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QUOTEMEDIA INC - Quarter Report: 2017 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, 2017

 

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

¨

Smaller reporting company

x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

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

 

The Registrant has 90,477,798 shares of common stock outstanding as at August 1, 2017.

 

 
 
 

 

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2017

 

INDEX

 

 

 

 

Page

 

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited):

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

 

 

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

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

20

 

 

 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

June 30,
2017

 

 

December 31,
2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$ 380,013

 

 

$ 271,700

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $120,000 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

 

 

396,648

 

 

 

433,889

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

66,870

 

 

 

74,949

 

Other current assets

 

 

134,581

 

 

 

103,345

 

Total current assets

 

 

978,112

 

 

 

883,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

16,053

 

 

 

15,555

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,362,896

 

 

 

1,372,940

 

Goodwill

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

110,000

 

Intangible assets

 

 

67,625

 

 

 

70,594

 

Total assets

 

$ 2,534,686

 

 

$ 2,452,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$ 1,380,761

 

 

$ 1,499,827

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

767,814

 

 

 

549,233

 

Current portion of amounts due to related parties

 

 

27,587

 

 

 

44,212

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,176,162

 

 

 

2,093,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term portion of amounts due to related parties

 

 

11,732,215

 

 

 

10,903,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

9,413,488

 

 

 

9,382,824

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(20,877,658 )

 

 

(20,017,042 )

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

 

(11,373,691 )

 

 

(10,543,739 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$

2,534,686

 

 

$

2,452,972

 

 

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,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$ 2,339,265

 

 

$ 2,188,192

 

 

$ 4,627,718

 

 

$ 4,357,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

1,242,978

 

 

 

1,301,221

 

 

 

2,550,607

 

 

 

2,584,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

1,096,287

 

 

 

886,971

 

 

 

2,077,111

 

 

 

1,772,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

382,977

 

 

 

383,111

 

 

 

777,349

 

 

 

746,202

 

General and administrative

 

 

495,534

 

 

 

496,026

 

 

 

1,028,447

 

 

 

996,015

 

Software development

 

 

251,234

 

 

 

238,315

 

 

 

495,468

 

 

 

459,996

 

 

 

 

1,129,745

 

 

 

1,117,452

 

 

 

2,301,264

 

 

 

2,202,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(33,458 )

 

 

(230,481 )

 

 

(224,153 )

 

 

(429,514 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income and (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

 

(59,027 )

 

 

7,720

 

 

 

(73,467 )

 

 

(105,885 )

Interest expense (related party)

 

 

(285,183 )

 

 

(244,728 )

 

 

(561,497 )

 

 

(483,921 )

 

 

 

(344,210 )

 

 

(237,008 )

 

 

(634,964 )

 

 

(589,806 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(377,668 )

 

 

(467,489 )

 

 

(859,117 )

 

 

(1,019,320 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(743 )

 

 

(774 )

 

 

(1,499 )

 

 

(1,502 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (378,411 )

 

$ (468,263 )

 

$ (860,616 )

 

$ (1,020,822 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

 

(0.00 )

 

 

(0.01 )

 

 

(0.01 )

 

 

(0.01 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

90,477,798

 

 

 

90,477,798

 

 

 

90,477,798

 

 

 

90,477,798

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Six months ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (860,616 )

 

$ (1,020,822 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

418,906

 

 

 

433,616

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

34,308

 

 

 

54,423

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

30,664

 

 

 

14,754

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

2,933

 

 

 

44,174

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

8,079

 

 

 

23,044

 

Other current assets

 

 

(31,236 )

 

 

(26,981 )

Deposits

 

 

(498 )

 

 

(1,456 )

Accounts payable and amounts due to related parties

 

 

693,085

 

 

 

1,018,062

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

218,581

 

 

 

38,642

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

514,206

 

 

 

577,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

 

(35,224 )

 

 

(69,774 )

Capitalized application software

 

 

(370,669 )

 

 

(349,206 )

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(405,893 )

 

 

(418,980 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

 

 

108,313

 

 

 

158,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

271,700

 

 

 

251,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, end of period

 

$ 380,013

 

 

$ 410,310

 

 

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, 2017 through the filing of this report and determined no disclosures were required.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company has a net loss of $860,616 and has a working capital deficit of $1,198,050. Our current liabilities include deferred revenue of $767,814. The costs expected to be incurred to realize the deferred revenue in the next 12 months are minimal. Our long term liabilities include $11,732,215 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.

