ACORN ENERGY, INC. - Quarter Report: 2007 September (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 September
30, 2007
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Commission
file number: 0-19771
ACORN
FACTOR, 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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4
West Rockland Road
Montchanin,
Delaware
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19710
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(302)
656-1708
(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 November 16, 2007
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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10,231,143
shares
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC.
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
for
the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007
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 as of December 31, 2006 and September 30,
2007
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2006 and 2007
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2
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Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2007
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2006 and 2007
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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 and Results of
Operations
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18
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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30
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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30
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PART
II. Other Information
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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31
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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31
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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32
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Signatures
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33
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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.
ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
ASSETS
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As
of
December
31,
2006
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As
of
September
30,
2007
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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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1,521
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$
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4,196
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|||
Accounts
receivable, net
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1,373
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1,804
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Unbilled
work-in-process
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393
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507
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|||||
Other
current assets
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316
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542
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|||||
Total
current assets
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3,603
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7,049
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|||||
Property
and equipment, net
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445
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581
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|||||
Investment
in Comverge
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--
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91,549
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|||||
Investment
in Paketeria
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1,212
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2,270
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|||||
Investment
in Local Power
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--
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268
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|||||
Funds
in respect of employee termination benefits
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1,568
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1,455
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|||||
Goodwill
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97
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101
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|||||
Other
intangible assets, net
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48
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5
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|||||
Other
assets
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285
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174
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|||||
Total
assets
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$
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7,258
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$
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103,452
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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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462
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$
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94
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|||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
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26
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48
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|||||
Note
payable - related party
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300
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--
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|||||
Trade
accounts payable
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378
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728
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|||||
Accrued
payroll, payroll taxes and social benefits
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478
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822
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
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1,700
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2,564
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|||||
Total
current liabilities
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3,344
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4,256
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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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--
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|||||
Convertible
debt, net of discounts
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--
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5,041
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|||||
Liability
for employee termination benefits
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2,545
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2,093
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|||||
Deferred
taxes
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--
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21,522
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|||||
Other
liabilities
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6
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--
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|||||
Total
long-term liabilities
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4,375
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28,656
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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 -10,276,030 shares and 10,895,314 at
December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007
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102
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108
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|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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43,987
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48,286
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|||||
Warrants
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888
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1,540
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|||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(41,904
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)
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(31,679
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)
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|||
Treasury
stock, at cost - 777,371 shares for December 31, 2006 and September
30, 2007, respectively
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(3,592
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)
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(3,592
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)
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|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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58
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55,877
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|||||
Total
shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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(461
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)
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70,540
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||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$
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7,258
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$
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103,452
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
1
ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(in
thousands, except per share data)
Nine
months ended
September
30,
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Three
months ended
September
30,
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||||||||||||
2006
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2007
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2006
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2007
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||||||||||
Sales:
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|||||||||||||
Projects
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$
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2,203
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$
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2,699
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$
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682
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1,412
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||||||
Services
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642
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557
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208
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154
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|||||||||
Other
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41
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59
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33
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29
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|||||||||
Total
sales
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2,886
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3,315
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923
|
1,595
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|||||||||
Cost
of sales:
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Projects
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1,490
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1,976
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469
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977
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|||||||||
Services
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547
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525
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178
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145
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|||||||||
Other
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--
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--
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--
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--
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|||||||||
Total
cost of sales
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2,037
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2,501
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647
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1,122
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Gross
profit
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849
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814
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276
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473
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Operating
expenses:
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Research
and development expenses
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184
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310
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87
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77
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|||||||||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses
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3,537
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3,012
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1,571
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1,153
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|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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3,721
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3,322
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1,658
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1,230
|
|||||||||
Operating
loss
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(2,872
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)
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(2,508
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)
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(1,382
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)
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(757
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)
|
|||||
Finance
expense, net
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(23
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)
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(2,827
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)
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(17
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)
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(716
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)
|
|||||
Gain
on public offering of Comverge
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--
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16,169
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--
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--
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|||||||||
Gain
on private placement of Paketeria
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--
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533
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--
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533
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|||||||||
Other
income, net
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330
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--
|
--
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--
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|||||||||
Income
(loss) before taxes on income
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(2,565
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)
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11,367
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(1,399
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)
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(940
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)
|
||||||
Taxes
on income
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8
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9
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2
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4
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|||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries
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(2,573
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)
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11,358
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(1,401
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)
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(944
|
)
|
||||||
Share
of losses in Comverge
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(210
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)
|
--
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--
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--
|
||||||||
Share
of losses in Paketeria
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(250
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)
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(828
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)
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(250
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)
|
(440
|
)
|
|||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
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(3,033
|
)
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10,530
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(1,651
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)
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(1,384
|
)
|
||||||
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
78
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement, net of
tax
|
(2,298
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,253
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||
Basic
net income (loss) per share:
|
--
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.37
|
)
|
$
|
1.08
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
||
Discontinued
operations
|
(0.27
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share - basic
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
$
|
1.08
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
||
Diluted
net income (loss) per share:
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.37
|
)
|
$
|
1.01
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Discontinued
operations
|
(0.27
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share -diluted
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
$
|
1.01
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding -
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
8,163
|
9,723
|
8,164
|
10,063
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
8,163
|
10,814
|
8,164
|
10,063
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
2
ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)
(in
thousands)
Number
of Shares
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
Warrants
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balances
as of December
31, 2006
|
10,276
|
$
|
102
|
$
|
43,987
|
$
|
888
|
$
|
(41,904
|
)
|
$
|
(3,592
|
)
|
$
|
58
|
$
|
(461
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
10,530
|
--
|
--
|
10,530
|
|||||||||||||||||
FAS
115 adjustment on Comverge shares, net of deferred taxes
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
55,682
|
55,682
|
|||||||||||||||||
Differences
from translation of financial statements of subsidiaries
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
137
|
137
|
|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
66,349
|
|||||||||||||||||
FIN
48 adjustment
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(305
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(305
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
of options and warrants
|
619
|
6
|
1,129
|
(92
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1,043
|
||||||||||||||||
Adjustment
of transaction costs of previous private placements
|
--
|
--
|
(15
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(15
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued to placement agent with respect to private placement of
Debentures
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
213
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
213
|
|||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued with respect to private placement of Debentures
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
531
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
531
|
|||||||||||||||||
Beneficial
conversion feature with respect to private placement of
Debentures
|
--
|
--
|
2,570
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2,570
|
|||||||||||||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
--
|
--
|
615
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
615
|
|||||||||||||||||
Balances
as of September
30, 2007
|
10,895
|
$
|
108
|
$
|
48,286
|
$
|
1,540
|
$
|
(31,679
|
)
|
$
|
(3,592
|
)
|
$
|
55,877
|
$
|
70,540
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
3
ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Nine
months ended
September
30,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,253
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used
in operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
165
|
118
|
|||||
Impairment
of software license
|
--
|
23
|
|||||
Share
in losses of Comverge
|
210
|
--
|
|||||
Share
in losses of Paketeria
|
52
|
779
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in liability for employee termination benefits
|
188
|
(167
|
)
|
||||
Amortization
of stock-based deferred compensation
|
1,346
|
615
|
|||||
Loss
on sale of Databit and contract settlement
|
2,298
|
--
|
|||||
Amortization
of beneficial conversion feature, debt origination costs and value
of
warrants in private placement of Debentures
|
--
|
2,516
|
|||||
Gain
on public offering of investment in Comverge
|
--
|
(16,169
|
)
|
||||
Gain
on private placement of Paketeria
|
--
|
(533
|
)
|
||||
Other
|
8
|
(6
|
)
|
||||
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable, unbilled work-in process and other
current and other assets
|
642
|
(504
|
)
|
||||
Increase
in inventory
|
(18
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities
|
(708
|
)
|
947
|
||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,070
|
)
|
(1,851
|
)
|
|||
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
|
--
|
|||||
Investment
in Comverge
|
(210
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Loans
to and acquisition of note due from Paketeria
|
(863
|
)
|
(1,154
|
)
|
|||
Investment
in Local Power Inc.
|
--
|
(268
|
)
|
||||
Amounts
funded for employee termination benefits
|
(125
|
)
|
(160
|
)
|
|||
Utilization
of employee termination benefits
|
77
|
89
|
|||||
Acquisitions
of property and equipment
|
(119
|
)
|
(214
|
)
|
|||
Sale
of Databit Inc. - Appendix A
|
(911
|
)
|
--
|
||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(554
|
)
|
(1,707
|
)
|
|||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
|
|||||||
Short-term
debt repayments, net
|
(130
|
)
|
(368
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
--
|
107
|
|||||
Proceeds
from convertible debentures with warrants net of transaction
costs
|
--
|
5,840
|
|||||
Repayments
of long-term debt
|
(112
|
)
|
(89
|
)
|
|||
Repayment
of related party note payable
|
--
|
(300
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from private placement of common stock, net of issuance
costs
|
2,623
|
--
|
|||||
Proceeds
from employee stock option and warrant exercises
|
160
|
1,043
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
2,541
|
6,233
|
|||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
917
|
2,675
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
913
|
1,521
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
1,830
|
$
|
4,196
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
4
ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Non-cash
items:
|
|||||||
Accrued
expenses in respect of private placement of common stock and convertible
debentures
|
$
|
58
|
$
|
83
|
|||
Non-cash
financing and investing items
|
|||||||
Value
of beneficial conversion feature upon issuance of convertible
debentures
|
$
|
2,570
|
|||||
Unrealized
gain from Comverge shares
|
$
|
77,204
|
|||||
Conversion
of loans and notes receivable and accrued interest due from Paketeria
to
investment in Paketeria
|
$
|
1,190
|
|||||
Adjustment
of retained earnings and other current liabilities with respect to
the
adoption of FIN 48
|
$
|
305
|
|||||
Appendix
A
|
|||||||
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
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Note
1: Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Acorn Factor, Inc.
