Cineverse Corp. - Quarter Report: 2008 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended: December 31, 2008
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934
For the
transition period from --- to ---
Commission
File Number: 000-51910
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Access
Integrated Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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22-3720962
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or
Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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55
Madison Avenue, Suite 300, Morristown New Jersey 07960
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
(973-290-0080)
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
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Yes
x No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer x
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Non-accelerated
filer o (Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Yes
o No
x
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As
of February 4, 2009, 27,272,875 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par
value, and 733,811 shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value, were
outstanding.
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ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
d/b/a
CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA CORP.
CONTENTS
TO FORM 10-Q
PART
I --
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Page
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2008 and December 31,
2008
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1
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended December
31, 2007 and 2008
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4
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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5
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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29
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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41
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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42
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PART
II --
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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42
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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42
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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45
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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45
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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45
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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45
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Signatures
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46
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Exhibit
Index
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47
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
d/b/a
CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA CORP.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except for share data)
March
31,
2008
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December
31,
2008
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ASSETS
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(Unaudited)
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Current
assets
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||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 29,655 | $ | 22,565 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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21,494 | 16,400 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenue
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6,393 | 5,451 | ||||||
Deferred
costs
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3,859 | 3,803 | ||||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
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1,316 | 1,986 | ||||||
Note
receivable
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158 | 913 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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62,875 | 51,118 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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269,031 | 246,980 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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13,592 | 11,473 | ||||||
Capitalized
software costs, net
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2,777 | 3,001 | ||||||
Goodwill
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14,549 | 8,024 | ||||||
Deferred
costs, net of current portion
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6,595 | 4,712 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenue, net of current portion
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2,075 | 1,755 | ||||||
Note
receivable, net of current portion
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1,220 | 1,002 | ||||||
Security
deposits
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408 | 425 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of current portion
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299 | 299 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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255 | 255 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 373,676 | $ | 329,044 |
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1
ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
d/b/a
CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA CORP.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except for share data)
(continued)
March
31,
2008
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December
31,
2008
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|||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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(Unaudited)
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Current
liabilities
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||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 25,213 | $ | 9,682 | ||||
Notes
payable
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16,998 | 24,729 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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6,204 | 5,511 | ||||||
Customer
security deposits
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333 | 358 | ||||||
Capital
leases
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89 | 128 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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48,837 | 40,408 | ||||||
Notes
payable, net of current portion
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250,689 | 232,416 | ||||||
Capital
leases, net of current portion
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5,814 | 5,785 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue, net of current portion
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283 | 953 | ||||||
Customer
security deposits, net of current portion
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46 | 34 | ||||||
Preferred
stock subscription proceeds
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— | 2,000 | ||||||
Fair
value of interest rate swap
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— | 3,846 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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305,669 | 285,442 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (see Note 7)
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Stockholders’
Equity
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||||||||
Class
A common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 40,000,000 and 65,000,000
shares authorized at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2008, respectively;
26,143,612 and 27,104,091 shares issued and 26,092,172 and 27,052,651
shares outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2008,
respectively
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26 | 27 | ||||||
Class
B common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized;
733,811 shares issued and outstanding at each of March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2008
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1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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168,844 | 172,460 | ||||||
Treasury
stock, at cost; 51,440 Class A shares
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(172 | ) | (172 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(100,692 | ) | (128,714 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
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68,007 | 43,602 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ | 373,676 | $ | 329,044 |
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
2
ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
d/b/a
CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA CORP.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except for share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
For
the Three Months Ended
December
31,
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For
the Nine Months Ended
December
31,
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2007
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Revenues
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$
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21,480
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$
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22,710
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$
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59,092
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$
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65,129
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Costs
and Expenses:
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Direct
operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
below)
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6,608
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7,068
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19,798
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19,597
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Selling,
general and administrative
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6,090
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4,691
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17,127
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13,711
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Provision
for doubtful accounts
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321
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98
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691
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271
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Research
and development
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180
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107
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503
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207
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Stock-based
compensation
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162
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295
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361
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653
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Impairment
of goodwill
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—
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6,525
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—
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6,525
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Depreciation
of property and equipment
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8,020
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8,126
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20,950
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24,394
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Amortization
of intangible assets
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1,071
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821
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3,210
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2,669
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Total
operating expenses
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22,452
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27,731
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62,640
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68,027
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Loss
from operations
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(972
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)
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(5,021
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)
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(3,548
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)
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(2,898
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)
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Interest
income
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448
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88
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1,174
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311
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Interest
expense
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(7,703
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)
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(6,935
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)
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(20,530
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)
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(21,101
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)
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Debt
refinancing expense
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—
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—
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(1,122
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)
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—
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Other
expense, net
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(125
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)
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(162
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)
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(426
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)
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(488
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)
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Change
in fair value of interest rate swap
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—
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(5,411
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)
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—
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(3,846
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)
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Net
loss
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$
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(8,352
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)
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$
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(17,441
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)
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$
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(24,452
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)
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$
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(28,022
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)
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Net
loss per Class A and Class B common share - basic and
diluted
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$
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(0.32
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)
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$
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(0.63
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)
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$
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(0.96
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)
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$
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(1.03
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)
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Weighted
average number of Class A and Class B common shares
outstanding:
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Basic
and diluted
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25,931,467
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27,566,462
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25,344,944
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27,324,324
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See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
3
ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
d/b/a
CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA CORP.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands) (Unaudited)
For
the Nine Months Ended
December
31,
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||||||||
2007
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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Net
loss
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$ | (24,452 | ) | $ | (28,022 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:
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Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
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49 | 164 | ||||||
Loss
on impairment of goodwill
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— | 6,525 | ||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment and amortization of intangible
assets
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24,160 | 27,063 | ||||||
Amortization
of software development costs
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448 | 601 | ||||||
Amortization
of debt issuance costs included in interest expense
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1,065 | 1,134 | ||||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
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691 | 271 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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361 | 653 | ||||||
Non-cash
interest expense
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3,882 | 3,937 | ||||||
Debt
refinancing expense
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1,122 | — | ||||||
Gain
on available-for-sale securities
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(53 | ) | — | |||||
Change
in fair value of interest rate swap
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— | 3,846 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(8,097 | ) | 4,823 | |||||
Unbilled
revenue
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(4,457 | ) | 1,262 | |||||
Prepaids
and other current assets
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(499 | ) | (670 | ) | ||||
Other
assets
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(102 | ) | (434 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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593 | 472 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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230 | (23 | ) | |||||
Other
liabilities
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210 | 13 | ||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(4,849 | ) | 21,615 | |||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(65,653 | ) | (18,115 | ) | ||||
Deposits
paid for property and equipment
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(20,052 | ) | — | |||||
Purchases
of intangible assets
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— | (550 | ) | |||||
Additions
to capitalized software costs
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(704 | ) | (825 | ) | ||||
Acquisition
of UniqueScreen Media, Inc.
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(121 | ) | — | |||||
Acquisition
of The Bigger Picture
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(15 | ) | — | |||||
Additional
purchase price for EZZI.net
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(35 | ) | — | |||||
Maturities
and sales of available-for-sale securities
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6,053 | — | ||||||
Purchase
of available-for-sale securities
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(6,000 | ) | — | |||||
Restricted
long-term investment
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(75 | ) | — | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(86,602 | ) | (19,490 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
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Repayment
of notes payable
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(12,694 | ) | (1,434 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from notes payable
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51,491 | — | ||||||
Repayment
of credit facilities
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— | (9,676 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from credit facilities
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62,161 | 569 | ||||||
Payments
of debt issuance costs
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(3,054 | ) | (518 | ) | ||||
Principal
payments on capital leases
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(55 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
for subscription of preferred stock
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— | 2,000 | ||||||
Costs
associated with issuance of Class A common stock
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(33 | ) | (73 | ) | ||||
Net
proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock
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35 | — | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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97,851 | (9,215 | ) | |||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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6,400 | (7,090 | ) | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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29,376 | 29,655 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 35,776 | $ | 22,565 |
See
accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
d/b/a
CINEDIGM DIGITAL CINEMA
CORP.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008
($ in
thousands, except for per share data)
1.
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NATURE
OF OPERATIONS
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Access
Integrated Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. was
incorporated in Delaware on March 31, 2000 and began doing business as Cinedigm
Digital Cinema Corp. on November 25, 2008 (“Cinedigm”, and collectively with its
subsidiaries, the “Company”). The Company provides fully managed
storage, electronic delivery and software services and technology solutions for
owners and distributors of digital content to movie theatres and other
venues. The Company has three primary businesses, media services
(“Media Services”), media content and entertainment (“Content &
Entertainment”) and other (“Other”). The Company’s Media Services business
provides software, services and technology solutions to the motion picture and
television industries, primarily to facilitate the conversion from analog (film)
to digital cinema and positioned the Company at what the Company believes to be
the forefront of an industry relating to the delivery and management of digital
cinema and other content to entertainment and other remote venues
worldwide. The Company’s Content & Entertainment business
provides motion picture exhibition to the general public and cinema advertising
and film distribution services to movie exhibitors. The Company’s
Other business provides hosting services and network access for other web
hosting services (“Access Digital Server Assets”). Overall, the
Company’s goal is to aid in the transformation of movie theatres to
entertainment centers by providing a platform of hardware, software and content
choices. Additional information related to the Company’s reporting
segments can be found in Note 9.
2.
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SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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BASIS
OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION
The
Company has incurred net losses historically and through the current period, and
until recently, has used cash in operating activities, and has an accumulated
deficit of $128,714 as of December 31, 2008. The Company also has significant
contractual obligations related to its debt for the remaining part of fiscal
year 2009 and beyond. Management expects that the Company will continue to
generate net losses for the foreseeable future. Certain of the Company’s costs
could be reduced if the Company’s working capital requirements increased. Based
on the Company’s cash position at December 31, 2008, and expected cash flows
from operations, management believes that the Company has the ability to meet
its obligations through December 31, 2009. The Company is seeking to raise
additional capital to refinance certain outstanding debt, to meet equipment
requirements related to the Company’s second digital cinema deployment (the
“Phase II Deployment”) and for working capital as necessary. Although the
Company recently entered into certain agreements related to the Phase II
Deployment (see Note 7), there is no assurance that financing for the Phase II
Deployment will be completed as contemplated or under terms acceptable to the
Company or its existing shareholders. Failure to generate additional revenues,
raise additional capital or manage discretionary spending could have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not
reflect any adjustments which may result from the Company’s inability to
continue as a going concern.
The
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008, which has been
derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements were prepared following the interim reporting
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As
permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information
that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted. In
the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included.
The
Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Cinedigm, Access Digital Media, Inc. (“AccessDM”), Hollywood
Software, Inc. d/b/a AccessIT Software (“AccessIT SW”), Core Technology
Services, Inc. (“Managed Services”), FiberSat Global Services, Inc. d/b/a
AccessIT Satellite and Support Services (“AccessIT Satellite”), ADM Cinema
Corporation (“ADM Cinema”) d/b/a the Pavilion Theatre (the “Pavilion Theatre”),
Christie/AIX, Inc. d/b/a AccessIT Digital Cinema (“AccessIT DC”), PLX
Acquisition Corp., UniqueScreen Media, Inc. (“USM”), Vistachiara
Productions, Inc. d/b/a The Bigger Picture (“The Bigger Picture”),Access Digital
Cinema Phase 2 Corp. (“Phase 2 DC”) and Access Digital Cinema Phase 2 B/AIX
Corp.
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(“Phase 2
B/AIX’). AccessDM and AccessIT Satellite are together referred to as the Digital
Media Services Division (“DMS”). All intercompany transactions and balances have
been eliminated.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. On
an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related
to the carrying values of its long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill,
the valuation of deferred tax assets, the valuation of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed in purchase business combinations, stock-based compensation
expense, revenue recognition and capitalization of software development costs.
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other
assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances,
the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
The
results of operations for the respective interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes
thereto included in Cinedigm’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on June 16, 2008 and as amended on June
26, 2008 and on September 11, 2008 (the “Form 10-K”).
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
Media
Services
Media
Services revenues are generated as follows:
Revenues
consist of:
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Accounted
for in accordance with:
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Virtual
print fees (“VPFs”) and alternative content fees (“ACFs”).
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Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104 “Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements” (“SAB No. 104”).
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Software
multi-element licensing arrangements, software maintenance contracts, and
professional consulting services, which includes systems implementation,
training, and other professional services, delivery revenues via satellite
and hard drive, data encryption and preparation fee revenues, satellite
network monitoring and maintenance fees.
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Statement
of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue
Recognition”
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Custom
software development services.
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SOP
81-1, “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain
Production-Type Contracts” (“SOP 81-1”)
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Customer
licenses and application service provider (“ASP Service”)
agreements.
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SAB
No. 104
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VPFs are
earned pursuant to contracts with movie studios and distributors, whereby
amounts are payable to AccessIT DC and will be payable to Phase 2 DC according
to a fixed fee schedule, when movies distributed by the studio are displayed on
screens utilizing the Company’s digital cinema equipment (the “Systems”)
installed in movie theatres. One VPF is payable for every movie title
displayed per System. The amount of VPF revenue is therefore dependent on the
number of movie titles released and displayed on the Systems in any given
accounting period. VPF revenue is recognized in the period in which the movie
first opens for general audience viewing in that digitally-equipped movie
theatre, as AccessIT DC’s and Phase 2 DC’s performance obligations have been
substantially met at that time.
ACFs are
earned pursuant to contracts with movie exhibitors, whereby amounts are payable
to AccessIT DC and will be payable to Phase 2 DC, generally as a percentage of
the applicable box office revenue derived from the exhibitor’s showing of
content other than feature films, such as concerts and sporting events
(typically referred to as “alternative content”). ACF revenue is
recognized in the period in which the alternative content opens for audience
viewing.
6
For
software multi-element licensing arrangements that do not require significant
production, modification or customization of the licensed software, revenue is
recognized for the various elements as follows: Revenue for the licensed
software element is recognized upon delivery and acceptance of the licensed
software product, as that represents the culmination of the earnings process and
the Company has no further obligations to the customer, relative to the software
license. Revenue earned from consulting services is recognized upon the
performance and completion of these services. Revenue earned from annual
software maintenance is recognized ratably over the maintenance term (typically
one year).
Revenues
relating to customized software development contracts are recognized on a
percentage-of-completion method of accounting in accordance with SOP
81-1.
Revenue
is deferred in cases where: (1) a portion or the entire contract
amount cannot be recognized as revenue, due to non-delivery or pre-acceptance of
licensed software or custom programming, (2) uncompleted implementation of ASP
Service arrangements, or (3) unexpired pro-rata periods of maintenance, minimum
ASP Service fees or website subscription fees. As license fees, maintenance
fees, minimum ASP Service fees and website subscription fees are often paid in
advance, a portion of this revenue is deferred until the contract ends. Such
amounts are classified as deferred revenue and are recognized as earned revenue
in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policies described
above.
Managed
Services’ revenues, which consist of monthly recurring billings pursuant to
network monitoring and maintenance contracts, are recognized as revenues in the
month earned, and other non-recurring billings are recognized on a time and
materials basis as revenues in the period in which the services were
provided.
Content
& Entertainment
Content
& Entertainment revenues are generated as follows:
Revenues
consist of:
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Accounted
for in accordance with:
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Movie
theatre admission and concession revenues.
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No. 104
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Cinema
advertising service revenues and distribution fee
revenues.
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SOP
00-2, “Accounting by Producers or Distributors of Films” (“SOP
00-2”)
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Cinema
advertising barter revenues
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The
Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 99-17, “Accounting for Advertising
Barter Transactions” (“EITF 99-17”)
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Movie
theatre admission and concession revenues are generated at the Company’s
nine-screen digital movie theatre, the Pavilion Theatre. Movie theatre admission
revenues are recognized on the date of sale, as the related movie is viewed on
that date and the Company’s performance obligation is met at that time.