 

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. 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.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 contained in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 31, 2017.

 

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.

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

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.

 

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, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

 

e) Accounting Pronouncements

 

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 which created new Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance supersedes ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, and introduces a single, comprehensive, five-step revenue recognition model. ASC 606 also enhances disclosures related to revenue recognition. ASC 606, as amended, is effective for us January 1, 2018 and allows for either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach at adoption. We are continuing to assess the impact of adopting ASC 606 and intend to use a modified retrospective approach. Based on the initial evaluation of our current contracts and revenue streams, we do not expect that adoption will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position. We believe we are following an appropriate timeline to allow for the proper recognition, reporting, and disclosure of revenue upon adoption of ASC 606 at the beginning of fiscal 2018.

 

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.

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payment. The main purpose of this update is to address the diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows under Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows, and other Topics. This Update addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The new standard eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. If a company determines in Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test that the carrying value of goodwill is less than the fair value, an impairment in that amount should be recorded to the income statement, rather than proceeding to Step 2. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning after December 31, 2019, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

 

 

June 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Current

 

 

Long-term

 

 

Current

 

 

Long-term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of business unit

 

$ -

 

 

$ 198,073

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ 182,183

 

Computer hosting services

 

 

-

 

 

 

184,952

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

137,931

 

Office rent

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,207,952

 

 

 

7,365

 

 

 

1,113,079

 

Other

 

 

27,587

 

 

 

17,276

 

 

 

36,847

 

 

 

17,276

 

Loan

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,057,759

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

997,072

 

Lead generation services

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,488,895

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,416,574

 

Due to Management

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,577,308

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,039,324

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$ 27,587

 

 

$ 11,732,215

 

 

$ 44,212

 

 

$ 10,903,439

 

 

As a matter of policy all related party transactions are subject to review and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. Amounts due to related parties that have been classified as non-current liabilities are not expected to be repaid within a year of the June 30, 2017 balance sheet date. 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. Our related party creditors have agreed to these repayment terms.

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

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, 2017 and 2016 was comprised as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended
June 30,

 

 

Six months ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$ 5,288

 

 

$ 5,376

 

 

$ 10,664

 

 

$ 10,752

 

General and administrative

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

2,001

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

4,002

 

Development

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$ 15,288

 

 

$ 7,377

 

 

$ 30,664

 

 

$ 14,754

 

 

At June 30, 2017 there was $107,304 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based payments which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.89 years.

 

There was no stock option and warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017. As of June 30, 2017 there were a total of 16,372,803 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, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

Options and

 

 

Average Grant

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Date Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-vested stock options and warrants at December 31, 2016

 

 

3,308,315

 

 

$ 0.05

 

Vested during the period

 

 

(8,315 )

 

$ 0.07

 

Non-vested stock options and warrants at June 30, 2017

 

 

3,300,000

 

 

$ 0.05

 

 

 
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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Options and Warrants

Outstanding

 

 

Options and Warrants

Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Average

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Outstanding at

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Average

 

 

Exercisable at

 

 

Average

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Exercise

 

 

June 30,

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

2017

 

 

Life

 

 

Price

 

 

2017

 

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.03-0.07

 

 

16,372,803

 

 

 

7.84

 

 

$ 0.04

 

 

 

13,072,803

 

 

$ 0.04

 

 

As at June 30, 2017 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, 2017 the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding and exercisable was $10,920. 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 $(0.00) and $(0.01) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The basic and diluted net loss per share was $(0.01) and $(0.01) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. There were 16,372,803 stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, because they were anti-dilutive. There were 13,372,803 stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share for the comparative three and six months ended June 30, 2016, 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, 2016 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, 2016 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: Interactive Content and Data Applications, Data Feed Services, and Portfolio Management Systems. For financial reporting purposes, our product categories share similar economic characteristics and share costs, therefore they are combined into one reporting segment.