(“AFI”) 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 nine-month period ended September
30,
2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the
year ending December 31, 2007. 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, 2006. 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.
Note
2: Financing of Operations
On
April
11, 2007, the Company completed the second and final closing of its private
placement of 10% Convertible Redeemable Subordinated Debentures (the
“Debentures”) (see Note 8) raising approximately $6.9 million (approximately
$5.8 million net of agent’s commissions and expenses and other transaction
costs).
dsIT
was
utilizing $378 of its approximate $421 lines of credit as of September 30,
2007.
dsIT's lines of credit are denominated in NIS and bear a weighted average
interest rate of the Israeli prime rate plus 2.08% per annum. The Israeli prime
rate fluctuates and as of September 30, 2007 was 5.5%. In October 2007, dsIT
converted approximately $168 of its lines of credit being used at September
30,
2007 to a 12 month term loan which is denominated in NIS and bears interest
at
the Israeli prime rate plus 1.5% per annum. Subsequent to the conversion of
this
portion of dsIT’s lines of credit, dsIT has approximately $234 of lines of
credit available to it with an interest rate of the Israeli prime plus 1.5%.
Note
3: Accounting Change
Prior
to
January 1, 2007, the Company recognized income tax accruals with respect to
uncertain tax positions based upon Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.” Under SFAS No. 5,
the Company recorded a liability associated with an uncertain tax position
if
the liability was both probable and estimable. Our liability under SFAS
No. 5 included interest and penalties, which were recognized as incurred
within “Finance expense, net” in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of
Operations.
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48,
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting
for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance
with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. FIN 48 requires that the Company determine whether the benefits
of
our tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based
on the technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are more
likely than not of being sustained upon audit, the Company recognizes the
largest amount of the benefit that is more likely than not of being sustained
in
our consolidated financial statements. For tax positions that are not more
likely than not of being sustained upon audit, the Company does not recognize
any portion of the benefit in our consolidated financial statements. The
provisions of FIN 48 also provide guidance on de-recognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
The
cumulative effect of the adoption of the recognition and measurement provisions
of FIN 48 resulted in a $305 reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of
retained earnings. Results of prior periods have not been restated. The
Company’s policy for interest and penalties related to income tax exposures was
not impacted as a result of the adoption of the recognition and measurement
provisions of FIN 48. Therefore, the Company continues to recognize interest
and
penalties as incurred within “Finance income (expense), net” in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
The
Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as state income tax and
Israeli income tax. The Company is no longer subject to examination by
U.S. Federal taxing authorities for years before 2003 and for years before
2002
for state and Israeli income taxes.
Note
4: New Accounting Standards
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 creates a single definition of fair value,
along with a conceptual framework to measure fair value, and to increase the
consistency and the comparability in fair value measurements and in financial
statement disclosures.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Liabilities - Including an Amendment to FASB Statement
No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 improves financial reporting by giving entities
the opportunity to mitigate earnings volatility by electing to measure related
financial assets and liabilities at fair value rather than using different
measurement attributes. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the
fair
value option has been elected should be reported in earnings. Upon initial
adoption, differences between the fair value and carrying amount should be
included as a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings.
SFAS
Nos.
157 and 159 are effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007. Earlier application is permitted as of the
beginning of the fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007.
The Company will not early adopt SFAS Nos. 157 and 159 and is currently
assessing the impact of implementing SFAS Nos. 157 and 159 on its financial
position and results of operations.
Note
5: Investment in Comverge Inc. (Comverge)
On
April
18, 2007, Comverge completed its initial public offering of 6,095,000 shares
of
common stock at a price of $18.00 a share, including 795,000 shares sold
pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option
granted to them by certain selling stockholders. The shares are listed on the
Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "COMV". The Company did not sell any
of
its shares of Comverge common stock in the offering.
Immediately
prior to the closing of the Comverge offering on April 18, 2007, all shares
of
preferred stock of Comverge were converted to common stock of Comverge and
the
Company currently owns 2,786,021 shares of Comverge common stock, which
currently represents 14.3% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Comverge.
In
connection with the offering, the Company (and all of Comverge’s executive
officers, directors and certain of other major stockholders of Comverge),
entered into a lock-up agreement under which the Company agreed, subject to
limited exceptions, not to transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of
Comverge common stock for a period of at least 180 days from the date of
effectiveness of the offering without the prior written consent of the lead
manager of the offering. The lock-up period expired on October 18, 2007.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Prior
to
the public offering, the Company accounted for its Comverge investment on the
equity method. However, since the Company’s share of losses attributable to its
Comverge preferred stock equaled its investment in Comverge’s preferred stock,
the Company ceased recording equity losses in Comverge.
When
an
equity method investee such as Comverge issues additional shares to third
parties, the percentage ownership interest in the investee decreases. In the
event the issuance price per share is higher or lower than an equity method
investor’s average carrying amount per share, the investor recognizes a non-cash
gain or loss on the issuance. This non-cash gain or loss is recognized in the
investor’s net income in the period the change of ownership interest occurs. As
a result of the Comverge offering, the Company recorded an increase in its
investment in Comverge and recorded a non-cash gain of $16,169 in “Gain on
public offering of Comverge”. Subsequent to the offering, the Company no longer
accounts for its investment in Comverge under the equity method.
As
of
September 30, 2007, all of the Company’s 2,786,021 Comverge shares can be
considered “available-for-sale” under SFAS 115 “Accounting for Certain
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”. Accordingly the Company recorded an
increase of $77,204 to its investment balance by recording those shares at
fair
market value and recorded a deferred tax liability of $27,899 (and an offsetting
deferred tax asset of $6,377 with respect to the utilization of the Company’s
net operating losses) to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income with respect
to
the recording those shares at fair market value.
Note
6—Paketeria GmbH (Paketeria)
On
September 20, 2007, Paketeria filed various shareholder resolutions and a
private placement memorandum with the commercial register in Germany in
connection with a private placement of Paketeria’s shares. In the private
placement, Paketeria raised approximately €1,733 ($2,457) by way of a share
issuance. The shares were issued by Paketeria on the basis of a valuation of
€133.33 per Euro share capital, representing a pre-money valuation of Paketeria
of €8,000 ($11,344).
In
addition, concurrent with the private placement, the Company converted
shareholder loans in the aggregate principal amount of €750 ($1,056 at the then
exchange rate) plus accrued interest, into shares of Paketeria on the same
basis
as the private placement. Additionally, exercised its option under the August
2006 investment agreement to acquire a convertible promissory note in the amount
of €70 ($98 at the then exchange rate) plus accrued interest. The Company
converted this balance into shares of Paketeria on the basis of an evaluation
of
€ 50.70 loan/interest nominal value per Euro share capital (the valuation from
the August 2006 investment agreement) upon the closing of the private placement.
The Company is currently awaiting the completion of an independent assessment
of
its Purchase Price Allocation in connection with its new
investment.
After
the
private placement and related transactions described above, the Company owns
approximately 31% of Paketeria.
As
a
result of the Paketeria private placement, the Company recorded a non-cash
gain
of $533 in “Gain on Private Placement in Paketeria”.
