net
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
Finance
expense, net
|
--
|
(3
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
|||||
Net
income before income taxes
|
78
|
100
|
(53
|
)
|
||||||
Income
taxes
|
--
|
15
|
--
|
|||||||
Net
income from discontinued operations
|
$
|
78
|
$
|
85
|
$
|
(53
|
)
|
As
a
result of the transaction, the Company recorded a loss of $2,298. In addition,
cash, which had previously been restricted with respect to the GM Employment
Agreement, was no longer restricted. Subsequent to the first quarter of 2006,
the Company no longer has any activity in its Computer Hardware
segment.
-9-
The
loss
of the sale of Databit and contract settlement is comprised of the
following:
Excess
of assets over liabilities transferred
|
$
|
1,204
|
||
Contract
settlement costs
|
600
|
|||
Stock
compensation expense
|
315
|
|||
Professional
fees and other transaction costs
|
179
|
|||
Total
loss on the sale of Databit and contract settlement
|
$
|
2,298
|
Note
5: Investment in Comverge
The
change in the Company’s Comverge investment, during the six months ended June
30, 2006 is as follows:
Common
stock
|
Preferred
stock
|
Provision
for
unrecognized
losses
|
Net
investment
in
Comverge
|
||||||||||
Balances
as of December 31, 2005
|
$
|
(1,824
|
)
|
$
|
(64
|
)
|
$
|
64
|
$
|
(1,824
|
)
|
||
Additional
investment in Preferred stock
|
--
|
210
|
--
|
210
|
|||||||||
Equity
loss in Comverge
|
--
|
(528
|
)
|
318
|
(210
|
)
|
|||||||
Balances
as of June 30, 2006
|
$
|
(1,824
|
)
|
$
|
(382
|
)
|
$
|
382
|
$
|
(1,824
|
)
|
In
the
first quarter of 2006, the Company recorded an additional $210 investment in
Comverge’s Series C Preferred Stock. As result of the investment, the Company
maintained its preferred stock holdings at approximately 7%. In addition, the
Company also owns approximately 76% of Comverge’s common shares. As a result of
the investment, the Company immediately recognized a loss equal to (i) its
provision for unrecognized losses in Comverge of $64 as of December 31, 2005
and
(ii) an additional $146 representing its 7% equity share of Comverge’s losses
for the first quarter of 2006.
As
of
June 30, 2006, the Company’s share of losses attributable to its Comverge
preferred stock was once again equal to its investment in Comverge’s preferred
stock. As a result, the Company has ceased recording losses against in preferred
stock investment. In the future, equity income will be recorded to the Company’s
preferred stock investment only once Comverge’s equity reaches the level it was
when the Company ceased recording equity losses. As at June 30, 2006, the
Company had a provision for unrecognized losses in Comverge of $382 and the
Company will record equity income from its preferred investment in Comverge,
if
and when Comverge’s records net income in excess of approximately $5,670. Equity
income from the Company’s preferred investment may be recorded up to the
Company’s original $3,854 preferred
share investment in Comverge, and thereafter to its investment in Comverge’s
common shares, of which the Company currently owns approximately
76%.
Note
6: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
There
were no acquisitions or impairments of goodwill recorded during the six month
period ended June 30, 2006.
The
Company’s amortizable intangible assets consisted of software licenses, with a
nominal gross carrying amount of $224 and nominal accumulated amortization
of
$143 and $159, as of December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006, respectively. All
intangibles assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives, which
averaged five years and the nominal amortization
expense for each of the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2006 amounted to
$16
and $19, respectively. Nominal amortization expense of the remaining balance
of
these assets, for the years ending June 30, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, is
estimated to be $32, $17 $7, $7 and $2, respectively.
-10-
Note
7: Stock Based Compensation
(a) |
Stock
Option Plans
|
The
Company’s stock option plans provide for the grant to officers, directors and
other key employees of options to purchase shares of common stock at not less
than 85% of the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.
The purchase price must be paid in cash. Each option is exercisable for one
share of the Company’s common stock. All options expire within five to ten years
from the date of the grant, and generally vest over a three year period from
the
date of the grant. At June 30, 2006, no options or other equity instruments
were
available for grant under the various plans as the plans have expired, other
than 335,000 shares available for grant under the 1994 Outside Director Stock
plan .