 

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 are continuing to develop and launch new modules ofQModTM, 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 search engine optimized (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 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 offered to our customers. Currently, QuoteMedia’s Data Feed services include complete coverage of North American exchanges and over 70 exchanges worldwide. For financial reporting purposes, Data Feed Services revenue is included in the Interactive Content and Data Applications revenue totals.

 

Our Portfolio Management Systems consist of QuotestreamTM, 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 semi-annual 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.

 

 
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In recent years, the depreciation of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar resulted in lowering both our reported Canadian dollar revenues and expenses once translated into U.S. dollars. The Canadian dollar has remained relatively stable versus the U.S. dollar in 2017 and exchange rate fluctuations had minimal impact on our financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 when compared to the same periods in 2016.

 

We experienced steady revenue growth for the first two quarters of 2017. Our revenue growth combined with cost containment measures have to lead to improved gross margin percentages. Gross margin percentages increased to 47% and 45% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 compared to 41% in the respective periods in 2016. We expect these trends to continue for the remainder of 2017 and 2018.

 

Plan of operation

 

For the remainder of 2017 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 the addition of major new international data feed coverage.

 

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 a major component of this strategy, given the broad demand for mobile-ready, SEO-friendly Web content.

 

Important development projects for 2017 include broad expansion of data and news coverage, including the addition of a wide array of international exchange data and news feeds (including foreign language sources), expansion of fixed-income coverage, launching a new Quotestream Mobile application, and the introduction of several new and upgraded market information products.

 

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) are underway, and will continue to 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

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Quotestream

 

$ 752,991

 

 

$ 690,246

 

 

$ 62,745

 

 

 

9 %

Individual Quotestream

 

 

412,235

 

 

 

385,273

 

 

 

26,962

 

 

 

7 %

Total Portfolio Management Systems

 

 

1,165,226

 

 

 

1,075,519

 

 

 

89,707

 

 

 

8 %

Interactive Content and Data Applications

 

 

1,174,039

 

 

 

1,112,673

 

 

 

61,366

 

 

 

6 %

Total Licensing Revenue

 

$ 2,339,265

 

 

$ 2,188,192

 

 

$ 151,073

 

 

 

7 %

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Corporate Quotestream

 

$ 1,486,413

 

 

$ 1,353,047

 

 

$ 133,366

 

 

 

10 %

Individual Quotestream

 

 

820,087

 

 

 

752,329

 

 

 

67,758

 

 

 

9 %

Total Portfolio Management Systems

 

 

2,306,500

 

 

 

2,105,376

 

 

 

201,124

 

 

 

10 %

Interactive Content and Data Applications

 

 

2,321,218

 

 

 

2,251,682

 

 

 

69,536

 

 

 

3 %

Total Licensing Revenue

 

$ 4,627,718

 

 

$ 4,357,058

 

 

$ 270,660

 

 

 

6 %

 

Total licensing revenue increased 7% and 6% when comparing the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

Our Portfolio Management System revenue increased by 8% and 10% when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, due to an increase in both Corporate Quotestream Revenue and Individual Quotestream revenue.

 

Corporate Quotestream revenue increased 9% and 10% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 from the comparative periods in 2016, due to new contracts signed since the comparative period and increases in the number of subscribers for existing clients.

 

Individual Quotestream revenue increased 7% and 9% from the three and six month comparative periods in 2016. The increases are due to increases in the number of subscribers and average revenue per subscriber from the comparative periods.

 

Interactive Content and Data Application revenue increased 6% and 3% when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 due to increases in the average revenue per Interactive Content and Data Application client contracts.