Paketeria’s
summary results of operations for the nine and three-month periods ended
September 30, 2007 is as follows:
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Nine
months ended
September
30, 2007
|
Three
months ended
September
30, 2007
|
||||||
Sales
|
$
|
2,269
|
$
|
755
|
|||
Gross
loss
|
$
|
400
|
$
|
(210
|
)
|
||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,018
|
)
|
$
|
(1,123
|
)
|
Prior
to
Paketeria’s private placement, the Company owned approximately 33% of
Paketeria’s outstanding shares and accordingly, recorded 33% of Paketeria’s
losses as equity loss in Paketeria up until the date of the private placement
and approximately 31% thereafter.
The
Company’s Share of losses in Paketeria is comprised of the
following:
Nine
months ended
September
30, 2007
|
Three
months ended
September
30, 2007
|
Period
from
August
7, 2006 to
September
30, 2006
|
||||||||
Equity
loss in Paketeria
|
$
|
(660
|
)
|
$
|
(367
|
)
|
$
|
(34
|
)
|
|
Amortization
expense associated with acquired non-compete and franchise agreements
and
change in value of options
|
(121
|
)
|
(58
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
||||
Stock
compensation expense
|
(49
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
(198
|
)
|
||||
Share
of losses in Paketeria
|
$
|
(828
|
)
|
$
|
(440
|
)
|
$
|
(250
|
)
|
The
activity in the Company’s investment in Paketeria during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 is as follows:
Investment
balance as of December 31, 2006
|
$
|
1,212
|
||
Conversion
of debt and accrued interest in connection with private placement
(including transaction costs)
|
1,190
|
|||
Adjustment
of investment with respect to non-cash gain in connection with private
placement
|
533
|
|||
Amortization
of acquired non-compete and franchise agreements and change in value
of
options
|
(121
|
)
|
||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
116
|
|||
Company’s
share of Paketeria losses - period from January 1, 2007 to September
30,
2007
|
(660
|
)
|
||
Investment
balance as of September 30, 2007
|
$
|
2,
270
|
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Note
7: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
There
were no acquisitions or impairments of goodwill recorded during the three-month
period ended September 30, 2007. All the goodwill is related to the OncoPro
segment in dsIT.
The
Company’s amortizable intangible assets consisted of software licenses, with a
gross carrying amount of $224 and $201 as of December 31, 2006 and September
30,
2007 respectively and accumulated amortization of $176 and $196, as of December
31, 2006 and September 30, 2007, respectively. In the second quarter of 2007,
the Company recognized an impairment of $23 with respect to software licenses
associated with its Easybill product. All intangible assets are being amortized
over their estimated useful lives, which averaged five years and the
amortization
expense for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 amounted
to $19 and $14, respectively. Amortization expense of the remaining balance
of
these assets, for the year ending September 30, 2008 is estimated to be
$5.
Note
8: Private Placement of Convertible Redeemable Subordinated Debentures
On
March
30, 2007, the Company conducted an initial closing of a private placement of
its
Debentures. At the initial closing the Company issued $4,281 principal amount
of
the Debentures, at par, and received gross proceeds in the same amount. On
April
11, 2007, the Company conducted a second and final closing of a private
placement of its Debentures. At the second closing the Company issued $2,605
principal amount of the Debentures, at par, and received gross proceeds in
the
same amount.
From
the
date of issuance of the Debentures to and including, the first anniversary
of
the closing, 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures is
convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $3.80 per
share. Following the first anniversary of the closing, the Debentures are
convertible up to the entire principal amount then outstanding.
The
Company determined the fair value of the beneficial conversion feature of the
Debentures issued at the initial closing to be $1,654. In accordance with
applicable accounting principles, one-half ($827) was immediately charged to
interest expense, net in the first quarter of 2007, due to the ability to
convert one-half of the Debentures at issuance. The remaining balance of the
beneficial conversion feature ($827) was reflected as a discount to the total
Debenture amount and is charged to interest expense over a one-year period
(the
period after which the remaining one-half of the Debentures may be converted).
With respect to the initial closing, the Company recorded interest expense of
$574 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 with respect to the
aforementioned remaining balance of the beneficial conversion feature from
the
initial closing.
The
Company determined the fair value of the beneficial conversion feature of the
Debentures issued at the second closing to be $916. In accordance with
applicable accounting principles, one-half ($458) was immediately charged to
interest expense, net in the second quarter of 2007, due to the ability to
convert one-half of the Debentures at issuance. The remaining balance of the
beneficial conversion feature ($458) was reflected as a discount to the total
Debenture amount and is charged to interest expense over a one-year period
(the
period after which the remaining one-half of the Debentures may be converted).
With respect to the second closing, the Company recorded interest expense of
$302 through September 30, 2007 with respect to the aforementioned remaining
balance of the beneficial conversion feature from the second
closing.
By
the
terms of the offering, each subscriber, in addition to the Debentures, received
a warrant exercisable for the purchase of a number of shares equal to 25% of
the
principal amount of the Debentures purchased by such subscriber, divided by
the
conversion price of $3.80, resulting in the issuance of Warrants to purchase
281,656 shares at the initial closing and 171,391 shares at the second and
final
closing. The Warrants are exercisable for shares of the Company’s Common
Stock for five years at an exercise price of $4.50 per share and are callable
by
the Company at any time after the effectiveness of the registration statement
and provided that the registration statement has been effective during the
period of notice and is effective at the time of the call, the Warrants are
subject to call for cancellation, at the option of the Company, on 20 business
days notice, upon the Common Stock having achieved a volume weighted average
price of $6.00 or more for 20 consecutive trading days. The Company allocated
$532 to the value of the warrants based on a valuation performed by an
independent consultant who utilized the Black Scholes method and applied a
discount reflecting the callable feature embedded in the warrant. The value
allocated to the warrants has been reflected as a discount to the total
Debenture amount and will be charged to interest expense over the five-year
life
of the warrants. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company
recorded interest expense of $90 with respect to these warrants.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
The
Debentures bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum, payable quarterly and
mature on March 30, 2011. If the Company fails to redeem at least 50% of the
total outstanding principal amount of the Debentures, together with interest
accrued thereon, by the first anniversary of the initial closing, the annual
rate of interest payable on the Debentures will be increased to
12%.
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 2%
non-accountable expense allowance, out of the gross proceeds of the offering.
In
addition, the placement agent was entitled to and received warrants on
substantially the same terms as those issued to the subscribers, exercisable
for
the purchase of the number of shares equal to 10% of the total principal amount
of the Debentures sold, divided by the conversion price of $3.80. Out of the
gross proceeds received, the Company paid the placement agent commissions and
expenses of $864 and issued to the placement agent warrants to purchase 181,211
shares of Common Stock. The value of the warrants issued to the placement agent
was determined to be $213 based upon the valuation performed by the independent
consultant mentioned above. In addition, the Company paid various other
transaction costs of $182. The total debt origination costs of $1,259 has been
reflected as a discount against the total Debenture amount and are to be charged
to interest expense over the four year life of the Debentures. In the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded interest expense of $265
with respect to these debt origination costs.
Note
10: Stock Options and Warrants
(a)
Acorn
Stock Options
A
summary
of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is as
follows:
Number
of
Options
(in
shares)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
2,172,835
|
$
|
2.55
|
||||||||||
Granted
at market price
|
96,000
|
$
|
4.33
|
||||||||||
Granted
at discount to market price
|
79,000
|
$
|
3.50
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(563,168
|
)
|
$
|
1.58
|
$
|
1,959
|
|||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
(179,167
|
)
|
$
|
3.60
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
1,605,500
|
$
|
2.93
|
3.4
years
|
$
|
2,725
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at September 30, 2007
|
1,256,499
|
$
|
2.86
|
3.0
years
|
$
|
2,274
|
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
The
weighted average grant date fair value of 175,000 stock options granted during
the first nine months of 2007 was $1.18 per share. The fair value of the options
granted was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model with the following weighted average assumptions:
Volatility
|
50
|
%
|
||
Expected
term (years)
|
1.3
years
|
|||
Risk
free interest rate
|
4.9
|
%
|
||
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.0
|
%
|
Total
stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s statements of
operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007,
respectively, was:
|
|
Nine
months
ended
September
30,
2006
|
|
Nine
months
ended
September
30,
2007
|
|
Three
months
ended
September
30,
2006
|
|
Three
months
ended
September
30,
2007
|
|||||
Cost
of sales
|
$
|
22
|
$
|
22
|
$
|
1
|
$
|
--
|
|||||
Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses
|
1,005
|
543
|
565
|
191
|
|||||||||
Share
of losses in Paketeria
|
198
|
49
|
198
|
17
|
|||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
315
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Total
stock based compensation expense
|
$
|
1,540
|
$
|
614
|
$
|
764
|
$
|
208
|
(b)
dsIT
Stock Option Plan
In
February 2007, certain members of senior management and employees of dsIT
exercised options under the dsIT Key Employee Stock Option Plan. As a result
of
the exercise of these options, the Company’s holdings in dsIT were diluted to
58%.