Concession revenues consist of food and beverage sales and are also recognized
on the date of purchase.
USM has
contracts with exhibitors to display pre-show advertisements on their screens,
in exchange for certain fees paid to the exhibitors. USM then contracts with
businesses of various types to place their advertisements in select theatre
locations, designs the advertisement, and places it on-screen for specific
periods of time, generally ranging from three to twelve
months. Cinema advertising service revenue, and the associated direct
selling, production and support cost, is recognized on a straight-line basis
over the period the related in-theatre advertising is displayed, pursuant to the
specific terms of each advertising contract. USM has the right to receive or
bill the entire amount of the advertising contract upon execution, and therefore
such amount is recorded as a receivable at the time of execution, and all
related advertising revenue and all direct costs actually incurred are deferred
until such time as the a in-theatre advertising is displayed.
The right
to sell and display such advertising, or other in-theatre programs, products and
services, is based upon advertising contracts with exhibitors which stipulate
payment terms to such exhibitors for this right. Payment terms generally consist
of either fixed annual payments or annual minimum guarantee payments, plus a
revenue share of the excess of a percentage of advertising revenue over the
minimum guarantee, if any. The Company recognizes the cost of fixed
and minimum guarantee payments on a straight-line basis over each advertising
contract year, and the revenue share cost, if any, in accordance with the terms
of the advertising contract.
Distribution
fee revenue is recognized for the theatrical distribution of third party feature
films and alternative content at the time of exhibition based on the Bigger
Picture’s participation in box office receipts. The
Bigger
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Picture
has the right to receive or bill a portion of the theatrical distribution fee in
advance of the exhibition date, and therefore such amount is recorded as a
receivable at the time of execution, and all related distribution revenue is
deferred until the third party feature films’ or alternative content’s
theatrical release date.
Barter
advertising revenue is recognized for the fair value of the advertising time
surrendered in exchange for alternative content. The Company includes
the value of such exchanges in both Content & Entertainment’s net revenues
and direct operating expenses. There may be a timing difference between the
screening of alternative content and the screening of the underlying advertising
used to acquire the content. In accordance with EITF 99-17, the
acquisition cost is being recorded and recognized as a direct operating
expense by The Bigger Picture when the alternative content is screened, and
the underlying advertising is being deferred and recognized as revenue ratably
over the period such advertising is screened by USM. For the nine months ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008, the Company has recorded $0 and $1,152,
respectively, in net revenues and direct operating expenses with no impact on
net loss.
Other
Other
revenues, attributable to the Access Digital Server Assets, were generated as
follows:
Revenues
consist of:
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Accounted
for in accordance with:
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Hosting
and network access fees.
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SAB
No. 104
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Since May
1, 2007, the Company’s internet data centers (“IDCs”) have been operated by
FiberMedia AIT, LLC and Telesource Group, Inc. (together, “FiberMedia”),
unrelated third parties, pursuant to a master collocation
agreement. Although the Company is still the lessee of the IDCs,
substantially all of the revenues and expenses were being realized by FiberMedia
and not the Company and since May 1, 2008, 100% of the revenues and expenses are
being realized by FiberMedia.
DEFERRED
COSTS
Deferred
costs primarily consist of the unamortized debt issuance costs related to the
credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”) and the
$55,000 of 10% Senior Notes issued in August 2007 (see Note 5), which are
amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective debt.
Also included in deferred costs is advertising production, post production and
technical support costs related to developing and displaying advertising, which
are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the same period as
the related cinema advertising revenues are recognized.
DIRECT
OPERATING COSTS
Direct
operating costs consists of facility operating costs such as rent, utilities,
real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, insurance and other related
expenses, direct personnel costs, film rent expense, amortization of capitalized
software development costs, exhibitors payments for displaying cinema
advertising and other deferred expenses, such as advertising production, post
production and technical support related to developing and displaying
advertising. These other deferred expenses are capitalized and amortized on a
straight-line basis over the same period as the related cinema advertising
revenues are recognized.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
The
Company has two stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described
more fully in Note 6. Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based
Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation”. Under SFAS 123(R), the Company is required to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of
equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited
exceptions) and recognize such cost in the statement of operations over the
period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for
the award (usually the vesting period). Pro forma disclosure is no longer an
alternative.
For the
three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded stock-based
compensation expense of $162 and $295, respectively, and $361 and $653, for the
nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The
Company estimated that the stock-based compensation expense related to
current
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outstanding
stock options, using a Black-Scholes option valuation model, and current
outstanding restricted stock will be approximately $950 in fiscal
2009.
The
weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three
months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 was $2.56 and $0, respectively, and
during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 was $2.90 and $0.58,
respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine
months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 was approximately $25 and $0,
respectively. There were no stock options exercised during the three
months and nine months ended December 31, 2008.
The
Company estimated the fair value of stock options at the date of each grant
using a Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following
assumptions:
For
the Three Months Ended
December
31,
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For
the Nine Months Ended
December
31,
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2007
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2008
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2007
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2008
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Range
of risk-free interest rates
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3.2-4.2 | % | 2.5-5.2 | % | 3.2-5.0 | % | 2.5-5.2 | % | ||||||||
Dividend
yield
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Expected
life (years)
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5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Range
of expected volatilities
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52.5-54.6 | % | 52.5-58.7 | % | 52.5-54.6 | % | 52.5-58.7 | % |
The
risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for
options granted under Cinedigm’s equity incentive plan is the historical yield
on U.S. Treasury securities with equivalent remaining lives. The
Company does not currently anticipate paying any cash dividends on its common
stock in the foreseeable future. Consequently, an expected dividend yield of
zero is used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company estimates
the expected life of options granted under the Company’s stock option plans
using both exercise behavior and post-vesting termination behavior. The Company
estimates expected volatility for options granted under Cinedigm’s equity
incentive plan based on a measure of historical volatility in the trading market
for the Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock.
CAPITALIZED
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Internal
Use Software
The
Company accounts for these software development costs under Statement of
Position (“SOP”) 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use” (“SOP
98-1”). SOP 98-1 states that there are three distinct stages to the
software development process for internal use software. The first
stage, the preliminary project stage, includes the conceptual formulation,
design and testing of alternatives. The second stage, or the program
instruction phase, includes the development of the detailed functional
specifications, coding and testing. The final stage, the
implementation stage, includes the activities associated with placing a software
project into service. All activities included within the preliminary
project stage would be considered research and development and expensed as
incurred. During the program instruction phase, all costs incurred
until the software is substantially complete and ready for use, including all
necessary testing, are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over
estimated lives ranging from three to five years. The Company has not
sold, leased or licensed software developed for internal use to the Company’s
customers and the Company has no intention of doing so in the
future.
Software
to be Sold, Licensed or Otherwise Marketed
The
Company accounts for these software development costs under SFAS No. 86,
“Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise
Marketed” (“SFAS No. 86”). SFAS No. 86 states that software
development costs that are incurred subsequent to establishing technological
feasibility are capitalized until the product is available for general release.
Amounts capitalized as software development costs are amortized using the
greater of revenues during the period compared to the total estimated revenues
to be earned or on a straight-line basis over estimated lives ranging from three
to five years. The Company reviews capitalized software costs for impairment on
a periodic basis. To the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the estimated
net realizable value of the capitalized software cost, an impairment charge is
recorded. No impairment charge was recorded for the nine months ended December
31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Amortization of capitalized software
development costs, included in direct operating costs, for the three months
ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 amounted to $153 and
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$214,
respectively and $448 and $601 for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and
2008, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2008, unbilled
receivables under such customized software development contracts was $1,528 and
$885, respectively, which is included in unbilled revenue in the consolidated
balance sheets. During the three months ended December 31, 2008, the
Company reached an agreement with a customer regarding a customized product
contract whereby the Company will cease development efforts on the customized
product and the customer will complete the development of the product going
forward at their sole expense and deliver the completed product back to the
Company. The Company will continue to own the product at all times
and retains the rights to market the finished product to others. The
customer agreed to make certain payments to the Company as settlement of all
billed and unbilled amounts. After all such payments have been
received, the Company will have approximately $400 of unbilled amounts
remaining. The Company believes this amount will be recoverable from
future sales of the product to other customers.
BUSINESS
COMBINATIONS
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141”) which
requires all business combinations to be accounted for using the purchase method
of accounting and that certain intangible assets acquired in a business
combination must be recognized as assets separate from
goodwill. During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company
did not enter into any business combinations.
GOODWILL
AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The
carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are
reviewed for possible impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). SFAS No. 142
addresses the recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible
assets subsequent to their acquisition. The Company tests its
goodwill for impairment annually and in interim periods if certain events occur
indicating that the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. The Company
reviews possible impairment of finite lived intangible assets in accordance with
SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”.
The Company records goodwill and intangible assets resulting from past business
combinations.
The
Company’s process of evaluating goodwill for impairment involves the
determination of fair value of its four goodwill reporting units: AccessIT SW,
The Pavilion Theatre, USM and The Bigger Picture. Identification of
reporting units is based on the criteria contained in SFAS No.
142. The Company normally conducts its annual goodwill impairment
analysis during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, measured as of March 31,
unless triggering events occur which require goodwill to be tested as of an
interim date. As discussed further below, the Company concluded that
one or more triggering events had occurred during the three months ended
December 31, 2008 and conducted impairment tests as of December 31,
2008.
Inherent
in the fair value determination for each reporting unit are certain judgments
and estimates relating to future cash flows, including management’s
interpretation of current economic indicators and market conditions, and
assumptions about the Company’s strategic plans with regard to its operations.
To the extent additional information arises, market conditions change or the
Company’s strategies change, it is possible that the conclusion regarding
whether the Company’s remaining goodwill is impaired could change and result in
future goodwill impairment charges that will have a material effect on the
Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
The
discounted cash flow methodology establishes fair value by estimating the
present value of the projected future cash flows to be generated from the
reporting unit. The discount rate applied to the projected future cash flows to
arrive at the present value is intended to reflect all risks of ownership and
the associated risks of realizing the stream of projected future cash
flows. The discounted cash flow methodology uses our projections of
financial performance for a five-year period. The most significant
assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology are the discount rate,
the terminal value and expected future revenues and gross margins, which vary
among reporting units. The discount rates utilized as of the December 31, 2008
testing date range from 16.0% - 27.5% based on the estimated market
participant weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) for each unit.
The market participant based WACC for each unit gives consideration to factors
including, but not limited to, capital structure, historic and projected
financial performance, and size.
The
market multiple methodology establishes fair value by comparing the reporting
unit to other companies that are similar, from an operational or industry
standpoint and considers the risk characteristics in order to determine the risk
profile relative to the comparable companies as a group. The most
significant assumptions are the market
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multiplies
and the control premium. The Company has elected not to apply a
control premium to the fair value conclusions for the purposes of impairment
testing.
The
Company then assigns a weighting to the discounted cash flows and market
multiple methodologies to derive the fair value of the reporting
unit. The income approach is weighted 60% to 70% and the
market approach is weighted 40% to 30% to derive the fair value of the
reporting unit. The weightings are evaluated each time a
goodwill impairment assessment is performed and give consideration to the
relative reliability of each approach at that time.
Based on
the results of our impairment evaluation, the Company recorded an impairment
charge of $6,525 in the quarter ended December 31, 2008 related to our content
and entertainment reporting segment.
The
changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended December
31, 2008 are as follows:
Balance
at March 31, 2008
|
$ | 14,549 | ||
Goodwill
impairment
|
(6,525 | ) | ||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
$ | 8,024 |
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation
expense is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful
lives of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are being amortized over
the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvement.
Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. Major renewals,
improvements and additions are capitalized. Upon the sale or other
disposition of any property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated
depreciation are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss is included in
the statement of operations.
IMPAIRMENT
OF LONG-LIVED
ASSETS
The
Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets on a periodic basis
in order to identify business conditions, which may indicate a possible
impairment. The assessment for potential impairment is based primarily on the
Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of its long-lived assets from
expected future undiscounted cash flows. If the total of expected future
undiscounted cash flows is less than the total carrying value of the assets, a
loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value (computed based
upon the expected future discounted cash flows) and the carrying value of the
assets. During the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, no
impairment charge for long-lived assets was recorded.
NET
LOSS PER SHARE
Computations
of basic and diluted net loss per share of the Company’s Class A common stock
(“Class A Common Stock”) and Class B common stock (“Class B Common Stock”, and
together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) have been made in
accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic and diluted net loss
per share have been calculated as follows:
Basic
and diluted net loss per share =
|
Net
loss
|
|
Weighted
average number of Common Stock
outstanding
during the period
|
Shares
issued and any shares that are reacquired during the period are weighted for the
portion of the period that they are outstanding.
The
Company incurred net losses for each of the three and nine months ended December
31, 2007 and 2008 and, therefore, the impact of dilutive potential common shares
from outstanding stock options, warrants, restricted stock, and restricted stock
units, totaling 2,934,168 shares and 4,335,382 shares as of December 31, 2007
and 2008, respectively, were excluded from the computation as it would be
anti-dilutive.
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ACCOUNTING
FOR DERIVATIVES
In April
2008, the Company executed an interest rate swap agreement (the “Interest Rate
Swap”) (see Note 5) to limit the Company’s exposure to changes in interest
rates. The Interest Rate Swap is a derivative financial instrument,
which the Company accounts for pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities," as amended and interpreted ("SFAS No. 133"). SFAS No.
133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments
and requires that all derivatives be recorded at fair value on the balance
sheet. Changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments are
either recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of stockholders'
equity) or in the consolidated statement of operations depending on whether the
derivative is being used to hedge changes in cash flows or fair
value. The Company has determined that this is not a hedging
transaction and changes in the value of its Interest Rate Swap were recorded in
the consolidated statement of operations (see Note 5).
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
On April
1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157),
for financial assets and liabilities. The statement defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. The fair value measurement disclosures are
grouped into three levels based on valuation factors:
·
|
Level
1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical
investments
|
·
|
Level
2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for
similar investments, market corroborated inputs,
etc.)
|
·
|
Level
3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own
assumptions in determining the fair value of
investments)
|
Assets
and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis use the market
approach, where prices and other relevant information is generated by market
transactions involving identical or comparable assets or
liabilities.
The
following table summarizes the levels of fair value measurements of the
Company’s financial assets:
Financial
Assets at Fair Value
as
of December 31, 2008
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Level
1
|
Level
2
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Level
3
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Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 22,565 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Interest
rate swap
|
— | $ | (3,846 | ) | — |
3.
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RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS
No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to derivatives and
other financial instruments measured at fair value under SFAS No. 133
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) at
initial recognition and in all subsequent periods. Therefore, SFAS 157 nullifies
the guidance in footnote 3 of the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”)
Issue No. 02-3, “Issues Involved in Accounting for Derivative
Contracts Held for Trading Purposes and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and
Risk Management Activities” (“EITF 02-3”). SFAS 157 also amends SFAS 133 to
remove the similar guidance to that in EITF 02-3, which was added by SFAS
155. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years.
Relative
to SFAS 157, the FASB issued FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”) FAS 157-1 and FSP FAS
157-2. FSP FAS 157-1 amends SFAS 157 to exclude SFAS No. 13, “Accounting
for Leases” (SFAS 13), and its related interpretive accounting pronouncements
that address leasing transactions, while FSP FAS 157-2 delays the effective date
of the application of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
nonrecurring basis.
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The Company adopted SFAS 157 as of
April 1,
2008, with the exception
of the application of the statement to non-recurring nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities. Non-recurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities for which the Company has not applied the provisions of SFAS 157
include those measured at fair value in goodwill impairment testing, indefinite
lived intangible assets measured at fair value for impairment testing, and those
non-recurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities initially
measured at fair value in a business combination. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a
material impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements (see Note
2).
