AutoWeb, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the transition period from
to
Commission file number 1-34761
AutoWeb,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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33-0711569
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 300
Tampa, Florida 33602
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(949)
225-4500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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AUTO
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The Nasdaq Capital Market
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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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has
submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of
this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☐
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Smaller reporting company ☒
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Emerging growth company ☐
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
As of August 3, 2020, there were 13,146,831 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock,
$0.001 par value, outstanding.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial
Statements
AUTOWEB, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
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June 30,
2020
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December 31,
2019
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$5,210
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$892
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Restricted
cash
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3,300
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5,054
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Accounts
receivable, net of allowances for bad debts and customer credits of
$638 and $740 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
respectively
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14,679
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24,051
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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1,939
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1,265
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Total
current assets
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25,128
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31,262
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Property
and equipment, net
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3,026
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3,349
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Right-of-use
assets
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3,246
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2,528
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Intangible
assets, net
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5,537
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7,104
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Other
assets
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745
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661
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Total
assets
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$37,682
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$44,904
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$5,899
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$14,080
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Borrowings
under revolving credit facility
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7,181
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3,745
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Current
portion of the PPP Loan
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615
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—
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Accrued
employee-related benefits
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1,928
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1,004
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Other
accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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1,257
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2,315
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Current
portion of lease liabilities
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820
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1,167
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Total
current liabilities
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17,700
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22,311
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PPP
Loan
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769
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Lease
liabilities, net of current portion
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2,524
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1,497
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Total
liabilities
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20,993
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23,808
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note 10)
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 11,445,187 shares authorized,
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—
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Series
A Preferred Stock, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized, and
13,146,831 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019, respectively
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13
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13
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Additional
paid-in capital
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365,056
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364,028
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Accumulated
deficit
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(348,380)
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(342,945)
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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16,689
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21,096
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$37,682
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$44,904
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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AUTOWEB, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2020
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2019
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2020
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2019
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Revenues:
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Lead
generation
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$14,263
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$21,691
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$32,723
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$47,389
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Digital
advertising
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2,756
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5,432
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8,768
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11,310
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Other
revenues
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14
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19
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14
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47
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Total
revenues
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17,033
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27,142
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41,505
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58,746
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Cost
of revenues
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10,993
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21,758
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30,108
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47,605
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Gross
profit
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6,040
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5,384
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11,397
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11,141
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Operating
expenses:
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Sales
and marketing
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2,026
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2,956
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4,158
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5,834
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Technology
support
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1,786
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2,182
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3,643
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4,962
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General
and administrative
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2,901
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4,026
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6,844
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8,316
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Depreciation
and amortization
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559
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1,201
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1,281
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2,440
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Total
operating expenses
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7,272
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10,365
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15,926
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21,552
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Operating
loss
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(1,232)
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(4,981)
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(4,529)
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(10,411)
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Interest
and other (expense) income:
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Interest
(expense) income:
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(204)
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(36)
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(1,036)
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(35)
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Other
income (expense)
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62
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69
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130
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138
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Loss
before income tax provision
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(1,374)
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(4,948)
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(5,435)
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(10,308)
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Income
tax provision
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—
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5
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5
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Net
loss
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$(1,374)
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$(4,953)
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$(5,435)
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$(10,313)
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Basic
loss per common share
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$(0.10)
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$(0.38)
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$(0.41)
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$(0.79)
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Diluted
loss per common share
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$(0.10)
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$(0.38)
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$(0.41)
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$(0.79)
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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AUTOWEB, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
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Common Stock
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Preferred Stock
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Additional Paid-in-
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Accumulated
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Total
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Balance
at March 31, 2019
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13,116,462
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$13
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$—
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$362,076
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$(333,076)
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$29,013
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Share-based
compensation
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—
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—
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—
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—
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560
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—
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560
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Issuance
of common stock upon exercise of stock options
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57,036
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—
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—
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101
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—
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101
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Cancellation
of restricted stock
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(26,667)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Net
loss
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—
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—
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—
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(4,953) )
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(4,953)
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Balance
at June 30, 2019
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13,146,831
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$13
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$—
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$362,737
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$(338,029) )
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$24,721
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
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Common Stock
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Preferred Stock
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Additional Paid-in-
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Accumulated
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Total
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Balance
at March 31, 2020
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13,146,831
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$13
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$—
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$364,537
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$(347,006)
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$17,544
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Share-based
compensation
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—
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—
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—
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—
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519
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—
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519
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Net
loss
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(1,374)
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(1,374)
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Balance
at June 30, 2020
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13,146,831
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$13
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$—
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$365,056
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$(348,380)
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$16,689
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AUTOWEB, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
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Common Stock
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Preferred Stock
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Additional Paid-in-
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Accumulated
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Total
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Balance
at December 31, 2018
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12,960,450
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$13
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$—
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$361,218
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$(327,716) )
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$33,515
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Share-based
compensation
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1,111
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—
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1,111
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Issuance
of common stock upon exercise of stock options
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213,048
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—
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—
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—
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408
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—
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408
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Cancellation
of restricted stock
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(26,667)
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Net
loss
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(10,313) )
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(10,313)
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Balance
at June 30, 2019
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13,146,831
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$13
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$—
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$362,737
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$(338,029) )
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$24,721
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
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Common Stock
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Preferred Stock
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Additional Paid-in-
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Accumulated
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Number of Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Total
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Balance
at December 31, 2019
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13,146,831
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$13
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$—
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$364,028
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$(342,945)
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$21,096
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Share-based
compensation
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1,028
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—
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1,028
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Net
loss
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(5,435)
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(5,435)
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Balance
at June 30, 2020
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13,146,831
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$13
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—
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$365,056
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$(348,380)
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$16,689
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AUTOWEB, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2020
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2019
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$(5,435)
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$(10,313)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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2,278
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3,509
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Provision
for bad debts
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94
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122
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Provision
for customer credits
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33
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120
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Share-based
compensation
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1,028
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1,111
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Right-of-use
assets
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767
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924
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Lease
liabilities
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(805)
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(924)
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Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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9,245
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3,325
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(674)
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(410)
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Other
assets
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(84)
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(303)
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Accounts
payable
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(8,181)
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(1,945)
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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(135)
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(787)
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(1,869)
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(5,571)
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(388)
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(990)
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(388)
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(990)
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Borrowings
under PNC credit facility
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28,564
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16,940
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Principal
payments on PNC credit facility
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(32,308)
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(16,940)
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Borrowings
under CNC credit facility
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33,201
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—
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Principal
payments on CNC credit facility
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(26,020)
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—
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Borrowings
under PPP Note
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1,384
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—
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Payments
on convertible note
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—
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(1,000)
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Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
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—
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408
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Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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4,821
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(592)
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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2,564
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(7,153)
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Cash
and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of
period
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5,946
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13,600
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Cash
and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of
period
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$8,510
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$6,447
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Reconciliation of
cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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$892
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$13,600
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Restricted
cash at beginning of period
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5,054
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Cash
and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of
period
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$5,946
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$13,600
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$5,210
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$1,431
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Restricted
cash at end of period
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3,300
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5,016
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Cash
and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of
period
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$8,510
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$6,447
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid for income taxes
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$—
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$1
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Cash
refunds for income taxes
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381
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124
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Cash
paid for interest
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$449
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$40
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Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
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Right-of-use
assets obtained in exchange for operating lease
liabilities
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$1,485
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$—
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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AUTOWEB, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Operations
AutoWeb, Inc. (“AutoWeb” or the “Company”) is a digital marketing company for the
automotive industry that assists automotive retail dealers
(“Dealers”) and automotive manufacturers
(“Manufacturers”)
market and sell new and used vehicles to consumers by utilizing the
Company’s digital sales enhancing products and
services.
The Company’s consumer-facing websites
(“Company
Websites”) provide
consumers with information and tools to aid them with their
automotive purchase decisions and the ability to connect with
Dealers regarding purchasing or leasing vehicles
(“Leads”). The Company’s click traffic
referral program provides consumers who are shopping for vehicles
online with targeted offers based on make, model and geographic
location. As these consumers conduct online research on Company
Websites or on the site of one of our network of automotive
publishers, they are presented with relevant offers on a timely
basis and, upon the consumer clicking on the displayed
advertisement, are sent to the appropriate website location of one
of the Company’s Dealer, Manufacturer or advertising
customers.
The
Company was incorporated in Delaware on May 17, 1996. The
Company’s common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market
under the symbol AUTO.
2. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements are presented on the same basis as the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2019 (“2019 Form 10-K”)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). AutoWeb has made its disclosures in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) for interim financial information and
with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of Company management, all
adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary
for a fair presentation with respect to interim financial
statements, have been included. The unaudited condensed
consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the period
ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results
of operations or cash flows expected for the year or any other
period. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in the 2019
Form 10-K.
References
to amounts in the consolidated financial statement sections are in
thousands, except share and per share data, unless otherwise
specified.