(c)
Warrants
As
noted
above in Note 8, the Company issued warrants in connection with its private
placement of the Debentures.
A
summary
of stock warrants activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is
as
follows:
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Number
of
Warrants
(in
shares)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
614,039
|
$
|
2.79
|
3.2
years
|
||||||
Granted
|
746,916
|
$
|
4.50
|
4.8
years
|
||||||
Exercised
|
(56,116
|
)
|
$
|
2.78
|
||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable at September 30, 2007
|
1,304,839
|
$
|
3.77
|
3.7
years
|
Note
11: Warranty Provision
The
Company generally grants its customers one-year product warranty. No provision
was made in respect of warranties based on the Company’s previous
history.
Note
12: Segment Information
The
Company has redefined its reported operating segments. The Company no longer
considers its Easybill operations as part of its former IT Solutions segment
(current consisting only of OncoPro™ activities) as the Company has reduced its
focus on those activities. Easybill activities are currently included in
“Other”. The Company’s current operations are based upon the following two
operating segments:
· |
RT
Solutions whose activities are focused on two areas - naval solutions
and
other real-time and embedded hardware & software
development.
|
· |
OncoPro™
whose activities are comprised of the Company’s OncoPro™ solution state of
the art chemotherapy package for oncology and hematology
departments.
|
Other
operations include various operations in Israel that do not meet the
quantitative thresholds of SFAS No. 131.
Prior
year segment disclosures have been conformed to the new segment
presentation.
RT
Solutions
|
OncoPro™
|
Other
(*)
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Nine
months ended September 30, 2007:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$
|
2,321
|
$
|
403
|
$
|
591
|
$
|
3,315
|
|||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
690
|
120
|
4
|
814
|
|||||||||
Segment
loss
|
(192
|
)
|
(270
|
)
|
(154
|
)
|
(616
|
)
|
|||||
Nine
months ended September 30, 2006:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
1,983
|
468
|
435
|
2,886
|
|||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
718
|
74
|
57
|
849
|
|||||||||
Segment
loss
|
(88
|
)
|
(187
|
)
|
(76
|
)
|
(351
|
)
|
|||||
Three
months ended September 30, 2007:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
1,219
|
134
|
242
|
1,595
|
|||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
429
|
12
|
32
|
473
|
|||||||||
Segment
income (loss)
|
41
|
(51
|
)
|
(24
|
)
|
(34
|
)
|
||||||
Three
months ended September 30, 2006:
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
649
|
154
|
120
|
923
|
|||||||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
221
|
30
|
25
|
276
|
|||||||||
Segment
loss
|
(46
|
)
|
(74
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(133
|
)
|
_______________
(*) Represents
various operations in Israel that did not meet the quantitative thresholds
of
SFAS No. 131.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
Reconciliation
of Segment Loss to Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
Nine
months ended September 30,
|
Three
months ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Total
loss for reportable segments
|
$
|
(275
|
)
|
$
|
(462
|
)
|
$
|
(120
|
)
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
Other
operational segment loss
|
(76
|
)
|
(154
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(24
|
)
|
|||||
Total
operating loss
|
(351
|
)
|
(616
|
)
|
(133
|
)
|
(34
|
)
|
|||||
Share
of losses in Paketeria
|
(52
|
)
|
(828
|
)
|
(52
|
)
|
(440
|
)
|
|||||
Share
of losses in Comverge
|
(210
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Gain
recorded on Comverge public offering
|
--
|
16,169
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Gain
recorded on Paketeria private placement
|
--
|
533
|
--
|
533
|
|||||||||
Net
loss of corporate headquarters and other unallocated
costs*
|
(2,420
|
)
|
(4,728
|
)
|
(1,466
|
)
|
(1,443
|
)
|
|||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
|
(3,033
|
)
|
10,530
|
(1,651
|
)
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
78
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
(2,298
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Total
consolidated net income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,253
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
_______________
*
Includes $2,516 and $570 of non-cash interest expense during the
nine and
three months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, with respect
to the
private placement of Debentures (see Note
8).
|
Note
13: Earnings Per Share
Basic
and
diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of shares
of
common stock and potential common stock outstanding during the period. Potential
common stock, for purposes of determining diluted earnings per share, includes
the effects of dilutive stock options, warrants, deferred compensation
arrangements, and convertible securities. The effect of such potential common
stock is computed using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method,
as
applicable.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
The
following table presents a reconciliation (in thousands, except per share
amounts) of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings
per share computation. In the table below, income represents the numerator
and
shares represent the denominator:
Nine
months ended September 30,
|
Three
months ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Basic:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
(3,033
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||
Discontinued
operations
|
(2,220
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,253
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
8,163
|
9,723
|
8,164
|
10,063
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.37
|
)
|
$
|
1.08
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
||
Discontinued
operations per share
|
(0.27
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
$
|
1.08
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
||
Diluted:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
(3,033
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||
Plus
tax-effected interest expense related to Debentures
|
--
|
347
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Net
income (loss) assuming dilutions of continuing operations
|
(3,033
|
)
|
10,847
|
(1,651
|
)
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
(2,220
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,253
|
)
|
$
|
10,847
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
8,163
|
9,723
|
8,164
|
10,063
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Debentures
|
--
|
163
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Stock
options and warrants
|
--
|
928
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding assuming dilution
|
8,163
|
10,814
|
8,164
|
10,063
|
|||||||||
Diluted
net income (loss) per share from continuing operations
|
$
|
(0.37
|
)
|
$
|
1.01
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
||
Discontinued
operations per share
|
(0.27
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||
Diluted
net income (loss) per share
|
$
|
(0.64
|
)
|
$
|
1.01
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
Diluted
net income (loss) per share is calculated using the “if-converted” method
in accordance with EITF 04-8, “Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt
on
Earnings
per
Share.”
Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by adjusting net income
(loss) for tax-effected interest expense Debentures, divided by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding assuming conversion.
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ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
The
diluted net income per common share computation for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 excludes 746,916 shares of stock that represented outstanding
stock options and warrants whose exercise price were greater than the average
market price of the common shares during the period and were anti-dilutive.
Due
to
the Company’s net loss during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
and for the three months ended September 30,2007, a calculation of diluted
earnings per share is not required.
Note
14: Commitments
In
August
2007, the Company committed to invest up to $5 million in EnerTech Capital
Partners III L.P. (“EnerTech III”), a proposed $250 million venture capital fund
targeting early and expansion stage energy and clean energy technology companies
that can enhance the profits of the producers and consumers of energy.
The
primary objective of EnerTech III is to provide superior venture returns. In
so
doing, EnerTech III may also provide investors with venture portfolio
diversification, a hedge against rising commodity fuel prices and access to
emerging companies that reduce the global dependence on
hydrocarbons.
The
Company’s capital commitment will be funded over the ten-year life of the fund.
To date, the Company has received and funded a capital call of $400 to EnerTech
III.
Note
15:
Subsequent Events
Acquisition
of SCR-Tech
On
November 7, 2007, the Company completed the purchase of SCR-Tech LLC and other
affiliated entities described below (collectively, “SCR-Tech”) from Catalytica
Energy Systems, Inc. (“Catalyica”), a subsidiary of Renegy Holdings, Inc., for a
purchase price of $9.6 million in cash. SCR-Tech provides catalyst regeneration
technologies and management services for selective catalytic reduction systems
used by coal-fired power plants to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions (the
“Business”).
The
acquisition of SCR-Tech was completed pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement
(the “Purchase Agreement”), dated November 7, 2007, by and among the Company,
Catalytica, Renegy Holdings, Inc. and CoaLogix Inc. (“CoaLogix”). CoaLogix is a
newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company which was formed for the
purpose of consummating the acquisition of the Acquired Companies.
The
Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by CoaLogix of all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of CESI-SCR, Inc. (“CESI-SCR”) and CESI-Tech
Technologies, Inc. (“CESI-Tech”) from Catalytica for $9,600 (subject to an
agreed-upon working capital adjustment) and the assumption by the Company of
certain liabilities of Catalytica relating to the Business (including certain
obligations with respect to employment agreements previously entered into by
the
Acquired Companies). CESI-SCR owns all the issued and outstanding membership
interests of SCR-Tech LLC, which is the operating entity. CESI-Tech is the
holder of the intellectual property utilized in the SCR-Tech
business.
