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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2011 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     
Commission File Number 001-33169
(WIRELESS RONIN LOGO)
Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Minnesota   41-1967918
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
5929 Baker Road, Suite 475, Minnetonka MN 55345
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(952) 564-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 month (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No
As of October 31, 2011, the registrant had 19,512,710 shares of common stock outstanding.
 
 

 

 


 

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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  
Financial Statements
WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    (unaudited)     (audited)  
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,256     $ 7,064  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $50 and $35
    1,711       2,522  
Inventories
    291       272  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    162       275  
 
           
Total current assets
    6,420       10,133  
Property and equipment, net
    748       1,019  
Restricted cash
    50       50  
Other assets
    40       40  
 
           
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 7,258     $ 11,242  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Current maturities of capital lease obligations
  $ 51     $ 37  
Line of credit — bank
    500        
Accounts payable
    932       1,563  
Deferred revenue
    625       488  
Accrued liabilities
    779       571  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    2,887       2,659  
Capital lease obligations, less current maturities
          40  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    2,887       2,699  
 
           
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
 
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Capital stock, $0.01 par value, 66,667 shares authorized
               
Preferred stock, 16,667 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
           
Common stock, 50,000 shares authorized; 19,513 shares and 19,233 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    195       192  
Additional paid-in capital
    92,024       91,138  
Accumulated deficit
    (87,362 )     (82,278 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (486 )     (509 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    4,371       8,543  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 7,258     $ 11,242  
 
           
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Sales
                               
Hardware
  $ 942     $ 1,169     $ 3,487     $ 2,016  
Software
    184       469       1,062       877  
Services and other
    1,175       1,034       3,203       2,770  
 
                       
Total sales
    2,301       2,672       7,752       5,663  
 
                               
Cost of sales
                               
Hardware
    575       768       2,364       1,332  
Software
    29       25       124       74  
Services and other
    562       555       1,644       1,595  
 
                       
Total cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
    1,166       1,348       4,132       3,001  
 
                       
Gross profit
    1,135       1,324       3,620       2,662  
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Sales and marketing expenses
    431       560       1,708       1,823  
Research and development expenses
    555       645       1,748       2,186  
General and administrative expenses
    1,412       1,334       4,850       4,338  
Depreciation and amortization expense
    111       172       377       519  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    2,509       2,711       8,683       8,866  
 
                       
Operating loss
    (1,374 )     (1,387 )     (5,063 )     (6,204 )
 
                               
Other income (expenses):
                               
Interest expense
    (6 )     (21 )     (24 )     (39 )
Interest income
          6       3       24  
 
                       
Total other expense
    (6 )     (15 )     (21 )     (15 )
 
                       
Net loss
  $ (1,380 )   $ (1,402 )   $ (5,084 )   $ (6,219 )
 
                       
Basic and diluted loss per common share
  $ (0.07 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.35 )
 
                       
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    19,495       17,734       19,389       17,683  
 
                       
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands, unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2011     2010  
Operating Activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (5,084 )   $ (6,219 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
               
Depreciation and amortization
    377       519  
Allowance for doubtful receivables
    15       (16 )
Stock-based compensation expense
    692       515  
Amortization of warrants issued for debt issuance costs
    14       34  
Forfeiture of stock for payroll taxes
          (25 )
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
    785       (1,070 )
Inventories
    (19 )     (138 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    99       16  
Other assets
          (20 )
Accounts payable
    (613 )     90  
Deferred revenue
    136       (31 )
Accrued liabilities
    213       274  
 
           
Net cash used in operating activities
    (3,385 )     (6,071 )
Investing activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (123 )     (127 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (123 )     (127 )
Financing activities:
               
Payments on capital lease obligations
    (26 )     (4 )
Advance on line of credit — bank
    500        
Restricted cash
          330  
Exercise of options and warrants
    200       264  
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activites
    674       590  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    26       (79 )
 
           
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (2,808 )     (5,687 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period
    7,064       12,273  
 
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period
  $ 4,256     $ 6,586  
 
           
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE 1: NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) has prepared the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s one wholly-owned subsidiary. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to ensure the information presented is not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
The Company believes that all necessary adjustments, which consist only of normal recurring items, have been included in the accompanying condensed financial statements to present fairly the results of the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for any subsequent interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2011.
Nature of Business and Operations
The Company is a Minnesota corporation that provides marketing technology solutions targeting specific retail and service markets. The Company has designed and developed RoninCast® software, a proprietary content delivery system that manages, schedules and delivers digital content over a wireless or wired network on a number of different platforms including stationary flat panel monitors and interactive kiosks, and mobile tablet computers and smart phones. The Company’s solutions integrate additional means for customers to market their brands, develop a one-to-one consumer relationship and support sales. The Company’s marketing technology solutions offer dynamic digital replacements for static analog marketing materials. The Company designs technology solutions to engage clients’ consumers via media that best suits the target consumers’ preferences and lifestyles, with advertising, promotion and sales content. The Company seeks to maximize the measurement of consumers’ response so that clients may measure response and return on marketing investments and expenditures.
The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Wireless Ronin Technologies (Canada), Inc., an Ontario, Canada provincial corporation located in Windsor, Ontario, develops “e-learning, e-performance support and e-marketing” solutions for business customers. E-learning solutions are software-based instructional systems developed specifically for customers, primarily in sales force training applications. E-performance support systems are interactive systems produced to increase product literacy of customer sales staff. E-marketing products are developed to increase customer knowledge of and interaction with customer products.
The Company and its subsidiary sell products and services primarily throughout North America.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows:
1. Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2. Foreign Currency
Foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the reporting period. The Company’s Canadian subsidiary’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. Translation adjustments result from translating the subsidiary’s financial statements into the Company’s reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. The translation adjustment has not been included in determining the Company’s net loss, but has been reported separately and is accumulated in a separate component of equity. The Canadian subsidiary has foreign currency transactions denominated in a currency other than the Canadian dollar. These transactions include receivables and payables that are fixed in terms of the amount of foreign currency that will be received or paid on a future date. A change in exchange rates between the functional currency and the currency in which the transaction is denominated increases or decreases the expected amount of functional currency cash flows upon settlement of the transaction. That increase or decrease in expected functional currency cash flows is a foreign currency transaction gain or loss that has been included in determining the net loss of the period. During the third quarter of 2011 the Company recognized a foreign currency loss in sales of $25, compared to a gain of $37 during the same period in 2010. A foreign currency loss of $23 was recognized in sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to a gain of $64 during the same period in 2010.
3. Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue primarily from these sources:
   
