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QUOTEMEDIA INC - Quarter Report: 2016 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark one)

x

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

 

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 x 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 x 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

x

 

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

 

The Registrant has 90,477,798 shares of common stock outstanding as at August 9, 2016.

 

 

 
 
 

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2016

 

INDEX

 

 

 

Page

 

Part I.

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited):

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part II.

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

21

 

 

 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

June 30, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$410,310

 

 

$251,834

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $120,000 and $90,000 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

 

 

320,501

 

 

 

419,098

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

59,241

 

 

 

82,285

 

Other current assets

 

 

74,268

 

 

 

47,287

 

Total current assets

 

 

864,320

 

 

 

800,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

20,427

 

 

 

18,971

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,392,098

 

 

 

1,403,765

 

Goodwill

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

110,000

 

Intangible assets

 

 

73,562

 

 

 

76,531

 

Total assets

 

$2,460,407

 

 

$2,409,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$1,514,618

 

 

$1,309,746

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

645,666

 

 

 

607,024

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,160,284

 

 

 

1,916,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term portion of Amounts due to related parties

 

 

10,250,113

 

 

 

9,436,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 90,477,798 and 90,477,798 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

90,479

 

 

 

90,479

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

9,316,092

 

 

 

9,301,338

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(19,356,561)

 

 

(18,335,739)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

 

(9,949,990)

 

 

(8,943,922)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$

2,460,407

 

 

$

2,409,771

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$2,188,192

 

 

$2,203,079

 

 

$4,357,058

 

 

$4,391,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

1,301,221

 

 

 

1,272,513

 

 

 

2,584,359

 

 

 

2,533,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

886,971

 

 

 

930,566

 

 

 

1,772,699

 

 

 

1,857,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

383,111

 

 

 

637,953

 

 

 

746,202

 

 

 

1,018,633

 

General and administrative

 

 

496,026

 

 

 

512,853

 

 

 

996,015

 

 

 

996,271

 

Software development

 

 

238,315

 

 

 

249,768

 

 

 

459,996

 

 

 

510,108

 

 

 

 

1,117,452

 

 

 

1,400,574

 

 

 

2,202,213

 

 

 

2,525,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(230,481)

 

 

(470,008)

 

 

(429,514)

 

 

(667,527)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income and (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

 

7,720

 

 

 

(39,895)

 

 

(105,885)

 

 

58,103

 

Interest expense (related party)

 

 

(244,728)

 

 

(217,701)

 

 

(483,921)

 

 

(426,952)

 

 

 

(237,008)

 

 

(257,596)

 

 

(589,806)

 

 

(368,849)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(467,489)

 

 

(727,604)

 

 

(1,019,320)

 

 

(1,036,376)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(774)

 

 

(812)

 

 

(1,502)

 

 

(1,620)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(468,263)

 

$(728,416)

 

$(1,020,822)

 

$(1,037,996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

90,477,798

 

 

 

90,461,165

 

 

 

90,477,798

 

 

 

90,452,710

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(1,020,822)

 

$(1,037,996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Depreciation and amortization

 

 

433,616

 

 

 

443,982

 

      Bad debt expense

 

 

54,423

 

 

 

73,456

 

      Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

14,754

 

 

 

290,328

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Accounts receivable

 

 

44,174

 

 

 

3,313

 

      Prepaid expenses

 

 

23,044

 

 

 

(16,215)

Other current assets

 

 

(26,981)

 

 

(3,626)

      Deposits

 

 

(1,456)

 

 

(1,574)

      Accounts payable and amounts due to related parties

 

 

1,018,062

 

 

 

396,622

 

      Deferred revenue

 

 

38,642

 

 

 

91,981

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

577,456

 

 

 

240,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Purchase of fixed assets

 

 

(69,774)

 

 

(86,341)

      Capitalized application software

 

 

(349,206)

 

 

(345,598)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(418,980)

 

 

(431,939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

158,476

 

 

 

(191,668)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

251,834

 

 

 

423,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, end of period

 

$410,310

 

 

$231,385

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed 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 consolidated financial statements the Company evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of June 30, 2016 through the filing of this report and determined no disclosures were required.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company has a net loss of $1,020,822 and has a working capital deficit of $1,295,964. The Company has a plan in place for the next 12 months to ensure ongoing expenditures are balanced with the expected growth rate, and believes cash on hand and cash generated will be sufficient to fund operations for the next 12 months. See Liquidity and Capital Resources in Item 2 below.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 contained in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 30, 2016.