A
summary
of stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 is as
follows:
Number
of
Options
(in
shares)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
1,575,355
|
$
|
2.48
|
||||||||||
Granted
at market price
|
75,000
|
$
|
2.65
|
||||||||||
Granted
at discount to market price
|
400,000
|
$
|
2.13
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(45,333
|
)
|
$
|
0.96
|
$
|
49
|
|||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
(148,337
|
)
|
$
|
5.05
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2006
|
1,856,665
|
$
|
2.36
|
2.9
years
|
$
|
2,109
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2006
|
1,334,152
|
$
|
2.55
|
2.3
years
|
$
|
1,519
|
The
weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the
first
six months of 2006 was $2.11 per share based on the assumptions
below.
The
fair
value options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2006 periods was
estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with
the following weighted average assumptions:
Volatility
|
106%
|
||
Expected
term (years)
|
3.5
years
|
||
Risk
free interest rate
|
4.7%
|
||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.0%
|
The
Company estimated volatility by considering historical stock volatility. The
expected term of options granted is based on management’s estimate since the
Company’s history of option exercises is too brief to have established
historical rates. The risk-free interest rates are based on the U.S. Treasury
yields for a period consistent with the expected term. Additionally, the Company
expects no dividends to be paid. The Company believes that the valuation
technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are
appropriate in determining the estimated fair value of the Company’s stock
options granted in the three months ended June 30, 2006. Estimates of fair
value
are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately
realized by persons who receive equity awards.
In
connection with the stock option exercises during the six months ended June
30,
2006, the Company received proceeds of $44. Of the 45,333 shares issued as
a
result of stock option exercises in the six months ended June 30, 2006, 43,333
were issued from treasury stock and 2,000 were newly issued shares. During
the
six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded an increase of $160 to
its
accumulated deficit with respect to the treasury shares issued from option
exercises.
-11-
(b)
Restricted Stock
In
August
2004, the CEO of Databit received
a restricted stock grant of 95,000 shares of common stock of the Company, which
were to vest one third on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries
of
the grant. The Company recognized deferred compensation of $68 with respect
to
the restricted stock grant which was to be amortized as
compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the
grant. At January 1, 2006, $36 of deferred compensation remained to be
amortized. As a result of the sale of Databit, all the restricted shares
immediately vested and all remaining deferred compensation was recognized as
expense. During the three months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recognized
$5
of deferred compensation expense in selling, marketing, general and
administrative expenses and $31 as part of the loss on the sale of discontinued
operations and contract settlement.
As
of
June 30, 2006, the Company had no remaining unrecognized compensation costs
related to non-vested restricted stock.
Note
8: Warranty Provision
The
Company grants its customers one-year product warranty. No provision was made
in
respect of warranties based on the Company’s previous history.
Note
9: Bank Settlement Agreement
In
March
2006, the Company reached a settlement agreement with an Israeli Bank (the
“Bank”)with respect to its claims against the Bank and the Bank’s counterclaims.
The Bank agreed to return to the Company approximately $94, plus interest and
CPI adjustments, of attorney fees and court costs. As a result of the settlement
agreement, the accrued loss for contingent performance of bank guarantees of
$410 was reversed and the $247 collateralized portion of these guarantees (shown
as restricted cash at December 31, 2005) are no longer classified as restricted
cash. The Company recorded other income of $330 in the first quarter of 2006
as
a result of the settlement agreement.
Note
10: Segment Information
As
a
result of the sale of Databit and the change in management in the Company,
the
Company has redefined its reported operating segments. The Company’s current
operations are based upon two operating segments, which operate in the Company’s
dsIT subsidiary:
· |
RT
Solutions whose activities are focused on two areas - naval solutions
and
other real-time and embedded hardware & software
development.
|
· |
IT
Solutions whose activities are comprised of the Company’s OncoPro™
solution state of the art chemotherapy package for oncology and hematology
departments and EasyBill™, an easy-to-use, end-to-end, modular customer
care and billing system designed especially for small and medium-sized
enterprises with large and expanding customer
bases.
|
-12-
Prior
year segment disclosures have been conformed to the new segment
presentation.