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, "Determining the Fair Value of
a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS
157-3”). FSP FAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a
market that is not active. FSP FAS 157-3 is effective upon issuance, including
prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. Revisions
resulting from a change in the valuation technique or its application should be
accounted for as a change in accounting estimate following the guidance in FASB
Statement No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.” FSP FAS
157-3 was effective for the financial statements included in the Company’s
quarterly report for the period ended September 30, 2008, and application
of FSP FAS 157-3 had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to elect to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective
is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to
mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. SFAS 159 is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement,
which is consistent with the FASB’s long-term measurement objectives for
accounting for financial instruments. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007 and early adoption is permitted provided the
entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS 157. The Company adopted SFAS
159 on April 1, 2008 and elected not to measure any additional financial
instruments and other items at fair value.
In
December 2007, the FASB released SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations
(revised 2007)” (“SFAS 141(R)”), which changes many well-established business
combination accounting practices and significantly affects how acquisition
transactions are reflected in the financial statements. Additionally, SFAS
141(R) will affect how companies negotiate and structure transactions, model
financial projections of acquisitions and communicate to stakeholders. SFAS
141(R) must be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141(R) will have
an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements related to any
future acquisitions.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes new
accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a
subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS
No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe that SFAS
160 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial
statements.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”).
SFAS 161 changes the
disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities.
Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an
entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related
hedged items are accounted for under FASB Statement No. 133 and its related
interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items
affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.
SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. SFAS 161 encourages, but does not require, comparative
disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. The Company
does not believe that SFAS 161 will have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
In April
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 142-3,”Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3
applies to all recognized intangible assets and its guidance is restricted to
estimating the useful life of recognized intangible assets. FSP FAS 142-3 is
effective for the first fiscal period beginning after December 15, 2008 and must
be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date.
The Company will be required to adopt FSP FAS 142-3 to intangible assets
acquired beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
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In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles,” (“SFAS 162”). SFAS 162 identifies the sources
of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be
used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that
are presented in conformity with GAAP. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following
the SEC’s approval of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU
Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles.” The Company
does not believe that SFAS 162 will have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
4.
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NOTES
RECEIVABLE
|
Notes
receivable consisted of the following:
As
of March 31, 2008
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As
of December 31, 2008
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Note
Receivable (as defined below)
|
Current
Portion
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Long
Term Portion
|
Current
Portion
|
Long
Term Portion
|
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Exhibitor
Note
|
$ | 50 | $ | 91 | $ | 53 | $ | 51 | ||||||||
Exhibitor
Install Notes
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95 | 1,002 | 116 | 930 | ||||||||||||
TIS
Note
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— | 100 | 100 | — | ||||||||||||
FiberMedia
Note
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— | — | 631 | — | ||||||||||||
Other
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13 | 27 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||
$ | 158 | $ | 1,220 | $ | 913 | $ | 1,002 |
In March
2006, in connection with AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment (see Note 7), a
certain motion picture exhibitor issued to the Company a 7.5% note receivable
for $231 (the “Exhibitor Note”), in return for the Company’s payment for certain
financed digital projectors. The Exhibitor Note requires monthly
principal and interest payments through September 2010. As of
December 31, 2008, the outstanding balance of the Exhibitor Note was
$104.
In
connection with AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment (see Note 7), the Company
agreed to provide financing to certain motion picture exhibitors upon the
billing to the motion picture exhibitors by Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.
(“Christie”) for the installation costs associated with the placement of digital
cinema projection systems (the “Systems”) in movie theatres. In April
2006, certain motion picture exhibitors agreed to issue to the Company two 8%
notes receivable for an aggregate of $1,287 (the “Exhibitor Install Notes”).
Under the Exhibitor Install Notes, the motion picture exhibitors are required to
make monthly interest only payments through October 2007 and quarterly principal
and interest payments thereafter through August 2009 and August 2017,
respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate outstanding
balance of the Exhibitor Install Notes was $1,046.
Prior to
the Company’s acquisition of USM, Theatre Information Systems, Ltd. (“TIS”), a
developer of proprietary software, issued to USM a 4.5% note receivable for $100
(the “TIS Note”) to fund final modifications to certain proprietary software and
the development and distribution of related marketing materials. Interest
accrues monthly on the outstanding principal amount. The TIS Note and all the
accrued interest is due in one lump-sum payment in April 2009. Provided that the
TIS Note has not been previously repaid, the entire unpaid principal balance and
any accrued but unpaid interest may, at USM’s option, be converted into a 10%
limited partnership interest in TIS. As of December 31, 2008, the
outstanding balance of the TIS Note was $100.
In
November 2008, FiberMedia issued to the Company a 10% note receivable for $631
(the “FiberMedia Note”) related to certain expenses FiberMedia is required to
repay to the Company under a master collocation agreement of the IDCs.
FiberMedia is required to make monthly principal and interest payments beginning
in January 2009 through July 2009. As of December 31, 2008, the
aggregate outstanding balance of the FiberMedia Install Notes was
$631.
The
Company has not experienced a default by any party to any of their obligations
in connection with any of the above notes.
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5.
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DEBT
AND CREDIT FACILITIES
|
Notes
payable consisted of the following:
As
of March 31, 2008
|
As
of December 31, 2008
|
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Note
Payable (as defined below)
|
Current
Portion
|
Long
Term Portion
|
Current
Portion
|
Long
Term Portion
|
||||||||||||
HS
Notes
|
$ | 540 | $ | — | $ | 90 | $ | — | ||||||||
Boeing
Note
|
450 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
First
USM Note
|
414 | 221 | 221 | — | ||||||||||||
SilverScreen
Note
|
113 | 20 | 47 | — | ||||||||||||
Vendor
Note *
|
— | 9,600 | — | 9,600 | ||||||||||||
2007
Senior Notes
|
— | 55,000 | — | 55,000 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
50 | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||||
GE
Credit Facility *
|
15,431 | 185,848 | 24,195 | 167,440 | ||||||||||||
NEC
Facility
|
— | — | 161 | 376 | ||||||||||||
$ | 16,998 | $ | 250,689 | $ | 24,729 | $ | 232,416 |
* The
Vendor Note and the GE Credit Facility are not guaranteed by the Company or its
other subsidiaries, other than AccessIT DC.
In
November 2003, the Company issued two 5-year, 8% notes payable aggregating
$3,000 (the “HS Notes”) to the founders of AccessIT SW as part of the purchase
price for AccessIT SW. In March 2007, one of the holders of the HS
Notes agreed to reduce their note by $150 for 30,000 shares of unregistered
Class A Common Stock and forego $150 of principal payments at the end of their
note term. During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the
Company repaid principal of $450 on the HS Notes. As of December 31,
2008, the outstanding principal balance of the HS Notes was $90.
In March
2004, in connection with the Boeing Digital Asset Acquisition, the Company
issued a 4-year, non-interest bearing note payable with a face amount of $1,800
(the “Boeing Note”). The estimated fair value of the Boeing Note was determined
to be $1,367 on the closing date. Interest was being imputed, at a
rate of 12%, over the term of the Boeing Note, and was charged to non-cash
interest expense. In April 2008, the Company repaid principal of $450 and the
Boeing Note was repaid in full.
In July
2006, in connection with the acquisition of USM, the Company issued an 8% note
payable in the principal amount of $1,204 (the “First USM Note”) and an 8% note
payable in the principal amount of $4,000 (the “Second USM Note”), both in favor
of the stockholders of USM. The First USM Note is payable in twelve equal
quarterly installments commencing on October 1, 2006 until July 1, 2009. The
Second USM Note was payable on November 30, 2006 or earlier if certain
conditions were met, and was paid by the Company in October 2006. The First USM
Note may be prepaid in whole or from time to time in part without penalty
provided that the Company pays all accrued and unpaid interest. During the nine
months ended December 31, 2008, the Company repaid principal of $414 on the
First USM Note. As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal
balance of the First USM Note was $221.
Prior to
the Company’s acquisition of USM, USM had purchased substantially all the assets
of SilverScreen Advertising Incorporated (“SilverScreen”) and issued a 3-year,
4% note payable in the principal amount of $333 (the “SilverScreen Note”) as
part of the purchase price for SilverScreen. The SilverScreen Note is payable in
equal monthly installments until May 2009. During the nine months
ended December 31, 2008, the Company repaid principal of $86 on the SilverScreen
Note. As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal balance of
the SilverScreen Note was $47.
In
October 2006, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”) with the purchasers party thereto (the “Purchasers”)
pursuant to which the Company issued 8.5% Senior Notes (the “One Year Senior
Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $22,000 (the “October 2006 Private
Placement”). The term of the One Year Senior Notes was one year and could be
extended for up to two 90-day periods at the discretion of the Company if
certain market conditions were met. Interest on the One Year Senior Notes would
be paid on a quarterly basis in cash or, at the Company’s option and subject to
certain conditions, in shares of its Class A Common Stock (“Interest Shares”).
In addition, each quarter, the Company would issue shares of Class
A
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Common
Stock to the Purchasers as payment of interest owed under the One Year Senior
Notes based on a formula (“Additional Interest”). The Company also entered into
a registration rights agreement with the Purchasers pursuant to which the
Company agreed to register the resale of any shares of its Class A Common Stock
issued pursuant to the One Year Senior Notes at any time and from time to time.
In August 2007, the One Year Senior Notes were repaid in full with a portion of
the proceeds from the refinancing which closed in August 2007, which is
discussed further below.
In August
2007, AccessIT DC obtained $9,600 of vendor financing (the “Vendor Note”) for
equipment used in AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment. The Vendor Note bears
interest at 11% and may be prepaid without penalty. Interest is due
semi-annually commencing February 2008. The balance of the Vendor
Note, together with all unpaid interest is due on the maturity date of August 1,
2016. The Vendor Note is not guaranteed by the Company or its other
subsidiaries, other than AccessIT DC. As of December 31, 2008, the
outstanding principal balance of the Vendor Note was $9,600.
In August
2007, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) with the purchasers party thereto (the “Purchasers”) pursuant to
which the Company issued 10% Senior Notes (the “2007 Senior Notes”) in the
aggregate principal amount of $55,000 (the “August 2007 Private Placement”). The
term of the 2007 Senior Notes is three years which may be extended for one 6
month period at the discretion of the Company if certain conditions are
met. Interest on the 2007 Senior Notes is payable on a quarterly
basis in cash or, at the Company’s option and subject to certain conditions, in
shares of its Class A Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). In addition, each
quarter, the Company issues shares of Class A Common Stock to the Purchasers as
payment of additional interest owed under the 2007 Senior Notes based on a
formula (“Additional Interest”). The Company may prepay the 2007
Senior Notes in whole or in part following the first anniversary of issuance of
the 2007 Senior Notes, subject to a penalty of 2% of the principal if the 2007
Senior Notes are prepaid prior to the two year anniversary of the issuance and a
penalty of 1% of the principal if the 2007 Senior Notes are prepaid thereafter,
and subject to paying the number of shares as Additional Interest that would be
due through the end of the term of the 2007 Senior Notes. The net
proceeds of approximately $53,200 from the August 2007 Private Placement were
used for expansion of digital cinema rollout plans, to pay off the existing
obligations under the $22,000 of One Year Senior Notes, to pay off certain other
outstanding debt obligations, for investment in Systems and for working capital
and other general corporate purposes. The Purchase Agreement also requires the
2007 Senior Notes to be guaranteed by each of the Company’s existing and,
subject to certain exceptions, future subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), other
than AccessIT DC and its respective subsidiaries. Accordingly, each of the
Guarantors entered into a subsidiary guaranty (the “Subsidiary Guaranty”) with
the Purchasers pursuant to which it guaranteed the obligations of the Company
under the 2007 Senior Notes. The Company also entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers pursuant to which the Company
agreed to register the resale of any shares of its Class A Common Stock issued
pursuant to the 2007 Senior Notes at any time and from time to
time. As of December 31, 2007, all shares issued to the holders of
the 2007 Senior Notes were registered for resale (see Note 6). Under
the 2007 Senior Notes the Company agreed (i) to limit its total indebtedness to
an aggregate of $315,000 until certain conditions were met, which conditions
have been met allowing the Company to incur indebtedness in excess of $315,000
in the aggregate and (ii) not to, and not to cause its subsidiaries (except for
AccessIT DC and its subsidiaries) to, incur indebtedness, with certain
exceptions, including an exception for $10,000; provided that no more than
$5,000 of such indebtedness is incurred by AccessDM or AccessIT Satellite or any
of their respective subsidiaries except as incurred by AccessDM pursuant to a
guaranty entered into in accordance with the GE Credit Facility (see
below). At the present time, the Company and its subsidiaries, other
than AccessIT DC and its subsidiaries, are prohibited from paying dividends
under the terms of the 2007 Senior Notes. Interest expense on the
2007 Senior Notes for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008 amounted
to $1,375 and $4,092, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the
outstanding principal balance of the 2007 Senior Notes was $55,000.
CREDIT
FACILITIES
In August
2006, AccessIT DC entered into an agreement with General Electric Capital
Corporation (“GECC”) pursuant to which GECC and certain other lenders agreed to
provide to AccessIT DC a $217,000 Senior Secured Multi Draw Term Loan (the “GE
Credit Facility”). Proceeds from the GE Credit Facility were used for the
purchase and installation of up to 70% of the aggregate purchase price,
including all costs, fees or other expenses associated with the purchase
acquisition, receipt, delivery, construction and installation of Systems in
connection with AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment (see Note 7) and to pay
transaction fees and expenses related to the GE Credit Facility, and for certain
other specified purposes. The remaining cost of the Systems was funded from
other sources of capital including contributed equity. Each of the borrowings by
AccessIT DC bears interest, at the option of AccessIT DC and subject to certain
conditions, based on the bank prime loan rate in the United States or
the
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Eurodollar
rate, plus a margin ranging from 2.75% to 4.50%, depending on, among other
things, the type of rate chosen, the amount of equity contributed into AccessIT
DC and the total debt of AccessIT DC. Under the GE Credit Facility, AccessIT DC
must pay interest only through July 31, 2008. Beginning August 31, 2008, in
addition to the interest payments, AccessIT DC must repay approximately 71.5% of
the principal amount of the borrowings over a five-year period with a balloon
payment for the balance of the principal amount, together with all unpaid
interest on such borrowings and any fees incurred by AccessIT DC pursuant to the
GE Credit Facility on the maturity date of August 1, 2013. In addition, AccessIT
DC may prepay borrowings under the GE Credit Facility in whole or in part, after
July 31, 2007 and before August 1, 2010, subject to paying certain prepayment
penalties ranging from 3% to 1%, depending on when the prepayment is made. The
GE Credit Facility is required to be guaranteed by each of AccessIT DC’s
existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”)
and secured by a first priority perfected security interest on all of the
collective assets of AccessIT DC and the Guarantors, including real estate owned
or leased, and all capital stock or other equity interests in AccessIT DC and
its subsidiaries, subject to specified exceptions. The GE Credit Facility is not
guaranteed by the Company or its other subsidiaries, other than AccessIT DC.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company repaid principal of
$9,644 on the GE Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2008, the
outstanding principal balance of the GE Credit Facility was $191,635 at a
weighted average interest rate of 7.1%.
Under the
GE Credit Facility, as amended, AccessIT DC is required to maintain compliance
with certain financial covenants. Material covenants include a leverage ratio,
and an interest coverage ratio. In September 2007, AccessIT DC
entered into the third amendment with respect to the GE Credit Facility to (1)
lower the interest reserve from 12 months to 9 months; (2) modify the definition
of total equity ratio to count as capital contributions (x) up to $23,300 of
permitted subordinated indebtedness and (y) up to $4,000 of previously paid and
approved expenses that were incurred during the deployment of Systems; (3)
change the leverage ratio covenant; (4) add a new consolidated senior leverage
ratio covenant; and (5) change the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio
covenant.
At
December 31, 2008, the Company was in compliance with these
covenants.
