ACORN ENERGY, INC. - Quarter Report: 2006 March (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
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March
31, 2006
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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.
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Yes
x
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No
¨
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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).
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Yes
¨
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No
x
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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 May 15, 2006
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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8,160,024
shares
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DATA
SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC.
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
for
the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART I. Financial Information | ||
Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Unaudited
Consolidated Financial Statements:
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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of
December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2006
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2
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Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
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for
the three month period ended March 31, 2006
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2006
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4
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
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and
Results of Operations
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14
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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19
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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19
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PART
II. Other Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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20
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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21
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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21
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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21
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Signatures
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22
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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
March
31,
2006
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|||||
(unaudited)
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|||||||
Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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913
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$
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834
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Restricted
cash
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247
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--
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Restricted
cash (under agreement with a related party)
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300
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--
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Accounts
receivable, net
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4,096
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898
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Unbilled
work-in-process
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348
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580
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Inventory
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25
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--
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Other
current assets
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709
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487
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Total
current assets
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6,638
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2,799
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Property
and equipment, net
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500
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413
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Other
assets
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334
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327
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Funds
in respect of employee termination benefits
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1,441
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1,356
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Restricted
cash - non-current (under agreement with a related party)
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1,050
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--
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Goodwill
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129
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122
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Other
intangible assets, net
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81
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71
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Total
assets
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$
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10,173
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$
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5,088
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Short-term
bank credit
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$
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130
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$
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78
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Current
maturities of long-term debt
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160
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131
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Trade
accounts payable
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1,950
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294
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Accrued
payroll, payroll taxes and social benefits
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740
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411
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Other
current liabilities
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2,200
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1,617
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Total
current liabilities
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5,180
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2,531
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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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--
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Liability
for employee termination benefits
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2,264
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2,136
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Other
liabilities
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10
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106
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Total
long-term liabilities
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4,173
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4,066
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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 -8,937,395 shares
at
December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006
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88
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89
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Additional
paid-in capital
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40,011
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40,425
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Warrants
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183
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183
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Deferred
stock-based compensation
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(36
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)
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--
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Accumulated
deficit
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(35,608
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)
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(38,
576
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)
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Treasury
stock, at cost - 820,704 and 777,371 shares for December 31, 2005
and
March 31, 2006, respectively
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(3,791
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)
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(3,592
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)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(27
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)
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(38
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)
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Total
shareholders’ equity
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820
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(1,509
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)
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Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$
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10,173
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$
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5,088
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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)
Three
months ended March 31,
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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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844
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$
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730
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Services
and other
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315
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243
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1,159
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973
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Cost
of sales
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Projects
(including $19 of stock compensation expense in 2006)
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537
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539
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Services
and other
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253
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206
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790
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745
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Gross
profit
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369
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228
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Operating
expenses:
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Research
and development expenses
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9
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26
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Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses (including $6 and
$116 of
stock compensation expense in 2005 and 2006, respectively)
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1,038
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922
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Total
operating expenses
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1,047
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948
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Operating
loss
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(678
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)
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(720
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Interest
income
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1
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25
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Interest
expense
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(23
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)
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(10
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Other
income, net
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10
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329
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Loss
before taxes on income
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(690
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(376
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Taxes
on income
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(2
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(2
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Loss
from operations of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries
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(688
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(378
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)
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Share
in losses of Comverge
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(201
