NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC - Quarter Report: 2015 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, 2015

[  ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number: 0-22773

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

24025 Park Sorrento, Suite 410, Calabasas, CA 91302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(818) 222-9195 / (818) 222-9197

(Issuer’s telephone/facsimile numbers, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 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):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)

Yes [  ] No [X]

The issuer had 10,213,434 shares of its $.01 par value Common Stock and no Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of May 8, 2015.

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED 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 financing and leasing, banking, healthcare, and financial services industries worldwide. The Company also provides system integration, consulting, and 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, 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 condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014. 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 condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NetSol Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as follows:

Wholly owned Subsidiaries
NetSol Technologies Americas, Inc. (“NTA”)
NetSol Connect (Private), Ltd. (“Connect”)
NetSol Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. (“Australia”)
NetSol Technologies Europe Limited (“NTE”)
NetSol Technologies Limited (“NetSol UK”)

NTPK (Thailand) Co. Limited (“NTPK Thailand”)

NetSol Technologies Thailand Limited (“NetSol Thai”)

NetSol Technologies (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (“NetSol Beijing”)

NetSol Omni (Private) Ltd. (“Omni”)

NetSol Technologies (GmbH) (“NTG”)

Majority-owned Subsidiaries
NetSol Technologies, Ltd. (“NetSol PK”)
NetSol Innovation (Private) Limited (“NetSol Innovation”)
Virtual Lease Services Holdings Limited (“VLSH”)
Virtual Lease Services Limited (“VLS”)
Virtual Lease Services (Ireland) Limited (“VLSIL”)

Vroozi, Inc. (“Vroozi”) – discontinued on March 31, 2014

For comparative purposes, prior year’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to report classifications of the current year.

NOTE 2 – ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360).” ASU 2014-08 amends the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations or that have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. This new accounting guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-08 on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

In May 2014, the (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-12, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force) (ASU 2014-12). The guidance applies to all reporting entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award provide that a performance target that affects vesting could be achieved after the requisite service period. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. For all entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The effective date is the same for both public business entities and all other entities. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-12 on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entities Ability to Continue as a Going Concern(ASU 2014-15). The guidance in ASU 2014-15 sets forth management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern as well as required disclosures. ASU 2014-15 indicates that, when preparing financial statements for interim and annual financial statements, management should evaluate whether conditions or events, in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This evaluation should include consideration of conditions and events that are either known or are reasonably knowable at the date the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued, as well as whether it is probable that management’s plans to address the substantial doubt will be implemented and, if so, whether it is probable that the plans will alleviate the substantial doubt. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods and annual periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual items (Subtopic 225-20), Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items (ASU 2015-01). The amendment eliminates from U.S. GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. This guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted and allows the Company to apply the amendment prospectively or retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. ASU No. 2015-02 provides amendments to respond to stakeholders’ concerns about the current accounting for consolidation of certain legal entities. Stakeholders expressed concerns that GAAP might require a reporting entity to consolidate another legal entity in situations in which the reporting entity’s contractual rights do not give it the ability to act primarily on its own behalf, the reporting entity does not hold a majority of the legal entity’s voting rights, or the reporting entity is not exposed to a majority of the legal entity’s economic benefits or obligations. ASU No. 2015-02 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.

In April 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. ASU No. 2015-03 provides guidance that will require debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. ASU No. 2015-03 affects disclosures related to debt issuance costs but does not affect existing recognition and measurement guidance for these items. ASU No. 2015-03 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.

In April 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangements. ASU No. 2015-05 provides guidance on a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement, which includes software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and other similar hosting arrangements. ASU No. 2015-05 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.

NOTE 3 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options, warrants, and stock awards. All options and warrants were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation due to their anti-dilution effect.