 

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 earnings in the period in which they occur.

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

d) Allowances for doubtful accounts

 

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company's customers to make required payments. The Company determines the allowance by reviewing the age of the receivables and assessing the anticipated ability of customers to pay. No collateral is required for any of the receivables and the Company does not usually apply financing charges to outstanding accounts receivable balances. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $120,000 as of June 30, 2016 and $90,000 as of December 31, 2015.

 

e) Accounting Pronouncements

 

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During the Current Year

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The amendment requires that all costs incurred to issue debt be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt. The new standard is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs and does not affect the recognition or measurement of debt issuance costs. This update will become effective for all annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This standard describes how an entity's management should assess whether there are conditions and events that raise substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Management should consider both quantitative and qualitative factors in making its assessment. If after considering management's plans, substantial doubt about an entity's going concern is alleviated, an entity shall disclose information in the footnotes that enables the users of the financial statements to understand the events that raised the going concern and how management's plan alleviated this concern. If after considering management's plans, substantial doubt about an entity's going concern is not alleviated, the entity shall disclose in the footnotes indicating that a substantial doubt about the entity's going concern exists within one year of the date of the issued financial statements. Additionally, the entity shall disclose the events that led to this going concern and management's plans to mitigate them. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2016. Our adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

There have been no developments to recently issued accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on our consolidated financial statements, from those disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2015, except for the following:

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) which amends lease accounting by lessors and lessees. This new standard will require, among other things, that lessees recognize a right-to-use asset and related lease liability for all significant financing and operating leases, and specifies where in the statement of cash flows the related lease payments are to be presented. The standard is effective for years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years (beginning in calendar year 2019 for the Company), and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718). This ASU changes how companies account for certain aspects of share-based payment awards to employees, including accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU and expect this standard to not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, which is effective for us in our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

3. RELATED PARTIES

 

The following table summarizes amounts due to related parties at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

June 30, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Purchase of business unit

 

$179,105

 

 

$159,790

 

Computer hosting services

 

 

102,344

 

 

 

60,122

 

Office rent

 

 

1,124,732

 

 

 

967,839

 

Other

 

 

17,276

 

 

 

17,276

 

Loan

 

 

951,497

 

 

 

894,952

 

Lead generation services

 

 

1,347,766

 

 

 

1,282,300

 

Due to Management

 

 

6,527,393

 

 

 

6,054,644

 

 

 

$10,250,113

 

 

$9,436,923

 

 

The Company entered into a five year office lease with 410734 B.C. Ltd. effective May 1, 2016 for approximately $7,500 per month. The President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of 410734 B.C. Ltd. The lease replaced the Company's office lease with Harrison Avenue Holdings Ltd. ("Harrison"), which expired April 30, 2016. The President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia, Ltd. is also a control person of Harrison.

 

The office lease commitments associated with the new office lease total $417,085 over the next five years, which include $45,667 in 2016, $90,897 in 2017, $91,809 in 2018, $93,507 in 2019, and $95,205 in 2020.

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

As a matter of policy all related party transactions are subject to review and approval by the Company's Board of Directors. All amounts due to related parties have been classified as non-current liabilities as we do not expect to repay amounts due to related parties within a year of the June 30, 2016 balance sheet date. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations. Our related party creditors have agreed to these repayment terms.

 

4. 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 six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was comprised as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$5,376

 

 

$269,759

 

 

$10,752

 

 

$271,658

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,001

 

 

 

16,609

 

 

 

4,002

 

 

 

18,610

 

Development

 

 

-

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

60

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$7,377

 

 

$286,428

 

 

$14,754

 

 

$290,328

 

 

At June 30, 2016 there was $84,700 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based payments which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.97 years.

 

There was no stock option and warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2016. As of June 30, 2016 there were a total of 13,372,803 options and warrants outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $0.04.