In April
2008, AccessIT DC executed the Interest Rate Swap, otherwise known as an
“arranged hedge transaction” or "synthetic fixed rate financing" with a
counterparty for a notional amount of approximately 90% of the amounts
outstanding under the GE Credit Facility or an initial amount of $180,000. Under
the Interest Rate Swap, AccessIT DC will effectively pay a fixed rate of 7.3%,
to guard against AccessIT DC’s exposure to increases in the variable interest
rate under the GE Credit Facility. GE Corporate Financial Services arranged the
transaction, which took effect commencing August 1, 2008 as required by the GE
Credit Facility and will remain in effect until August 2010. As
principal repayments of the GE Credit Facility occur, the notional amount will
decrease by a pro rata amount, such that approximately 90% of the remaining
principal amount will be covered by the Interest Rate Swap at any
time.
Previously,
the Interest Rate Swap was classified as an asset, however as a result from the
recent decline in Libor rates and the outlook for Libor to remain below the
Company’s 2.8% fixed Libor rate, the Interest Rate Swap is currently being shown
as a liability. Upon any refinance of the GE Credit Facility or other
early termination or at the maturity date of the Interest Rate Swap, the fair
value of the Interest Rate Swap, whether favorable to the Company or not, would
be settled in cash with the counter party. The fair value of the
Interest Rate Swap liability was $3,846 at December 31, 2008 and a loss of
$5,411 and $3,846 was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for
the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2008,
respectively.
In May
2008, AccessDM entered into a credit facility with NEC Financial Services, LLC
(the “NEC Facility”) to fund the purchase and installation of equipment to
enable the exhibition of 3-D live events in movie theatres as part of the
Company’s CineLiveTM product
offering. The NEC Facility provides for maximum borrowings of up to
approximately $2,000, repayments over a 47 month period, and interest at annual
rates ranging from 8.25-8.44%. As of December 31, 2008, AccessDM has
borrowed $569 and the equipment purchased therewith is included in property and
equipment within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of
December 31, 2008. During the nine months ended December 31, 2008,
the Company repaid principal of $32 on the NEC Credit Facility. As of
December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal balance of the NEC Credit Facility
was $537.
In
December 2008, Phase 2 B/AIX, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, entered into a credit facility (the “Barco Related Facility”) with a
bank to fund the purchase of Systems from Barco N.V., to be installed in movie
theatres as part of the Company’s Phase II Deployment. The Barco
Related Facility provides for borrowings of up to a total of $8,900 in tranches
as necessary through December 31, 2009 (the “Draw Down Period”) and requires
interest-only payments at 7.3% per annum during the Draw Down
Period. The principal is to
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be repaid
in twenty-eight equal quarterly installments commencing in March 2010 (the
“Repayment Period”) at an interest rate of 8.5% per annum during the Repayment
Period. The Barco Related Facility may be prepaid at any time
without penalty and is not guaranteed by the Company or its other
subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2008, no funds have been drawn down
on the Barco Related Facility.
6.
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
CAPITAL
STOCK
COMMON
STOCK
In August
2004, the Company’s Board authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock, which may be purchased at prevailing prices from
time-to-time in the open market depending on market conditions and other
factors. Under the terms of the 2007 Senior Notes (see Note 5), the
Company is currently precluded from purchasing shares of its Class A Common
Stock. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has repurchased 51,440
shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $172,
including fees, which have been recorded as treasury stock.
In April
2007, in connection with the acquisition of USM and the achievement of certain
digital cinema deployment milestones, the Company issued 67,906 shares of the
Company’s Class A Common Stock, with a value of $512, to the USM Stockholders as
additional purchase price. The Company agreed to register the resale
of these shares of Class A Common Stock with the SEC. The Company filed a
registration statement on Form S-3 on April 27, 2007, which was declared
effective by the SEC on May 18, 2007.
In June
2007, the Company issued 74,947 and 72,104 shares of Class A Common Stock as
Additional Interest and Interest Shares, respectively, pursuant to the One Year
Senior Notes (see Note 5). The Company agreed to register the resale of these
shares of Class A Common Stock with the SEC. The Company filed a registration
statement on Form S-3 on July 27, 2007, which was declared effective by the SEC
on August 9, 2007.
In July
2007, in connection with the acquisition of USM and the achievement of certain
digital cinema deployment milestones, the Company issued an additional 77,955
shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, with a value of $488, to the USM
Stockholders as additional purchase price. The Company agreed to
register the resale of these shares of Class A Common Stock with the SEC. The
Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 on July 27, 2007, which was
declared effective by the SEC on August 9, 2007.
In August
2007, the Company issued 105,715 shares of Class A Common Stock as Interest
Shares pursuant to the One Year Senior Notes (see Note 5) for interest due up
through the date refinanced. The Company issued an additional 104,971
shares of Class A Common Stock as an inducement for certain holders of the One
Year Senior Notes to invest in the August 2007 Private Placement and $686 was
recorded as debt refinancing expense for the value of such
shares. The Company agreed to register the resale of all 210,686
shares of Class A Common Stock with the SEC. The Company filed a registration
statement on Form S-3 on September 26, 2007, which was declared effective by the
SEC on November 2, 2007.
Pursuant
to the 2007 Senior Notes, in August 2007 the Company issued 715,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock (the “Advance Additional Interest Shares”) covering the
first 12 months of Additional Interest (see Note 5). The Company
registered the resale of these shares of Class A Common Stock and also
registered the resale of an additional 1,249,875 shares of Class A Common Stock
for future Interest Shares and Additional Interest. The Company filed
a registration statement on Form S-3 on September 26, 2007, which was declared
effective by the SEC on November 2, 2007. The Company is recording
the value of the Advance Additional Interest Shares of $4,676 to interest
expense over the 36 month term of the 2007 Senior Notes. For the nine
months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded $267 and $1,202,
respectively, of interest expense in connection with the Advance Additional
Interest Shares.
Commencing
with the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and through the maturity of the 2007
Senior Notes in the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company is obligated
to issue a minimum of 132,000 shares or a maximum of 220,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock per quarter as Additional Interest (the “Additional Interest
Shares”). The Company estimated the value of the Additional Interest
Shares to be $5,244 and is recording that amount over the 36 month term of the
2007 Senior Notes. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and
2008, the Company recorded $0 and $1,311, respectively, to interest expense in
connection with the Additional Interest
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Shares. In
December 2008, the Company issued 220,000 shares of Class A Common Stock,
respectively, as Additional Interest Shares valued at $81.
In
December 2007, March 2008 and June 2008, the Company issued 345,944, 548,572 and
635,847 shares of Class A Common Stock, respectively, as Interest Shares
pursuant to the 2007 Senior Notes (see Note 5), which were part of the 1,249,875
shares of Class A Common Stock previously registered for resale on the
registration statement on Form S-3 filed on September 26, 2007, which was
declared effective by the SEC on November 2, 2007 and part of an additional
500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock the resale of which was registered on the
registration statement on Form S-3, which was filed on May 6, 2008, and was
declared effective by the SEC on June 30, 2008. The resale of
an additional 750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued as future Interest
Shares and Additional Interest Shares were registered on the registration
statement on Form S-3, which was filed on September 12, 2008, and has not yet
been declared effective. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007
and 2008, the Company recorded $1,546 and $1,342, respectively, as non-cash
interest expense in connection with the Interest Shares.
In April
2008, in connection with the acquisition of Managed Services in January 2004,
the Company issued 15,219 shares of unregistered Class A Common Stock as
additional purchase price based on subsequent performance of the business
acquired. The value of such shares was accrued for in the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2008. No additional purchase price will be payable in
connection with the acquisition of Managed Services.
In April
2008, in connection with the acquisition of the Access Digital Server Assets by
the Company in January 2006, the Company issued 30,000 shares of unregistered
Class A Common Stock as additional purchase price based on subsequent
performance. The value of such shares was accrued for in the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2008. No additional purchase price will be
payable in connection with the acquisition of the Access Digital Server
Assets.
In
connection with the acquisition of The Bigger Picture in January 2007, The
Bigger Picture entered into a services agreement (the “SD Services Agreement”)
with SD Entertainment, Inc. (“SDE”) to provide certain services, such as the
provision of shared office space and certain shared administrative
personnel. The SD Services Agreement is on a month-to-month term and
requires the Company to pay approximately $17 per month, of which 70% may be
paid periodically in the form of Cinedigm Class A Common Stock, at the Company’s
option. In June 2008 and September 2008, the Company issued 24,579
and 22,010 shares of unregistered Class A Common Stock with a value of $60 and
$33, respectively, to SDE as partial payment for such services and
resources.
In
September 2008, the Company amended its Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to designate as Class A Common Stock the 25,000,000 shares of
undesignated common stock.
In
September 2008, the Company issued 12,824 shares of Class A Common Stock for
restricted stock awards that vested.
PREFERRED
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION
In
December 2008, the Company received subscription proceeds of $2,000 from an
investor for Series A 10% Non-Voting Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Preferred
Stock”) to be issued. The Company recorded the $2,000 as a liability at December
31, 2008. See Note 10 for subsequent events.
CINEDIGM’S
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Stock
Options
Cinedigm’s
equity incentive plan (“the Plan”) provides for the issuance of options and
other equity-based awards to purchase up to 3,700,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock to employees, outside directors and consultants.
During
the nine months ended December 31, 2008, under the Plan, the Company granted
stock options to purchase 5,500 and 320,003 shares of its Class A Common Stock
to its employees at an exercise price of $3.87 and $3.25 per share,
respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the weighted average exercise
price for outstanding stock options is $6.11 and the weighted average remaining
contractual life is 6.7 years.
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The
following table summarizes the activity of the Plan:
Shares
Under Option
|
Weighted
Average Fair Value Per Share
|
||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2008
|
2,076,569 | (1 | ) | $ | 4.77 | ||||
Granted
|
325,503 | .58 | |||||||
Exercised
|
— | — | |||||||
Forfeited
|
(87,750 |
)
|
6.62 | ||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
2,314,322 | $ | 4.11 |
(1)
|
As
of March 31, 2008, there were no shares available for issuance under the
Plan, due to the number of options and restricted stock currently
outstanding along with historical option exercises. An
expansion of the number of shares issuable under the Plan was obtained at
the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 4,
2008.
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Restricted
Stock Awards
The Plan
also provides for the issuance of restricted stock awards. During the
nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company granted 723,700 restricted
stock units. The Company may pay such restricted stock units upon
vesting in cash or shares of Class A Common Stock or a combination thereof at
the Company’s discretion.
The
following table summarizes the activity of the Plan related to restricted stock
awards:
Restricted
Stock Awards
|
Weighted
Average Fair
Value
Per Share
|
|||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2008
|
102,614 | $ | 3.78 | |||||
Granted
|
723,700 | 1.66 | ||||||
Vested
|
(12,824 | ) | 5.56 | |||||
Forfeitures
|
(19,901 | ) | 2.52 | |||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
793,589 | $ | 1.85 |
ACCESSDM
STOCK OPTION PLAN
AccessDM’s
separate stock option plan (the “AccessDM Plan”) provides for the issuance of
options to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of AccessDM common stock to
employees. During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, there were no
AccessDM options granted. As of December 31, 2008, the weighted
average exercise price for outstanding stock options is $0.95 and the weighted
average remaining contractual life is 5.1 years.
The
following table summarizes the activity of the AccessDM Plan:
Shares
Under
Option
|
Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
Per
Share
|
|||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2008
|
1,055,000 | (2 | ) | $ | 0.71 | (1 | ) | |||
Granted
|
— | — | ||||||||
Exercised
|
— | — | ||||||||
Forfeited
|
— | — | ||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
1,055,000 | (2 | ) | $ | 0.71 | (1 | ) |
(1)
|
Since
there is no public trading market for AccessDM’s common stock, the fair
market value of AccessDM’s common stock on the date of grant was
determined by an appraisal of such
options.
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(2)
|
As
of December 31, 2008, there were 50,000,000 shares of AccessDM’s common
stock authorized and 19,213,758 shares of AccessDM’s common stock issued
and outstanding.
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WARRANTS
Warrants
outstanding consisted of the following:
Outstanding
Warrant (as defined below)
|
March
31,
2008
|
December
31,
2008
|
||||||
July
2005 Private Placement Warrants
|
467,275 | 467,275 | ||||||
August
2005 Warrants
|
760,196 | 760,196 | ||||||
1,227,471 | 1,227,471 |
In July
2005, in connection with the July 2005 Private Placement, the Company issued
warrants to purchase 477,275 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price
of $11.00 per share (the “July 2005 Private Placement Warrants”). The July 2005
Private Placement Warrants were exercisable beginning on February 18, 2006 for a
period of five years thereafter. The July 2005 Private Placement Warrants are
callable by the Company, provided that the closing price of the Company’s Class
A Common Stock is $22.00 per share, 200% of the applicable exercise price, for
twenty consecutive trading days. The Company agreed to register the resale of
the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the July 2005 Private Placement
Warrants with the SEC. The Company filed a Form S-3 on August 18, 2005, which
was declared effective by the SEC on August 31, 2005.
In August
2005, in connection with a conversion agreement, certain warrants were exercised
for $2,487 and the Company issued to the investors 560,196 shares of Class A
Common Stock and warrants to purchase 760,196 shares of Class A Common Stock at
an exercise price of $11.39 per share (the “August 2005 Warrants”). The August
2005 Warrants were immediately exercisable upon issuance and for a period of
five years thereafter. The Company was required to register the resale of the
shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the August 2005 Warrants with the SEC.
The Company filed a Form S-3 on November 16, 2005, which was declared effective
by the SEC on December 2, 2005.
7.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
In
October 2008, in connection with the Phase II Deployment, Phase 2 DC entered
into digital cinema deployment agreements with five motion picture studios for
the distribution of digital movie releases to motion picture exhibitors equipped
with Systems, and providing for payment of VPFs to Phase 2 DC. Phase
2 DC also entered into master license agreements with three exhibitors covering
a total of 493 screens, whereby the exhibitors agreed to the placement of
Systems as part of the Phase II Deployment. Installation of Systems in the
Phase II Deployment is still contingent upon the completion of appropriate
vendor supply agreements and financing for the purchase of
Systems. As of December 31, 2008, there were 47 Systems, which had
been previously installed by exhibitors and are part of the Phase II
Deployment. The Company will purchase these Systems which have an
aggregate cost of approximately $3,400.
In
November 2008, in connection with the Phase II Deployment, Phase 2 DC entered
into a supply agreement with Christie, for the purchase of up to 10,000 Systems
from Christie at agreed upon pricing, as part of the Phase II
Deployment. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had not purchased
any Systems under this agreement.
In
November 2008, in connection with the Phase II Deployment, Phase 2 DC entered
into a supply agreement with Barco, Inc. (“Barco”), for the purchase of up to
5,000 Systems from Barco at agreed upon pricing, as part of the Phase II
Deployment. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had not purchased
any Systems under this agreement.
Litigation
A
subsidiary of the Company, ADM Cinema, was named as a defendant in an action filed on May
19, 2008 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings by
Pavilion on the Park, LLC (“Landlord”). Landlord is the owner of the
premises located at 188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, New York, known as the
Pavilion Theatre. Pursuant to the relevant lease, ADM Cinema leases
the Pavilion Theatre from Landlord and operates it as a movie
theatre.
In the
complaint, Landlord alleges that ADM Cinema violated its obligations under
Article 12 of the lease in that
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ADM
Cinema failed to comply with an Order of the Fire Department of the City of New
York issued on September 24, 2007 calling for the installation of a sprinkler
system in the Pavilion Theatre and that such violation constitutes an event of
default under the lease. Landlord seeks to terminate the lease and
evict ADM Cinema from the premises and to recover its attorneys’ fees and
damages for ADM Cinema’s alleged “holding over” by remaining on the premises.
The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses against these claims and
the Company intends to defend its position vigorously. However, if the Company
does not prevail, any significant loss resulting in eviction may have a material
effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and cash
flows.
