NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x Quarterly report
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
o For the transition
period from __________ to __________
Commission
file number: 0-22773
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
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95-4627685
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(State
or other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer NO.)
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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23901
Calabasas Road, Suite 2072, Calabasas, CA 91302
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(818)
222-9195 / (818) 222-9197
(Issuer's
telephone/facsimile numbers, including area code)
Check
whether the issuer: (1) 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 issuer was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.
Yes x No
¨
Indicate
by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check One):
Large
Accelerated Filer ¨
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Accelerated
Filer ¨
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Non-Accelerated
Filer x
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The
issuer had 28,541,987 shares of its $.001 par value Common Stock and 1,920
shares of Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding as of May 8, 2009.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one)
Yes ¨ No x
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial
Statements
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 |
3
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 |
4
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 |
5
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Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements |
7
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Item 2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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25
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Item 3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
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38
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Item 4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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38
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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38
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Item 2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity and Use of Proceeds
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38
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Item 3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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39
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Item 4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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39
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Item 5.
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Other
Information
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39
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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39
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2
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
As of 3/31/09
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As of 6/30/08
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(Restated)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 2,481,591 | $ | 6,275,238 | ||||
Restricted
cash
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5,000,000 | - | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
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11,182,706 | 10,988,888 | ||||||
Revenues
in excess of billings
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6,728,374 | 11,053,042 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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2,145,522 | 2,406,407 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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27,538,193 | 30,723,575 | ||||||
Property and equipment,
net of accumulated depreciation
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9,463,524 | 10,220,545 | ||||||
Other
assets, long-term
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204,823 | 822,672 | ||||||
Intangibles:
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Product
licenses, renewals, enhancements, copyrights, trademarks, and tradenames,
net
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12,452,357 | 10,837,856 | ||||||
Customer
lists, net
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1,535,328 | 1,732,761 | ||||||
Goodwill
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9,439,285 | 9,439,285 | ||||||
Total
intangibles
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23,426,970 | 22,009,902 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 60,633,510 | $ | 63,776,694 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 4,833,319 | $ | 4,116,659 | ||||
Current
portion of loans and obligations under capitalized leases
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6,103,585 | 2,280,110 | ||||||
Other
payables - acquisitions
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103,226 | 846,215 | ||||||
Unearned
revenues
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3,358,180 | 3,293,728 | ||||||
Due
to officers
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- | 184,173 | ||||||
Dividend
to preferred stockholders payable
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49,974 | 33,508 | ||||||
Cash
dividend to minority shareholders of subsidiary
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- | - | ||||||
Loans
payable, bank
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2,108,919 | 2,932,551 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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16,557,203 | 13,686,944 | ||||||
Obligations under capitalized
leases, less current maturities
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1,046,801 | 332,307 | ||||||
Convertible
notes payable
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5,786,456 | - | ||||||
Long term loans; less
current maturities
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416,341 | 411,608 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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23,806,801 | 14,430,859 | ||||||
Minority
interest
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5,661,417 | 7,857,969 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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- | - | ||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
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Preferred
stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,920 issued and
outstanding
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1,920,000 | 1,920,000 | ||||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized;
26,666,987 issued and
26,438,491 outstanding as of March 31, 2009
25,545,482
issued and 25,525,886 outstanding as of June 30, 2008
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26,667 | 25,545 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in-capital
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77,320,715 | 74,950,286 | ||||||
Treasury
stock (228,496; 19,596 shares)
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(396,008 | ) | (35,681 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(40,346,904 | ) | (33,071,702 | ) | ||||
Stock
subscription receivable
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(692,654 | ) | (600,907 | ) | ||||
Common
stock to be issued
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118,325 | 1,048,249 | ||||||
Other
comprehensive loss
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(6,784,849 | ) | (2,747,924 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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31,165,292 | 41,487,866 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 60,633,510 | $ | 63,776,694 |
See
accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months
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For the Nine Months
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Ended March 31,
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Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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(Restated)
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(Restated)
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Net
Revenues:
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Licence
fees
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$ | 324,845 | $ | 2,998,867 | $ | 3,502,632 | $ | 7,769,226 | ||||||||
Maintenance
fees
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1,664,492 | 1,482,654 | 4,771,519 | 4,556,450 | ||||||||||||
Services
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3,033,684 | 4,585,292 | 11,320,846 | 13,800,844 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenues
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5,023,021 | 9,066,813 | 19,594,997 | 26,126,520 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
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Salaries
and consultants
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2,629,081 | 2,620,722 | 7,652,671 | 7,342,743 | ||||||||||||
Travel
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280,390 | 394,841 | 993,290 | 972,998 | ||||||||||||
Repairs
and maintenance
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81,536 | 99,262 | 290,436 | 332,448 | ||||||||||||
Insurance
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43,478 | 30,005 | 135,390 | 153,760 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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532,099 | 316,652 | 1,615,853 | 847,288 | ||||||||||||
Other
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917,051 | 522,013 | 2,208,265 | 1,341,513 | ||||||||||||
Total
cost of sales
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4,483,635 | 3,983,495 | 12,895,905 | 10,990,750 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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539,386 | 5,083,318 | 6,699,092 | 15,135,770 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Selling
and marketing
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629,145 | 898,686 | 2,479,509 | 2,817,908 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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501,239 | 477,630 | 1,476,281 | 1,422,181 | ||||||||||||
Bad
debt expense
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1,772,188 | - | 2,420,658 | 3,277 | ||||||||||||
Salaries
and wages
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773,757 | 1,034,784 | 2,697,531 | 2,758,434 | ||||||||||||
Professional
services, including non-cash compensation
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257,926 | 125,107 | 877,752 | 424,108 | ||||||||||||
General
and adminstrative
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862,623 | 781,828 | 2,693,451 | 2,277,022 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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4,796,878 | 3,318,035 | 12,645,182 | 9,702,930 | ||||||||||||
Income/
(Loss) from operations
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(4,257,491 | ) | 1,765,283 | (5,946,090 | ) | 5,432,840 | ||||||||||
Other
income and (expenses):
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Gain
(loss) on sale of assets
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(127,558 | ) | (891 | ) | (308,256 | ) | (33,044 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense
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(483,501 | ) | (121,719 | ) | (983,971 | ) | (544,665 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
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177,771 | 84,431 | 246,607 | 159,869 | ||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of subsidiary shares
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- | 1,240,808 | - | 1,240,808 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
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(1,000,000 | ) | - | (1,000,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Exchange
gain /(loss) on foreign currency
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8,902 | 388,859 | 1,821,754 | 590,170 | ||||||||||||
Other
income and (expenses)
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15,378 | 59,031 | 47,518 | 118,944 | ||||||||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
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(1,409,008 | ) | 1,650,519 | (176,348 | ) | 1,532,082 | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss) before minority interest in subsidiary
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(5,666,500 | ) | 3,415,802 | (6,122,438 | ) | 6,964,922 | ||||||||||
Minority
interest in subsidiary - restated in 2008
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689,584 | (1,159,134 | ) | (972,238 | ) | (3,288,490 | ) | |||||||||
Income
taxes
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(21,594 | ) | (15,314 | ) | (79,631 | ) | (46,272 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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(4,998,510 | ) | 2,241,354 | (7,174,308 | ) | 3,630,160 | ||||||||||
Dividend
required for preferred stockholders
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(33,140 | ) | (33,508 | ) | (100,892 | ) | (145,033 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
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(5,031,650 | ) | 2,207,846 | (7,275,200 | ) | 3,485,127 | ||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
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Translation
adjustment -restated in 2008
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(179,358 | ) | (634,280 | ) | (4,036,926 | ) | (1,065,613 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
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$ | (5,211,008 | ) | $ | 1,573,566 | $ | (11,312,126 | ) | $ | 2,419,514 | ||||||
Net
income (loss) per share:
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Basic
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$ | (0.19 | ) | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 0.15 | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | (0.19 | ) | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 0.15 | ||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
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Basic
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26,601,587 | 25,205,995 | 26,350,098 | 23,686,204 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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26,601,587 | 25,665,924 | 26,350,098 | 24,146,133 |
See accompanying notes to these
unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Nine Months
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Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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(Restated)
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | (7,174,308 | ) | $ | 3,630,160 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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3,092,134 | 2,269,469 | ||||||
Provision
for uncollectible accounts
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2,420,658 | 3,277 | ||||||
Loss
on sale of assets
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- | 33,044 | ||||||
Gain
on sale of subsidiary shares in Pakistan
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308,256 | (1,240,808 | ) | |||||
Minority
interest in subsidiary - restated in 2008
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972,238 | 3,288,490 | ||||||
Stock
issued for services
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227,516 | 48,163 | ||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
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147,639 | 24,320 | ||||||
Beneficial
feature of convertible notes payable
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17,225 | - | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Increase
in accounts receivable
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(3,934,511 | ) | (2,087,736 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) in other current assets
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3,175,947 | (4,885,181 | ) | |||||
Increase(decrease)in
accounts payable and accrued expenses
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588,689 | (510,968 | ) | |||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(158,517 | ) | 572,230 | |||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(1,501,508 | ) | (1,985,651 | ) | ||||
Sales
of property and equipment
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13,376 | 120,436 | ||||||
Payments
of acquisition payable
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(742,989 | ) | (879,007 | ) | ||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
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(360,328 | ) | - | |||||
Short-term
investments held for sale
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Increase
in intangible assets
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(5,281,642 | ) | (2,219,673 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(7,873,091 | ) | (4,963,895 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from sale of common stock
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146,652 | 1,500,000 | ||||||
Proceeds
from the exercise of stock options and warrants
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526,569 | 2,800,917 | ||||||
Purchase
of subsidary stock in Pakistan
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(250,000 | ) | 1,765,615 | |||||
Finance
costs incurred for sale of common stock
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- | (10,000 | ) | |||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
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- | (25,486 | ) | |||||
Restricted
cash
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(5,000,000 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds
from convertible notes payable
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6,000,000 | - | ||||||
Proceeds
from bank loans
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3,843,541 | 3,862,759 | ||||||
Payments
on bank loans
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(235,486 | ) | (1,245,846 | ) | ||||
Dividend
Paid to Preferred Shareholders
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(33,876 | ) | - | |||||
Bank
overdraft
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161,134 | - | ||||||
Payments
on capital lease obligations & loans - net
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(467,397 | ) | (3,462,334 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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4,691,137 | 5,185,625 | ||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes in cash
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(453,176 | ) | 44,390 | |||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(3,793,647 | ) | 838,350 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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6,275,238 | 4,010,164 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 2,481,591 | $ | 4,848,514 |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(UNAUDITED)
2009
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2008
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES:
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Cash
paid during the period for:
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Interest
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$ | 805,237 | $ | 147,996 | ||||
Taxes
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$ | 4,800 | $ | 91,659 | ||||
NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Common
stock issued for acquisition of 100% of subsidiary
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$ | - | $ | 76,750 | ||||
Common
stock issued for dividend payable
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$ | 33,876 | $ | 189,165 | ||||
Bonus
stock dividend issued by subsidiary to minority holders
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$ | 615,549 | $ | 545,359 | ||||
Stock
issued for the conversion of Preferred Stock
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$ | - | $ | 2,210,000 | ||||
Purchase
of property and equipment under capital lease
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$ | 1,260,710 | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited
consolidated financial statements.
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NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The
Company designs, develops, markets, and exports proprietary software products to
customers in the automobile finance and leasing, banking, healthcare, and
financial services industries worldwide. The Company also provides
system integration, consulting, IT products and services in exchange for fees
from customers.
The
consolidated condensed interim financial statements included herein have been
prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or
omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to
make the information presented not misleading.
These
statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments,
which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the
information contained therein. It is suggested that these
consolidated condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008. The
Company follows the same accounting policies in preparation of interim
reports. Results of operations for the interim periods are not
indicative of annual results.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, NetSol Technologies North America,
Inc. (“NTNA”), NetSol Technologies Limited (“NetSol UK”), NetSol-Abraxas
Australia Pty Ltd. (“Abraxas”), NetSol Technologies Europe Limited (“NTE”), and
its majority-owned subsidiaries, NetSol Technologies, Ltd.(“NetSol PK”), NetSol
Connect (Pvt), Ltd. (“Connect”) and NetSol Innovation (Pvt) Limited (formerly
TIG-NetSol (Pvt) Limited) (“NetSol-TIG”), All material inter-company accounts
have been eliminated in the consolidation.
For
comparative purposes, prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to report classifications of the current
year.
NOTE
2 - USE OF ESTIMATES
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
NOTE
3 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements”. This Statement amends ARB 51 to establish
accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling (minority) interest
in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It
clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership
interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the
consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company’s
fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009. Management is currently
evaluating the effect of this pronouncement on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”. This
Statement replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. This
Statement retains the fundamental requirements in Statement 141 that the
acquisition method of accounting (which Statement 141 called the purchase
method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be
identified for each business combination. This Statement also
establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer: a) recognizes and
measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree; b)
recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a
gain from a bargain purchase; and, c) determines what information to disclose to
enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial
effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) will apply
prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or
after Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009. While the
Company has not yet evaluated this statement for the impact, if any, that SFAS
No. 141(R) will have on its consolidated financial statements, the Company will
be required to expense costs related to any acquisitions after September 30,
2009.
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In March,
2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities”. The new standard is intended to improve
financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by
requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their
effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application
encouraged. The new standard also improves transparency about the location and
amounts of derivative instruments in an entity’s financial statements; how
derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under
Statement 133; and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect
its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. FASB Statement
No. 161 achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values
of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It
also provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring
disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk–related. Finally, it
requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users
to locate important information about derivative instruments. Based on current
conditions, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a
significant impact on its results of operations or financial
position.
