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QUOTEMEDIA INC - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

 

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period              to             

Commission File Number: 0-28599

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   91-2008633
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
  (IRS Employer Identification Number)

17100 East Shea Boulevard, Suite 230, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(480) 905-7311

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  ¨            Non-accelerated filer  ¨            Smaller reporting company  þ

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  þ

The Registrant has 88,821,320 shares of common stock outstanding as at May 5, 2008.

 

 

 


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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

INDEX

 

     Page

Part I. Financial Information

  

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited):

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007

   3

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

   5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   16

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

   22

Part II. Other Information

  

Item 6. Exhibits

   23

Signatures

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     March 31,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 358,851     $ 357,316  

Accounts receivable, net

     282,526       299,806  

Prepaid expenses

     259,340       265,868  

Deposits

     5,836       9,027  
                

Total current assets

     906,533       932,017  

Property and equipment, net

     854,057       803,117  

Intangible assets

     196,503       198,050  
                

Total assets

   $ 1,957,113     $ 1,933,184  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 756,277     $ 560,333  

Deferred revenue

     360,536       433,630  

Current portion of amounts due to related parties

     539,437       501,642  
                

Total current liabilities

     1,656,250       1,495,605  
                

Long-term portion of amounts due to related parties

     1,686,317       1,571,085  

Stockholders’ deficit:

    

Preferred stock, nondesignated, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 88,821,320 and 88,763,365 shares issued

     88,822       88,764  

Additional paid-in capital

     8,066,212       7,963,299  

Accumulated deficit

     (9,540,488 )     (9,185,569 )
                

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (1,385,454 )     (1,133,506 )

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,957,113     $ 1,933,184  
                

See accompanying notes

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2008     2007  

OPERATING REVENUE

    

Licensing fees

   $ 1,687,675     $ 1,160,700  

Cost of revenue

     716,532       513,714  
                

Gross Profit

     971,143       646,986  

OPERATING EXPENSES

    

Sales and marketing

     532,789       432,948  

General and administrative

     478,235       357,961  

Software development

     273,059       174,653  
                
     1,284,083       965,562  
                

OPERATING LOSS

     (312,940 )     (318,576 )

OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES)

    

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

     19,372       (6,455 )

Interest expense

     (53,388 )     (47,054 )
                
     (34,016 )     (53,509 )
                

NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   $ (346,956 )   $ (372,085 )

Provision for income taxes

     7,963       —    
                

NET LOSS

   $ (354,919 )   $ (372,085 )
                

LOSS PER SHARE

    

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.01 )

WEIGHTED AVERAGE

    

SHARES OUTSTANDING

    

Basic and diluted

     88,783,108       63,599,085  

See accompanying notes

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2008     2007  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net loss

   $ (354,919 )   $ (372,085 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     90,440       44,856  

Bad debt expense

     31,719       10,475  

Stock-based compensation expense

     102,971       44,356  

Noncash advertising revenue

     (90,000 )     (90,000 )

Noncash barter advertising expense

     90,000       75,000  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (14,439 )     (2,482 )

Prepaid expenses

     6,528       (3,258 )

Deposits

     3,191       3,424  

Accounts payable and amounts due to related parties

     348,971       208,185  

Deferred revenue

     (73,094 )     (22,428 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     141,368       (103,957 )
                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Purchase of fixed assets

     (11,515 )     (36,953 )

Capitalized application software

     (128,318 )     (82,593 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (139,833 )     (119,546 )
                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Repayment of amounts due to related parties

     —         (35,278 )

Loans from related parties

     —         500,000  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     —         464,722  
                

Net increase in cash

     1,535       241,219  

Cash, beginning of period

     357,316       886,251  
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 358,851     $ 1,127,470  
                

See supplementary information (note 6)

    

See accompanying notes

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements and instructions for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other quarter or for a full year.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 contained in our Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 3, 2008.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Nature of operations

We are a software developer and distributor of financial market data and related services to a global marketplace. We specialize in the collection, aggregation, and delivery of both delayed and real-time financial data content via the Internet. We develop and license software components that deliver dynamic content to banks, brokerage firms, financial institutions, mutual fund companies, online information and financial portals, media outlets, public companies, and corporate Intranets.

b) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the operations of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

c) Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognized over contractual periods as services are performed and when collection of the amount due is reasonably assured. Amounts recognized as revenue are determined based upon contractually agreed upon fee schedules with our customers. The Company accounts for subscription revenues received in advance of service being performed by deferring such amounts until the related services are performed. The Company considers the following factors when determining if collection of a fee is reasonably assured: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. If these factors do not indicate collection is reasonably assured, revenue is deferred until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash (also see description of barter revenue below).

