MINIM, INC. - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________
FORM 10-Q
______________
(Mark
One)
☑
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the transition period from________ to ________
Commission File Number 0-53722
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ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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04-2621506
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts
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02110
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 423-1072
_________________________________________________________________________
(Former
Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act: None.
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
☑ No ☐
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405
of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No
☐
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and
"emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☑
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Smaller Reporting Company ☑
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Emerging
growth company ☐
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common
Stock, $.01 par value, as of August 12, 2020, was 23,891,142
shares.
ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
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PART I - FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
ASSETS
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June
30,
2020
(Unaudited)
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December
31,
2019
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Current assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$7,552,134
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$1,216,893
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Restricted
cash
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800,000
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150,000
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Accounts
receivable, net
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5,000,813
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4,070,576
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Inventories,
net
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4,621,869
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7,440,350
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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225,136
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269,738
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Total
current assets
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18,199,952
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13,147,557
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Other
assets
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628,000
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349,335
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Operating
lease right-of-use assets, net
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144,275
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102,716
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Equipment,
net
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307,798
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303,099
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Total
assets
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$19,280,025
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$13,902,707
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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$7,088,235
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$5,024,529
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Current
maturities of long term debt
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257,531
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––
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Current
maturities of operating lease liabilities
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96,681
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102,716
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Accrued
other expenses
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3,864,933
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2,666,471
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Total
current liabilities
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$11,307,380
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$7,793,716
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Long-term
debt less current maturities
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325,769
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––
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Operating
lease liabilities, less current maturities
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47,728
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––
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Total
liabilities
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$11,680,877
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$7,793,716
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Commitments
and contingencies (Note 4)
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Stockholders' equity
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Common
stock: Authorized: 40,000,000 shares at $0.01 par
value
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Issued
and outstanding: 23,781,431 shares at June 30, 2020 and 20,929,928
shares at December 31, 2019
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237,814
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209,299
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Additional
paid-in capital
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50,237,836
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46,496,330
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Accumulated
deficit
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(42,876,502)
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(40,596,638)
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Total
stockholders' equity
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7,599,148
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6,108,991
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$19, 280,025
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$13,902,707
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See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
3
ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended June 30,
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Six
Months Ended June 30,
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2020
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2019
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2020
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2019
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Net
sales
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$10,272,757
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$8,158,723
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$22,228,360
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$16,168,812
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Cost
of goods sold
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8,148,888
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5,390,335
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17,009,273
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10,982,107
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Gross
profit
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2,123,869
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2,768,388
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5,219,087
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5,186,705
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Operating
expenses:
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Selling
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2,283,490
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2,553,600
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4,637,733
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5,001,113
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General
and administrative
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716,166
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556,758
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1,544,105
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1,124,557
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Research
and development
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644,492
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437,876
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1,297,244
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920,279
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3,644,148
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3,548,234
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7,479,082
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7,045,949
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Operating
loss
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(1,520,279)
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(779,846)
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(2,259,995)
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(1,859,244)
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Other
income (expense):
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Interest
income
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478
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3,967
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792
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4,001
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Interest
expense
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(2,720)
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(16,188)
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(8,432)
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(48,405)
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Other,
net
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892
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(156)
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443
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(1,905)
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Total
other income (expense)
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(1,350)
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(12,377)
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(7,197)
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(46,309)
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Loss
before income taxes
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(1,521,629)
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(792,223)
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(2,267,192)
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(1,905,553)
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Income
taxes
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6,356
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12,890
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12,672
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20,678
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Net
loss
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$(1,527,985)
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$(805,113)
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$(2,279,864)
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$(1,926,231)
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Net
loss per share:
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Basic
and diluted
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$(0.07)
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$(0.04)
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$(0.10)
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$(0.11)
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Basic
and diluted weighted average shares
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22,275,441
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19,066,889
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21,776,101
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17,622,559
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
4
ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2020
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Common
Stock
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Shares
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Amount
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Additional
Paid In
Capital
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Total
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Balance
at January 1, 2020
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20,929,928
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$209,299
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$46,496,330
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$(40,596,638)
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$6,108,991
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Net
loss
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––
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––
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––
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(751,879)
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(751,879)
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Stock
option exercise
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346,834
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3,468
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194,190
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––
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197,658
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Stock
based compensation
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––
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––
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127,053
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––
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127,053
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Balance
at March 31, 2020
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21,276,762
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$212,767
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$46,817,573
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$(41,348,517)
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$5,681,823
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Net
loss
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––
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––
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––
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(1,527,985)
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(1,527,985)
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Private
investment offering, net of offering costs of $237,030
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2,237,103
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22,371
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3,140,999
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––
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3,163,370
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Stock
option exercise
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267,566
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2,676
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211,716
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––
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214,392
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Stock
based compensation
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––
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––
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67,548
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––
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67,548
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Balance
at June 30, 2020
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23,781,431
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$237,814
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$50,237,836
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$(42,876,502)
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$7,599,148
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For the six-month period ended June 30, 2019
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Common Stock
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Shares
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Amount
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Additional
Paid In Capital
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Accumulated Deficit
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Total
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Balance
at January 1, 2019
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16,124,681
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$161,247
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$41,035,936
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$(37,320,838)
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$3,876,345
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Net
loss
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––
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––
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––
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(1,121,118)
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(1,121,118)
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Stock
option exercise
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37,500
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375
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4,725
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––
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5,100
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Stock
based compensation
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––
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––
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175,012
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––
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175,012
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Balance
at March 31, 2019
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16,162,181
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$161,622
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$41,215,673
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$(38,441,956)
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$2,935,339
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Net
loss
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––
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––
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––
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(805,113)
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(805,113)
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Private
investment offering, net of offering costs of $57,391
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4,545,455
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45,454
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4,897,155
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––
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4,942,609
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Stock
option exercise
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35,000
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350
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8,400
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––
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8,750
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Stock
based compensation
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––
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––
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138,756
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––
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138,756
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Balance
at June 30, 2019
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20,742,636
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$207,426
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$46,259,984
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$(39,247,069)
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$7,220,341
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See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
5
ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Six
Months Ended
June 30,
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2020
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2019
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Cash flows from operating
activities:
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Net
loss
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$(2,279,864)
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$(1,926,231)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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96,546
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185,821
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Amortization
of right-of-use assets
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54,640
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243,843
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Stock
based compensation
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194,601
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313,768
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(Recovery
of) provision for accounts receivable allowances
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(112,308)
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3,207
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Provision
for inventory reserves
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9,578
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23,957
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(817,929)
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(794,418)
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Inventories
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2,808,903
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1,151,227
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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44,602
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(713,641)
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Operating
lease liabilities
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(54,506)
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(269,177)
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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3,262,168
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456,695
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Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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3, 206,431
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(1,324,949)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Certification
costs incurred and capitalized
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(308,000)
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(135,000)
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Purchases
of plant and equipment
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(71,910)
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(90,398)
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(379,910)
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(225,398)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Net
payments to bank credit lines
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––
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(1,741,272)
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Proceeds
from debt
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583,300
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––
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Net
proceeds from private placement offering
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3,163,370
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4,942,609
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Proceeds
from stock option exercises
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412,050
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13,850
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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4,158,720
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3,215,187
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Net
increase in cash
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6,985,241
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1,664,840
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Cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash- Beginning
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1,366,893
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125,982
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Cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash- Ending
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$8,352,134
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$1,790,822
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid during the period for:
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Interest
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$8,432
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$48,405
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Income
taxes
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$12,672
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$20,677
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The
following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets to the total of the same such amounts shown
above:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$7,552,134
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$1,790,822
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Restricted
cash
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800,000
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––
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Total
cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
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$8,352,134
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$1,790,822
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
6
ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(1)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (the
“financial statements”) are unaudited. However, the
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 was
derived from audited financial statements. In the opinion of
management, the accompanying financial statements include all
necessary adjustments to present fairly the condensed consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Zoom
Telephonics, Inc. (the “Company” or
“Zoom”). The adjustments are of a normal, recurring
nature.