 

The following table summarizes our non-vested stock option and warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

Options and

 

 

Average Grant

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Date Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested stock options and warrants at December 31, 2015

 

 

1,878,319

 

 

$0.06

 

Vested during the period

 

 

(260,002)

 

$0.03

 

Non-vested stock options and warrants at June 30, 2016

 

 

1,618,317

 

 

$0.06

 

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options and Warrants

 

 

 

Options and Warrants Outstanding

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Average

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Outstanding at

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Average

 

 

Exercisable at

 

 

Average

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Exercise

 

 

June 30,

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

2016

 

 

Life

 

 

Price

 

 

2016

 

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.03-0.07

 

 

13,372,803

 

 

 

8.54

 

 

$0.04

 

 

 

11,754,486

 

 

$0.04

 

 

As at June 30, 2016 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 June 30, 2016 the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding was $1,358,426. At June 30, 2016 the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants exercisable was $1,229,052. 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.

 

5. LOSS PER SHARE

 

The basic and diluted net loss per share was $(0.01) and $(0.01) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The basic and diluted net loss per share was $(0.01) and $(0.01) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. There were 13,372,803 stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, because they were anti-dilutive. There were 11,772,803 stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share for the comparative three and six months ended June 30, 2015, 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, 2015 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, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Overview

 

We are a developer of financial software 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. We also recently launched QModTM, our new proprietary Web delivery system. QMod was created for secure market data provisioning as well as ease of integration and unlimited customization. Additionally, QMod delivers SEO-ready responsive content designed to adapt on the fly when rendered on mobile devices or standard Web pages – automatically resizing and reformatting to fit the device on which it is displayed.

 

 
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Our Portfolio Management Systems consist of Quotestream, Quotestream Mobile, 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'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 nonprofessional 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 Mobile is a true companion product to the Quotestream desktop products (Quotestream and Quotestream Professional) – any changes made to portfolios in either the desktop or mobile 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

 

The global financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruption in recent years. As a result, financial institutions globally have acted to control or reduce operational spending. While in some areas the anticipated impact of current market conditions may lead to a decision to reduce demand for market data and related services, we expect overall spending on financial information services will grow modestly over the next several years.

 

The Canadian dollar depreciated an average of 5% and 8% versus the U.S. dollar for the three and six months ending June 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. This has resulted in lowering both our reported Canadian dollar revenues and expenses in the first two quarters of 2016 compared to 2015 once translated into U.S. dollars. Approximately 26% of our revenues and 31% of our expenses are in Canadian dollars, so while the appreciation of the U.S. dollar lowers our revenue figures, it has a positive impact on our bottom line.

 

 
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Plan of operation

 

For the remainder of 2016 we will maintain our focus on marketing Quotestream for deployments by brokerage firms to their retail clients and continue our expansion into the investment professional market with Quotestream Professional. We also plan to continue the growth of our Data Feed Services client base, particularly through Quotestream ConnectTM, our new method of delivering realtime data feeds directly to individual users to power third party applications. Quotestream ConnectTM represents a huge opportunity for QuoteMedia in the coming year, as this allows QuoteMedia to retain Vendor of Record status with the exchanges in most cases – resulting in significant savings for our clients in resources and exchange fees.

 

QuoteMedia will continue to focus on increasing the sales of its Interactive Content and Data Applications, particularly in the context of large-scale enterprise deployments encompassing solutions ranging across several product lines. QMod is expected to be a major component of this strategy, given the broad demand for mobile-ready, SEO-friendly web content.

 

 Important new development projects for the remainder of 2016 include broad expansion of data and news coverage, including the addition of a wide array of international exchange data, real-time forex coverage, and several premium news services.

 

New deployments of our trade integration capabilities, which allow our Quotestream applications to interact with our brokerage clients' back-end trade execution and reporting platforms (enabling on-the-fly trade execution and tracking of holdings) will also be a priority in the coming year.

 

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 continuation of market uncertainty 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.