RT
Solutions
|
IT
Solutions
|
Other
(*)
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Six
months ended June 30, 2006:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
1,334
|
$
|
515
|
$
|
114
|
$
|
1,963
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
497
|
57
|
19
|
573
|
|||||||||
Segment
loss
|
(45
|
)
|
(169
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
(218
|
)
|
|||||
Six
months ended June 30, 2005:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
1,558
|
$
|
629
|
$
|
21
|
$
|
2,208
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
501
|
108
|
21
|
630
|
|||||||||
Segment
income (loss)
|
71
|
(94
|
)
|
16
|
(7
|
) | |||||||
Three
months ended June 30, 2006:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
702
|
$
|
230
|
$
|
58
|
$
|
990
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
327
|
10
|
8
|
345
|
|||||||||
Segment
income (loss)
|
12
|
(111
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(101
|
)
|
||||||
Three
months ended June 30, 2005:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
728
|
$
|
304
|
$
|
17
|
$
|
1,049
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
211
|
41
|
17
|
269
|
|||||||||
Segment
income (loss)
|
(2
|
)
|
(49
|
)
|
13
|
(38
|
)
|
_______________
(*) Represents
operations in Israel that did not meet the quantitative thresholds of SFAS
No.
131.
Reconciliation
of Segment Income (Loss) to Consolidated Net Loss
Six
months ended June 30,
|
Three
months ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Total
loss for reportable segments
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
$
|
(214
|
)
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
$
|
(99
|
)
|
|
Other
operational segment income (loss)
|
16
|
(4
|
)
|
13
|
(2
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
operating income (loss)
|
(7
|
)
|
(218
|
)
|
(38
|
)
|
(101
|
)
|
|||||
Minority
interests
|
(59
|
)
|
--
|
(17
|
)
|
--
|
|||||||
Share
of losses in Comverge
|
(380
|
)
|
(210
|
)
|
(179
|
)
|
--
|
||||||
Net
loss of corporate headquarters and other unallocated costs
|
(1,316
|
)
|
(954
|
)
|
(595
|
)
|
(703
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
(1,762
|
)
|
(1,382
|
)
|
(829
|
)
|
(794
|
)
|
|||||
Discontinued
operations
|
749
|
78
|
257
|
--
|
|||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
--
|
(2,298
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Total
consolidated net loss
|
$
|
(1,013
|
)
|
$
|
(3,602
|
)
|
$
|
(572
|
)
|
$
|
(794
|
)
|
-13-
Note
11: Subsequent Event
(a)
Private Placement
In
July
2006, the Company completed a private placement of its Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, resulting in the issuance of 1,200,003 shares of Common Stock.
In connection with the placement, the Company entered into subscription
agreements with certain accredited investors for the purchase of the shares
at a
purchase price of $2.65 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to the Company
of
$3,180. By the terms of the subscription agreements, each subscriber, in
addition to the Common Stock purchased, received a warrant exercisable for
the
purchase of 25% of the number of shares purchased, resulting in the issuance
of
warrants to purchase 300,005 shares. The warrants are exercisable for shares
of
the Company’s Common Stock for a period of five years at an exercise price of
$2.78 per share and are redeemable by the Company in certain circumstances.
The
Company used the Black-Scholes valuation method to estimate the fair value
of
the warrants to purchase 300,005 shares of common stock of the Company, using
a
risk free interest rate of 5.1%, its contractual life of five years, an annual
volatility of 102% and no expected dividends. The Company estimated the fair
value of the warrants to be approximately $493.
In
connection with the offering, the Company retained a registered broker-dealer
to
serve as placement agent. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the
placement agent received a 7% selling commission, 3% management fee, and 1%
advisory fee of the gross proceeds of the offering. In addition, the placement
agent received warrants with the same terms as those issued to the subscribers
exercisable for the purchase of 10% of the number of shares purchased in the
offering.
Out
of
the gross proceeds received at the closings, the Company paid the placement
agent commissions and expenses of approximately $351 and incurred legal and
other costs of approximately $133. In addition, the Company issued to the
placement agent warrants to purchase 120,001 shares of Common Stock on the
same
terms as those issued to the subscribers.
The
Company used the Black-Scholes valuation method to estimate the fair value
of
the warrants to purchase 120,001 shares of common stock of the Company, using
a
risk free interest rate of 5.1%, its contractual life of five years, an annual
volatility of 102% and no expected dividends. The Company estimated the fair
value of the warrants to be approximately $202.
(b)
Investment in Paketeria
On
August
7, 2006 the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agrement with Paketeria
GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Germany, and
certain Paketeria shareholders, for the purchase by the Company of an
approximately 23% interest in Paketeria for a purchase price of approximately
€600 (equivalent to approximately $776) Paketeria is a provider of eBay drop
shop, post and parcels, office supplies, photo processing, photocopy and printer
cartridge refilling services in Germany.