The
results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the entire
year.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplates
continuity of operations, realization of assets and satisfaction of
liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is
contingent upon, among other factors, the Company’s ability
to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, decrease
operating costs, obtain additional equity or debt financing and
comply with the financial and other covenants contained in the
Company’s Financing Agreement, as amended, with Rosenthal
& Rosenthal, Inc. as described in Note 7. These financial
statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of
liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.
The
financial statements of the Company presented herein have been
prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include
all of the information and disclosures required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended
December 31, 2019 included in the Company's 2019 Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Subsequent Events
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events from June 30, 2020 through
the date of this filing and has determined that there are no such
events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial
statements.
Sales Tax
The
Company has a state sales tax liability stemming from the
Company’s ‘Fulfilled By Amazon’ sales agreement
which allows Amazon to warehouse the Company’s inventory
throughout a number of states. Sales tax is collected in states
where the Company is required to collect, and the Company is
registered in each of these states. Sales and Use Tax filings are
completed and filed and tax remitted back to the states is
consistent with the individual state filing requirements. Changes
to state sales tax regulations are monitored to stay current with
the law. As of June 30, 2020, approximately $50 thousand of the
original state sales tax liability remains open. The additional
liability of approximately $46 thousand relates to sales tax that
has been collected and not yet remitted to the respective
states.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue
recognition is evaluated through the following five steps: (i)
identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer; (ii)
identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
(iii) determination of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of
the transaction price to the performance obligations in the
contract; and (v) recognition of revenue when or as a performance
obligation is satisfied.
● Identification of the
contract, or contracts, with a customer — a contract with a customer exists when the Company
enters into an enforceable contract with a customer, typically a
purchase order initiated by the customer, that defines each
party’s rights regarding the goods to be transferred,
identifies the payment terms related to these goods, and that the
customer has both the ability and intent to
pay.
● Identification of the
performance obligations in the contract — performance obligations promised in a contract are
identified based on the goods that will be transferred to the
customer that are distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from
the goods on their own or together with other resources that are
readily available from third parties or from
us.
7
● Determination of the
transaction price —the
transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which
the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods to
the customer. This would be the agreed upon quantity and price per
product type in accordance with the customer purchase order, which
is aligned with the Company’s internally approved pricing
guidelines.
● Allocation of the transaction
price to the performance obligations in the contract
— if the contract contains a
single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is
allocated to the single performance obligation. This applies to the
Company as there is only one performance obligation, which is to
provide the goods.
● Recognition of revenue when,
or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation
— the Company satisfies
performance obligations at a point in time when control of the
goods transfers to the customer. Determining the point in time when
control transfers requires judgment. Indicators considered in
determining whether the customer has obtained control of a good
include:
●
The Company has a present right to payment
●
The customer has legal title to the goods
●
The Company has transferred physical possession of the
goods
●
The customer has the significant risks and rewards of ownership of
the goods
●
The customer has accepted the goods
The
Company has concluded that transfer of control substantively
transfers to the customer upon shipment or delivery, depending on
the delivery terms of the sales agreement.
● Warranties - the Company does not offer customers the option
to purchase a warranty separately. Therefore, there is not a
separate performance obligation. The Company does account for
warranties as a cost accrual and the warranties do not include any
additional distinct services other than the assurance that the
goods comply with agreed-upon specifications. Warranties are
variable and are estimated and recognized as a reduction of revenue
as performance obligations are satisfied (e.g., upon shipment of
goods). The estimates due to warranties are historically not
material.
● Returned Goods
- analyses of actual returned product
are compared to that of the product return estimates and
historically have resulted in no material difference between the
two. The Company has concluded that the current process of
estimating the return reserve represents a fair measure with which
to adjust revenue. Returned goods are variable and are estimated
and recognized as a reduction of revenue as performance obligations
are satisfied (e.g., upon shipment of goods). The Company monitors
pending authorized returns of goods and, if deemed appropriate,
record the right of return asset accordingly.
● Price protection
- price protection provides that if
the Company reduces the price on any products sold to the customer
for eventual resale to an end-user, the Company will guarantee an
account credit for the price difference for all quantities of that
product that the customer still holds. Price protection is variable
and is estimated and recognized as a reduction of revenue as
performance obligations are satisfied (e.g., upon shipment of
goods). The estimates due to price protection are historically not
material.
● Volume Rebates and Promotion
Programs - volume rebates are
variable dependent upon the volume of goods sold-through the
Company’s customers to end-users variable and are estimated
and recognized as a reduction of revenue as performance obligations
are satisfied (e.g., upon shipment of goods). The estimates due to
rebates and promotions are historically not
material.
Accounts
receivable, net:
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June
30,
2020
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December
31,
2019
|
Gross
accounts receivable
|
$5,164,739
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$4,346,810
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
(163,926)
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(276,234)
|
|
|
|
Total
accounts receivable, net
|
$5,000,813
|
$4,070,576
|
8
Accrued
other expenses:
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June
30,
2020
|
December
31,
2019
|
Audit,
legal, payroll
|
$376,699
|
$256,966
|
Royalty
costs
|
1,933,140
|
1,125,000
|
Sales
and use tax
|
95,724
|
148,836
|
Sales
allowances *
|
1,196,026
|
901,196
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Other
|
263,344
|
234,473
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Total
accrued other expenses
|
$3,864,933
|
$2,666,471
|
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* A related inventory contract
asset stemming from the sales return reserve of $370 thousand and
$376 thousand is included within inventories on the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019, respectively.
Company
revenues are primarily from the selling of products that are
shipped and billed. Consistent with the revenue recognition
accounting standard, revenues are recognized when control is
transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the
consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for
those goods and services. Sales are earned at a point in time
through ship-and-bill performance obligations.
Regarding
disaggregated revenue disclosures, as previously noted, the
Company’s business is controlled as a single operating
segment that consists of the manufacture and sale of Internet
access and other communications-related products. Most of the
Company’s transactions are very similar in nature, contract,
terms, timing, and transfer of control of goods.
Disaggregated
revenue by distribution channel for three and six months
ended:
|
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retailers
|
$8,321,755
|
$7,433,925
|
$19,296,044
|
$14,672,980
|
Distributors
|
1,587,617
|
443,833
|
2,185,146
|
965,042
|
Other
|
363,385
|
280,965
|
747,170
|
530,790
|
Total
|
$10,272,757
|
$8,158,723
|
$22,228,360
|
$16,168,812
|
Disaggregated
revenue by product for three and six months ended:
|
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
||
|
2020
|
2019
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cable
Modems & gateways
|
$9,192,784
|
$7,213,549
|
$20,362,794
|
$14,286,826
|
Other
|
1,079,973
|
945,174
|
1,865,566
|
1,881,986
|
Total
|
$10,272,757
|
$8,158,723
|
$22,228,360
|
$16,168,812
|
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Revenue
is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with
customers are satisfied. Revenue is measured as the amount of
consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for
transferring the products. Based on the nature of the
Company’s products and customer contracts, the Company has
not recorded any deferred revenue as of June 30, 2020 and December
31, 2019. Any agreements with customers that could impact revenue
such as rebates or promotions are recognized in the period of
agreement.
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
On
July 25, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
which increased the number of authorized common shares from
25,000,000 to 40,000,000.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments Credit
Losses —Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Instruments." ASU 2016-13
requires a financial asset (or group of financial assets) measured
at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected
to be collected, which includes the Company’s accounts
receivable. This ASU is effective for the Company for reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently
assessing the potential impact that the adoption of this ASU will
have on its condensed consolidated financial
statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12
“Income Taxes (Topic 740):
Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”, which is intended to improve consistent
application and simplify the accounting for income taxes. This ASU
removes certain exceptions to the general principals in Topic 740
and clarifies and amends existing guidance. This standard is
effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2020, including interim reporting periods within those annual
reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is
currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of this
ASU and does not expect the adoption of this new standard will have
a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial
statements.
(2)
Liquidity
The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash balance on June
30, 2020 was $8.4 million of which $800 thousand was restricted.
This compares to $1.4 million on December 31, 2019 of which $150
thousand was restricted. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $0
outstanding on its $4.0 million bank credit line, $583.3 thousand
on a note, working capital of $6.9 million, and a current ratio of
1.6.