Software and software license sales
 
   
System hardware sales
 
   
Professional service revenue
 
   
Software design and development services
 
   
Implementation services
 
   
Maintenance and hosting support contracts
The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) subtopic 605-985, Revenue Recognition: Software (“ASC 605-985”) to all transactions involving the sale of software licenses. In the event of a multiple element arrangement, the Company evaluates if each element represents a separate unit of accounting, taking into account all factors following the guidelines set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 605-985-25-5.
The Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has occurred, which is when product title transfers to the customer, or services have been rendered; (iii) customer payment is deemed fixed or determinable and free of contingencies and significant uncertainties; and (iv) collection is probable. The Company assesses collectability based on a number of factors, including the customer’s past payment history and its current creditworthiness. If it is determined that collection of a fee is not reasonably assured, the Company defers the revenue and recognizes it at the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash payment. If an acceptance period is required, revenue is recognized upon the earlier of customer acceptance or the expiration of the acceptance period.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
The Company enters into arrangements with customers that include a combination of software products, system hardware, maintenance and support, or installation and training services. The Company allocates the total arrangement fee among the various elements of the arrangement based on the relative fair value of each of the undelivered elements determined by vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”). In software arrangements for which the Company does not have VSOE of fair value for all elements, revenue is deferred until the earlier of when VSOE is determined for the undelivered elements (residual method) or when all elements for which the Company does not have VSOE of fair value have been delivered. The Company has determined VSOE of fair value for each of its products and services.
The VSOE for maintenance and support services is based upon the renewal rate for continued service arrangements. The VSOE for installation and training services is established based upon pricing for the services. The VSOE for software and licenses is based on the normal pricing and discounting for the product when sold separately.
Each element of the Company’s multiple element arrangements qualifies for separate accounting. However, when a sale includes both software and maintenance, the Company defers revenue under the residual method of accounting. Under this method, the undelivered maintenance and support fees included in the price of software is amortized ratably over the period the services are provided. The Company defers maintenance and support fees based upon the customer’s renewal rate for these services.
In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue recognition that became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2011. Under the new guidance on arrangements that include software elements, tangible products that have software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and software enabled products will instead be subject to the other relevant revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. Under the new guidance, when VSOE or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. The Company’s adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Software and software license sales
The Company recognizes revenue when a fixed fee order has been received and delivery has occurred to the customer. The Company assesses whether the fee is fixed or determinable and free of contingencies based upon signed agreements received from the customer confirming terms of the transaction. Software is delivered to customers electronically or on a CD-ROM, and license files are delivered electronically.
System hardware sales
The Company recognizes revenue on system hardware sales generally upon shipment of the product or customer acceptance depending upon contractual arrangements with the customer. Shipping charges billed to customers are included in sales and the related shipping costs are included in cost of sales.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Professional service revenue
Included in services and other revenues is revenue derived from implementation, maintenance and support contracts, content development, software development and training. The majority of consulting and implementation services and accompanying agreements qualify for separate accounting. Implementation and content development services are bid either on a fixed-fee basis or on a time-and-materials basis. For time-and-materials contracts, the Company recognizes revenue as services are performed. For fixed-fee contracts, the Company recognizes revenue upon completion of specific contractual milestones or by using the percentage-of-completion method.
Software design and development services
Revenue from contracts for technology integration consulting services where the Company designs/redesigns, builds and implements new or enhanced systems applications and related processes for clients are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method in accordance with FASB ASC 605-985-25-88 through 107. Percentage-of-completion accounting involves calculating the percentage of services provided during the reporting period compared to the total estimated services to be provided over the duration of the contract. Estimated revenues from applying the percentage-of-completion method include estimated incentives for which achievement of defined goals is deemed probable. This method is followed where reasonably dependable estimates of revenues and costs can be made. The Company measures its progress for completion based on either the hours worked as a percentage of the total number of hours of the project or by delivery and customer acceptance of specific milestones as outlined per the terms of the agreement with the customer. Estimates of total contract revenue and costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract, and recorded revenue and costs are subject to revision as the contract progresses. Such revisions may result in increases or decreases to revenue and income and are reflected in the financial statements in the periods in which they are first identified. If estimates indicate that a contract loss will occur, a loss provision is recorded in the period in which the loss first becomes probable and reasonably estimable. Contract losses are determined to be the amount by which the estimated direct and indirect costs of the contract exceed the estimated total revenue that will be generated by the contract and are included in cost of sales and classified in accrued expenses in the balance sheet. The Company’s presentation of revenue recognized on a contract completion basis has been consistently applied for all periods presented.
The Company classifies the revenue and associated cost on the “Services and Other” line within the “Sales” and “Cost of Sales” sections of the Consolidated Statement of Operations. In all cases where the Company applies the contract method of accounting, the Company’s only deliverable is professional services, thus, the Company believes presenting the revenue on a single line is appropriate.
Costs and estimated earnings recognized in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts are recorded as unbilled services and are included in accounts receivable on the balance sheet. Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts are recorded as deferred revenue until revenue recognition criteria are met.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Uncompleted contracts at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
                 
    September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Cost incurred on uncompleted contracts
  $ 176     $ 80  
Estimated earnings
    184       179  
 
           
Revenue recognized
    360       259  
Less: billings to date
    (281 )     (182 )
 
           
 
  $ 79     $ 77  
 
           
The above information is presented in the balance sheet as follows:
                 
    September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
  $ 84     $ 109  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    (5 )     (32 )
 
           
 
  $ 79     $ 77  
 
           
Implementation services
Implementation services revenue is recognized when installation is completed.
Maintenance and hosting support contracts
Maintenance and hosting support consists of software updates and support. Software updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades and maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period. Support includes access to technical support personnel for software and hardware issues. The Company also offers a hosting service through its network operations center, allowing the ability to monitor and support its customers’ networks 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Maintenance and hosting support revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance contract, which is typically one to three years. Maintenance and support is renewable by the customer. Rates for maintenance and support, including subsequent renewal rates, are typically established based upon a specified percentage of net license fees as set forth in the arrangement. The Company’s hosting support agreement fees are based on the level of service provided to its customers, which can range from monitoring the health of a customer’s network to supporting a sophisticated web-portal.
4. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of commercial paper and all other liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had substantially all cash invested in a commercial paper sweep account. The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances in one financial institution located in Chicago. The balance is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
5. Restricted Cash
In connection with the Company’s bank’s credit card program, the Company was required to maintain a cash balance of $50 at both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
6. Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are usually unsecured and stated at net realizable value and bad debts are accounted for using the allowance method. The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition on an as-needed basis and generally requires no collateral. Payment is generally due 90 days or less from the invoice date and accounts past due more than 90 days are individually analyzed for collectability. In addition, an allowance is provided for other accounts when a significant pattern of uncollectability has occurred based on historical experience and management’s evaluation of accounts receivable. If all collection efforts have been exhausted, the account is written off against the related allowance. No interest is charged on past due accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2011 was $50 compared to $35 at December 31, 2010.
7. Inventories
The Company records inventories using the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Inventories consist principally of finished goods, product components and software licenses. Inventory reserves are established to reflect slow-moving or obsolete products. The Company had an inventory reserve totaling $21 at September 30, 2011 compared to $0 at December 31, 2010.
8. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews the carrying value of all long-lived assets, including property and equipment with definite lives, for impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 360-10-05-4, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Under FASB ASC 360-10-05-4, impairment losses are recorded whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.
If the impairment tests indicate that the carrying value of the asset is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by such asset or estimated sale prices, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss is determined by the amount by which the carrying value of such asset exceeds its fair value. Management generally measures fair value by considering sale prices for similar assets or by discounting estimated future cash flows from such assets using an appropriate discount rate. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the fair value of assets, and accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates. There have been no impairment losses for long-lived assets recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
9. Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over the estimated service lives, principally using straight-line methods. Leased equipment is depreciated over the term of the capital lease. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the improvement or the lease term, using the straight-line method.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
The estimated useful lives used to compute depreciation and amortization are as follows:
     