The following potential dilutive shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

NOTE 4 – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:

The accounts of NTE, NetSol UK, VLSH and VLS use the British Pound; VLSIL and NTG use the Euro; NetSol PK, Connect, Omni and NetSol Innovation use the Pakistan Rupees; NTPK Thailand and NetSol Thai use the Thai Baht; Australia uses the Australian dollar; and NetSol Beijing uses the Chinese Yuan as the functional currencies. NetSol Technologies, Inc., and its subsidiaries, NTA and Vroozi, 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 classified as an item of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the stockholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet were $15,669,755 and $14,979,223 as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations included translation gains of $538,893 and a loss of $690,532, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, comprehensive loss in the consolidated statements of operations included translation gains of $3,380,051 and $798,540, respectively.

NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NetSol-Innovation

In November 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with the Innovation Group called NetSol-Innovation (Pvt) Ltd., (“NetSol-Innovation”), a Pakistani company. NetSol-Innovation provides support services to the Innovation Group. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, NetSol-Innovation provided services of $1,524,528 and $4,275,004, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, NetSol-Innovation provided services of $1,416,740 and $3,641,182, respectively. Accounts receivable at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014 were $2,364,054 and $2,232,610, respectively.

Investec Asset Finance

In October 2011, NTE entered into an agreement with the Investec Asset Finance to acquire VLS. NTE provides support services to Investec. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, NTE provided maintenance and services of $332,617 and $864,311, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, NTE provided maintenance and services of $174,820 and $515,152, respectively. Accounts receivable at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014 were $134,106 and $183,890, respectively. Revenue in excess of billing at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014 were $188,426 and $nil, respectively. Unearned revenue at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014 were $50,490 and $47,649, respectively.

NOTE 6 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Other current assets consisted of the following:

(1) Due from related party as of June 30, 2014 was a receivable from Atheeb NetSol Saudi Company Limited.

NOTE 7 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, depreciation expense totaled $1,504,330 and $4,233,689, respectively. Of these amounts, $1,038,817 and $2,889,772, respectively, are reflected in cost of revenues. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, depreciation expense totaled $1,325,978 and $3,439,885, respectively. Of these amounts, $858,334 and $2,188,334, respectively, are reflected in cost of revenues.

The Company’s capital work in progress consists of ongoing enhancements to its facilities and infrastructure necessary to meet expected long term growth needs. Accumulated capitalized interest was $817,842 and $664,614 as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.

Following is a summary of fixed assets held under capital leases as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014:

NOTE 8 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

(A) Product Licenses

Product licenses include internally developed original license issues, renewals, enhancements, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names. Product licenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective lives, and the unamortized amount of $24,777,549 will be amortized over the next 9 years. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $873,675 and $2,625,040, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 was $612,792 and $1,329,470, respectively.

(B) Customer Lists

Customer lists were being amortized on a straight-line basis over five years, which approximated the anticipated rate of attrition. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $88,282 and $114,286, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 was $13,235 and $62,115, respectively.

(C) Technology

Technology assets were being amortized on a straight-line basis over five years, which approximated the anticipated rate of attrition. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $111,700. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 was $12,935 and $37,712 respectively.

(D) Future Amortization

Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets over the next five years is as follows:

NOTE 9 – GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in businesses combinations. Goodwill was comprised of the following amounts:

The Company tests for goodwill impairment at each reporting unit. There was no goodwill impairment for the period ended March 31, 2015.

NOTE 10 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

NOTE 11 – DEBTS

Notes payable and capital leases consisted of the following:

(1) The Company finances Directors’ and Officers’ (“D&O”) liability insurance as well as Errors and Omissions (“E&O”) liability insurance, for which the total balances are renewed on an annual basis, are recorded in current maturities. The interest rate on the insurance financing was 0.49% and 0.55% as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.

(2) 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 1.5% as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively. In June 2012, the Company’s subsidiary, NTA, entered into an agreement with Habib American Bank to secure a line of credit up to $500,000 to be collateralized by certificates of deposit of the same value held at the bank. The interest rate on this line of credit is variable and was 1.9% as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014 was $nil and $8,658, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 was $9,536 and $26,262, respectively. Amounts of both lines of credit were paid down during the period.