The
Company closed on a $3.4 million private placement and issued an
aggregate of 2,237,103 shares on May 26, 2020 at a purchase price
of $1.52 per share, and in connection with the closing of the
offering two designees of an investor in the private placement
joined Zoom’s Board of Directors.
The
Company closed on a $5.0 million private placement and issued an
aggregate of 4,545,455 shares on May 3, 2019 at a purchase price of
$1.10 per share, and in connection with the closing of the offering
two designees of an investor in the private placement joined
Zoom’s Board of Directors.
The
Company’s recent loss of $2.3 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2020 has raised management concerns as to the
Company’s ability to continue as going concern within one
year from the date of filing these financial statements. The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplates
continuity of operations, realization of assets and satisfaction of
liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is
contingent upon, among other factors, the Company’s ability
to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, decrease
operating costs, obtain additional equity or debt financing and
comply with the financial and other covenants contained in the
Company’s Financing Agreement, as amended, with Rosenthal
& Rosenthal, Inc. as described in Note 7. These financial
statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of
liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.
The
addition of US tariffs and the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”)
pandemic has created potential disruptions to the Company’s
operations. The 25% US tariffs assessed on products imported from
China had a significant impact on cash and net loss for 2019. In
the second quarter of 2020, these tariffs were $1.04 million. These
tariffs will continue to have an impact on the Company’s
financial performance until the Company has fully transitioned all
of its production supply out of China. In late 2019, the Company
made the decision to move its outsourced manufacturing operations
from China to Vietnam, primarily to end the exposure to the
trade-war imposed tariffs with China. While the COVID-19 pandemic
caused delays in the original transition plan, the Company has
worked actively with its primary outsourced development partner to
establish manufacturing operations in Haiphong, Vietnam. The
transition to Vietnam was completed in June 2020. All manufacturing
of existing models will take place in Vietnam. During the balance
of the year, only the initial manufacturing runs of new models will
take place in China. During this factory transition and while
recovering from the COVID-19 related supply chain shock, the
Company temporarily shifted from the use of primarily ocean freight
during prior quarters to the use of primarily air freight during Q2
2020 to keep up with demand and replenish supply. This resulted in
an additional $0.9 million in freight expense incurred during the
second quarter. The tariffs and increased freight expense were the
primary reason for the Company recording a net loss of $1.53
million for the quarter.
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The Company implemented cost cutting measures to
conserve cash during the six months ended June 30, 2020, delaying
the planned start dates of all new hiring during 2020, and gave
notice that it would not renew the same footprint of its
headquarters office lease when it expired in June 2020.
The Company has retained just one
small office within the co-work space office suite on a short-term,
month-to-month basis at a cost of $720 per month. Despite the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s work force continues to work
remotely, and is continuing operations. We negotiated extended and
improved payment terms through the end of June 2020 with our
primary outsourced manufacturing partner.
Due
to requirements of the United States Department of Homeland
Security and resulting from the continued 25% tariff on imports
from China, the Company was required to commit to three letters of
credit totaling $800 thousand. These funds are reported as
restricted cash on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheets:
Effective
Date
|
Expiration
Date
|
June 30,
2020
|
December
31, 2019
|
July
9, 2019
|
July
8, 2020
|
$150,000
|
$150,000
|
January
8, 2020
|
January
7, 2021
|
400,000
|
––
|
April
6, 2020
|
April
6, 2021
|
250,000
|
––
|
Total
|
|
$800,000
|
$150,000
|
The
Company applied for and received approval for a Small Business
Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Plan Loan
with Primary Bank under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic
Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The loan from the US
government in the amount of $583.3 thousand was approved in
mid-April and funded in late April 2020.
On
April 13, 2020, the Company entered into a sixth amendment to the
Financing Agreement with Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. This
amendment increased the size of the Company’s revolving
credit line to $4.0 million effective on the date of this
amendment. The Company’s credit line has a maturity date of
November 2020, and automatically renews from year to year unless
cancelled under the terms of Financing Agreement, as
amended.
On
March 26, 2020, the Company entered into an extension of its
networking product license agreement with Motorola through 2025 and
also entered into a new license agreement with Motorola to sell
consumer grade home security and monitoring products and to provide
related services. The Company continues to develop new products and
expects to introduce several new models to the market during the
remainder of 2020 and 2021.
The
Company’s ability to maintain adequate levels of liquidity
depends in part on its ability to sell inventory on hand, to
continue to manufacture and import more inventory to meet existing
demand, and to collect related receivables. The Company also
continues to work with its distribution partners in North America
to deliver inventory to its customers. The current environment is
difficult, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the
outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with any certainty at
this time and raises challenges to the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that the
Company’s ongoing efforts will continue to be
successful.
(3) Inventories
Inventories
consist of :
|
June
30,
2020
|
December
31,
2019
|
Raw
Materials
|
$994,803
|
$911,054
|
Work
in process
|
90,626
|
10,284
|
Finished
goods
|
3,536,440
|
6,519,012
|
Total
|
$4,621,869
|
$7,440,350
|
Finished
goods includes consigned inventory of approximately $1.4 million at
June 30, 2020 and approximately $1.8 million at December 31, 2019.
The Company reviews inventory for obsolete and slow-moving products
each quarter and makes provisions based on its estimate of the
probability that the material will not be consumed or that it will
be sold below cost. The provision for inventory reserves was
negligible for both three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and
2019, respectively.
(4) Commitments and Contingencies
(a) Contingencies
The
Company is party to various lawsuits and administrative proceedings
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates
such lawsuits and proceedings on a case-by-case basis, and its
policy is to vigorously contest any such claims which it believes
are without merit.
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The
Company reviews the status of its legal proceedings and records a
provision for a liability when it is considered probable that both
a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be
reasonably estimated. This review is updated periodically as
additional information becomes available. If either or both of the
criteria are not met, the Company reassesses whether there is at
least a reasonable possibility that a loss, or additional losses,
may be incurred. If there is a reasonable possibility that a loss
may be incurred, the Company discloses the estimate of the amount
of the loss or range of losses, that the amount is not material, or
that an estimate of the loss cannot be made. The Company expenses
its legal fees as incurred.
On
January 23, 2020, William Schulze filed a complaint, and
subsequently filed an amended complaint on April 3, 2020
(collectively, the “Schulze Complaint”) as lead
plaintiff on behalf of purchasers of Zoom modems in a putative
class action lawsuit against Zoom in the U.S. District Court for
the District of Massachusetts. The Schulze Complaint alleged that
Zoom modems were sold as new despite containing refurbished parts.
On July 28, 2020, the lead plaintiff filed a Stipulation of
Dismissal that dismissed the Schulze Complaint with prejudice. The
Company does not have any other pending or outstanding material
legal proceedings.
(b) Commitments
In
May 2015, Zoom entered into a License Agreement with Motorola
Mobility LLC (the “License Agreement”). The License
Agreement provides Zoom with an exclusive license to use certain
trademarks owned by Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. for the
manufacture, sale and marketing of consumer cable modem products in
the United States and Canada through certain authorized sales
channels.
In
August 2016, Zoom entered into an amendment to the License
Agreement with Motorola Mobility LLC (the “2016
Amendment”). The 2016 Amendment expands Zoom’s
exclusive license to use the Motorola trademark to a wide range of
authorized channels worldwide, and expands the license from cable
modems and gateways to also include consumer routers, WiFi range
extenders, home powerline network adapters, and access
points.
In
August 2017, Zoom entered into an amendment to the License
Agreement with Motorola Mobility LLC (the “2017
Amendment”). The 2017 Amendment expands Zoom’s
exclusive license to use the Motorola trademark to a wide range of
authorized channels worldwide, and expands the license from cable
modems, gateways, consumer routers, WiFi range extenders, home
powerline network adapters, and access points to also include MoCa
adapters, and cellular sensors. The License Agreement, as amended,
has a five-year term beginning January 1, 2016 through December 31,
2020 and increased the minimum royalty payments as outlined
below.
In
March 2020, Zoom entered into an amendment to the License Agreement
with Motorola Mobility LLC. The 2020 Amendment expands Zoom’s
exclusive license to use the Motorola trademark to a wide range of
authorized channels worldwide, including Service Provider Channels.