As
of December 31, 2019, restricted cash primarily consisted of
pledged cash pursuant to the PNC Credit Agreement. As of June 30,
2020, restricted cash primarily consisted of cash pledged pursuant
to the CNC Credit Agreement.
In
early 2020 and continuing as of the date of this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, the coronavirus pandemic has led to quarantines and
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders in a number of countries,
states, cities and regions and the closure or limited access to
public and private offices and facilities, worldwide, causing
widespread disruptions to travel, economic activity and financial
markets. Management is unable to predict the extent and
duration of these disruptions, which could result in a national or
global recession. The pandemic has led the Company’s
Manufacturer and Dealer customers to experience disruptions in the
(i) supply of vehicle and parts inventories, (ii) ability and
willingness of consumers to visit automotive dealerships to
purchase or lease vehicles and (iii) overall health and
availability of their labor force. Manufacturers also shutdown
assembly plants. Volatility in the financial markets, concerns
about exposure to the novel coronavirus and governmental
quarantines, stay-at-home/work-from-home orders, business closures,
and employment furloughs and layoffs have also impacted consumer
confidence and willingness to visit dealerships and to purchase or
lease vehicles. High unemployment and lower consumer confidence may
continue after the stay-at-home/work-from-home orders have ended.
These disruptions have impacted the willingness or desire of the
Company’s customers to acquire vehicle Leads or other digital
marketing services from the Company. Vehicle sales have declined,
and the Company has experienced direct disruptions in its
operations due to the overall health of, and concerns for, its
labor force and as a result of governmental “social
distancing” programs, quarantines, travel restrictions and
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders, leading to office closures,
operating from employee homes and restrictions on its employees
traveling to its various offices. The Company continues to
experience cancellations or suspensions of purchases of Leads and
other digital marketing services by its customers, which materially
and adversely affects its business, results of operations,
financial condition, earnings per share, cash flow and the trading
price of its common stock.
In
April 2020, the Company implemented a series of cost actions in
response to coronavirus pandemic, including reduced executive and
board compensation during the three-months ended June 30, 2020,
reduced recruitment, travel, consulting and business-to-business
marketing expenses, consolidation of various technology tools and
products, and limited employee furloughs and staff reductions. The
Company also started reducing its overall lead and click generation
efforts and corresponding costs to better align its volumes with
industry demand and consumer intent to purchase a vehicle.
Management will continue to evaluate other cost reduction measures
and explore all options available to it in order to minimize the
impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company has reviewed all recently issued accounting pronouncements
and concluded that they were either not applicable or not expected
to have a material impact to its consolidated financial
statements.
4. Revenue Recognition
Revenue
is recognized upon transfer of control of promised goods or
services to the Company’s customers, or when the Company
satisfies any performance obligations under contract. The amount of
revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects
to be entitled to in exchange for respective goods or services
provided. Further, under Accounting Standards Codification 606,
“Revenue from
Contracts with Customers,” (“ASC
606”) contract assets or contract
liabilities that arise from past performance but require a further
performance before the obligation can be fully satisfied must be
identified and recorded on the balance sheet until respective settlements have been
met.
The
Company has two main revenue sources – Lead generation and
Digital advertising. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue
for each source as described below:
●
Lead
generation – paid by Dealers and Manufacturers participating in the
Company’s Lead programs and are comprised of Lead transaction
and/or monthly subscription fees. Lead fees are recognized in the
period when service is provided.
●
Digital
advertising – fees paid by Dealers, Manufacturers
and third-party wholesale suppliers for (i) the Company’s
click traffic program, (ii) display advertising on the
Company’s websites, and (iii) email and other direct
marketing. Revenue is recognized in the period advertisements are
displayed on the Company’s websites or the period in which
clicks have been delivered, as applicable. The Company recognizes
revenue from the delivery of action-based advertisement (including
email and other direct marketing) in the period in which a user
takes the action for which the marketer contracted with the
Company. For advertising revenue arrangements where the Company is
not the principal, the Company recognizes revenue on a net
basis.
Variable Consideration
Leads
are generally sold with a right-of-return for services that do not
meet customer requirements as specified by the relevant contract.
Rights-of-return are estimable, and provisions for estimated
returns are recorded as a reduction in revenue by the Company in
the period revenue is recognized, and thereby accounted for as
variable consideration. As of December 31, 2019, the Company
included the allowance for customer credits in its net accounts
receivable balances on the Company’s balance sheet at period
end. Allowance for customer credits were approximately $106,000 and
$194,000 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
respectively.
Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
Unbilled Revenue
Timing
of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to
customers. The Company records a receivable when revenue is
recognized prior to invoicing. From time to time, the Company may
have balances on its balance sheet representing revenue that has
been recognized by the Company upon satisfaction of performance
obligations and earning a right to receive payment. These not-yet
invoiced receivable balances are driven by the timing of
administrative transaction processing, and are not indicative of
partially complete performance obligations, or unbilled
revenue.
Deferred Revenue
The
Company defers the recognition of revenue when cash payments are
received or due in advance of satisfying the Company’s
performance obligations, including amounts which are refundable.
Such activity is not typical for the Company. The Company had zero
deferred revenue included in its consolidated balance sheets as of
June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Payment terms and conditions
can vary by contract type. Generally, payment terms within the
Company’s customer contracts include a requirement of payment
within 30 to 60 days from date of invoice. Typically, customers
make payments after receipt of invoice for billed services, and
less typically, in advance of rendered services.
The
Company has not made any significant changes in applying ASC 606
during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
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Disaggregation of Revenue
The
Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by
revenue source and has determined that disaggregating revenue into
these categories sufficiently depicts the differences in the
nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue
streams.
The
following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers,
disaggregated by revenue source, for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2020 and 2019. Revenue is recognized net of allowances for
returns and any taxes collected from customers, which are
subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lead
generation
|
$14,263
|
$21,691
|
$32,723
|
$47,389
|
Digital
advertising
|
|
|
|
|
Clicks
|
2,321
|
4,456
|
7,670
|
9,515
|
Display
and other advertising
|
435
|
976
|
1,098
|
1,795
|
Total
digital advertising
|
2,756
|
5,432
|
8,768
|
11,310
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
revenues
|
14
|
19
|
14
|
47
|
Total
revenues
|
$17,033
|
$27,142
|
$41,505
|
$58,746
|
5. Net Loss Per
Share
Basic
net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period, excluding any unvested
restricted stock. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the
weighted average number of common shares, and if dilutive,
potential common shares outstanding, as determined under the
treasury stock and if-converted methods, during the period.
Potential common shares consist of unvested restricted stock and
common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and
warrants.
The
following are the share amounts utilized to compute the basic and
diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2020 and 2019:
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
Basic
Shares:
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
13,146,831
|
13,147,741
|
13,146,831
|
13,066,617
|
Weighted
average unvested restricted stock
|
(13,333)
|
(36,850)
|
(13,333)
|
(48,362)
|
Basic
Shares
|
13,133,498
|
13,110,891
|
13,133,498
|
13,018,255
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Shares:
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
shares
|
13,133,498
|
13,110,891
|
13,133,498
|
13,018,255
|
Weighted
average dilutive securities
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Diluted
Shares
|
13,133,498
|
13,110,891
|
13,133,498
|
13,018,255
|
For
the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the
Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share are the same
because the Company generated a net loss for the period and
potentially dilutive securities are excluded from diluted net loss
per share because they have an anti-dilutive impact.
For
the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had 4.0
million of potentially anti-dilutive securities related to common
stock that have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net
earnings per share. For the three and six months ended June 30,
2019, the Company had 4.2 million and 4.1 million of potentially
anti-dilutive securities related to common stock that have been
excluded from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share,
respectively.
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6.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-based
compensation expense is included in costs as follows:
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2019
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based
compensation expense:
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
$29
|
$66
|
$61
|
$138
|
Technology
support
|
28
|
52
|
55
|
93
|
General
and administrative
|
462
|
442
|
912
|
880
|
Share-based
compensation costs
|
519
|
560
|
1,028
|
1,111
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
capitalized to internal use software
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Total
share-based compensation costs
|
$519
|
$560
|
$1,028
|
$1,111
|
Service-Based
Options. The Company
granted the following service-based options for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively:
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of service-based options granted
|
55,000
|
140,000
|
515,000
|
1,182,883
|
Weighted
average grant date fair value
|
$0.67
|
$1.84
|
$1.05
|
$1.82
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$1.08
|
$3.45
|
$1.90
|
$3.42
|
These
options are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Options issued to employees generally vest one-third on the first
anniversary of the grant date and ratably over twenty-four months
thereafter. The vesting of these awards is contingent
upon the employee’s continued employment with the Company
during the vesting period and vesting may be accelerated under
certain conditions, including upon a change in control of the
Company and, in the case of certain officers of the Company,
termination of employment by the Company without cause and
voluntary termination of employment by such officer with good
reason. Options issued to non-employee directors generally vest
monthly over a 12-month period and vesting may be accelerated under
certain conditions, including upon a change in control of the
Company and upon the termination of service as a director of the
Company in the event such termination of service is due to
resignation, failure to be re-elected, failure to be nominated for
re-election, or without removal for cause.