8.
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE
|
For
the Nine Months
ended
December 31,
|
||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
|||||||
Supplemental
disclosure:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 14,149 | $ | 15,758 | ||||
Noncash
Investing and Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Equipment
purchased from Christie included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
at end of period
|
$ | 29,762 | $ | 231 | ||||
Deposits
applied to equipment purchased from Christie
|
$ | 23,402 | $ | — | ||||
Issuance
of Class A Common Stock as additional purchase price for
USM
|
$ | 1,000 | $ | — | ||||
Issuance
of Class A Common Stock as additional purchase price for Managed
Services
|
$ | 29 | $ | 82 | ||||
Note
payable issued for customer contract
|
$ | 75 | $ | — | ||||
One
Year Senior Notes refinanced into 2007 Senior Notes
|
$ | 18,000 | $ | — | ||||
Legal
fees from the holders of the 2007 Senior Notes included in debt issuance
costs
|
$ | 109 | $ | — | ||||
Issuance
of Class A Common Stock as additional purchase price for Access Digital
Server Assets
|
$ | — | $ | 129 | ||||
Issuance
of Class A Common Stock to SDE as payment for services
and resources
|
$ | — | $ | 93 | ||||
Assets
acquired under capital lease
|
$ | — | $ | 92 |
For the
nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, included in purchases of property
and equipment on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
are payments made on prior period accounts payable and accrued expenses related
to equipment additions of $19,239 and $15,701, respectively.
9.
|
SEGMENT
INFORMATION
|
Segment
information has been prepared in accordance with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” The Company is
comprised of three primary reportable segments: Media Services, Content &
Entertainment and Other. The segments were determined based on the products and
services provided by each segment. Accounting policies of the segments are the
same as those described in Note 2. Performance of the segments is evaluated on
operating income before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization. Future changes to this organization structure may
result in changes to the reportable segments disclosed.
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The Media
Services segment consists of the following:
Operations
of:
|
Products
and services provided:
|
|
AccessIT DC
and Access Digital Cinema Phase 2 Corp. (“Phase 2 DC”)
|
Financing
vehicles and administrators for the Company’s 3,723 Systems installed
nationwide in AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment and Phase 2 DC’s
second digital cinema deployment (the “Phase II Deployment”) to motion
picture exhibitors.
Collect
VPFs from motion picture studios and distributors and ACFs from
alternative content providers and movie exhibitors.
|
|
AccessIT
SW
|
Develops
and licenses software to the theatrical distribution and exhibition
industries, provides ASP Service, and provides software enhancements and
consulting services.
|
|
DMS
|
Stores
and distributes digital content to movie theatres and other venues having
digital projection equipment and provides satellite-based broadband video,
data and Internet transmission, encryption management services, video
network origination and management services and a virtual booking center
to outsource the booking and scheduling of satellite and fiber networks
and provides forensic watermark detection services for motion picture
studios and forensic recovery services for content
owners.
|
|
Managed
Services
|
Provides
information technology consulting services and managed network monitoring
services through its global network command
center.
|
The
Content & Entertainment segment consists of the following:
Operations
of:
|
Products
and services provided:
|
|
Pavilion
Theatre
|
A
nine-screen digital movie theatre and showcase to demonstrate the
Company’s integrated digital cinema solutions.
|
|
USM
|
Provides
cinema advertising services and entertainment.
|
|
The
Bigger Picture
|
Acquires,
distributes and provides the marketing for programs of alternative content
to movie exhibitors.
|
The Other
segment consists of the following:
Operations
of:
|
Products
and services provided:
|
|
Access
Digital Server Assets
|
Provides
hosting services and provides network access for other web hosting
services.
|
Since May
1, 2007, the Company’s IDCs have been operated by FiberMedia, consisting of
unrelated third parties, pursuant to a master collocation
agreement. Although the Company is still the lessee of the IDCs,
substantially all of the revenues and expenses were being realized by FiberMedia
and not the Company and since May 1, 2008,
100% of
the revenues and expenses are being realized by FiberMedia.
Information
related to the segments of the Company and its subsidiaries is detailed
below:
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As
of March 31, 2008
|
|||||||||
Media
Services
|
Content
& Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||
Total
intangible assets, net
|
$666
|
$12,924
|
$—
|
$2
|
$13,592
|
||||
Total
goodwill
|
$4,529
|
$9,857
|
$163
|
$—
|
$14,549
|
||||
Total
assets
|
$315,588
|
$39,755
|
$1,136
|
$17,197
|
$373,676
|
As
of December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||
Media
Services
|
Content
& Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||
Total
intangible assets, net
|
$757
|
$10,715
|
$—
|
$1
|
$11,473
|
||||
Total
goodwill
|
$4,529
|
$3,332
|
$163
|
$—
|
$8,024
|
||||
Total
assets
|
$288,557
|
$29,465
|
$711
|
$10,311
|
$329,044
|
Based on
the Company’s most recent testing at December 31, 2008, the Company concluded
that the fair value of its reporting units within the Content &
Entertainment segment, was below the carrying amount and recorded an impairment
charge of $6,525 (see Note 2).
Capital
Expenditures
|
Media
Services
|
Content
& Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
||||
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2007
|
$65,080
|
$537
|
$13
|
$23
|
$65,653
|
||||
For
the nine months ended December 31, 2008
|
$17,816
|
$275
|
$3
|
$21
|
$18,115
|
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For
the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007
|
|||||||||
Media
Services
|
Content
&
Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$15,353
|
$5,805
|
$322
|
$—
|
$21,480
|
||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
99
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
99
|
||||
Total
segment revenues
|
15,452
|
5,805
|
322
|
—
|
21,579
|
||||
Less
Intersegment revenues
|
(99)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(99)
|
||||
Total
consolidated revenues
|
$15,353
|
$5,805
|
$322
|
$—
|
$21,480
|
||||
Direct
operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
below)
|
2,214
|
4,124
|
270
|
—
|
6,608
|
||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
1,835
|
2,330
|
59
|
1,866
|
6,090
|
||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
135
|
186
|
—
|
—
|
321
|
||||
Research
and development
|
180
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
180
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
68
|
28
|
—
|
66
|
162
|
||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
7,459
|
438
|
106
|
17
|
8,020
|
||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
191
|
879
|
—
|
1
|
1,071
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
|
12,082
|
7,985
|
435
|
1,950
|
22,452
|
||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
$3,271
|
$(2,180)
|
$(113)
|
$(1,950)
|
$(972)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
227
|
1
|
—
|
220
|
448
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(4,998)
|
(272)
|
—
|
(2,433)
|
(7,703)
|
||||
Debt
refinancing expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Other
expense, net
|
(87)
|
(2)
|
—
|
(36)
|
(125)
|
||||
Net
loss
|
$(1,587)
|
$(2,453)
|
$(113)
|
$(4,199)
|
$(8,352)
|
25
For
the Three Months Ended December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||
Media
Services
|
Content
&
Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$16,351
|
$6,064
|
$295
|
$—
|
$22,710
|
||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
207
|
12
|
—
|
—
|
219
|
||||
Total
segment revenues
|
16,558
|
6,076
|
295
|
—
|
22,929
|
||||
Less
Intersegment revenues
|
(207)
|
(12)
|
—
|
—
|
(219)
|
||||
Total
consolidated revenues
|
$16,351
|
$6,064
|
$295
|
$—
|
$22,710
|
||||
Direct
operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
below)
|
2,102
|
4,739
|
227
|
—
|
7,068
|
||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
1,141
|
1,608
|
52
|
1,890
|
4,691
|
||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
10
|
88
|
—
|
—
|
98
|
||||
Research
and development
|
107
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
107
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
73
|
27
|
—
|
195
|
295
|
||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
—
|
6,525
|
—
|
—
|
6,525
|
||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
7,679
|
368
|
62
|
17
|
8,126
|
||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
115
|
706
|
—
|
—
|
821
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
|
11,227
|
14,061
|
341
|
2,102
|
27,731
|
||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
$5,124
|
$(7,997)
|
$(46)
|
$(2,102)
|
$(5,021)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
44
|
1
|
—
|
43
|
88
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(4,149)
|
(294)
|
—
|
(2,492)
|
(6,935)
|
||||
Other
expense, net
|
(49)
|
(87)
|
—
|
(26)
|
(162)
|
||||
Change
in fair value of interest rate swap
|
(5,411)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(5,411)
|
||||
Net
loss
|
$(4,441)
|
$(8,377)
|
$(46)
|
$(4,577)
|
$(17,441)
|
26
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007
|
|||||||||
Media
Services
|
Content
&
Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$38,309
|
$19,807
|
$976
|
$—
|
$59,092
|
||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
465
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
465
|
||||
Total
segment revenues
|
38,774
|
19,807
|
976
|
—
|
59,557
|
||||
Less
Intersegment revenues
|
(465)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(465)
|
||||
Total
consolidated revenues
|
$38,309
|
$19,807
|
$976
|
$—
|
$59,092
|
||||
Direct
operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
below)
|
6,401
|
12,728
|
669
|
—
|
19,798
|
||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
5,261
|
7,274
|
156
|
4,436
|
17,127
|
||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
183
|
508
|
—
|
—
|
691
|
||||
Research
and development
|
503
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
503
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
165
|
70
|
—
|
126
|
361
|
||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
19,278
|
1,305
|
316
|
51
|
20,950
|
||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
576
|
2,631
|
—
|
3
|
3,210
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
|
32,367
|
24,516
|
1,141
|
4,616
|
62,640
|
||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
$5,942
|
$(4,709)
|
$(165)
|
$(4,616)
|
$(3,548)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
737
|
4
|
—
|
433
|
1,174
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(13,821)
|
(1,037)
|
—
|
(5,672)
|
(20,530)
|
||||
Debt
refinancing expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,122)
|
(1,122)
|
||||
Other
expense, net
|
(176)
|
(57)
|
—
|
(193)
|
(426)
|
||||
Net
loss
|
$(7,318)
|
$(5,799)
|
$(165)
|
$(11,170)
|
$(24,452)
|
27
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||
Media
Services
|
Content
&
Entertainment
|
Other
|
Corporate
|
Consolidated
|
|||||
Revenues
from external customers
|
$46,702
|
$17,482
|
$945
|
$—
|
$65,129
|
||||
Intersegment
revenues
|
669
|
33
|
—
|
—
|
702
|
||||
Total
segment revenues
|
47,371
|
17,515
|
945
|
—
|
65,831
|
||||
Less
Intersegment revenues
|
(669)
|
(33)
|
—
|
—
|
(702)
|
||||
Total
consolidated revenues
|
$46,702
|
$17,482
|
$945
|
$—
|
$65,129
|
||||
Direct
operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
below)
|
6,502
|
12,409
|
686
|
—
|
19,597
|
||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
3,075
|
5,255
|
162
|
5,219
|
13,711
|
||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
(40)
|
311
|
—
|
—
|
271
|
||||
Research
and development
|
207
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
207
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
140
|
71
|
—
|
442
|
653
|
||||
Impairment
of goodwill
|
—
|
6,525
|
—
|
—
|
6,525
|
||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
22,966
|
1,184
|
194
|
50
|
24,394
|
||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
459
|
2,208
|
—
|
2
|
2,669
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
|
33,309
|
27,963
|
1,042
|
5,713
|
68,027
|
||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
$13,393
|
$(10,481)
|
$(97)
|
$(5,713)
|
$(2,898)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
142
|
3
|
—
|
166
|
311
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(13,005)
|
(822)
|
—
|
(7,274)
|
(21,101)
|
||||
Other
expense, net
|
(191)
|
(166)
|
—
|
(131)
|
(488)
|
||||
Change
in fair value of interest rate swap
|
(3,846)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(3,846)
|
||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$(3,507)
|
$(11,466)
|
$(97)
|
$(12,952)
|
$(28,022)
|
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In
January 2009, the Company issued 19,921 shares of Class A Common Stock for
restricted stock awards that vested.
In
January 2009, the Company issued 129,871 shares of unregistered Class A Common
Stock with a value of approximately $100 as payment for services rendered
related to the preferred stock subscription as discussed below.
In
January 2009, in connection with the SD Services Agreement (see Note 6) the
Company issued 70,432 shares of unregistered Class A Common Stock with a value
of $49 to SDE as partial payment for such services and resources.
In
February 2009, the Company issued Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase Class
A Common Stock (the “Preferred Warrants”) to an investor for total proceeds of
$2,000. The $2,000 proceeds had been received in December 2008 and
was recorded by the Company as a liability as of December 31, 2008. The investor
received 4 shares of Preferred Stock and Preferred Warrants to purchase 700,000
shares of Class A Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.66 per
share. Dividends will accrue on the Preferred Stock at a rate of 10%
per annum and are payable quarterly after the maturity date of the 2007 Senior
Notes in cash or, at the Company’s option and subject to certain conditions, in
shares of Class A Common Stock. The Preferred Warrants are
exercisable beginning in March 2009 until the fifth anniversary of the date of
grant.
28
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
following is a discussion of the historical results of operations and financial
condition of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (the “Company”) and factors affecting
the Company’s financial resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction
with the condensed consolidated financial statements, including the notes
thereto, set forth herein under Item 1 “Financial Statements” and the
Form 10-K.
This
report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These include statements about our expectations, beliefs,
intentions or strategies for the future, which are indicated by words or phrases
such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,”
“estimates,“ and similar words. Forward-looking statements represent, as of the
date of this report, our judgment relating to, among other things, future
results of operations, growth plans, sales, capital requirements and general
industry and business conditions applicable to us. These
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which
are beyond the Company’s control that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Additional information regarding risks to the Company can
be found below (see Part II Item 1A under Risk Factors).
In this
report, “Cinedigm,” “we,” “us,” “our” refers to Access Integrated Technologies,
Inc. d/b/a Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp.and the “Company” refers to Cinedigm and
its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.
OVERVIEW
Cinedigm
was incorporated in Delaware on March 31, 2000 and began doing business as
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. on November 25, 2008. We provide fully
managed storage, electronic delivery and software services and technology
solutions for owners and distributors of digital content to movie theatres and
other venues. We have three primary businesses, media services
(“Media Services”), media content and entertainment (“Content &
Entertainment”) and other (“Other”). Our Media Services business provides
software, services and technology solutions to the motion picture and television
industries, primarily to facilitate the conversion from analog (film) to digital
cinema and positioned us at what we believe to be the forefront of an industry
relating to the delivery and management of digital cinema and other content to
entertainment and other remote venues worldwide. Our Content &
Entertainment business provides motion picture exhibition to the general public
and cinema advertising and film distribution services to movie
exhibitors. Our Other business provides hosting services and network
access for other web hosting services (“Access Digital Server
Assets”). Overall, our goal is to aid in the transformation of movie
theatres to entertainment centers by providing a platform of hardware, software
and content choices. Additional information related to the Company’s
reporting segments can be found in Note 9 to the Company’s Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
We have
three reportable segments: Media Services, Content &
Entertainment and Other. The Media Services segment of our business is comprised
of FiberSat Global Services, Inc. d/b/a AccessIT Satellite and Support Services,
(“AccessIT Satellite”), Access Digital Media, Inc. (“AccessDM” and, together
with AccessIT Satellite, “DMS”), Christie/AIX, Inc. (“AccessIT DC”), PLX
Acquisition Corp., Core Technology Services, Inc. (“Managed Services”) and
Access Digital Cinema Phase 2 Corp. (“Phase 2 DC”). The Content &
Entertainment segment of our business is comprised of ADM Cinema Corporation
(“ADM Cinema”) d/b/a the Pavilion Theatre (the “Pavilion Theatre”), UniqueScreen
Media, Inc. (“USM”) and Vistachiara Productions, Inc. d/b/a The Bigger Picture
(“The Bigger Picture”). Our Other segment consists of the operations of our
Access Digital Server Assets. In the past our Other segment included
the operations of our internet data centers (“IDCs”). However, since
May 2007, the IDCs have been operated by FiberMedia, consisting of unrelated
third parties, and substantially all of the revenues and expenses were being
realized by FiberMedia and not the Company and since May 1, 2008, 100% of the
revenues and expenses are being realized by FiberMedia.