In May
2008, FASB issued SFASB No.162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles”. The pronouncement mandates the GAAP hierarchy reside in the
accounting literature as opposed to the audit literature. This has the practical
impact of elevating FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts in the GAAP
hierarchy. This pronouncement will become effective 60 days following SEC
approval. The Company does not believe this pronouncement will impact its
financial statements.
In May
2008, FASB issued SFASB No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance
Contracts-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60”. The scope of the
statement is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance)
contracts. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 31, 2008. The Company does not believe this pronouncement will impact
its financial statements.
EITF
Issue No. 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument (or embedded Feature) is
Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (EITF 07-5) was issued in June 2008 to clarify
how to determine whether certain instruments or features were indexed to an
entity’s own stock under EITF Issue No. 01-6, “The Meaning of “Indexed to a
Company’s Own Stock” (EITF 01-6). EITF 07-5 applies to any freestanding
financial instrument (or embedded feature) that has all of the characteristics
of a derivative as defined in FAS 133, for purposes of determining whether that
instrument (or embedded feature) qualifies for the first part of the paragraph
11(a) scope exception. It is also applicable to any freestanding financial
instrument (e.g., gross physically settled warrants) that is potentially settled
in an entity's own stock, regardless of whether it has all of the
characteristics of a derivative as defined in FAS 133, for purposes of
determining whether to apply EITF 00-19. EITF 07-5 does not apply to share-based
payment awards within the scope of FAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment (FAS 123(R)).
However, an equity-linked financial instrument issued to investors to establish
a market-based measure of the fair value of employee stock options is not within
the scope of FAS 123(R) and therefore is subject to EITF 07-5.
The
guidance is applicable to existing instruments and is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently considering
the effect of this EITF on financial statements for the year beginning July 1,
2009.
On
January 12, 2009 FASB issued FSP EITF 99-20-01, “Amendment to the Impairment
Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20”. This FSP amends the impairment guidance in
EITF Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on
Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continue to be Held
by a Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets,” to achieve more consistent
determination of whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The
FSP also retains and emphasizes the objective of an other-than-temporary
impairment assessment and the related disclosure requirements in FASB Statement
No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, and
other related guidance. The FSP is shall be effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008, and shall be applied
prospectively. Retrospective application to a prior interim or annual
reporting period is not permitted. The Company does not believe this
pronouncement will impact its financial statements.
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NOTE
4 – EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE
“Earnings
per share” is calculated in accordance with the Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 128 (SFAS No. 128), “Earnings per
share”. Basic net income per share is based upon the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is based on
the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were
converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury
stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to
be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if
later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at
the average market price during the period.
The
following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic
and diluted earnings per share computations:
For the nine months ended March 31, 2009
|
Net Income
|
Shares
|
Per Share
|
|||||||||
Basic
earning/ (loss) per share:
|
$ | (7,174,308 | ) | 26,350,098 | $ | (0.27 | ) | |||||
For the nine months ended March 31,
2008
|
Net Income
|
Shares
|
Per Share
|
|||||||||
Basic
earnings per share:
|
$ | 3,630,160 | 23,686,204 | $ | 0.15 | |||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities
|
||||||||||||
Stock
options
|
221,129 | |||||||||||
Warrants
|
180,920 | |||||||||||
Convertible
Preferred Shares
|
57,880 | |||||||||||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
$ | 3,630,160 | 24,146,133 | $ | 0.15 |
* As
there is a loss, these securities are anti-dilutive. The basic and
diluted earnings per share is the same for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009
NOTE
5 - FOREIGN CURRENCY
The
accounts of NetSol UK and NTE use the British Pound; NetSol PK, Connect, and
NetSol-TiG use Pakistan Rupees; and Abraxas uses the Australian dollar as the
functional currencies. NetSol Technologies, Inc., and subsidiary
NTNA, use the U.S. dollar as the functional currency. Assets and
liabilities are translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, and
operating results are translated at the average exchange rate throughout the
period. Accumulated translation losses of $6,784,849 at March 31,
2009 are classified as an item of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the
stockholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet. During the nine
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, comprehensive gain (loss) in the
consolidated statements of operations included translation loss of $(4,036,926)
and $(1,065,613), respectively.
NOTE
6 - OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other
current assets consist of the following:
As of 3/31/09
|
As of 6/30/08
|
|||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
$ | 670,118 | $ | 825,640 | ||||
Advance
Income Tax
|
412,616 | 356,843 | ||||||
Employee
Advances
|
57,637 | 133,954 | ||||||
Security
Deposit
|
191,967 | 244,409 | ||||||
Advance
Rent
|
- | 211,828 | ||||||
Tender
Monay Receivable
|
258,763 | 293,943 | ||||||
Other
Receivables
|
462,967 | 335,493 | ||||||
Other
Assets
|
91,454 | 4,297 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 2,145,522 | $ | 2,406,407 |
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NOTE
7 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment, net, consist of the following:
As of 3/31/09
|
As of 6/30/08
|
|||||||
Office
furniture and equipment
|
$ | 772,556 | $ | 1,224,340 | ||||
Computer
equipment
|
7,383,304 | 9,043,307 | ||||||
Assets
under capital leases
|
2,499,190 | 1,511,311 | ||||||
Building
|
2,455,354 | 2,902,142 | ||||||
Land
|
1,479,917 | 925,210 | ||||||
Autos
|
323,254 | 245,855 | ||||||
Capital
Work in Progress
|
646,259 | 1,043,765 | ||||||
Improvements
|
308,096 | 413,175 | ||||||
Subtotal
|
15,867,928 | 17,309,105 | ||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(6,404,404 | ) | (7,088,560 | ) | ||||
$ | 9,463,524 | $ | 10,220,545 |
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, fixed asset depreciation expense
totaled $1,391,867 and $1,034,720, respectively. Of these amounts,
$877,829 and $661,114, respectively, are reflected as part of cost of goods
sold.
NetSol PK
has been enhancing its facilities and infrastructure as
necessary. The balance in capital work-in-progress for March 31, 2009
and June 30, 2008, was $646,259 and $1,043,765, respectively.
Assets
acquired under capital leases were $2,499,190 and $1,511,311 as of March 31,
2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively. Accumulated amortization
related to those leases was $710,750 and $653,643 for the periods ended March
31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively.
NOTE
8 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
assets consist of product licenses, renewals, enhancements, copyrights,
trademarks, trade names, customer lists and goodwill. The Company
evaluates intangible assets, goodwill and other long-lived assets for
impairment, at least on an annual basis and whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable from its
estimated future cash flows. Recoverability of intangible assets,
other long-lived assets and, goodwill is measured by comparing their net book
value to the related projected undiscounted cash flows from these assets,
considering a number of factors including past operating results, budgets,
economic projections, market trends and product development cycles. If the net
book value of the asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, the asset
is considered impaired, and a second test is performed to measure the amount of
impairment loss. Potential impairment of goodwill has been evaluated
in accordance with SFAS No. 142.
As part
of intangible assets, the Company capitalizes certain computer software
development costs in accordance with SFAS No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed.” Costs
incurred internally to create a computer software product or to develop an
enhancement to an existing product are charged to expense when incurred as
research and development expense until technological feasibility for the
respective product is established. Thereafter, all software
development costs are capitalized and reported at the lower of unamortized cost
or net realizable value. Capitalization ceases when the product or
enhancement is available for general release to customers.
The
Company makes on-going evaluations of the recoverability of its capitalized
software projects by comparing the amount capitalized for each product to the
estimated net realizable value of the product. If such evaluations
indicate that the unamortized software development costs exceed the net
realizable value, the Company writes off the amount by which the unamortized
software development costs exceed net realizable value. Capitalized
and purchased computer software development costs are being amortized ratably
based on the projected revenue associated with the related software or on a
straight-line basis over three years, whichever method results in a higher level
of amortization.
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Product
licenses and customer lists were comprised of the following:
Product Licenses
|
Customer Lists
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Intangible
assets - June 30, 2007 - cost
|
$ | 14,511,208 | $ | 5,451,094 | $ | 19,962,302 | ||||||
Additions
|
4,481,077 | - | 4,481,077 | |||||||||
Effect
of translation adjustment
|
(381,578 | ) | - | (381,578 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(7,772,851 | ) | (3,718,333 | ) | (11,491,184 | ) | ||||||
Net
balance - June 30, 2008
|
$ | 10,837,856 | $ | 1,732,761 | $ | 12,570,617 | ||||||
Intangible
assets - June 30, 2008 - cost
|
$ | 18,992,284 | $ | 5,451,094 | $ | 24,443,378 | ||||||
Additions
|
4,525,005 | 352,963 | 4,877,968 | |||||||||
Effect
of translation adjustment
|
(2,180,332 | ) | - | (2,180,332 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated
amortization
|
(8,884,600 | ) | (4,268,729 | ) | (13,153,329 | ) | ||||||
Net
balance - March 31, 2009
|
$ | 12,452,357 | $ | 1,535,328 | $ | 13,987,685 | ||||||
Amortization
expense:
|
||||||||||||
Nine
months ended March 31, 2009
|
$ | 1,169,871 | $ | 530,396 | $ | 1,700,267 | ||||||
Nine
months ended March 31, 2008
|
$ | 713,766 | $ | 520,983 | $ | 1,234,749 |
At March
31, 2009 and 2008, product licenses, renewals, enhancements, copyrights,
trademarks, and trade names, included unamortized software development and
enhancement costs of $8,712,710 and $7,674,491, respectively, as the development
and enhancement is yet to be completed. Software development
amortization expense was $738,024 and $186,174 for the nine months ended March
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively and is shown in “Cost of Goods Sold” in these
consolidated financial statements.
Amortization
expense of intangible assets over the next five years is as
follows:
FISCAL YEAR ENDING
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset
|
3/31/10
|
3/31/11
|
3/31/12
|
3/31/13
|
3/31/14
|
TOTAL
|
||||||||||||||||||
Product
Licences
|
$ | 1,282,687 | $ | 1,169,140 | $ | 497,044 | $ | 207,406 | $ | 207,406 | $ | 3,363,683 | ||||||||||||
Customer
Lists
|
573,927 | 545,756 | 286,226 | 70,593 | 58,827 | 1,535,329 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,856,614 | $ | 1,714,896 | $ | 783,270 | $ | 277,999 | $ | 266,233 | $ | 4,899,012 |
There
were no impairments of the goodwill asset during the nine months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008.
NOTE
9 – OTHER ASSETS – LONG TERM
As of
December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, one of the Company’s subsidiaries
classified two of its long-term accounts receivables as other assets in the
discounted net present value amounts of $367,522 and $614,446,
respectively.
Total
other assets, long term as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 was $204,823 and
$822,672, respectively.
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NOTE
10 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
As of 3/31/09
|
As of 6/30/08
|
|||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
$ | 1,320,392 | $ | 1,468,491 | ||||
Accrued
Liabilities
|
2,795,002 | 2,099,693 | ||||||
Accrued
Payroll
|
1,100 | 2,203 | ||||||
Accrued
Payroll Taxes
|
400,840 | 176,916 | ||||||
Interest
Payable
|
54,010 | 158,627 | ||||||
Deferred
Revenues
|
721 | 72,240 | ||||||
Tax
Payable
|
261,255 | 138,489 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 4,833,319 | $ | 4,116,659 |
NOTE
11 - DEBTS
A) LOANS
AND LEASES PAYABLE
Notes
payable consist of the following:
Balance at
|
Current
|
Long-Term
|
||||||||||
Name
|
3/31/09
|
Maturities
|
Maturities
|
|||||||||
D&O
Insurance
|
107,099 | 107,099 | - | |||||||||
Habib
Bank Line of Credit
|
5,022,539 | 5,022,539 | - | |||||||||
Bank
Overdraft Facility
|
221,649 | 221,649 | - | |||||||||
HSBC
Loan
|
353,237 | 247,031 | 106,206 | |||||||||
Loan
Payable
|
310,135 | - | 310,135 | |||||||||
Subsidiary
Capital Leases
|
1,552,068 | 505,267 | 1,046,801 | |||||||||
$ | 7,566,727 | $ | 6,103,585 | $ | 1,463,142 |
Balance at
|
Current
|
Long-Term
|
||||||||||
Name
|
6/30/08
|
Maturities
|
Maturities
|
|||||||||
D&O
Insurance
|
$ | 41,508 | $ | 41,508 | $ | - | ||||||
E&O
Insurance
|
28,518 | 28,518 | - | |||||||||
Habib
Bank Line of Credit
|
1,501,998 | 1,501,998 | - | |||||||||
Bank
Overdraft Facility
|
84,952 | 84,952 | - | |||||||||
HSBC
Loan
|
739,428 | 327,820 | 411,608 | |||||||||
Subsidiary
Capital Leases
|
627,621 | 295,314 | 332,307 | |||||||||
$ | 3,024,025 | $ | 2,280,110 | $ | 743,915 |
In August
2007, NetSol UK, entered into an agreement with HSBC Bank whereby the line of
credit outstanding of £500,000 or approximately $1,023,850 was converted into a
loan payable with a maturity of three years. The interest rate is
7.5% with monthly payments of £15,558 or approximately $31,858. The loan
outstanding as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, was $353,237 and $739,428,
respectively. Interest expense on this line of credit during the nine
month periods ending March 31, 2009 and 2008, was $27,278 and $53,829,
respectively.
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In April
2008, the Company entered into an agreement with Habib American Bank to secure a
line of credit to be collateralized by Certificates of Deposit held at the
bank. The interest rate on this line of credit is variable and was
5.30% and 4.57% at March 31, 2009, and June 30, 2008, respectively. The
amount outstanding as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008 was $5,022,539 and
$1,501,998, respectively. Interest expense on this line of credit
during the nine month periods ending March 31, 2009 and 2008, was $144,706 and
$0, respectively.