(3) During the year ended June 30, 2008, the Company’s subsidiary, NTE, entered into an overdraft facility with HSBC Bank plc whereby the bank would cover any overdrafts up to £300,000, or approximately $445,038. The annual interest rate was 4.75% as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.

This overdraft facility requires that the aggregate amount of invoiced trade debtors (net of provisions for bad and doubtful debts and excluding intra-group debtors) of NTE, not exceeding 90 days old, will not be less than an amount equal to 200% of the facility. As of March 31, 2015, NTE was in compliance with this covenant.

(4) In October 2011, the Company’s subsidiary, NTE, entered into a loan agreement with HSBC Bank to finance the acquisition of 51% in Virtual Leasing Services Limited. HSBC Bank guaranteed the loan up to a limit of £1,000,000, or approximately $1,483,459 for a period of 5 years with monthly payments of £18,420, or approximately $27,325. The interest rate was 4% which is 3.5% above the bank sterling base rate. The loan is securitized against debenture comprising of fixed and floating charges over all the assets and undertakings of NTE including all present and future freehold and leasehold property, book and other debts, chattels, goodwill and uncalled capital, both present and future. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $7,628 and $37,578, respectively. Interest expense, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, was $19,940 and $61,429, respectively.

This facility requires that NTE’s adjusted tangible net worth to be not be less than £600,000. For this purpose, adjusted tangible net worth means shareholders’ funds less intangible assets plus non-redeemable preference shares. In addition, the facility requires NTE’s cash debt service coverage to not fall below 150% of the aggregate debt service cost. As of March 31, 2015, NTE was in compliance with this covenant.

(5) The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, entered into two different term finance facilities from Askari Bank to finance the construction of a new building. The total aggregate amount of these facilities is Rs. 112,500,000, or approximately $1,091,279 (secured by the first charge of Rs. 580 million or approximately $5.62 million over the land, building and equipment of NetSol PK). The interest rate was 12.39% as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively, which is 2.75% above the six-month Karachi Inter Bank Offering Rate. During the period ended march 31, 2015, NetSol PK paid off the complete liability against this financing.

(6) The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has an export refinance facility with Askari Bank Limited, secured by NetSol PK’s assets. This is a revolving loan that matures every six months. Total facility amount is Rs. 300,000,000 or $2,910,079 (availed Rs. 200,000,000 or $1,940,052). The interest rate for the loans was 7.5% and 9.4% at March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014 respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 was $31,428 and $104,203, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, was $36,762 and $122,943, respectively.

Both term and export refinance facilities from Askari Bank Limited amounting to Rupees 350 million ($3.43 million) require NetSol PK to maintain a long term debt equity ratio of 60:40 and the current ratio of 1:1. As of March 31, 2015, NetSol PK was in compliance with this covenant.

(7) In October 2013, the Company’s subsidiary, NTE, entered into a loan agreement with Investec, a related party, to finance VLS. The loan amount was £100,000, or approximately $148,346, for a period of 1 year with monthly payments of £8,676, or approximately $12,870. The interest rate was 4.1%. As of March 31, 2015, NTE has paid the loan in full.

In March 2014, the Company’s subsidiary, VLS, entered into a loan agreement with Investec. The loan amount was £150,000, or approximately $222,519, for a period of two years with annual payments of £75,000, or approximately $111,259. The interest rate was 3.13%. As of March 31, 2015, VLS has used this facility up to $119,655 including interest due, and was shown as current maturity.

(8) The Company leases various fixed assets under capital lease arrangements expiring in various years through 2018. 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 secured by the assets themselves. Depreciation of assets under capital leases is included in depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Following is the aggregate minimum future lease payments under capital leases as of March 31, 2015:

NOTE 12 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company issued 152,500 shares of restricted common stock for services rendered by officers of the Company. These shares were valued at the fair market value of $699,000.