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

d) Barter revenue

The Company licenses one of its portfolio management applications in exchange for advertising services of a customer, referred to as “barter revenue”, whereby advertising credits are received in exchange for subscription services. This revenue is recognized in the period in which the applications are licensed based on the fair market value of the services delivered. The Company determines the fair market value of the service delivered based upon amounts charged for similar services in non-barter arrangements within the previous six-month period. The Company also ensures that the value of barter delivered does not exceed the value of cash based revenue in any period. Unused advertising credits are reflected as prepaid expenses. As at March 31, 2008, $180,000 in unused advertising credits was included in prepaid expenses.

The following table summarizes our barter revenue transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

 

     Three month ended
March 31,
     2008    2007

Barter revenue earned

   $ 90,000    $ 90,000

Advertising credits used

     90,000      75,000

e) Property and equipment

 

     Cost    Accumulated
Depreciation
   Net Book
Value
As at March 31, 2008:         

Computer equipment

   $ 276,756    $ 118,011    $ 158,745

Office furniture and equipment

     65,004      29,717      35,287

Leasehold improvements

     29,478      14,123      15,355

Capitalized application software

     938,069      293,399      644,670
                    
   $ 1,309,307    $ 455,250    $ 854,057
                    

Property and Equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the assets estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Computer equipment    5 years
Office Furniture and equipment    5 years
Leasehold improvements    Term of lease
Capitalized application software    3 years

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company capitalized $128,318 and $82,593 of costs, respectively, related to the development of new software applications and enhancements made to existing software applications. Software applications are used by our subscribers to access, manage and analyze information in our databases. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, amortization expenses associated with the internally developed application software was $71,113 and $28,683 respectively. At March 31, 2008, the remaining book value of the application software was $644,670.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

Depreciation expense for equipment and leaseholds for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $17,780 and $15,637 respectively.

f) Intangible assets

 

     Cost    Accumulated
Amortization
   Net Book
Value
As at March 31, 2008:         

Amortized intangible assets:

        

Purchase option for office building

   $ 10,000    $ 3,393    $ 6,607

Software licenses

     70,256      878      69,378

Domain names

     10,651      133      10,518
                    
     90,907      4,404      86,503
                    

Unamortized intangible assets:

        

Goodwill associated with purchase of business unit business unit

     110,000      —        110,000
                    

Total intangible assets

   $ 200,907    $ 4,404    $ 196,503
                    

Amortization for amortized intangible assets is calculated on a straight-line basis over the assets estimated useful lives. The useful life of the purchase option is 5 years which is the term of the option. The useful life of software licenses and domain names is estimated to be 20 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, amortization expense for amortized intangible assets was $1,547 and $536 respectively.

The Company assesses potential impairments to its unamortized intangible assets when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of the unamortized intangible asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount of an unamortized intangible asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Any required impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of an unamortized intangible asset exceeds its fair value and is recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the related asset and a charge to operating results.

In accordance with SFAS 142, we evaluate goodwill for impairment on a reporting unit basis. Reporting units are operating segments or components of operating segments for which discrete financial information is available. The evaluation of goodwill for each reporting unit is based upon the following approach. We compare the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. Where the

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

carrying value is greater than the fair value, the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit with any of the remainder being allocated to goodwill. The implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill is then compared to the carrying value of that goodwill to determine the impairment loss.

g) Stock-based compensation

SFAS No. 123 (revised), “Share-Based Payments” requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense over the service period (generally the vesting period) in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. The impact of forfeitures that may occur prior to vesting is also estimated and considered in the amount recognized.

Total estimated stock-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s stock-based awards, recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was comprised as follows:

 

     Three month ended
March 31,
     2008    2007

Sales and marketing

   $ 63,408    $ 10,950

General and administrative

     5,474      1,023

Software development

     34,089      32,383
             

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 102,971    $ 44,356
             

At March 31, 2008 there was $350,692 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based payments which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.71 years.