Equipment
  3 – 5 years
Demonstration equipment
  3 – 5 years
Furniture and fixtures
  7 years
Purchased software
  3 years
Leased equipment
  3 years
Leasehold improvements
  Shorter of 5 years or term of lease
Depreciation and amortization expense was $111 and $172 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $377 and $519 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
10. Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss includes revenues, expenses, gains and losses that are excluded from net loss. Items of comprehensive loss are foreign currency translation adjustments which are added to net income or loss to compute comprehensive income or loss. Total unrealized foreign currency translation gains and (losses) on the translation of the financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiary from its functional currency to the U.S. dollar of $24 and $(37) were included in comprehensive losses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $23 and $(75) for the same periods in the prior year.
11. Research and Development and Software Development Costs
Research and development expenses consist primarily of development personnel and non-employee contractor costs related to the development of new products and services, enhancement of existing products and services, quality assurance and testing. FASB ASC 985-20-25, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed, requires certain software development costs to be capitalized upon the establishment of technological feasibility. The establishment of technological feasibility and the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of these costs require considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors such as anticipated future revenue, estimated economic life, and changes in software and hardware technologies. Software development costs incurred beyond the establishment of technological feasibility have not been significant. No software development costs were capitalized during the first nine months of 2011 and 2010. Software development costs have been recorded as research and development expense. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $555 and $1,748 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $645 and $2,186 for the same periods in the prior year.
12. Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share
Basic and diluted loss per common share for all periods presented is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding include only outstanding common shares. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding computed in accordance with the treasury stock method. Shares reserved for outstanding stock warrants and options totaling 3,108 and 3,462, respectively, were excluded from the computation of loss per share as their effect was antidilutive due to the Company’s net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
13. Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are recognized in the financial statements for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates. Temporary differences arise from net operating losses, reserves for uncollectible accounts receivables and inventory, differences in depreciation methods, and accrued expenses. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
14. Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718-10, which requires the measurements and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payments including warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses based on estimated fair value. For purposes of determining estimated fair value under FASB ASC 718-10-30, the Company computes the estimated fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of restricted stock and stock award grants are determined based on the number of shares granted and the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense for all share-based payment awards is recognized using the straight-line amortization method over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense of $169 and $692, or a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.01 and $0.04, was charged to expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to stock-based compensation expense of $202 and $515, or a basic and diluted loss per share of $0.01 and $0.03, for the same periods in the prior year. No tax benefit has been recorded due to the full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets that the Company has recorded.
The Company applies the guidance of FASB 718-10-S99-1 for purposes of determining the expected term for stock options. Due to the limited historical data to rely upon, the Company utilized the “Simplified” method in developing an estimate of expected term in accordance with FASB ASC 718-10-S99-1 for awards granted prior to January 1, 2010. From January 2010, the Company calculated the estimated expected life based upon historical exercise data. The Company used historical closing stock price volatility for a period equal to the period its common stock has been trading publicly. Due to the limited historical data prior to January 1, 2010, the Company used a weighted average of other publicly traded stock volatility for the remaining expected term of the options granted prior to January 1, 2010. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of no future dividend payouts.
Stock-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. FASB 718-10-55 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Prior to January 1, 2010, the Company had little historical experience on which to base an assumption and used a zero percent forfeiture rate assumption. Commencing January 1, 2010, the Company applied a pre-vesting forfeiture rate of 18.3% to 28.4% based on upon actual historical experience for all employee option awards. The Company continues to apply a zero forfeiture rate to those options granted to members of its Board of Directors.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued for services and goods to non-employees under FASB ASC 505-50-1 Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services and FASB ASC 505-50-25. Accounting Recognition for Certain Transactions Involving Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees. Generally, the equity instruments issued for services and goods are shares of the Company’s common stock or warrants or options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares, warrants or options are either fully-vested and exercisable at the date of grant or vest over a certain period during which services are provided. The Company expenses the fair market value of these securities over the period in which the related services are received.
See Note 6 for further information regarding stock-based compensation and the assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock-based compensation.
15. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
FASB ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, requires disclosure of the estimated fair value of an entity’s financial instruments. Such disclosures, which pertain to the Company’s financial instruments, do not purport to represent the aggregate net fair value of the Company. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The fair value of capital lease obligations approximates carrying value based on the interest rate in the lease compared to current market interest rates.
16. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates of the Company are the allowance for doubtful accounts, recognition of revenue under fixed price contracts, deferred tax assets, deferred revenue, depreciable lives and methods of property and equipment, valuation of warrants and other stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
17. Deferred Financing Costs
Amortization expense related to deferred financing costs was $4 and $14 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $16 and $34 for the same periods in the prior year. The amortization expense was recorded as a component of interest expense. The balance of deferred finance costs at September 30, 2011 was $8, compared to $16 at December 31, 2010.
18. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05 which amends existing guidance to allow only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements consisting of an income statement followed by a statement of other comprehensive income. ASU No. 2011-05 requires retrospective application, and it is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2011-05 in fiscal 2012 and does not anticipate any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE 2: OTHER FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION
The following tables provide details of selected financial statement items:
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL RECEIVABLES
                 
    Nine Months Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 35     $ 51  
Provision for doubtful receivables
    34        
Write-offs
    (19 )     (16 )
 
           
Balance at end of period
  $ 50     $ 35  
 
           
INVENTORIES
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Finished goods
  $ 221     $ 188  
Work-in-process
    70       84  
 
           
Total inventories
  $ 291     $ 272  
 
           
The Company records inventories using the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out method. Inventories consist principally of finished goods, product components and software licenses. Inventory reserves are established to reflect slow-moving or obsolete products. The Company had an inventory reserve of $21 and $0 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Leased equipment
  $ 411     $ 411  
Equipment
    1,441       1,433  
Leasehold improvements
    381       363  
Demonstration equipment
    157       155  
Purchased software
    746       691  
Furniture and fixtures
    568       571  
 
           
Total property and equipment
  $ 3,704     $ 3,624  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (2,956 )     (2,605 )
 
           
Net property and equipment
  $ 748     $ 1,019  
 
           

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
OTHER ASSETS
Other assets consist of long-term deposits on operating leases.
DEFERRED REVENUE
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Deferred software maintenance
  $ 467     $ 293  
Customer deposits and deferred project revenue
    158       195  
 
           
Total deferred revenue
  $ 625     $ 488  
 
           
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Compensation
  $ 378     $ 260  
Accrued rent
    238       252  
Sales tax and other
    163       59  
 
           
Total accrued liabilities
  $ 779     $ 571  
 
           
See Note 5 for additional information on accrued remaining lease obligations.
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Comprehensive loss for the Company includes net loss and foreign currency translation. Comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Net loss
  $ (1,380 )   $ (1,402 )   $ (5,084 )   $ (6,219 )
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
    24       (37 )     23       (75 )
 
                       
Total comprehensive loss
  $ (1,356 )   $ (1,439 )   $ (5,061 )   $ (6,294 )
 
                       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2011     2010  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 15     $  
 
               
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
               
Warrants issued for debt issuance costs
  $ 8     $ 66  
Non-cash purchase of property and equipment through capital lease obligations
  $     $ 89  
NOTE 3: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, cash equivalents consisted of the following:
                                 
    September 30, 2011  
    Gross     Gross     Gross     Estimated  
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     (Losses)     Value  
Commercial paper
  $ 3,350     $     $     $ 3,350  
 
                       
Total included in cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,350     $     $     $ 3,350  
 
                       
                                 
    December 31, 2010  
    Gross     Gross     Gross     Estimated  
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     (Losses)     Value  
Commercial paper
  $ 6,764     $     $     $ 6,764  
Total included in cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,764     $     $     $ 6,764  
The Company measures certain financial assets, including cash equivalents, at fair value on a recurring basis. In accordance with FASB ASC 820-10-30, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC 820-10-35 establishes a three-level hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The Level 1 category at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 includes funds held in a commercial paper sweep account totaling $3,350 and $6,764, respectively, which are included in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Level 2 — Valuations based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices), such as quoted prices for similar assets at the measurement date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had no Level 2 financial assets on its consolidated balance sheet.
Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and involve management judgment and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participants and pricing. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had no Level 3 financial assets on its consolidated balance sheet.
The hierarchy level assigned to each security in the Company’s cash equivalents is based on its assessment of the transparency and reliability of the inputs used in the valuation of such instruments at the measurement date. The Company did not have any financial liabilities that were covered by FASB ASC 820-10-30 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
NOTE 4: CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The Company entered into a capital lease arrangement in July 2010 for certain computer equipment with imputed interest of 15.6% per year. The lease requires monthly payments of $4 through September 2012.
Future lease payments under the capital lease are as follows:
         
As of September 30, 2011   Amount  
Three months ended December 31, 2011
  $ 12  
2012
    44  
Total payments
    56  
Less: portion representing interest
    (5 )
 
     
Principal portion
    51  
Less: current portion
    (51 )
 
     
Long-term portion
  $  
 
     
Future maturities of capital lease obligations are as follows:
         
As of September 30, 2011   Amount  
Three months ended December 31, 2011
  $ 10  
2012
    41  
 