During
the year ended June 30, 2008, NTE entered into an overdraft facility with HSBC
Bank plc whereby the bank would cover Company overdrafts up to
£200,000. The annual interest rate is 3.25% over the bank’s sterling
base rate, which is currently 5.00%, for an effective annual rate of
8.25%. The amount outstanding as of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008,
was $221,649 and $84,952, respectively. Interest expense on this
facility during the nine month periods ending March 31, 2009 and 2008, was
$10,928 and $10,868, respectively.
CAPITAL
LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The
Company leases various fixed assets under capital lease arrangements expiring in
various years through 2014. The assets and liabilities under capital
leases are recorded at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease
payments or the fair value of the asset. The assets are depreciated
over the lesser of their related lease terms or their estimated useful lives and
are secured by the assets themselves. Depreciation of assets under
capital leases is included in depreciation expense for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Following
is the aggregate minimum future lease payments under capital leases as of March
31, 2009:
Minimum Lease Payments
|
||||
Due
FYE 03/31/10
|
$ | 664,239 | ||
Due
FYE 03/31/11
|
517,829 | |||
Due
FYE 03/31/12
|
372,402 | |||
Due
FYE 03/31/13
|
168,125 | |||
Due
FYE 03/31/14
|
93,301 | |||
Total
Minimum Lease Payments
|
1,815,895 | |||
Interest
Expense relating to future periods
|
(263,827 | ) | ||
Present
Value of minimum lease payments
|
1,552,068 | |||
Less: Current
portion
|
(505,267 | ) | ||
Non-Current
portion
|
$ | 1,046,801 |
Following
is a summary of fixed assets held under capital leases:
As of 3/31/09
|
As of 6/30/08
|
|||||||
Computer
Equipment and Software
|
$ | 739,818 | $ | 895,235 | ||||
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
1,004,336 | 62,054 | ||||||
Vehicles
|
316,357 | 392,727 | ||||||
Building
Equipment
|
438,679 | 161,295 | ||||||
Total
|
2,499,190 | 1,511,311 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(710,750 | ) | (653,643 | ) | ||||
Net
|
$ | 1,788,440 | $ | 857,668 |
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B) BANK
LOAN
The
Company’s Pakistan subsidiary, NetSol PK, has a loan with a bank. The
loan is secured by the Subsidiary’s assets. The note consists of the
following:
For
the nine months ended March 31, 2009:
|
||||||||||
TYPE OF
|
MATURITY
|
INTEREST
|
BALANCE
|
|||||||
LOAN
|
DATE
|
RATE
|
USD
|
|||||||
Export
Refinance
|
Every 6 months
|
7.50 | % | $ | 2,108,919 | |||||
Total
|
$ | 2,108,919 |
For
the year ended June 30, 2008:
|
||||||||||
TYPE OF
|
MATURITY
|
INTEREST
|
BALANCE
|
|||||||
LOAN
|
DATE
|
RATE
|
USD
|
|||||||
Export
Refinance
|
Every 6 months
|
7.50 | % | $ | 2,932,551 | |||||
Total
|
$ | 2,932,551 |
NOTE
12 – DIVIDEND PAYABLE
PREFERRED
SHAREHOLDERS
The
Company has issued Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock under
which dividends are payable (see Note 14). The dividend is to be paid
quarterly, either in cash or stock at the Company’s election.
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company issued 95,824 shares of the
Company’s common stock valued at $189,166 as payment of the dividends
due.
The
dividend for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 totaled
$100,892. As of March 31, 2009, $33,876 was paid with the issuance of
19,217 shares of the Company’s common stock, $33,876 was paid in cash and the
remaining balance of $33,140 remains unpaid.
NOTE
13 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE
On July
23, 2008, the Company entered into a Convertible Note with three investors with
a total value of $6,000,000. The note matures in 3 years and has an interest
rate of 7% per annum that is payable semi-annually. The note could be converted
into common shares at a conversion rate of $3.00 per share. The fair market
value of the shares at the date of signing was $2.90; therefore, no beneficial
conversion feature expense was recorded on the transaction. No warrants were
issued in connection with this note. The Convertible Note contains full-ratchet
anti-dilution protection. However, despite this protection, at no
time shall the Company issue shares as part of a conversion or other event
contained in the Convertible Note where the resulting issuance would
require issuance in violation of Nasdaq rules.
In
January 2009, the Company entered into a waiver agreement (the “Waiver”) with
holders of the Convertible Notes Payable (the “Holders”) to modify the terms and
conditions of the original note. Under the Waiver, Holders waived
their right to full-ratchet anti-dilution protection and participation in future
financings in consideration for a new conversion rate of $0.78 per common share
and four equal quarterly cash installment payments from the Company of $250,000
each, beginning January 2009. Since this was an extinguishment of the existing
contract, the company accounted for beneficial conversion feature of $230,769
which will be amortized over the remaining life of the contract. As on March 31,
2009, total amount amortized was $17,225. The Company accrued $1,000,000 under
the waiver agreement as loss on extinguishment of debt during the nine month
period March 31, 2008.
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The
Company incurred $175,000 in finder’s fees and consulting costs which was
amortized over the life of the Notes. However, after extinguishment of the
existing note in the current quarter, the unamortized portion of $132,589 was
fully expensed out in this quarter. The convertible note payable is recorded as
net of unamortized beneficial conversion feature of $213,544 at March 31,
2009.
The
Convertible Notes entered into by and between the Company and the Holders
includes certain conditions. Specifically, the Note does not permit
interest to be paid in shares of common stock if such at the time the interest
is due the Equity Conditions are not met or, there has been an Event of Default,
in such instances, the Company must make cash interest payments. So long as the
principal is due, the Company may not, without prior approval of 75% of the
Holders, incur indebtedness senior to the Holders. A failure to follow
this covenant would result in an Event of Default. If an Event of Default
occurs and is continuing with respect to any of the Notes, the Holder may
declare all of the then outstanding Principal amount of this note and all other
notes held by the Holder, including any interest due thereon, to be due and
payable immediately. In the event of such acceleration, the amount due and
owing to the Holder shall be the greater of (1) 125% of the outstanding
Principal Amount of the Notes held by the Holder (plus all accrued and unpaid
interest, if any) and (2) the product of (A) the highest closing price for the
five (5) Trading days immediately preceding the Holder’s acceleration and (B)
the Conversion Ratio. In either case the Company shall pay interest on
such amount in cash at the Default Rate to the Holder if such amount is not paid
within 7 days of Holder’s request. The remedies under this Note shall be
cumulative. Failure to comply with the terms of the Note, the Purchase Agreement
and the Investor Rights Agreement may result in an Event of Default
hereunder.
During
the nine month period ended March 31, 2009, interest expense on these notes was
$289,333.
NOTE
14 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
EQUITY
TRANSACTIONS
PREFERRED
STOCK
On
October 30, 2006, the convertible notes payable were converted into 5,500 shares
of Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. The preferred
shares are valued at $1,000 per share or $5,500,000. The preferred
shares are convertible into common stock at a rate of $1.65 per common
share. The total shares of common stock that can be issued under
these Series A Preferred Stock is 3,333,333. On January 19, 2007, the
Form S-3 statement to register the underlying common stock and related dividends
became effective. As of June 30, 2007, the balance of the preferred
shares was 4,130 shares. During the six months ended December 31,
2007, 2,210 shares of preferred stock were converted into 1,339,392 shares of
common stock valued at $2,210,000.
The
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock carries certain liquidation and
preferential rights. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, before any
distribution of assets of the Corporation can be made to or set apart for the
holders of Common Stock, the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive payment out of such assets of the Corporation in an amount
equal to $1,000 per share of Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, plus
any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not earned or declared)
on the Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Convertible
Preferred Stock ranks senior to all classes and series of Common Stock and
existing preferred stock and to each other class or series of preferred stock
established hereafter by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, with respect
to dividend rights, redemption rights, rights on liquidation, winding-up and
dissolution and all other rights in any manner, whether voluntary or
involuntary.
BUSINESS
COMBINATIONS
McCue Systems,
Inc.
In June
2006, the Company completed the acquisition of McCue Systems, Inc. In
June 2008, the third and final installment became due for the acquisition and
the Company recorded 345,131 shares to be issued valued at $890,437 on these
consolidated financial statements. During the quarter ended September
30, 2008, 336,158 shares were issued as payment on the acquisition. A
total of 46,704 shares valued at $88,325 are shown in “Shares to Be Issued” in
these consolidated financial statements representing McCue Systems shareholders
that have not been located as of this date.
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Ciena Solutions,
LLC.
On
October 31, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the
membership interests of Ciena Solutions, LLC, a California limited liability
corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid a
deposit of $350,000 to the two members for the purchase with the full purchase
price to be determined based on the performance of the new entity over the
following four years. No assets or liabilities were picked up by the
Company at the acquisition, excluding the rights to the existing
contracts. As the effects of this transaction are insignificant to
the consolidated financial statements, no pro forma information has been
provided.
The total
Purchase Price is comprised of the Initial Consideration and the Deferred
Consideration. The Initial Consideration was Three Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($350,000). The Deferred Consideration is to be paid
in four (4) annual installments, to be calculated based upon future earnings and
certain other factors, however, that under no circumstances may the total number
of NetSol Shares issued to Sellers (including those shares issued as
part of the Initial Consideration and those shares issued which would be
considered aggregated with those issued pursuant to the purchase agreement
according to NASDAQ rules) exceed 19% of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock of NetSol, less treasury shares, on the date of the
Closing. In the event NetSol is not permitted to issue as part of the
Deferred Consideration, shares of common stock equal in value to 50% of the
Deferred Consideration, NetSol may issue such amount as is permitted and the
remainder in cash. Each Fiscal Year shall be measured from July 1 to
June 30 with Fiscal Year 1 being the period from July 1, 2008 to June 30,
2009.
Deferred
Consideration is to be calculated as follows:
|
1)
|
After
the conclusion of fiscal year 1, the consideration will be comprised of
25% of the lesser of Ciena’s Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation
and Amortization (“EBIDTA”) for Year 1 multiplied by 4.5 or the Gross
Revenue of Ciena for Year 1 multiplied by .75 less those capitalized costs
incurred by NetSol and/or its subsidiaries for the benefit of
Ciena. All numbers shall be based on audited Fiscal Year 1
financial statements. Payments are to be made; a)
50% in restricted common stock of NetSol at the 30 day volume weighted
average price (“VWAP”) in the 30 days preceding the end of Fiscal Year 1;
and b) 50% in U.S. Dollars.
|
|
2)
|
Consideration
after the conclusion of the second full year of operations, July 1, 2009
to June 30, 2010 (“Fiscal Year 2”) will be comprised of 25% of the lesser
of: Ciena’s EBIDTA Year 2 multiplied by 4.5 or the Gross
Revenue of Ciena for Fiscal Year 2 multiplied by .75 less those
capitalized costs incurred by NetSol and/or its subsidiaries for the
benefit of Ciena and less three hundred fifty thousand dollars
($350,000). If the consideration is a negative number, that
negative number shall carry-over to the pay-out for Fiscal Year
3. All numbers shall be based on the audited Fiscal Year
2financial statements. Payment are to be
made; a) 50% shall be payable in restricted common stock of NetSol at the
30 day VWAP as of June 30, 2010, in accordance with the VWAP Calculation,
and; b) 50% in U.S. Dollars.
|
|
3)
|
Consideration
after the conclusion of the third full year of operations from July 1,
2010 to June 30, 2011 (“Fiscal Year 3”) will be comprised of 25% of the
lesser of: Ciena’s EBIDTA for Fiscal Year 3 multiplied by 4.5
or the Gross Revenue of Ciena for Year 3 multiplied by .75 less those
capitalized costs incurred by NetSol and/or its subsidiaries for the
benefit of Ciena and less any carry-over from Fiscal Year
2. All numbers shall be based on the audited Fiscal Year 3
financial statements. Payment will be
made; a) 50% shall be payable in restricted common
stock of NetSol at the 30 day VWAP as of June 30, 2011 calculated in
accordance with the VWAP Calculation, and; b) 50% in U.S.
Dollars.
|
|
4)
|
Consideration
after the conclusion of the fourth full year of operations from July 1,
2011 to June 30, 2012 (“Fiscal Year 4”) will be comprised of 25% of the
lesser of: Ciena’s EBIDTA for Fiscal Year 4 multiplied by 4.5
or the Gross Revenue of Ciena for Year 4 multiplied by .75 less those
capitalized costs incurred by NetSol and/or its subsidiaries for the
benefit of Ciena and less any carry-over from Fiscal Years 2 and
3. All numbers shall be based on the audited Fiscal Year 4
financial statements. Payment will be made; a) 50%
shall be payable in restricted common stock of NetSol at the 30 day VWAP
as of June 30, 2011 calculated in accordance with the VWAP Calculation,
and; b) 50% in U.S. Dollars.
|
PRIVATE
PLACEMENTS
In June
2007, the Company sold 757,576 shares of the Company’s common stock to two
institutional investors for $1,250,000. The Company received
$1,000,000 of this by June 30, 2007 and the remaining $250,000 cash due was
received on July 2, 2007. The shares were issued in July
2007. This purchase agreement contained a “green shoe” clause whereby
the investors had the option to purchase within six months the same number of
shares at the same price and receive the same number of warrants. In
October 2007, the investors exercised the “green shoe” clause and the Company
sold them 757,576 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at
$1,250,000. In addition, as part of the agreement, the investors were
granted 378,788 warrants with an exercise price of $1.65 and expires in five
years. No warrants were exercised as of the date of this
report.
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SERVICES,
ACCRUED EXPENSES, AND PAYABLES
In
October 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with an employee whereby the
Company agreed to issue a total of 35,000 shares of the Company’s restricted
common stock valued at $132,650; vesting over one year on a quarterly
basis. During the year ended June 30, 2008, 17,500 shares were vested
and issued valued at $66,324were issued to the employee. During the
nine months ended March 31, 2009, 17,500 became vested and were issued to the
employee.