The License Agreement, as amended, has a ten-year term beginning
January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2025 and modified the minimum
royalty payments as outlined below.
In
connection with the License Agreement, the Company has committed to
reserve a certain percentage of wholesale prices for use in
advertising, merchandising and promotion of the related products.
Additionally, the Company is required to make quarterly royalty
payments equal to a certain percentage of the preceding
quarter’s net sales with minimum annual royalty payments as
follows:
Year
ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
2020 remaining:
|
$1,275,000
|
2021:
|
$4,300,000
|
2022:
|
$4,300,000
|
2023:
|
$4,300,000
|
2024:
|
$4,300,000
|
2025:
|
$4,300,000
|
Royalty
expense under the License Agreement was $1,275,000 for the second
quarter of 2020 and $1,125,000 for the second quarter of 2019, and
is included in selling expense on the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
(5)
Lease Obligations
In
May 2020, the Company signed a two-year lease agreement for 3,218
square feet at 275 Turnpike Executive Park, Canton MA. The
agreement includes a one-time option to cancel the second year of
lease with three-month advance notice. The location is currently
being occupied by the research and development group of the
Company. Rent expense for the three and six months ended June 30,
2020 was negligible.
In June 2016, the Company signed a three-year
sub-lease agreement for 11,480 square feet on the
28th
floor of 99 High Street, Boston, MA
02110. The lease for this facility expired on June 30, 2019. The
Company signed a twelve-month lease agreement for offices at 225
Franklin Street, Boston, MA and completed the move to this location
on June 28, 2019. The lease has an automatic renewal option
provision and renews unless cancelled under the terms of the
agreement. This lease originally expired on June 30, 2020, although
the Company is currently leasing space on a short-term basis while
reviewing options for long-term lease for headquarters in Boston.
The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease exception
under ASC 842 which does not require the recognition of an
operating lease liability or right-of-use asset on the condensed
consolidated balance sheet in relation to the lease at 225 Franklin
Street. Rent expense was $133.6 thousand for the second quarter of
2020 and $98.6 thousand for the second quarter of 2019. Rent
expense was $260.8 thousand for the first six months of 2020 and
$207.8 thousand for the first six months of
2019.
12
The Company performs most of the final assembly,
testing, packaging, warehousing and distribution at a production
and warehouse facility in Tijuana, Mexico. In November 2014, the
Company signed a one-year lease with five one-year renewal options
thereafter for an 11,390 square foot facility in Tijuana, Mexico.
In September 2015, Zoom extended the term of the lease from
December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2018. In September 2015, Zoom
also signed a new lease for additional space in the adjacent
building, which doubled its capacity. The term of this lease was
from March 1, 2016 through November 30, 2018. The Company currently
has a signed lease extension to stay in the existing facilities
through at least November 30, 2020. Rent expense was $26.6 thousand
for both the second quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of
2019. Rent expense was $53.1
thousand for both the first six months of 2020 and the first six
months of 2019.
The
Company also had a lease for approximately 1,550 square feet in
Boston, MA that expired on October 31, 2019 and had been renewed
for an additional 12 -month period starting November 1, 2019. The
Company has since negotiated out of this lease effective June 30,
2020. The Company had another one-year lease signed in December
2019 for approximately 1,500 square feet in Boston. The Company
also negotiated out of this lease effective July 31, 2020. The
Company has elected to apply the short-term lease exception for
both of these leases under ASC 842 which does not require the
recognition of an operating lease liability or right-of-use asset
on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in relation to this
lease. Rent expense for these leases was approximately $35.4
thousand for the second quarter of 2020 and $18.0 thousand for the
second quarter of 2019. Rent expense was $70.8 thousand for the
first six months of 2020 and $36 thousand for the first six months
of 2019.
At
the inception of a lease the Company determines whether that lease
meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease.
Some of the Company’s lease arrangements contain lease
components (e.g., minimum rent payments) and non-lease components
(e.g., maintenance, labor charges, etc.). The Company generally
accounts for each component separately based on the estimated
standalone price of each component.
As
of June 30, 2020, the Company's estimated future minimum committed
rental payments, excluding executory costs, under the operating
leases described above to their expiration or the earliest possible
termination date, whichever is sooner, are approximately $79
thousand for 2020, approximately $53 thousand for 2021, and
approximately $23 thousand for 2022. There are no future minimum
committed rental payments that extend beyond 2022.
Operating Leases
Operating
leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, current
maturities of operating lease liabilities, and operating lease
liabilities, less current maturities on the condensed consolidated
balance sheets. These assets and liabilities are recognized at the
commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease
payments over the lease term using the Company’s secured
incremental borrowing rates or implicit rates, when readily
determinable. Based on the Company's financial position and ability
to obtain financing at the time ASC 842 was adopted, 10% was
considered by management to be a reasonable incremental borrowing
rate when calculating the present value of remaining lease payments
over the lease term. Short-term operating leases, which have an
initial term of 12 months or less, are not recorded on the balance
sheet.
Lease
expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis
over the lease term. Lease expense is included in general and
administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
The
following table presents information about the amount and timing of
the Company’s operating leases as of June 30,
2020.
Maturity of Lease Liabilities
|
Lease Payments
|
|
2020
(remaining)
|
$78,857
|
|
2021
|
53,365
|
|
2022
|
22,794
|
|
Total
undiscounted operating lease payments
|
155,016
|
|
Less:
Imputed interest
|
(10,607)
|
|
Present value of operating lease liabilities
|
$144,409
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Classification
|
|
|
Current
maturities of operating lease liabilities
|
$96,681
|
|
Operating
lease liabilities, less current maturities
|
47,728
|
|
Total
operating lease liabilities
|
$144,409
|
|
|
|
|
Other Information
|
|
|
Weighted-average
remaining lease term for operating leases
|
1.4 years
|
|
Weighted-average
discount rate for operating leases
|
10%
|
|
Cash Flows
Upon
adoption of the new lease standard at the beginning of fiscal year
2019, the Company recorded a lease liability in the amount of
$420,899, right-of-use assets of $395,565, and reclassified
deferred rent of $25,334 as a reduction of the right-of-use assets.
During the three months-ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded
an additional lease liability and corresponding right-of-use asset
of $96,199 related to the Company’s lease at 275 Turnpike
Executive Park. During the six months-ended June 30, 2020, the
operating lease liability was reduced by $54,506 and we recorded
amortization of our right-of-use assets of $54,640.
13
Supplemental
cash flow information and non-cash activity related to our
operating leases are as follows:
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
Operating cash flow information:
|
|
|
Amounts
included in measurement of lease liabilities
|
$57,404
|
$271,333
|
Non-cash
activities:
|
|
|
Right-of-use
assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
|
$96,199
|
$395,565
|
(6)
Customer and Vendor Concentrations
The
Company sells its products primarily through high-volume retailers
and distributors, Internet service providers, value-added
resellers, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers
("OEMs"). The Company supports its major accounts in their efforts
to offer a well-chosen selection of attractive products and to
maintain appropriate inventory levels.
Relatively
few companies account for a substantial portion of the
Company’s revenues. In the second quarter of 2020 three
companies accounted for 10% or greater individually, and 88% in the
aggregate of the Company’s total net sales. In the first six
months of 2020 three companies accounted for 10% or greater
individually, and 89% in the aggregate of the Company’s total
net sales. At June 30, 2020, four companies with an accounts
receivable balance of 10% or greater individually accounted for a
combined 89% of the Company’s accounts receivable. In the
second quarter of 2019 two companies accounted for 10% or greater
individually, and 83% in the aggregate of the Company’s total
net sales. In the first six months of 2019, two companies accounted
for 10% or greater individually, and 82% in the aggregate of the
Company’s total net sales. At June 30, 2019 three companies
with an accounts receivable balance of 10% or greater individually
accounted for a combined 81% of the Company’s accounts
receivable.