The
following organizational chart provides a graphic representation of our business
and our three reporting segments:
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We have
incurred net losses historically and through the current period, and until
recently, have used cash in operating activities, and have an accumulated
deficit of $128.7 million as of December 31, 2008. We also have significant
contractual obligations related to our debt for the remainder of fiscal year
2009 and beyond. We expect to continue generating net losses for the foreseeable
future. Certain of our costs could be reduced if our working capital
requirements increased. Based on our cash position at December 31, 2008, and
expected cash flows from operations, we believe that we have the ability to meet
our obligations through December 31, 2009. We are seeking to raise additional
capital to refinance certain outstanding debt, to meet equipment requirements
related to the Access Digital Cinema Phase 2 Corp. (“Phase 2 DC”) second digital
cinema deployment (the “Phase II Deployment”) and for working capital as
necessary. Although we recently entered into certain agreements related to the
Phase II Deployment, there is no assurance that financing for the Phase II
Deployment will be completed as contemplated or under terms acceptable to us or
our existing shareholders. Failure to generate additional revenues, raise
additional capital or manage discretionary spending could have a material
adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not reflect any
adjustments which may result from our inability to continue as a going
concern.
Goodwill
Impairment
The
carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are
reviewed for possible impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). SFAS No. 142
addresses the recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible
assets subsequent to their acquisition. We test our goodwill for
impairment annually and in interim periods if certain events occur indicating
that the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. We review possible
impairment of finite lived intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. The Company
records goodwill and intangible assets resulting from past business
combinations.
Our
process of evaluating goodwill for impairment involves the determination of fair
value of four goodwill reporting units: AccessIT SW, The Pavilion Theatre, USM
and The Bigger Picture. Identification of reporting units is based on
the criteria contained in SFAS No. 142. We normally conduct an annual
goodwill impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year,
measured as of March 31, unless triggering events occur which require goodwill
to be tested as of an interim date. As discussed further below, we
concluded that one or more triggering events had occurred during the three
months ended December 31, 2008 and conducted impairment tests as of December 31,
2008.
Inherent
in the fair value determination for each reporting unit are certain judgments
and estimates relating to future cash flows, including management’s
interpretation of current economic indicators and market conditions,
and
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assumptions
about our strategic plans with regard to our operations. To the extent
additional information arises, market conditions change or our strategies
change, it is possible that the conclusion regarding whether our remaining
goodwill is impaired could change and result in future goodwill impairment
charges that will have a material effect on our consolidated financial position
or results of operations.
The
discounted cash flow methodology establishes fair value by estimating the
present value of the projected future cash flows to be generated from the
reporting unit. The discount rate applied to the projected future cash flows to
arrive at the present value is intended to reflect all risks of ownership and
the associated risks of realizing the stream of projected future cash
flows. The discounted cash flow methodology uses our projections of
financial performance for a five-year period. The most significant
assumptions used in the discounted cash flow methodology are the discount rate,
the terminal value and expected future revenues and gross margins, which vary
among reporting units. The discount rates utilized as of the December 31, 2008
testing date range from 16.0% - 27.5% based on the estimated market
participant weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) for each unit.
The market participant based WACC for each unit gives consideration to factors
including, but not limited to, capital structure, historic and projected
financial performance, and size.
The
market multiple methodology establishes fair value by comparing the reporting
unit to other companies that are similar, from an operational or industry
standpoint and considers the risk characteristics in order to determine the risk
profile relative to the comparable companies as a group. The most
significant assumptions are the market multiplies and the control premium. We
have elected not to apply a control premium to the fair value conclusions
for the purposes of impairment testing.
We assign
a weighting to the discounted cash flows and market multiple methodologies to
derive the fair value of the reporting unit. The income
approach is weighted 40% to 30% and the market approach is
weighted 40% to 30% to derive the fair value of the reporting
unit. The weightings are evaluated each time a goodwill
impairment assessment is performed and give consideration to the relative
reliability of each approach at that time.
Based on
the results of our impairment evaluation, we recorded an impairment charge of
$6.5 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2008 related to our content and
entertainment reporting segment.
Results
of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2008
Revenues
For
the Three Months Ended December 31,
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
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Revenues:
|
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Media
Services
|
$ | 15,353 | $ | 16,351 | 7 | % | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
5,805 | 6,064 | 4 | % | ||||||||
Other
|
322 | 295 | (8 | )% | ||||||||
$ | 21,480 | $ | 22,710 | 6 | % |
Revenues
increased $1.2 million or 6%. The increase in revenues was primarily
due to an 11% increase in VPF revenues in the Media Service segment,
attributable to the increased number of Systems installed in movie theatres,
upon the completion of our Phase I Deployment of 3,723 screens, along with a 45%
increase in revenues from delivery of movies to digitally equipped theatres,
also due to the increase in the number of such theatres over the last
year. These gains in the Media Services segment were offset by a 100%
decline in Theatre Command Center (“TCC”) software license fees as there were no
TCC fees yet for our Phase II Deployment in addition to a 30% reduction in
software related revenues by AccessIT SW. We expect these TCC
software license fees to resume upon either the Phase II Deployment, or other
deployments of Systems. The Content & Entertainment segment revenues
increased 5% mainly due to non-cash barter revenues of $1.2 million, which
represents the fair value of advertising provided to alternative content
providers of The Bigger Picture as part of the agreements to distribute
alternative content, along with a 124% increase in distribution revenues by The
Bigger Picture. These gains were partially offset by a 20% decline in
in-theatre advertising revenues, mostly attributable to the elimination of
various under-performing customer contracts and economic conditions impacting
the advertising industry. We expect consolidated revenues to
generally remain near current levels until there is an increase in the number of
Systems deployed from our Phase II Deployment. Such revenues will be
generated primarily from VPFs and, to a lesser degree, other
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revenue
sources including content delivery and distribution of alternative content
generated from Systems installed at exhibitors in digitally equipped movie
theatres.
Direct Operating
Expenses
For
the Three Months Ended December 31,
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
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Direct
operating expenses:
|
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Media
Services
|
$ | 2,214 | $ | 2,102 | (5 | )% | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
4,124 | 4,739 | 15 | % | ||||||||
Other
|
270 | 227 | (16 | )% | ||||||||
$ | 6,608 | $ | 7,068 | 7 | % |
Direct
operating expenses increased $0.5 million or 7%. The increase in the
Content & Entertainment segment was primarily related to non-cash content
acquisition expenses of $1.2 million for The Bigger Picture related to the fair
value of advertising provided by USM offset by reduced staffing levels, reduced
minimum guaranteed obligations under theatre advertising agreements with
exhibitors for displaying cinema advertising and reduced film rent expense for
the Pavilion Theatre. The Media Services segment decreased 5% mainly due to
reduced staffing levels and reduced software related cost of sales by AccessIT
SW offset by increased property tax expense related to the 3,723 Systems
installed. Our Other segment decreased by 16% mainly due to reduced IDC expenses
not reimbursable by FiberMedia and reduced staffing levels. Other than these
non-cash content acquisition expenses, we expect direct operating
expenses to remain near current levels for the near future.
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses
For
the Three Months Ended December 31,
|
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses:
|
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Media
Services
|
$ | 1,835 | $ | 1,141 | (38 | )% | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
2,330 | 1,608 | (31 | )% | ||||||||
Other
|
59 | 52 | (12 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate
|
1,866 | 1,890 | 1 | % | ||||||||
$ | 6,090 | $ | 4,691 | (23 | )% |
Selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased $1.4 million or
23%. The decrease was primarily related to reduced staffing levels in
both the Media Services segment and the Content & Entertainment segment.
Following the completion of our Phase I Deployment, overall headcount reductions
have now stabilized. As of December 31, 2007 and 2008 we had 309 and
251 employees, respectively, of which 38 and 43, respectively, were part-time
employees and 64 and 50, respectively, were salespersons. Due to
reduced headcount levels primarily from the consolidation of sales territories
in USM, resulting in a reduced sales and administrative work force within the
Content & Entertainment segment, we expect selling, general and
administrative expenses to remain near current levels or to be reduced further,
at least for the next twelve months.
Impairment of
goodwill
Based on
the Company’s most recent testing at December 31, 2008, the Company concluded
that the fair value of its reporting units within the Content &
Entertainment segment, was below the carrying amount and recorded an impairment
charge of $6.5 million. This resulted from the continued decline in
our market capitalization, the extremely depressed economic conditions
generally, the re-evaluation of our forecasts and other assumptions, and the
diminished market values of our identified peer companies.
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Interest
income
Interest
income decreased $0.4 million or 80%. The decrease was attributable to lower
cash balances from the prior year, and lower bank interest rates on deposited
funds. We anticipate that interest income will continue to be
moderately reduced in future periods.
Interest
expense
For
the Three Months Ended December 31,
|
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense:
|
||||||||||||
Media
Services
|
$ | 4,998 | $ | 4,149 | (17 | )% | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
272 | 294 | 8 | % | ||||||||
Corporate
|
2,433 | 2,492 | 2 | % | ||||||||
$ | 7,703 | $ | 6,935 | (10 | )% |
Interest
expense decreased $0.8 million or 10%. Total interest expense included $6.0
million of interest paid and accrued for each of the three months ended December
31, 2007 and 2008, along with non-cash interest expense of $1.7 million and
$0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2008,
respectively. The decrease in interest paid and accrued within the
Media Services segment relates to the reduced interest rate on the GE Credit
Facility in part due to the Interest Rate Swap executed in April 2008, along
with less interest related to the reduced outstanding principal balance of the
GE Credit Facility. The increase in interest expense within Corporate
relates to the interest on the 2007 Senior Notes offset by the elimination of
interest expense on the $22.0 million of One Year Senior Notes, which were
repaid with the proceeds from the $55.0 million of 2007 Senior Notes in August
2007.
The
decrease in non-cash interest was due to the value of the shares issued as
payment of interest on the 2007 Senior Notes during the three months ended
December 31, 2007, offset by increased non-cash interest related to the
amortization of the value of the Advance Additional Interest Shares and the
amortization of the estimated value of the Additional Interest Shares related to
the 2007 Senior Notes. Interest for the three months ended December
31, 2008 on the 2007 Senior Notes was paid in cash. Non-cash
interest could increase depending on management’s future decisions to pay
interest payments on the 2007 Senior Notes in cash or shares of Class A Common
Stock.
As a
result of the completion of our Phase I Deployment, and the continued payments
of principal related to the GE Credit Facility, and, subject to any Phase II
Deployment related borrowings, we expect our interest expense to stabilize or
decline.
Change in fair value of
interest rate swap
The
change in fair value of interest rate swap from $1.6 million to $(3.8) million
resulted in a loss of $5.4 million in the Media Services segment for the
three months ended December 31, 2008. This resulted from the recent
decline in Libor rates and the projected outlook for the Libor rates remaining
below the Company’s 2.8% fixed Libor rate under the interest rate swap
agreement.
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Results
of Operations for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2008
Revenues
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Revenues:
|
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Media
Services
|
$ | 38,309 | $ | 46,702 | 22 | % | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
19,807 | 17,482 | (12 | )% | ||||||||
Other
|
976 | 945 | (3 | )% | ||||||||
$ | 59,092 | $ | 65,129 | 10 | % |
Revenues
increased $6.0 million or 10%. In the Media Service segment, the
increase in revenues was primarily due to a 28% increase in VPF revenues,
attributable to the increased number of Systems installed in movie theatres,
following the completion of our Phase I Deployment with 3,723
screens. We experienced a 52% increase in revenues from delivery of
movies to digitally equipped theatres, due to the increase in the number of such
theatres over the last year as well as increases in satellite revenues and ACF
revenues. We also experienced a 96% decline in software revenues, due
to one-time license fees from our TCC software realized during the Phase I
Deployment. We expect these software license fees to resume upon
either a Phase II Deployment, or an international deployment of
Systems. In the Content & Entertainment segment, revenues
decreased 12% mainly despite a 23% decline in in-theatre advertising revenues,
mostly attributable to the elimination of various under-performing customer
contracts and economic conditions impacting the advertising industry, offset by
non-cash barter revenues of $1.2 million, which represents the fair value of
advertising provided to alternative content providers of The Bigger Picture, and
a 27% increase in distribution revenues by The Bigger Picture. We
expect consolidated revenues to generally remain near current levels until there
is an increase in the number of Systems deployed from our Phase II Deployment,
which will drive VPFs and other revenue sources including content delivery and
distribution of alternative content generated from digitally equipped movie
theatres. We are dependant on the availability of suitable financing
for any large scale Phase II Deployment. To date such sources of
financing are still being pursued.
Direct Operating
Expenses
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Direct
operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Media
Services
|
$ | 6,401 | $ | 6,502 | 2 | % | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
12,728 | 12,409 | (3 | )% | ||||||||
Other
|
669 | 686 | 3 | % | ||||||||
$ | 19,798 | $ | 19,597 | (1 | )% |
Direct
operating expenses decreased $0.2 million or 1%. The decrease in the
Content & Entertainment segment was primarily related to reduced staffing
levels and reduced minimum guaranteed obligations under theatre advertising
agreements with exhibitors for displaying cinema advertising offset by non-cash
content acquisition expenses of $1.2 million for The Bigger Picture related to
the fair value of advertising provided by USM. Other than these non-cash content
acquisition expenses, we expect direct operating expenses to decrease or remain
consistent as compared to prior periods.
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
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($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Media
Services
|
$ | 5,261 | $ | 3,075 | (42 | )% | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
7,274 | 5,255 | (28 | )% | ||||||||
Other
|
156 | 162 | 4 | % |
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Corporate
|
4,436 | 5,219 | 18 | % | ||||||||
$ | 17,127 | $ | 13,711 | (20 | )% |
Selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased $3.4 million or
20%. The decrease was primarily related to reduced staffing levels in
both the Media Services segment and the Content & Entertainment segment, as
well as reduced professional fees within Corporate. Following the completion of
our Phase I Deployment, overall headcount reductions have now
stabilized. As of December 31, 2007 and 2008 we had 309 and 251
employees, respectively, of which 38 and 43, respectively, were part-time
employees and 64 and 50, respectively, were salespersons. Due to
reduced headcount levels primarily from the consolidation of sales territories
in USM, resulting in a reduced sales and administrative work force within the
Content & Entertainment segment, we expect selling, general and
administrative expenses to stabilize as compared to prior periods until a Phase
II Deployment begins.
Impairment of
goodwill
Based on
the Company’s most recent testing at December 31, 2008, the Company concluded
that the fair value of its reporting units within the Content &
Entertainment segment, was below the carrying amount and recorded an impairment
charge of $6.5 million. This resulted from the continued decline in
our market capitalization, the extremely depressed economic conditions
generally, the re-evaluation of our forecasts and other assumptions, and the
diminished market values of our identified peer companies.
Interest
income
Interest
income decreased $0.9 million or 74%. The decrease was attributable to lower
cash balances from the prior year, and lower bank interest rates on deposited
funds. We anticipate that interest income will continue to be
moderately reduced in future periods.
Depreciation Expense on
Property and Equipment
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
expense:
|
||||||||||||
Media
Services
|
$ | 19,278 | $ | 22,966 | 19 | % | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
1,305 | 1,184 | (9 | )% | ||||||||
Other
|
316 | 194 | (39 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate
|
51 | 50 | (2 | )% | ||||||||
$ | 20,950 | $ | 24,394 | 16 | % |
Depreciation
expense increased $3.4 million or 16%. The increase was primarily
attributable to the increased amount of assets supporting AccessIT DC’s Phase I
Deployment. The number of installed Systems being depreciated
increased from 2,275 to 3,723 during the nine months ended December 31, 2007.