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company issued 41,726 shares of restricted common stock for services rendered by the independent members of the Board of Directors as part of their board compensation. These shares were valued at the fair market value of $173,633.

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company issued 140,650 shares of its common stock to employees pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements valued at $506,281.

During nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company received $1,863,000 pursuant to a stock purchase agreement for the purchase of 629,442 restricted shares of common stock at price ranging from $2.85 to $4.10 per share.

During nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company received $116,400 pursuant to a stock option agreement for the exercise of 30,000 restricted shares of common stock at price of $3.88 per share.

NOTE 13 – INCENTIVE AND NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

Common stock purchase options and warrants consisted of the following:

OPTIONS:

The following table summarizes information about stock options and warrants outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2015.

The Company recorded compensation expense of $155,623 and $466,868 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, related to vested options. The compensation expense related to the unvested options as of March 31, 2015 was $155,622 which will be recognized during the fiscal year of 2015. The Company recorded compensation expense of $31,154 and $189,405 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, respectively.

The following table summarizes stock grants awarded as compensation:

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded compensation expense of $517,068 and $1,119,721 respectively. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded compensation expense of $232,023 and $696,048 respectively. The compensation expense related to the unvested stock grants as of March 31, 2015 was $124,792 which will be recognized during the fiscal year of 2015.

NOTE 14 – CONTINGENCIES

As previously disclosed, on July 25, 2014, purported class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company and three of its current or former officers and/or directors, which have been consolidated under the caption Rand-Heart of New York, Inc. v. NetSol Technologies, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-05787 PA (SHx). Plaintiffs subsequently filed a consolidated complaint, which asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 premised on allegedly false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s next generation product, NFS Ascent^TM, and business prospects during the proposed class period of November 12, 2009 to November 8, 2013. On March 19, 2015, the Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On March 31, 2015, plaintiffs filed a further amended complaint that contains similar but more narrow allegations than the predecessor complaint. The Company’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint is scheduled to be heard on June 8, 2015.

The Company continues to believe the amended allegations are meritless and intends to vigorously defend all claims asserted. The Company has engaged counsel and has liability insurance. Given the early stage of the litigation, however, at this time the Company is unable to form a professional judgment that an unfavorable outcome is either probable or remote, and it is not possible to assess whether or not the outcome of these proceedings will or will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

NOTE 15 – OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company has identified three 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. The Company accounts for intra-company sales and expenses as if the sales or expenses were to third parties and eliminates them in the consolidation.

The following table presents a summary of identifiable assets as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014:

The following table presents a summary of operating information for the three and nine months ended March 31:

The following table presents a summary of capital expenditures for the nine months ended March 31:

NOTE 16 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On March 31, 2014, the Company sold 100% of its stock in Vroozi, Inc. for a purchase price of $2,716,050 consisting of $1,810,700 cash, a $452,675 non-interest bearing note receivable due September 30, 2014, and a $452,675 non-interest bearing note receivable due upon the occurrence of future events. The $452,675 note that was contingent on the occurrence of future events was not included in the gain calculation due to the uncertainty that the future events would occur. The Company received the $452,675 that was due on September 30, 2014. The future events did not occur before the deadline of March 31, 2015.

NOTE 17 – NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY

The Company had non-controlling interests in several of its subsidiaries. The balance of non-controlling interest was as follows:

NetSol PK

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, employees of the NetSol PK exercised 76,500 options of common stock pursuant to employees exercising stock options and NetSol PK received cash $12,306. The Company purchased 1,580,000 shares of common stock of NetSol PK from the open market for $577,222, resulting in an overall decrease in non-controlling interest from 36.62% to 34.90%.

NetSol-Innovation

During the nine months ended March 31, 2015, NetSol-Innovation paid a cash dividend of $1,576,609.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Plan of Operation

The following discussion is intended to assist in an understanding of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2015.