In
addition to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into
a
Note Purchase Agreement with Paketeria’s founder and managing director. Under
the Note Purchase Agrement, the Company would be obligated to purchase from
the
founder and managing director all or a portion of the €210 Promissory Note
issued by Paketeria and payable to him. The Promissory Note is convertible
into
shares of Paketeria at a conversion price of €50.70 per share, accrues interest
at a rate of 8% per annum, and may be redeemed by the Company in whole or in
part at any time prior to its maturity or conversion. Under the terms of the
Note Purchase Agreement, the Company would be required to purchase one third
of
the principal amount of the Note upon Paketeria’s achieving each of three
frachise licensing milestones.
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The
Company also entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with two shareholders
of
Paketeria—one of whom is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and
the other who has been named by the Company’s Board of directors as a nominee
for director at the Company’s upcoming annual meeting. Pursuant to that
agreement, the Company is entitled through August 2007 to purchase the shares
of
Paketeria held by the two Paketeria shareholders for an aggregate purchase
price
of the US dollar equivalent on the date of purchase of €600 (approximately $773
at the current exchange rate), payable in Company Common Stock and warrants
on
the same terms as the Company’s recently completed private placement. At the
current exchange rate this would result in the issuance of approximately 292,000
shares of Common Stock and warrants exercisable for 73,000 shares of Common
Stock. Th warrants would have an exercise price of $2.78 per share and be
exercisable though July 31, 2011.
The
closing of the Company’s purchase of its 23% stake in Paketeria occurred on
August 9, 2006. At the closing, the Company granted to Paketeria’s founder and
managing director an option to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock at an exercise price of $2.80 The option vests as to one-third on the
occurrence of each of the three franchising milestones referred to above and
expires in August 2011.
In
connection with its investment in Paketeria, the Company also entered into
an
Investors’ Rights Agreement with Paketeria and it shareholders, whereby it was
given certain rights including a right of first offer, with respect to any
future issuance of Paketeria securities, and tag-along rights, with respect
to
any future sale by an existing shareholder. The Company was also given certain
blocking rights with respect to decisions of the shareholders and management
of
Paketeria.
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DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC.
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
The
following discussion includes statements that are forward-looking in nature.
Whether such statements ultimately prove to be accurate depends upon a variety
of factors that may affect our business and operations. Certain of these factors
are discussed in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year
ended December 31, 2005.
Overview
and Trend Information
In
August
2006, using a portion of the proceeds of our private placement which was
completed in July 2006 (see below), we entered into and consummated a definitive
agreement for the purchase of an approximately 23% interest in Paketeria GmbH
for approximately €600,000.
Paketeria is a company registered in Germany that owns and franchises stores
which provide a variety of services, including eBay drop shop, post and parcels,
office supplies, photo processing, photocopy and printer cartridge refilling
services in Germany. In addition to the agreement for the purchase of our
current 23% interest in Paketeria we entered into an agreement which
gives us the right, for one year, to purchase a controlling
interest.
In
July
2006, we completed a private placement of our Common Stock, par value $.01
per
share, resulting in the issuance of 1,200,003 shares of Common Stock. In
connection with the closing, we entered into subscription agreements with
certain accredited investors for the purchase of the shares at a purchase price
of $2.65 per share, resulting in gross proceeds $3,180,000. By the terms of
the
subscription agreements, each subscriber, in addition to the Common Stock
purchased, received a warrant exercisable for the purchase of 25% of the number
of shares purchased, resulting in the issuance of warrants to purchase 300,005
shares. The warrants are exercisable for shares of our Common Stock for a period
of five years at an exercise price of $2.78 per share and are redeemable by
us
in certain circumstances.
In
connection with the offering, we retained a registered broker-dealer to serve
as
placement agent. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the placement
agent received a 7% selling commission, 3% management fee, and 1% advisory
fee
of the gross proceeds of the offering. In addition, the placement agent received
warrants with the same terms as those issued to the subscribers exercisable
for
the purchase of 10% of the number of shares purchased in the offering.
Out
of
the gross proceeds received at the closings, we paid the placement agent
commissions and expenses of approximately $350,000 and incurred legal and other
costs of approximately $133,000.
In
addition, we issued to the placement agent warrants to purchase 120,001 shares
of Common Stock on the same terms as those issued to the
subscribers.