16
ACORN
FACTOR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(dollars
in thousands)
The
purchase of SCR-Tech was funded by a $14 million loan dated November 7, 2007
from CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc., as lender, under a Loan Agreement dated
as
November 1, 2007 (the “Loan Agreement”). Under the Loan Agreement, as security
for loans drawn down under the Loan Agreement the Company pledged the 2,786,021
shares of Comverge, Inc. common stock which it owns. Any amounts advanced to
the
Company under the Loan Agreement are payable upon demand by the lender. Interest
is payable monthly on any amounts advanced under the Loan Agreement in
accordance with the lender’s published rates and policies for securities margin
accounts which currently is 7.0%.
Comverge
Follow-on Public Offering
On
November 6, 2007, Comverge announced that it had commenced distribution of
preliminary prospectuses in anticipation of a follow-on public offering of
1,370,000 shares of common stock that will be offered by Comverge and 5,480,000
shares of common stock to be offered by certain stockholders. The selling
stockholders will also grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up
to
1,027,500 additional shares of common stock. The offering is being made pursuant
to a prospectus filed as part of a registration statement on Form S-1 filed
by
Comverge with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Of the shares to be
offered by certain stockholders, 1,157,656 shares will be offered by the
Company. The Company will also grant an option to the underwriters to purchase
up to 217,060 additional shares as part of the 30-day option referred to above.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. On November
14, 2007 Comverge announced that it had postponed the follow-on public offering
of common stock. Comverge cited adverse market conditions as the reason for
delaying the offering. Comverge currently plans to wait until the market
stabilizes and then reevaluate timing.
Value
of
the Company’s Investment in Comverge
As
of
November 19, 2007, the total market value of the Company’s Comverge shares was
approximately $76.1 million based on a November 16, 2007 closing market price
of
$27.32.
Guarantees
for dsIT
In
September 2006, the shareholders of dsIT approved a resolution, in which all
shareholders of dsIT were given the opportunity to participate pro rata to
their
holdings in dsIT, in providing cash collateral necessary to induce an Israeli
bank to issue certain financial and performance guarantees in support of
obligations of dsIT under a purchase order from the Israeli Ministry of Defense
for a sonar and underwater acoustics system (the “dsIT Guarantees”) in an
aggregate of up to $2,500 (the “Guarantee Funds”). In consideration for such
funding, dsIT would issue to the participating dsIT shareholders (i) fully
paid
shares representing in the aggregate up to 15% of the issued and outstanding
ordinary shares of dsIT and (ii) warrants to purchase an equal number of shares
of dsIT, all on the basis of a valuation of dsIT of $2 million. The Company
agreed to fund any portion of the Guarantee Funds that are not funded by the
other shareholders.
On
October 18, 2007, Acorn Factor, Inc,. issued to the Company, as guarantor,
a
Deed of Guarantee to the Israeli bank, under which the Company pledged monies
in
an account with the Israeli bank. The Deed of Guarantee was issued in order
to
secure the dsIT Guarantees. The Israeli bank will be entitled to draw from
the
Guarantee Funds as reimbursement in the event that it is required to pay any
amounts under the dsIT Guarantees. As at November 7, 2007, the balance in the
Guarantee Funds stood at $1,507. Guarantee Funds are restricted for use and
the
Company expects that these funds will not be released before December 2008.
To
date, no other shareholders have participated in the Guarantee
Funds.
17
ACORN
FACTOR, 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, 2006.
Recent
Developments
Acquisition
of SCR-Tech
On
November 7, 2007, we completed the purchase of SCR-Tech LLC (“SCR-Tech”)
from
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Renegy Holdings, Inc., for
a
purchase price of $9.6 million in cash. SCR-Tech is a leading provider of
catalyst regeneration technologies and management services for selective
catalytic reduction (SCR) systems used by coal-fired power plants to reduce
nitrogen oxides
(NOx) emissions and will operate as part of CoaLogix™,
our
newly established platform for participating in the burgeoning clean coal
market. The operations of CoaLogix™
will
be
reflected as part of our new CleanCoal segment.
Based
in
Charlotte, North Carolina, SCR-Tech is the only company in North America
offering a commercial process capable of fully restoring catalyst activity
and
NOx reduction performance. SCR-Tech also provides SCR catalyst management and
consulting services including computer simulation, inspection, testing and
analysis to help utilities, independent power producers, and other SCR operators
optimize their NOx reduction
performance and achieve regulatory compliance at lower costs.
Comverge
On
November 6, 2007, Comverge announced that it had commenced distribution of
preliminary prospectuses in anticipation of a follow-on public offering of
1,370,000 shares of common stock that will be offered by Comverge and 5,480,000
shares of common stock to be offered by certain stockholders. The selling
stockholders will also grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up
to
1,027,500 additional shares of common stock. The offering is being made pursuant
to a prospectus filed as part of a registration statement on Form S-1 filed
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Of the shares to be offered by certain
stockholders, 1,157,656 shares will be offered by us. We will also grant an
option to the underwriters to purchase up to 217,060 additional shares as part
of the 30-day option referred to above. A registration statement relating to
these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
but
has not yet become effective. On November 14, 2007 Comverge announced that
it
had postponed the follow-on public offering of common stock. Comverge cited
adverse market conditions as the reason for delaying the offering. Comverge
currently plans to wait until the market stabilizes and then reevaluate timing.
Pursuant
to a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 16, 2007, we and certain
Comverge shareholders, including all of Comverge’s major shareholders, agreed
not to sell any of their Comverge shares other than in the follow-on offering)
until January 20, 2008. These shareholders have agreed, upon the effectiveness
of the follow-on offering, to enter into a new lock-up agreement under which
we
and such other shareholders will agree, subject to limited exceptions, not
to
transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Comverge common stock for a
period of at least 90 days (subject to extension under certain circumstances)
from the date of effectiveness of the offering without the prior written consent
of the lead manager of the offering.
18
As
of
November 19, 2007, the total market value of our Comverge shares was
approximately $76.1 million based on a November 16, 2007 closing market price
of
$27.32.
Paketeria
In
the
period from January to July 2007, we provided Paketeria with short-term loans
aggregating $1.1 million in order to provide it with short-term “bridge”
financing to help it support its expansion and operating activities until it
raised funds from a debt or equity offering. In September 2007, Paketeria
completed a private placement of Paketeria’s shares. In the private placement,
Paketeria raised approximately €1.7 million ($2.5 million) by way of a share
issuance. The private placement reflected a pre-money valuation of Paketeria
of
€8.0 million ($11.3 million). In connection with the private placement, we
converted our entire note receivable balances (€750,000 or $1.1 million) and
accumulated interest to equity in Paketeria. In addition, as part of the
agreement, we also exercised our to acquire a convertible note payable of
Paketeria held by another Paketeria shareholder in the principal amount of
€70,000 ($98,000) note and converted it to equity as well. After the completion
of the private placement and related transactions described above, we currently
own approximately 31% of Paketeria. As a result of the private placement, we
recorded a non-cash gain of approximately $0.5 million with respect to the
adjustment of the balance recorded as our investment in Paketeria to our share
of Paketeria’s equity subsequent to the private placement.
Local
Power
In
July
2007, we acquired 10% (on a fully diluted basis) of Local Power Inc. (LPI),
a
California-based corporation formed recently by a pioneer in the restructuring
of the $325 Billion US retail electricity market. We will have the right, for
12
months, to purchase an additional 41 percent stake in LPI, bringing our
potential total ownership position to 51 percent.
LPI
provides consultation services and energy intelligence tools to enable cities
to
develop renewable electricity resources on a massive scale while utilizing
the
local utility’s distribution infrastructure. LPI’s founder, Paul Fenn, created
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), a revolutionary method by which cities
can
dramatically accelerate deployment of local green power infrastructure in order
to diversify their electric power away from fossil fuel to renewable energy
and
achieve more stable, competitive rates for their communities.
LPI
is
building a recurring revenue business with its highly scalable energy service
bureau model, assisting cities to adopt, implement and manage CCA networks.
CCA
offers numerous benefits - city governments become strategic investors in
renewable power, local jobs are promoted, rates are stabilized, and the service
is popular with environmentally conscious politicians and voters.
dsIT
Solutions
In
May
2007, dsIT signed a contract to supply its AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar
(DDS) system to a leading European oil terminal operator. The system is believed
to be the first system in the world designed and operated to protect a strategic
coastal energy installation. The DDS is dsIT’s state-of-the art underwater
surveillance system, which supports automatic detection, tracking and
classification of any moving underwater body or object. The DDS will monitor
the
waters surrounding the oil terminal in order to detect underwater intrusion
and
prevent sabotage.
19
In
June
2007, dsIT also received a $7.6 million (adjusted value) order for a sonar
and
underwater acoustics system from the Israeli Ministry of Defense. In the three
months ended September 30, 2007, we recorded approximately $0.7 million of
sales
with respect to this project.