The
Company’s customers generally do not enter into long-term
agreements obligating them to purchase products. The Company may
not continue to receive significant revenues from any of these or
from other large customers. A reduction or delay in orders from any
of the Company’s significant customers, or a delay or default
in payment by any significant customer could materially harm the
Company’s business and prospects. Because of the
Company’s significant customer concentration, its net sales
and operating income could fluctuate significantly due to changes
in political or economic conditions, or the loss, reduction of
business, or less favorable terms for any of the Company's
significant customers.
The
Company participates in the PC peripherals industry, which is
characterized by aggressive pricing practices, continually changing
customer demand patterns and rapid technological developments. The
Company's operating results could be adversely affected should the
Company be unable to successfully anticipate customer demand
accurately; manage its product transitions, inventory levels and
manufacturing process efficiently; distribute its products quickly
in response to customer demand; differentiate its products from
those of its competitors or compete successfully in the markets for
its new products.
The
Company depends on many third-party suppliers for key components
contained in its product offerings. For some of these components,
the Company may only use a single source supplier, in part due to
the lack of alternative sources of supply. During the second
quarter of 2020, the Company had one supplier that provided 98% of
the Company's purchased inventory. During the second quarter of
2019, the Company had one supplier that provided 93% of the
Company's purchased inventory. During the first six months of 2020,
the Company had two suppliers that provided 99% of the Company's
purchased inventory. During the first six months of 2019, the
Company had one supplier that provided 96% of the Company's
purchased inventory.
(7) Credit Lines
On December 18, 2012, the Company entered into a
Financing Agreement with Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. (the
“Financing Agreement”). The Financing Agreement
provided for up to $1.75 million of revolving credit, subject to a
borrowing base formula and other terms and conditions as specified
in the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement continued until
November 30, 2014 and automatically renews from year to year
thereafter, unless sooner terminated by either party as specified
in the Financing Agreement. The Lender has the right to terminate
the Financing Agreement at any time by giving the Company 60
days’ prior written notice. Borrowings are secured by all of the Company
assets including intellectual property. The Financing Agreement
contained several covenants, including a requirement that the
Company maintain tangible net worth of not less than $2.5 million
and working capital of not less than $2.5
million.
On
March 25, 2014, the Company entered into an amendment to the
Financing Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with an
effective date of January 1, 2013. The First Amendment clarified
the definition of current assets in the Financing Agreement,
reduced the size of the revolving credit line to $1.25 million, and
revised the financial covenants so that Zoom is required to
maintain tangible net worth of not less than $2.0 million and
working capital of not less than $1.75 million.
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On
October 29, 2015, the Company entered into a second amendment to
the Financing Agreement (the “Second Amendment”).
Retroactive to October 1, 2015, the Second Amendment eliminated
$2,500 in monthly charges for the Financing Agreement. Effective
December 1, 2015, the Second Amendment reduces the effective rate
of interest to 2.25% plus an amount equal to the higher of prime
rate or 3.25%.
On
July 19, 2016, the Company entered into a third amendment to the
Financing Agreement (the “Third Amendment”). The Third
Amendment increased the size of the revolving credit line to $2.5
million effective as of date of the Third Amendment.
On
September 1, 2016, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to
the Financing Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”). The
Fourth Amendment increased the size of the revolving credit line to
$3.0 million effective with the date of the Fourth
Amendment.
On
November 2, 2018, the Company entered into a fifth amendment to the
Financing Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”). The Firth
Amendment reduced the effective interest rate by 1 percentage point
and reduced the annual facility fee by 0.25 percent.
On
April 13, 2020, the Company entered into a sixth amendment to the
Financing Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”). The Sixth
Amendment increased the size of the revolving credit line to $4.0
million effective with the date of this amendment.
The
Company is required to calculate its covenant compliance on a
quarterly basis and as of June 30, 2020, the Company was in
compliance with both its working capital and tangible net worth
covenants. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s tangible net worth
was approximately $6.8 million, while the Company’s working
capital was approximately $6.9 million. Loan availability is based
on eligible receivables less offsets, if any. Approximately $3.0
million was available on this credit line as of June 30, 2020,
consisting of $4 million as 75% of eligible receivables, which is
limited to the $4 million loan limit, less an offset of $50
thousand for state tax liabilities and no reduction on outstanding
bank debt balance as of June 30, 2020. The sales tax offset will be
reduced as the sales tax liability is paid down.
(8) Loss Per Share
Basic
loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to
common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common
shares. Diluted loss per share reflects additional common shares
that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential shares of
common stock had been issued. Potential shares of common stock that
may be issued by the Company include shares of common stock that
may be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options. Under the
treasury stock method, the unexercised options are assumed to be
exercised at the beginning of the period or at issuance, if later.
The assumed proceeds are then used to purchase shares of common
stock at the average market price during the period.
Basic and diluted loss per common share for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2020 was $0.07, and diluted loss
per common share excludes the effects of 314,493 common share
equivalents, since such inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Basic and
diluted loss per common share for the three-month period ended June
30, 2019 was $0.04, and diluted loss per common share excludes the
effects of 471,199 common share equivalents, since such inclusion
would be anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted loss per common share for
the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 was $0.10, and diluted
loss per common share excludes the effects of 314,493 common share equivalents, since such
inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted loss per common
share for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019 was $0.11, and
diluted loss per common share excludes the effects of 471,199
common share equivalents, since such inclusion would be
anti-dilutive. The common share equivalents consist of common
shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock
options.
(9)
Related Party Transactions
Jeremy
Hitchcock, who serves as Executive Chairman of the Company’s
Board of Directors, is the co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and
a stockholder of Minim Inc. (“Minim”). On July
25, 2019, the Company entered into a Master Partnership Agreement
with Minim, together with a related Statement of Work, License,
Collaborative Agreement, Software/Service Availability Agreement
and Software/Service Support Level Agreement (collectively, the
“Partnership Agreement”). Under the Partnership
Agreement, the Company will integrate Minim software and services
into certain hardware products distributed by the Company, and
Minim will be entitled to certain fees and a portion of revenue
received from the end users of such services and software.
The Company and Minim entered into an additional Statement of Work
on December 31, 2019 providing for further integration of Minim
services, with a monthly minimum payment of $5,000 payable by the
Company to Minim starting in January 2020 for a period of
thirty-six months and a requirement for Minim to purchase at least
$90,000 of the Company’s hardware by December 2022. As of
June 30, 2020, the Company has made total payments of $45,000 to
Minim under the Partnership Agreement.
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
Some of the statements contained in this report are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause our or our industry's actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include
but are not limited to statements regarding: Zoom's plans,
expectations and intentions, including statements relating to
Zoom's prospects and plans relating to sales of and markets for its
products; and Zoom's financial condition or results of
operations.
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"plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects,"
"predicts," "potential" and similar expressions intended to
identify forward-looking statements. These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and
other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of
activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different
from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Given these uncertainties you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, these
forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions
only as of the date of this report. We expressly disclaim any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statement contained in this report
to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any of our forward-looking
statements are based. Factors that could cause or contribute to
differences in our future financial results include those discussed
in the risk factors set forth or discussed in Item 1A of Part II of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2020 and in our
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers
should also be cautioned that results of any reported period are
often not indicative of results for any future period.
Overview
We
derive our net sales primarily from sales of Internet access and
other communications-related products including cable modems and
modem/routers, Digital Subscriber Line (“DSL”) modems
and modem/routers, routers and other local area network products,
and dial-up modems through retailers, distributors, and other
customers. We sell our products through a direct sales force and
through independent sales agents. Most of our employees are located
at our headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. We are experienced in
electronics hardware, firmware, and software design and test,
regulatory certifications, product documentation, and packaging;
and we use that experience in developing each product in-house or
in partnership with suppliers who are typically based in Asia.
Electronic assembly and testing of our products in accordance with
our specifications is typically done in Asia, and we do further
testing, warehousing, and shipping in our Tijuana
facility.
The
Company has been headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts since its
founding in 1977. Our current headquarters is located at 225
Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110. The Company signed a
twelve-month lease agreement for offices at 225 Franklin Street,
Boston, MA and completed the move to this location on June 28,
2019. The lease has an automatic renewal option provision and
renews unless cancelled under the terms of the agreement. This
lease expired on June 30, 2020, although the Company is leasing
space on a short-term basis while reviewing options for a long-term
lease for headquarters in Boston.