     
Total
  $ 51  
 
     
Amortization expense for capital lease assets was $16 and $24 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $7 for the same periods in the prior year. All amounts are included in depreciation and amortization expense.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE 5: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases
The Company leases approximately 19 square feet of office and warehouse space located at 5929 Baker Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota. In July 2010, the Company entered into an amendment that extended the term of the lease through January 31, 2018. In consideration for this extension, the landlord provided the Company with a leasehold improvement allowance totaling $191 and a reduction in base rent per square foot. The leasehold allowance was recorded as an addition to deferred rent. The Company will recognize the leasehold improvement allowance on a straight-line basis as a benefit to rent expense over the life of the lease, along with the existing deferred rent credit balance of $60 as of the date of the amendment. In addition, the amendment contains a rent escalation provision, which also will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Company drew upon the entire amount of leasehold improvement allowances during the fourth quarter of 2010. The lease requires the Company to maintain a letter of credit in the amount of $300 as collateral which will be released as follows: to $240 on August 1, 2011; to $180 on August 1, 2012; to $120 on August 1, 2013; to $60 on August 1, 2014; and to $0 on August 1, 2015. The amount of the letter of credit as of September 30, 2011 was $240 compared to $300 as of December 31, 2010.
In addition, the Company leases office space of approximately 10 square feet to support its Canadian operations at a facility located at 4510 Rhodes Drive, Suite 800, Windsor, Ontario under a lease that, as amended, extends through June 30, 2014. Pursuant to the lease, the Company has a one-time option to cancel the lease on June 30, 2012 for a fee of approximately $39.
Rent expense under the operating leases was $92 and $94 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and $296 and $282 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments for operating leases are as follows:
         
At September 30, 2011   Lease Obligations  
Three months ending December 31, 2011
  $ 62  
2012
    249  
2013
    254  
2014
    230  
2015
    206  
Thereafter
    409  
 
     
Total future minimum obligations
  $ 1,410  
 
     
Litigation
The Company was not party to any material legal proceedings as of October 31, 2011, and there were no such proceedings pending during the period covered by this report.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revolving Line-of-Credit
In March 2010, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, which was amended in January 2011 and again in July 2011 (as amended, the “Loan and Security Agreement”). The Loan and Security Agreement provides the Company with a revolving line-of-credit up to $2,500 at an interest rate of prime plus 1.5%. The amount of credit available to the Company at any given time is the lesser of (a) $2,500 or (b) the amount available under the Company’s borrowing base (75% of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of the Company’s eligible inventory) minus (1) the dollar equivalent amount of all outstanding letters of credit, (2) 10% of each outstanding foreign exchange contract, (3) any amounts used for cash management services, and (4) the outstanding principal balance of any advances.
Under the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company must maintain a minimum tangible net worth of at least $4,250. This tangible net worth minimum increases (a) quarterly by 75% of the Company’s net income for each fiscal quarter then ended and (b) by 75% of the proceeds from future issuances of equity and/or the principal amount of subordinated debt. The Company must comply with this tangible net worth minimum while there are outstanding credit extensions (other than the Company’s existing lease letter of credit). Under the Loan and Security Agreement the Company is generally required to obtain the prior written consent of Silicon Valley Bank to, among other things, (a) dispose of assets, (b) change its business, (c) liquidate or dissolve, (d) change CEO or COO (replacements must be satisfactory to the lender), (e) enter into any transaction in which the Company’s shareholders who were not shareholders immediately prior to such transaction own more than 40% of the Company’s voting stock (subject to limited exceptions) after the transaction, (f) merge or consolidate with any other person, (g) acquire all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another person, or (h) become liable for any indebtedness (other than permitted indebtedness). The line of credit is secured by all assets of the Company. The Loan and Security Agreement matures on March 15, 2012.
As of September 30, 2011, the Company had a $500 outstanding balance on this line of credit, which required the payment of interest at an annual interest rate of 4.75%, and an outstanding letter of credit in the amount of $240 issued on the Company’s behalf in connection with the lease of the Company’s corporate office. Subsequent to September 30, 2011, the Company repaid in full the outstanding balance on the line of credit. The letter of credit, which remains outstanding, effectively reduces the amount available under the Loan and Security Agreement to $2,260, subject to the amount available under the borrowing base and continued compliance with the minimum tangible net worth requirement.
In connection with the Company’s entry into the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company granted Silicon Valley Bank (a) a general, first-priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets, equipment and inventory under the Loan and Security Agreement, (b) a security interest in all of the Company’s intellectual property under an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, and (c) a security interest in all of the stock of Wireless Ronin Technologies (Canada), Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, under a Stock Pledge Agreement. In addition, in March 2010, the Company issued Silicon Valley Bank a 10-year warrant to purchase up to 41 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.90 per share, as additional consideration for the Loan and Security Agreement. In connection with the Company’s entry into the First Loan Modification Agreement in January 2011, the Company entered into an Amendment to Warrant Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank pursuant to which the exercise price of the warrant originally issued to Silicon Valley Bank in March 2010 was reduced to $1.378 per share. The reduced exercise price represents the five-day average closing price per share of the Company’s common stock for the period immediately preceding the Company’s entry into the First Loan Modification Agreement. Upon the modification of the outstanding warrant, the Company recorded $8 of the additional deferred financing costs which will be recognized over the remaining term of the agreement, as amended. The Company estimated the additional deferred financing costs using an expected life of four years, expected volatility of 90.6%, a risk-free rate of 1.8% and a dividend yield of 0%.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE 6: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS
Stock Compensation Expense Information
FASB ASC 718-10 requires measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payments including warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses based on estimated fair values. A summary of compensation expense recognized for the issuance of warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Stock-based compensation costs included in:
                               
Cost of sales
  $ 5     $ 1     $ 14     $ 5  
Sales and marketing expenses
    19       36       97       65  
Research and development expenses
    12       14       36       28  
General and administrative expenses
    133       151       545       417  
 
                       
Total stock-based compensation expenses
  $ 169     $ 202     $ 692     $ 515  
 
                       
At September 30, 2011, there was approximately $624 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards. Generally, this expense will be recognized over the next two and half years and will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated forfeitures.

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Valuation Information under ASC 718-10
For purposes of determining estimated fair value under FASB ASC 718-10, the Company computed the estimated fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes model. The weighted average estimated fair value of stock options granted was $0.77 and $0.81 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The per share weighted average estimated fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $0.75 and $1.94, respectively. The values set forth above were calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:
                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2011   2010   2011   2010
Expected life
  4.07 years   4.28 years   3.82 to 4.07 years   4.15 to 4.30 years
Dividend yield
  0%   0%   0%   0%
Expected volatility
  88.5%   93.3%   88.5 to 90.6%   93.3 to 94.3%
Risk-free interest rate
  0.7%   1.3%   0.7 to 1.8%   1.3 to 2.4%
In March 2011, the Company granted stock options for the purchase of an aggregate of 250 shares to two executive officers and certain key employees. Of the options granted in March 2011, options for the purchase of 80 shares were subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the total number of shares for which awards may be granted from 2,400 to 3,600. In addition, each of the Company’s six non-employee board members received a stock option award to purchase 20 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan to replace automatic grants with discretionary grants. Both amendments to the aforementioned plans were approved by the Company’s shareholders at the annual shareholder meeting held on June 9, 2011. In June 2011, the Company granted stock options for the purchase of an aggregate of 45 shares to two key employees. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company granted stock options for the purchase of an aggregate of 160 shares to four new board members.
The Company issued restricted stock awards aggregating 61 shares to two executive officers and certain key employees in March 2010. Of the shares, 30 vest in annual installments over a three-year period with continued employment. The remaining 31 shares require both continued employment and achievement of certain revenue targets in each of the three years. The weighted average fair value of the shares was based on the closing market price on the date of grant of $2.55. The fair market value of the grants totaled $156 and is being recognized as stock compensation expense over a three-year period. As of September 30, 2011, $29 remained to be expensed.
Stock options and warrants for 271 and 1,100 shares, respectively, were cancelled or expired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
2007 Associate Stock Purchase Plan
In November 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2007 Associate Stock Purchase Plan, under which 300 shares were reserved for purchase by the Company’s associates (employees). In June 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance to 400. In June 2011, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance to 600. The purchase price of the shares under the plan is the lesser of 85% of the fair market value on the first or last day of the offering period. Offering periods are every six months ending on June 30 and December 31. Associates may designate up to ten percent of their compensation for the purchase of shares under the plan. Shares purchased by associates under the plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled 69. The cumulative shares purchased under this plan totaled 323, leaving 277 remaining shares available to be issued under the plan as of September 30, 2011.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Employee Benefit Plan
In 2007, the Company began to offer a defined contribution 401(k) retirement plan for eligible associates. Associates may contribute up to 15% of their pretax compensation to the plan. There is currently no plan for an employer contribution match.
NOTE 7: SEGMENT INFORMATION AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company views its operations and manages its business as one reportable segment, providing marketing technology solutions to a variety of companies, primarily in its targeted vertical markets. Factors used to identify the Company’s single operating segment include the financial information available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker in making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company markets its products and services through its headquarters in the United States and its wholly-owned subsidiary operating in Canada.
Net sales per geographic region, based on the billing location of end customer, are summarized as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
United States
  $ 2,144     $ 2,538     $ 7,029     $ 5,272  
Canada
    145       95       670       149  
Other International
    12       39       53       242  
 