 

 
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Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit Summary

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$ 1,242,978

 

 

$ 1,301,221

 

 

$ (58,243 )

 

 

(4 )%

Gross profit

 

$ 1,096,287

 

 

$ 886,971

 

 

$ 209,316

 

 

 

24 %

Gross margin %

 

 

47 %

 

 

41 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$ 2,550,607

 

 

$ 2,584,359

 

 

$ (33,752 )

 

 

(1 )%

Gross profit

 

$ 2,077,111

 

 

$ 1,772,699

 

 

$ 304,412

 

 

 

17 %

Gross margin %

 

 

45 %

 

 

41 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 decreased 4% and 1% when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The decreases in cost of revenue were due to cost savings from switching data line vendors. Data line cost savings were partially offset by increased financial content fees from the comparative periods due to new and increased fees levied by a number of content providers.

 

Overall, the cost of revenue decreased as a percentage of sales, as evidenced by our gross margin percentages of 47% and 45% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 compared to 41% in the respective periods in 2016.

 

Operating Expenses Summary

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$ 382,977

 

 

$ 383,111

 

 

$ (134 )

 

 

(0 )%

General and administrative

 

 

495,534

 

 

 

496,026

 

 

 

(492 )

 

 

(0 )%

Software development

 

 

251,234

 

 

 

238,315

 

 

 

12,919

 

 

 

5 %

Total operating expenses

 

$ 1,129,745

 

 

$ 1,117,452

 

 

$ 12,293

 

 

 

1 %

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

$ 777,349

 

 

$ 746,202

 

 

$ 31,147

 

 

 

4 %

General and administrative

 

 

1,028,447

 

 

 

996,015

 

 

 

32,432

 

 

 

3 %

Software development

 

 

495,468

 

 

 

459,996

 

 

 

35,472

 

 

 

8 %

Total operating expenses

 

$ 2,301,264

 

 

$ 2,202,213

 

 

$ 99,051

 

 

 

4 %

 

 
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Sales and Marketing

 

Sales and marketing consists primarily of sales and customer service salaries, investor relations, travel and advertising expenses. Sales and marketing expenses remained relatively unchanged from the comparative periods, decreasing 0% and increasing 4% when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

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 0% and increasing 3% when comparing the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 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 increased 5% and 8% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 when compared to the same periods in 2016. The increases were mainly due to hiring additional development personnel since the comparative periods.

 

We capitalized $187,825 and $370,669 of development costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $176,328 and $349,206 for the same periods in 2016. 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

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

$ (59,027 )

 

$ 7,720

 

Interest expense

 

 

(285,183 )

 

 

(244,728 )

Total other income and (expenses)

 

$ (344,210 )

 

$ (237,008 )

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

$ (73,467 )

 

$ (105,885 )

Interest expense

 

 

(561,497 )

 

 

(483,921 )

Total other income and (expenses)

 

$ (634,964 )

 

$ (589,806 )

 

 
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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.

 

We recognized foreign exchange losses of $59,027 and $73,467 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $7,720 and a loss of $105,885 for the same periods in 2016. The foreign exchange gain and loss for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 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 appreciated 2.5% versus the U.S. dollar when comparing the foreign exchange rate at June 30, 2017 to the rate at March 31, 2017 resulting in a foreign exchange loss of $59,027 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The Canadian dollar appreciated 3.3% versus the U.S. dollar when comparing the foreign exchange rate at June 30, 2017 to the rate at December 31, 2016 resulting in a foreign exchange loss of $73,467 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

 

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, 2017 due to additional borrowings compared to the same periods in 2016. 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, 2017, the Company recorded Canadian income tax expense of $743 and $1,499, compared to $774 and $1,502 in the comparative periods in 2016.

 

Net Loss for the Period

 

As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $(378,411) or $(0.00) per share compared to a net loss of $(468,263) or $(0.01) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $(860,616) or $(0.01) per share compared to a net loss of $(1,020,822) or $(0.01) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our cash totaled $380,013 at June 30, 2017, as compared with $271,700 at December 31, 2016, an increase of $108,313. Net cash of $514,206 was provided by operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017, primarily due to the increase in 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, 2017 was $405,893 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, 2017.

 

 
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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 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, 2017 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, 2017, 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 9, 2017 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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