In
May 2020, the Company signed a two-year lease agreement for 3,218
square feet at 275 Turnpike Executive Park, Canton MA. The
agreement includes a one-time option to cancel the second year of
lease with three-month advance notice. The location is currently
occupied by the research and development group of the
Company.
We also
lease a test/warehouse/ship facility in Tijuana, Mexico. In
November 2014, we entered into a one-year lease with five one-year
renewal options thereafter for an 11,390 square foot facility in
Tijuana, Mexico. In September 2015, we extended the term of the
Tijuana lease from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2018. In
September 2015, we also signed a new lease for additional space in
the adjacent building, which doubled the existing capacity of our
Tijuana facility. The original term of the lease was from March 1,
2016 through November 30, 2018. The Company currently has signed a
lease extension to stay in the existing facilities through at least
November 30, 2020.
We
continually seek to improve our product designs and manufacturing
approach in order to improve product performance and reduce our
costs. We pursue a strategy of outsourcing rather than internally
developing our modem chipsets, which are application-specific
integrated circuits that form the technology base for our modems.
By outsourcing the chipset technology, we are able to concentrate
our research and development resources on modem system design,
leverage the extensive research and development capabilities of our
chipset suppliers, and reduce our development time and associated
costs and risks. As a result of this approach, we are able to
quickly develop new products while maintaining a relatively low
level of research and development expense as a percentage of net
sales. We also outsource aspects of our manufacturing to contract
manufacturers as a means of reducing our costs of production, and
to provide us with greater flexibility in our production
capacity.
Our
gross margin for a given product generally depends on a number of
factors including tariffs and the type of customer to whom we are
selling. The gross margin for sales through retailers tends to be
higher than for some of our other customers; the sales, support,
returns, and overhead costs associated with retailers tend to be
higher.
As
of June 30, 2020, Zoom had 39 full-time and part-time employees.
Thirteen employees were engaged in research and development and
quality control. Seven employees were involved in operations, which
manages production, inventory, purchasing, warehousing, freight,
invoicing, shipping, and returns. Thirteen employees were engaged
in sales, marketing, and customer technical support. The remaining
six employees performed executive, accounting, administrative, and
management information systems functions. Our dedicated personnel
in Tijuana, Mexico are employees of our Mexican service provider
and not included in our headcount. On June 30, 2020, Zoom had five
consultants, one in sales, one in marketing, two in manufacturing
operations and one in information systems, who are not included in
our headcount.
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Recent Developments
On
May 7, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved the
Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Amended and Restated
Bylaws"), effective immediately. The Amended and Restated
Bylaws amend and restate in their entirety the Company's bylaws to,
among other things: (i) amend the description of certain
information a stockholder must provide with respect to a proposal
to nominate a person for election or reelection as a Company
director or other business to be considered at a stockholders
meeting and the procedure for making such proposal; (ii) provide
that the forum for the resolution of internal corporate claims
shall be the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware; (iii)
revise the description and powers of the officer positions for
Chief Executive Officer and the President, and (iii) make other
technical amendments. The foregoing summary is subject to, and
qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amended and
Restated Bylaws, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2020 and is incorporated
by reference into this Item 2.
On
May 11, 2020, Joseph L. Wytanis notified the Company of his
decision to step down from the positions of President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Wytanis will serve as an
advisor to the Company’s Board of Directors. The
Company’s Board of Directors has formed a search committee to
fill the position.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Following
is a discussion of what we view as our more significant accounting
policies and estimates. As described below, management judgments
and estimates must be made and used in connection with the
preparation of our financial statements. We have identified areas
where material differences could result in the amount and timing of
our net sales, costs, and expenses for any period if we had made
different judgments or used different estimates.
Leases. We adopted ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic
842)”, which requires
lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as a
right-of-use asset with a corresponding lease liability. Lessor
accounting under the standard is substantially unchanged.
Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures are also
required. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1,
2019 using the alternative transition approach, which required the
Company to apply the new lease standard to (i) all new lease
contracts entered into after January 1, 2019 and (ii) all existing
lease contracts as of January 1, 2018 through a cumulative
adjustment to retained earnings. See Footnote 1 to the accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements for additional
disclosure.
Revenue Recognition.
Revenue recognition is evaluated
through the following five steps: (i) identification of the
contract, or contracts, with a customer; (ii) identification of the
performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determination of the
transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the
performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognition of
revenue when or as a performance obligation is
satisfied.
● Identification of the
contract, or contracts, with a customer — a contract with a customer exists when we enter
into an enforceable contract with a customer, typically a purchase
order initiated by the customer, that defines each party’s
rights regarding the goods to be transferred, identifies the
payment terms related to these goods, and that the customer has
both the ability and intent to pay.
● Identification of the
performance obligations in the contract — performance obligations promised in a contract are
identified based on the goods that will be transferred to the
customer that are distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from
the goods on their own or together with other resources that are
readily available from third parties or from
us.
● Determination of the
transaction price — the
transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which
we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods to the
customer. This would be the agreed upon quantity and price per
product type in accordance with the customer purchase order, which
is aligned with our internally approved pricing
guidelines.
● Allocation of the transaction
price to the performance obligations in the contract
— if the contract contains a
single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is
allocated to the single performance obligation. This applies to us
as there is only one performance obligation, which is to provide
the goods.
● Recognition of revenue when,
or as, we satisfy a performance obligation — we satisfy performance obligations at a
point in time when control of the goods transfers to the customer.
Determining the point in time when control transfers requires
judgment. Indicators considered in determining whether the customer
has obtained control of a good include:
●
We have a present right to payment
●
The customer has legal title to the goods
●
We have transferred physical possession of the goods
●
The customer has the significant risks and rewards of ownership of
the goods
●
The customer has accepted the goods
We
have concluded that transfer of control substantively transfers to
the customer upon shipment or delivery, depending on the delivery
terms of the purchase agreement.
We
primarily sell hardware products to our customers. The hardware
products include cable modems and gateways, local area networking
equipment including routers and MoCA adapters, DSL gateways, and
dial-up modems.
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We
derive our net sales primarily from the sales of hardware products
through four types of customers:
●
Internet
and local area network product retailers;
●
Internet
and local area network product distributors;
●
Internet
service providers; and
●
Original
equipment manufacturers
We
recognize hardware net sales for our customers at the point when
the customers take legal ownership of the delivered products. Legal
ownership passes from us to the customer based on the contractual
Free on Board (“FOB”) point specified in signed
contracts and purchase orders, which are both used extensively.
Many of our customer contracts or purchase orders specify FOB
destination, which means that title and risk remain with the seller
until it has delivered the goods to the location specified in the
contract. We verify the delivery date on all significant FOB
destination shipments made during the last 10 business days of each
quarter.
Our
net sales of hardware include reductions resulting from certain
events which are characteristic of the sales of hardware to
retailers of computer peripherals. These events are product
returns, certain sales and marketing incentives, price protection
refunds, and consumer mail-in and in-store rebates. Each of these
is accounted for as a reduction of net sales based on detailed
management estimates, which are reconciled to actual customer or
end-consumer credits on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Product
Returns. Products are returned
by retail stores and distributors for inventory balancing,
contractual stock rotation privileges, and warranty repair or
replacements. We estimate the sales and cost value of expected
future product returns of previously sold products. Our estimates
for product returns are based on recent historical trends plus
estimates for returns prompted by, among other things, announced
stock rotations and announced customer store closings. Management
reviews historical returns, current economic trends, and changes in
customer demand and acceptance of our products when estimating
sales return allowances. Product returns are variable and under
Topic 606 are estimated and recognized as a reduction of revenue as
performance obligations are satisfied (e.g., upon shipment of
goods). The Company monitors pending authorized returns of goods
and, if deemed appropriate, record the right of return asset
accordingly.
