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QUOTEMEDIA INC - Quarter Report: 2010 September (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 September 30, 2010

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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    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   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   þ

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 89,371,320 shares of common stock outstanding as at November 8, 2010.

 

 

 


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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2010

INDEX

 

          Page  

Part I.

  

Financial Information

  

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements (unaudited):

     3   
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

     3   
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

     4   
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

     5   
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     6   

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     12   

Item 4T.

  

Controls and Procedures

     19   

Part II.

  

Other Information

  

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

     21   

Signatures

     21   


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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     September 30, 2010     December 31, 2009  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and equivalents

   $ 253,862      $ 477,222   

Accounts receivable, net

     419,848        466,663   

Forward contract margin deposit

     15,000        15,000   

Prepaid expenses

     212,998        254,521   

Other current assets

     121,951        148,022   
                

Total current assets

     1,023,659        1,361,428   

Deposits

     23,512        26,301   

Property and equipment, net

     1,165,922        1,111,035   

Intangible assets

     215,468        185,674   
                

Total assets

   $ 2,428,561      $ 2,684,438   
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 1,291,966      $ 963,749   

Deferred revenue

     438,394        428,577   

Current portion of amounts due to related parties

     —          984,348   
                

Total current liabilities

     1,730,360        2,376,674   
                

Long-term portion of amounts due to related parties

     4,286,050        2,630,867   

Stockholders’ deficit:

    

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

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 89,371,320 and 89,371,320 shares issued and outstanding

     89,372        89,372   

Additional paid-in capital

     8,858,375        8,529,965   

Accumulated deficit

     (12,535,596     (10,942,440
                

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (3,587,849     (2,323,103
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 2,428,561      $ 2,684,438   
                

See accompanying notes

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Revenue

   $ 1,929,946      $ 1,910,884      $ 5,851,421      $ 5,658,444   

Cost of revenue

     942,825        827,255        2,840,194        2,430,244   
                                

Gross profit

     987,121        1,083,629        3,011,227        3,228,200   

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     470,471        455,612        1,719,025        1,382,767   

General and administrative

     503,802        501,880        1,685,621        1,519,972   

Software development

     301,762        253,468        925,822        775,119   
                                
     1,276,035        1,210,960        4,330,468        3,677,858   
                                

Operating loss

     (288,914     (127,331     (1,319,241     (449,658

Other income and (expense):

        

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

     (8,863     52,634        22,706        118,078   

Interest expense

     (102,999     (80,190     (294,209     (222,773
                                
     (111,862     (27,556     (271,503     (104,695
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (400,776     (154,887     (1,590,744     (554,353

Provision for income taxes

     (962     (478     (2,412     (2,137
                                

Net loss

   $ (401,738   $ (155,365   $ (1,593,156   $ (556,490
                                

Loss per share:

        

Basic and diluted loss per share

     (0.00     (0.00     (0.02     (0.01

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic and diluted

     89,371,320        89,371,320        89,371,320        89,371,320   

See accompanying notes

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2010     2009  

Operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (1,593,156   $ (556,490

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     507,338        420,379   

Bad debt expense

     116,060        68,301   

Stock-based compensation expense

     328,410        127,118   

Noncash advertising revenue

     (270,000     (270,000

Noncash barter advertising expense

     270,000        270,000   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (69,245     (248,068

Prepaid expenses

     41,523        (3,825

Other current assets

     26,071        (149,761

Deposits

     2,789        (2,452

Accounts payable and amounts due to related parties

     999,052        753,903   

Deferred revenue

     9,817        (11,520
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     368,659        397,585   
                

Investing activities:

    

Purchase of fixed assets

     (38,636     (111,752

Purchase of intangible assets

     (34,729     —     

Capitalized application software

     (518,654     (402,226

Forward contract margin deposit

     —          20,000   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (592,019     (493,978
                

Net decrease in cash

     (223,360     (96,393

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

     477,222        536,624   
                

Cash and equivalents, end of period

   $ 253,862      $ 440,231   
                

See accompanying notes

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(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. In connection with the preparation of the condensed financial statements the Company evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2010 through the filing of this report.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 contained in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 30, 2010.