                       
Total Sales
  $ 2,301     $ 2,672     $ 7,752     $ 5,663  
 
                       
Geographic segments of property and equipment are as follows:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Property and equipment, net:
               
United States
  $ 693     $ 905  
Canada
    55       114  
 
           
Total
  $ 748     $ 1,019  
 
           

 

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
A significant portion of the Company’s revenue is derived from a few major customers. Customers with greater than 10% of total sales are represented on the following table:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
Customer   2011     2010     2011     2010  
Chrysler
    28 %     47 %     41 %     40 %
ARAMARK
    29 %     26 %     18 %     17 %
Reuters Ltd.
    *       *       *       12 %
 
                       
 
    57 %     73 %     59 %     69 %
 
                       
     
*  
Sales to this customer were less than 10% of total sales for the period reported.
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, a significant portion of the Company’s accounts receivable was concentrated with the following major customers:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
Customer   2011     2010  
Chrysler
    23 %     48 %
ARAMARK
    28 %     *  
Starbucks
    12 %     *  
 
           
 
    63 %     48 %
 
           
     
*  
Accounts receivable from these customers were less than 10% of total accounts receivable for the period presented.

 

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Item 2.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Although we believe that, in making any such statement, our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such statement may be influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. When used in the following discussion, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, certain of which are beyond our control, are set forth herein and in Item 1A under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that any of the events anticipated by forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them do occur, what impact they will have on us. We caution you to keep in mind the cautions and risks described in this document and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and to refrain from attributing undue certainty to any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the document in which they appear. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement.
Overview
We provide marketing technology solutions including software, hardware and services to customers primarily in the automotive, food service and branded retail markets. We have designed and developed RoninCast® software, a proprietary content delivery system that manages, schedules and delivers digital content over a wireless or wired network on a number of different platforms including stationary flat panel monitors, interactive kiosks, tablet computers and smart phones. Our solutions integrate additional means by which customers market their brands, develop one-to-one customer relationships, and support sales. Our marketing technology solutions offer dynamic digital replacements for static analog marketing materials. We design technology solutions to engage clients’ consumers via media that best suits the target consumers’ preferences and lifestyles, with advertising, promotion and sales content. We seek to maximize the measurement of consumers’ response so that customers may measure response and return on marketing investments and expenditures.
While the marketing technology solutions that we provide have application in a wide variety of industries, we focus on three primary markets: (1) automotive, (2) food service (including quick serve restaurants, or QSR, and fast casual and managed food services markets), and (3) branded retail. The industries in which we sell goods and services are not new but their application of marketing technology solutions is relatively new and these industries have not widely accepted or adopted these marketing technologies. As a result, we remain an early stage company without a history of profitability, or substantial or steady revenue. We believe this characterization applies to most our competitors as well, all of whom are working to promote broader adoption of marketing technology solutions and to develop profitable, substantial and steady sources of revenue.
We believe that the adoption of some or all of the marketing technology solutions we offer will increase substantially in years to come both in industries on which we currently focus and in other industries. We also believe that adoption of marketing technologies depends not only upon the software and services that we provide but upon the cost of hardware used to process and display content and to interact with consumers. Digital media players and flat panel displays constitute a large portion of the expenditure customers make relative to the entire cost of marketing technology systems we currently provide. Costs of this hardware have historically decreased and we believe will continue to do so, but we do not manufacture hardware and do not expect to have a substantial effect on the overall markets for these products. If prices continue to decline for this hardware, we believe that adoption of the types of marketing technology we provide is likely to increase, though we cannot predict a precise rate at which adoption will occur.

 

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We offer a variety of marketing technology hardware, software and services to our customers but cannot produce the entire range of such goods and services sold. Sales of our marketing technology solutions depend upon forming and maintaining effective business relationships with a variety of vendors and “strategic partners,” third party companies offering some portion of the marketing technology solution to a customer. Hardware, software and services vendors routinely share information regarding marketing technology projects and must work together to successfully develop solutions that integrate the offerings of each company. We rely upon our knowledge of the key industry verticals to which we sell, emerging technologies that fit the needs of customers in those verticals and our relationships with key vendors and strategic partners. The combination of this knowledge and managing relationships with vendors and strategic partners is critical to meeting individual customer project needs and to our ultimate success.
Management focuses on a wide variety of financial measurements to assess our financial health and prospects but principally upon (1) sales, to measure the adoption of marketing technology by our customers, (2) cost of sales and gross profit, particularly expressed as gross profit percentage, to determine if sales have been made at levels of profit necessary to cover operating expenses on a long-term basis (based upon assumptions regarding adoption of marketing technology), (3) sales of hardware relative to software and services, understanding that hardware typically provides a lower gross profit margin than do software license fees and services, (4) operating expenses so that management can appropriately match those expenses with sales, and (5) current assets, especially cash and cash equivalents used to fund operating losses thus far incurred.
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Wireless Ronin Technologies (Canada), Inc. (“RNIN Canada”), an Ontario, Canada provincial corporation located in Windsor, Ontario, maintains a vertical specific focus in the automotive industry and houses our content engineering operation. RNIN Canada develops digital content and sales support systems to help retailers train their sales staff and educate their customers at the point of sale. Today, the capabilities of this operation are integrated with our historical business to provide content solutions to all of our clients.
Our company and our subsidiary sell products and services primarily throughout North America.
Our Sources of Revenue
We generate revenues through system sales, license fees and separate service fees, including consulting, content development and implementation services, as well as ongoing customer support and maintenance, including product upgrades. We currently market and sell our software and service solutions primarily through our direct sales force, but we also utilize strategic partnerships and business alliances.
Our Expenses
Our expenses are primarily comprised of three categories: sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative. Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and benefits for our sales associates and commissions paid on sales. This category also includes amounts spent on the hardware and software we use to prospect new customers, including those expenses incurred in trade shows and product demonstrations. Our research and development expenses represent the salaries and benefits of those individuals who develop and maintain our software products including RoninCast® and other software applications we design and sell to our customers. Our general and administrative expenses consist of corporate overhead, including administrative salaries, real property lease payments, salaries and benefits for our corporate officers and other expenses such as legal and accounting fees.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
A discussion of our critical accounting policies was provided in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. There were no significant changes to these accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Results of Operations
All dollar amounts reported in Item 2 are in thousands, except per share information.
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain unaudited consolidated statements of operations information:
                                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    September 30,     % of Total     September 30,     % of Total     $ Increase     % Increase  
    2011     Sales     2010     Sales     (Decrease)     (Decrease)  
Sales
  $ 2,301       100.0 %   $ 2,672       100.0 %   $ (371 )     (13.9 %)
Cost of sales
    1,166       50.7 %     1,348       50.4 %     (182 )     (13.5 %)
Gross profit (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
    1,135       49.3 %     1,324       49.6 %     (189 )     (14.3 %)
Sales and marketing expenses
    431       18.7 %     560       21.0 %     (129 )     (23.0 %)
Research and development expenses
    555       24.1 %     645       24.1 %     (90 )     (14.0 %)
General and administrative expenses
    1,412       61.4 %     1,334       49.9 %     78       5.8 %
Depreciation and amortization expense
    111       4.8 %     172       6.4 %     (61 )     (35.5 %)
 