In
March
2006, we sold our Databit computer hardware sales company to Shlomie
Morgenstern, President of Databit and our former Vice President, in exchange
for
the release of DSSI from obligations relating to our former CEO’s consulting
agreement and various lease obligations. As part of the agreement, we agreed
to
pay our former CEO $600,000 at closing and pay certain costs for Databit. In
addition, cash, which had previously been restricted with respect to our former
CEO’s employment agreement, is no longer restricted. As a result of the
transaction, we recorded a loss of approximately $2.3 million. Subsequent to
the
first quarter of 2006, we no longer have any activity in our computer hardware
segment.
During
the periods included in this report, we operated in two reportable segments:
RT
Solutions and IT Solutions. The following analysis should be read together
with
the segment information provided in Note 10 to the interim unaudited
consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report, which
information is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.
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RT
Solutions
Segment
revenues increased in the second quarter of 2006 as compared to the first
quarter of 2006. The increase was concentrated in our non-sonar technology
solutions projects. The increase in revenues was combined with an increase
in
our gross profit margin, which was the result of a number of high margin
projects in progress during the quarter. We do not expect to maintain these
high
margins during the coming quarters as these projects near completion. We are
continuing our discussions for strategic alliances for marketing our sonar
solutions. We believe that sonar technology solutions, and our Port Security
Solutions in particular will be the primary source of this segment’s future
growth and profitability although we do not believe we will see significant
revenues from a new sonar technology solutions project prior to fourth quarter
of 2006 or early 2007.
IT
Solutions
Segment
revenues and gross profit margins decreased in the second quarter of 2006 as
compared to the first quarter of 2006. Both our OncoPro™ and EasyBill™ solutions
had decreased revenues in the second quarter of 2006 as compared to the first
quarter of 2006. The decreased revenues are the result of the continued
slow-down in the progress of an EasyBill™ project and the delayed approval of
billing for certain development work already performed by our OncoPro™ solutions
team. We expect second half revenues in our OncoPro™ solutions to increase in
the second half of 2006. We expect to conclude an agreement for an OncoPro™
beta-site in the US in the near future. In addition, we are continuing our
discussions to establish strategic alliances for marketing and to obtain
additional investment for our OncoPro™ solutions. We believe that our OncoPro™
solutions will be the primary source of this segment’s future growth and
profitability.
Comverge
Although
we no longer control Comverge, we have invested in it significantly and it
continues to have a material effect on our strategic planning. During the first
quarter of 2006, Comverge completed an additional round of private equity
financing. As a result of the most recent financing round, in which we
participated at a cost of $210,000, we currently own approximately 7% of
Comverge’s preferred shares and 76% of its common shares, representing
approximately 24% of its total equity.
Comverge’s
Demand Response solutions are installed at residential, small commercial and
large commercial/industrial facilities to reduce and shift energy usage from
higher peak hours to times of lower energy use, such as night time hours.
Ultimately, these systems are used to increase the reliability of the electrical
grid and to prevent interruptions in service like blackouts, brownouts, and
localized service interruptions.
As
much
of the United States remains in the grip of a sweltering heat wave, Comverge’s
Demand Response systems, including its proprietary Virtual Peaking Capacity™
programs, are providing an unprecedented amount of electricity capacity as
well
as transmission and distribution relief, helping to ensure the continued
reliability of the nation’s electric grid.
Over
one
gigawatt of electric capacity, including over 100 megawatts of capacity provided
by Comverge to its utility customers under its Virtual Peaking Capacity™
programs, is being called on to provide demand relief in operating regions
stretching from New England to California - enough energy to power approximately
one million homes on an average day.
Corporate
During
the first quarter of 2006, we sold our Databit computer hardware company,
settled our long-term employment contract with our former CEO by making a
one-time settlement payment and appointed a new CEO. As such, we anticipate
having significantly reduced corporate expenses in our current corporate
structure.
In
July
2006, we concluded a private placement of our Common Stock, which raised
approximately $2.7 million, net of transaction costs. We expect to use the
proceeds of our private placement to finance our corporate expenses and to
allow
us to explore possible acquisitions or other strategic
transactions.
In
August
2006, using a portion of the proceeds of our private placement, we entered
into
and consummated a definitive agreement for the purchase of approximately 23%
of
Paketeria GmbH for approximately €600,000. Paketeria is a company registered in
Germany that owns and franchises stores which provide a supermarket of services.
Their services include eBay drop shop, package shipping services, photo
printing, office supplies, copying services and refilling printer cartridges.
The agreement for the purchase of our current 23% share of Paketeria includes
various options which, if effected, would result in our owning a controlling
interest in Paketeria within one year.