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)
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(210
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)
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Minority
interests
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(42
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--
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Net
loss from continuing operations
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(931
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)
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(588
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Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax
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492
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78
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Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement, net of
tax
(including $315 of stock compensation expense in 2006)
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--
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(2,298
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)
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Net
loss
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$
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(439
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)
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$
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(2,808
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)
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Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share:
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Loss
per share from continuing operations
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$
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(0.11
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)
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$
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(0.07
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)
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Discontinued
operations
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0.06
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(0.27
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)
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Net
loss per share - basic and diluted
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.34
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)
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Weighted
average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted
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8,117
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8,160
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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
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-In
Capital
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Warrants
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Stock-Based
Deferred Compensation
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Treasury
Stock
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Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
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Total
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Balances
as of
December
31, 2005
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8,937
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$
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88
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$
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40,011
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$
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183
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$
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(36
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)
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$
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(35,608
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)
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$
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(3,791
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)
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$
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(27
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)
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$
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820
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Net
loss
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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(2,808
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)
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-
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-
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(2,808
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)
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Differences
from translation of financial statements of subsidiaries
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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(11
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)
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(11
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)
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|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
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(2,819
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)
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||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of stock-based deferred compensation
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-
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-
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(36
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)
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-
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36
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-
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-
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-
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-
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||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of options
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1
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(160
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)
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199
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40
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Stock
option compensation
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450
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450
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Balances
as of
March
31, 2006
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8,937
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$
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89
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$
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40,425
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$
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183
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$
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0
|
$
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(38,576
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)
|
$
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(3,592
|
)
|
$
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(38
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)
|
$
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(1,509
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)
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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)
Three
months ended
March
31,
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|||||||
2005
|
2006
|
||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
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|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
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(439
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)
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$
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(2,808
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)
|
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
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|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
52
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59
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|||||
Minority
interests
|
42
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--
|
|||||
Share
in losses of Comverge
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201
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210
|
|||||
Deferred
taxes
|
11
|
--
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in liability for employee termination benefits
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105
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(128
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)
|
||||
Loss
on disposition of property and equipment
|
2
|
--
|
|||||
Amortization
of stock-based deferred compensation
|
6
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136
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of Databit and contract settlement
|
--
|
2,298
|
|||||
Other
|
(7
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)
|
(3
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)
|
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Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable, unbilled work-in process and other
current and other assets
|
(1,817
|
)
|
425
|
||||
Increase
in inventory
|
(53
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)
|
(18
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)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities
|
1,397
|
(719
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(500
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)
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(548
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)
|
|||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
|
|||||||
Release
of restricted cash
|
--
|
247
|
|||||
Release
of restricted cash (under agreement with a related party)
|
--
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1,350
|
|||||
Investment
in Comverge
|
--
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(210
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)
|
||||
Amounts
funded for employee termination benefits
|
(6
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)
|
123
|
||||
Utilization
of employee termination benefits
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(18
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)
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(38
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)
|
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Maturity
of short-term deposits
|
72
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--
|
|||||
Acquisitions
of property and equipment
|
(98
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)
|
(42
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)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
|
19
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--
|
|||||
Sale
of Databit Inc. - Appendix A
|
--
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(911
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)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(31
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)
|
519
|
||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt borrowings (repayments), net
|
(70
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)
|
(52
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)
|
|||
Proceeds
from note payable to related party
|
250
|
--
|
|||||
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
76
|
--
|
|||||
Repayments
of long-term debt
|
(83
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)
|
(38
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)
|
|||
Proceeds
from employee stock option exercises
|
--
|
40
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
173
|
(50
|
)
|
||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(358
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)
|
(79
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)
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
685
|
913
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
327
|
$
|
834
|
|||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|||||||
Interest
|
$
|
32
|
$
|
7
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
2
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
4
Appendix
A
|
||||
Assets/liabilities
disposed of in disposition of Databit Inc. and contract
settlement:
|
||||
Current
assets
|
$
|
2,815
|
||
Non-current
assets
|
40
|
|||
Debt
|
(20
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)
|
||
Current
liabilities
|
(1,816
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)
|
||
Stock
compensation costs
|
315
|
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Unpaid
transaction costs in disposition of Databit and contract
settlement
|
63
|
|||
Other
|
(10
|
)
|
||
Loss
on the sale of Databit and contract settlement
|
$
|
(2,298
|
)
|
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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 three-month period ended March 31,
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 3, 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 and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Note
2: Financing of Operations
The
$268
of working capital at March 31, 2006, included approximately $456 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
is
utilizing $78 of its $340 lines of credit as of March 31, 2006. dsIT's lines
of
credit are denominated in NIS and bear a weighted average interest rate of
the
Israeli prime rate
plus
2.7% per
annum.
