Research Solutions, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)

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

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

Nevada		11-3797644
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1410, Los Angeles, California		90024
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION			1
Item 1. Financial Statements			1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			16
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures			16
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION			16
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			16
Item 1A. Risk Factors			17
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			17
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			17
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			17
Item 5. Other Information			17
Item 6. Exhibits			17
SIGNATURES			18

 

 

 

 

The Company applies the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” which provides guidance on the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements filed with the SEC. SAB No. 104 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue and provides guidance for disclosure related to revenue recognition policies. In general, the Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) shipment of products has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the sales price charged is fixed or determinable and (iv) collection is reasonably assured.

 

The Company recognizes revenues from printing services when services have been rendered and accepted by the customer while revenues from the re-use of published articles and rights management services are recognized upon shipment or electronic delivery to the customer.

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(f) Stock based compensation

 

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in capital raising transactions, for services and for financing costs. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123R effective January 1, 2006, and is using the modified prospective method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123R for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123R for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123R that remain unvested on the effective date. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with EITF No. 96-18: “Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services” and EITF No. 00-18 “Accounting Recognition for Certain Transactions involving Equity Instruments Granted to Other Than Employees” whereby the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either (a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or (b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete.

 

(g) Shipping and handling costs

 

The Company accounts for shipping and handling fees and costs in accordance with EITF 00-10. As such, the Company includes shipping and handling charges billed to its customers in its revenues, and classifies shipping and handling costs of the sale of its products as a component of cost of sales. Those costs were approximately $43,091 and $22,735, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

(h) Net Income (Loss) per share

 

The Company reports net income (loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Weighted average number of shares outstanding reflects the equivalent number of shares received as a result of the exchange transaction as if these shares had been outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. Diluted income (loss) per share is computed similar to basic income (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Warrants to purchase 2,450,000 shares of common stock have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and options and warrants to purchase 3,207,509 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2008 have been excluded from the calculation as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

(i) Marketing and Advertising expenses

 

Marketing and Advertising expenses are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of various forms of media purchased from Internet-based marketers and search engines. Marketing and advertising expense amounted to $14,163 and $3,770 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

(j) Recently issued accounting pronouncements

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141(R)”), which establishes accounting principles and disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control over another business. FAS 141 (R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also sets forth the disclosure requirements to identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit organizations, but will affect only those entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods presented.

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In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 (FAS 161), “Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities * an amendment of FAS 133.” FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the implementation of FAS 161 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not believe that the adoption of the above recent pronouncements will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

 

Note 3 —  Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following as of September 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008:

		September 30, 2008			June 30, 2008
		(unaudited)
Computer equipment		$	64,646		$	32,344
Software			106,478			95,045
Printing equipment			286,452			286,452
Furniture and fixtures			34,677			34,677
Autos and vans			4,000			4,000
			496,253			452,518
Less accumulated depreciation			(113,956	)		(89,711	)
		$	382,297		$	362,807

 

Printing equipment includes $91,792 of equipment under capital lease and related accumulated amortization of $21,418 and $16,829 as of September 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008, respectively.

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $24,245 and $13,274, respectively.

 

Note 4 — Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist of the following at September 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008:

		September 30, 2008			June 30, 2008
		(unaudited)
Customer list		$	275,000		$	275,000
Other intellectual property			670,425			582,975
Accumulated amortization			(299,748	)		(246,238	)
		$	645,677		$	611,737

 

Customer lists are amortized using an accelerated method that management presently estimates matches the utilization of those lists over an estimated useful life of 2 years.

 

The Company has purchased licenses to use certain intellectual property, including computer software. These licenses are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 7 years.

 

Note 5 — Leases

 

The Company leases space in Northbrook, Illinois in accordance with the terms of a non-cancelable operating lease agreement. The lease requires monthly payments between $7,446 and $8,000 through November 2011 and is being accounted for by the Company on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. In addition to monthly rentals, the lease requires the payment of real estate taxes and maintenance. Rent, including real estate taxes, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $30,024 and $29,904, respectively.

 

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The Company also has a non-cancelable lease for machinery and equipment that is accounted for as a capital lease that requires monthly payment of $1,945 including interest at a rate of 10.25% per annum. Annual future minimum rentals under operating and capital leases as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

Fiscal Year		Operating Leases			Capital Leases
2009		$	67,318		$	17,505
2010			93,250			23,340
2011			88,000			23,340
Thereafter						25,285
Total minimum lease payments		$	248,568		$	89,470
Amounts representing interest						15,741
Total						73,729
Less current portion						(16,546	)
Long term					$	57,183

 

Note 6 — Line of Credit

 

The Company entered into a credit agreement with UBS Financial Services Inc. on March 1, 2007. The credit facility is secured by the Company’s marketable securities, described in Note 2(c), above, which are held by UBS. The Company may borrow up to 80% of the value of the securities held in that account. The balance of the credit facility on September 30, 2008 and June 30, 2008 was $1,305,138 and $1,291,855, respectively. There is no stated maturity on the credit facility. The interest rate is 30 Day LIBOR plus 150 basis points. The interest rate outstanding as of September 30, 2008 was 4.1% per annum.

Note 7 — Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

 

The Company has authorized 120,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value stock. 100,000,000 have been authorized as common stock and 20,000,000 have been authorized as preferred stock.

 

On July 17, 2008, the Company sold 400,017 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 200,009 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share at anytime prior to July 17, 2011, for an aggregate purchase price of $600,025. The common stock and warrants were sold to a total of 4 investors.

 

Stock Options

 

		Three months ended September 30, 2008			Three months ended September 30, 2007
Current tax provision - federal			11,686			0
- state			2,509			0
Deferred tax provision - federal			(3,093	)		0
- state			(2,539	)		0
Income tax provision			8,563			0

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial statement purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. At September 30, 2008, the Company had federal and state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $660,000 and $463,000, respectively. Federal NOLs could, if unused, expire in 2026. State NOLs, if unused, could expire in 2016.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded an adjustment to its 75% owned subsidiary for deferred tax of $126,611 that should have been recorded at the date of acquisition.  This adjustment to the valuation of the net assets of the subsidiary affected goodwill by $94,958 and minority interest by $31,653.

 

The Company has provided a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets at September 30 and June 30, 2008 to reduce such asset to zero, since there is no assurance that the Company will generate future taxable income to utilize such asset. Management will review this valuation allowance requirement periodically and make adjustments as warranted.

 

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Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”)  —  an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes .” The Interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. At the date of adoption, and as of September 30 and June 30, 2008, the Company did not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, and no adjustment was required at adoption.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. The Company is subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years after 2006.

 

The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. As of September 30 and June 30, 2008, the Company has no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. Additionally, tax years 2006 through 2008 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

 

The reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the federal statutory rate is as follows:

					Three Months Ended September 30, (Unaudited)
					2008			2007
Federal income tax rate						(34.00	)%		(34.00	)%
Benefit for interim period loss not recorded						37.90	%
State tax, net of federal benefit						0.00	%		(6.00	)%
Permanent differences						(0.01	)%		0.00	%
Increase in valuation allowance						0.00	%		40.00	%
Effective income tax rate						3.89	%		0.00	%

 

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