The
grant date fair value of stock options granted during these periods
was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using
the following weighted average assumptions:
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Volatility
|
81%
|
66%
|
70%
|
65%
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
0.3%
|
2.2%
|
1.1%
|
2.5%
|
Expected
life (years)
|
4.6
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.4
|
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Stock option
exercises. The
following stock options were exercised during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively:
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of stock options exercised
|
—
|
57,036
|
—
|
213,048
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$—
|
$1.77
|
$—
|
$1.92
|
7. Selected Balance Sheet Accounts
Property and
Equipment. Property
and equipment consist of the following:
|
June 30,
2020
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
|
Computer
software and hardware
|
$11,679
|
$12,804
|
Capitalized
internal use software
|
7,391
|
5,878
|
Furniture
and equipment
|
1,743
|
1,743
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
1,613
|
1,613
|
|
22,426
|
22,038
|
Less—Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(19,400)
|
(18,689)
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
$3,026
|
$3,349
|
Concentration of Credit Risk
and Risks Due to Significant Customers. Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and
accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are primarily
maintained with high credit quality financial institutions in the
United States. Deposits held by banks exceed the amount of
insurance provided for such deposits.
Accounts
receivable are primarily derived from fees billed to Dealers and
Manufacturers. The Company generally requires no collateral to
support its accounts receivables and maintains an allowance for bad
debts for potential credit losses.
The
Company has a concentration of credit risk with its accounts
receivable balances. Approximately 60%, or $8.9 million, of gross
accounts receivable at June 30, 2020, and approximately 45% of
total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020, are
related to Urban Science Applications (which represents Acura,
Honda, Subaru, and Volvo), Carat Detroit (General Motors), Ford
Direct and Autodata Solutions. For 2019, 34%, or $8.0 million, of
gross accounts receivable at June 30, 2019, and approximately 27%
of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019, are
related to Urban Science Applications (which represents Acura,
Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, Subaru, Toyota and Volvo) and Carat
Detroit (General Motors).
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Intangible
Assets. The Company
amortizes specifically identified definite-lived intangible assets
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of
the assets.
The
Company’s intangible assets are amortized over the following
estimated useful lives:
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
December 31, 2019
|
||||
Definite-lived
Intangible Asset
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
Gross
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
Net
|
Gross
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks/
trade names/ licenses/ domains
|
3 - 7 years
|
$16,589
|
$(15,701)
|
$888
|
$16,589
|
$(15,442)
|
$1,147
|
Customer
relationships
|
2 - 5 years
|
19,563
|
(19,563)
|
—
|
19,563
|
(18,800)
|
763
|
Developed
technology
|
5 - 7 years
|
8,955
|
(6,506)
|
2,449
|
8,955
|
(5,961)
|
2,994
|
|
|
$45,107
|
$(41,770)
|
$3,337
|
$45,107
|
$(40.203)
|
$4,904
|
|
|
June 30, 2020
|
December 31, 2019
|
||||
Definite-lived
Intangible Asset
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
Gross
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
Net
|
Gross
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domain
|
Indefinite
|
$2,200
|
$—
|
$2,200
|
$2,200
|
$—
|
$2,200
|
Amortization
expense is included in “Cost of revenues” and
“Depreciation and amortization” in the Unaudited
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. Total
amortization expense was $0.7 million and $1.6 million for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.
Amortization expense was $1.3 million and $2.7 million for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2019,
respectively.
Amortization
expense for the remainder of the year and for future years is as
follows:
Year
|
Amortization
Expense
|
|
|
2020
|
$804
|
2021
|
1,499
|
2022
|
902
|
2023
|
86
|
2024
|
46
|
|
$3,337
|
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Accrued Expenses and Other
Current Liabilities. Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities consisted of the following:
|
June 30,
2020
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
|
Accrued
employee-related benefits
|
$1,928
|
$1,004
|
Other
accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
|
|
|
Other
accrued expenses
|
617
|
1,264
|
Amounts
due to customers
|
338
|
355
|
Other
current liabilities
|
302
|
696
|
Total
other accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
1,257
|
2,315
|
|
|
|
Total
accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
$3,185
|
$3,319
|
Convertible Notes
Payable. In
connection with the acquisition of AutoUSA on January 13, 2014, the
Company issued a convertible subordinated promissory note for $1.0
million (“AutoUSA Note”)
to AutoNationDirect.com, Inc., with interest payable at an annual
interest rate of 6% in quarterly installments. The entire
outstanding balance of the AutoUSA Note plus accrued interest was
paid in full on January 31, 2019.
8. Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a
lease at inception of the arrangement. The Company leases its
facilities and certain office equipment under operating leases that
expire on various dates through 2025. Right-of-use assets
(“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s
right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease
liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising
from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are
recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the
present value of lease payments over the lease term. When readily
determinable, the Company uses the implicit rate in determining the
present value of lease payments. The ROU asset also includes any
lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Lease expense
for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the
lease term.
Lease
Liabilities. Lease
liabilities as of June 30, 2020 consist of the
following:
Current
portion of lease liabilities
|
$820
|
Long
term lease liabilities, net of current portion
|
2,524
|
Total
lease liabilities
|
$3,344
|
The
Company’s aggregate lease maturities as of June 30, 2020 are
as follows:
Year
|
|
2020
(remaining 6 months)
|
$499
|
2021
|
997
|
2022
|
791
|
2023
|
786
|
2024
|
528
|
Thereafter
|
197
|
Total
minimum lease payments
|
3,798
|
Less
imputed interest
|
(454)
|
Total
lease liabilities
|
$3,344
|
On March 11, 2020, the Company entered into a
Lease Agreement (“New Irvine
Lease”) with The Irvine
Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, pursuant to
which the Company will lease approximately 12,000 square feet of
office space located in Irvine, California. The term of the New
Irvine Lease commenced on August 1, 2020 and will continue for a
period of approximately five years, unless earlier terminated in
accordance with the terms of the New Irvine Lease. The Company has
the option to extend the term of the New Irvine Lease for one
additional period of five years. The new office space replaces the
Company’s current, approximately 39,361 square feet, office
space in Irvine, California, the lease for which expired July 31,
2020. The Company included the New Irvine Lease on its balance
sheet and within the future minimum lease payment table
above.
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Rent
expense included in operating expenses and cost of revenue was $0.9
million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company
had a weighted average remaining lease term of 1.9 years and a
weighted average discount rate of 5.5% for leases prior to December
31, 2019. For leases starting January 1, 2020, the weighted average
discount rate is 6.25%. Rent expense included in operating expenses
and cost of revenue was $1.0 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2019. The Company had a weighted average remaining
lease term of 2.1 years and a weighted average discount rate of
5.5% as of June 30, 2019. In June 2017, the Company subleased one
of its offices to a third party for the remainder of the lease term
which expired in February 2019. Rent expense for the six months
ended June 30, 2019 is net of sublease income of
$26,000.
9. Credit Facility
On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a
$25.0 million Revolving Credit and Security
Agreement (“PNC Credit
Agreement”) with PNC
Bank, N.A. (“PNC”) as agent, and the Company’s U.S.
subsidiaries Car.com, Inc., Autobytel, Inc., and AW GUA USA, Inc.
(“Company U.S.
Subsidiaries”). The
obligations under the PNC Credit Agreement were guaranteed by the
Company U.S. Subsidiaries and secured by a first priority lien on
all of the Company’s and the Company U.S. Subsidiaries’
tangible and intangible assets. The PNC Credit Agreement provided a
subfacility of up to $5.0 million for letters of credit. The PNC
Credit Agreement was to expire on April 30,
2022.
The interest rates per annum applicable to borrowings under the PNC
Credit Agreement were, at the Company’s option (subject to
certain conditions), equal to either a domestic rate
(“Domestic Rate
Loans”) or a LIBOR rate
for one, two, or three-month interest periods chosen by the Company
(“LIBOR Rate
Loans”), plus the
applicable margin percentage of 2% for Domestic Rate Loans and 3%
for LIBOR Rate Loans. The domestic rate for Domestic Rate Loans
would be the highest of (i) the base commercial lending rate of the
lender, (ii) the overnight bank funding rate plus 0.50%, or (iii)
the LIBOR rate plus 1.00% so long as the daily LIBOR rate is
offered, ascertainable and not unlawful. The PNC Credit Agreement
also provided for commitment fees ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% applied
to unused funds (with the applicable fee based on quarterly average
borrowings), but with the fees fixed at 1.5% until September 30,
2019. Fees for Letters of Credit were to be equal to 3% for LIBOR
Rate Loans, with a fronting fee for each Letter of Credit in an
amount equal to 0.5% of the daily average aggregate undrawn amount
of all Letters of Credit outstanding. The Company was required to
maintain a $5.0 million pledged interest-bearing deposit account
with the lender until the Company’s consolidated EBITDA is
greater than $10.0 million.