In June
2008, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant whereby the
Company agreed to issue a total of 20,000 shares of the Company’s restricted
common stock valued at $56,600 for services rendered. As of June 30,
2008, the stock had not been issued and was shown in “Stock to be
Issued”. In July 2008, these shares were issued.
On March
9, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a consultant,
whereby the Company agreed to issue a total of 300,000 shares to the
consultant. During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, 100,000 shares
valued at $30,000 were earned under the terms of the agreement and the expense
recorded in these accompanying financial statements. The 100,000
shares are shown in “Stock to be Issued”.
OPTIONS
AND WARRANTS EXERCISED
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 324,008 shares of its
common stock for the exercise of options valued at $555,493.
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 51,515 shares of its
common stock for the exercise of warrants valued at $99,424.
TREASURY
STOCK
On March
24, 2008, the Company announced that it had authorized a stock repurchase
program permitting the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 of its shares of
common stock over the next 6 months. The shares are to be repurchased from time
to time in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions in the
Company's discretion. During the year ended June 30, 2008, the
Company had repurchased a total of 13,600 shares on the open market valued at
$25,486. The balance as of June 30, 2008 was
$35,681. During the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
purchased an additional 208,900 shares on the open market valued at
$360,328. The balance as of March 31, 2009 was $396,008.
STOCK
SUBSCRIPTION RECEIVABLE
Stock
subscription receivable represents stock options exercised and issued that the
Company has not yet received the payment from the purchaser as they were in
processing when the quarter ended.
The
balance at June 30, 2008 was $600,907. During the nine months ended
March 31, 2009, $150,000 was collected and $241,747 of new receivables were
issued. The balance at March 31, 2009 was $692,654.
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
From time
to time, the Company issues options and warrants as incentives to employees,
officers and directors, as well as to non-employees.
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Common
stock purchase options and warrants consisted of the following:
Aggregated
|
||||||||||||
Exercise
|
Intrinsic
|
|||||||||||
# shares
|
Price
|
Value
|
||||||||||
Options:
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2007
|
7,102,363 |
$0.75 to $5.00
|
$ | 129,521 | ||||||||
Granted
|
20,000 |
$1.60
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(869,938 | ) |
$0.75
to $2.55
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
(180,000 | ) |
$0.75
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2008
|
6,072,425 |
$0.75 to $5.00
|
$ | 1,717,608 | ||||||||
Granted
|
1,958,500 |
$1.60
to $5.00
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(324,008 | ) |
$0.75
to $5.00
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
- | |||||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable, March 31, 2009
|
7,706,917 |
$0.75
to $5.00
|
$ | - | ||||||||
Warrants:
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2007
|
3,002,725 |
$1.65
to $5.00
|
$ | 58,091 | ||||||||
Granted
|
378,788 |
$1.65
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(1,269,199 | ) |
$1.65
to $3.30
|
|
||||||||
Expired
|
(120,000 | ) |
$2.50
to $5.00
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2008
|
1,992,314 |
$1.65
to $5.00
|
$ | 1,206,095 | ||||||||
Granted
|
- | |||||||||||
Exercised
|
(51,515 | ) |
$1.93
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
- | |||||||||||
Outstanding
and exercisable, March 31, 2009
|
1,940,799 |
$1.65
to $3.70
|
$ | - |
The
following is a summary of the status of options and warrants outstanding at
March 31, 2009:
Exercise Price
|
Number
Outstanding
and
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Weighted
Ave
Exericse
Price
|
|||||||||
OPTIONS:
|
||||||||||||
$0.01
- $0.99
|
1,806,000 | 9.71 | 0.65 | |||||||||
$1.00
- $1.99
|
2,045,917 | 6.31 | 1.88 | |||||||||
$2.00
- $2.99
|
3,055,000 | 6.02 | 2.69 | |||||||||
$3.00
- $5.00
|
800,000 | 5.04 | 4.24 | |||||||||
Totals
|
7,706,917 | 6.86 | 2.16 | |||||||||
WARRANTS:
|
||||||||||||
$1.00
- $1.99
|
1,476,137 | 2.71 | 1.79 | |||||||||
$3.00
- $5.00
|
464,662 | 0.40 | 3.31 | |||||||||
Totals
|
1,940,799 | 2.16 | 2.15 |
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OPTIONS
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, 20,000 options were granted to two
officers with an exercise price of $1.60 per share and an expiration date of ten
years, vesting immediately. Using the Black-Scholes method to value
the options, the Company recorded $24,320 in compensation expense for these
options in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The
Black-Scholes option pricing model used the following assumptions:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.5 | % | ||
Expected
life
|
10 years
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
65 | % |
During
the quarter ended September 31, 2008, the Company granted 100,000 options to an
employee with an exercise price of $1.65 per share and an expiration date of 3
months, vesting immediately. Using the Black-Scholes method to value the
options, the Company recorded $89,700 in compensation expense for these options
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The
Black-Scholes option pricing model used the following assumptions:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
7.0 | % | ||
Expected
life
|
0.25 years
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
106 | % |
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company granted 45,000 options to two
employees with an exercise price of $0.75 per share and an expiration date of 3
months, vesting immediately. Using the Black-Scholes method to value the
options, the Company recorded $8,100 in compensation expense for these options
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The
Black-Scholes option pricing model used the following assumptions:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
7.0 | % | ||
Expected
life
|
0.25 years
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
141 | % |
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company granted 1,800,000 options to
three officers in exchange for an agreement to reduce total compensation. Such
options vest quarterly over a one-year period. A non-cash stock compensation
charge of $49,839 is recorded during the nine month period ended March 31,
2009.
The
Black-Scholes option pricing model used the following assumptions:
3.8 | % | |||
10 years
|
||||
Expected
volatility
|
138 | % |
On March
9, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby the consultant,
in exchange for the services set forth in the agreement, would receive shares of
common stock of the Company as compensation. A total of 300,000
shares will be issued as an incentive for new business development activities.
As per the terms the Company recorded 100,000 shares as shares to be issued as
at March 9, 2009 (agreement execution date) amounting to $30,000 in the
accompanied financial statements.
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WARRANTS
On
October 11, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant
whereby the Company agreed to grant the consultant a total of 100,000 warrants
with an exercise price of $1.85 and 100,000 warrants with an exercise price of
$3.70. The warrants vest equally over the term of the agreement on a
quarterly basis commencing on January 11, 2007 and vest only upon completion of
the quarter’s service as earned. The warrants are exercisable until
October 10, 2011. As of March 31, 2009, none of the warrants had
vested as no services were performed and therefore, no expense was
recorded.
In
October 2007, the investors exercised the “green shoe” clause and the Company
sold them 757,576 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at
$1,250,000. In addition as part of the agreement, the investors were
granted 378,788 warrants with an exercise price of $1.65 and expire in five
years. No warrants have been exercised as of March 31,
2009.
NOTE 15 - SEGMENT
INFORMATION
The
Company has identified three global regions or segments for its products and
services; North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Our reportable
segments are business units located in different global regions. Each
business unit provides similar products and services; license fees for leasing
and asset-based software, related maintenance fees, and implementation and IT
consulting services. Separate management of each segment is required
because each business unit is subject to different operational issues and
strategies due to their particular regional location. We account for
intercompany sales and expenses as if the sales or expenses were to third
parties and eliminate them in the consolidation. The following table
presents a summary of operating information and certain balance sheet
information for the nine months ended March 31:
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2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
from unaffiliated customers:
|
||||||||
North
America
|
$ | 4,045,050 | $ | 3,153,066 | ||||
Europe
|
3,339,633 | 5,272,598 | ||||||
Asia
- Pacific
|
12,210,314 | 17,700,856 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 19,594,997 | $ | 26,126,520 | ||||
Operating
income (loss):
|
||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | (3,189,499 | ) | $ | (2,617,524 | ) | ||
North
America
|
(1,507,871 | ) | (252,458 | ) | ||||
Europe
|
(1,906,413 | ) | 925,421 | |||||
Asia
- Pacific
|
657,693 | 7,377,401 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | (5,946,090 | ) | $ | 5,432,840 | |||
Net income (loss) before minority interest after tax | ||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | (4,649,335 | ) | $ | (1,580,134 | ) | ||
North
America
|
(1,585,872 | ) | (253,215 | ) | ||||
Europe
|
(1,939,738 | ) | 867,620 | |||||
Asia
– Pacific
|
1,972,876 | 7,884,379 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | (6,202,069 | ) | $ | 6,918,650 |
|
June 30 2008
|
|||||||
Identifiable
assets:
|
||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | 18,096,654 | $ | 16,566,612 | ||||
North
America
|
3,064,557 | 1,920,508 | ||||||
Europe
|
4,222,619 | 6,233,480 | ||||||
Asia
– Pacific
|
35,249,680 | 39,056,094 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 60,633,510 | $ | 63,776,694 | ||||
Depreciation
and amortization:
|
||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | 1,079,174 | $ | 1,051,595 | ||||
North
America
|
347,745 | 121,525 | ||||||
Europe
|
480,695 | 211,523 | ||||||
Asia
– Pacific
|
1,184,520 | 884,826 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 3,092,134 | $ | 2,269,469 | ||||
Capital
expenditures:
|
||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | 1,020 | $ | 4,189 | ||||
North
America
|
97,404 | 51,882 | ||||||
Europe
|
43,448 | 52,570 | ||||||
Asia
– Pacific
|
1,359,636 | 1,877,010 | ||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 1,501,508 | $ | 1,985,651 |
Net
revenues by our various products and services provided are as
follows:
For the Nine Months
|
||||||||
Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Licensing
Fees
|
$ | 3,502,632 | $ | 7,769,226 | ||||
Maintenance
Fees
|
4,771,519 | 4,556,450 | ||||||
Services
|
11,320,846 | 13,800,844 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 19,594,997 | $ | 26,126,520 |
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NOTE
16 - MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
The
Company had minority interests in several of its subsidiaries. The
balances of the minority interests are as follows:
SUBSIDIARY
|
MIN INT
BALANCE AT
3/31/09
|
MIN INT
BALANCE AT
6/30/08
|
||||||
PK
Tech
|
$ | 4,584,551 | $ | 6,309,918 | ||||
NetSol-Innovation
|
1,011,946 | 1,365,855 | ||||||
Connect
|
64,921 | 182,196 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,661,417 | $ | 7,857,969 |
NetSol
PK
In August
2005, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NetSol PK became listed on the
Karachi Stock Exchange in Pakistan. The Initial Public Offering
(“IPO”) sold 13,986,000 shares of the subsidiary to the public thus reducing the
Company’s ownership by 39.42%. Net proceeds of the IPO were
$4,890,224. As a result of the IPO, the Company is required to show
the minority interest of the subsidiary on the accompanying consolidated
financial statements. The minority interest percentage as of June 30,
2008 and March 31, 2009 is 41.32%.
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the subsidiary had net income of
$1,762,391 and $6,511,184, of which $728,220 and $2,590,102, respectively, was
recorded against the minority interest. The balance of the minority interest at
March 31, 2009 was $4,584,551.
On
October 22, 2008, the subsidiary’s board of directors authorized a 20% stock
bonus dividend to all its stockholders as of that date. The net value
of shares issued to minority holders was $615,549.
On
October 19, 2007, the subsidiary’s board of directors authorized a 22% stock
bonus dividend to all its stockholders as of that date. The net value
of shares issued to minority holders was $545,359.
NetSol-TiG:
In
December 2004, the Company forged a new and a strategic relationship with a UK
based public company TiG Plc. A Joint Venture was established by the two
companies to create a new company, NetSol Innovation (Pvt) Limited (previously
TiG NetSol Pvt Ltd.)(“NetSol-TiG”), with 50.1% ownership by NetSol Technologies,
Inc. and 49.9% ownership by TiG. The agreement anticipates TiG’s
technology business to be outsourced to NetSol’s offshore development
facility.
During
year ended June 30, 2005, the Company invested $253,635 and TiG invested
$251,626 and the new subsidiary began operations during the quarter ended March
31, 2005.
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the subsidiary had net income of
$556,127 and $1,388,747, of which $277,507, and $692,985 was recorded against
the minority interest, respectively. The balance of the minority
interest at March 31, 2009 was $1,011,946.
On
October 22, 2008, the subsidiary’s board of directors authorized a cash dividend
of 67,446,500 Pakistan Rupees (“pkr”) or approximately $874,817. Of
this amount, the Company is due 34,073,972 pkr or approximately
$441,958. The net value to the minority holders is approximately
$432,859 and is reflected on these unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
On
September 26, 2007, the subsidiary’s board of directors authorized a cash
dividend of 100,000,000 pkr or approximately
$1,651,522. Of this amount, the Company is due 50,520,000 pkr or
approximately $834,349. The net value to the minority holders is
approximately $817,173 and is reflected on these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
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Connect:
In August
2003, the Company entered into an agreement with United Kingdom based Akhter
Group PLC (“Akhter”). Under the terms of the agreement, Akhter Group
acquired 49.9 percent of the Company’s subsidiary; Pakistan based NetSol Connect
PVT Ltd. (“Connect”), an Internet service provider (“ISP”), in Pakistan through
the issuance of additional Connect shares. The partnership with Akhter Computers
is designed to rollout connectivity and wireless services to the Pakistani
national market.
As of
June 30, 2005, a total of $751,356 had been transferred to Connect, of which
$410,781 was from Akhter. In June 2006, a total of $40,000 cash was
distributed to each partner as a return of capital.
For the
nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the subsidiary had net income (loss)
of ($67,112) and of $12,391, respectively, of which ($33,489) and $6,183
respectively, was recorded against the minority interest. The balance
of the minority interest at March 31, 2009 was $64,921.
NOTE
17 – RESTATEMENT
On
November 5, 2008, the management of NetSol Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”)
concluded after reviewing the pertinent facts, that the previously issued
financial statements contained in the Company's annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended June 30, 2008 should be restated due primarily to computational
errors in connection with the allocation of appropriate amounts to minority
interest in the statement of operations and calculation of minority interest
ownership.