Depreciation for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 included depreciation
on all 3,723 Systems.
Interest
expense
For
the Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
2007
|
2008
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense:
|
||||||||||||
Media
Services
|
$ | 13,821 | $ | 13,005 | (6 | )% | ||||||
Content
& Entertainment
|
1,037 | 822 | (21 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate
|
5,672 | 7,274 | 28 | % | ||||||||
$ | 20,530 | $ | 21,101 | 3 | % |
Interest
expense increased $0.6 million or 3%. Total interest expense included $16.6
million and $17.2 million of interest paid and accrued along with non-cash
interest expense of $3.9 million and $3.9 million for the nine
months
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ended
December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in interest
paid and accrued within the Media Services segment relates to the reduced
interest rate on the GE Credit Facility in part due to the Interest Rate Swap,
along with less interest related to the reduced outstanding principal balance of
the GE Credit Facility offset by increased interest for the $9.6 million of
vendor financing. The decrease in interest expense within the Content
& Entertainment segment related to reduced interest due to the repayment of
an USM term note with a portion of the proceeds from the 2007 Senior Notes in
August 2007. The increase in interest expense within Corporate
relates to the interest on the 2007 Senior Notes offset by the elimination of
interest expense on the $22.0 million of One Year Senior Notes, which were also
repaid with the proceeds from the $55.0 million of 2007 Senior Notes in August
2007.
Non-cash
interest remained flat due to increased non-cash interest for the value of the
shares issued as payment of interest on the $55.0 million of 2007 Senior Notes,
offset by reduced non-cash interest for the value of the shares issued as
payment of interest on the $22.0 million of One Year Senior Notes, which were
repaid with the proceeds from the $55.0 million of 2007 Senior Notes in August
2007. Non-cash interest could continue to increase depending on
management’s future decisions to pay interest payments on the 2007 Senior Notes
in cash or shares of Class A Common Stock.
As a
result of the completion of our Phase I Deployment and the continued payments of
principal related to the GE Credit Facility, and subject to any Phase II
Deployment related borrowings, we expect our interest expense to
stabilize.
Debt refinancing
expense
During
the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Corporate segment recorded debt
refinancing expense of $1.1 million, of which $0.4 million related to the
unamortized debt issuance costs of the One Year Senior Notes and $0.7 million
for shares of Class A Common Stock issued to certain holders of the One Year
Senior Notes as an inducement for them to enter into a securities purchase
agreement for the 2007 Senior Notes with the Company in August
2007.
Change in fair value of
interest rate swap
The
change in fair value of the interest rate swap was $3.8 million in the
Media Services segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 due to the
recent decline in Libor rates and the projected outlook for Libor rates
remaining below the Company’s 2.8% fixed Libor rate under the interest rate swap
agreement.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS
No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to derivatives and
other financial instruments measured at fair value under SFAS No. 133
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) at
initial recognition and in all subsequent periods. Therefore, SFAS 157 nullifies
the guidance in footnote 3 of the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”)
Issue No. 02-3, “Issues Involved in Accounting for Derivative
Contracts Held for Trading Purposes and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and
Risk Management Activities” (“EITF 02-3”). SFAS 157 also amends SFAS 133 to
remove the similar guidance to that in EITF 02-3, which was added by SFAS
155. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years.
Relative
to SFAS 157, the FASB issued FASB Staff Positions (“FSP”) FAS 157-1 and FSP FAS
157-2. FSP FAS 157-1 amends SFAS 157 to exclude SFAS No. 13, “Accounting
for Leases” (SFAS 13), and its related interpretive accounting pronouncements
that address leasing transactions, while FSP FAS 157-2 delays the effective date
of the application of SFAS 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
nonrecurring basis.
The
Company adopted SFAS 157 as of April 1, 2008, with the exception of the
application of the statement to non-recurring nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities. Non-recurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities for which the Company has not applied the provisions of SFAS 157
include those measured at fair value in goodwill impairment testing, indefinite
lived intangible assets measured at fair value for impairment testing,
and
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those non-recurring nonfinancial assets
and nonfinancial liabilities initially measured at fair value in a business
combination. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact
the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, "Determining the Fair Value of
a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS
157-3”). FSP FAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a
market that is not active. FSP FAS 157-3 is effective upon issuance, including
prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. Revisions
resulting from a change in the valuation technique or its application should be
accounted for as a change in accounting estimate following the guidance in FASB
Statement No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.” FSP FAS
157-3 was effective for the financial statements included in the Company’s
quarterly report for the period ended September 30, 2008, and application
of FSP FAS 157-3 had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to elect to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective
is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to
mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. SFAS 159 is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement,
which is consistent with the FASB’s long-term measurement objectives for
accounting for financial instruments. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007 and early adoption is permitted provided the
entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS 157. The Company adopted SFAS
159 and elected not to measure any additional financial instruments and other
items at fair value.
In
December 2007, the FASB released SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations
(revised 2007)” (“SFAS 141(R)”), which changes many well-established business
combination accounting practices and significantly affects how acquisition
transactions are reflected in the financial statements. Additionally, SFAS
141(R) will affect how companies negotiate and structure transactions, model
financial projections of acquisitions and communicate to stakeholders. SFAS
141(R) must be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141(R) will have
an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements related to any
future acquisitions.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes new
accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a
subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS
No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe that SFAS
160 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial
statements.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS 161”).
SFAS 161 changes the
disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities.
Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an
entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related
hedged items are accounted for under FASB Statement No. 133 and its related
interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items
affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.
SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. SFAS 161 encourages, but does not require, comparative
disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. The Company
does not believe that SFAS 161 will have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
In April
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 142-3,”Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3
applies to all recognized intangible assets and its guidance is restricted to
estimating the useful life of recognized intangible assets. FSP FAS 142-3 is
effective for the first fiscal period beginning after December 15, 2008 and must
be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date.
The Company will be required to adopt FSP FAS 142-3 to intangible assets
acquired beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles,” (“SFAS 162”). SFAS 162 identifies the sources
of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be
used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that
are presented in
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conformity
with GAAP. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The
Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.” The Company
does not believe that SFAS 162 will have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We have
incurred operating losses in each year since we commenced our operations. Since
our inception, we have financed our operations substantially through the private
placement of shares of our common and preferred stock, the issuance of
promissory notes, our initial public offering and subsequent private and public
offerings, notes payable and common stock used to fund various
acquisitions.
Our
business is primarily driven by the emerging digital cinema marketplace and the
primary revenue driver will be the increasing number of digitally equipped
screens. There are approximately 38,000 domestic (United States and Canada)
movie theatre screens and approximately 107,000 screens
worldwide. Approximately 5,200 of the domestic screens are equipped
with digital cinema technology, and 3,723 of those screens contain our Systems
and software. We anticipate the vast majority of the industry’s screens to be
converted to digital in the next 5-7 years, and we have announced plans to
convert up to an additional 10,000 domestic screens to digital in our Phase II
Deployment over the next three years. For those screens that are deployed by us,
the primary revenue source will be VPFs, with the number of digital movies shown
per screen, per year will be the key factor for earnings and measuring the VPFs,
since the studios pay such fees on a per movie, per screen basis. For
all new digital screens, whether or not deployed by us, the opportunity for
other forms of revenue also increases. We may generate additional software
license fee revenues (mainly from the TCC software which is used by exhibitors
to aid in the operation of their systems), ACFs (such as concerts and sporting
events) and fees from the delivery of content via satellite or hard
drive. In all cases, the number of digitally-equipped screens in the
marketplace is the primary determinant of our potential revenue streams,
although the emerging presence of competitors for software and content
distribution and delivery may limit this opportunity.
In August
2006, AccessIT DC entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with
General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”), as administrative agent and
collateral agent for the lenders party thereto, and one or more lenders party
thereto. As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal balance
of the GE Credit Facility was $191.6 million at a weighted average interest rate
of 7.1%. Further borrowings are not permitted under the GE Credit
Facility. The Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants
that restrict AccessIT DC and its subsidiaries from making certain capital
expenditures, incurring other indebtedness, engaging in a new line of business,
selling certain assets, acquiring, consolidating with, or merging with or into
other companies and entering into transactions with affiliates. The
GE Credit Facility is not guaranteed by the Company or its other subsidiaries,
other than AccessIT DC.
In August
2007, AccessIT DC received $9.6 million of vendor financing (the “Vendor Note”)
for equipment used in AccessIT DC’s Phase I Deployment. The Vendor Note bears
interest at 11% and may be prepaid without penalty. Interest is due
semi-annually commencing February 2008. The balance of the Vendor
Note, together with all unpaid interest is due on the maturity date of August 1,
2016. The Vendor Note is not guaranteed by the Company or its other
subsidiaries, other than AccessIT DC. As of December 31, 2008, the
outstanding principal balance of the Vendor Note was $9.6 million.
In August
2007, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with the purchasers party thereto (the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which we issued
10% Senior Notes (the “2007 Senior Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of
$55.0 million (the “August 2007 Private Placement”) and received net proceeds of
approximately $53.0 million. The term of the 2007 Senior Notes is three years
which may be extended for one 6 month period at our discretion if certain
conditions are met. Interest on the 2007 Senior Notes will be paid on
a quarterly basis in cash or, at our option and subject to certain conditions,
in shares of its Class A Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). In addition, each
quarter, we will issue shares of Class A Common Stock to the Purchasers as
payment of additional interest owed under the 2007 Senior Notes based on a
formula (“Additional Interest”). We may prepay the 2007 Senior Notes
in whole or in part following the first anniversary of issuance of the 2007
Senior Notes, subject to a penalty of 2% of the principal if the 2007 Senior
Notes are prepaid prior to the two year anniversary of the issuance and a
penalty of 1% of the principal if the 2007 Senior Notes are prepaid thereafter,
and subject to paying the number of shares as Additional Interest that would be
due through the end of the term of the 2007 Senior Notes. The
Purchase Agreement also requires the 2007 Senior Notes to be guaranteed by each
of our existing and, subject to certain exceptions, future subsidiaries (the
“Guarantors”), other than AccessIT DC and its
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respective
subsidiaries. Accordingly, each of the Guarantors entered into a subsidiary
guaranty (the “Subsidiary Guaranty”) with the Purchasers pursuant to which it
guaranteed our obligations under the 2007 Senior Notes. We also
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers pursuant to
which we agreed to register the resale of any shares of its Class A Common Stock
issued pursuant to the 2007 Senior Notes at any time and from time to
time. As of December 31, 2008, all shares issued to the holders of
the 2007 Senior Notes were registered for resale. Under
the 2007 Senior Notes we agreed (i) to limit our total indebtedness
to an aggregate of $315.0 million unless certain conditions were met, which
conditions have been met allowing us to incur indebtedness in excess of $315.0
million in the aggregate and (ii) not to, and not to cause our subsidiaries
(except for AccessIT DC and its subsidiaries) to, incur indebtedness, with
certain exceptions, including an exception for $10.0 million; provided that no
more than $5.0 million of such indebtedness is incurred by AccessDM or AccessIT
Satellite or any of their respective subsidiaries except as incurred by AccessDM
pursuant to a guaranty entered into in accordance with the GE Credit Facility
(see below). Additionally, under the 2007 Senior Notes, AccessIT DC
and its subsidiaries may incur additional indebtedness in connection with the
deployment of Systems beyond our initial rollout of up to 4,000 Systems, if
certain conditions are met. As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding
principal balance of the 2007 Senior Notes was $55.0 million.
As of
December 31, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents of $22.6 million and our
working capital was $10.7 million.
Operating
activities used net cash of $4.8 million for the nine months ended December 31,
2007, and provided net cash of $21.6 million for the nine months ended December
31, 2008. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was
primarily due to the decreased net loss, an increase of non-cash depreciation
and amortization along with improved collections of outstanding accounts
receivable, reduced payments for accounts payable and accrued expenses and a
reduction of unbilled revenues offset by increased prepaid expenses and deferred
revenues.
Investing
activities used net cash of $86.6 million and $19.5 million for the nine months
ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The decrease was due to reduced
payments for purchases of and deposits paid for property and equipment, as our
Phase I Deployment was completed during the quarter ended December
2007. If and when a Phase II Deployment begins, we would expect an
increase in capital expenditures resulting in an increase in cash used by
investing activities.
Financing
activities provided net cash of $97.9 million for the nine months ended December
31, 2007 due to the proceeds from the 2007 Senior Notes, the GE Credit Facility
and the Christie Note. Financing activities used net cash of $9.2
million for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 due to principal repayments
on various notes payable, mainly $9.6 million on the GE Credit Facility, offset
by $2.0 million of subscription proceeds received from a preferred stock
investor. Financing activities are expected to continue using net
cash for principal repayments on the GE Credit Facility, which began in August
2008. Although we have engaged a third-party investment banking firm
to assist us in seeking to refinance the GE Credit Facility and to finance the
Phase II Deployment, the terms of any such refinancing or financing have not yet
been determined. If and when a Phase II Deployment begins, we expect
an increase in cash provided by financing activities for borrowings under a
financing that we intend to enter into in connection with the Phase II
Deployment. Our Phase II Deployment would allow for the purchase of
up to 10,000 digital cinema projection systems, which together with installation
and related costs, could aggregate approximately $700 million. The
cost of such equipment is expected to be funded with a combination of long term
debt and payments from exhibitors and other third parties. The
Company is currently pursuing various financing options with private parties in
connection with the Phase II Deployment. If the Company is not
successful in securing funding for its Phase II Deployment from lenders,
exhibitors and/or hardware vendors, such deployment would have to be delayed,
which would significantly reduce revenue growth.
We have
contractual obligations that include long-term debt consisting of notes payable,
a revolving credit facility, non-cancelable long-term capital lease obligations
for the Pavilion Theatre and computer network equipment for USM, non-cancelable
operating leases consisting of real estate leases and minimum guaranteed
obligations under theatre advertising agreements between USM and exhibitors for
displaying cinema advertising.
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The
following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations, including
interest were applicable, as of December 31, 2008 and each corresponding period
thereafter:
Contractual
Obligations ($ in thousands)
|
Total
|
2009
|
2010
&
2011
|
2012
&
2013
|
Thereafter
|
|||||
Long-term
debt (1)
|
$73,954
|
$1,991
|
$57,501
|
$2,134
|
$12,328
|
|||||
Credit
facilities (2)
|
235,818
|
37,445
|
77,512
|
120,861
|
—
|
|||||
Capital
lease obligations
|
15,719
|
1,192
|
2,361
|
2,278
|
9,888
|
|||||
Total
debt-related obligations, including interest
|
$325,491
|
$40,628
|
$137,374
|
$125,273
|
$22,216
|
|||||
Operating
lease obligations (3)
|
$8,761
|
$2,815
|
$3,009
|
$1,478
|
$1,459
|
|||||
USM
Theatre agreements
|
21,539
|
4,280
|
5,434
|
4,357
|
7,468
|
|||||
Total
obligations to be included in operating expenses
|
$30,300
|
$7,095
|
$8,443
|
$5,835
|
$8,927
|
|||||
Purchase
obligations
|
2,034
|
2,034
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Grand
Total
|
$357,825
|
$49,757
|
$145,817
|
$131,108
|
$31,143
|
(1)
|
Excludes
interest on the 2007 Senior Notes to be paid on a quarterly basis that may
be paid, at the Company’s option and subject to certain conditions, in
shares of our Class A Common Stock. Interest expense on the
2007 Senior Notes for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008
amounted to $1.4 million and $4.1 million,
respectively. The outstanding principal amount of
$55.0 million for the 2007 Senior Notes is due August 2010, but may be
extended for one 6 month period at the discretion of the Company to
February 2011, if certain conditions are met. Includes the
amounts due under the Vendor Note, of which the outstanding principal
amount of $9.6 million is not guaranteed by the Company or its other
subsidiaries, other than AccessIT
DC.
|
(2)
|
Represents
the amount due under the GE Credit Facility including interest thereon
which is not guaranteed by the Company or its other subsidiaries, other
than AccessIT DC.
|
(3)
|
Includes
operating lease agreements for the IDCs now operated and paid for by
FiberMedia, consisting of unrelated third parties, which total aggregates
to $6.8 million. The Company will attempt to obtain landlord
consents to assign each facility lease to FiberMedia. Until
such landlord consents are obtained, the Company will remain as the
lessee.
|
We have
incurred net losses historically and through the current period, and until
recently, have used cash in operating activities, and have an accumulated
deficit of $128.7 million as of December 31, 2008. We also have significant
contractual obligations related to our debt for the remainder of fiscal year
2009 and beyond. We expect to continue generating net losses for the foreseeable
future. Certain of our costs could be reduced if our working capital
requirements increased. We are seeking to raise additional capital to refinance
certain outstanding debt, and also for equipment requirements related to our
Phase II Deployment or for working capital as necessary. Although we recently
entered into certain agreements with studio and exhibitors related to the Phase
II Deployment, there is no assurance that financing for the Phase II Deployment
will be completed as contemplated or under terms acceptable to us or our
existing shareholders. Failure to generate additional revenues, raise additional
capital or manage discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on
our ability to continue as a going concern and to achieve our intended business
objectives. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements do not reflect any adjustments which may result from our inability to
continue as a going concern.