Private
Placement of Debentures and Warrants
On
April
11, 2007, we completed a private placement of $6.9 million of principal amount
of 10% Convertible Redeemable Subordinated Debentures (the “Debentures”),
resulting in gross proceeds of the same amount. The Debentures, subject to
certain restrictions, are convertible into our common stock at a conversion
price of $3.80 per share and mature on March 30, 2011.
In
connection with the offering, we entered into subscription agreements with
certain accredited investors. By the terms of the subscription agreements each
subscriber in addition to the Debentures purchased, received a warrant
exercisable for the purchase of 25% of the number of shares obtained by dividing
the principal amount of a given Debenture by the conversion price of $3.80
per
share, resulting in the issuance of warrants to purchase 453,047 shares. The
warrants are exercisable for shares of Common Stock for a period of five years
at an exercise price of $4.50 per share. Both the Debentures and the warrants
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 our agreement with the
placement agent, the agent received a 7% selling commission, 3% management
fee,
and 2% non-accountable expense allowance out of the gross proceeds of the
offering.
Out
of
the gross proceeds of the offering, we paid the placement agent commissions
and
expenses of approximately $0.9 million and other transaction costs of $0.2
million. In addition, we issued to the placement agent warrants to purchase
181,211 shares of common stock on substantially the same terms as those issued
to the subscribers.
Corporate
The
purchase of SCR-Tech was funded by a loan from CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc.,
as lender, under a Loan Agreement dated as November 1, 2007 (the “Loan
Agreement”). Under the Loan Agreement, as security for loans drawn down under
the Loan Agreement we pledged our 2,786,021 shares of Comverge, Inc. common
stock. Any amounts advanced to us under the Loan Agreement are payable upon
demand by the lender. Interest is payable monthly on any amounts advanced under
the Loan Agreement in accordance with the lender’s published rates and policies
for securities margin accounts which currently is 7.0%
Under
the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and
the rules thereunder, we would be deemed to be an investment company if the
“value” of “investment securities” we own accounts for more than 40% of the
total “value” of our assets, exclusive of “government securities,” cash and
certain cash items. The shares of Comverge common stock we own are “investment
securities” under the Act and account for significantly more than 40% of the
value of our total assets.
20
Pursuant
to a “safe harbor” provision under the Investment Company Act rules, we would be
exempt from regulation as an investment company, if, among other things, we
were
deemed to primarily control Comverge. In order to primarily control Comverge,
we
would need to own more than 25% of its voting securities and be Comverge’s
single largest shareholder. As a result of (1) the Comverge IPO in April 2007
which resulted in the substantial dilution of our equity position, and (2)
the
resulting termination of our voting agreements with other shareholders, we
are
likely to be deemed to no longer have primary control of Comverge. As a result,
as of the end of our fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2007, we may inadvertently
fall within the definition of an investment company, without any applicable
exemption.
We
have
availed ourselves of the provision under Rule 3a-2 under the Investment Company
Act that exempts an issuer from investment company status for up to one year,
so
long as it has a bona fide intent to be engaged primarily, as soon as is
reasonably possible (and in any event by the termination of the one-year
period), in a business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning,
holding or trading in securities.
Our
management and Board of Directors are formulating plans for returning the
Company to compliance with the numerical tests for exemption from investment
company status as soon as possible and no later than June 30, 2008. These plans
would likely include the acquisition of one or more wholly-owned,
majority-owned, or primarily-controlled operating businesses and the sale of
a
substantial portion of our Comverge shares. Our recent purchase of SCR-Tech
and
our contemplated sale of a substantial portion of our Comverge shares in the
Comverge follow on offering, if and when such offering is resumed and completed,
will when taken together, significantly reduce the percentage of the total
value
of our assets represented by investment securities. However, while the Board
has
not yet performed a valuation of our assets after giving effect to such
transactions, we expect that even after giving effect to such transactions
the
“investment securities” we own will continue to account for more than 40% of the
total “value” of our assets.
While
we
remain committed to coming into compliance with the numerical tests for
exemption from investment company status as soon as possible and no later than
June 30, 2008, we will likely need to sell and/or distribute additional Comverge
shares, acquire a suitable operating business or businesses (in addition to
SCR-Tech) and take other actions to come into compliance with the Investment
Company Act. There is no assurance that we will be able to successfully complete
those steps by June 30, 2008. While we could request an order from the SEC
to
give us additional time beyond the one year period allowed by Rule 3a-2 to
take
the actions necessary to come into compliance with the Investment Company Act,
the Board of Directors has not yet determined the need to request such an order
and there is no assurance that such an order would be granted.
If
we are
unable to come into compliance with the Investment Company Act before June
30,
2008 (or any later date to which that may be extended by the SEC), we may be
in
violation of the Investment Company Act. If we were deemed to be operating
as an
illegally unregistered investment company, the consequences could potentially
be
severe. Among other things, the Company would be prohibited from engaging in
business in the United States (including non-investment company business) and
all of its contracts would become voidable at the election of the
counterparty.
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Overview
and Trend Information
Acorn
Factor specializes in acquiring and accelerating the growth of emerging ventures
that promise improvement in the economic and environmental efficiency of the
energy sector. Consistent
with our plans for returning to compliance for the test for exemption under
the
Investment Company Act, we
look to
take primarily controlling positions in companies led by great entrepreneurs
and
to add value by supporting those companies with branding, positioning, strategy
and business development.
Our
recently acquired company (see “Recent Developments”), SCR-Tech,
is a leading provider of catalyst regeneration technologies and management
services for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems used by coal-fired
power plants to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx)
emissions. SCR-Tech integrates leading edge technologies, a highly skilled
workforce, and more than 100 years of combined experience in the environmental
and power generation industries to provide innovative, cost-effective SCR
catalyst management and regeneration services that help our customers achieve
and maintain compliance with increasingly stringent NOx
regulations.
We
are a
global company with equity interests in Comverge (14%), the leading clean
capacity provider of energy solutions through demand response, Paketeria GmbH
(32%), a German super services provider, dsIT (58%) a leader in underwater
security systems for strategic coastal energy infrastructure; and Local Power,
Inc. (10%), the creator of Community Choice Aggregation, a revolution in
renewable power and retail markets for electricity.
During
the periods included in this report, we operated in two reportable segments:
RT
Solutions and OncoPro™. The following analysis should be read together with the
segment information provided in Note 11 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 reflected a significant increase in the three and nine month periods
ending September 30, 2007 as compared to the three and nine month periods ending
September 30, 2006 as well as compared to the second quarter of 2007. Increased
revenues were the result of our previously announced contracts with the Israeli
Ministry of Defense and a leading European oil terminal operator - both related
to our sonar technologies solutions operations. Segment gross profits also
significantly increased for the three and nine months periods ending September
30, 2007 as compared to the three and nine month periods ended September 30,
2006 as well as compared to the second quarter of 2007. The increased gross
profits reflect the increase in sales which more than offset the reduction
in
profit margins. We expect that we will continue to see similar levels of
revenues, gross profits and gross margins in the coming quarters as a result
of
our backlog (over $7 million) which are primarily comprised of the recently
announced contracts received by dsIT (see “Recent Developments”). Both of these
new contracts are in our sonar technologies solutions operations of our RT
Solutions segment.
We
believe that sonar technology solutions will be the primary source of this
segment’s future growth and profitability. We continue to have discussions and
seek strategic alliances for marketing and obtaining additional investment
for
our sonar technologies solutions.
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OncoProTM
Segment
revenues continue to show a decrease in the nine months ending September 30,
2007 as compared to the nine months ending September 30, 2006 as well as a
decrease in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to the third quarter of 2006.
Segment revenues did increase in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to the
second quarter of 2007. Decreased revenues were the result of reduced hours
approved for payment from the Clalit Health Fund. Segment gross profits were
unchanged in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to the second quarter of
2007
despite increased revenues due to the cessation of development work and the
redirection of personnel costs. Segment gross profits and margins in the nine
months ending September 30, 2007 were higher than those in the nine months
ending September 30, 2006. However, we do not expect that we will see
significantly increased revenues, gross profits or gross margins in the coming
quarters.
We
have
effectively halted our beta-site development work as we continue our discussions
and seek strategic alliances for marketing and obtaining additional investment
for our OncoPro™ solutions.