We calculate the fair value of stock options granted under the provisions of FAS No. 123R using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

     Three month ended
March 31,
     2008     2007

Expected dividend yield

     —       n/a

Expected stock price volatility

     98 %   n/a

Risk-free interest rate

     4 %   n/a

Expected life of options

     5.0     n/a

Weighted average fair value of options granted

   $ 0.14     n/a

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price in the period prior to option grant equivalent to the expected life of the options. The expected term is determined under the “simplified” method as allowed under the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 and No. 110, and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

h) Software development expenses

Software development costs incurred prior to establishing the technological feasibility of our software application products, and costs incurred to maintain existing products and services are expensed as incurred. The Company expensed $273,059 and $174,653 in software development costs during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

i) New accounting standards

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48 entitled “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement method for the recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance related to uncertain tax positions on the derecognition, measurement (according to the more likely than not criterion), classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. We have evaluated all tax positions in accordance with FIN 48, and have concluded that there is no impact to our consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 5 for additional disclosure.

In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 159 entitled “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“FAS No. 159”). FAS No. 159 permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be reported in earnings. FAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The implementation of FAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157 entitled “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS No. 157”). This statement clarifies the definition of fair value to provide greater consistency and clarity on existing accounting pronouncements that require fair value measurements, provides a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS No. 157 is required to be applied for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within that year. The implementation of FAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“Statement 141R”). Statement 141R requires that, upon a business combination, the acquired assets, assumed liabilities, contractual contingencies and contingent liabilities, be recognized and measured at their fair value at the acquisition date.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

Statement 141R also requires that acquisition-related costs be recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred. In addition, Statement 141R requires that acquired in-process research and development be measured at fair value and capitalized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset, and it is therefore not subject to amortization until the project is completed or abandoned. Moreover, Statement 141R requires changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties that are recognized after the measurement period be recognized in income tax expense. Statement 141R is to be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, which for us will be our fiscal 2009. We are currently evaluating the impact Statement 141R may have on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“Statement 160”). Statement 160 requires that noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) be clearly identified and presented as a component of equity, separate from the parent’s equity. Statement 160 also requires that the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income; that changes in ownership interest be accounted for as equity transactions; and that when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in that subsidiary and the gain or loss on the deconsolidation of that subsidiary be measured at fair value. Statement 160 is to be applied prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements (which are to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented) and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, which for us will be our fiscal 2009. We do not believe that the implementation of Statement 160 will impact our consolidated financial statements.

j) Reclassification

Certain figures in the comparative period have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation, with no effect on net loss.

3. RELATED PARTIES

The Company has a loan agreement with Bravenet Web Services, Inc. (“Bravenet”). The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of Bravenet. At March 31, 2008, the remaining loan balance due to Bravenet including accrued interest at 10% is $156,852.

From January 1, 2005 to November 30, 2006, Bravenet provided the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. At March 31, 2008, all amounts due to Bravenet for customer promotion and lead generation services have been accrued in amounts due to related parties, and total $592,661 including accrued interest at 10% per annum.

On September 29, 2006, Quotemedia, Ltd. purchased the Bravenet business unit that was responsible for providing the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. The $110,000 purchase price due to Bravenet has been accrued in amounts due to related parties, and remains unpaid as at March 31, 2008. At March 31, 2008, the balance due to Bravenet for the unpaid purchase price is $138,855 which includes interest accrued at 10%.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

Bravenet provides computer hosting and maintenance services to the Company for approximately $7,500 per month. At March 31, 2008, the balance due to Bravenet for unpaid computer hosting and maintenance services is $91,775. This amount includes interest accrued at 10%.

The Company leases office space from Harrison Avenue Holdings Ltd. (“Harrison”) for approximately $11,000 per month. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of Harrison. At March 31, 2008, all amounts due to Harrison related to the leased office space have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. As at March 31, 2008, the balance due to Harrison for unpaid office rent is $278,172. This amount includes interest accrued at 10%.

At March 31, 2008, the Company owed $936,804 to an officer of the Company for accrued salary. This amount includes interest accrued at 10%.

As a matter of policy, all related party transactions are subject to review and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. All repayments of amounts due to related parties must be approved by our Board of Directors. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations.

4. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

a) Preferred shares

We are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 non-designated preferred shares at the Board of Directors’ discretion. As at March 31, 2008 no preferred shares have been issued.

b) Common stock

In February 2008, a former director of the Company exercised 75,000 warrants at an exercise price of $0.05. A net of 57,955 shares of common stock were issued, as the Company repurchased 17,045 shares of common stock to pay the total exercise cost of $3,750. The repurchased common stock was valued at a stock price of $0.22 per share which was the closing price of our common stock on the date of the transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreements, the Company’s Board of Director is required to approve the repurchase of the shares.

c) Stock option plan

We have stock option plans whereby shares of our common stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted to employees, officers, directors, advisors, and our independent contractors. The exercise price of the common stock underlying an option will be determined by the Board of Directors or compensation committee and may be equal to, greater than, or less than the

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

market value of our common stock at the date of grant but in no event less than 50% of such market value. The options generally vest in one to four years unless, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, alternative vesting methods are allowed. The term of each option is determined at the time of grant and may extend to a maximum of ten years. At March 31, 2008, we had reserved 12,500,000 options for issuance under the stock option plan. Options may also be granted outside our stock option plan. Options granted outside the plan generally contain terms that are more restrictive in nature and have a maximum expiration term of ten years. We may grant an unlimited number of options outside our stock option plan at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

The following table represents stock option and warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2008:

 

     Options and
Warrants
    Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

   14,565,803     $ 0.16
            

Granted under company stock option plan

   —         n/a

Warrants granted

   300,000     $ 0.19

Stock options exercised

   —         n/a

Warrants exercised

   (75,000 )   $ 0.05

Forfeited/Expired

   (613,000 )   $ 0.28
            

Outstanding at March 31, 2008

   14,177,803     $ 0.16
            

The following table summarizes our non-vested stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2008:

 

     Options and
Warrants
    Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

Non-vested stock options and warrants at December 31, 2007

   4,525,952     $ 0.20
            

Granted during the period

   300,000     $ 0.19

Vested during the period

   (903,226 )   $ 0.20

Forfeited during the period

   (270,000 )   $ 0.24
            

Non-vested stock options and warrants at March 31, 2008

   3,652,726     $ 0.19
            

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

     Options and Warrants Outstanding    Options and Warrants
Exercisable
     Number
Outstanding at
March 31, 2008
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
Exercisable at
March 31, 2008
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

$0.05-0.10

   5,850,000    0.15    $ 0.06    5,850,000    $ 0.06

$0.11-0.30

   6,827,803    6.98    $ 0.18    2,950,077    $ 0.19

$0.31-0.50

   1,500,000    3.12    $ 0.40    1,425,000    $ 0.40

As at March 31, 2008 all stock options and warrants have been granted with exercise prices equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common shares on the date of grant.

At March 31, 2008 the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding was $685,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants exercisable was $685,000. Total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $12,750. The intrinsic value of stock options and warrants are calculated as the amount by which the market price of our common stock exceeds the exercise price of the option or warrant.

The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 common shares and 10,000,000 non-designated preferred shares. Until such time as the Company is able to increase its authorized number of shares of common stock, in the event that an exercise of warrants or stock options would result in the number of issued common shares exceeding the authorized limit, the Company would designate the preferred shares with the same rights and preferences as the common shares to accommodate the exercise of the options or warrants.

d) Loss per share

The basic and diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $(0.00) per share and $(0.01) per share, respectively. Stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share because they were anti-dilutive were 14,177,803 and 39,062,382, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

5. INCOME TAXES

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“FASB 109”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a tax return. The Company must determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Once it is determined that a position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the position is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. FIN 48 applies to all tax positions related to income taxes subject to FASB 109. Based on the analysis performed, the Company did not record any unrecognized tax positions as of March 31, 2008.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

The Company is subject to income taxes in the United States and Canada. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. Tax years ranging from 2000 to 2007 remain subject to examination in the United States and Canada. We recognize potential interest and penalties related to income taxes matters in income tax expense. In the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recorded Canadian income tax expense of $7,963.

6. SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

     Three months ended March 31,
     2008    2007

Cash paid for Interest

   $ 2,257    $ 694
             

Cash received for Interest

   $ 1,647    $ 6,370
             

Cash paid for taxes

   $ —      $ —  
             

As discussed in Note 4 b), in February 2008, a former director of the Company exercised 75,000 warrants at an exercise price of $0.05. A net of 57,955 shares of common stock were issued as the Company repurchased 17,045 shares of common stock to pay the total exercise cost of $3,750. The repurchased common stock was valued at a stock price of $0.22 per share which was the closing price of our common stock on the date of the transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreements, the Company’s Board of Director is required to approve the repurchase of the shares.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. We caution readers regarding certain forward looking statements in the following discussion, elsewhere in this report, and in any other statements, made by, or on behalf of our company, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements made by, or on behalf of, our company. Uncertainties and contingencies that might cause such differences include those risk factors disclosed in our annual report of Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 and other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements. All references to “we”, “our”, “us”, of “quotemedia” refer to QuoteMedia, Inc., and it predecessors, operating divisions, and subsidiaries.

This report should be read in conjunction with our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Overview

We are a financial software developer and a distributor of market data and research information to online brokerages, clearing firms, banks, media properties, public companies and financial service corporations world wide. Through the aggregation of information from many direct data, news, and research sources, we offer a comprehensive range of solutions for all market related information provisioning requirements.

We have three general product lines: Data Feed Services; Interactive Content and Data Applications; and Portfolio Management Systems.

Our Data Feed Services consist of raw streaming real-time market data delivered over the Internet or via dedicated telecommunication lines, as well as supplemental fundamental, historical, and analytical data, keyed to the same symbology which provides a complete market data solution to be offered to our customers.

Our Interactive Content and Data Applications consist of a suite of software applications that provide publicly traded company and market information to corporate clients via the Internet. Products include stock market quotes, fundamentals, historical and interactive charts, company news, filings, option chains, insider transactions, corporate financials, corporate profiles, screeners, market research information, investor relations provisions, level II, watch lists, and real-time quotes. All of our content solutions are completely customizable, and embed directly into client web pages for seamless integration with existing content, and comprise only a single line of code for quick installation and fast loading efficiency.

 

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Our Portfolio Management Systems consist of Quotestream Desktop, Quotestream Wireless, Quotestream Professional, and our Web Portfolio Management systems. Quotestream Desktop is an Internet-based streaming online portfolio management system that delivers real-time and delayed market data to both consumer and corporate markets. Quotestream has been designed for syndication and private branding by brokerage, banking, and web portal companies.

Quotestream Professional is designed specifically for use by financial services professionals, offering exceptional coverage and functionality at extremely aggressive pricing. Quotestream Professional features broad market coverage, reliability, complete flexibility, ultra low-latency tick-by-tick data, as well as completely customizable screens, advanced charting, comprehensive technical analysis, news and research data.

Quotestream Wireless is a true companion product to both Quotestream Desktop and Quotestream Professional – any changes made to portfolios in either application are automatically reflected in the other. We introduced Quotestream II to the market in limited release in 2007. Quotestream II is our next generation portfolio management system, with enhanced features and functionality compared to our original Quotestream product – most notably tick-by-tick true streaming data, significantly enhanced charting features, and a broad range of additional research and analytical content and functionality. We expect that Quotestream II will be available for general release in the third quarter of 2008.

A key feature of QuoteMedia’s business model is that all of our product lines generate recurring monthly licensing revenue from each client. Contracts to license Quotestream to our corporate clients, for example, typically have a term of two to three years and are automatically renewed unless notice is given within 90 days. We also generate Quotestream revenue through individual end-user licenses on a monthly or annual subscription fee basis. Interactive Content and Data Applications and Market Data Feeds are licensed for a monthly, quarterly, annual, or biannual subscription fee. Contracts to license our Financial Data Products and Data Feeds typically have a term of one to two years and are automatically renewed unless notice is given within 90 days.

During the three months ended March 31, 2008 we achieved 45% revenue growth from the comparative period in 2007. The growth resulted from increased sales of our Interactive Content and Data Applications as we continue to expand our line of financial data products and the depth of our data offerings. Increased subscriptions to Quotestream during the period also contributed to our revenue growth. We expect revenue growth for the remainder of 2008 to be primarily driven by our Interactive Content and Data Applications and our new Quotestream II and Quotestream Professional product offerings. We also anticipate growth as we expand our product line to include international market data consisting of equity quotes from many of the major world exchanges as well as other additional new data sets. We also anticipate acquiring new customers for our Data Feed Services.