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New
Accounting Standards
On
January 1, 2006, the we adopted SFAS No.123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment (“SFAS 123R”), which requires the measurement and recognition of
compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and
directors, including employee stock options and employee stock purchases under
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, based on estimated fair values. We elected
to
use the modified prospective transition method; therefore prior periods have
not
been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123R. In March
2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 107 (“SAB 107”), which provides supplemental implementation guidance
for SFAS 123R. The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption
of SFAS 123R.
As
a
result of adopting SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006, our net loss for the six and
three month periods ended June 30, 2006, is $740,000 and $327,000, respectively,
greater than had we continued to account for stock-based compensation under
APB
No. 25.
The
following table sets forth a comparison of the per share effect of our adoption
of SFAS 123R for the six and three month periods ended June 30, 2005 and
2006.
Six
months ended
June
30,
|
Three
months ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||
2005
|
2006
|
2005
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Basic
and diluted net income (loss) per share as reported:
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
0.10
|
(0.27
|
)
|
0.03
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.44
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted net income (loss) per share had we not adopted SFAS
123R:
|
|||||||||||||
Loss
per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
0.10
|
(0.24
|
)
|
0.03
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
(0.35
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
See
Note
7 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for information
on
the impact of our adoption of SFAS 123R and the assumptions used to calculate
the fair value of share-based employee compensation.
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the consolidated
results of operations of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2005
and 2006, including the percentage of total revenues during each period
attributable to selected components of the operations statement data and for
the
period to period percentage changes in such components. Since we sold our
Databit business in March 2006, the activity in this business has been
reclassified and consolidated on one line as net income from discontinued
operations, after tax.
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Six
months ended June 30,
|
Three
months ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005
|
2006
|
Change
|
2005
|
2006
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
($,000)
|
%
of
sales
|
($,000)
|
%
of
sales
|
%
of
2005
|
($,000)
|
%
of
sales
|
($,000)
|
%
of
sales
|
%
of
2005
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
2,208
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
1,963
|
100
|
%
|
(11
|
)
|
$
|
1,049
|
100
|
%
|
990
|
100
|
%
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
1,578
|
71
|
1,390
|
71
|
(12
|
)
|
780
|
74
|
645
|
65
|
(17
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
630
|
29
|
573
|
29
|
(19
|
)
|
269
|
26
|
345
|
35
|
28
|
||||||||||||||||||||
R&D
expenses
|
26
|
1
|
97
|
4
|
273
|
17
|
2
|
71
|
7
|
318
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
SMG&A
expenses
|
1,945
|
88
|
1,966
|
100
|
1
|
915
|
87
|
1,044
|
105
|
14
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(1,341
|
)
|
(61
|
)
|
(1,490
|
)
|
(76
|
)
|
11
|
(663
|
)
|
(63
|
)
|
(770
|
)
|
(78
|
)
|
16
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
(47
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
9
|
0
|
(119
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(76
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Other
income, net
|
59
|
3
|
315
|
16
|
434
|
49
|
5
|
(14
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(129
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before taxes on income
|
(1,329
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
(1,166
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
(639
|
)
|
(61
|
)
|
(790
|
)
|
(77
|
)
|
24
|
||||||||||||
Taxes
on income
|
6
|
0
|
(6
|
)
|
0
|
(200
|
)
|
4
|
0
|
(4
|
)
|
0
|
(200
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries
|
(1,323
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
(1,172
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(635
|
)
|
(61
|
)
|
(794
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
25
|
||||||||||||
Share
in losses of Comverge
|
(380
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
(210
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
(179
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Minority
interests
|
(59
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
(1,762
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
(1,382
|
)
|
(70
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
(831
|
)
|
(79
|
)
|
(794
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
749
|
34
|
78
|
4
|
(90
|
)
|
257
|
24
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
--
|
--
|
(2,298
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(1,013
|
)
|
(46
|
)
|
$
|
(3,602
|
)
|
(183
|
)
|
256
|
$
|
(574
|
)
|
(55
|
)
|
$
|
(794
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
38
|
Sales.
Sales in
the first six months of 2006 decreased by $0.2 million or 11% from $2.2 million
in the first six months of 2005 to $2.0 million in 2006. The decrease was
attributable to decreases in RT Solutions segment sales due to the substantial
completion in fiscal year 2005 of a significant naval sonar project as well
as
decreases in IT Solutions segment sales due in part to a diversion of resources
to adapt our OncoPro software product to the US market.