Comverge
As
described above under “Recent Developments”, on April 18, 2007 Comverge
completed its initial public offering and on November 6, 2007, Comverge
announced that it had commenced distribution of preliminary prospectuses in
anticipation of a follow-on public offering of 1,370,000 shares of common stock
that will be offered by Comverge and 5,480,000 shares of common stock to be
offered by certain stockholders. The selling stockholders will also grant the
underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,027,500 additional shares
of
common stock. The offering is being made pursuant to a prospectus filed as
part
of a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Of the shares to be offered by certain stockholders, 1,157,656
shares will be offered by us. We will also grant an option to the underwriters
to purchase up to 217,060 additional shares as part of the 30-day option
referred to above. A registration statement relating to these securities has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become
effective. On November 14, 2007 Comverge announced that it had postponed the
follow-on public offering of common stock. Comverge cited adverse market
conditions as the reason for delaying the offering. Comverge currently plans
to
wait until the market stabilizes and then reevaluate timing.
In
July
2007, Comverge completed its acquisition of Enerwise. Enerwise is an energy
infrastructure management, demand response and renewable energy services and
technology provider that enables commercial and industrial customers to reduce
energy consumption and total costs, improve energy infrastructure reliability
and make informed decisions on energy and renewable energy purchases and
programs.
In
September 2007, Comverge completed its acquisition of PES. PES is an energy
efficiency company that implements permanent base load reduction solutions
for
commercial and industrial customers under long-term, pay-for-performance
contracts with a utility.
As
of
October 18, 2007, Comverge had contracted capacity of 659 megawatts, and
estimated that its total payments to be received from its capacity contracts
through 2017 were approximately $318 million.
23
Paketeria
We
account for our Paketeria investment the equity method and, as such, up until
the recent private placement by Paketeria, we recorded approximately 33% of
its
loss in our consolidated results. As a result of the private placement by
Paketeria (see “Recent Developments”), it raised approximately €1.7 million
($2.4 million) and we converted approximately $1.1 million of debt to equity
in
Paketeria and our shareholdings were reduced to approximately 31%. The private
placement of Paketeria was done at a post-money valuation of €9.8 million ($13.8
million). As a result of the private placement and the related transactions,
we
recorded a non-cash gain of $0.5 million.
Paketeria
was established to take advantage of the privatization and subsequent
substantial reduction in retail outlets of the German post office. Since the
beginning of 2006, Paketeria has doubled in size. In 2007, Paketeria is
continuing its expansion of stores. In addition, Paketeria is planning to add
additional services to its unique “Super Services Market” format. Planned
additions to its services menu include an Internet pharmacy and
telecommunication services in cooperation with The Phone House, Europe’s largest
independent mobile phone retailer.
Paketeria
continues to look for additional outside equity or debt financing to assist
it
in its expansion.
Corporate
In
April
2007, we completed the approximately $6.9 million private placement of our
Convertible Redeemable Subordinated Debentures. We intend to use the funds
raised for general working capital and to finance our search for additional
strategic acquisitions and investments.
In
addition, we have recently, as guarantor, issued a guarantee to an Israeli
bank,
under which we pledged monies in an account with the Israeli bank in an amount
up to $2.5 million. The guarantee was issued in order to secure dsIT guarantees
related to a purchase order from the Israeli Ministry of Defense for a sonar
and
underwater acoustics system. The Israeli bank will be entitled to draw from
the
deposited funds as reimbursement in the event that it is required to pay any
amounts under the dsIT guarantees.
New
Accounting Standards
Effective
January 1, 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 48,
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting
for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance
with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a
tax return. FIN 48 requires that we determine whether the benefits of our tax
positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the
technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are more likely
than not of being sustained upon audit, we recognize the largest amount of
the
benefit that is more likely than not of being sustained in our consolidated
financial statements. For tax positions that are not more likely than not of
being sustained upon audit, we do not recognize any portion of the benefit
in
our consolidated financial statements. The provisions of FIN 48 also provide
guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting
in interim periods, and disclosure.
24
The
cumulative effect of the adoption of the recognition and measurement provisions
of FIN 48 resulted in a $305,000 reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance
of our retained earnings. Results of prior periods have not been restated.
Our
policy for interest and penalties related to income tax exposures was not
impacted as a result of the adoption of the recognition and measurement
provisions of FIN 48. Therefore, we continue to recognize interest and penalties
as incurred within “Finance income (expense), net” in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 creates a single definition of fair value,
along with a conceptual framework to measure fair value, and to increase the
consistency and the comparability in fair value measurements and in financial
statement disclosures.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Liabilities - Including an Amendment to FASB Statement
No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 improves financial reporting by giving entities
the opportunity to mitigate earnings volatility by electing to measure related
financial assets and liabilities at fair value rather than using different
measurement attributes. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the
fair
value option has been elected should be reported in earnings. Upon initial
adoption, differences between the fair value and carrying amount should be
included as a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings.
SFAS
Nos.
157 and 159 are effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007. Earlier application is permitted as of the
beginning of the fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007. We
are not planning to early adopt SFAS Nos. 157 and 159 and are currently
assessing the impact of implementing SFAS Nos. 157 and 159 on our financial
position and results of operations.
25
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 September 30,
2006 and 2007, 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.
Nine
months ended September 30,
|
|
Three
months ended September 30,
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Change
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
($,000)
|
|
%
of
sales
|
|
($,000)
|
|
%
of
sales
|
|
%
of
2006
|
|
($,000)
|
|
%
of
sales
|
|
($,000)
|
|
%
of
sales
|
|
%
of
2006
|
||||||||||||
Sales
|
$
|
2,886
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
3,315
|
100
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
$
|
923
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
1,595
|
100
|
73
|
|||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
2,037
|
71
|
2,501
|
75
|
23
|
647
|
70
|
1,122
|
70
|
73
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
849
|
29
|
814
|
25
|
(4
|
)
|
276
|
30
|
473
|
30
|
71
|
||||||||||||||||||||
R&D
expenses
|
184
|
6
|
310
|
9
|
68
|
87
|
9
|
77
|
5
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
SMG&A
expenses
|
3,537
|
123
|
3,012
|
91
|
(15
|
)
|
1,571
|
170
|
1,153
|
72
|
(27
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(2,872
|
)
|
(100
|
)
|
(2,508
|
)
|
(76
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(1,382
|
)
|
(150
|
)
|
(757
|
)
|
(47
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Finance
expense, net
|
(23
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(2,827
|
)
|
(85
|
)
|
12,191
|
(17
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(716
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
4,112
|
|||||||||||||
Gain
on public offering of Comverge
|
--
|
--
|
16,169
|
488
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on private placement of Paketeria
|
--
|
--
|
533
|
16
|
--
|
--
|
533
|
33
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income, net
|
330
|
11
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before taxes on income
|
(2,565
|
)
|
(89
|
)
|
11,367
|
343
|
543
|
(1,399
|
)
|
(152
|
)
|
(940
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
33
|
|||||||||||||||
Taxes
on income
|
(8
|
)
|
0
|
(9
|
)
|
0
|
13
|
(2
|
)
|
0
|
(4
|
)
|
0
|
100
|
|||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries
|
(2,573
|
)
|
(89
|
)
|
11,358
|
343
|
541
|
(1,401
|
)
|
(152
|
)
|
(944
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
33
|
|||||||||||||||
Share
in losses in Paketeria
|
(250
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
(828
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
231
|
(250
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
(440
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
76
|
|||||||||||||
Share
in losses in Comverge
|
(210
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
(3,033
|
)
|
(105
|
)
|
10,530
|
318
|
447
|
(1,651
|
)
|
(179
|
)
|
(1,384
|
)
|
(87
|
)
|
16
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
78
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Loss
on sale of discontinued operations and contract settlement
|
(2,298
|
)
|
(80
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
(100
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,253
|
)
|
(182
|
)
|
$
|
10,530
|
318
|
300
|
$
|
(1,651
|
)
|
(179
|
)
|
$
|
(1,384
|
)
|
(87
|
)
|
16
|
Sales.
Sales in
the first nine months of 2007 increased by $429,000, or 15%, from $2.9 million
in the first nine months of 2006 to $3.3 million in the first nine months of
2007. Sales in the third quarter of 2007 reflected an increase of $672,000,
or
73%, from $0.9 million in the third quarter of 2006 to $1.6 million in the
third
quarter of 2007. The increases for both periods were wholly attributable to
the
increase in our RT Solutions segment sales (increases of $338,000 and $570,000
for the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2007 as compared to
2006, respectively) which was the result of two new significant projects in
2007
(see “Recent Developments”). This increase more than offset the slight decrease
in sales in our OncoProTM
segment
during those periods.