On October 29, 2019, the Company, the Company’s U.S.
Subsidiaries, and PNC entered into a First Amendment to the PNC
Credit Agreement (“PNC Credit Agreement First
Amendment”) that provided
for an amended financial covenant related to the Company’s
minimum required EBITDA (as defined in the PNC Credit Agreement).
This amended financial covenant required the Company to maintain
its consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the PNC Credit Agreement) at
stated minimum levels (i) of $0.7 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 2019; (ii) $250,000 for the month of October 2019;
(iii) $600,000 for the two-months ended November 30, 2019; and
ranging from $3.6 million to $7.5 million for the later periods set
forth in the PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment during the
remaining term of the PNC Credit Agreement. In addition, the PNC
Credit Agreement First Amendment added a new financial covenant
requiring the Company to maintain at least a 1.20 to 1.00 Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the PNC Credit Agreement First
Amendment) for the periods set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement
First Amendment. If the Company failed to comply with the minimum
EBITDA requirements or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Company
had the right to cure (“Cure Right”) through the application of the proceeds
from the sale of new equity interests in the Company, subject to
the conditions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement First
Amendment. The Cure Right could not be exercised more than three
times during the term of the PNC Credit Agreement and any proceeds
from a sale of equity interests could not be less than the greater
of (i) the amount required to cure the applicable default; and (ii)
$500,000.
On January 16, 2020, the Company received a notice of event of
default and reservation of rights (“Default
Notice”) from PNC Bank,
under the PNC Credit Agreement advising the Company that an event
of default had occurred and was continuing under Section 10.3 of
the PNC Credit Agreement by reason of AutoWeb’s failure to
deliver to PNC the financial statements and related compliance
certificate for the month ended November 30, 2019. Although not
covered by the Default Notice at the time, AutoWeb also was not in
compliance with the minimum EBITDA financial covenant under the PNC
Credit Agreement. As a result of the Default Notice, PNC increased
the interest rate under the PNC Credit Agreement by 2.0% per
annum.
On March 26, 2020, the Company fully paid the PNC
Credit Agreement, at which time it was terminated, and in
conjunction with the termination of the PNC Credit Agreement, on
March 26, 2020, the Company entered into a $20.0 million Loan,
Security and Guarantee Agreement (“CNC Credit
Agreement”) with CIT
Northbridge Credit LLC, as agent, and the Company U.S.
Subsidiaries. The CNC Credit Agreement provides for a $20.0 million
revolving credit facility with borrowings subject to availability
based primarily on limits of 85% of eligible billed accounts
receivable and 75% against eligible unbilled accounts receivable.
The obligations under the CNC Credit Agreement are guaranteed by
the Company U.S. Subsidiaries and secured by a first priority lien
on all of the Company’s and the Company U.S.
Subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets. The CNC Credit
Agreement has a minimum borrowing usage requirement of $8,000,000
as of June 30, 2020, which will increase to an average of
$10,000,000 thereafter.
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As
of June 30, 2020, the Company had $7.2 million outstanding under
the CNC Credit Agreement and approximately $2.5 million of net
availability. To increase the borrowing base sufficient enough to
meet the minimum borrowing usage requirement, on June 29, 2020, the
Company placed $3.0 million into a restricted cash account that
provided for greater availability under the CNC Credit
Agreement. The Company can borrow up to 97.5% of the total
restricted cash amount. The restricted cash accrues interest at a
variable rate currently averaging 0.30% per annum. On July
2nd, 2020, the Company drew an additional $3.0 million to satisfy
the increased minimum borrowing requirement.
Financing
costs related to the CNC Credit Agreement, net of accumulated
amortization, of approximately $0.5 million, have been deferred
over the initial term of the loan and are included in other assets
as of June 30, 2020. The interest rate per annum applicable to
borrowings under the CNC Credit Agreement will be the LIBO plus
5.5%. The LIBO Rate will be equal to the greater of (i) 1.75%, and
(ii) the rate determined by the Agent to be equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing (1) the LIBO Base Rate (i.e., the rate per
annum determined by Agent to be the offered rate that appears on
the applicable Bloomberg page) for the applicable LIBOR Loan for
the applicable interest period by (2) one minus the Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage (i.e., the reserve percentage in effect under
regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve
requirement with respect to Eurocurrency funding for the applicable
LIBOR Loan for the applicable interest period). The CNC Credit
Agreement expires on March 26, 2023.
On April 16, 2020, the Company received a loan in
the amount of approximately $1.38 million from PNC pursuant to the
Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the United States Small
Business Administration (“SBA”) under the CARES Act
(“PPP
Loan”). The PPP Loan
was granted pursuant to a Paycheck Protection Program Term Note
dated April 16, 2020, issued by the Company
(“PPP
Note”).
On June 5, 2020 the Paycheck Protection Program
Flexibility Act (“PPPFA”) was signed into law that contained
important clarifications and modifications to the previous PPP loan
rules under the CARES Act. These revisions provided that at least
60% of the PPP Loan proceeds must be used for payroll expenses.
Also, all, or a portion of, the PPP Loan may be forgiven based on
the sum of documented payroll costs, covered lease payments,
covered mortgage interest and covered utilities during an
eight-week or twenty-four-week period beginning on the date on
which the PPP Loan was approved.
The
PPP Note matures on April 16, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of
1.00% per annum. Principal and accrued interest are payable monthly
in equal installments commencing November 15, 2020, unless the PPP
Loan is forgiven as described below. The PPP Note may be prepaid at
any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The PPP
Note contains customary events of default relating to, among other
things, payment defaults and breaches of representations and
warranties. The proceeds from the PPP Loan may only be used to
retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest,
lease and utility payments. For purposes of the CARES Act, payroll
costs exclude compensation of an individual employee in excess of
$100,000, prorated annually. Not more than 40% of the forgiven
amount may be for non-payroll costs. Forgiveness of the PPP Loan is
reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages
for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are
reduced by more than 25%. The outstanding principal will be reduced
in the event the Loan, or any portion thereof, is forgiven pursuant
to the PPP. The Company intends to apply for forgiveness after the
covered period. Furthermore, the Company expects to meet the terms
of forgiveness as described above.
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Employment Agreements
The
Company has employment agreements and severance benefits agreements
with certain key employees. A number of these agreements require
severance payments and continuation of certain insurance benefits
in the event of a termination of the employee’s employment by
the Company without cause or by the employee for good reason (as
defined is these agreements). Stock option agreements and
restricted stock award agreements with some key employees provide
for acceleration of vesting of stock options and lapsing of
forfeiture restrictions on restricted stock in the event of a
change in control of the Company, upon termination of employment by
the Company without cause or by the employee for good reason, or
upon the employee’s death or disability.
Litigation
From
time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation matters
arising from the normal course of its business operations. Such
litigation, even if not meritorious, could result in substantial
costs and diversion of resources and management attention, and an
adverse outcome in litigation could materially and adversely affect
the Company’s business, results of operations, financial
condition and cash flows.
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11. Income Taxes
On an interim basis, the Company estimates what its anticipated
annual effective tax rate will be and records a quarterly income
tax provision in accordance with the estimated annual rate,
adjusted accordingly by the tax effect of certain discrete items
that arise during the quarter. This process can result in
significant changes to the Company’s estimated effective tax
rate. When such activity occurs, the income tax provision is
adjusted during the quarter in which the estimates are refined and
adjusted. As such, the Company’s year-to-date tax provision
reflects the estimated annual effective tax rate. Therefore, these
changes along with the adjustments to the Company’s deferred
taxes and related valuation allowance, may create fluctuations in
the overall effective tax rate from period to period.
Due
to overall cumulative losses incurred in recent years, the Company
maintained a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as
of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company’s
effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 differed
from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to operating
losses that receive no tax benefit as a result of a valuation
allowance recorded against the Company’s existing tax assets.
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding associated
interest and penalties, was $0.5 million as of June 30, 2020, all
of which, if subsequently recognized, would have affected the
Company’s tax rate.
As
of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, there were no accrued
interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The
Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax
positions as a component of income tax expense, and the accrued
interest and penalties are included in deferred and other long-term
liabilities in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheets. There were no material interest or penalties
included in income tax expense for six months ended June 30, 2020
and 2019.