Price Protection
Refunds. We have a policy of
offering price protection to certain of our retailer and
distributor customers for some or all their inventory. Under the
price protection policies, when we reduce our prices for a product,
the customer receives a credit for the difference between the
original purchase price and our reduced price for their unsold
inventory of that product. Our estimates for price protection
refunds are based on a detailed understanding and tracking by
customer and by sales program. Information from customer
inventory-on-hand reports or from direct communications with the
customers is used to estimate the refund. Price protection refunds
are variable and are estimated and recognized as a reduction of
revenue as performance obligations are satisfied (e.g., upon
shipment of goods). The estimates due to price protection are
historically not material.
Sales and Marketing
Incentives. Many of our
retailer customers require sales and marketing support funding,
which is an expense item in selling expense, unless the funding is
a function of sales activity and therefore variable. Sales and
marketing incentives are estimated and recognized as a reduction of
revenue as performance obligations are satisfied (e.g., upon
shipment of goods). The estimates due to sales and marketing
incentives are historically not material.
Rebates and
Promotions. Our rebates are
based on a detailed understanding and tracking by customer and
sales program. Rebates and promotions are variable and are
estimated and recognized as a reduction of revenue as performance
obligations are satisfied (e.g., upon shipment of goods). The
estimates due to rebates and promotions are historically not
material.
Accounts Receivable
Valuation. We establish
accounts receivable valuation allowances equal to the
above-discussed net sales adjustments for estimates of product
returns, price protection refunds, consumer rebates, and general
bad debt reserves. These allowances are reduced as actual credits
and are issued to the customer's accounts.
Inventory Valuation and Cost of
Goods Sold. Inventory is valued
at the lower of cost, determined by the first-in, first-out method,
or its net realizable value. We review inventories for obsolete and
slow-moving products each quarter and make provisions based on our
estimate of the probability that the material will not be consumed
or that it will be sold below cost. Additionally, material product
certification costs on new products are capitalized and amortized
over the expected period of value of the respective
products.
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Taxes. As part of the process of preparing our financial
statements we estimate our income tax expense and deferred income
tax position. This process involves the estimation of our actual
current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences
resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting
purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and
liabilities, which are included in our balance sheet. We then
assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be
recovered from future taxable income. To the extent we believe that
recovery is not likely, we establish a valuation allowance. Changes
in the valuation allowance are reflected in the statement of
operations.
Significant
management judgment is required in determining our provision for
income taxes and any valuation allowances. We have recorded a 100%
valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets. It is
management's estimate that, after considering all available
objective evidence, historical and prospective, with greater weight
given to historical evidence, it is more likely than not that these
assets will not be realized. If we establish a record of continuing
profitability, at some point we will be required to reduce the
valuation allowance and recognize an equal income tax benefit which
will increase net income in that period(s).
As
of December 31, 2019, we had federal net operating loss carry
forwards of approximately $56.3 million which are available to
offset future taxable income. They are due to expire in varying
amounts from 2020 to 2038. As of December 31, 2019, we had state
net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $11.4 million
which are available to offset future taxable income. They are due
to expire in varying amounts from 2031 through 2038. A valuation
allowance has been established for the full amount of deferred
income tax assets as management has concluded that it is
more-likely than-not that the benefits from such assets will not be
realized.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2020 to the three
months ended June 30, 2019
Summary. Net sales were $10.27 million
for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 (“Q2 2020”),
up 25.9% from $8.16 million for the second quarter of 2019
(“Q2 2019”). We reported a net loss of $1.52 million or
$0.07 per share for Q2 2019 compared to a net loss of $805 thousand
or $0.04 per share for Q2 2019.
The
addition of US tariffs and the COVID-19 pandemic has created
potential disruptions to the Company’s operations. The 25% US
tariffs assessed on products imported from China had a significant
impact on cash and net loss for 2019. In the second quarter of
2020, these tariffs were $1.04 million. These tariffs will continue
to have an impact on our financial performance until the Company
has fully transitioned all of its production supply out of China.
In late 2019, the Company made the decision to move its outsourced
manufacturing operations from China to Vietnam, primarily to end
the exposure to the trade-war imposed tariffs with China. While the
COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in the original transition plan,
the Company is worked actively with its primary outsourced
development partner to establish manufacturing operations in
Haiphong, Vietnam. The transition to Vietnam was completed in June
2020. All manufacturing of existing models will take place in
Vietnam. During the balance of the year, only the initial
manufacturing runs of new models will take place in China. The
Company expects that this will save approximately $500,000 per
month in tariff cost by Q1 2021, plus release an additional
$800,000 in restricted cash over the next year related to
performance bonds required to be posted related to the
tariffs.
During
this factory transition and while recovering from the COVID-19
related supply chain shock, the Company temporarily shifted from
the use of primarily ocean freight during prior quarters to the use
of primarily air freight during Q2 2020 to keep up with demand and
replenish supply. This resulted in an additional $0.9 million in
freight expense incurred during the second quarter. The tariffs and
increased freight expense and were the primary reason for the
Company recording a net loss of $1.53 million for the
quarter.
The
Company implemented cost cutting measures to conserve cash during
the six months ended June 30, 2020, delaying the planned start
dates of all new hiring during 2020, and gave notice that it will
not renew the same footprint of its headquarters office lease when
it expired in June 2020, The Company has, retained just one small
office within thein the current co-work space office suite on a
short-term, month-to-month basis at a cost of $720 per month.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s work force
continues to work remotely, and is continuing operations. We
negotiated extended and improved payment terms through the end of
June 2020 with our primary outsourced manufacturing
partner.
Net Sales. Our total net sales for Q2
2020 increased $2.1 million or 25.9% from Q2 2019. Most of this
growth was driven by increases in cable modem and cable
modem/routers, DSL products, and local area network products. In Q2
2020, three companies accounted for 10% or greater individually,
and 88% in the aggregate, of our total net sales. In Q2 2019 two
companies accounted for 10% or greater individually, and 83% in the
aggregate, of our total net sales.
Gross Profit. Gross profit was $2.1
million or 20.7% of net sales in Q2 2020, a decrease from $2.8
million or 33.9% of net sales in Q2 2019. China tariff expense of
approximately $1.0 million in Q2 2020 reduced gross margin by 10.1%
of net revenues, compared with China tariff expense of
approximately $416 thousand or 5.1% of net revenues in Q2 of
2019.
Selling Expense. Selling expense was
$2.3 million or 22.2% of net sales in Q2 2020, down from $2.6
million or 31.3% of net sales in Q2 2019. The decrease of $0.3
million was primarily due to decreases in advertising and
retailer-focused marketing expenses partially offset by increases
in Motorola trademark royalty costs.
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General and Administrative
Expense. General and
administrative expense was $716 thousand or 7.0% of net sales in Q2
2020, up from $557 thousand or 6.8% of net sales in Q2 2019. The
increase of $159 thousand was primarily due to increased legal
expenses.
Research and Development Expense.
Research and development expense was $644 thousand or 6.3% of net
sales in Q2 2020, up from $438 thousand or 5.4% of net sales in Q2
2019. The increase of $207 thousand was primarily due to increased
salary and related expenses and new product testing and
certification costs.
Other Income (Expense), Net. Other
expense was $1 thousand in Q2 2020 and $12 thousand in Q2 2019,
reflecting reduced interest costs on our working capital line of
credit.
Net Loss. Net loss was $1.53 million for
Q2 2020, compared to net loss of $805 thousand for Q2 2019,
primarily due to tariff-related reduction of gross profit and
increased freight costs associated with inventory supply
disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2020 to the six months
ended June 30, 2019
Summary. Net sales were $22.2 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2020, up 37.5% from $16.2 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2019. We reported a net loss of
$2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to a
net loss of $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Loss per diluted share was $0.10 for the six months ended June 30,
2020 compared to a loss per diluted share of $0.11 for the six
months ended June 30, 2019.
Net Sales. Our total net sales for the
six months ended June 30, 2020 increased $6.1 million or 37.5% from
the six months ended June 30, 2019, primarily due to continued
revenue growth of Motorola brand products in response to strong
consumer demand for home networking equipment. Geographically, our
North American sales continued their dominant share of our overall
sales, representing 98% and 97% of our net sales through six months
ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 respectively. In the six months ended
June 30, 2020, three companies accounted for 10% or greater
individually, and 89% in the aggregate, of our total net sales. In
the six months ended June 30, 2019, two companies accounted for 10%
or greater individually, and 82% in the aggregate, of our total net
sales.