Gross
profit. Gross
profits
in the
first nine months of 2007 decreased by $35,000, or 4%, from $849,000 to
$815,000, compared to the first nine months of 2006. The decrease was primarily
attributable to slightly decreased gross profits in the RT Solutions segment
which were the result of lower margins which offset the increased sales during
the period. The lower margins were due to the inclusion in 2006 of certain
project sales with relatively high gross profit margins. Gross profit in the
third quarter of 2007 increased by $197,000, or 71%, from $276,000 to $473,000,
in comparison to the third quarter of 2006, primarily due to the previously
mentioned increase in RT Solutions sales. Gross margins were unchanged in the
third quarter of 2007 as compared to the third quarter of 2006.
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Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses (“SMG&A”). Selling,
marketing, general and administrative expenses (“SMG&A”) decreased
significantly in
the
first nine months
of
2007 ($525,000) from $3.5 million to $3.0 million compared to the first nine
months of 2006. SMG&A also decreased significantly (by $418,000) in the
third quarter of 2007 as compared to the third quarter of 2006. The decreases
for both the nine and three month periods is due almost entirely to decreases
in
stock compensation expense recognized in the periods in accordance with FAS
123R.
Gain
on public offering of Comverge. In
April
2007, Comverge completed its initial public offering. As
a
result of the Comverge offering, the Company recorded an increase in its
investment in Comverge and recorded a non-cash gain of $16.2 million in “Gain on
public offering of Comverge”. Subsequent to the offering, the Company no longer
accounted for its investment in Comverge under the equity method.
Gain
on private placement of Paketeria. In
September 2007, Paketeria completed a private placement of shares. As part
of
the transaction, the Company converted approximately $1.2 million of debt
to
equity in Paketeria. As
a
result of the Paketeria private placement, the Company recorded a decrease
in
its investment in Paketeria and recorded a non-cash gain of $533,000 in “Gain on
private placement of Paketeria”.
Finance
expense, net. Finance
expense, net, increased in the first nine months of 2007 as compared to the
first nine months of 2006 from $23,000 to $2.8 million. Finance expense,
net,
also increased in the third quarter of 2007 as compared to the third quarter
of
2006 from $17,000 to $716,000. The increases are entirely attributable to
the
finance costs associated with our private placement of convertible debt in
the
first and second quarters of 2007.
Share
of losses in Comverge. In
the
first quarter of 2006, we recognized $210,000 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.
As
our investment in Comverge had been reduced to zero, we no longer recorded
additional losses against our investment in Comverge.
Share
of losses in Paketeria. In
the
first nine months of 2007, we recognized losses of $779,000 representing
our
approximate 33% share of Paketeria’s losses for the period and amortization
expense associated with acquired non-compete and franchise agreements and
the
change in value of options. In addition, we also recognized additional losses
totaling $49,000 with respect to stock compensation expense associated with
a
previous option grant to Paketeria’s founder and managing director.
Net
income from discontinued operations, net of tax. The
results as reported reflect the net results of Databit prior to our sale
in
March of 2006.
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
September 30, 2007, we had working capital of $2.8 million, including $4.2
million of cash and cash equivalents. Net cash provided in the nine months
of
2007 was $2.7 million. Net cash of $1.8 million was used in operating activities
during the first nine months of 2007. The primary use of cash in operating
activities during the first nine months of 2007 was our corporate cash expenses
of $1.4 million. Net cash of $1.7 million was used in investing activities,
primarily due to our $1.2 million loans to and acquisition of a note due
from
Paketeria (which was subsequently converted to equity together with accrued
interest) and our $0.3 million investment in Local Power. Net cash of $6.2
million was provided from financing activities, primarily from the proceeds
of
our private placement of debentures and warrants net of related discounts
($5.8
million, net) and the proceeds from option and warrant exercises ($1.0 million)
offset by debt repayments ($0.6 million, net).
27
On
October 18, 2007, an Israeli bank issued certain financial and performance
guarantees in support of obligations of dsIT, under a purchase order from
the
Israeli Ministry of Defense for a sonar and underwater acoustics system.
We, as
guarantor, issued a Deed of Guarantee to the Israeli bank, under which we
pledged monies in an account with the bank in an amount up to $2.5 million
(the
“Guarantee Funds”). The Deed of Guarantee was issued in order to secure the
guarantees dsIT Guarantees. The Israeli bank will be entitled to draw from
the
Guarantee Funds as reimbursement in the event that it is required to pay
any
amounts under the dsIT Guarantees. As at November 7, 2007, the amounts deposited
in the Israeli bank as Guarantee Funds was $1.5 million. We expect that these
funds will be restricted for use until approximately December 2008.
The
purchase of SCR-Tech was funded by a $14 million loan dated November 7, 2007
from CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc., as lender, under the Loan Agreement
dated
as November 1, 2007. Under the Loan Agreement, as security for loans drawn
down
under the Loan Agreement we pledged our 2,786,021 shares of Comverge, Inc.
common stock. Any amounts advanced to us under the Loan Agreement are payable
upon demand by the lender. Interest is payable monthly on any amounts advanced
under the Loan Agreement in accordance with the lender’s published rates and
policies for securities margin accounts which currently is 7.0%.
As
of
November 13, 2007 the Company’s corporate operations had an aggregate of
approximately $6.5 million in cash and cash equivalents (not including the
$1.5
million deposited in an account as a security for a guarantee for dsIT -
see
above), reflecting a $5.0 million increase from the balance as of December
31,
2006.
We
believe that the cash available and the cash potentially available from any
sales of our holdings in Comverge will provide more than sufficient liquidity
to
allow us to repay outstanding debt as well as finance Acorn’s activities for the
foreseeable future and for the next 12 months in particular. In October
2007, dsIT converted approximately $168,000 of its lines of credit being
utilized at September 30, 2007 to a 12 month term loan which is denominated
in
NIS and bears interest at the Israeli prime rate plus 1.5% per annum. The
Israeli prime rate fluctuates and as of September 30, 2007 was 5.50%. Subsequent
to the conversion of this portion of dsIT’s lines of credit, dsIT has
approximately $234 of lines of credit available to it with an interest rate
of
the Israeli prime plus 1.5%. As at November 1, 2007, dsIT was not utilizing
any
of its credit lines.
At
September 30, 2007, dsIT was in technical violation of covenants under its
line
of credit. This bank is continuing to provide funding to dsIT despite the
technical violation and has not formally notified dsIT of any violation or
any
contemplated action. Acorn has agreed to be supportive of dsIT’s liquidity
requirements over the next 12 months.
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Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
Our
contractual obligations and commitments at September 30, 2007, 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 September 30,
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(amounts
in thousands)
|
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Contractual
Obligations
|
Total
|
2008
|
2009-2010
|
2011-2012
|
2013
and thereafter
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$
|
6,886
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
6,886
|
$
|
--
|
||||||
Operating
leases (1)
|
752
|
453
|
299
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Potential
severance obligations to Israeli employees (2)
|
2,378
|
285
|
--
|
--
|
2,093
|
|||||||||||
Investment
in EnerTech Capital Partners III L.P. (3)
|
5,000
|
5,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Investor
relations
|
12
|
12
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||
Total
contractual cash obligations
|
$
|
15,028
|
$
|
5,750
|
$
|
299
|
$
|
6,886
|
$
|
2,093
|
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 a transition services arrangement, we have agreed to
pay
Databit $20,000 per year for 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
September 30, 2007, we accrued a total of $2.4 million for potential severance
obligations of which approximately $1.6 million was funded with cash to
insurance companies.
(3)
In
August 2007, we committed to invest up to $5 million over a ten-year period
in
EnerTech Capital Partners III L.P. (“EnerTech III”), a proposed $250 million
venture capital fund targeting early and expansion stage energy and clean
energy
technology companies that can enhance the profits of the producers and consumers
of energy.
The
primary objective of EnerTech III is to provide superior venture returns.
In so
doing, EnerTech III may also provide investors with venture portfolio
diversification, a hedge against rising commodity fuel prices and access
to
emerging companies that reduce the global dependence on
hydrocarbons.
Our
obligation under this commitment is presented as a current liability, though
it
is uncertain as to when actual payments may be made. To date, we have received
and funded a capital call of $400,000 to EnerTech III.
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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, whose utilization
at September 30, 2007 stood at approximately $378,000. Additionally, our
monetary assets and liabilities (net liability of approximately $0.4 million)
in
Israel are exposed to fluctuations in exchange rates. In addition, $3.4 million,
$0.3 million and $0.1 million of our backlog of projects are contracts and
orders that are linked to an Israeli Ministry of Defense Index, denominated
in
Euros and denominated in NIS, respectively. 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
4T. 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, 2006, 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.
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Item
6. Exhibits.
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
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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.
ACORN FACTOR, INC. | ||
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Dated: November 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Michael Barth |
Michael
Barth
Chief
Financial Officer
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