Our comparative gross profit margin increased to 58% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from 56% in the comparative period in 2007. During 2007 we incurred a substantial increase in fixed costs to support the new products developed during the period, including Quotestream II, Quotestream Professional, and new Market Data Feeds. During the first quarter of 2008 cost increases associated with these new products have slowed as they near completion, therefore our increase in revenue from the comparative period has resulted in higher gross margins.

 

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Our operating expenses increased 33% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from the comparative period in 2007. This growth was as result of increasing our staffing and operating capacities from the comparative period in 2007 to develop and support the new products we have recently launched, and new products that we plan to introduce to the market in remaining three quarters of 2008. Our operating expenses are also affected by the U.S./Canadian exchange rate. A significant portion of our software development and sales expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars and converted to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate during the period. The average Canadian to U.S. dollar exchange rates for the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were 0.9954 and 0.8532 respectively, resulting in a 17% increase in expenses paid in Canadian dollars.

Our plan of operation for the remainder of 2008 will focus on marketing Quotestream II for deployments by brokerage firms to their clients, and moving strongly into the investment professional market with Quotestream Professional. We also plan to release new international data sets and market our Data Feed Services. We will continue to add new data content to expand our line of Interactive Content and Data Applications and to license our Quotestream Wireless applications.

Opportunistically, efforts will be made to evaluate and pursue the development of additional new products that may eventually be commercialized by our company. Although not anticipated, we may require additional capital to execute our proposed plan of operation. There can be no assurance that such additional capital will be available to our company, on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Our future performance will be subject to a number of business factors, including those beyond our control, such as economic downturns and evolving industry needs and preferences as well as the level of competition and our ability to continue to successfully market our products and technology. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully implement our marketing strategy, continue our revenue growth, or achieve profitable operations.

Results of Operations

Revenue

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
      
     2008    2007    Change ($)    Change (%)  

Licensing revenue

   $ 1,687,675    $ 1,160,700    $ 526,975    45 %

Licensing revenue has increased 45% when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. This increase reflects sales growth for both our Interactive Content and Data Applications and our Portfolio Management Systems.

We have continued to expand our line of Interactive Content and Data Applications, which includes XML market data feeds. This resulted in a $392,773 (53%) increase in Interactive Content and Data Application revenue when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. The number of Quotestream subscribers and the average subscription revenue per user increased during

 

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the period; resulting in a $134,202 (31%) increase in Portfolio Management System revenue when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. Included in Portfolio Management System revenue is revenue earned from licensing of one of our portfolio management applications in exchange for advertising services, referred to as “barter revenue” whereby advertising credits were received for subscription services. This barter revenue amounted to $90,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit Summary

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
       
     2008     2007     Change ($)    Change (%)  

Cost of revenue

   $ 716,532     $ 513,714     $ 202,818    39 %

Gross profit

   $ 971,143     $ 646,986     $ 324,157    50 %

Gross margin %

     58 %     56 %     

Our cost of revenue consists of fixed and variable stock exchange fees, data feed provisioning costs and bandwidth charges. Cost of revenue increased 39% when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. The increase is primarily due to the acquisition of data content required to support the new products and features that we have recently launched, and new products that we plan to introduce to the market in the remaining three quarters of 2008. We also incurred increases in variable stock exchange, data feed, and bandwidth usage charges resulting from the growth in the number of clients from the comparable period. Overall, the cost of revenue has decreased as a percentage of sales, as evidenced by our gross margin percentage which has increased to 58% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from 56% in the comparative period in 2007.

Operating Expenses Summary

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
      
     2008    2007    Change ($)    Change (%)  

Sales and marketing

   $ 532,789    $ 432,948    $ 99,841    23 %

General and administrative

     478,235      357,961      120,274    34 %

Software development

     273,059      174,653      98,406    56 %
                           

Total operating expenses

   $ 1,284,083    $ 965,562    $ 318,521    33 %
                           

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing consists primarily of sales and customer service salaries, investor relations, travel, and advertising expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased $99,841 (23%) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 when compared to same period in 2007. The increase is due primarily to additional sales personnel hired since the comparative period and additional travel expenses associated with marketing our new product lines.