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and
in various foreign and state jurisdictions. Due to expired statutes
of limitation, the Company’s federal income tax returns for
years prior to calendar year 2016 are not subject to examination by
the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Generally,
for the majority of state jurisdictions where the Company does
business, periods prior to calendar year 2015 are no longer subject
to examination. The Company does not anticipate a significant
change to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the
next twelve months.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
(“CARES Act”) was signed into law in March 2020. The
CARES Act lifts certain deduction limitations originally imposed by
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“2017 Tax Act”). Corporate taxpayers may carryback net
operating losses (“NOL’s”) originating during 2018 through 2020 for
up to five years, which was not previously allowed under the 2017
Tax Act. The CARES Act also eliminates the 80% of taxable income
limitations by allowing corporate entities to fully utilize NOL
carryforwards to offset taxable income in 2018, 2019 or
2020.
Taxpayers
may generally deduct interest up to the sum of 50% of adjusted
taxable income plus business interest income (30% limit under the
2017 Tax Act) for tax years beginning January 1, 2019 and 2020. The
CARES Act allows taxpayers with alternative minimum tax credits to
claim a refund in 2020 for the entire amount of the credits instead
of recovering the credits through refunds over a period of years,
as originally enacted by the 2017 Tax Act. The enactment of the
CARES Act did not result in any material adjustments to the
Company’s income tax provision for the six months ended June
30, 2020, or to its net deferred tax assets as of June 30,
2020.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements
The SEC encourages companies to disclose
forward-looking information so that investors can better understand
a company’s future prospects and make informed investment
decisions. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
“anticipates,” “could,” “may,”
“estimates,” “expects,”
“projects,” “intends,” “plans,”
“believes,” “will” and words of similar
substance used in connection with any discussion of future
operations or financial performance identify forward-looking
statements. In particular, statements regarding expectations and
opportunities, industry trends, new product expectations and
capabilities, and our outlook regarding our performance and growth
are forward-looking statements. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
also contains statements regarding plans, goals and objectives.
There is no assurance that we will be able to carry out our plans
or achieve our goals and objectives or that we will be able to do
so successfully on a profitable basis. These forward-looking
statements are just predictions and involve significant risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and actual
results may differ materially from these statements. Factors that
could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from
those reflected in forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, those discussed in this Part I, Item 2 and Part II,
Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and under the
heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019
(“2019 Form 10-K”).
Investors are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on
which they were made. Except as may be required by law, we do not
undertake any obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to
update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking
statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by the
foregoing cautionary statements.
The
following discussion of our results of operations and financial
condition should be read in conjunction with our unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes
included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
and our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes
thereto in the 2019 Form 10-K.
Our corporate website is located at
www.autoweb.com.
Information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. At or through the Investor Relations
section of our website we make available free of charge our Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current
Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to these reports as soon as
practicable after the reports are electronically filed with or
furnished to the SEC.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, the terms “we”,
“us”, “our”, “AutoWeb” and
“Company” refer to AutoWeb, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
Basis of Presentation and Critical Accounting Policies
See Note 2, Basis or
Presentation, of the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in
Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
We
prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP, which
require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Accordingly, actual results could differ
materially from our estimates. To the extent that there are
material differences between these estimates and our actual
results, our financial condition or results of operations may be
affected. For a detailed discussion of the application of our
critical accounting policies, see Item 7 “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” in the 2019 Form 10-K. There have been no changes
to our critical accounting policies since we filed our 2019 Form
10-K.
Overview
Total
revenues in the first six months of 2020 were $41.6 million
compared to $58.7 million in the first six months of 2019. The
decline in total revenues resulted primarily from the result of a
strategic shift made in Q1 2019 to prioritize gross profitability
as opposed to the maximization of lead traffic and lead volume.
Further contributing to the decline in total revenues was
the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
on vehicle sales. Although the prior strategic focus often
generated higher gross revenue, it was usually at lower gross
margins that then resulted in lower overall levels of gross profit.
As a part of these strategic decisions, we also shifted focus to
our core leads, clicks and email products and services and away
from non-core products and services, such as display
advertising. This further negatively impacted total revenue
for the first six months of 2020 as compared to the first six
months of 2019. Generally lower demand for leads resulting
from attrition in the retail dealer network that occurred
throughout 2019 was an additional factor that contributed to lower
total revenue during the first six months of 2020. Finally,
the disruption from the January 2020 malware attack and the impact
of the coronavirus pandemic on vehicles sales negatively impacted
revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
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As we continue to work with our traffic suppliers
to optimize our search engine marketing (“SEM”) methodologies and further grow our
high-quality traffic streams, we are also investing in and testing
new traffic acquisition strategies and enhanced mobile consumer
experiences. Further, we continue to invest in our pay per click
approach, to improve the consumer experience of that product. We do
not expect desktop and mobile display advertising to be a major
area of focus for us in the future, as it represents a secondary,
not primary, stream of revenue. With a more efficient traffic
acquisition model emerging, our plan for 2020 and beyond is to grow
impressions, improve conversion, expand distribution, and increase
capacity. We believe that this focus, along with plans to develop
new, innovative products, will create opportunities for improved
quality of delivery and strengthen our position for revenue
growth.
Our
lead generation business has historically operated with limited
visibility due to short sales cycles and a high rate of customer
churn as clients are able to join and leave our platform with
limited notice. Our advertising business is also subject to
seasonal trends, with the first quarter of the calendar year
typically showing sequential decline versus the fourth quarter.
These factors have historically contributed to volatility in our
revenues, cost of revenues, gross profit and gross profit
margin. We anticipate these trends will continue throughout
2020.
Although
we are not able at this time to provide any specific guidance
regarding our full year 2020 financial performance with detail or
accuracy, we do anticipate some level of volatility in our total
revenues, while cost of revenues continues to decline yielding
higher gross profit, and higher gross margin for 2020, as compared
to full year 2019. We anticipate that 2020 revenues will be
adversely impacted by (i) the result of a strategic shift made in
Q1 2019 to prioritize internal traffic acquisition processes on
obtaining higher quality impressions that would yield increased
gross profit margins, as opposed to a prior focus on raw lead
volume; (ii) a decrease in lead traffic as well as lead volume;
(iii) a decline in sales of our products and services; (iv) the
costs and revenue impact associated with our efforts to optimize
our clicks product; (v) the decision to shift our focus to our core
leads, clicks and email products and services and away from
non-core product and service such as display advertising; (vi) the
impact of the coronavirus pandemic on vehicle sales and on demand
for our products and services; and (vii) the decision by one of our
Manufacturer customers to terminate its wholesale leads and clicks
program as we work to transition this Manufacturer’s retail
dealers to our retail programs. During the first six months of
2020, our cash used by operations decreased, a direct result of
reducing our office footprint and eliminating certain positions
beginning in late 2019. Further contributing to this reduction in
cash used by operations was the cost reductions discussed below,
that was enacted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Our plan
is to improve our liquidity and balance sheet through non-dilutive
measures, including use of available borrowings under the CNC
Credit Agreement.
Beginning
in 2020 and continuing as of the date of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, the coronavirus pandemic has led to quarantines and
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders in a number of countries,
states, cities and regions and the closure or limited access to
public and private offices, businesses and facilities, worldwide,
causing widespread disruptions to travel, economic activity and
financial markets. We are unable to predict the extent and duration
of these disruptions, which could result in a national or global
recession. The pandemic has led the Company’s Manufacturer
and Dealer customers to experience disruptions in the (i) supply of
vehicle and parts inventories, (ii) ability and willingness of
consumers to visit automotive dealerships to purchase or lease
vehicles and (iii) overall health, safety, and availability of
their labor force. Manufacturers have also shut down assembly
plants, adversely impacting inventories of new vehicles. Volatility
in the financial markets, concerns about exposure to the novel
coronavirus and governmental quarantines,
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders, business closures, and
employment furloughs and layoff have also adversely impacted
consumer confidence and ability and willingness to visit
dealerships and to purchase or lease vehicles. High unemployment
and lower consumer confidence may continue after
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders and business closures have
ended. These disruptions have impacted the willingness or desire of
the Company’s customers to acquire vehicle Leads or other
digital marketing services from the Company. Vehicle sales have
declined, and the Company is experiencing direct disruptions in its
operations due to the overall health and safety of, and concerns
for, our labor force and as a result of governmental “social
distancing” programs, quarantines, travel restrictions and
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders, leading to office closures,
operating from employee homes and restrictions on our employees
traveling to our various offices.
In
April 2020, we implemented a series of cost actions in response to
the coronavirus pandemic, including reduced executive and board
compensation, reduced recruitment, travel, consulting and
business-to-business marketing expenses, consolidation of various
technology tools and products, and limited employee furloughs and
staff reductions. We also reduced our overall lead and click
generation efforts and corresponding costs to better align our
volumes with industry demand and consumer intent to purchase a
vehicle. We will continue to evaluate these and other cost
reduction measures and explore all options available to us in order
to minimize the impact of the pandemic on the Company. At this
time, the eventual extent and magnitude of the disruptions caused
by the outbreak on the automotive industry in general, and on us
specifically, are not known, but vehicle sales have declined, and
we continue to experience cancellations or suspensions of purchases
of Leads and other digital marketing services by our customers,
which materially and adversely affects our business, results of
operations, financial condition, earnings per share, cash flow and
the trading price of our common stock. In addition, resurgence of
coronavirus cases have caused many state and local governments to
re-impose, or impose additional, mitigation measures.