Based on
our cash position at December 31, 2008, and expected cash flows from operations,
our management believes that the cash on hand and cash receipts from existing
operations will be sufficient to permit us to meet our obligations through
December 31, 2009.
Seasonality
Media
Services revenues derived from the collection of VPFs from motion picture
studios and Content & Entertainment revenues derived from our Pavilion
Theatre are seasonal, coinciding with the timing of releases of movies by the
motion picture studios. Generally, motion picture studios release the most
marketable movies during the summer and the holiday season. The unexpected
emergence of a hit movie during other periods can alter the
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traditional
trend. The timing of movie releases can have a significant effect on our results
of operations, and the results of one quarter are not necessarily indicative of
results for the next quarter or any other quarter. We believe the seasonality of
motion picture exhibition, however, is becoming less pronounced as the motion
picture studios are releasing movies somewhat more evenly throughout the
year.
Subsequent
Events
In
January 2009, the Company issued 19,921 shares of Class A Common Stock for
restricted stock awards that vested.
In
January 2009, we issued 129,871 shares of unregistered Class A Common Stock with
an approximate value of $100 thousand as payment for services rendered related
to the preferred stock subscription as discussed below.
In
January 2009, in connection with the SD Services Agreement, we issued 70,432
shares of unregistered Class A Common Stock with a value of $49 thousand to SDE
as partial payment for such services and resources.
In
February 2009, we issued Series A 10% Non-Voting Cumulative Preferred Stock
(“Preferred Stock”) and warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock (the
“Preferred Warrants”) to an investor for total proceeds of $2.0
million. The $2.0 million had been received in December 2008 and was
recorded by us as a liability as of December 31, 2008. The investor
received 4 shares of Preferred Stock and Preferred Warrants to purchase 700,000
shares of Class A Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.66 per
share. Dividends will accrue on the Preferred Stock at a rate of 10%
per annum and are payable quarterly after the maturity date of the 2007 Senior
Notes in cash or, at our option and subject to certain conditions, in shares of
Class A Common Stock. The Preferred Warrants are exercisable
beginning in March 2009 until the fifth anniversary of the date of
grant.
Off-balance
sheet arrangements
We are
not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, other than operating leases
in the ordinary course of business, which is disclosed above in the table of our
significant contractual obligations.
Impact
of Inflation
The
impact of inflation on our operations has not been significant to
date. However, there can be no assurance that a high rate of
inflation in the future would not have an adverse impact on our operating
results.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our
exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our
GE Credit Facility and cash equivalents. The interest rate on certain advances
under the GE Credit Facility fluctuates with the bank’s prime
rate. As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding principal balance of
the GE Credit Facility was $191.6 million at a weighted average interest rate of
7.1%.
Interest
to be paid by us on our GE Credit Facility is our only debt with a floating
interest rate. In April 2008, the Company executed an Interest Rate Swap whereby
we fixed a portion (90%) of our interest with respect to the GE Credit Facility
at 7.3%. The Interest Rate Swap will remain in effect until August 2010.
Additionally, at December 31, 2008, the remaining portion of the GE Credit
Facility that is subject to variable interest rates is approximately $19.2
million. While we have a fixed interest rate of 7.3% on 90% of the amounts
outstanding under the GE Credit Facility, an increase or decrease in current and
forecasted interest rates will cause the fair value of the Interest Rate Swap to
increase or decrease, respectively, with a corresponding non-cash gain or loss
recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
Our
customer base is primarily composed of businesses throughout the United
States. We routinely assess the financial strength of our customers
and the status of our accounts receivable and, based upon factors surrounding
the credit risk, we establish an allowance, if required, for uncollectible
accounts and, as a result, we believe that our accounts receivable credit risk
exposure beyond such allowance is limited.
All sales
and purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars.
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the
end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Our disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving our objectives and our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective at that reasonable assurance
level.
In
designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognizes that any controls, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired
control objectives. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to
error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if any, within the Company have been detected.
There was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most
recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Our
subsidiary, ADM Cinema, was named as a defendant in an action filed on May
19, 2008 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings by
Pavilion on the Park, LLC (“Landlord”). Landlord is the owner of the
premises located at 188 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, New York, known as the
Pavilion Theatre. Pursuant to the relevant lease, ADM Cinema leases
the Pavilion Theatre from Landlord and operates it as a movie
theatre.
In the
complaint, Landlord alleges that ADM Cinema violated its obligations under
Article 12 of the lease in that ADM Cinema failed to comply with an Order of the
Fire Department of the City of New York issued on September 24, 2007 calling for
the installation of a sprinkler system in the Pavilion Theatre and that such
violation constitutes an event of default under the lease. Landlord
seeks to terminate the lease and evict ADM Cinema from the premises and to
recover its attorneys’ fees and damages for ADM Cinema’s alleged “holding over”
by remaining on the premises. We believe that we have meritorious defenses
against these claims and we intend to defend our position vigorously. However,
if we do not prevail, any significant loss resulting in eviction may have a
material effect on our business, results of operations and cash
flows.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
The
information regarding certain factors which could materially affect our
business, financial condition or future results set forth under Item 1A.
“Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K, should be carefully reviewed and considered.
There have been no material changes from the factors disclosed in the Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, other than as set forth below,
although we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors
from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
New
technologies may make our Digital Cinema Assets less desirable to motion picture
studios or exhibitors of digital content and result in decreasing
revenues.
The
demand for our Systems and other assets in connection with our digital cinema
business (collectively, our “Digital Cinema Assets”) may be affected by future
advances in technology and changes in customer demands. We cannot
assure you that there will be continued demand for our Digital Cinema
Assets. Our profitability depends largely upon the continued use of
digital presentations at theatres. Although we have entered into long
term agreements with major motion picture studios and independent studios (the
“Studio Agreements”), there can be no assurance that these studios will continue
to distribute digital content to movie theatres. If the development
of digital presentations and changes in the way digital files are delivered does
not continue or technology is used that is not compatible with our Systems,
there may be no viable market for our Systems. Any reduction in the
use of our Systems resulting from the development and deployment of new
technology may negatively impact our revenues and the value of our
Systems.
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We
have concentration in our business with respect to our major motion picture
studio customers, and the loss of one or more of our largest studio customers
could have a material adverse effect on us.
Our
Studio Agreements account for a significant portion of our
revenues. Together these studios generated 80.6%, 80.8%, 39.5%,
65.3%, 72.6% and 52.2% of AccessIT DC’s, Phase 2 DC’s, AccessIT SW’s,
AccessDM’s, the Media Service segment’s, and consolidated revenues,
respectively, for the nine months ended December 31, 2008.
The
Studio Agreements are critical to our business. If some of the Studio
Agreements were terminated prior to the end of their terms or found to be
unenforceable, or if our Systems are not upgraded or enhanced as necessary, or
if we had a material failure of our Systems, it may have a material adverse
effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash
flows. The Studio Agreements also generally provide that the VPF
rates and other material terms of the agreements may not be more favorable to
one studio as compared to the others.
Termination
of the MLAs could damage our revenue and profitability.
The
master license agreements with each of our licensed exhibitors (the “MLAs”) are
critical to our business. The MLAs each have a term which expires in 2020 and
provide the exhibitor with an option to purchase our Systems or to renew for
successive one year periods up to ten years thereafter. The MLAs also require
our suppliers to upgrade our Systems when technology necessary for compliance
with DCI Specification becomes commercially available and we may determine to
enhance the Systems which may require additional capital
expenditures. If any one of the MLAs were terminated prior to the end
of its term, not renewed at its expiration or found to be unenforceable, or if
our Systems are not upgraded or enhanced as necessary, it would have a material
adverse effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash
flows.
We
have concentration in our business with respect to our major licensed
exhibitors, and the loss of one or more of our largest exhibitors could have a
material adverse effect on us.
Over 60%
of our Systems are in theatres owned or operated by one large
exhibitor. The loss of this exhibitor or another of our major
licensed exhibitors could have a negative impact on the aggregate receipt of VPF
revenues as a result of the loss of any associated MLAs. Although we
do not receive revenues from licensed exhibitors and we have attempted to limit
our licenses to only those theatres which we believe are successful, each MLA
with our licensed exhibitors is important, depending on the number of screens,
to our business since our VPF revenues are generated based on screen turnover at
theatres. If the MLA with a significant exhibitor was terminated
prior to the end of its term, it would have a material adverse effect on our
revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash flows. There can
be no guarantee that the MLAs with our licensed exhibitors will not be
terminated prior to the end of its term.
An
increase in the use of alternative film distribution channels and other
competing forms of entertainment could drive down movie theatre attendance,
which, if causing significant theatre closures or a substantial decline in
motion picture production, may lead to reductions in our revenues.
Various
exhibitor chains which are the Company’s distributors face competition for
patrons from a number of alternative motion picture distribution channels, such
as DVD, network and syndicated television, video on-demand, pay-per-view
television and downloading utilizing the internet. These exhibitor
chains also compete with other forms of entertainment competing for patrons’
leisure time and disposable income such as concerts, amusement parks and
sporting events. An increase in popularity of these alternative film
distribution channels and competing forms of entertainment could drive down
movie theatre attendance and potentially cause certain of our exhibitors to
close their theatres for extended periods of time. Significant
theatre closures could in turn have a negative impact on the aggregate receipt
of our VPF revenues, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on our
business and ability to service our debt.
An
increase in the use of alternative film distribution channels could also cause
the overall production of motion pictures to decline, which, if substantial,
could have an adverse effect on the businesses of the major studios with which
we have Studio Agreements. A decline in the businesses of the major
studios could in turn force the termination of certain Studio Agreements prior
to the end of their terms. The Studio Agreements with each of the major studios
are critical to our business, and their early termination may have a material
adverse effect on our revenue, profitability, financial condition and cash
flows.
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Our
revenues and earnings are subject to market downturns.
Our
revenues and earnings may fluctuate significantly in the
future. General economic or other conditions could cause a downturn
in the market for our Systems or technology. The recent financial
disruption affecting the banking system and financial markets and the concern as
to whether investment banks and other financial institutions will continue
operations in the foreseeable future have resulted in a tightening in the credit
markets, a low level of liquidity in many financial markets and extreme
volatility in fixed income, credit and equity markets. The credit
crisis may result in our inability to refinance our outstanding debt obligations
or to finance our Phase II Deployment. The recent credit crisis may
also result in the inability of our studios, exhibitors or other customers to
obtain credit to finance operations; a slowdown in global economies which could
result in lower consumer demand for films; counterparty failures negatively
impacting our Interest Rate Swap; or increased impairments of our
assets. The current volatility in the financial markets and overall
economic uncertainty increase the risk of substantial quarterly and annual
fluctuations in our earnings. Any of these factors could have a
material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and could result
in significant additional dilution to shareholders.
Economic
conditions could materially adversely affect the Company.
The
Company’s operations and performance could be influenced by worldwide economic
conditions. Uncertainty about current global economic conditions
poses a risk as consumers and businesses may postpone spending in response to
tighter credit, negative financial news and/or declines in income or asset
values, which could have a material negative effect on the demand for the
Company’s products and services. Other factors that could influence
demand include continuing increases in fuel and other energy costs, conditions
in the residential real estate and mortgage markets, labor and healthcare costs,
access to credit, consumer confidence, and other macroeconomic factors affecting
consumer spending behavior. These and other economic factors could
have a material adverse effect on demand for the Company’s products and services
and on the Company’s financial condition and operating
results. Uncertainty about current global economic conditions could
also continue to increase the volatility of the Company’s stock
price.
If
the market price of our common stock declines, we may not be able to maintain
our listing on the NASDAQ Global Market which may impair our financial
flexibility and restrict our business significantly.
The stock
markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have
affected the market prices of equity securities of many companies that may be
unrelated or disproportionate to the operating results of such companies. These
broad market movements may adversely affect the market price of the Company’s
Common Stock. The Company’s Common Stock is presently listed on
NASDAQ. Although we are not currently in jeopardy of delisting, we
cannot assure you that NASDAQ will continue its suspension of the continued
listing requirement relating to minimum bid prices of securities currently
scheduled to expire on April 20, 2009. If NASDAQ discontinues such
suspension and our Common Stock continues to trade at current prices, we cannot
assure you that we will meet the criteria for continued listing and our Common
Stock could become delisted. Any such delisting could harm our ability to raise
capital through alternative financing sources on terms acceptable to us, or at
all, and may result in the loss of confidence in our financial stability by
suppliers, customers and employees. If the Company’s Common Stock is delisted
from the NASDAQ, we may face a lengthy process to re-list the Company’s Common
Stock, if we are able to re-list the Company’s Common Stock at all, and the
liquidity that NASDAQ provides will no longer be available to
investors.
If the
Company’s Common Stock were to be delisted from NASDAQ, the holders of the 2007
Senior Notes would have the right to redeem the outstanding principal of the
2007 Senior Notes plus interest. As a result, we could be forced to restructure
or refinance our obligations, to seek additional equity financing or to sell
assets, which we may not be able to do on satisfactory terms or at all. If we
default under the 2007 Senior Notes obligations, our lenders could take actions
that would restrict our operations.
The
continued threat of terrorism and ongoing military and other actions may result
in decreases in our net income, revenue and assets under management and may
adversely affect our business
The
continued threat of terrorism, both within the United States of America and
abroad, and the ongoing military and other actions and heightened security
measures in response to these types of threats, may cause significant volatility
and declines in the capital markets in the United States of America, Europe and
elsewhere, loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and
reduced economic activity. An actual terrorist attack could cause
losses from a decrease in our business.
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The war
on terrorism, the threat of additional terrorist attacks, the political and the
economic uncertainties that may result and other unforeseen events may impose
additional risks upon and adversely affect the cinema industry and our
business. We cannot offer assurances that the threats of future
terrorist-like events in the United States of America and abroad or military
actions by the United States of America will not have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The
exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index on page 47 herein.
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with 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.
ACCESS
INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date:
|
February 9, 2009 |
By:
|
/s/ A. Dale Mayo |
A.
Dale Mayo
President
and Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
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Date:
|
February 9, 2009 |
By:
|
/s/ A. Dale Mayo |
Brian
D. Pflug
Senior
Vice President – Accounting & Finance
(Principal
Financial Officer)
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
Description of Document
|
|
3.1
|
Fourth
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Access Integrated
Technologies, Inc., as amended.
|
|
31.1
|
Officer’s
Certificate Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 7241, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
31.2
|
Officer’s
Certificate Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 7241, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
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