Our
management determined that the financial statements included therein overstated
amount of our reported net income for the year ended June 30, 2008 by
approximately $2,229,824.
The
Company filed its restated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2008
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2008. As a result of
the restatement, the Company determined that the previously issued interim
financial statements for the nine months ended March 31, 2008 should be
restated. The net income for the three and nine month periods ended March 31,
2008 was overstated by $60,430 and $169,448, respectively.
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The
effect of restatement is shown below:
As reported
6/30/08
|
As Restated
6/30/08
|
|||||||
BALANCE SHEET:
|
||||||||
Minority
Interest
|
$ | 6,866,514 | $ | 7,857,969 | ||||
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
$ | 76,456,697 | $ | 74,950,286 | ||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
(32,067,003 | ) | (33,071,702 | ) | ||||
Other
comprehensive loss
|
(4,267,579 | ) | (2,747,924 | ) |
For the Three Month Periods Ended
|
For the Nine Month Periods Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
As reported
3/31/08
|
As Restated
3/31/08
|
As reported
3/31/08
|
As Restated
3/31/08
|
|||||||||||||
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) before minority interest in subsidiary
|
3,415,801 | 3,415,802 | $ | 6,964,921 | $ | 6,964,922 | ||||||||||
Minority
interest in subsidiary
|
(1,098,703 | ) | (1,159,134 | ) | (1,756,509 | ) | (3,288,490 | ) | ||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(15,314 | ) | (15,314 | ) | (46,272 | ) | (46,272 | ) | ||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
2,301,784 | 2,241,354 | 5,162,140 | 3,630,160 | ||||||||||||
Dividend
required for preferred stockholders
|
(33,508 | ) | (33,508 | ) | (145,033 | ) | (145,033 | ) | ||||||||
Subsidiary
dividend (minority holders portion)
|
- | - | (817,173 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Bonus
stock dividend (minority holders portion)
|
- | (545,359 | ) | - | ||||||||||||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
|
2,268,276 | 2,207,846 | 3,654,575 | 3,485,127 | ||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss:
|
||||||||||||||||
Translation
adjustment
|
(910,838 | ) | (634,280 | ) | (1,401,831 | ) | (1,065,613 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$ | 1,357,438 | $ | 1,573,566 | $ | 2,252,744 | $ | 2,419,514 | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.15 | ||||||||
Diluted
|
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.15 | ||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
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Basic
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25,205,995 | 25,205,995 | 23,686,204 | 23,686,204 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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25,665,924 | 25,665,924 | 24,146,133 | 24,146,133 |
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS:
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For the Nine Month Periods Ended
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As reported
3/31/08
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As Restated
3/31/08
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Net
Income
|
$ | 5,162,140 | $ | 3,630,160 | ||||
Minority
Interest in subsidary
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$ | 1,756,509 | $ | 3,288,490 | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
$ | 572,229 | $ | 572,229 |
NOTE
18 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NetSol
Technologies, Inc., signed a definitive joint venture agreement with a Saudi
Arabia based company, Atheeb Group Ltd., on April 7, 2009. NetSol Technologies,
Inc., forged a majority owned joint venture with Atheeb Group of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (“KSA”). NetSol owns 50.1% and Atheeb owns 49.9% of the newly
created Atheeb NetSol, Ltd. entity to be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Atheeb
has been in operation since 1985 and has major businesses in defense, public
works, telecom, financial, transportation and agriculture.
Subsequent
to the end of the quarter, employees of the Company participated in a restricted
common stock purchase plan. The plan permits accredited employees to make
purchases in value up to $1 million. The shares purchased in this plan as of May
08, 2009 total 1,408,974.
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and
Analysis
The
following discussion is intended to assist in an understanding of the Company's
financial position and results of operations for the quarter ending March 31,
2009.
Forward-Looking
Information.
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to
the Company that is based on the beliefs of its management as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to its
management. When used in this report, the
words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate",
"expect", "intend", "plan", and similar expressions as
they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management's
current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should any of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this
report as anticipated, estimated or expected. The Company's
realization of its business aims could be materially and adversely affected by
any technical or other problems in, or difficulties with, planned funding and
technologies, third party technologies which render the Company's technologies
obsolete, the unavailability of required third party technology licenses on
commercially reasonable terms, the loss of key research and development
personnel, the inability or failure to recruit and retain qualified research and
development personnel, or the adoption
of technology standards which are
different from technologies around which
the Company's business ultimately is built. The Company
does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
INTRODUCTION
NetSol
Technologies, Inc. (“NetSol” or the “Company”) (NasdaqCM: NTWK) (DIFX: NTWK) is
a US worldwide provider of global business services and enterprise application
solutions. NetSol uses its BestShoring™ practices and highly-experienced
resources in analysis, development, quality assurance, and implementation to
deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions. Organized into specialized
practices, these product and services offerings include portfolio management
systems for the financial services industry, consulting, custom development,
systems integration, and technical services for the global Healthcare,
Insurance, Real Estate, and Technology markets. NetSol's commitment to quality
is demonstrated by its achievement of the ISO 9001, ISO 279001, and SEI
(Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA) CMMi
(Capability Maturity Model) Level 5 assessments, a distinction shared by fewer
than 100 companies worldwide. NetSol offers SAP and Business Objects consulting
and implementation services and is a Certified SAP Business Objects Partner.
NetSol Technologies' clients include Fortune 500 manufacturers, global
automakers, financial institutions, technology providers, and governmental
agencies. Founded in 1996, NetSol is headquartered in Emeryville,
California with a small corporate office in Calabasas, California;
Horsham, United Kingdom; Sydney, Australia; Beijing, China; Lahore, Islamabad,
and Karachi, Pakistan; and, Bangkok, Thailand.
In
today’s highly competitive marketplace, business executives with labor or
services-centric budgetary responsibilities are not just encouraged but are, in
fact, obliged to engage in “Make or Buy” decision process when contemplating how
to support and staff new development, testing, services support and delivery
activities. The Company has initiated the strategic evolution of its
business offerings through a BestShoring™ solutions
strategy. BestShoring ™ is simply defined as NetSol Technologies’
ability to draw upon its global resource base and construct the best possible
solution and price for each and every customer. Unlike traditional
outsourcing offshore vendors, NetSol draws upon an international workforce and
delivery capability to ensure a “BestShoring™ delivers BestSolution™”
approach.
NetSol
combines domain expertise, not only with lowest cost blended rates from its
design centers and campuses located around the world, but also with the
guarantee of localized program and project management while minimizing any
implementation risk associated with a single service center. Our
BestShoring™ approach, which we consider a unique and cost effective global
development model, is leading the way into the 21st
century, providing value-added Solutions for Global Business Services through a
win-win partnership, rather than the traditional outsourced vendor
framework. Our focus “Solutions” serves to ensure the most favorable
pricing while delivering in-depth domain experience. NetSol currently
has locations in Bangkok, Beijing, Lahore, London, the San Francisco Bay Area,
and Sydney to best serve its clients and partners worldwide. This
provides NetSol customers with the optimum balance of subject matter expertise,
in-depth domain experience, and cost effective labor, all merged into a scalable
solution. In this way, “BestShoring delivers BestSolutionTM”.
Information
technology services are valuable only if they fulfill the business strategy and
project objectives set forth by the customer. NetSol’s expert consultants have
the technical knowledge and business experience to ensure the optimization of
the development process in alignment with basic business
principles. The Company offers a broad array of professional services
to clients in the global commercial markets and specializes in the application
of advanced and complex IT enterprise solutions to achieve its customers'
strategic objectives. Its service offerings include IT Consulting &
Services; NetSol Defense Division; Business Intelligence, Information Security,
Outsourcing Services and Software Process Improvement Consulting; maintenance
and support of existing systems; and, project management.
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In
addition to NetSol Global Business Services, our product offerings are centered
around the NetSol Financial Suite (“NSF”) of products and
components. The NetSol Financial Suite includes our flagship global
solution, LeaseSoft. LeaseSoft, a robust suite of four software applications, is
an end-to-end solution for the lease and finance industry covering the complete
leasing and finance cycle starting from quotation origination through end of
contract. The four software applications under LeaseSoft have been designed and
developed for a highly flexible setting and are capable of dealing with
multinational, multi-company, multi-asset, multi-lingual, multi-distributor,
multi-manufacturer, and multi-taxation environments. Each application
is a complete solution in itself and can be used independently to address
specific sub-domains of the leasing/financing cycle. When used
together, they fully automate the entire leasing / financing
cycle. LeaseSoft is a result of more than eight years of effort
resulting in an industry leading and awarding winning product
Applications. NetSol recently added LeaseSoft Fleet Management System
(FMS). The Company has already signed an agreement for FMS with a
major automotive company in the Asia Pacific region. As with our service
offerings, LeaseSoft is complementary to and can be used with all of our
regionally developed solutions such as LeasePak in North America and LeaseSoft
Asset in Europe.
Beyond
LeaseSoft, the NetSol Financial Suite also includes
LeasePak. LeasePak provides the leasing technology industry with the
development of Web-enabled and Web-based tools to deliver superior customer
service, reduce operating costs, streamline the lease management lifecycle, and
support collaboration with origination channel and asset
partners. LeasePak can be configured to run on HP-UX, SUN/Solaris or
Linux, as well as for Oracle and Sybase users. In terms of
scalability, NetSol Technologies North America offers the basic product as well
as a collection of highly specialized add on modules for systems, portfolios and
accrual methods for virtually all sizes and complexities of operations. These
solutions provide the equipment and vehicle leasing infrastructure at leading
Fortune 500 banks and manufacturers, as well as for some of the industry’s
leading independent lessors.
Our
product and services offerings include: inBanking, which provides full process
automation and decision support in the front, middle and back offices of
treasury and capital markets operations; LeaseSoft Portals and Modules through
our European operations; LeasePak 6.0b of our LeasePak product
suite; enterprise wide information systems, such as or LRMIS, MTMIS
and Hospital Management Systems; Accounting Outsourcing Services, and, the
NetSol Technology Institute, our specialized career and technology
program.
To
further bolster NetSol’s Solutions capabilities, in October 2008, NetSol
acquired Ciena Solutions, a preferred SAP and Business Objects integration firm.
The Ciena Solutions practice is now integrated into our wholly owned subsidiary
NetSol Technologies North America, Inc. This acquisition expands
NetSol’s domain and subject matter expertise to include integration and
consulting services for:
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·
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SAP
R/3 System deployments
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NetWeaver
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Exchange
Infrastructure Portals
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MySAP
Business Suite
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Supplier
Relationship Management Module
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Client
Relationship Management Module
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·
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SAP/Business
Objects Products and related
Services
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In
additional to this expansion of SAP-centric integration consulting and Services,
this practice has developed proprietary intellectual property in the form of
designs and source code focused on enhancing SAP-centric procurement
activities.
Business
successes continued through March 31, 2009 include:
●The
execution of a new license contract with a leading Australian leasing
company
●Won
another information security contract with a leading cellular company in
Pakistan
●Sold the
Hospital Management Suite to Maroof Hospital – Pakistan
●Toyota
Motor Finance China went live with NetSol Financial Suite
●Independent
Software Review project executed for BMW Japan
●Signed
off on a hosting agreement with Rackspace for NTNA
●Signed
off a NetSol Financial Suite sale with a major global Japanese automaker for the
Mexican market
●Enhanced
maintenance and customization revenue with existing North American
customers
●Signed
off with an Africa based business partner to sell Evolve and the NetSol
Financial Suite offering
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PLAN
OF OPERATIONS
Management
undertook major steps to counter the deep effect of global recession, such
as:
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o
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Reduced
headcount by 140 employees in all three key locations in Pakistan, the
United Kingdom and the US. Almost 90% of downsizing took place in Pakistan
and in the United Kingdom. The Company’s total headcount is approximately
750 people.
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o
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Senior
management compensation, benefits and perquisites were reduced by an
average of 20% across the Company, while the CEO and Chairman voluntarily
cut his compensation by 33%.
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o
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Earlier
this year, the senior management had voluntarily forfeited approximately
$400,000 of earned cash bonuses. In addition, senior officers agreed to
the cancellation of option grants awarded by the Board in 2008 to further
reduce the expense.
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o
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To
achieve further cost rationalization and improve operating efficiencies
the geographic operating areas were realigned globally. Two new areas were
created by merging NTE with NTNA and named Region 1. All remaining markets
of Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Southeast Asia remain in Region
2.
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o
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By
combining both European operations with the US, we expect further
streamlining of the cost base as well as optimum utilization of NetSol
Center of Excellence, CMMi Level 5 technology
campus.
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o
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Revamped
sales organization from several departments into one group. The newly
created global sales organization under one global sales director,
centrally headquartered in the UK, would provide much improved visibility
and traction in all key markets
worldwide.
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o
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In
wake of this deep recession, Region 1, headquartered in Emeryville,
California, has aggressively begun the process of either renegotiating the
rental costs and/or subleasing a portion of the space. Management believes
that the net effect of cost rationalization in operating expenses and
general and administrative overheads will be fully reflected from the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009.
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o
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Some
marketing and new projects activities had to be slowed down due to the
poor economy but the most strategic new products development and research
and development activities has increased. Management’s vision is that a
one product global solution is the key initiative that will place NetSol
in the next level of critical mass solutions
providers.
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Business
Development Activities:
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NetSol
launched a long term strategy in 2008 to get NetSol brand and name
recognition in UAE and GCC States by a dual listing on DIFX (now NASDAQ
DUBAI, exchange). A major breakthrough in this strategy was achieved when
a joint venture agreement was reached with a very well established
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) based business conglomerate. NetSol
Technologies, Inc., forged a majority owned joint venture with Atheeb
Group of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”). NetSol owns 51% and Atheeb
owns 49% of the newly created Atheeb NetSol, Ltd. entity to be based in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Atheeb has been in operation since 1985 and has
major businesses in defense, public works, telecom, financial,
transportation and agriculture. By partnering with Ahteeb through a joint
venture NetSol has access to not only major local projects in key sectors
but also in regional economies in GCC states, Central Asia and Africa. The
influence and reputation of Atheeb in the KSA and regional markets is
compelling and NetSol expects to benefit handsomely in coming years. The
joint venture will fully utilize NetSol PK’s Lahore based center of
excellence, CMMi Level 5 technology
campus.