 

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Included in sales and marketing expense is $90,000 in non-cash advertising costs incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. We receive advertising credits with a large national magazine in exchange for subscription services. The advertising credits are expensed as used, and unused advertising credits are reflected as prepaid expenses.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries expense, office rent, insurance premiums, and professional fees. General and administrative expenses increased $120,274 (34%) for three months ended March 31, 2008 when compared to fiscal 2007. The increase is primarily due to the hiring of new personnel and competitive salary adjustments to existing personnel. It is also due to increased bad debt expenses compared to the prior period. The increase in bad debts is directly related to the increase in sales from the prior period.

Software Development

Software development expenses consist primarily of costs associated with the design, programming, and testing of our software applications prior to the establishment of technological feasibility. Software development expenses also include costs incurred to maintain our software applications. Software development expenses increased $98,406 (56%) for three months ended March 31, 2008 when compared to fiscal 2007.

Salary expense for software development personnel increased from the comparative periods, as we made competitive salary adjustments for existing employees, and added new software development personnel. Additional software development personnel were required to develop our Quotestream II and Quotestream Professional products, as well as our new and upgraded versions of our web-based applications and market data feeds.

The increase in software development expenses noted above was offset by software development costs capitalized during the period. We capitalized $128,318 of development costs for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $82,592 in 2007. These costs relate to the development of application software used by subscribers to access, manage and analyze information in our databases. Capitalized costs associated with application software are amortized over three years which is their estimated economic life.

Other Income and (Expense) Summary

 

     Three months ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

Foreign exchange loss

   $ 19,372     $ (6,455 )

Interest expense

     (53,388 )     (47,054 )
                

Total other income and (expenses)

   $ (34,016 )   $ (53,509 )
                

 

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Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)

Exchange gains and losses arise from the re-measurement of Canadian dollar monetary assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses vary with the change in associated exchanges rates. The foreign exchange gain in the current period was due to an increase in the value of U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar at March 31, 2007 compared to December 31, 2007.

Interest Expense

Interest is accrued on certain amounts owed to related parties. Interest expense increased for the three months ended March 31, 2008 due to additional borrowings compared to same period in 2007. Interest is accrued at 10% per annum. Interest income earned on cash balances is netted against interest income.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recorded Canadian income tax expense of $7,963. No income tax expense was recorded the comparative period.

Net Income (Loss) for the Period

As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $(354,919) or $(0.00) per share compared to a net loss of $(372,085) or $(0.01) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash totaled $358,851 at March 31, 2008, as compared with $357,316 at December 31, 2007, an increase of $1,535. Net cash of $141,368 was provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008, primarily due to the increase in accounts payable and amounts due to related parties, offset by the net loss for the period. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $139,833 resulting from capitalized application software costs and the purchase of new computer equipment.

Our current liabilities include $539,437 due to related parties. All repayments of amounts due to related parties must be approved by our Board of Directors. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations. Deferred revenue of $360,536 is also included in our current liabilities. The costs incurred to realize the deferred revenue in the next 12 months are minimal.

Based on the factors discussed above, we believe that our cash on hand and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund our current operations for at least the next 12 months. However, to implement our business plan may require additional financing. Additional financings may come from future equity or debt offerings that could result in dilution to our stockholders.

Our long-term liquidity requirements will depend on many factors, including the rate at which we expand our business, and whether we do so internally or through acquisitions. To the extent that the funds generated from operations are insufficient to fund our activities in the long term, we may be required to raise additional funds through public or private financing. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available or that, if it is available, it will be on terms acceptable to us.

 

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ITEM 4T. Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we completed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, we and our management have concluded that, our disclosure controls and procedures at March 31, 2008 were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in these reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In the three months ended March 31, 2008, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

We will consider further actions and continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and internal controls and procedures on an ongoing basis, taking corrective action as appropriate. Management does not expect that disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls can prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. While management believes that its disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that fraud can be detected and prevented, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

31.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1    Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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.

 

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.
Dated: May 15, 2008
By:   /s/ R. Keith Guelpa
  R. Keith Guelpa,
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
By:   /s/ Keith J. Randall
  Keith J. Randall,
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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