Gross
profit. Gross
profit
in the
first six months of 2006 decreased by $0.1 million, compared to the first six
months of 2005. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased gross
profits in our IT Solutions segment due to a delay in OncoPro™ billing combined
with a continued slowdown in an EasyBill™ project. Gross profit in the second
quarter of 2006 increased by $0.1 million, in comparison to the second quarter
of 2005, due primarily to an increase in RT Solutions projects sales with
relatively high gross profit margins.
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses (“SMG&A”). SMG&A
in the first six months
of
2006 increased slightly compared to the first six months of 2005 and increased
by $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2006 as compared to the second quarter
of 2005. SMG&A expenses have decreased in our dsIT subsidiary, however this
decrease has been offset by increases in corporate SMG&A expense, which
arose from stock option compensation recorded in 2006. Corporate SMG&A
expense in 2006 includes $0.4 million of stock option compensation expense
($0.3
million recorded in the second quarter) with respect to SFAS 123R stock
compensation expense. In 2005, we did not record any stock option compensation
expense with respect to SFAS 123R.
Other
income (expense), net. In
the
first quarter of 2006, we reached a settlement agreement with an Israeli bank
with respect to our claims against the bank and the bank’s counterclaim against
us. As a result of the settlement agreement, we recorded income of $0.3 million,
net of legal expenses.
Share
of losses in Comverge. In
the
first quarter of 2006, the carrying value of our investment in Comverge's common
stock and preferred stock was reduced to zero. As such, Comverge had no effect
on our results in the second quarter of 2006. Our
share
of Comverge's of net losses in the first six months of 2006 was $0.2 million.
In
the future, when Comverge begins to show profit, after it has reached the level
of equity at which we ceased recording equity losses, we will record 7% of
that
income as equity income to our preferred investment up to our original $3.9
million preferred share investment in Comverge, and thereafter to our investment
in Comverge’s common shares, of which we currently own approximately
76%.
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Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax. Under
applicable accounting principles, as a result of our sale of Databit in the
first quarter of 2006, the results of Databit have been reclassified in the
current period and for all prior periods as a discontinued operation. The
condensed results of this business are presented in each of the current and
comparative period as net income from discontinued operations.
The
results for the first quarter of 2005 include the condensed results of Databit
as well as the condensed results of the Company’s outsourcing consulting
services business in Israel, which was sold in August 2005. The decrease in
net
income from discontinued operations in the 2006 period as compared to the 2005
period was primarily due to the inclusion in the 2005 period of the results
of
the outsourcing consulting services business.
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement, net of tax.
This
loss
resulted from the sale of our Databit computer hardware company and contract
settlement with our former CEO during the first quarter of 2006.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
June 30, 2006, we had negative working capital of $0.2 million, including $0.2
million of cash and cash equivalents. Net cash used in the first six months
of
2006 was $0.7 million. Net cash of $1.1 million was used in operating activities
during the first six months of 2006. The net loss for the six-month period
ended
June 30, 2006 of $3.6 million was primarily due to the $2.3 million loss on
our
sale of our Databit computer hardware company, the contract settlement with
our
former CEO, and corporate expenses of $1.0 million of which $0.5 million was
related to stock option compensation. The primary use of cash in operating
activities during the first quarter of 2006 was $0.2 million of cash used by
Databit in the period up to its sale and reductions in accounts payable and
other liabilities in excess of the decrease in accounts receivables, unbilled
work-in-process and other current and non-current assets of $0.6 million. Net
cash of $0.4 million was provided by investing activities primarily from the
release of previously restricted cash balances of $1.6 million, less cash used
in the sale of our Databit computer hardware company and contract settlement
with our former CEO totaling $0.9 million and our additional investment in
Comverge of $0.2 million.
Of
our
$0.2 million of negative working capital, on June 30, 2006, $0.5 million of
positive working capital was in our majority owned dsIT subsidiary. Due to
Israeli tax and company law constraints as well as dsIT’s own working capital
requirements, such working capital and cash flows from dsIT’s operations are not
readily available to finance U.S. corporate activities.
As
of
June 30, 2006, our dsIT subsidiary is in technical violation of its covenant
with one of its banks. dsIT is working towards remedying the technical
violation.