The Israeli prime rate fluctuates and as of March 31, 2006 is 6.25%.
The
Company has significantly reduced its corporate overhead costs as a result
of
the sale of Databit and the contract settlement with the Company’s former CEO.
However, the Company’s available cash is not expected to be sufficient to fund
its US based corporate activities for the next 12 months. The Company is
exploring possible financing transactions to raise additional funds to finance
its US activities. The Company’s CEO has agreed to provide up to $300 of
financing to the Company over the next year to fund its US activities to the
extent that it is not able to raise that amount from other sources. The
available cash, together with amounts the Company intends to raise from
financing transactions (from third parties or from the Company's CEO), are
expected to be sufficient to fund its US activities for the next 12
months.
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 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.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
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:
Three
months ended March 31, 2005
|
||||
Net
loss as reported
|
$
|
(439
|
)
|
|
Plus:
Stock-based employee and director compensation expense included in
reported net loss
|
6
|
|||
Less:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value based method for all awards
|
81
|
|||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(514
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
||||
Basic
and diluted - as reported
|
||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
From
discontinued operations
|
0.06
|
|||
Basic
and diluted loss per share as reported
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted - pro forma
|
||||
From
continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
|
From
discontinued operations
|
0.06
|
|||
Basic
and diluted loss per share - pro forma
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
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:
Three
months ended March 31, 2006
|
||||
Cost
of sales
|
$
|
19
|
||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses
|
116
|
|||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
315
|
|||
Total
stock based compensation expense
|
$
|
450
|
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.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
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 with the approval of the Company's Board of Directors, 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)
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.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
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:
Three
months ended March 31, 2005
|
Period
ended
March
9, 2006
|
||||||
Sales
|
$
|
5,181
|
$
|
2,949
|
|||
Cost
of sales
|
4,208
|
2,316
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
973
|
633
|
|||||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses
|
820
|
558
|
|||||
Income
from operations
|
153
|
75
|
|||||
Other
income
|
--
|
3
|
|||||
Net
income before income taxes
|
153
|
78
|
|||||
Income
taxes
|
15
|
--
|
|||||
Net
income from discontinued operations
|
$
|
138
|
$
|
78
|
As
a
result of the transaction, the Company recorded a loss of $2,298. In addition,
cash in the amount of $1,350, 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.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
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 three months ended March
31, 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
|
--
|
(187
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(210
|
)
|
||||||
Balances
as of March 31, 2005
|
$
|
(1,824
|
)
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
$
|
41
|
$
|
(1,824
|
)
|
During
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 its December 31, 2005 balance
for its provision for unrecognized losses in Comverge of $64 and an additional
$146 as its 7% equity share of Comverge’s losses for the first quarter of
2006.
As
the
Company’s share of losses attributable to its Comverge preferred stock has
equaled its investment in Comverge’s preferred stock, the Company ceased
recording equity losses in Comverge. 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
March 31, 2006, the Company has a provision for unrecognized losses in Comverge
of $41. As at March 31, 2006, the Company will record equity income from its
preferred investment in Comverge, if and when Comverge’s records net income in
excess of approximately $609. 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 three-month
period ended March 31, 2006.
The
Company’s amortizable intangible assets consisted of software licenses, with a
gross carrying amount of $224 and accumulated amortization of $143 and $153,
as
of December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively. All intangibles assets
are being amortized over their estimated useful lives, which averaged five
years
and the amortization
expense for each of the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 amounted
to
$8 and $10, respectively. Amortization expense of the remaining balance of
these
assets, for the years ending March 31, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, is estimated
to be $36, $21, $6 and $2, respectively.
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SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
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 two to three year period
from the date of the grant.
As
of
March 31, 2006, the only remaining, unexpired, stock option plan is the 1994
Outside Director Stock Plan. This plan currently has 405,000 shares available
for grant.