Gross Profit. Gross profit was $5.2
million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019.
Our gross margin for the first six months of 2020 was 23.5%, down
from our gross margin of 32.1% for the six months ended June 30,
2019, primarily due to China tariffs increasing cost of goods by
approximately $2.5 million or 11.4% of net revenues and increased
use of air freight during Q220.
Selling Expense. Selling expense was
$4.6 million or 20.9% of net sales in the six months ended June 30,
2020, down from $5.0 million or 30.9% of net sales in the six
months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease of $363 thousand was
primarily due to decreased advertising expense partially offset by
increased Motorola trademark royalty costs.
General and Administrative
Expense. General and
administrative expense was $1.5
million or 6.9% of net sales for the six months ended June 30,
2020, up from $1.1 million or 7.0% of net sales for the six months
ended June 30, 2019. The increase of $419 thousand was primarily
due to increased legal costs in support of private investment,
proxy and annual meeting, and other services and salary costs
associated with executive management changes during the first half
of the year.
Research and Development Expense.
Research and development expense was $1.3 million or 5.8% of net
sales in the six months ended June 30, 2020, up from $920 thousand
or 5.7% of net sales in the six months ended June 30, 2019. The
increase of $377 thousand was due primarily to increased salary and
fringe benefit costs reflecting new hires made during the second
half of 2019, and partly reduced by lower product certification
expenses.
Other Income (Expense). Other expense
for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $7 thousand versus $46
thousand in the six months ended June 30, 2019. The difference is
primarily due to decreased interest expense incurred on our working
capital line of credit.
Net Loss. Net loss was $2.3 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to a net loss of $1.9
million for six months ended June 30, 2019.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The
Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balance
on June 30, 2020 was $8.4 million, of which $800 thousand was
restricted and related to tariff payment bonds. This compares to
$1.4 million on December 31, 2019, of which $150 thousand was
restricted and related to tariff payment bonds. On June 30, 2020,
the Company had no borrowings outstanding under its $3.0 million
working capital credit line, $583.3 thousand outstanding under a
note, working capital of $6.9 million, and a current ratio of
1.6.
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The
Company closed on a $3.4 million private placement and issued an
aggregate of 2,237,103 shares on May 26, 2020 at a purchase price
of $1.52 per share. In connection with the closing of the offering,
two designees of an investor in the private placement joined
Zoom’s Board of Directors.
The
Company closed on a $5.0 million private placement and issued an
aggregate of 4,545,455 shares on May 3, 2019 at a purchase price of
$1.10 per share. In connection with the closing of the offering,
two designees of an investor in the private placement joined
Zoom’s Board of Directors.
The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplates
continuity of operations, realization of assets and satisfaction of
liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is
contingent upon, among other factors, the Company’s ability
to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, decrease
operating costs, obtain additional equity or debt financing and
comply with the financial and other covenants contained in the
Company’s Financing Agreement, as amended, with Rosenthal
& Rosenthal, Inc. as described in Note 7. These financial
statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of
liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.
The
assessment of US tariffs and the COVID-19 pandemic have given rise
to potential disruptions to the Company’s operations. The 25%
US tariffs assessed on products imported from China had a
significant impact on cash and net loss for 2019 and the first half
of 2020. In the six months ended June 30, 2020, these tariffs were
$2.5 million and were the primary reason for the Company recording
a net loss of $2.3 million for the same period. These tariffs are
expected to be reduced during the second half of 2020 to below $100
thousand a month by year end. The transition to Vietnam is complete
and all current models of the Company’s products are now
being manufactured in Vietnam as of the end of June
2020.
The
Company implemented cost cutting measures to conserve cash during
the six months ended June 30, 2020, delaying the planned start
dates of all new hiring during 2020, and gave notice that it will
not renew the same footprint of its headquarters office lease when
it expired in June 2020, retaining just one small office in the
current co-work space office suite. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic,
the Company’s work force continues to work remotely, and is
continuing operations. We negotiated extended and improved payment
terms through the end of June 2020 with our primary outsourced
manufacturing partner.
Due
to requirements of the United States Department of Homeland
Security and resulting from the continued 25% tariff on imports
from China, the Company was required to commit to three letters of
credit totaling $800 thousand. These funds are reported as
restricted cash on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheets.
The
Company applied for and received approval for an SBA Paycheck
Protection Plan Loan with Primary Bank under the CARES Act. The
loan from the US government in the amount of $583.3 thousand was
approved in mid-April and funded in late April 2020.
On
April 13, 2020, the Company entered into a sixth amendment to the
Financing Agreement with Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc. This
amendment increased the size of the Company’s revolving
credit line to $4.0 million effective on the date of this
amendment. The Company’s credit line has a maturity date of
November 2020, and automatically renews from year to year unless
cancelled under the terms of Financing Agreement, as
amended.
The
Company entered into an extension of its networking product license
agreement with Motorola through 2025 and also entered into a new
license agreement with Motorola to sell consumer grade home
security and monitoring products and to provide related services.
The Company continues to develop new products and expects to
introduce several new models to the market during the remainder of
2020 and 2021.
The
Company’s ability to maintain adequate levels of liquidity
depends in part on its ability to sell inventory on hand, to
continue to manufacture and import more inventory to meet existing
demand, and to collect related receivables. The Company has
executed its plan to move the manufacture of its products to
outside of China by the end of June 2020. The Company also
continues to work with its distribution partners in North America
to deliver inventory to its customers. The current environment is
difficult, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the
outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with any certainty at
this time. While the Company is currently benefitting from
increased demand for its products, there can be no assurance this
increased demand will continue or that COVID-19 related disruptions
in the supply chain will not occur again, which would raise
challenges to the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
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Commitments
During
the six months ended June 30, 2020, except as otherwise disclosed
in this Form 10-Q, there were no material changes to our capital
commitments and contractual obligations from those disclosed in our
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did
not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30,
2020. With the adoption of ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which
requires lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets
as a right-of-use asset with a corresponding lease liability,
effective January 1, 2019, off-balance sheet lease arrangements are
now reported on the Company balance sheet. See Footnote 5 to the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for
additional disclosure.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are
a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) and are not required to provide the information under
this Item.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure
controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls
and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily
was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures.
In
connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on the
Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and
with the participation of our management including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act as of June 30, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that
our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end
of the period covered by this report.
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
during the period covered by this report that have affected, or are
reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
For a
description of our material pending legal proceedings, please refer
to Note 4(a), “Contingencies” of the Notes to Condensed
Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 1A.
RISK
FACTORS
We are
a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, as such, are not required to
provide the information under this Item.
Nevertheless, we
call your attention to the Item 1-A. – Risk Factors section
of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as
supplemented by additional risk factors found in the Item 1A.
– Risk Factors section of our Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2020.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.
MINE
SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not
applicable.
ITEM 5.
OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
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Exhibit Description
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Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Zoom
Telephonics, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 the
Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on
September 4, 2009).
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Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (incorporated by the
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed
on November 18, 2015).
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Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (incorporated by the
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed
on July 30, 2019).
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Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 18,
2015).
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K
filed on May 13, 2020).
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Separation Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2020, by and between Zoom
Telephonics, Inc. and Joseph L. Wytanis (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 21,
2020).*
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Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 26, 2020, by and between the
Zoom Telephonics, Inc. and the Investors named therein
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2020).
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of PEO.
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of PFO.
Section 1350 Certification of PEO.+
Section 1350 Certification of PFO.+
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101.INS
101.SCH
101.CAL
101.DEF
101.LAB
101.PRE
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XBRL
Instance Document
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
XBRL
Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
XBRL
Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
XBRL
Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and
contained in Exhibit 101).
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*
Management
contract or any compensatory plan, contract or
arrangement.
+
In accordance with
Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K, the certifications furnished
in Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 hereto is deemed to accompany this
Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes
of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the
registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date:
August 13, 2020
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By:
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/s/
JACQUELYN BARRY
HAMILTON
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Jacquelyn
Barry Hamilton
Chief
Financial Officer
(on
behalf of Registrant and as Principal Financial
Officer)
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