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.

Overview

NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and enterprise software solutions. We believe that our solutions constitute mission critical applications for our clients as they encapsulate end-to-end business processes, facilitating faster processing and increased transactions.

The Company’s primary source of revenue is the licensing, customization, enhancement and maintenance of its suite of financial applications under the brand name NFS™ (NetSol Financial Suite) and NFS Ascent^TM for leading businesses in the global lease and finance industry.

NetSol’s clients include Dow-Jones 30 Industrials and Fortune 500 manufacturers and financial institutions, global vehicle manufacturers, and enterprise technology providers, all of which are serviced by NetSol delivery locations around the globe.

Founded in 1997, NetSol is headquartered in Calabasas, California. While the Company follows a global strategy for sales and delivery of its portfolio of solutions and services, it continues to maintain regional offices in the following locations:

The Company maintains services, solutions and/or sales specific offices in the USA, England, Germany, Pakistan, Thailand, China and Australia.

NetSol’s offerings include its flagship global solution, NFS™. A robust suite of five software applications, it is an end-to-end solution for the lease and finance industry covering the complete leasing and financing cycle, starting from quotation origination through end of contract transactions. The five software applications under NFS™ 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 and multi-manufacturer environments. Each application is a complete system 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 for any size company, including those with multi-billion dollar portfolios.

NFS Ascent™

NFS Ascent™ is the Company’s next-generation platform, offering a technologically advanced solution for the auto and equipment finance and leasing industry. NFS Ascent’s™ architecture and user interfaces were designed based on the Company’s collective experience with global Fortune 500 companies over the past 30 years. The platform’s framework allows auto captive and asset finance companies to rapidly transform legacy driven technology into a state-of-the-art IT and business process environment. At the core of the NFS Ascent™ platform is a lease accounting and contract processing engine, which allows for an array of interest calculation methods, as well as robust accounting of multi-billion dollar lease portfolios under various generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), as well as international financial reporting standards (IFRS). NFS Ascent™, with its distributed and clustered deployment across parallel application and high volume data servers, enables finance companies to process voluminous data in a hyper speed environment.

NFS Ascent™ has been developed using the latest tools and technologies and its n-tier SOA architecture allows the system to dramatically improve a myriad of areas including, but not limited to, scalability, performance, fault tolerance and security. We believe that the transition from NFS™ to NFS Ascent™ allows:

While the next-generation of NFS™ is designed to be a truly global solution, ready for customization in any market, the Company has historically provided products tailored to the various markets. It offers the following regional products:

LeasePak

In North America, NTA has and continues to develop LeasePak Productivity modules as an additional companion set of products to operate in conjunction with the LeasePak base system licensed software. LeasePak streamlines the lease management lifecycle, while maintaining customer service and reducing operating costs. It is web-enabled and can be configured to run on HP-UX, SUN/Solaris or Linux, as well as for Oracle and Sybase users. It is easily scalable from a basic offering to a collection of highly specialized add on modules for systems, portfolios and accrual methods for virtually all sizes of operations with varying complexity. It is part of the vehicle leasing infrastructure at leading Fortune 500 banks and manufacturers, as well as for some of the industry’s leading independent lessors. It handles every aspect of the lease or loan lifecycle, including credit application origination, credit adjudication, pricing, documentation, booking, payments, customer service, collections, midterm adjustments, and end-of-term options and asset disposition.

LeasePak-SaaS

The LeasePak-Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”), an offering by NTA, targets small and mid-sized leasing and finance companies. The product dramatically reduces the customer’s IT spending by minimizing the cost of acquiring and maintaining expensive IT infrastructure and related administrative staff. LeasePak SaaS offers a new deployment option whereby customers only require access to the internet and web browser to use the software. Customers pay for the use of the system through a monthly subscription fee, covering use of the software, maintenance, support, hosting and other various items that reduce the overall cost and processing time of finance companies.