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Results of Operations
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended June
30, 2019
The following table sets forth certain statement
of operations data for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2020
and 2019 (certain balances and
calculations have been rounded for
presentation):
|
2020
|
% of
Total
Revenues
|
2019
|
% of
Total
Revenues
|
Change
|
% Change
|
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lead
generation
|
$14,263
|
84%
|
$21,691
|
80%
|
$(7,428)
|
(34)%
|
Digital
advertising
|
2,756
|
16
|
5,432
|
20
|
(2,676)
|
(49)
|
Other
revenues
|
14
|
—
|
19
|
—
|
(5)
|
(26)
|
Total
revenues
|
17,033
|
100
|
27,142
|
100
|
(10,109)
|
(37)
|
Cost
of revenues
|
10,993
|
65
|
21,758
|
80
|
(10,765)
|
(49)
|
Gross
profit
|
6,040
|
35
|
5,384
|
20
|
656
|
12
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
2,026
|
12
|
2,956
|
11
|
(930)
|
(31)
|
Technology
support
|
1,786
|
10
|
2,182
|
8
|
(396)
|
(18)
|
General
and administrative
|
2,901
|
17
|
4,026
|
15
|
(1,125)
|
(28)
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
559
|
3
|
1,201
|
4
|
(642)
|
(53)
|
Total
operating expenses
|
7,272
|
42
|
10,365
|
38
|
(3,093)
|
(30)
|
Operating
loss
|
(1,232)
|
(7)
|
(4,981)
|
(18)
|
3,749
|
(75)
|
Interest
and other income (expense), net
|
(142)
|
(1)
|
33
|
—
|
(175)
|
(530)
|
Loss
before income tax provision
|
(1,374)
|
(8)
|
(4,948)
|
(18)
|
3,574
|
(72)
|
Income
tax provision
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
—
|
(5)
|
(100)
|
Net
loss
|
$(1,374)
|
(8)%
|
$(4,953)
|
(18)%
|
$3,579
|
(72)%
|
Lead
generation. Lead
generation revenues decreased $7.4 million, or 34%, in the second
quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter of 2019 primarily as
a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on vehicle
sales. We also reduced our overall lead generation efforts starting
in second quarter of 2020 to better align our volumes with industry
demand and consumer intent to purchase a
vehicle.
Digital advertising.
Advertising revenues decreased $2.7
million, or 49%, in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the
second quarter of 2019 primarily as a result of a decrease in click
revenue associated with decreased click volume. The decrease in
click volume is attributed to the impact of the coronavirus
pandemic and our internal decision to reduce overall click
generation efforts to better align with industry
demand.
Cost of
revenues. Cost of
revenues consists of purchase request and traffic acquisition costs
and other cost of revenues. Purchase request and traffic
acquisition costs consist of payments made to our purchase request
providers, including internet portals and online automotive
information providers. Other cost of revenues consists of SEM and
fees paid to third parties for data and content, including search
engine optimization activity, included on our websites;
connectivity costs; development costs related to our websites;
technology license fees; server equipment depreciation; and
technology amortization directly related to the Company
Websites. Cost of revenues
decreased $10.8 million, or 49%, in the second quarter of 2020
compared to the second quarter of 2019 primarily due to decreased
SEM, purchase request and traffic acquisition costs and a decrease
in click publisher costs.
Gross profit.
Gross Profit increased $0.7 million,
or 12%, in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the second
quarter of 2019. This was a direct result of prioritizing gross
profitability as opposed to the maximization of lead traffic and
lead volume. Further contributing to this increase was a reduction
in cost of revenues primarily driven by a reduction in
cost-per-click.
Sales and marketing.
Sales and marketing expense
include costs for developing our brand equity, personnel costs, and
other costs associated with automotive retail
(“Dealer”) sales, website advertising, Dealer
support, and bad debt expense. Sales and marketing expense in the
second quarter of 2020 decreased $0.9 million, or 31%, compared to
the second quarter of 2019 due primarily to a decrease in headcount
coupled with a decrease in marketing expenses.
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Technology support.
Technology support expense includes
compensation, benefits, software licenses and other direct costs
incurred by the Company to enhance, manage, maintain, support,
monitor and operate the Company’s websites and related
technologies, and to operate the Company’s internal
technology infrastructure. Technology support expense in the second
quarter of 2020 decreased by $0.4 million, or 18%, compared to the
second quarter of 2019 due primarily to lower headcount-related
costs.
General and
administrative. General and
administrative expense consists of executive, financial and legal
personnel expenses and costs related to being a public company.
General and administrative expense in the second quarter of 2020
decreased by $1.1 million, or 28%, from the second quarter of 2019
due primarily to the cost action initiatives taken in response to
the coronavirus pandemic. These cost reductions include reductions
in executive and board compensation, recruitment, and
travel-related expenses.
Depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense in the
second quarter of 2020 decreased $0.6 million, or 53% from the
second quarter of 2019 primarily due to assets that have been fully
depreciated or removed from service as compared to the same period
in the prior year.
Interest and other income
(expense), net. Interest and other income (expense), was $0.1
million of expense for the second quarter of 2020 compared to
$33,000 of income in the second quarter of 2019. Interest expense
increased to $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2020 from $0.1
million in the second quarter of 2019, primarily due to the CNC
Credit Agreement we entered into on March 26, 2020. Interest
expense includes interest on outstanding borrowings and the
amortization of debt issuance costs.
Income taxes.
Income tax expense was zero in the
second quarter of 2020 compared to $5,000 in the second quarter of
2019. Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2020
differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to operating
losses that receive no tax benefit as a result of valuation
allowance recorded for such losses.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to the Six Months Ended June
30, 2019
The following table sets forth certain statement
of operations data for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020
and 2019 (certain amounts may
not calculate due to rounding):
|
2020
|
% of
Total
Revenues
|
2019
|
% of
Total
Revenues
|
Change
|
% Change
|
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lead
generation
|
$32,723
|
79%
|
$47,389
|
81%
|
$(14,666)
|
(31)%
|
Digital
advertising
|
8,768
|
21
|
11,310
|
19
|
(2,542)
|
(22)
|
Other
revenues
|
14
|
—
|
47
|
—
|
(33)
|
(70)
|
Total
revenues
|
41,505
|
100
|
58,746
|
100
|
(17,241)
|
(29)
|
Cost
of revenues
|
30,108
|
73
|
47,605
|
81
|
(17,497)
|
(37)
|
Gross
profit
|
11,397
|
27
|
11,141
|
19
|
256
|
2
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing
|
4,158
|
10
|
5,834
|
10
|
(1,676)
|
(29)
|
Technology
support
|
3,643
|
9
|
4,962
|
8
|
(1,319)
|
(27)
|
General
and administrative
|
6,844
|
16
|
8,316
|
14
|
(1,472)
|
(18)
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,281
|
3
|
2,440
|
4
|
(1,159)
|
(48)
|
Total
operating expenses
|
15,926
|
38
|
21,552
|
37
|
(5,626)
|
(26)
|
Operating
loss
|
(4,529)
|
(11)
|
(10,411)
|
(18)
|
5,882
|
(56)
|
Interest
and other income (expense), net
|
(906)
|
(2)
|
103
|
—
|
(1,009)
|
(980)
|
Loss
before income tax provision
|
(5,435)
|
(13)
|
(10,308)
|
(18)
|
4,873
|
(47)
|
Income
tax provision
|
—
|
—
|
5
|
—
|
(5)
|
(100)
|
Net
loss
|
$(5,435)
|
(13)%
|
$(10,313)
|
(18)%
|
$4,878
|
(47)%
|
Lead
generation. Lead
generation revenues decreased $14.7 million, or 31%, in the first
six months of 2020 compared to the first six months of 2019
primarily as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on
vehicle sales. We also reduced our overall lead generation efforts
starting in second quarter of 2020 to better align our volumes with
industry demand and consumer intent to purchase a
vehicle.
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Digital advertising.
Advertising revenues decreased $2.5
million, or 22%, in the first six months of 2020 compared to the
first six months of 2019 primarily as a result of a decrease in
click revenue associated with decreased click volume. The decrease
in click volume is attributed to the impact of the coronavirus
pandemic and our internal decision to reduce overall click
generation efforts to better align with industry
demand.
Cost of
revenues. Cost of
revenues decreased $17.5 million, or 37%, in the first six months
of 2020 compared to the first six months of 2019 primarily due to
decreased SEM, purchase requests, click publisher costs and other
costs of revenues. Partially offsetting this decrease was an
increase in other traffic acquisition costs.
Gross profit.
Gross Profit increased $0.3 million,
or 2%, for the first six months of 2020 compared to the first six
months of 2019. This was a direct result of prioritizing gross
profitability as opposed to the maximization of lead traffic and
lead volume. Further contributing to this increase was a reduction
in cost of revenues primarily driven by a reduction in
cost-per-click.