                                   
Total operating expenses
    2,509       109.0 %     2,711       101.5 %     (202 )     (7.5 %)
 
                                   
Operating loss
    (1,374 )     (59.7 %)     (1,387 )     (51.9 %)     13       (0.9 %)
Other income (expenses):
                                               
Interest expense
    (6 )     (0.3 %)     (21 )     (0.8 %)     (15 )     71.4 %
Interest income
                6       0.2 %     (6 )     (100.0 %)
 
                                   
Total other income (expense)
    (6 )     (0.3 %)     (15 )     (0.6 %)     9       (60.0 %)
 
                                   
Net loss
  $ (1,380 )     (60.0 %)   $ (1,402 )     (52.5 %)   $ 22       (1.6 %)
 
                                   
                                                 
    Three Months Ended  
    September 30,     % of Total     September 30,     % of Total     $ Increase     % Increase  
    2011     Sales     2010     Sales     (Decrease)     (Decrease)  
United States
  $ 2,144       93.2 %   $ 2,538       95.0 %   $ (394 )     (15.5 %)
Canada
    145       6.3 %     95       3.6 %     50       52.6 %
Other International
    12       0.5 %     39       1.4 %     (27 )     (69.2 %)
 
                                   
Total Sales
  $ 2,301       100.0 %   $ 2,672       100.0 %   $ (371 )     (13.9 %)
 
                                   

 

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    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     % of Total     September 30,     % of Total     $ Increase     % Increase  
    2011     Sales     2010     Sales     (Decrease)     (Decrease)  
Sales
  $ 7,752       100.0 %   $ 5,663       100.0 %   $ 2,089       36.9 %
Cost of sales
    4,132       53.3 %     3,001       53.0 %     1,131       37.7 %
Gross profit (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
    3,620       46.7 %     2,662       47.0 %     958       36.0 %
Sales and marketing expenses
    1,708       22.0 %     1,823       32.2 %     (115 )     (6.3 %)
Research and development expenses
    1,748       22.5 %     2,186       38.6 %     (438 )     (20.0 %)
General and administrative expenses
    4,850       62.6 %     4,338       76.6 %     512       11.8 %
Depreciation and amortization expense
    377       4.9 %     519       9.2 %     (142 )     (27.4 %)
 
                                   
Total operating expenses
    8,683       112.0 %     8,866       156.6 %     (183 )     (2.1 %)
 
                                   
Operating loss
    (5,063 )     (65.3 %)     (6,204 )     (109.6 %)     1,141       (18.4 %)
Other income (expenses):
                                               
Interest expense
    (24 )     (0.3 %)     (39 )     (0.7 %)     (15 )     38.5 %
Interest income
    3             24       0.4 %     (21 )     (87.5 %)
 
                                   
Total other expense
    (21 )     (0.3 %)     (15 )     (0.3 %)     (6 )     40.0 %
 
                                   
Net loss
  $ (5,084 )     (65.6 %)   $ (6,219 )     (109.8 %)   $ 1,135       (18.3 %)
 
                                   
                                                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     % of Total     September 30,     % of Total     $ Increase     % Increase  
    2011     Sales     2010     Sales     (Decrease)     (Decrease)  
United States
  $ 7,029       90.7 %   $ 5,272       93.1 %   $ 1,757       33.3 %
Canada
    670       8.6 %     149       2.6 %     521       349.7 %
Other International
    53       0.7 %     242       4.3 %     (189 )     (78.1 %)
 
                                   
Total Sales
  $ 7,752       100.0 %   $ 5,663       100.0 %   $ 2,089       36.9 %
 
                                   
Sales
Our sales totaled $2,301 during the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $2,672 for the same period in the prior year, a decrease of $371 or 14%. The decrease in sales was primarily due to lower dealership deployments of Chrysler’s iShowroom-branded tower application into Chrysler dealerships. During the third quarter of 2011, we recognized $196 related to this initiative, compared to $792 in the prior year quarter. Since the start of this program back in September 2010, we have received orders for a total of 400 Chrysler dealerships. Partially offsetting this decline in revenue were additional orders received for 20 Fiat dealership installations during the third quarter of 2011 for the iShowroom application, which is being featured in the Fiat Style Center of the new Fiat Studio Facilities. To date, we have received orders for 162 Fiat dealership installations. The increase in our services revenue when comparing the three months ended September 30, 2011 to 2010 was primarily attributable to additional orders received from Chrysler for further enhancements of the iShowroom application and additional requests for content updates and e-learning programs as part of introducing its new lineup for 2011. We currently believe that Chrysler will continue to rollout the iShowroom-branded tower application enhancements with further dealership adoption. However, since we do not have a contract with Chrysler requiring it to source all the various components of the solution through us and the purchase of the iShowroom branded towers will remain within the discretion of the individual dealerships, we are unable to predict or forecast the timing or value of any future orders.
The remaining decrease in sales when comparing the three months ended September 30, 2011 to 2010 was due to a decrease in orders from ARAMARK. However, we continued to expand the number of Grille Works installations to several colleges and universities during the past quarter. Upon completing the installation for orders received through September 30, 2011, the total number of ARAMARK locations being managed through our network operations center will increase to 239 sites. Finally, we continue to work for, and receive orders from, various customers in the quick serve restaurant industry as they evaluate the benefits of deploying digital signage for an array of different types of menu boards for both inside and outside applications. As of September 30, 2011, we had a total of $1,400 of purchase orders for which we had not recognized revenue.

 

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Our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $7,752 compared to $5,663 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $2,089 or 37%. The increase in revenue when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 2010 was due primarily to a significant increase in revenue from Chrysler for the iShowroom rollout described above. During the first nine months of 2011, we generated $3,146 from this customer, compared to $2,248 for the same period in the prior year. ARAMARK also contributed to the increase in revenue on a year-to-date basis as we continued to increase the number of Grille Works and BurgerStudio deployments at several colleges and universities throughout the U.S. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we generated $1,406 from this customer, compared to $1,076 for the same period in the prior year. We also generated additional revenue related to our recurring hosting revenue, which totaled approximately $1,200 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a 25% increase from $960 recognized during the same period in the prior year as our installation base continues to grow. Due to the current economic environment and the lengthy sales cycle associated with deploying large scale digital menu boards, we are unable to predict or forecast our future revenue with any degree of precision at this time.
Cost of Sales
Our cost of sales decreased 14% or $182 to $1,166 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year. Cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $4,132 compared to $3,001 for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in cost of sales when comparing the three months ended September 30, 2011 to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to a decrease in hardware sales to Chrysler. On a percentage basis, our overall gross margin was 47% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Sales of our RoninCast® software were down 61% for the three months ended September 30, 2011, when compared to the same period in the prior year. The decline was primary the result of lower Chrysler dealership orders received during the three months ended September 30, 2011, when compared to the same period in the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our RoninCast® software sales were up 21%, when compared to the same period a year ago. Again, the primary reason for the increase was due to the 200 Chrysler dealership order received during the second quarter of 2011 and also the 162 Fiat dealer orders received during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Gross margins on our RoninCast® software for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 88% and 92%, respectively. The decrease in gross margin percentage was due to a higher cost associated with third party software. Our overall services gross margin improved to 49% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, when compared to 42% for the same period in the prior year. The primary reason for the increase in gross margin percentage was due to an increase in our recurring hosting and support fees. We expect our services revenue gross margin percentage to increase as our installed base continues to grow. Our ability to maintain these levels of gross margin on a percentage basis can be impacted in any given quarter by shifts in our sales mix. However, we believe that, over the long-term, our gross margin on a percentage basis will continue to increase as our recurring revenue grows.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses declined 8% or $202 to $2,509 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year. Operating costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $8,683 compared to $8,866 for the same period in the prior year.
Sales and marketing expenses include the salaries, employee benefits, commissions, stock compensation expense, travel and overhead costs of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as tradeshow activities and other marketing costs. Total sales and marketing expenses decreased 23% or $129 to $431 for the third quarter of 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior year. Total sales and marketing costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $1,708 compared to $1,823 for the same period in the prior year. The declines in sales and marketing expense when comparing the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to the same periods in the prior year were primarily due to lower compensation expense, partially offset by an increase in trade shows and stock compensation expense. Total stock compensation expense included in sales and marketing was $19 and $97 during the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $36 and $65, for the same periods in the prior year. Any significant increase in our sales and marketing expenses for the full year 2011 relative to 2010 would be the result of higher levels of commission expense resulting from an increase in our revenue, as we do not anticipate higher costs associated with tradeshows or marketing initiatives.