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NetSol
has been actively pursuing another joint venture with a major commercial
business group in Latin America. The objective is to diversify and expand
NetSol software programming and delivery capabilities in emerging
economies of Latin America. This initiative has been slated to provide a
second delivery location to support NetSol Americas existing and new
customers under the Bestshoring™ model. Upon successfully reaching a
majority owned joint venture with this group in Latin America, NetSol will
be able to leverage cost arbitrage and local presence in a stable
region.
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The
acquisition of Ciena Solutions or SAP services has been effectively
integrated with NetSol’s operation. Our new SAP services and offerings are
being marketed to our existing US based clients and new markets to
establish a key new vertical.
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By
expanding into the Americas, NetSol sees a strong opportunity to establish
its brand recognition and create critical mass in the
Americas. Despite the recession and consolidations in the
U.S., NetSol has embarked on an aggressive strategy to reposition and
rebrand NetSol for the U.S markets. For example NetSol is strategically
rolling out offerings of the NetSol Financial Suite to our global auto
manufacturers, whether captive or non-captive, in the North and South
American markets. NetSol sees a new market in Mexico,
Brazil, Costa Rica and many countries in Latin America as mature and
emerging as well as ripe for its flagship LeaseSoft
applications and NFS.
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Management
envisions a major growth in the Chinese market as it continues to have the
strongest economic indicators amongst the major industrial countries. We
are expanding the Beijing office and adding local staff. Our current five
multi-national customers in China have begun to expand their relationship
with NetSol. Management anticipates a break through with
Chinese companies for NetSol Financial Suite in coming
months.
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The
European economy has shown serious decline and the severe impact of
consolidation and budget cuts have started to intensely affect our
business there. The European markets are expected to remain sluggish and
we will hold off any further investment until next
year.
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Top Line
Growth through Investment in organic marketing activities. NetSol
marketing activities will continue to:
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Build
and expand in North America market by hiring experienced talent that has
come available due to recession.
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Diversify
in new verticals of services in North America such as healthcare, SAP
consulting and public sectors.
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Enhanced
sales activities to revive momentum and pipeline of NetSol Financial Suite
in APAC, Europe and in the
Americas.
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Further
extending services offerings to existing 30 plus US
customers.
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Penetrate
into the Chinese market by growing infrastructure and
staff.
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Optimize
Lahore center of excellence in emerging and growing markets in Middle
East.
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Further
penetrate the Australian market in captive and non-captive
sectors.
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Accelerate
and grow new business through joint ventures and
alliances.
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Funding
and Investor Relations:
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Launch
a new IR/PR marketing campaign in the US market after the fiscal year 2009
results.
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Reach
out to new small cap funds, sell side analysts and
institutions.
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Present
2-3 major investors conferences in summer and fall
2009.
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Improve
cash internally through option exercises and employee stock purchase
plans.
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Enhance
and streamline collections from customers to further improve
capital.
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Upon
regaining profitability in NetSol PK, explore possibilities of monetizing
the currency in PK while maintaining majority position at
minimum.
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Seeking
the participation of strategic value added business partners, such as
joint venture partners, to invest in the Company and support their long
term relationship with the Company.
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Improving
the Bottom Line:
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Continue
consolidation and reevaluating operating margins as an ongoing
activity.
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Streamline
further cost of goods sold to improve gross margins to historical levels
over 50%, as sales ramp up.
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Generate
much higher revenues per developer and service group, enhance productivity
and lower cost per employee
overall.
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Consolidate
subsidiaries and integrate and combine entities to reduce overheads and
employ economies of scale.
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Grow
process automation and leverage the best practices of CMMi level
5.
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Cost
efficient management of every operation and continue further consolidation
to improve bottom line.
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Realignment
of business units and restructuring of subsidiaries to improve both
operating and net margins.
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Reduced
General & Administrative expense and expenses of marketing
programs.
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Management
continues to be focused on building its delivery capability and has achieved key
milestones in that respect. Key projects are being delivered on time
and on budget, quality initiatives are succeeding, especially in maturing
internal processes.
In a
quest to continuously improve its quality standards, NetSol is frequently
assessed by Carnegie Mellon University to maintain its CMMi Level 5 quality
certification. We believe that the CMMi standards achievement is a
key reason in NetSol’s demand surge worldwide. We remain convinced that this
trend will continue for all NetSol offerings promoting further beneficial
alliances and increasing the number and quality of our global
customers. The quest for quality standards is a key to NetSol overall
sustainability and success. In 2008 NetSol became ISO 27001
certified, a global standard and a set of best practices for Information
Security Management.
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MATERIAL
TRENDS AFFECTING NETSOL
Management
has identified the following material trends affecting NetSol
Positive
trends:
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The
global recession and consolidations has opened doors for low cost solution
providers such as NetSol.
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The
global economic pressures and recession has shifted IT processes and
technology to utilize both offshore and onshore solutions providers, to
control the costs and improve ROIs.
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·
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New
trends in the most emerging and newest markets. There has been a
noticeable new demand of leasing and financing solutions as a result of
new buying habits and patterns in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and
Central America.
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Access
to excellent talent at affordable salaries globally with much reduced
turnover.
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The
surge of joint ventures in emerging markets is growing and is beneficial
to both parties, representing strengths with core competencies without any
overlap. Thus mitigating the risk of starting fresh in untested
territories with modest
investments.
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Global
opportunities to diversify delivery capabilities in new emerging economies
that offer geopolitical stability and low cost IT resources reducing
dependency upon Lahore technology
campus.
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Positive
growth and resiliency indicators of domestic economy in Pakistan,
primarily a cash based economy, and not dependent on credit markets
leading to renewed optimism for growth in local public and private
sectors.
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·
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Continued
momentum in defense sectors in Pakistan due to geopolitical challenges
facing Pakistan. NetSol has partnership with a major international defense
contractor to bid in Pakistan.
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·
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Our
global multi-national clients have continued to pursue deeper relationship
in newer regions and countries. This reflects our customers’ dependencies
and satisfaction with our NetSol Financial
Suite.
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·
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The
levy of Indian IT sector excise tax of 35% (NASSCOM) on software exports
is very positive for NetSol. In Pakistan there is a 15 year tax holiday on
IT exports of services. There are 7 more years remaining on this tax
incentive.
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·
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Cost
arbitrage, labor costs still very competitive and attractive when compared
with India. Pakistan is significantly under priced for IT
services and programmers as compared to
India.
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·
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Latest
comments by the Federal Reserve on anticipated upturn in economy by year
end 2009.
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Negative
trends:
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·
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Dramatic
and deep global recession has created a serious decline in business
spending causing deep budget cuts for many of the Company’s target
verticals.
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·
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Tightened
liquidity and credit restrictions in consumer spending has either delayed
or reduced spending on business solutions and
systems.
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Corporate
earnings losses and liquidity crunch causing delays in the receivables
from few clients.
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Seriously
troubled US auto sectors, banking and retail sectors, thus elongating both
the sales and closing cycles.
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·
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Domestic
political and extremism challenges facing Pakistan, has reduced foreign
travels and foreign direct investment or
FDI.
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·
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An
economic turnaround may take 1-2 years
worldwide.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
financial statements and related public financial information are based on the
application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(“GAAP”). GAAP requires the use of estimates; assumptions, judgments
and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on
the assets, liabilities, and expense amounts reported. These
estimates can also affect supplemental information contained in the external
disclosures of NetSol including information regarding contingencies, risk and
financial condition. Management believes our use of estimates and
underlying accounting assumptions adhere to GAAP and are consistently and
conservatively applied. Valuations based on estimates are reviewed
for reasonableness and conservatism on a consistent basis throughout
NetSol. Primary areas where our financial information is subject to
the use of estimates, assumptions and the application of judgment include our
evaluation of impairments of intangible assets, and the recoverability of
deferred tax assets, which must be assessed as to whether these assets are
likely to be recovered by us through future operations. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we
believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may
differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions. We continue to monitor significant estimates made during
the preparation of our financial statements.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION:
The
Company recognizes its revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commissions (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue
Recognition” (“SAB 104”) and The American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue
Recognition,” as amended by SOP 98-4 and SOP 98-9, SOP 81-1, “Accounting for
Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts,” and
Accounting Research Bulletin 45 (ARB 45) “Long-Term Construction Type
Contracts.” The Company’s revenue recognition policy is as follows:
License
Revenue: The Company recognizes
revenue from license contracts without major customization when a
non-cancelable, non-contingent license agreement has been signed, delivery of
the software has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability
is probable. Revenue from the sale of licenses with major customization,
modification, and development is recognized on a percentage of completion
method, in conformity with ARB 45 and SOP 81-1. Revenue from the implementation
of software is recognized on a percentage of completion method, in conformity
with Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 45 and SOP 81-1. Any revenues from
software arrangements with multiple elements are allocated to each element of
the arrangement based on the relative fair values using specific objective
evidence as defined in the SOPs. An output measure of “Unit of Work Completed”
is used to determine the percentage of completion which measures the results
achieved at a specific date. Units completed are certified by the Project
Manager and EVP IT/ Operations.
Services
Revenue: Revenue from consulting services is recognized as the services
are performed for time-and-materials contracts. Revenue from training and
development services is recognized as the services are performed. Revenue from
maintenance agreements is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance
agreement, which in most instances is one year.
Unearned
Revenue: Unearned Revenue is broken down into three main categories; a)
annual maintenance contracts whereby the annual fee is collected at the
beginning of the service period and recognized on a pro-rata basis over the life
of the contract, b) service revenue connected to those contracts which the
implementation and development segments are recognized on the percentage of
completed method; and c) customized development projects for existing customers
to modify their version of the product to better meet their individual needs
which are recognized on the percentage of completion method.
VALUATION
OF LONG-LIVED AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The
recoverability of these assets requires considerable judgment and is evaluated
on an annual basis or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that
the assets may be impaired. As it relates to definite life intangible
assets, we apply the impairment rules as required by SFAS No. 121, “Accounting
for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Assets to Be Disposed Of” which
requires significant judgment and assumptions related to the expected future
cash flows attributable to the intangible asset. The impact of
modifying any of these assumptions can have a significant impact on the estimate
of fair value and, thus, the recoverability of the asset.
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INCOME
TAXES
We
recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and
liabilities. Deferred income taxes are reported using the liability
method. Deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary
differences and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary
differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax
assets generated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries are reduced by a
valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the
effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of
enactment. Deferred tax assets resulting from the net operating
losses are reduced in part by a valuation allowance. We regularly
review our deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation
allowance based upon historical losses, projected future taxable income and the
expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary
differences. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007, we estimated the allowance on net deferred tax assets to be one hundred
percent of the net deferred tax assets.
CHANGES
IN FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
Quarter Ended March 31, 2009 as compared to
the Quarter Ended March 31, 2008:
Net
revenues and income for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are broken out
among the subsidiaries as follows:
For the three months ended
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March 31,
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March 31,
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2008
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Revenue
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%
|
Net
Income
|
Revenue
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%
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Net
Income
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | - | 0.00 | % | $ | (2,274,054 | ) | $ | - | 0.00 | % | $ | 405,152 | |||||||||||
North
America:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netsol
Tech NA
|
1,434,775 | 28.56 | % | (541,195 | ) | 871,548 | 9.61 | % | (293,305 | ) | ||||||||||||||
1,434,775 | 28.56 | % | (541,195 | ) | 871,548 | 9.61 | % | (293,305 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Europe:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netsol
UK
|
- | 0.00 | % | (767,984 | ) | 488,129 | 5.38 | % | 429,192 | |||||||||||||||
Netsol
Tech Europe
|
775,515 | 15.44 | % | (304,373 | ) | 1,578,325 | 17.41 | % | 32,508 | |||||||||||||||
775,515 | 15.44 | % | (1,072,357 | ) | 2,066,454 | 22.79 | % | 461,700 | ||||||||||||||||
Asia-Pacific:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netsol
Tech (PK)
|
2,014,972 | 40.11 | % | (1,851,918 | ) | 4,859,128 | 53.59 | % | 2,418,136 | |||||||||||||||
Netsol-Innovation
|
591,420 | 11.77 | % | 82,696 | 989,268 | 10.91 | % | 413,454 | ||||||||||||||||
Netsol
Connect
|
177,797 | 3.54 | % | (25,606 | ) | 211,520 | 2.33 | % | 6,756 | |||||||||||||||
Netsol-Abraxas
Australia
|
28,542 | 0.57 | % | (5,660 | ) | 68,895 | 0.76 | % | (11,405 | ) | ||||||||||||||
2,812,731 | 56.00 | % | (1,800,488 | ) | 6,128,811 | 67.60 | % | 2,826,941 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
Net Revenues
|
$ | 5,023,021 | 100.00 | % | $ | (5,688,094 | ) | $ | 9,066,813 | 100.00 | % | $ | 3,400,488 |
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The
following table sets forth the items in our unaudited consolidated statement of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 as a
percentage of revenues.