A
summary
of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 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
|
(43,333
|
)
|
$
|
0.91
|
$
|
47
|
|||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
(18,337
|
)
|
$
|
5.81
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2006
|
1,988,665
|
$
|
2.46
|
3.0
years
|
$
|
1,870
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at March 31, 2006
|
1,387,818
|
$
|
2.68
|
2.3
years
|
$
|
1,366
|
The
weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the
first
quarter of 2006 was $2.11 per share based on the assumptions below.
The
fair
value options granted during the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 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 three months ended March
31, 2006, the Company received proceeds of $40.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
(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 recognized
compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the year vesting period
for
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 March 31, 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
March 31, 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 will 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.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
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:
· |
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.
|
Prior
year segment disclosures have been conformed to the new segment
presentation.
RT
Solutions
|
IT
Solutions
|
Other
(*)
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Three
months ended March 31, 2006:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
633
|
$
|
285
|
$
|
55
|
$
|
973
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
170
|
47
|
11
|
228
|
|||||||||
Segment
loss
|
(57
|
)
|
(58
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
|||||
Three
months ended March 31, 2005:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
830
|
$
|
325
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
1,159
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
291
|
74
|
4
|
369
|
|||||||||
Segment
income (loss)
|
73
|
(37
|
)
|
3
|
39
|
_______________
(*) Represents
operations in Israel that did not meet the quantitative thresholds of SFAS
No.
131.
Reconciliation
of Segment Income (Loss) to Consolidated Net Loss
Three
months ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2005
|
2006
|
||||||
Total
loss for reportable segments
|
$
|
36
|
$
|
(115
|
)
|
||
Other
operational segment income (loss)
|
3
|
(2
|
)
|
||||
Total
operating income (loss)
|
39
|
(117
|
)
|
||||
Minority
interests
|
(42
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Share
of losses in Comverge
|
(201
|
)
|
(210
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss of corporate headquarters and other unallocated costs
|
(727
|
)
|
(261
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
(931
|
)
|
(588
|
)
|
|||
Discontinued
operations
|
492
|
78
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
--
|
(2,298
|
)
|
||||
Total
consolidated net loss
|
$
|
(439
|
)
|
$
|
(2,808
|
)
|
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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
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 will no longer have any activity in our computer
hardware segment.
As
a
result of the abovementioned sale and a concurrent change in management, we
have
redefined our reporting operating segments. 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.
RT
Solutions
Segment
revenues decreased moderately in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the
fourth quarter of 2005. Despite the decreased revenues, we have been successful
in maintaining this segment’s gross profit margin. During the first quarter of
2006, we have been able to increase this segment’s backlog by more than
$300,000. We are continuing our discussions for strategic alliances for
marketing our sonar solutions. We believe that sonar technology solutions 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 naval solutions
project prior to the third or fourth quarters of 2006.
IT
Solutions
Segment
revenues and gross profit margins decreased significantly in the first quarter
of 2006 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2005. This is due to a
non-recurring EasyBill™
license
sale of $145,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005. Revenues and gross profit
margins continue to be hurt by the slow-down in the progress of an
EasyBill™ project.
We have
begun investing resources in order to adapt our OncoPro™ solutions
software to the US market. We are also continuing our discussions for a
beta-site in the US and strategic alliances for marketing and obtaining
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 had 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.
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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. We anticipate having
significantly reduced corporate expenses in our current corporate structure.
We
are attempting to raise additional funds by way of a private
placement.
Should
we be successful, we will begin to evaluate different restructuring,
acquisitions or mergers and/or other strategic alternatives.
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 three
month period ended March 31, 2006, is $414 greater than had we continued to
account for stock-based compensation under APB No. 25. Basic and diluted loss
per share from continuing operations, from discontinued operations and net
loss
for the three month period ended March 31, 2006 would have been $0.02, $0.03
and
$0.05 less, respectively, had we not adopted SFAS 123R, compared to reported
basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations, from discontinued
operations and net loss of $0.10, $0.27 and $0.37, respectively.