Sales and
marketing. Sales and
marketing expense in the first six months of 2020 decreased $1.7
million, or 29%, compared to the first six months of 2019 due
primarily to a decrease in headcount coupled with a decrease in
marketing expenses.
Technology support.
Technology support expense in the
first six months of 2020 decreased by $1.3 million, or 27%,
compared to the first six months of 2019 due primarily to lower
headcount-related costs.
General and
administrative. General and
administrative expense in the first six months of 2020 decreased
$1.5 million, or 18%, compared to the first six months of 2019 due
primarily to the cost action initiatives taken in response to the
coronavirus pandemic. These cost reductions include reductions in
executive and board compensation, recruitment and travel-related
expenses. Partially offsetting these decreases were increases in
consulting-related expenses.
Depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense in the first
six months of 2020 decreased $1.2 million, or 48% compared to the
first six months of 2019 due primarily to assets that have been
fully depreciated or removed from service.
Interest and other income
(expense), net. Interest and other income (expense) was $0.9
million of expense for the first six months of 2020 compared to
$0.1 million of income in the first six months of
2019. Interest expense increased to $1.0 million for the first
six months of 2020 compared to $0.1 million in the first six months
of 2019, which is primarily due to the write-off of our deferred
financing fees associated with the revolving line of credit under
the PNC Credit Facility.
Income taxes.
Income tax expense was zero for the
first six months of 2020 compared to $5,000 for the first six
months of 2019. Income tax expense for the first six
months of 2020 differed from the federal statutory rate primarily
due to operating losses that receive no tax benefit as a result of
valuation allowance recorded for such losses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The
table below sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the six
months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2020
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2019
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(in thousands)
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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$(1,869)
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$(5,571)
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(388)
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(990)
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Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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4,821
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(592)
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Our
principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalent
balances and borrowings under the CNC Credit
Agreement. Our cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash totaled $8.5 million as of June 30, 2020, compared to $5.9
million as of December 31, 2019. As of June 30, 2020, we had a
net loss of $5.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30,
2020. The net loss is primarily attributable to operating expenses
of $15.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020. We used
net cash in operations of $1.9 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit
of $348.4 million and stockholders’ equity of $16.7
million.
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We have developed a strategic plan focused on
improving operating performance in the future that includes
modernizing and upgrading our technology and systems, pursuing
business objectives and responding to business opportunities,
developing new or improving existing products and services and
enhancing operating infrastructure.
Our
objective is to achieve profitability later in 2020; however, there
is no assurance that we will be able to achieve this objective. The
CNC Credit Agreement discussed above coupled with the PPP Loan is
expected to be used to continue to partially fund
operations.
We
believe that current cash reserves and operating cash flows will be
enough to sustain operations for the next twelve months. If we are
unsuccessful in meeting our objective to achieve profitability
later in 2020, we may need to seek to satisfy our future cash needs
through private or public sales of securities, debt financings or
partnering/licensing transactions; however, there is no assurance
that we will be successful in satisfying our future cash needs to
continue operations.
Our
future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including
but not limited to, those discussed in this Part I, Item 2 and Part
II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk
factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of
our 2019 Form 10-K. To the extent that our existing sources of
liquidity are insufficient to fund our future operations, we may
need to engage in equity or additional or alternative debt
financings to secure additional funds. There can be no assurance
that additional funds will be available when needed from any source
or, if available, will be available on terms that are acceptable to
us.
Net Cash Used in Operating
Activities. Net
cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30,
2020 of $1.9 million resulted primarily from net loss of $5.4
million, offset by depreciation and amortization of $2.3 million,
stock compensation expense of $1.0 million and a $0.2 million net
increase in net working capital.
Net
cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30,
2019 of $5.6 million resulted primarily from net loss of $10.3
million, offset by depreciation and amortization of $3.5 million,
stock compensation expense of $1.1 million and other non-cash
charges of $0.2 million, and a $0.1 million net decrease in net
working capital.
Net Cash Used in Investing
Activities. Net cash
used in investing activities was approximately $0.4 million in the
six months ended June 30, 2020, which primarily related to
purchases of property and equipment and expenditures related to
capitalized internal use software.
Net cash used in investing activities was
approximately $1.0 million in the six months ended June 30,
2019, which primarily related to purchases of property and
equipment and expenditures related to capitalized internal use
software.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in)
Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing
activities of $4.8 million during the six months ended June 30,
2020 primarily consisted of $3.4 million net borrowings on the
credit facility coupled with proceeds from a $1.4 million PPP
Note.
Net cash used in financing activities of $0.6
million in the six months ended June 30, 2019 primarily related to
a $1.0 million repayment of the AutoUSA Note, offset by proceeds of
$0.4 million from the exercise of stock
options.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
At
June 30, 2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined
in Regulation S-K, Item 303(a)(4)(D)(ii).
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk
Not
applicable.
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures
Our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively)
have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Security Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the “Exchange Act”) as of June 30,
2020, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation
Date”). They have concluded that, as of the Evaluation
Date, these disclosure controls and procedures were effective to
ensure that material information relating to the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them by others
within those entities and would be disclosed on a timely basis. The
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed, and are
effective, to give reasonable assurance that the information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time period specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. They
have also concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in
the reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are
accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During
the quarter ended June 30, 2020, there were no changes in our
“internal control over financial reporting” (as defined
in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following factors, which supplement or update the risk factors
set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our
2019 Form 10-K, may affect our future business, results of
operations, financial condition, earnings per share, cash flow or
the trading price of our stock, individually and collectively
referred to in these Risk Factors as our “financial
performance.” The risks
described below are not the only risks we face. In addition to the
risks set forth in the 2019 Form 10-K, as supplemented or
superseded by the risk factors set forth below, additional risks
and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently
deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our
business.
If we are unable to generate positive cash flows, we will not be
able to continue operations unless we are able to obtain additional
cash through private or public sales of securities, debt financings
or partnering/licensing transactions.
As of June 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $5.2
million and restricted cash of $3.3 million. For the six months
then ended, we had a net loss of $5.4 million and used $1.9 million
net cash in operations. As of June 30, 2020, we had an accumulated
deficit of $348.4 million and stockholders’ equity of $16.7
million. Although we have developed a strategic plan with the
objective to achieve profitability later in 2020, if we are
unsuccessful in achieving this objective, we will need to seek to
satisfy our future cash needs through private or public sales of
securities, debt financings or partnering/licensing transactions;
however, there is no assurance that we will be successful in
satisfying our future cash needs such that we will be able to
continue operations.
If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms
satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to
implement new strategic plans, modernize and upgrade our technology
and systems, pursue business objectives and respond to business
opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances could be
significantly limited, and our financial performance could be
materially and adversely affected.
Our
future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including
but not limited to, implementing new strategic plans, modernizing
and upgrading our technology and systems, pursuing business
objectives and responding to business opportunities, challenges or
unforeseen circumstances, developing new or improving existing
products or services, enhancing our operating infrastructure and
acquiring complementary businesses and technologies. In addition,
if we continue to experience losses and cannot comply with
covenants in the CNC Credit Agreement or if our borrowing base
limits are diminished, we may be unable to borrow sufficient funds
under the CNC Credit Agreement to satisfy our future cash needs.
Although we have developed a strategic plan with the objective to
achieve profitability later in 2020, if our plans are unsuccessful,
we will need to seek to satisfy our future cash needs through
private or public sales of securities, debt financings or
partnering/licensing transactions; however, there is no assurance
that we will be successful in satisfying our future cash needs such
that we will be able to continue operations.
We may require additional capital to implement new strategic plans,
modernize and upgrade our technology and systems, pursue business
objectives and respond to business opportunities, challenges or
unforeseen circumstances, including to develop new products or
services, improve existing products and services, enhance our
operating infrastructure and acquire complementary businesses and
technologies. As a result, we may need to engage in equity or debt
financings to secure additional funds. There can be no assurance
that additional funds will be available when needed from any source
or, if available, will be available on terms that are acceptable to
us.
The
CNC Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that may make
it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital, as could any
additional debt financing that we may secure in the future that
could involve additional restrictive covenants. Volatility in the
credit markets may also have an adverse effect on our ability to
obtain debt financing. If we raise additional funds through further
issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing
stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity
securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges
superior to those of holders of our common stock. If we are unable
to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to
us, when we require it, our ability to continue to implement new
strategic plans, modernize and upgrade our technology and systems,
pursue business objectives and respond to business opportunities,
challenges or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly
limited, and our financial performance could be materially and
adversely affected.