For the Three Months
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
%
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Licence
fees
|
$ | 324,845 | 6.47 | % | $ | 2,998,867 | 33.08 | % | ||||||||
Maintenance
fees
|
1,664,492 | 33.14 | % | 1,482,654 | 16.35 | % | ||||||||||
Services
|
3,033,684 | 60.40 | % | 4,585,292 | 50.57 | % | ||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
5,023,021 | 100.00 | % | 9,066,813 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries
and consultants
|
2,629,081 | 52.34 | % | 2,620,722 | 28.90 | % | ||||||||||
Travel
|
280,390 | 5.58 | % | 394,841 | 4.35 | % | ||||||||||
Repairs
and maintenance
|
81,536 | 1.62 | % | 99,262 | 1.09 | % | ||||||||||
Insurance
|
43,478 | 0.87 | % | 30,005 | 0.33 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
532,099 | 10.59 | % | 316,652 | 3.49 | % | ||||||||||
Other
|
917,051 | 18.26 | % | 522,013 | 5.76 | % | ||||||||||
Total
cost of sales
|
4,483,635 | 89.26 | % | 3,983,495 | 43.93 | % | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
539,386 | 10.74 | % | 5,083,318 | 56.07 | % | ||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
and marketing
|
629,145 | 12.53 | % | 898,686 | 9.91 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
501,239 | 9.98 | % | 477,630 | 5.27 | % | ||||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
1,772,188 | 35.28 | % | - | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Salaries
and wages
|
773,757 | 15.40 | % | 1,034,784 | 11.41 | % | ||||||||||
Professional
services, including non-cash compensation
|
257,926 | 5.13 | % | 125,107 | 1.38 | % | ||||||||||
General
and adminstrative
|
862,623 | 17.17 | % | 781,828 | 8.62 | % | ||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
4,796,878 | 95.50 | % | 3,318,035 | 36.60 | % | ||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
(4,257,491 | ) | -84.76 | % | 1,765,283 | 19.47 | % | |||||||||
Other
income and (expenses):
|
||||||||||||||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of assets
|
(127,558 | ) | -2.54 | % | (891 | ) | -0.01 | % | ||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(483,501 | ) | -9.63 | % | (121,719 | ) | -1.34 | % | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
177,771 | 3.54 | % | 84,431 | 0.93 | % | ||||||||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
(1,000,000 | ) | -19.91 | % | - | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
Gain
on sale of subsidiary shares
|
- | 0.00 | % | 1,240,808 | 13.69 | % | ||||||||||
Translation
gain /(loss) on foreign currency
|
8,902 | 0.18 | % | 388,859 | 4.29 | % | ||||||||||
Other
income and (expenses)
|
15,378 | 0.31 | % | 59,031 | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
(1,409,008 | ) | -28.05 | % | 1,650,519 | 18.20 | % | |||||||||
Net
income (loss) before minority interest in subsidiary
|
(5,666,500 | ) | -112.81 | % | 3,415,802 | 37.67 | % | |||||||||
Minority
interest in subsidiary
|
689,584 | 13.73 | % | (1,159,134 | ) | -12.78 | % | |||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(21,594 | ) | -0.43 | % | (15,314 | ) | -0.17 | % | ||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(4,998,510 | ) | -99.51 | % | 2,241,354 | 24.72 | % | |||||||||
Dividend
required for preferred stockholders
|
(33,140 | ) | -0.66 | % | (33,508 | ) | -0.37 | % | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
|
(5,031,650 | ) | -100.17 | % | 2,207,846 | 24.35 | % |
Net
revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were $5,023,021 as compared to
$9,066,813 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. This reflects a decrease of
$4,043,792 or 44.6% in the current quarter as compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2008. Revenue from services, which includes consulting and
implementation, decreased 33.84% from $4,585,292 to $3,033,684. License revenues
decreased 89.17% from $2,998,867 to $324,845. Maintenance revenues grew by12.26%
over the comparable quarter in fiscal 2009. The decline in overall revenues is
primarily a result of the delay of purchasing decisions for high value software
licenses or business services, related to the global economic slowdown. The
Company had hoped to close at least two major service contracts in Pakistan
(with an approximate value of $3 million). This is now expected to occur within
the next few quarters. NetSol in Pakistan has been pre-qualified to participate
in several public sector projects. The most significant is the World Bank funded
Land Record Management Information Systems or LRMIS. This project has a World
Bank grant of $300 million in Pakistan and NetSol was given two pilot projects
in the province of Punjab in 2007, and one in 2008 in Islamabad, and we
anticipate winning key projects in this area in the next few
quarters. While management believes that the Company remains one of
the leading candidates to win these projects there is no assurance when and if
these projects will be awarded. The Company is contending for defense
related contracts in partnership with a major US contractor but again there is
no assurance when and if these contracts will be awarded to
NetSol.
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32
The
activities for NetSol new license sales of its suite of financial products
continue despite the global economic slowdown. The current pipeline contains
financial institutions and captive auto manufacturers globally at various stages
of decision making.
Due to
the revision in our pricing policy, LeaseSoft license value in APAC is in the
range of $1.0 to $2.0 million, without factoring in services maintenance and
implementation fees. Normally, NetSol negotiates 18-20% yearly maintenance
contracts with customers. A number of large leasing companies will be looking to
renew legacy applications. This places NetSol in a very strong position to
capitalize on any upturn in IT spending by these companies. As the Company
continues to sell more of these licenses, management believes it is possible
that the margins could increase accordingly.
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2008, in our APAC division, a major automotive
captive in Hong Kong went live with our LeaseSoft Solution. NetSol also won a
contract to design and implement an IT system for a major public sector
hospital. This opportunity for NetSol represents a new business sector vertical
for the Company, focused on the development and implementation of Hospital
Management Systems (HMS). NetSol will be collaborating on this project with a
partner organization that specializes in process automation for the healthcare
sector and related services through its indigenously developed software
applications. Due to the political crises in Pakistan that surged in
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, NetSol’s local business slowed
down. But in spite of this there was no disruption in our development
technology campus as we delivered our services unhindered; however we did
experience some decline in new business activity in the local
market.
The gross
profit was $539,386 in the quarter ending March 31, 2009 as compared with
$5,083,318 for the same quarter of the previous year a decrease of 89.39% or
$4,543,932. The gross profit percentage for the quarter decreased to 10.74% from
56% in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The cost of sales was $4,483,635 in the
current quarter compared to $3,983,495 in the comparable quarter of
fiscal 2009. The steep decline of gross margins is the result of a
sharp decline in new license sales and also to the integration of Ciena
Solutions acquired consultants into cost of services sold. As a percentage of
sales, it increased from 43.93% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 to 89.26%
in the current quarter. Salaries and consultant fees increased slightly by
$8,359 from $2,620,722 in the prior comparable quarter to $2,629,081, and as a
percentage of sales, it increased from 28.9% in the prior comparable quarter to
52.34% in the current quarter. The gross profit margin may improve as the
operations in Horsham, UK and Emeryville, CA, US continue to be fully integrated
and cost savings are achieved. The Company has invested heavily in its
infrastructure, both in people and equipment during the current fiscal year as
it has situated itself for increased growth organically as indicated in the
increase in depreciation, amortization and other expenses in cost of
revenues..
Operating
expenses were $4,796,878 for the quarter ending March 31, 2009 as compared to
$3,318,035, for the corresponding period last year for an increase of
$1,478,843. The increase of operating expenses in this period is mostly due to a
bad debt provision expense of $1,772,188, while salaries and sales
expenses reduced by approximately $530,000 in the quarter. In the current days
of deep recession and global financial crisis, the management has taken a very
prudent approach by providing for its certain long outstanding receivable. The
operating expenses, as a percentage of sales it increased from 37% to 96%.
Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $501,239 and $477,630 for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Combined
salaries and wage costs were $773,757 and $1,034,784 for the comparable periods,
respectively, or a decrease of $261,027 from the corresponding period last year.
This is due to company’s efforts toward cost reduction. As a percentage of
sales, these costs increased moderately to 15.4% from 11.41%. General and
administrative expenses were $862,623 and $781,828 for the quarters ended March
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of $80,795 or 10%. This increase in
general and administrative expenses was due to the new lease for our global
headquarters in Emeryville, California. As a percentage of sales, these expenses
were 17% in the current quarter compared to 8.7% in the comparable
quarter.
Selling
and marketing expenses were $629,145 and $898,686, in the quarter ended March
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Although this reflects a 29.99%
decrease or $269,541 in terms of percentage of sales increased to 12.53% from
9.91%. Though as a percentage of sales, these appear to be increasing
but the reason for this increase in percentage is due to the decline in sales.
Professional services expense increased 106.16% to $257,926 in the quarter ended
March 31, 2009, from $125,107 in the corresponding period last year mainly due to integration of SAP
practices which utilized consultant services.
Loss from
operations was $4,257,491 compared to income from operations of $1,765,283 for
the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. This
represents a decrease of $6,022,774 for the quarter compared with the comparable
period in the prior year. As a percentage of sales, income (loss) from
operations was (84.76%) in the current quarter compared to 19.47% in the prior
period. The company suffered this loss mainly due to decrease in both license
and services revenue and for recognition of certain non-cash expenses like
provision for doubtful accounts and beneficial conversion feature on convertible
notes payable and a $1 million loss on the extinguishment of
debt.
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Net loss
was $5,031,650 compared to net income of $2,207,846 for the quarters ended March
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. This is a decrease in net income of
$7,239,496 compared to the prior year. The current fiscal quarter amount
includes a net increase of $689,584 compared to a reduction of $1,159,134 in the
prior period for the 49.9% minority interest in NetSol Connect, and NetSol-TiG
owned by another party, and the 41.32% minority interest in NetSol PK. Interest
expense was $483,501 in the current quarter as compared to $121,719 in the
comparable period. Net loss per share, basic and diluted, was $0.19 as compared
to net income per share, basic - $0.09 and diluted - $0.09 for the quarters
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.
The net
EBITDA loss was $3,460,077 compared to income of $3,173,382, after amortization
and depreciation charges of $1,033,338 and $794,282, income taxes of $21,594 and
$15,314, and interest expense of $483,501 and $121,651,
respectively. The EBITDA loss per share, basic and diluted was $0.13
for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and the EBITDA earnings per share, basic
and diluted, was $0.13, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Although the net
EBITDA income is a non-GAAP measure of performance, we are providing it because
we believe it to be an important supplemental measure of our performance that is
commonly used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in
the evaluation of companies in our industry. It should not be
considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other
financial measures calculated and presented, nor as an alternative to cash flow
from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. It may not
be indicative of the Company’s historical operating results nor is it intended
to be predictive of potential future results.
Nine Month Period Ended March 31,
2009 as compared to the Nine Month Period Ended March 31,
2008:
Net
revenues and income for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are broken
out among the subsidiaries as follows:
For the nine months ended
|
For the nine months ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
%
|
Net
Income
|
Revenue
|
%
|
Net
Income
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Corporate
headquarters
|
$ | - | 0.00 | % | $ | (4,649,335 | ) | $ | - | 0.00 | % | $ | (1,580,134 | ) | ||||||||||
North
America:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netsol
Tech NA
|
4,045,050 | 20.64 | % | (1,585,872 | ) | 3,153,066 | 12.07 | % | (253,215 | ) | ||||||||||||||
4,045,050 | 20.64 | % | (1,585,872 | ) | 3,153,066 | 12.07 | % | (253,215 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Europe:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netsol
UK
|
- | 0.00 | % | (1,646,596 | ) | 647,901 | 2.48 | % | 380,136 | |||||||||||||||
Netsol
Tech Europe
|
3,339,633 | 17.04 | % | (293,142 | ) | 4,624,697 | 17.70 | % | 487,484 | |||||||||||||||
3,339,633 | 17.04 | % | (1,939,738 | ) | 5,272,598 | 20.18 | % | 867,620 | ||||||||||||||||
Asia-Pacific:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netsol
Tech (PK)
|
9,138,422 | 46.64 | % | 1,666,282 | 13,844,803 | 52.99 | % | 6,131,757 | ||||||||||||||||
Netsol-Innovation
|
2,467,117 | 12.59 | % | 403,735 | 2,940,146 | 11.25 | % | 1,740,520 | ||||||||||||||||
Netsol
Connect
|
542,081 | 2.77 | % | (33,624 | ) | 616,383 | 2.36 | % | 6,208 | |||||||||||||||
Netsol-Omni
|
- | 0.00 | % | - | 30,327 | 0.12 | % | (9,443 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Netsol-Abraxas
Australia
|
62,694 | 0.32 | % | (63,517 | ) | 269,197 | 1.03 | % | 15,337 | |||||||||||||||
12,210,314 | 62.31 | % | 1,972,876 | 17,700,856 | 67.75 | % | 7,884,379 | |||||||||||||||||
Total
Net Revenues
|
$ | 19,594,997 | 100.00 | % | $ | (6,202,069 | ) | $ | 26,126,520 | 100.00 | % | $ | 6,918,650 |
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The
following table sets forth the items in our unaudited consolidated statement of
operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 as a percentage of
revenues:
For the Nine Months
|
||||||||||||||||
Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
(Restated)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
%
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Licence
fees
|
$ | 3,502,632 | 17.88 | % | $ | 7,769,226 | 29.74 | % | ||||||||
Maintenance
fees
|
4,771,519 | 24.35 | % | 4,556,450 | 17.44 | % | ||||||||||
Services
|
11,320,846 | 57.77 | % | 13,800,844 | 52.82 | % | ||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
19,594,997 | 100.00 | % | 26,126,520 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries
and consultants
|
7,652,671 | 39.05 | % | 7,342,743 | 28.10 | % | ||||||||||
Travel
|
993,290 | 5.07 | % | 972,998 | 3.72 | % | ||||||||||
Repairs
and maintenance
|
290,436 | 1.48 | % | 332,448 | 1.27 | % | ||||||||||
Insurance
|
135,390 | 0.69 | % | 153,760 | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,615,853 | 8.25 | % | 847,288 | 3.24 | % | ||||||||||
Other
|
2,208,265 | 11.27 | % | 1,341,513 | 5.13 | % | ||||||||||
Total
cost of sales
|
12,895,905 | 65.81 | % | 10,990,750 | 42.07 | % | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
6,699,092 | 34.19 | % | 15,135,770 | 57.93 | % | ||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
and marketing
|
2,479,509 | 12.65 | % | 2,817,908 | 10.79 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,476,281 | 7.53 | % | 1,422,181 | 5.44 | % | ||||||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
2,420,658 | 12.35 | % | 3,277 | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Salaries
and wages
|
2,697,531 | 13.77 | % | 2,758,434 | 10.56 | % | ||||||||||
Professional
services, including non-cash compensation
|
877,752 | 4.48 | % | 424,108 | 1.62 | % | ||||||||||
General
and adminstrative
|
2,693,451 | 13.75 | % | 2,277,022 | 8.72 | % | ||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
12,645,182 | 64.53 | % | 9,702,930 | 37.14 | % | ||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
(5,946,090 | ) | -30.34 | % | 5,432,840 | 20.79 | % | |||||||||
Other
income and (expenses):
|
||||||||||||||||
Gain
(loss) on sale of assets
|
(308,256 | ) | -1.57 | % | (33,044 | ) | -0.13 | % | ||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(983,971 | ) | -5.02 | % | (544,665 | ) | -2.08 | % | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
246,607 | 1.26 | % | 159,869 | 0.61 | % | ||||||||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
(1,000,000 | ) | -5.10 | % | - | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
Gain
on sale of subsidiary shares
|
- | 0.00 | % | 1,240,808 | 4.75 | % | ||||||||||
Translation
gain /(loss) on foreign currency
|
1,821,754 | 9.30 | % | 590,170 | 2.26 | % | ||||||||||
Other
income and (expenses)
|
47,518 | 0.24 | % | 118,944 | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||
Total
other income (expenses)
|
(176,348 | ) | -0.90 | % | 1,532,082 | 5.86 | % | |||||||||
Net
income (loss) before minority interest in subsidiary
|
(6,122,438 | ) | -31.24 | % | 6,964,922 | 26.66 | % | |||||||||
Minority
interest in subsidiary
|
(972,238 | ) | -4.96 | % | (3,288,490 | ) | -12.59 | % | ||||||||
Income
taxes
|
(79,631 | ) | -0.41 | % | (46,272 | ) | -0.18 | % | ||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(7,174,308 | ) | -36.61 | % | 3,630,160 | 13.89 | % | |||||||||
Dividend
required for preferred stockholders
|
(100,892 | ) | -0.51 | % | (145,033 | ) | -0.56 | % | ||||||||
Net
income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
|
(7,275,200 | ) | -37.13 | % | 3,485,127 | 13.34 | % |
Net
revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 were $19,594,997 as compared
to $26,126,520 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009. This reflects a
decrease of $6,531,523 or 25%. Revenue from services, which includes
consulting and implementation, decreased 17.97% from $13,800,844 to $11,320,846.