See
Note
7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for information on the
impact of our adoption of SFAS 123R and the assumptions used to calculate the
fair value of share-based employee compensation.
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Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the consolidated
results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2005
and 2006, including the percentage of total revenues during each period
attributable to selected components of the operations statement data and for
the
period to period percentage changes in such components. Since we sold our
Databit business in March 2006, the activity in this business has been
reclassified and consolidated on one line as net income from discontinued
operations, after tax.
Three
months ended March 31,
|
Change
from
|
|||||||||||||||
2005
|
2006
|
2005
to
2006
|
||||||||||||||
($,000)
|
%
of sales
|
($,000)
|
%
of sales
|
% | ||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
1,159
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
973
|
100
|
%
|
(16
|
)%
|
||||||
Cost
of sales
|
790
|
68
|
745
|
77
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
369
|
32
|
228
|
23
|
(38
|
)
|
||||||||||
R&D
expenses
|
9
|
1
|
26
|
3
|
189
|
|||||||||||
SMG&A
expenses
|
1,038
|
90
|
922
|
95
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(678
|
)
|
(58
|
)
|
(720
|
)
|
(74
|
)
|
6
|
|||||||
Interest
income (expense), net
|
(22
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
15
|
(2
|
)
|
(168
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
income , net
|
10
|
1
|
329
|
34
|
3170
|
|||||||||||
Loss
before taxes on income
|
(690
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
(376
|
)
|
(39
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
||||||
Taxes
on income
|
(2
|
)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
(200
|
)
|
|||||||||
Loss
from operations of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries
|
(688
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
(378
|
)
|
(39
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
||||||
Share
in losses of Comverge
|
(201
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
(210
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
5
|
|||||||
Minority
interest
|
(42
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
(931
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
(588
|
)
|
(61
|
)
|
(37
|
)
|
||||||
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
492
|
42
|
78
|
8
|
(84
|
)
|
||||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
--
|
--
|
(2,298
|
)
|
(236
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(439
|
)
|
(38
|
)
|
$
|
(2,808
|
)
|
(289
|
)
|
540
|
%
|
Sales.
Sales in
the first three months of 2006 decreased by $0.2 million or 16% from $1.2
million in the first quarter of 2005 to $1.0 million in the first quarter of
2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in RT Solutions
segment sales due to the substantial completion in fiscal year 2005 of a
significant naval sonar project.
Gross
profit. The
decrease in gross profits in the first quarter of 2006, as compared to the
first
quarter of 2005, was attributable to both the overall decrease in sales and
the
inclusion in the 2005 period of significant sales from the previously mentioned
naval sonar project which had a relatively high gross profit
margin.
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses (“SMG&A”). SMG&A
in the first three months
of
2006 decreased by $0.1 million or 11% as compared to the first three months
of
2005. This decrease was due primarily to a reduction in expenses in our dsIT
subsidiary. That reduction was partially offset by $0.1 million of stock option
compensation expense recorded in 2006 with respect to SFAS 123R stock
compensation expense recognition.
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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, we recognized $0.2 million in previously unrecognized
and
current losses of our Comverge equity affiliate offsetting our additional
investments during the quarter in that amount in Comverge preferred
stock. In
the
future, if 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 $3.8
million preferred share investment, and thereafter to our investment in
Comverge’s common shares, of which we currently own approximately
76%.
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax. The
results as reported reflect the sale of Databit. Under applicable accounting
principles, the results of this business 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 our 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
March 31, 2006, we had working capital of $0.3 million, including $0.8 million
of cash and cash equivalents. Net cash used in the first quarter of 2006 was
$0.1 million. Net cash of $0.5 million was used in operating activities during
the first quarter of 2006. The net loss for the three-month period ended March
31, 2006 of $2.8 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 $0.5 million of which $0.1 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 $0.3 million. Net
cash of $0.5 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.