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) Foreign currency translation and transactions

The U.S. dollar is the functional currency of all our company’s operations. Foreign currency asset and liability amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars at end-of-period exchange rates, except for equipment and intangible assets, which are remeasured at historical rates. Foreign currency income and expenses are remeasured at average exchange rates in effect during the period, except for expenses related to balance sheet amounts remeasured at historical exchange rates. Exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in income in the period in which they occur.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

d) Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. The Update provides amendments to ASC topic 820-10 that require entities to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. In addition the Update requires entities to present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The disclosures related to Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements were adopted January 1, 2010 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements. Disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements are effective January 1, 2011, and are not expected to have any impact on our consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Guidance

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force, which amends ASC topic 605, Revenue Recognition, to require companies to allocate revenue in multiple-element arrangements based on an element’s estimated selling price if vendor-specific or other third-party evidence of value is not available. ASU 2009-13 is effective beginning January 1, 2011. Earlier application is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements, which amends ASC Topic 985, Software. ASU No. 2009-14 amends the ASC to change the accounting model for revenue arrangements that include both tangible products and software elements, such that tangible products containing both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product’s essential functionality are no longer within the scope of software revenue guidance. ASU 2009-14 is effective January 1, 2011. We are currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

3. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

a) Fair value of financial instruments

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (referred to as Level 1), observable inputs other than Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly (referred to as Level 2), and unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities (referred to as Level 3).

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Forward contracts are measured at fair market value on a recurring basis based on level 2 inputs. At September 30, 2010, the fair market value for forward contracts was $6,470 and was included in other current assets.

b) Derivative instruments

A significant portion of our expenses are paid in Canadian dollars, therefore changes to the exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar affect our operating results. To manage this exchange rate risk, we utilize forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars. Our Company policy limits contracts to maturities of one year or less from the date of issuance. The outstanding contracts as of September 30, 2010 had maturities ranging up to 2 months. We do not enter into foreign exchange forward contracts for trading purposes.

We account for derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, which requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument is dependent upon whether the derivative has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship.

We have chosen not to elect hedge accounting for these forward contracts; therefore, changes in fair value for these instruments are immediately recognized in earnings and included in our foreign exchange gain (loss). The fluctuations in the value of these forward contracts do, however, generally offset the impact of changes in the value of the underlying risk that they are intended to economically hedge.

The following table provides gross notional value of foreign currency derivative financial instruments and the related net asset or liability. The table presents the notional amount (at contract exchange rates) and the fair value of the derivatives in U.S. dollars:

 

     September 30, 2010      December 31, 2009  
     Notional
Amount
     Net Asset
(Liability)
     Notional
Amount
     Net Asset
(Liability)
 

Forward contracts

   $ 300,000       $ 6,470       $ 300,000       $ 58,877   

We are required to maintain a margin deposit with a foreign exchange corporation equal to 5% of the value of each forward contract outstanding. We had margin deposits totaling $15,000 related to forward contracts outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

4. RELATED PARTIES

The following table summarizes amounts due to related parties at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 

     September 30, 2010      December 31, 2009  
     Current      Non-
current
     Current      Non-
current
 

Purchase of business unit

   $ —         $ 177,036       $ 161,164       $ —     

Computer hosting services

     —           292,582         268,057         —     

Office rent

     —           692,847         537,851         —     

Other

     —           17,275         17,276         —     

Loan

     —           201,193         —           186,714   

Lead generation services

     —           760,204         —           705,493   

Accrued salary

     —           2,144,913         —           1,738,660   
                                   
   $ —         $ 4,286,050       $ 984,348       $ 2,630,867   
                                   

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. All amounts due to related parties have been classified as non-current liabilities as we do not expect to make any repayments within a year of the September 30, 2010 balance sheet date. Our related party creditors have agreed to these repayment terms.

5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

FASB ASC 718, Stock Compensation 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was comprised as follows:

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Sales and marketing

   $ 1,845       $ 15,025       $ 286,335       $ 61,575   

General and administrative

     549         3,213         7,047         11,925   

Software development

     11,676         16,771         35,028         53,618   
                                   

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 14,070       $ 35,009       $ 328,410       $ 127,118   
                                   

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

At September 30, 2010 there was $21,615 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based payments which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.63 years.