On
April 16, 2020, we received a loan in the amount of approximately
$1.38 million from PNC pursuant to the PPP administered by the SBA
under the CARES Act. The federal government has announced that it
intends to scrutinize the “economic uncertainty”
certifications made by companies in their PPP loan
applications. The federal government requires borrowers under
the PPP to evaluate their funding alternatives in making their
certifications. The SBA has made comments about publicly traded
companies and subsidiaries of publicly traded companies as likely
having alternative avenues of funding that make PPP loans
unnecessary for these companies. In addition, the outstanding
principal of the PPP loan will be reduced in the event the PPP
Loan, or any portion thereof, is forgiven pursuant to the terms of
the PPP. The Company intends to apply for forgiveness after the
covered period. Although we believe that we are compliant with the
“economic uncertainty” certification we made in
connection with our PPP Loan and that we meet the requirements for
forgiveness of the PPP loan, there can be no assurances given that
upon an audit of our loan application, an adverse outcome, or the
failure to meet the requirements for forgiveness, might result in
our being required to repay the entire amount of the loan, which
could materially and adversely impact our financial
performance.
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We are affected by general economic and market conditions, and, in
particular, conditions in the automotive industry.
Our
financial performance is affected by general economic and market
factors, conditions in the automotive industry, and the market for
automotive marketing services, including, but not limited to, the
following:
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Pricing
and purchase incentives for vehicles;
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Availability
and terms of automotive financing;
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The
expectation that consumers will be purchasing fewer vehicles
overall during their lifetime as a result of better-quality
vehicles and longer warranties;
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The
impact of fuel prices on demand for the number and types of
vehicles;
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Increases
or decreases in the number of retail Dealers or in the number of
Manufacturers and other wholesale customers in our customer
base;
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Volatility
in spending by Manufacturers and others in their marketing budgets
and allocations;
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The
competitive impact of consolidation in the online automotive
consumer referral industry;
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The
effect of changes in transportation policy, including the potential
increase of public transportation options;
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The
effect of fewer vehicles being purchased as a result of new
business models and changes in consumer attitudes regarding the
need for vehicle ownership;
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Disruption
in the automotive manufacturing and parts supply chains caused by
natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, adverse weather,
incidents of civil unrest and other events may affect the supply of
vehicle and parts inventories to Manufacturer’s and Dealers;
and
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The
impact of high unemployment on the willingness or ability of
consumers to acquire new or used vehicles.
In
early 2020 and continuing as of the date of this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, the outbreak of coronavirus has led to quarantines
and stay-at-home/work-from-home orders in a number of countries,
states, cities and regions and the closure or limited access to
public and private offices, businesses and facilities, worldwide,
causing widespread disruptions to travel, economic activity and
financial markets. We are unable to predict the extent and duration
of these disruptions, which could result in a national or global
recession. The pandemic has led our Manufacturer and Dealer
customers to experience disruptions in the (i) supply of vehicle
and parts inventories, (ii) ability and willingness of consumers to
visit automotive dealerships to purchase or lease vehicles and
(iii) overall health, safety and availability of their labor force.
Manufacturers have also shut down assembly plants, adversely
impacting inventories of new vehicles. Volatility in the financial
markets, concerns about exposure to the virus, governmental
quarantines, stay-at-home/work-from-home orders, business closures
and employment furloughs and layoffs have also impacted consumer
confidence and willingness to visit dealerships and to purchase or
lease vehicles. High unemployment rates and lower consumer
confidence may continue even after stay-at-home/work-from-home
orders and business closures have ended. These disruptions have
impacted the willingness or desire of our customers to acquire
vehicle Leads or other digital marketing services from us. We are
also experiencing direct disruptions in our operations due to the
overall health and safety of, and concerns for, our labor force and
as a result of governmental “social distancing”
programs, quarantines, travel restrictions and
stay-at-home/work-from-home orders, leading to office closures,
operating from employee homes and restrictions on our employees
traveling to our various offices. In April 2020, we implemented a
series of cost actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic,
including reduced executive and board compensation during the
three-months ended June 30, 2020, reduced recruitment, travel,
consulting and business-to-business marketing expenses,
consolidation of various technology tools and products, and limited
employee furloughs and staff reductions. We also started reducing
our overall lead and click generation efforts and corresponding
costs to better align our volumes with industry demand and consumer
intent to purchase a vehicle. We will continue to evaluate these
and other cost reduction measures and explore all options available
to us in order to minimize the impact of the pandemic on
us.
At
this time, the eventual extent and magnitude of the disruptions
caused by the pandemic on the automotive industry in general are
not known, but vehicle sales have declined, and we continue to
experience cancellations or suspensions of purchases of Leads and
other digital marketing services by our customers, which materially
and adversely affects our financial performance.
The
long and short term effects of the pandemic on our business and
financial condition are unknown, difficult to predict and will
depend upon many factors, including the severity and duration of
the pandemic, the duration of existing and future shelter-in-place
and other governmental mandates and guidance, the efficacy and
availability of vaccines and other treatments, and the health of
our employees.
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Our common stock could be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market
if we are not able to satisfy continued listing requirements, in
which case the price of our common stock and our ability to
raise additional capital and issue equity-based compensation may be
adversely affected, and trading in our stock may be less orderly
and efficient.
For
our common stock to continue to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital
Market, we must satisfy various continued listing requirements
established by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. In the event we are not
able to satisfy these continued listing requirements, we expect
that our common stock would be quoted on an over-the-counter
market. These markets are generally considered to be less
efficient and less broad than The Nasdaq Capital Market. Investors
may be reluctant to invest in the common stock if it is not listed
on The Nasdaq Capital Market or another stock exchange. Delisting
of our common stock could have a material adverse effect on the
price of our common stock and would also eliminate our ability to
rely on the preemption of state securities registration and
qualification requirements afforded by Section 18 of the Securities
Act of 1933 for “covered securities.” The loss of this
preemption could result in higher costs associated with raising
capital, could limit resale of our stock in some states, and could
adversely impact our ability to issue equity-based compensation to
our employees.
One
of the continued listing requirements is that our Common Stock not
trade below a minimum closing bid requirement of $1.00 for 30
consecutive business days. Should our Common Stock trade below the
$1.00 minimum closing bid requirement for 30 business days, Nasdaq
would send us a deficiency notice, advising that it is being
afforded a compliance period of 180 days to regain compliance with
the requirement. This 180 day compliance period may be extended by
Nasdaq for another 180 days, subject to certain conditions being
satisfied, including that we meet other continued listing
requirements and provides a written notice to Nasdaq that we intend
to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum closing bid requirement
during the extended period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if
necessary.
No
assurances can be given that we will continue to be able to meet
the continued listing requirements for listing of our common stock
on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Item 6. Exhibits
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Description
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Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
AutoWeb, Inc., incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on June 23, 2020 (SEC File No.
001-34761)
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Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws of AutoWeb, Inc. dated October
9, 2017, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.5
to the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on October 10, 2017 (SEC File No.
001-34761)
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Tax Benefit Preservation Plan dated as of May 26, 2010 between
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent,
together with the following exhibits thereto: Exhibit A –
Form of Right Certificate; and Exhibit B – Summary of Rights
to Purchase Shares of Preferred Stock of Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
4.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on June 2, 2010 (SEC File No. 000-22239),
Amendment No. 1 to Tax Benefit Preservation Plan dated as of April
14, 2014, between Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as
rights agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on April 16, 2014 (SEC File No. 001-34761),
Amendment No. 2 to Tax Benefit Preservation Plan dated as of
April 13, 2017, between Company and Computershare Trust
Company, N.A., as rights agent, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit
4.1 to
the Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2017 (SEC File No.
001-34761), Amendment No. 3 to
Tax Benefit Preservation Plan dated as of March 31, 2020, between
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 2, 2020 (SEC
File No. 001-34761).
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Certificate of Adjustment Under Section 11(m) of the Tax Benefit
Preservation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.3 to
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on November 8, 2012 (SEC File
No. 001-34761)
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First Amendment to Loan, Security and Guarantee Agreement by and
among CIT Northbridge Credit LLC, as Agent, the Lenders Party
thereto, and AutoWeb, Inc., as Borrower, and Car.com, Inc.,
Autobytel, Inc., and AW GUA USA, Inc., as Guarantors, dated May 18,
2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2020
(SEC File No. 001-34761).
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Paycheck Protection Program Term Note dated as of April 16,
2020, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2020 (SEC File
No. 001-34761).
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31.1*
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive
Officer
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Principal Financial
Officer
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32.1*
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Section
1350 Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer
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101.INS††
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Instance Document
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101.SCH††
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.CAL††
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XBRL
Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF††
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Taxonomy Extension Definition Document
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101.LAB††
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XBRL
Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE††
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XBRL
Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
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*
Filed herewith.
††
Furnished
with this report. In accordance with Rule 406T of
Regulation S-T, the information in these exhibits shall not be
deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject
to liability under that section, and shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly
set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 5, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Joseph P. Hannan
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Joseph P. Hannan
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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Date: August 5, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Cheray Duran
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Cheray Duran
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Corporate Controller
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