Of
our
total working capital, on March 31, 2006, $0.5 million 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
April 30, 2006 the Company’s wholly owned US operations (i.e., excluding dsIT
and Comverge) had an aggregate of $0.5 million in cash and cash equivalents,
reflecting a $0.3 million decrease from the balance as of December 31, 2005.
We
have
significantly reduced our corporate overhead costs as a result of the sale
of
Databit and the contract settlement with the Company’s former CEO. However, our
available cash is not expected to be sufficient to fund its US based corporate
activities for the next 12 months. The Company is exploring possible financing
transactions to raise additional funds to finance its US activities. The
Company’s CEO has agreed to provide up to $300 of financing to the Company over
the next year to fund its US activities to the extent that it is not able to
raise that amount from other sources. We expect the available cash, together
with amounts we intend to raise from financing transactions (from third parties
or from our CEO), to be sufficient to fund its US activities for the next 12
months.
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Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
Our
contractual obligations and commitments at March 31, 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 March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
(amounts
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations
|
Total
|
2007
|
2008-2009
|
2010-2011
|
2012
and thereafter
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$
|
133
|
$
|
133
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
||||||
Operating
leases (1)
|
1,701
|
660
|
917
|
124
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Potential
severance obligations to Israeli employees (2)
|
2,137
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2,137
|
|||||||||||
Purchase
commitments
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Total
contractual cash obligations
|
$
|
3,971
|
$
|
793
|
$
|
917
|
$
|
124
|
$
|
2,137
|
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 March 31, 2006, we accrued a total of $2.1 million for potential
severance obligations of which approximately $1.4 million was funded with cash
to insurance companies.
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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
approximately $80,000. Additionally, our monetary assets and liabilities (net
asset of approximately $0.2 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
1A. Risk Factors
In
addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully
consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, which could materially
affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our company.
Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we
currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our
business, financial condition and/or operating results.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
None.
Item
6. Exhibits.
10.1
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006 by and between Shlomie
Morgenstern, Databit Inc., and Data Systems & Software Inc.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 16, 2006 (the “2006
8-K”)).
|
|
10.2
|
Termination
and Release Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006 by and between Shlomie
Morgenstern and Data Systems & Software Inc. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 10.1 to the 2006
8-K).
|
|
10.3
|
Amendment
Agreement to GM Employment Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006 by
and
between George Morgenstern and Data Systems & Software Inc.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B to Exhibit 10.1 to
the 2006
8-K).
|
|
10.4
|
Amendment
Agreement to Purchaser Option Agreements and Restricted Stock Award
Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006 by and between Shlomie Morgenstern
and
Data System’s & Software Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit C to Exhibit 10.1 to the 2006 8-K).
|
|
10.5
|
Amendment
Agreement to GM Option Agreements and Restricted Stock Agreement
dated as
of March 9, 2006 by and between George Morgenstern and Data System’s &
Software Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit D to Exhibit
10.1 to the 2006 8-K).
|
|
10.6
|
Consulting
Agreement dated as of March 9, 2006 by and between George Morgenstern
and
Data Systems & Software Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit E to Exhibit 10.1 to the 2006 8-K).
|
|
10.7
|
Form
of Consent Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
F to
Exhibit 10.1 to the 2006 8-K.).
|
|
10.8
|
Form
of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to
the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 14,
2006).
|
|
10.9
|
Assignment
and Assumption of Office Lease dated as of March 10, 2006 by and
between
Databit Inc. and Data Systems & Software Inc.
|
|
10.10
|
Non-Plan
Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 27, 2006 by and between
Elihu
Levine and Data Systems & Software Inc.
|
|
10.11
|
Non-Plan
Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 27, 2006 by and between
Samuel
Zentman and Data Systems & Software
Inc.
|
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10.12
|
Non-Plan
Stock Option Agreement dated as of March 27, 2006 by and between
Shane
Yurman and Data Systems & Software Inc.
|
|
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. | ||
|
|
|
Date: May 19, 2006 | By: | /s/ Michael Barth |
Michael Barth |
||
Chief Financial Officer |
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