In
July
2006, we concluded a private placement of our Common Stock, which raised
approximately $2.7 million, net of transaction costs. We have significantly
reduced our corporate overhead costs as a result of the sale of Databit and
the
contract settlement with our former CEO. We believe that as a result of the
private placement, our available cash is sufficient to fund our US based
corporate activities for the next 12 months.
As
of
August 1, 2006 our wholly owned US operations (i.e., excluding dsIT and
Comverge) had an aggregate of $2.9 million in cash and cash equivalents,
reflecting a $2.0 million increase from the balance as of December 31, 2005.
Of
this balance, approximately $770 was utilized in the previously mentioned
acquisition of 23% of Paketeria in August 2006.
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Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
Our
contractual obligations and commitments at June 30, 2006, excluding certain
severance arrangements described below, principally include obligations
associated with our outstanding indebtedness, future minimum operating lease
obligations and potential severance obligations to Israeli employees and are
set
forth in the table below.
Cash
Payments Due During Year Ending June 30,
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(amounts
in thousands)
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Contractual
Obligations
|
Total
|
2007
|
2008-2009
|
2010-2011
|
2012
and thereafter
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
||||||
Operating
leases (1)
|
1,546
|
663
|
833
|
50
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Potential
severance obligations to Israeli employees (2)
|
2,239
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2,239
|
|||||||||||
Total
contractual cash obligations
|
$
|
3,885
|
$
|
763
|
$
|
833
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
2,239
|
We
expect
to finance these contractual commitments from cash on hand and cash generated
from operations.
(1)
As
part of the sale of our Databit computer hardware subsidiary, we assigned all
of
the US leases to Databit and after the first quarter of 2006 will no longer
have
rental expense for facilities in the US. However, the landlords of the
properties have not yet consented to the assignments and we therefore continue
to be contingently liable on these leases, which have an annual cost of
approximately $120,000 until November 2008. Such costs are included in the
table
above. Databit has agreed to indemnify us for any liability in connection with
these leases. Under the terms of the sale agreement with Databit, we continue
to
house certain corporate headquarter functions in Mahwah, New Jersey. Under
a
transition services arrangement, we have agreed to pay Databit $20,000 per
year
for the continued use of the Mahwah premises and various administrative
services.
(2)
Under
Israeli law and labor agreements, dsIT is required to make severance payments
to
dismissed employees and to employees leaving employment under certain other
circumstances. The obligation for severance pay benefits, as determined by
the
Israeli Severance Pay Law, is based upon length of service and ending salary.
These obligations are substantially covered by regular deposits with recognized
severance pay and pension funds and by the purchase of insurance policies.
As of
June 30, 2006, we accrued a total of $2.2 million for potential severance
obligations of which approximately $1.4 million was funded with cash to
insurance companies.
In
addition, as a result of our agreement to purchase 23% of Paketeria, we have
agreed to buy-out the €210,000 loan principal made by the Paketeria CEO to
Paketeria. Under the terms of the agreement, we must purchase one-third of
the
loan principal from the Paketeria CEO for a cash payment equal to one-third
of
the principal amount upon Paketeria meeting three milestones with respect to
the
signing of license agreements for the opening of Paketeria stores. We expect
Paketeria to meet all these milestones within the next year. The obligation
to
buy-out these loans is not reflected in the contractual obligations and
commitments table above.
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Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
In
the
normal course of business, we are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates
on
lines-of-credit incurred to finance our operations in Israel, currently
$152,000. Additionally, our monetary assets and liabilities (net asset of
approximately $0.1 million) in Israel are exposed to fluctuations in exchange
rates. We do not employ specific strategies, such as the use of derivative
instruments or hedging, to manage our interest rate or foreign currency exchange
rate exposures.
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Controls and Procedures
As
of the
end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined
in
Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act’)). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective at the reasonable assurance level at end of the period covered
by
this report to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in
the
reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) accumulated and
communicated to our management (including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms.
Changes
in Controls and Procedures
There
was
no change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered
by
this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings
None.
Item
5. Other
Information
We
refer
you to the discussion beginning on page 14 under the heading “Investment in
Paketeria,” which discussion is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
6. Exhibits.
4.1
|
Form
of Warrant
|
|
10.1
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement
|
|
10.2
|
Placement
Agent Agreement between the Company and First Montauk Securities
Corp.
dated June 13, 2006.
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer 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 its Principal Financial
Officer thereunto duly authorized.
DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. | ||
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Dated: August 11, 2006 | By: | /s/ Michael Barth |
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Michael
Barth
Chief Financial
Officer
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