 

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Research and development expenses include salaries, employee benefits, stock compensation expense, related overhead costs and consulting fees associated with product development, enhancements, upgrades, testing, quality assurance and documentation. Total research and development expenses were lower by $90 or 14% and $438 or 20% in the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, when compared to the same periods in the prior year. The decreases were primarily the result of lower levels of contractor and other engineering consultant expense incurred. The additional contractor costs incurred during 2010 were primarily associated with the first release of our next generation of digital signage software, RoninCast®X, which became generally available during the fourth quarter of 2010. Overall, we had 16 developer employees and contractors as of September 30, 2011 compared to 21 as of September 30, 2010. Although we currently have no intention of significantly increasing our staff levels in 2011, we may engage outside providers to assist in further enhancements to our RoninCast®X software, which is critical for our success as the requirements for a more sophisticated dynamic digital signage platform continue to evolve. Included in research and development expense was stock compensation expense of $12 and $36 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $14 and $28 for the same periods in the prior year.
General and administrative expenses include the salaries, employee benefits, stock compensation expense and related overhead cost of our finance, information technology, human resources and administrative employees, as well as legal and accounting expenses, consulting and contractor fees and bad debt expense. Total general and administrative expenses increased 6% or $78 and 12% or $512 for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase in general and administrative fees during the three months ended September 30, 2011 when compared to the prior year period was primarily due to $76 of additional contractor and consulting fees. The increase when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 2010 was the result of higher contract labor costs of $210, higher recruiting fees of $89 and a $44 increase in other fees paid for public company related expenses, along with $128 of additional stock compensation expense being recognized as a result of higher levels of stock option awards provided in 2011. Included in general and administration expense was stock compensation expense of $133 and $151 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $545 and $417 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Depreciation and amortization expense, which consists primarily of depreciation of computer equipment and office furniture and the amortization of purchased software and leasehold improvements made to our leased facilities, was lower by $61 and $142 when comparing the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to the prior year periods. These decreases were primarily the result of minimal capital expenditures being made during the past twelve months.
Interest Expense
Interest expense totaled $24 and $39 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Included in interest expense for 2011 was $8 associated with the capital lease we entered into in July 2010 and $7 associated with the outstanding balance owed on the line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. The remaining amount for 2011 and the entire amount for 2010 were the result of the expense recognized related to the fair value of the warrant issued to Silicon Valley Bank as additional consideration for the $2,500 loan and security agreement in March 2010 and later modified in January 2011. The warrant vested 100% on date of grant and we are recognizing the fair value, as determined using the Black-Scholes model, of $66 over the life of the agreement on a straight-line basis. The loan and security agreement modification in January 2011 included a provision to reduce the exercise price associated with the warrant, resulting in an incremental increase in fair value of $0.20 per share. The fair value remaining as of the date of the modification totaled $19 and is being amortized on a straight-line basis through the renewed expiration date of March 2012. See Note 5 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the assumptions used in determining the fair value of this warrant.
Interest Income
Interest income was lower by $6 and $21 in the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2011 when compared to the same periods in the prior year. The decreases in interest income were primarily due to lower average cash balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2011, we had $4,306 of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, and working capital of $3,533. As of September 30, 2011, we had a $500 outstanding balance on our line-of-credit with Silicon Valley Bank, which balance we repaid in full in October 2011. See additional detail under “Line of Credit” below.
We plan to use our available cash and line of credit to fund operations, including the continued development of our products and attraction of new customers through sales and marketing initiatives. We also anticipate the need to raise capital through the public or private sale of equity securities to fund our operations. See additional detail under “Capital Requirements” below.
Operating Activities
We do not currently generate positive cash flow. Our investments in infrastructure have been greater than sales generated to date. As of September 30, 2011, we had an accumulated deficit of $87,362. The cash flow used in operating activities was $3,385 and $6,071 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The majority of the cash consumed from operations for both periods was attributed to our net losses of $5,084 and $6,219 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Included in our net losses were non-cash charges consisting of depreciation, stock compensation expense and amortization of warrants issued for debt issuance costs totaling $1,083 and $1,068 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Additionally, cash contributed from changes in our working capital accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $601, compared to $879 of cash consumed in the same period in the prior year. The net decrease in our working capital accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included in operating activities resulted primarily from a decline in our quarterly revenue when comparing the third quarter of 2011 to the fourth quarter of 2010. This decline in revenue resulted in a lower accounts receivable balances of $785 at the end of the third quarter of 2011 when compared to the prior year end balance. Additionally, our deferred revenue and accrued liabilities balances were higher at the end of September 30, 2011 when compared to the year-end balance by $136 and $213. The increase in deferred revenue was attributable to an increase in deferred work for Chrysler and also an increase in our annual billing for our hosting and support services.
Accrued liabilities increased as a result of higher employee related compensation due to the timing of our bi-weekly payroll and an increase in accrued sales and use taxes. Partially offsetting these cash inflows was an increase in inventory of $19 due to additional inventory procured for future Fiat Chrysler dealership orders we expect in the fourth quarter of 2011. The net increase in working capital accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included in operating activities resulted from a $1,239 or 86% increase in revenue during the third quarter of 2010 compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. This resulted in an increase in accounts receivables of $1,070 at the end of September 30, 2010 when compared to the yearend balance of 2009. We also received our initial iShowroom branded tower order from Chrysler during the third quarter of 2010, which resulted in an increase to our inventory balance of $138 as of September 30, 2010 when compared to the year-end balance of 2009. As a result of this increase in our revenues, our accounts payable increased $90 as of the end of September when compared to the 2009 year-end balance. Accrued liabilities increased $274 during the nine months of 2010 from the end of December 2009 primarily as a result of higher accruals for employee related compensation and other vendor contractual agreements for services performed.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $123 compared to $127 during the same period in the prior year. The increase in cash used in investing activities was due to equipment purchases made during both periods presented. We believe further capital equipment investments for the remainder of 2011 will not be significant.

 