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

Revenue        

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Quotestream

 

$690,246

 

 

$675,037

 

 

$15,209

 

 

 

2%

Individual Quotestream

 

 

385,273

 

 

 

408,764

 

 

 

(23,491)

 

 

(6)%

Total Portfolio Management Systems

 

 

1,075,519

 

 

 

1,083,801

 

 

 

(8,282)

 

 

(1)%

Interactive Content and Data Applications

 

 

1,112,673

 

 

 

1,119,278

 

 

 

(6,605)

 

 

(1)%

Total Licensing Revenue

 

$2,188,192

 

 

$2,203,079

 

 

$(14,887)

 

 

(1)%

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Corporate Quotestream

 

$1,353,047

 

 

$1,360,723

 

 

$(7,676)

 

 

(1)%

Individual Quotestream

 

 

752,329

 

 

 

814,661

 

 

 

(62,332)

 

 

(8)%

Total Portfolio Management Systems

 

 

2,105,376

 

 

 

2,175,384

 

 

 

(70,008)

 

 

(3)%

Interactive Content and Data Applications

 

 

2,251,682

 

 

 

2,216,012

 

 

 

35,670

 

 

 

2%

Total Licensing Revenue

 

$4,357,058

 

 

$4,391,396

 

 

$(34,338)

 

 

(1)%

 

Total licensing revenue decreased 1% when comparing the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Our revenue was negatively impacted by the change in average exchange rates from the comparative periods in 2015. The Canadian dollar depreciated 4.8% and 7.9% versus the U.S. dollar for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 when compared to the average exchange rates of the same periods in 2015. This resulted in lowering our reported Canadian dollar revenues by approximately $26,000 and $90,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 once translated into U.S. dollars. Had exchange rates remained unchanged from the comparative periods, revenue would have increased 1% when comparing the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Our Portfolio Management System revenue decreased by a total of $8,282 (1%) when comparing the three month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Portfolio Management System revenue decreased by a total of $70,008 (3%) when comparing the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

 
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Corporate Quotestream revenue increased $15,209 (2%) for the three month period ended June 30, 2016 from the comparative period in 2015. Corporate Quotestream revenue decreased $7,676 (1%) when comparing the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Revenue increases due to new contracts signed since the comparative periods were offset by the average depreciation of the Canadian dollar resulting in relatively small changes in Corporate Quotestream revenue from the comparative periods. The depreciation of the Canadian dollar resulted in a 2% and 3% decrease in Corporation Quotestream revenue for the three and six month periods from the comparative periods as approximately 34% of our Corporate Quotestream revenue is in Canadian dollars.

 

Individual Quotestream revenue decreased $23,491 (6%) and $62,332 (8%) from the three and six month comparative periods in 2015. The decreases resulted from fewer subscribers than the comparative periods and from the depreciation of the Canadian dollar. The average depreciation of the Canadian dollar resulted in a 2% and 3% decrease in Individual Quotestream revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 as approximately 41% of our individual Quotestream revenue is in Canadian dollars.

 

Interactive Content and Data Application revenue decreased $6,605 (1%) when comparing the three month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Interactive Content and
Data Application revenue increased $35,670 (2%) when comparing the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Increases in average revenue per Interactive Content and Data Application client contracts were offset by the average depreciation of Canadian dollar resulting in relatively small changes in Interactive Content and Data Application revenue from the comparative periods. The average depreciation of the Canadian dollar from the comparative period resulted in a 1% decrease in our Interactive Content and Data Application revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 as approximately 17% of our Interactive Content and Data Application revenue is in Canadian dollars.

 

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit Summary

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$1,301,221

 

 

$1,272,513

 

 

$28,708

 

 

 

2%

Gross profit

 

$886,971

 

 

$930,566

 

 

$(43,595)

 

 

(5)%

Gross margin %

 

 

41%

 

 

42%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$2,584,359

 

 

$2,533,911

 

 

$50,448

 

 

 

2%

Gross profit

 

$1,772,699

 

 

$1,857,485

 

 

$(84,786)

 

 

(5)%

Gross margin %

 

 

41%

 

 

42%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 
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Cost of revenue increased 2% when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. We incurred increased financial content fees from the comparative periods due to new and increased fees levied by a number of content providers, offset by the cost savings from switching data line vendors.

 

Overall, the cost of revenue increased as a percentage of sales, as evidenced by our gross margin percentages of 41% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 compared to 42% in the respective periods in 2015.