License revenues decreased 54.92% from $7,769,226 to $3,502,632. Maintenance
revenues grew by 4.72% over the comparable quarter in fiscal 2009. The decline
in overall revenues is primarily a result of the delay of purchasing decisions
for high value software licenses or business services, related to the global
economic slowdown. The Company had hoped to close at least two major service
contracts in Pakistan (with an approximate value of $3 million).
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During
the nine months ended March 31, 2009, NetSol PK signed a multi-million dollar
contract with one of the leading leasing companies in Korea for LeaseSoft.CMS.
Two existing customers signed an agreement for licensing and implementation of
LeaseSoft.WFS. In the local Pakistan market, NetSol PK won an information
security consulting contract from a large local bank for the provision of
services to strengthen the InfoSec regime in the bank. It was also awarded with
a major contract for provision of information security devices from one of the
largest cellular phone companies in Pakistan. Our North American division signed
a multi-million dollar contract with a major automotive captive for licensing,
enhancement and implementation services of our LeasePak product. The project is
set to be fully implemented over the next 18 months. NetSol acquired Cienna
Solutions LLC, bringing SAP consulting services into the NetSol Solutions
portfolio. NetSol was awarded a major consulting services contract with a
leading commercial bank located in the United Arab Emirates to provide
consultancy services in the area of information security and quality
engineering. NetSol signed a Business Processing Outsourcing
agreement with the AJK Group to provide accounting services to the companies,
trusts and foundations under the administration of AJK.
During
the nine months ended March 31, 2008, NetSol PK was awarded the contract for the
implementation of the Motor Vehicle Registration System (MVRS) for all the 34
districts of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Within this quarter,
implementation has been successfully completed in 16 districts of the Province.
In addition, a major automotive captive in Australia signed a contract to
license LeaseSoft’s Retail Finance Solution, which comprises of Credit
Application Processing System (CAP) and Contract Management System (CMS), as
well as its Wholesale solution, Wholesale Finance System (WFS). In addition to
these modules, NetSol PK will provide software customization, system
implementation, and ongoing maintenance and support services to this
client. In addition, a major automotive captive in Hong Kong went
live with our LeaseSoft Solution. A major contract was signed with one of the
largest Leasing companies in Saudi Arabia for LeaseSoft. This
contract marks NetSol’s entry into the lucrative Middle East region. NetSol also
won a contract to design and implement an IT system for a major public sector
hospital. This opportunity for NetSol represents a new business sector vertical
for the Company, focused on the development and implementation of Hospital
Management Systems (HMS). NetSol will be collaborating on this project with a
partner organization that specializes in process automation for the healthcare
sector and related services through its indigenously developed software
applications.
The gross
profit was $6,699,092 in the nine months ending March 31, 2009 as compared with
$15,135,770 for the same quarter of the previous year for a decrease of 55.74%
or $8,436,678. The gross profit percentage for the nine months decreased to
34.19% from 58% in the nine months ended March 31, 2008. The cost of sales was
$12,895,905 in the current period compared to $10,990,750 in the comparable
period of fiscal 2008. As a percentage of sales, it increased from 42% for the
nine months ended March 31, 2008 to 65.81% in the current period. Salaries and
consultant fees increased by 4.22% or to $7,652,671 from $7,342,743 in the prior
comparable period or by $309,928. As a percentage of sales, it
increased from 28.1% in the prior comparable period to 39.05% in the current
period. The gross profit margin may improve as the operations in Horsham, UK and
Emeryville, CA continue to be fully integrated and cost savings are
achieved. The Company has invested heavily in its infrastructure, both in people
and equipment during the current fiscal year as it has situated itself for
increased growth organically as indicated in the increase in depreciation,
amortization and other expenses in cost of revenues.
Operating
expenses were $12,645,182 for the nine months ending March 31, 2009 as compared
to $9,702,930, for the corresponding period last year for an increase of
$2,942,252. As a percentage of sales, it increased from 37.1% to
64.5%. One major reason for increase in operating expenses was a
non-cash expense of $2.4 million for providing for the uncertainty of
outstanding accounts receivables. Depreciation and amortization expense amounted
to $1,476,281 and $1,422,181 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
respectively due to the Company’s spending on capital expenditure. Combined
salaries and wage costs were $2,697,531 and $2,758,434 for the comparable
periods, respectively, or a decrease of 2.21% or $60,903 from the corresponding
period last year. As a percentage of sales, these costs increased from 10.5% to
13.7%. General and administrative expenses were $2,693,451 and $2,277,022 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively, an increase of
$416,429 or 18.29%. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 13.75% in the
current period compared to 8.72% in the comparable period last fiscal year. As a
percentage of sales this increase is due to decline in license and services
revenues of the company due to the global recession.
Selling
and marketing expenses were $2,479,509 and $2,817,908, in the nine months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Although this reflects a 12% decrease or
$338,399, as a percentage of sales these increased to 12.65% from 10.79%. As a
percentage of sales this increase is due to decline in license and services
revenues of the company due to the global recession, however, this decline is an
impact of company’s efforts towards cost reduction. Professional services
expense increased 106.96% to $877,752 in the nine months ended March 31, 2009,
from $424,108 in the corresponding period last year.
Loss from
operations was $5,946,090 compared to income from operations of $5,432,840 for
the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively. This represents a
decrease of $11.38 million for the nine months compared with the comparable
period in the prior year. As a percentage of sales, loss from operations was
30.34% in the nine months compared to income from operations of 20.79% in the
corresponding prior period. The Company suffered this loss mainly due to
decrease in both license and services revenue and for recognition of provision
for doubtful debts.
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Net loss
was $7,275,200 compared to net income of $3,485,127 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively. This is a decrease in net income of $10.76
million compared to the prior year. The current fiscal period amount includes a
net reduction of $972,238 compared to $3,288,490 in the prior period for the
49.9% minority interest in NetSol Connect, and NetSol-TiG owned by another
party, and the 41.32% minority interest in NetSol PK. Interest expense was
$983,971 in the current nine months as compared to $544,665 in the comparable
period. In addition the company recognized a loss on the
extinguishment of debt of $1 million. Net loss per share, basic and diluted, was
$0.27 as compared to net income per share, basic - $0.15 & diluted - $0.16
for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
The net
EBITDA loss was $3,018,572 compared to net EBITDA income of $6,507,015 after
amortization and depreciation charges of $3,092,134 and $2,285,985, income taxes
of $79,631 and $46,272, and interest expense of $983,971 and $544,597,
respectively. The EBITDA loss per share, basic and diluted was $0.11 for the
nine months ended March 31, 2009, and the EBITDA earnings per share, basic and
diluted, was $0.27 and $0.27, respectively, for the nine months ended March 31,
2008. Although the net EBITDA income is a non-GAAP measure of
performance, we are providing it because we believe it to be an important
supplemental measure of our performance that is commonly used by securities
analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies
in our industry. It should not be considered as an alternative to net income,
operating income or any other financial measures calculated and presented, nor
as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our
liquidity. It may not be indicative of the Company’s historical
operating results nor is it intended to be predictive of potential future
results.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The
Company's cash position was $2,481,591 at March 31, 2009 compared to $4,848,513
at March 31, 2008.
Net cash
used in operating activities amounted to $158,517 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009, as compared to net cash provided by $572,229 for the comparable
period last fiscal year. The major change was the decrease in accounts
receivable, increase in other current assets, which includes the “Revenues in
excess of billings” due to several large contracts signed and progress on the
contracts is over the amount that can be billed per the contract terms and the
decrease in accounts payable which includes the Unearned Revenues representing
the increase in maintenance contracts.
Net cash
used in investing activities amounted to $7,873,091 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2009, as compared to $4,963,895 for the comparable period last fiscal
year. The Company had net purchases of property and equipment of $1,501,508
compared to $1,985,651 for the comparable period last fiscal
year. The increase in intangible assets which represents amounts
capitalized for the development of new products was $5,281,642 and $2,219,673
for the comparable periods.
Net cash
provided by financing activities amounted to $4,691,137 and $5,185,625 for the
nine months ended March 31, 2009, and 2008, respectively. In the current period,
the Company issued $6 million in convertible notes and borrowed $3,843,541 from
banks. The nine months ended March 31, 2008, included $2,800,917 from the
exercise of stock options, $3,862,759 borrowed from banks, and $1,500,000 from
the sale of common stock.
The
Company currently has no specific plans to complete a significant new financing
in the upcoming quarter. We remain open to strategic relationships that provide
added benefits. The focus will remain on continuously maximizing and improving
cash reserves internally and reduced reliance on external capital raising
activities.
As a
growing company, we have on-going capital expenditure needs based on our short
term and long term business plans. Although our requirements for
capital expenses vary from time to time, for the next 12 months, we have the
following capital needs:
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Working
capital of $3.0 to $5.0 million for U.S, Latin America. China and Saudi
Arabia new business development
activities.
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While
there is no guarantee that any of these methods will result in raising
sufficient funds to meet our capital needs or that even if available will be on
terms acceptable to the Company, we will consider raising capital through equity
based financing, bank financing, and warrant and option exercises. We would,
however, use some of our internal cash flow to meet certain obligations as
mentioned above. However, the Company is very conscious of the
dilutive effect and price pressures in raising equity-based
capital.
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.
None
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Report (March 31,
2009). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording,
processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required
to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act and are effective in ensuring that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management,
including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting
(as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) during the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal
control over financial reporting.
PART
II OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
In
February 2009, six employees were issued 80,000 shares of common stock as part
of their employee compensation.
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, employees exercised options to acquire 53,000
shares of common stock in exchange for a total exercise price of
$39,750.
STOCK
REPURCHASE PLAN
The
repurchases provided in the table below were made during the nine months ended
March 31, 2009:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (1)
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Month
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Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
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Average
Price Paid
Per Share
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Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
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Maximum Number of
Shares that may be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
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July
2008
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- | $ | - | 13,600 | - | |||||||||||
August
2008
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- | $ | - | 13,600 | - | |||||||||||
September 2008
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148,900 | $ | 1.90 | 162,500 | 837,500 | |||||||||||
December 2008
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60,000 | $ | 1.25 | 222,500 | 777,500 | |||||||||||
March
2009
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- | - | 222,500 | 777,500 |
(1
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On
March 24, 2008, the Company announced that it had authorized a stock
repurchase program permitting the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 of
its shares of common stock over the next 6 months. The shares are to be
repurchased from time to time in open market transactions or privately
negotiated transactions in the Company's discretion. The stock repurchase
program was extended an additional 6 months on September 24, 2008 until
March 24, 2009. To date 777,500 shares remain under the stock
repurchase program.
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders
None.
Item
5. Other Information
Effective
retroactively to April 1, 2009, the Company’s Compensation Committee agreed to
an increase in the compensation of Boo-Ali Siddiqui, the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer. The compensation consists of an increase in his
salary to $72,000, a bonus of 20,000 shares of restricted common stock, and a
performance bonus.
Item
6. Exhibits
31.1
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Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(CEO)
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31.2
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Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(CFO)
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32.1
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(CEO)
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32.2
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(CFO)
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(1)
Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Date: May
13, 2009
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/s/ Najeeb Ghauri
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NAJEEB
GHAURI
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Date: May
13, 2009
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/s/Boo-Ali Siddiqui
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BOO-ALI
SIDDIQUI
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Chief
Financial Officer
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