We calculate the fair value of stock options granted under the provisions of FASB ASC 718 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
           2010            2009     2010     2009  

Expected dividend yield

     n/a         —          —          —     

Expected stock price volatility

     n/a         223     176     215

Risk-free interest rate

     n/a         4     4     4

Expected life of options

     n/a         5.0 years        2.5 years        2.6 years   

Weighted average fair value of options and warrants granted

     n/a       $ 0.06      $ 0.12      $ 0.06   

The following table represents stock option and warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

 

     Options and
Warrants
    Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

     12,707,803      $ 0.08   
                

Granted under company stock option plan

     300,000      $ 0.07   

Warrants granted

     5,000,000      $ 0.07   

Stock options canceled

     (300,000   $ 0.07   

Warrants canceled

     (5,000,000   $ 0.07   
                

Outstanding at September 30, 2010

     12,707,803      $ 0.08   
                

The following table summarizes our non-vested stock option and warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

 

     Options and
Warrants
    Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 

Non-vested stock options and warrants at

    

December 31, 2009

     345,417      $ 0.07   

Granted during the period

     —          n/a   

Vested during the period

     (228,750   $ 0.07   

Forfeited during the period

     —          n/a   

Non-vested stock options and warrants at

    
                

September 30, 2010

     116,667      $ 0.07   
                

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

     Options and Warrants Outstanding      Options and Warrants
Exercisable
 
     Number
Outstanding
September 30,
2010
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Number
Exercisable at
September 30,
2010
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 

$0.05-0.10

     12,207,803         4.82       $ 0.07         12,091,136       $ 0.07   

$0.11-0.40

     500,000         4.13       $ 0.40         500,000       $ 0.40   

On May 17, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors and Compensation Committee authorized extending the term of a total of 5,300,000 options and warrants held by certain executives of the Company. The expiry dates of the options and warrants were extended by five years. The extension of the options and warrants was accounted for as an exchange of the original awards for new awards. The incremental increase in fair value of the new awards resulted in additional stock-based compensation expenses totaling $280,800 that was recognized in full in May 2010.

As at September 30, 2010 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 September 30, 2010 the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding was $488,712. The aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants exercisable was $484,045. 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.

6. LOSS PER SHARE

The basic and diluted net loss per share was $(0.00) and $(0.00) per share for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The basic and diluted net loss per share was $(0.02) and $(0.01) per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. There were 12,707,803 stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 because they were anti-dilutive.

 

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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 on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 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”, or “quotemedia” refer to QuoteMedia, Inc., and its predecessors, operating divisions, and subsidiaries.

This report should be read in conjunction with our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 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 worldwide. 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, and supplemental fundamental, historical, and analytical data, keyed to the same symbology, which provides a complete market data solution to be offered to our customers. Currently, QuoteMedia’s Data Feed services include complete coverage of North American exchanges and over 70 exchanges worldwide.

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.

 

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Our Portfolio Management Systems consist of Quotestream, Quotestream Professional, Quotestream Wireless, 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’s enhanced features and functionality—most notably tick-by-tick true streaming data, significantly enhanced charting features, and a broad range of additional research and analytical content and functionality—offer a professional level experience to non professional users.

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 the Quotestream desktop products (Quotestream and Quotestream Professional)—any changes made to portfolios in either the desktop or wireless application are automatically reflected in the other.

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 one to three years and are automatically renewed unless notice is given at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the current license term. 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 three years and are automatically renewed unless notice is given 90 days prior to the expiration of the contract term.

Business environment and trends

Global markets have been negatively impacted by a variety of factors, and the financial services industry in particular has been adversely affected by losses in the mortgage and credit markets. Our business is dependent upon the health of the financial markets as well as the financial health of the participants in those markets. The current financial crisis has resulted in lower activity levels and has led to the collapse of some market participants. We are also seeing customers intensify their focus on containing or reducing costs as a result of the challenging market conditions. While we expect these trends will continue to affect our growth rate and operating results for the short term, we do expect our revenue to increase in 2011.

Plan of operation

Our plan of operation for the remainder of 2010 and for 2011 will focus on marketing Quotestream for deployments by brokerage firms to their retail clients, and moving strongly into the investment professional market with Quotestream Professional. Licensing Quotestream Wireless, both as a companion to the Quotestream desktop products, and as a stand-alone solution, will also continue to be a focal point. We will look to continue the growth of our Data Feed Services client

 

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base and to increase the sales of our Interactive Content and Data Applications, particularly in the context of large scale enterprise deployments encompassing solutions ranging across several product lines. We also have a plan in place for 2011 to reduce costs to ensure that our ongoing expenditures are balanced with our revenue growth rate, which has slowed markedly as a result of the recession.

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 currently 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 a continued economic downturn 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

 

     2010      2009      Change ($)      Change (%)  

Three months ended September 30,

           

Licensing revenue

   $ 1,929,946       $ 1,910,884       $ 19,062         1

Nine months ended September 30,

           

Licensing revenue

   $ 5,851,421       $ 5,658,444       $ 192,977         3

Licensing revenue has increased 1% and 3% when comparing the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The increases are a result of sales growth from licensing our Portfolio Management Systems.

The number of corporate Quotestream subscribers increased during the periods, resulting in a $109,811 (13%) and $623,492 (28%) increase in Portfolio Management System revenue when comparing the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The increase in subscribers can be attributed to our competitive pricing which has attracted new customers looking for more cost efficient portfolio management systems. 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 and $270,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

 

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Interactive Content and Data Application revenue has been impacted by the loss of clients who, as a result of the current economic downturn, have either reduced their spending or have ceased operations altogether. As a result, Interactive Content and Data Application revenue decreased $90,749 (8%) and $430,515 (13%) when comparing the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit Summary

 

     2010     2009     Change ($)     Change (%)  

Three months ended September 30,

        

Cost of revenue

   $ 942,825      $ 827,255      $ 115,570        14

Gross profit

   $ 987,121      $ 1,083,629      $ (96,508     (9 %) 

Gross margin %

     51     57    

Nine months ended September 30,

        

Cost of revenue

   $ 2,840,194      $ 2,430,244      $ 409,950        17

Gross profit

   $ 3,011,227      $ 3,228,200      $ (216,973     (7 %) 

Gross margin %

     51     57    

Our cost of revenue consists of fixed and variable stock exchange fees and data feed provisioning costs. Cost of revenue also includes amortization of capitalized application software costs. We capitalize the costs associated with developing new products once technological feasibility has been established.

Cost of revenue increased 14% and 17% when comparing the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The increases are primarily due to increases in variable stock exchange, data feed, and bandwidth usage charges resulting from the growth in the number of Quotestream clients from the comparable periods. The increase is also due to the acquisition of data content required to support the new products and features that we have recently developed and the amortization expense related to additional capitalized application software costs.

Overall, the cost of revenue increased as a percentage of sales, as evidenced by our gross margin percentage which decreased to 51% for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 from 57% in the respective comparative periods in 2009. The gross margin attributed to Portfolio Management System revenue is lower than Interactive Content and Data Application revenue due to the stock exchange fees associated with Portfolio Management System revenue. The decrease in gross margins from the comparatives periods is therefore due to a change in our revenue mix, as Portfolio Management System revenue has increased from the prior periods while Interactive Content and Data Application revenue has decreased.

 

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Operating Expenses Summary

 

     2010      2009      Change ($)      Change (%)  

Three months ended September 30,

           

Sales and marketing

   $ 470,471       $ 455,612       $ 14,859         3

General and administrative

     503,802         501,880         1,922         0

Software development

     301,762         253,468         48,294         19
                                   

Total operating expenses

   $ 1,276,035       $ 1,210,960       $ 65,075         5
                                   

Nine months ended September 30,

           

Sales and marketing

   $ 1,719,025       $ 1,382,767       $ 336,258         24

General and administrative

     1,685,621         1,519,972         165,649         11

Software development

     925,822         775,119         150,703         19
                                   

Total operating expenses

   $ 4,330,468       $ 3,677,858       $ 652,610         18
                                   

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 $14,859 (3%) and $336,258 (24%) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 when compared to same periods in 2009.

The increases from the comparative periods are primarily due to $270,000 in stock-based compensation expense recognized in May 2010 as a result of extending the terms of stock options and warrants held by an executive of the Company. The increases are also due to an increase in salary expense for sales personnel. The increase in salary expense is due primarily to the appreciation of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar when comparing the average exchange rates for the three month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, as salary expenses for sales personnel are incurred primarily in Canadian dollars.

Included in sales and marketing expense are $90,000 and $270,000 in non-cash advertising costs incurred in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. 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 $1,922 (0%) and $165,649 (11%) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 when compared to same periods in 2009. The increases are due to accruals made for potential tax penalties in the first

 

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quarter of 2010, as well as increases in bad debt and office lease expenses from the comparative periods.

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 $48,294 (19%) and $150,703 (19%) for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 when compared to same periods in 2009. The increases are due to an increase in salary expense for software development personnel, offset by an increase in the amount of capitalized development costs. We capitalized $179,080 and $518,654 of development costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $146,426 and $402,226 for the same periods in 2009. 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 their estimated economic life of three years.

Salary expense for software development personnel increased from the comparative periods due to competitive salary adjustments made for existing employees and additional new software development personnel. Additional software development personnel were required to develop our next generation Quotestream and Quotestream Professional products, as well as our new and upgraded versions of our Web-based applications and market data feeds. The increases in salary expense for development personnel was also due in part to the appreciation from the comparative periods of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar, as salary expenses for development personnel are incurred primarily in Canadian dollars.

Other Income and (Expense) Summary

 

     2010     2009  

Three months ended September 30,

    

Foreign exchange loss

   $ (8,863   $ 52,634   

Interest expense

     (102,999     (80,190
                

Total other income and (expenses)

   $ (111,862   $ (27,556
                

Nine months ended September 30,

    

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

   $ 22,706      $ 118,078   

Interest expense

     (294,209     (222,773
                

Total other income and (expenses)

   $ (271,503   $ (104,695
                

 

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Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)

We recognized foreign exchange loss of $(8,863) and a gain of $22,706 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, compared to foreign exchange gains of $52,634 and $118,078 for the same periods in 2009. Exchange gains and losses primarily arise from the re-measurement of Canadian dollar monetary assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars. The change in fair value for outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts is also included in foreign exchanges gains and losses as well as gains and losses recognized from foreign exchange forward contracts exercised during the period.

The foreign exchange loss for the three month period ended September 30, 2010 is primarily due to the change in fair value for outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts, offset by gains on forward contracts exercised during 2010. The foreign exchange gain for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 is primarily due to gains on forward contracts exercised during 2010, offset by the change in fair value for outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts.

Interest Expense

Interest is accrued on certain amounts owed to related parties. Interest expense increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 due to additional borrowings compared to the same periods in 2009. 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 and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded Canadian income tax expense of $962 and $2,412, compared to $478 and $2,137 in the comparative periods in 2009.

Net Income (Loss) for the Period

As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $(401,738) or $(0.00) per share compared to a net loss of $(155,365) or $(0.00) per share for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $(1,593,156) or $(0.02) per share compared to a net loss of $(556,490) or $(0.01) per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash totaled $253,862 at September 30, 2010, as compared with $477,222 at December 31, 2009, a decrease of $223,360. Net cash of $368,659 was provided by operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to the increase in accounts payable and amounts due to related parties, offset by the net loss for the period adjusted for non-cash charges. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $592,019 resulting from capitalized application software costs, the purchase of new computer equipment, and the increase in forward contract margin deposits. There were no financing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 we had a net loss of $1,593,156, and at September 30, 2010 we had a net working capital deficit of $268,307, which represented current assets minus current liabilities excluding current deferred revenues. These conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. To address these concerns, we have a plan in place for 2011 to reduce costs to ensure that our ongoing expenditures are balanced with our revenue growth rate, which has slowed markedly as a result of the recession.

Our current liabilities include deferred revenue of $438,394. The costs expected to be incurred to realize the deferred revenue in the next 12 months are minimal.

Our long term liabilities include $4,286,050 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.

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.

 

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 September 30, 2010 were effective at the reasonable assurance level 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 September 30, 2010, 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,

 

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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: November 12, 2010

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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