 

Operating Expenses Summary

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$383,111

 

 

$637,953

 

 

$(254,842)

 

 

(40)%

General and administrative

 

 

496,026

 

 

 

512,853

 

 

 

(16,827)

 

 

(3)%

Software development

 

 

238,315

 

 

 

249,768

 

 

 

(11,453)

 

 

(5)%

Total operating expenses

 

$1,117,452

 

 

$1,400,574

 

 

$(283,122)

 

 

(20)%
 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$746,202

 

 

$1,018,633

 

 

$(272,431)

 

 

(27)%

General and administrative

 

 

996,015

 

 

 

996,271

 

 

 

(256)

 

 

(0)%

Software development

 

 

459,996

 

 

 

510,108

 

 

 

(50,112)

 

 

(10)%

Total operating expenses

 

$2,202,213

 

 

$2,525,012

 

 

$(322,799)

 

 

(13)%

 

Sales and Marketing

 

Sales and marketing consists primarily of sales and customer service salaries, investor relations, travel and advertising expenses. Sales and marketing expenses decreased $254,842 (40%) and $272,431 (27%) when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

The decreases from the prior periods are due to the extension of stock options and warrants in May 2015. On May 15, 2015, the Company extended the term of a total of 8,458,803 options and warrants. 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 $278,828 that was recognized in full in May 2015. Of the $278,828 stock-based compensation expense recognized, $268,493 was classified as sales and marketing expense.

 

The decreases from the comparative periods were also due to the depreciation of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar from the comparative periods, as the majority of our sales and marketing expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars.

 

 
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General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries expense, office rent, insurance premiums, and professional fees. General and administrative expenses remained relatively unchanged from the comparative periods, decreasing $16,827 (3%) and $256 (0%) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016.

 

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 decreased $11,453 (5%) for the three month period ended June 30, 2016 and $50,112 (10%) for the six month period ended June 30, 2016 when compared to the same periods in 2015. The decreases from the comparative periods are due mainly to the depreciation of the Canadian dollar, as our development expenses are incurred mainly in Canadian dollars.

 

We capitalized $176,328 and $349,206 of development costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $170,381 and $345,598 for the same periods in 2015. 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.

 

Other Income and (Expense) Summary

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

$7,720

 

 

$(39,895)

Interest expense

 

 

(244,728)

 

 

(217,701)

Total other income and (expenses)

 

$(237,008)

 

$(257,596)

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

$(105,885)

 

$58,103

 

Interest expense

 

 

(483,921)

 

 

(426,952)

Total other income and (expenses)

 

$(589,806)

 

$(368,849)

 

Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss)

 

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.

 

 
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We recognized foreign exchange gain of $7,720 and a loss of $105,885 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016, compared to a foreign exchange loss of $39,895 and a gain of $58,103 for the same periods in 2015. The foreign exchange gain and loss for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 arose primarily from the re-measurement of Canadian dollar monetary assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars. We have a net Canadian dollar liability therefore we incur a foreign exchange gain when the Canadian dollar depreciates from the period beginning date, and a loss when the Canadian dollar appreciates.

 

The Canadian dollar depreciated 0.03% versus the U.S. dollar when comparing the foreign exchange rate at June 30, 2016 to the rate at March 31, 2016 resulting in a foreign exchange gain of $7,720 for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Canadian dollar appreciated 6.2% versus the U.S. dollar when comparing the foreign exchange rate at June 30, 2016 to the rate at December 31, 2016 resulting in a foreign exchange loss of $105,885 for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest is accrued on certain amounts owed to related parties. Interest expense increased for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016 due to additional borrowings compared to the same periods in 2015. Interest is accrued at 10% per annum. Interest income earned on cash balances is netted against interest expenses.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded Canadian income tax expense of $774 and $1,502, compared to $812 and $1,620 in the comparative periods in 2015.

 

Net Loss for the Period

 

As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was $(468,263) or $(0.01) per share compared to a net loss of $(728,416) or $(0.01) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $(1,020,822) or $(0.01) per share compared to a net loss of $(1,037,996) or $(0.01) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our cash totaled $410,310 at June 30, 2016, as compared with $251,834 at December 31, 2015, an increase of $158,476. Net cash of $577,456 was provided by operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, 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 six months ended June 30, 2016 was $418,980 resulting from capitalized application software costs and the purchase of new computer equipment. There were no financing activities for the three month period ended June 30, 2016.

 

Our current liabilities include deferred revenue of $645,666. The costs expected to be incurred to realize the deferred revenue in the next 12 months are minimal.

 

 
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Our long term liabilities include $10,250,113 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.

 

 
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ITEM 4. 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 June 30, 2016 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 June 30, 2016, 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.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 QuoteMedia, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Dated: August 12, 2016

 

    
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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