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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $674 and $590, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we received proceeds totaling $67 from the issuance of shares under our associate stock purchase plan and $133 of proceeds from stock option exercises. Additionally, we received $500, which we repaid in October 2011, from a draw on our line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. These cash inflows from financing activities were partially offset by $26 of principal payments made on a capital lease we entered into in July 2010. The cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was the result of proceeds received from the exercise of stock options and common stock warrants totaling $264 and a $330 reduction in restricted cash balances.
Disruptions in the economy and constraints in the credit markets have caused companies to reduce or delay capital investment. Some of our prospective customers may cancel or delay spending on the development or roll-out of capital and technology projects with us due to continuing economic uncertainty. Difficult economic conditions have adversely affected certain industries in particular, including the automotive and restaurant industries, in which we have major customers. We could also experience lower than anticipated order levels from current customers, cancellations of existing but unfulfilled orders, and extended payment or delivery terms. Economic conditions could also materially impact us through insolvency of our suppliers or current customers. While we have down-sized our operations to reflect the decrease in demand, we may not be successful in mirroring current demand. If customer demand were to decline further, we might be unable to adjust expense levels rapidly enough in response to falling demand or without changing the way in which we operate. If revenue were to decrease further and we were unable to adequately reduce expense levels, we might incur significant losses that could adversely affect our overall financial performance and the market price of our common stock.
Line of Credit
In March 2010, we entered into a loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, which was amended in January 2011 and again in July 2011. The agreement provides us with a revolving line-of-credit up to $2,500 at an interest rate of prime plus 1.5%. The amount of credit available to us at any given time is the lesser of (a) $2,500 or (b) the amount available under our borrowing base (75% of our eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of our eligible inventory) minus (1) the dollar equivalent amount of all outstanding letters of credit, (2) 10% of each outstanding foreign exchange contract, (3) any amounts used for cash management services, and (4) the outstanding principal balance of any advances.
Under the loan and security agreement, we must maintain a minimum tangible net worth of at least $4,250. This tangible net worth minimum increases (a) quarterly by 75% of our net income for each fiscal quarter then ended and (b) by 75% of the proceeds from future issuances of equity and/or the principal amount of subordinated debt. We must comply with this tangible net worth minimum while there are outstanding credit extensions (other than the existing lease letter of credit). Under the loan and security agreement we are generally required to obtain the prior written consent of Silicon Valley Bank to, among other things, (a) dispose of assets, (b) change our business, (c) liquidate or dissolve, (d) change CEO or COO (replacements must be satisfactory to the lender), (e) enter into any transaction in which our shareholders who were not shareholders immediately prior to such transaction own more than 40% of our voting stock (subject to limited exceptions) after the transaction, (f) merge or consolidate with any other person, (g) acquire all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another person, or (h) become liable for any indebtedness (other than permitted indebtedness). The line of credit is secured by all of our assets and matures on March 15, 2012.
As of September 30, 2011, we had a $500 outstanding balance on this line of credit, which required the payment of interest at an annual interest rate of 4.75%, and an letter of credit in the amount of $240 issued on our behalf in connection with the lease of our corporate office. Subsequent to September 30, 2011, we repaid in full the outstanding balance on the line of credit. The letter of credit, which remains outstanding, effectively reduces the amount available under the loan and security agreement to $2,260, subject to the amount available under the borrowing base and continued compliance with the minimum tangible net worth requirement.

 

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Capital Requirements
We have historically financed our operations primarily through sales of common stock, exercise of warrants, and the issuance of notes payable to vendors, shareholders and investors. We plan to use our available cash and line of credit to fund operations, including the continued development of our products and attraction of new customers through sales and marketing initiatives. We anticipate the need to raise capital through the public or private sale of equity securities to fund our operations, including marketing initiatives under our recently announced joint marketing agreement with Keyser Industries, Inc. We currently anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents, and the availability of our line of credit, without such financing, will be adequate to fund our operations through the second quarter of 2012.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully market and sell our products, develop new products and establish and leverage our strategic partnerships and reseller relationships. In order to meet our future needs should we not become cash flow positive or should we be unable to sustain positive cash flow, we may be required to raise funding through additional public or private financings, including equity financings. Any equity financing will likely be dilutive to shareholders. Debt financing arrangements may involve restrictive covenants similar to or more restrictive than those contained in the security and loan agreement we currently have with Silicon Valley Bank. These covenants include maintaining a minimum tangible net worth of $4,250 through March 2012.
Adequate funds for our operations, whether from financial markets, collaborative or other arrangements, may not be available when needed or on terms attractive to us. If adequate funds are not available, our plans to operate our business may be adversely affected and we could be required to curtail our activities significantly.
Contractual Obligations
Although we have no material commitments for capital expenditures, we anticipate levels of capital expenditures consistent with our levels of operations, infrastructure and personnel for the remainder of 2011.
Operating and Capital Leases
At September 30, 2011, our principal commitments consisted of long-term obligations under operating leases. We conduct our U.S. operations from a leased facility located at 5929 Baker Road in Minnetonka, Minnesota. We lease approximately 19,000 square feet of office and warehouse space under a lease that extends through January 31, 2018. In addition, we lease office space of approximately 10,000 square feet to support our Canadian operations at a facility located at 4510 Rhodes Drive, Suite 800, Windsor, Ontario, Canada under a lease, as amended, that extends through June 30, 2014. We have a one-time option under this lease to cancel the lease on June 30, 2012 for a fee of approximately $39.

 

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The following table summarizes our obligations under contractual agreements as of September 30, 2011, assuming we do not cancel our Canada lease early, and the time frame within which payments on such obligations are due:
                                         
    Payment Due by Period  
            Less Than                     More Than  
Contractual Obligations   Total     1 Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     5 Years  
Operating Lease Obligations
  $ 1,410     $ 247     $ 495     $ 404     $ 264  
Capital Lease Obligations (including interest)
    55       55                    
 
                             
Total
  $ 1,465     $ 302     $ 495     $ 404     $ 264  
 
                             
Based on our working capital position at September 30, 2011, we believe we have sufficient working capital to meet our current obligations through the second quarter of 2012.
Item 3.  
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivables. We maintain our accounts for cash and cash equivalents principally at one major bank. As of September 30, 2011, our cash was primarily invested in a commercial paper sweep account as the interest rate yield was more favorable than those of United States government securities and money market funds. We have not experienced any significant losses on our deposits of our cash and cash equivalents.
We do not believe our operations are currently subject to significant market risks for interest rates or other relevant market price risks of a material nature.
Foreign exchange rate fluctuations may adversely impact our consolidated financial position as well as our consolidated results of operations. Foreign exchange rate fluctuations may adversely impact our financial position as the assets and liabilities of our Canadian operations are translated into U.S. dollars in preparing our consolidated balance sheet. These gains or losses are recognized as an adjustment to shareholders’ equity through accumulated other comprehensive loss. The impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our condensed consolidated statement of operations was immaterial in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
Item 4.  
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.  
Legal Proceedings
We were not party to any material legal proceedings as of October 31, 2011, and there were no such proceedings pending during the period covered by this report.
Item 1A.  
Risk Factors
The discussion of our business and operations should be read together with the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Such risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner.
Item 2.  
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3.  
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4.  
[Removed and Reserved]
Item 5.  
Other Information
(b) Revised Procedures for Director Nominations
On October 27, 2011, our board of directors amended and restated our bylaws, effective immediately. The amendments include revisions to the advance notice procedures for shareholder nominations, including the addition of specific information that must be included in a shareholder’s notice of nomination. The amendment does not change the period of time in which nominations may be submitted.
Under the revised bylaws, a notice from a shareholder who desires to nominate a director (the “Nominating Person”) must include the following: (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) all information with respect to such person that would be required to be set forth in a shareholder’s notice as set forth in (b) below, (iv) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (v) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material agreements, arrangements and understandings and any other material relationships during the past three years, between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and such proposed nominee, his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, and (vi) all other information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and such proposed nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and (b) as to each Nominating Person, (i) the “Shareholder Information and Disclosable Interests” defined in Section 2.3 of our amended and restated bylaws, which requires detailed information about their ownership of our capital stock, including all derivative securities or hedging transactions, as well as any proxies, understandings, or relationships pursuant to which the person has given or received a right to vote, directly or indirectly, any of our securities, hedging or similar agreements to which they are a party, any rights to dividends and any performance-related fees to which they may be entitled, and (ii) any other information relating to such Nominating Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

 

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In addition, the shareholder must update and supplement such notice to reflect any changes as of (i) the record date for the meeting and (ii) ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
This is only a summary of the relevant sections of our bylaws. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated bylaws, which were filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K on November 2, 2011.
Item 6.  
Exhibits
See “Exhibit Index.”

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
Date: November 4, 2011  By:   /s/ Darin P. McAreavey    
    Darin P. McAreavey   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized
Officer of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.) 
 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  3.1    
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our Form SB-2 filed on October 12, 2006 (File No. 333-136972)).
       
 
  3.2    
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 2, 2011 (File No. 001-33169)).
       
 
  4.1    
See exhibits 3.1 and 3.2.
       
 
  4.2    
Specimen common stock certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our Form SB-2 filed on October 12, 2006 (File No. 333-136972)).
       
 
  10.1    
Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and betweeen the Registrant and Silicon Valley Bank, dated July 29, 2011 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2011 (File No. 001-33169)).
       
 
  10.2    
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
       
 
  31.1    
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
       
 
  31.2    
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
       
 
  32.1    
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
       
 
  32.2    
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
       
 
  101    
Financials in XBRL format.

 

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