LeaseSoft

In addition to offering all NetSol products, NTE has some regional offerings, including:

The following discussion is intended to assist in an understanding of NetSol’s financial position and results of operations for the nine months ended March 31,2015. It should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included herein.

A few of NetSol’s major successes achieved in the first nine months of fiscal year 2015 were:

Our success, in the near term, will depend, in large part, on the Company's ability to: (a) continue to grow revenues and improve profits, (b) adequately capitalize for growth in various markets and verticals; (c) make progress in the North American and European markets and, (d) continue to streamline sales and marketing efforts in every market we operate. However, management's outlook for the continuing operations, which has been consolidated and has been streamlined, remains optimistic.

Marketing and Business Development Activities

Management has developed, and the board of directors has ratified, an aggressive 3-5 year growth strategy aimed at increasing competitiveness, enhancing global delivery capabilities and increasing financial strength to become a leading global IT institution in the leasing and finance space.

The plan contemplates the following enhanced activities and initiatives to accomplish these goals:

MATERIAL TRENDS AFFECTING NETSOL

Management has identified the following material trends affecting NetSol.

Positive trends:

Negative trends:

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. Critical accounting policies for us include revenue recognition and multiple element arrangements, intangible assets, software development costs, and goodwill.

REVENUE RECOGNTION

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. Revenue from the implementation of software is recognized on a percentage of completion method.

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.

MULTIPLE ELEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

We may enter into multiple element revenue arrangements in which a customer may purchase a number of different combinations of software licenses, consulting services, maintenance and support, as well as training and development (multiple element arrangements).

Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value for each element is based on the price for which the element is sold separately. We determine the VSOE of fair value of each element based on historical evidence of our stand-alone sales of these elements to third-parties or from the stated renewal rate for the elements contained in the initial software license arrangement. When VSOE of fair value does not exist for any undelivered element, revenue is deferred until the earlier of the point at which such VSOE of fair value exists or until all elements of the arrangement have been delivered. The only exception to this guidance is when the only undelivered element is maintenance and support or other services, then, the entire arrangement fee is recognized ratably over the performance period.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of product licenses, renewals, enhancements, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, and customer lists. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the estimated useful life and are evaluated for impairment at least on an annual basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. We assess recoverability by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through the undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS

Costs incurred to internally develop computer software products or to enhance an existing product are recorded as research and development costs and expensed when incurred 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 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.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Our stock-based compensation expense is estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair value as calculated by the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) option pricing model and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The BSM model requires various highly judgmental assumptions including expected volatility and expected term. If any of the assumptions used in the BSM model changes significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. We estimate the forfeiture rate based on historical experience and our expectations regarding future pre-vesting termination behavior of employees. To the extent our actual forfeiture rate is different from our estimate; stock-based compensation expense is adjusted accordingly.

GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a purchase businesses combination. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the enterprise must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTES

For information with respect to recent accounting pronouncements and the impact of these pronouncements on our consolidated financial statements, see Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Through the company’s web sites, its customers, both existing and potential, and investors can access a wide range of information about its product offerings, and support and technical matters.

Our website is located at www.netsoltech.com, and our investor relations website is located at http://ir.netsoltech.com. The following filings are available through our investor relations website after we file with the SEC: Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our Proxy Statements for our annual meetings of stockholders. These filings are also available for download free of charge on our investor relations website. We also provide a link to the section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov that has all of our public filings, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, all amendments to those reports, our Proxy Statements and other ownership related filings. Further, a copy of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is located at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

We webcast our earnings calls and certain events we participate in or host with members of the investment community on our investor relations website. Additionally, we provide notifications of news or announcements regarding our financial performance, including SEC filings, investor events, press and earnings releases, and blogs as part of our investor relations website. Investors and others can receive notifications of new information posted on our investor relations website by signing up for e-mail alerts. Further corporate governance information, including our committee charters and code of conduct, is also available on our investor relations website at http://ir.netsoltech.com/governance-docs. The content of our websites are not intended to be incorporated by reference into this 10-Q or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.

CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 compared to the Quarter Ended March 31, 2014

Net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are broken out among the segments as follows:

The following table sets forth the items in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 as a percentage of revenues.

Revenues

License fees

License fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $1,021,751 compared to $2,118,015 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 reflecting a decrease of $1,096,264. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized a certain portion of license revenue from the NFS Ascent™ deal which was signed during the first quarter. The license revenue was recognized on percentage of completion based on the services delivered to the customer. The Company also issued additional Licenses for its LeasePak product.

Maintenance fees

Maintenance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2015, were $3,022,535 compared to $2,556,017 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, reflecting an increase of $466,518. Included in the maintenance fee are maintenance provided to related parties of $43,948 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $143,598 for the same period last year. Maintenance fees begin once a customer has “gone live” with our product. The increase was due to the start of new maintenance agreements from customers who went live with our product during the latter stages of fiscal year 2014 and into fiscal year 2015. We anticipate maintenance fees to remain relatively stable until we are able to license NFS Ascent™ to new customers.

Services

Services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $9,029,629 compared to $4,689,019 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 reflecting an increase of $4,340,610. Included in the services revenue are services provided to related parties of $1,813,197 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1,447,962 for the same period last year. The increase is due to services provided to new customers both for the implementation of the legacy systems and for the implementation of NFS Ascent as well as additional services provided to existing customers on account of customization and enhancement requests. Services revenue is derived from services provided to both current customers as well as services provided to new customers as part of the implementation process. Moving forward, with the implementation of new projects of NFS Ascent^TM, we anticipate this element of our revenue to increase more compared to the license fee.

Gross Profit

The gross profit was $4,713,106, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared with $2,446,146 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This is an increase of 92.67% or $2,266,960. The gross profit percentage for the three months ended March 31, 2015 also increased to 36.05% from 26.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in the gross profit is mainly due to the increase in revenues. The cost of sales was $8,360,809 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $6,916,905 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales decreased from 73.87% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 63.95% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Salaries and consultant fees increased by $789,365 from $4,106,150 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to $4,895,515 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in salaries and consultant fees is due to the hiring and training of technical employees at key locations including Pakistan, Thailand, China, Europe and North America as we anticipate new projects associated with NFS Ascent™. As a percentage of sales, salaries and consultant expense decreased from 43.85% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 to 37.44% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $1,912,492 compared to $1,471,126 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, or an increase of $441,366. Depreciation and amortization expense increased as we began amortizing the product licenses costs that had been capitalized related to the NFS Ascent™ development.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $6,344,502 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $5,127,525, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 or an increase of 23.73% or $1,216,977. As a percentage of sales, it decreased from 54.76% to 48.53%. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to the increase in selling and marketing expenses of $628,398 or 57.98% and an increase in general and administrative expenses of $512,288 or 14.7%. The increase in selling and marketing expenses is due to the hiring of additional employees and the increase in marketing efforts for NFS Ascent^TM. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to the startup of a new subsidiary in Germany and an increase in salaries of approximately $336,135 due to annual raises and hiring of additional employees.

Loss from Operations

Loss from operations was $1,631,396 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $2,681,379 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This represents a decrease of $1,049,983 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2014. As a percentage of sales, net loss from operations was 12.48% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to 28.64% for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Other Income and Expenses

Other income was $417,622 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to other expense of $1,012,011 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Included in other expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was an exchange loss of $908,192 on foreign currency exchange transactions compared to a loss of $247,845 in the current quarter.

Net Loss

Net loss was $1,636,245 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1,299,804 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. This is an increase of $336,441 compared to the prior year. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized income from discontinued operations of $1,480,786 related to the sale of Vroozi. Net loss per share, basic and diluted, was $0.17 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $0.14 for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2015 compared to the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2014

Net revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are broken out among the segments as follows: