SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
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| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
Commission file number 001-35525
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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 33-0029027 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(412) 837-5300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | SMSI | NASDAQ | ||||||||||||
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 o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | o | Accelerated filer | o | |||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | x | Smaller reporting company | x | |||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | o | |||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of May 10, 2023, there were 62,196,224 shares of common stock outstanding.
SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2023
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | ||||||||
| Item 1A. | ||||||||
| Item 5. | ||||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and par value data)
| March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (audited) | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,724 | $ | 14,026 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3 and $3 (2023 and 2022, respectively) | 11,186 | 10,501 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,323 | 1,983 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 23,233 | 26,510 | |||||||||
| Equipment and improvements, net | 1,272 | 1,498 | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 3,378 | 3,722 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 487 | 490 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 34,847 | 36,320 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 35,041 | 35,041 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 98,258 | $ | 103,581 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,119 | $ | 3,236 | |||||||
| Accrued payroll and benefits | 3,961 | 3,883 | |||||||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 1,452 | 1,441 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 1,561 | 1,589 | |||||||||
| Current portion of convertible notes payable | 9,624 | 9,007 | |||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | 532 | 1,575 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 20,249 | 20,731 | |||||||||
| Non-current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Warrant liabilities | 1,353 | 3,317 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 2,594 | 2,976 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 178 | 178 | |||||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 4,125 | 6,471 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 60,595,949 and 56,197,910 shares issued and outstanding (2023 and 2022, respectively) | 61 | 56 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 362,262 | 357,875 | |||||||||
| Accumulated comprehensive deficit | (288,439) | (281,552) | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 73,884 | 76,379 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 98,258 | $ | 103,581 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 10,930 | $ | 12,735 | |||||||
Cost of revenues (including depreciation of $14 and $32 in 2023 and 2022, respectively) | 3,282 | 3,637 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 7,648 | 9,098 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 3,554 | 2,981 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 5,868 | 7,265 | |||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,475 | 3,923 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,686 | 1,967 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 14,583 | 16,136 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (6,935) | (7,038) | |||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities | 2,984 | — | |||||||||
| Loss on derecognition of debt | (627) | — | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (2,260) | (4) | |||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (40) | 59 | |||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (6,878) | (6,983) | |||||||||
| Provision for income tax expense | 9 | 19 | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (6,887) | $ | (7,002) | |||||||
| Loss per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | (0.11) | $ | (0.13) | |||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 61,646 | 54,501 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Comprehensive Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, December 31, 2022 (audited) | 56,198 | $ | 56 | $ | 357,875 | $ | (281,552) | $ | 76,379 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash compensation recognized on stock options and ESPP | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations | 1,264 | 2 | 933 | — | 935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan shares issued | 8 | — | 8 | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan expense | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of shares for payment of withholding tax | (111) | — | (211) | — | (211) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued in settlement and prepayment of notes payable | 3,237 | 3 | 3,646 | — | 3,649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | (6,887) | (6,887) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | 60,596 | $ | 61 | $ | 362,262 | $ | (288,439) | $ | 73,884 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Comprehensive Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, December 31, 2021 (audited) | 54,259 | $ | 54 | $ | 352,779 | $ | (252,273) | $ | 100,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash compensation recognized on stock options and ESPP | — | — | 21 | — | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations | 1,005 | 1 | 1,044 | — | 1,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of shares for payment of withholding tax | (121) | — | (474) | — | (474) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock purchase plan | 7 | — | 19 | — | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | 6 | — | 14 | — | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | (7,002) | (7,002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, March 31, 2022 (unaudited) | 55,156 | 55 | 353,403 | (259,275) | 94,183 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (6,887) | $ | (7,002) | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,699 | 1,998 | |||||||||
| Non-cash lease expense | 344 | 338 | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities | (2,984) | — | |||||||||
| Loss on derecognition of debt | 627 | — | |||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs | 2,117 | — | |||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | — | 5 | |||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 945 | 1,065 | |||||||||
| Gain on disposal of assets | (3) | — | |||||||||
| Changes in operating accounts: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (685) | (1,472) | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 163 | (218) | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (436) | (1,172) | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | (235) | (131) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (5,335) | (6,589) | |||||||||
| Investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures, net | 3 | (63) | |||||||||
| Other investing activities | — | 12 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 3 | (51) | |||||||||
| Financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from financing arrangements | 442 | 541 | |||||||||
| Repayments of financing arrangements | (420) | (181) | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | 8 | 33 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 30 | 393 | |||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (5,302) | (6,247) | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 14,026 | 16,078 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 8,724 | $ | 9,831 | |||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in settlement and prepayment of notes payable | $ | 3,000 | $ | — | |||||||
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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. The Company
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (“Smith Micro” or “the Company”) develops software to simplify and enhance the mobile experience, providing solutions to some of the leading wireless and cable service providers around the world. From enabling the family digital lifestyle to providing powerful voice messaging capabilities, the Company strives to enrich today’s connected lifestyles while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via smartphones and consumer Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices. Smith Micro’s portfolio includes a wide range of products for creating, sharing, and monetizing rich content, such as visual voice messaging, retail content display optimization and performance analytics on various product sets.
Smith Micro’s solution portfolio is comprised of proven products that enable its customers to provide:
•In-demand digital services that connect today’s digital lifestyle, including family location services, parental controls, and consumer IoT devices to mobile consumers worldwide;
•Easy visual access to voice messages on mobile devices through visual voicemail and voice-to-text transcription functionality; and
•Strategic, consistent, and measurable digital demonstration experiences that educate retail shoppers, create awareness of products and services, drive in-store sales, and optimize retail experiences with actionable analytics derived from in-store customer behavior.
2. Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, and stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, are unaudited. The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, therefore, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been omitted.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the periods presented reflect all adjustments which are normal and recurring, and necessary to fairly state the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 23, 2023 (the "2022 Form 10-K").
Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This updated guidance sets forth a current expected credit loss model based on expected losses. Under this model, an entity recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses based on historical experience, current conditions and forecasted information rather than the current methodology of delaying recognition of credit losses until it is probable a loss has been incurred. This guidance becomes effective for the Company beginning in interim periods starting in fiscal year 2023. The impact of adopting the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current presentation.
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3. Equity Transactions
In a registered direct offering concurrent with the 2022 Notes and Warrants Offering referred to in Note 4, on August 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Additional Purchase Agreement” and together with the Securities Purchase Agreement further discussed in Note 4, the “Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors to sell at a purchase price of $2.65 per share an aggregate of 1,132,075 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,132,075 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Additional Warrants”) (the “Stock and Additional Warrants Offering”). Each Additional Warrant is exercisable on the anniversary of the date of its issuance at an exercise price of $2.65 per share and expires on February 14, 2028. The issuance of the Shares and the Additional Warrants were conducted as a registered direct offering pursuant to the Company’s currently effective Registration Statement on Form S-3, previously filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and prospectus supplements thereunder. The Stock and Additional Warrants Offering closed on August 12, 2022, and the Company raised net cash proceeds of $2.8 million.
The Additional Warrants were assessed and concluded to be liability instruments due to cash purchase settlement provisions and as a result all changes in the fair value of the Additional Warrants will be recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations until they are either exercised or expire. The Additional Warrants are not traded in an active securities market and, as such, the estimated fair value at inception was $1.6 million determined utilizing a Black-Scholes option pricing model and is reflected on the balance sheet line "Warrant liabilities" and as an adjustment to Additional Paid-in Capital.
In accordance with the 2022 Notes and Warrants offering described further in Note 4, during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, at the Company's election, 1,644,738 shares were issued for the April 1, 2023 installment date and the payment for the April 1, 2023 installment date was completed on March 31, 2023, which reduced the convertible notes balance by $1.5 million and is discussed further in Note 4. During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, at the Company's election, 1,592,359 shares were prefunded for the May 1, 2023 installment date, which is represented in the balance sheet line "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" as of March 31, 2023. There were no conversions by the holders of the Notes during the first quarter of 2023.
4. Debt and Warrants Transactions
2022 Notes and Warrants Offering
On August 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement ("SPA") with certain accredited investors, and, pursuant to the SPA, sold a new series of senior secured convertible notes (the "Notes") with an aggregate original principal amount of $15.0 million and an initial conversion price of $3.35 per share, subject to adjustment as described in the Notes, and warrants to acquire up to an aggregate amount of 2,238,806 additional shares of the Company’s common stock (the "Warrants" and together with the Notes, the "Notes and Warrants Offering"). The Warrants are exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $3.35 per share and expire 5 years from the date of issuance on August 11, 2027. There is no established public trading market for the Warrants and the Company does not intend to list the Warrants on any national securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. The closing of the Notes and Warrants Offering occurred on August 11, 2022.
The Notes accrue compounding interest at the rate of 6.0% per annum, which is payable in cash or shares of the Company's common stock at the Company's option, in arrears quarterly in accordance with the terms of the Notes. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes), the Notes will accrue interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum. Upon conversion and other designated events, holders of the Notes are also entitled to receive an interest make-whole payment. Upon a redemption due to a Change in Control (as defined in the Notes), holders of the Notes are entitled to cash settlement. The Notes mature on December 31, 2023, with amortization payments due monthly by the first business day of the month from April 2023 through December 2023, and the balance at maturity. The April 2023 installment payment of $1.5 million was made on March 31, 2023, as described in Note 3 above, and as such a portion of the debt and related derivative were derecognized as of March 31, 2023.
The Warrants were assessed and concluded to be liability instruments due to cash settlement provisions, and as a result all changes in the fair value of warrants will be recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations until they are either exercised or expire. The Warrants are not traded in an active securities market and, as such, the estimated fair value at inception was $3.8 million, determined utilizing a Black-Scholes option pricing model and is reflected on the balance sheet line "Warrant liabilities" and as a discount on the Notes.
The Notes contain a make-whole feature and a redemption right payable in cash upon change in control feature, as well as certain other conversion and redemption features. These features are viewed as a compound embedded derivative that meets the criteria to be bifurcated and carried at fair value. This is classified as in the balance sheet line "Derivative
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liabilities" and as a discount on the Notes, with subsequent adjustments to fair value each reporting period with a charge to earnings. The derivative was initially recognized at a fair value of $4.2 million and is subsequently adjusted to fair value quarterly, as required, and immediately prior to any change in underlying debt balance. The change in valuation of the debt instrument as a whole, including the derivative, as a result of installment payments extinguishing an aggregate of $1.5 million in principal under the Notes, is reflected in the income statement line "Loss on derecognition of debt" totaling $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The assumptions utilized during the quarter are as follows:
| Convertible Notes Derivative | |||||
| March 31, 2023 | |||||
| Common stock market price | $ | 1.16 | |||
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.68 | % | |||
| Expected dividend yield | — | ||||
| Expected term (in years) | 0.75 | ||||
| Expected volatility | 84.34 | % | |||
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized interest expense of $2.3 million on the Notes and related instruments utilizing the effective interest rate of 155%, which includes amortization of debt issuance costs of $0.1 million, amortization of discount of $2.0 million, and contractual interest of $0.2 million.
The current balance of the Notes as of March 31, 2023 is as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
| Current | |||||
| Gross Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 13,500 | |||
| Unamortized Discount | (3,658) | ||||
| Unamortized Issuance Costs | (218) | ||||
| Net Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 9,624 | |||
The Notes contain certain customary affirmative and negative covenants regarding the incurrence of indebtedness, acquisition and investment transactions, the existence of liens, the repayment of indebtedness, the payment of cash in respect of dividends, distributions or redemptions, and the transfer of assets, among other matters. As of March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
Warrant Liabilities
As further discussed above, on August 11, 2022, warrants to purchase 2,238,806 shares of common stock were issued with an exercise price of $3.35 per share in conjunction with the Notes and Warrants Offering, at an initial fair value of $3.8 million. As further discussed in Note 3, Additional Warrants to purchase 1,132,075 shares of common stock were issued with an exercise price of $2.65 per share in conjunction with the Stock and Additional Warrants Offering.
All changes in the fair value of these warrant liabilities are recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations until they are either exercised or expire. There were no warrant exercises in the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The warrants are not traded in an active securities market and, as such, the estimated fair value at inception and again at March 31, 2023 was determined by using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that utilizes assumptions noted in the following table. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility over the expected term of the warrants. The Company has no reason to believe future volatility over the expected remaining life of the warrants is likely to differ materially from historical volatility. Expected life is based on the contractual term of the warrants. Below are the specific assumptions utilized:
| Warrants | Additional Warrants | ||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Common stock market price | $ | 1.16 | $ | 1.16 | |||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.82 | % | 3.82 | % | |||||||
| Expected dividend yield | — | — | |||||||||
| Expected term (in years) | 4.37 | 4.87 | |||||||||
| Expected volatility | 68.94 | % | 67.85 | % | |||||||
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5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company measures and discloses fair value measurements as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon the sale of an asset or the amount that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
•Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
•Level 2 – Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
•Level 3 – Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
There were no instruments measured at fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The following table presents information about the financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
| Level 3 | |||||
| Notes and Warrants Offering Derivative | $ | 532 | |||
| Warrants | 830 | ||||
| Additional Warrants | 524 | ||||
| Total at March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,886 | |||
The following table presents the changes in the fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
| Notes and Warrants Offering Derivative | Warrants | Additional Warrants | Total | |||||||||||||||||
| Measurement at December 31, 2022 | $ | 1,575 | $ | 2,052 | $ | 1,265 | $ | 4,892 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | (1,021) | (1,222) | (741) | (2,984) | ||||||||||||||||
| Derecognition of debt | (22) | — | — | (22) | ||||||||||||||||
| Measurement at March 31, 2023 | $ | 532 | $ | 830 | $ | 524 | $ | 1,886 | ||||||||||||
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, Smith Micro reviews the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. For purposes of our goodwill impairment test, we operate as a single reporting unit. Different judgments relating to the determination of reporting units could significantly affect the testing of goodwill for impairment and the amount of any impairment recognized.
In the first quarter of 2023, management concluded that the written notice of termination of a U.S. Tier 1 customer agreement for the Company's family safety solution, as disclosed in Note 16 of the 2022 Form 10-K, represented a triggering event indicating possible impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, including Customer Relationships intangible assets.
Recoverability of goodwill is determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s single reporting unit to the carrying value of the underlying net assets in the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is determined to be less than the carrying value of its net assets, goodwill is deemed impaired and an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value of its other assets and liabilities. Due to the triggering event, an interim quantitative impairment analysis was performed as of February 28, 2023 for the Company's single reporting unit. The fair value for the reporting unit was
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determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs which incorporated assumptions that the Company believes would be a reasonable market participant's view in a hypothetical purchase, to develop the discounted cash flows, which included estimates of revenue growth, earnings before interest taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and a discount rate of 22% derived from a capital asset pricing model. The fair value was estimated utilizing a combination of the income approach using the estimated discounted cash flows and a market-based valuation methodology applying an equal weighting. The impairment analysis contains inherent uncertainties due to uncontrollable events that could positively or negatively impact anticipated future economic and operating conditions. The estimated fair value of the Company's reporting unit exceeded the fair value of the other assets and liabilities (expressed as a percentage of carrying value) as of February 2023, and as such there was not any impairment. The Company determined that there were no further goodwill impairment indicators at March 31, 2023 and there were no goodwill impairment indicators at December 31, 2022. If current projections, including revenue growth and operating results are not achieved or specific valuation factors outside the Company's control, such as discount rates, economic or industry challenges, significantly change, goodwill could be subject to future impairment.
For intangibles, an impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. The Company assessed the assets impacted as a result of the triggering event indicated above and performed a recoverability test on the Customer relationships intangible asset from the Avast Family Safety Mobile Business acquisition as of February 28, 2023 using Level 3 unobservable inputs including estimates of revenue growth, and EBITDA. The Company's estimated undiscounted future cash flows exceeded the carrying amount of the Customer Relationships intangible asset, and therefore there was no impairment to the definite-lived intangible assets as a result of the triggering event.
The components of the Company’s intangible assets were as follows for the periods presented:
| March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands, except for useful life data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in Years) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Book Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased technology | 6 | $ | 13,529 | $ | (6,272) | $ | 7,257 | ||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 12 | 27,548 | (5,166) | 22,382 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Customer contracts | 1 | 7,000 | (5,802) | 1,198 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Software license | 7 | 5,419 | (1,752) | 3,667 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | 4 | 600 | (257) | 343 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 54,096 | $ | (19,249) | $ | 34,847 | |||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (audited, in thousands, except for useful life data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in Years) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Book Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased technology | 7 | $ | 13,529 | $ | (5,835) | $ | 7,694 | ||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 12 | 27,548 | (4,490) | 23,058 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Customer contracts | 1 | 7,000 | (5,673) | 1,327 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Software license | 7 | 5,419 | (1,552) | 3,867 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-compete | 1 | 283 | (273) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | 5 | 600 | (236) | 364 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 54,379 | $ | (18,059) | $ | 36,320 | |||||||||||||||||
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The Company amortizes intangible assets over the pattern of economic benefit expected to be generated from the use of the assets, with a total weighted average amortization period of approximately 10 years as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, intangible asset amortization expense was $1.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023, estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2023 and thereafter was as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | Amortization Expense | |||||||
| 2023 | $ | 4,400 | ||||||
| 2024 | 5,635 | |||||||
| 2025 | 5,402 | |||||||
| 2026 | 5,007 | |||||||
| 2027 | 4,131 | |||||||
| 2028 and thereafter | 10,272 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 34,847 | ||||||
7. Earnings Per Share
The Company calculates earnings per share (“EPS”) as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, plus the weighted average number of dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method. For periods with a net loss, the dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from the diluted EPS calculation. For purposes of this calculation, common stock subject to repurchase by the Company, options, warrants, and convertible notes are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share when their effect is dilutive.
The following table sets forth the details of basic and diluted earnings per share (unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (6,887) | $ | (7,002) | |||||||
| Denominator: | |||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | 61,646 | 54,501 | |||||||||
| Potential common shares – options / warrants (treasury stock method) and convertible notes (as if converted method) | — | — | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | 61,646 | 54,501 | |||||||||
| Shares excluded (anti-dilutive) | 8,032 | 1,024 | |||||||||
| Net loss per common share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.11) | $ | (0.13) | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.11) | $ | (0.13) | |||||||
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The following shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the impact of including those shares would be anti-dilutive (unaudited, in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Convertible notes, as if converted | 4,473 | — | |||||||||
| Outstanding stock options | 95 | 131 | |||||||||
| Outstanding warrants | 3,464 | 893 | |||||||||
| Total anti-dilutive shares | 8,032 | 1,024 | |||||||||
8. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Plans
During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted 1.4 million shares of restricted stock under the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended ("2015 OEIP"), which was approved by Smith Micro’s stockholders on June 18, 2015 and subsequent amendments to the 2015 OEIP to increase the number of shares reserved thereunder were subsequently approved by its stockholders on June 14, 2018 and June 9, 2020. The 2015 OEIP replaced the 2005 Stock Option / Stock Issuance Plan (“2005 Plan”) which was due to expire on July 28, 2015. As of March 31, 2023, there were approximately 0.9 million shares available for future grants under the Company’s 2015 Plan.
The outstanding options under the 2005 Plan remain outstanding, but no new grants will be made under the 2005 Plan. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance over the term of the 2015 OEIP may not exceed 9,625,000 shares.
The 2015 OEIP provides for the issuance of full value awards (restricted stock, performance stock, dividend equivalent right or restricted stock units) and partial value awards (stock options or stock appreciation rights) to employees, non-employee members of the Company's Board of Directors and consultants. Any full value award settled in shares will be debited as 1.2 shares, and partial value awards settled in shares will be debited as 1.0 shares against the share reserve. The exercise price per share for stock option grants is not to be less than the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the 2015 OEIP and determines the vesting schedule at the time of grant. Stock options may be exercisable immediately or in installments, but generally vest over a four-year period from the date of grant. In the event the holder ceases to be employed by the Company, all unvested stock options terminate, and all vested stock options may be exercised within a period of 90 days following termination. In general, stock options expire ten years from the date of grant. Restricted stock is valued using the closing stock price on the date of the grant. The total value is expensed over the vesting period, which typically ranges from 12 to 48 months.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company has a shareholder approved employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”), under which substantially all employees may purchase the Company’s common stock through payroll deductions at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market values of the stock as of the beginning and end of six-month offering periods. An employee’s payroll deductions under the ESPP are limited to 10% of the employee’s compensation and employees may not purchase more than the lesser of $25,000 of stock, or 250 shares, for any purchase period. Additionally, no more than 250,000 shares in the aggregate may be purchased under the ESPP.
Stock Compensation Expense
The Company accounts for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on their fair values and recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period using the straight-line method over the requisite service period for each award as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation.
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Compensation Costs
Non-cash stock-based compensation expenses related to stock options, restricted stock grants and the ESPP were recorded in the financial statements as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 162 | 83 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 224 | 261 | |||||||||
| General and administrative | 559 | 721 | |||||||||
| Total non-cash stock compensation expense | $ | 945 | $ | 1,065 | |||||||
As of March 31, 2023, there was approximately $8.3 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options and restricted stock granted under the 2015 OEIP and the 2005 Plan.
Stock Options
A summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding and related information under the 2015 OEIP and 2005 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are as follows (unaudited, in thousands except weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life):
| Shares | Weighted Avg. Exercise Price | Wtd. Avg. Remaining Contractual Life (Yrs) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 | 139 | $ | 3.75 | $ | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | (18) | $ | 4.31 | $ | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 | 121 | $ | 3.66 | 4.75 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2023 | 120 | $ | 3.65 | 4.73 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Exercisable as of March 31, 2023 | 112 | $ | 3.58 | 4.52 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Restricted Stock Awards
A summary of the Company’s restricted stock awards outstanding under the 2015 OEIP for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are as follows (unaudited, in thousands, except weighted average grant date fair value):
| Shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||||||||||
| Unvested at December 31, 2022 | 1,679 | 4.75 | ||||||||||||
| Granted | 1,358 | 1.63 | ||||||||||||
| Vested | (316) | 4.30 | ||||||||||||
| Canceled and forfeited | (94) | 3.75 | ||||||||||||
| Unvested at March 31, 2023 | 2,627 | 3.23 | ||||||||||||
9. Revenues
Revenue Recognition
In accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the Company recognizes the sale of goods and services based on the five-step analysis of transactions as provided in Topic 606, which requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for such goods and services. For all contracts with customers, the Company first identifies the contract which usually is established when a contract is fully executed by each party and consideration is expected to be received. Next, the Company identifies the performance obligations in the contract. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. The Company then determines the transaction price in the arrangement and allocates the transaction price, if necessary, to each performance obligation identified in the contract. The allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations are based on the relative standalone selling prices for the goods and services contained in a particular performance obligation. The transaction price is adjusted for the Company’s estimate of variable consideration which may include certain incentives and discounts, product returns, distributor fees, and storage fees. The Company evaluates the total amount of variable consideration expected to be earned by using the expected value method, as the Company believes this method represents the most appropriate estimate for this consideration, based on historical service trends, the individual contract considerations, and its best judgment at the time. The Company includes estimates of variable consideration in revenues only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Company generates the majority of its revenue on usage-based fees which are variable and depend entirely on customers’ use of perpetual licenses, transactions processed on the Company’s hosted environment, advertisement placements on the Company’s service platform, and activity on the Company’s cloud-based service platform.
The Company’s contracts with mobile network operator (“MNO”) customers include promises to transfer multiple products and services. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Smith Micro’s cloud-based services include a software solution license integrated with cloud-based services. Since the Company does not allow its customers to take possession of the cloud-based elements of its software solutions, and since the utility of the license comes from the cloud-based services that the Company provides, Smith Micro considers the software license and the cloud services to be a single performance obligation. The Company recognizes revenue associated with its MNO customers based on their active subscribers’ access and usage of Smith Micro’s software licenses and cloud-based services on Smith Micro’s platforms.
Smith Micro has made accounting policy elections to exclude all taxes by governmental authorities from the measurement of the transaction price, and since the Company’s standard payment terms are less than one year, the Company has elected the practical expedient not to assess whether a contract has a significant financing component.
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Disaggregation of Revenues
Revenues on a disaggregated basis are as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| License and service fees | $ | 1,000 | $ | 828 | |||||||
| Hosted environment usage fees | 819 | 1,429 | |||||||||
| Cloud based usage fees | 8,677 | 9,878 | |||||||||
| Consulting services and other | 434 | 600 | |||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 10,930 | $ | 12,735 | |||||||
10. Segment, Customer Concentration and Geographical Information
Segment Information
Public companies are required to report financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating segments as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 280, Segment Reporting. The Company has one primary business unit based on how management internally evaluates separate financial information, business activities and management responsibility: Wireless. The Wireless segment includes the Family Safety (which includes SafePath®), CommSuite®, and ViewSpot® families of products.
The Company does not separately allocate operating expenses to these product lines, nor does it allocate specific assets. Therefore, product line information reported includes only revenues.
The following table presents the Wireless revenues by product line (unaudited, in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Family Safety | $ | 9,089 | $ | 10,366 | |||||||
| CommSuite | 826 | 1,430 | |||||||||
| ViewSpot | 1,015 | 939 | |||||||||
| Total Wireless revenues | $ | 10,930 | $ | 12,735 | |||||||
Customer Concentration Information
The Company has certain customers whose revenues individually represented greater than 10% of the Company’s total revenues, or whose accounts receivable balances individually represented greater than 10% of the Company’s total accounts receivable.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, three customers made up 37%, 37% and 14% of revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, three customers made up 40%, 37%, and 10% of revenues.
As of March 31, 2023, three customers accounted for 37%, 34%, and 17% of accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2022, four customers accounted for 36%, 35%, 12%, and 11% of accounts receivable.
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Geographical Information
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company operated in two geographic locations: the Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Revenues attributed to the geographic location of the customers’ bill-to address were as follows (unaudited, in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 10,511 | $ | 12,193 | |||||||
| EMEA | 419 | 542 | |||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 10,930 | $ | 12,735 | |||||||
The Company does not separately allocate specific assets to these geographic locations.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
The Company may become involved in various legal proceedings arising from its business activities. While management does not believe the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position, litigation is inherently unpredictable, and depending on the nature and timing of these proceedings, an unfavorable resolution could materially affect the Company’s future consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position in a particular period.
Other Contingent Contractual Obligations
During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments, and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in connection with certain transactions. These include: indemnities to the Company’s customers pursuant to contracts for the Company’s products and services, including indemnities with respect to intellectual property, confidentiality and data privacy; indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from use of such facility or under such lease; indemnities to vendors and service providers pertaining to claims based on the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company; indemnities involving the accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts; and indemnities to directors and officers of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. In addition, the Company has made or may make contractual commitments to employees providing for severance payments upon the occurrence of certain prescribed events. The Company may also issue a guarantee in the form of a standby letter of credit as security for contingent liabilities under certain customer contracts. The duration of these indemnities, commitments, and guarantees varies, and in certain cases may be indefinite. The majority of these indemnities, commitments, and guarantees may not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential for future payments the Company could be obligated to make. The Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments, and guarantees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
12. Leases
The Company leases office space and equipment, and certain office space was subleased. Management determines if a contract is a lease at the inception of the arrangement and reviews all options to extend, terminate, or purchase its right-of-use assets at the inception of the lease and accounts for these options when they are reasonably certain of being exercised.
Leases with an initial term of greater than twelve months are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company’s lease contracts generally do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. For these contracts, the estimated incremental borrowing rate is based on information available at the inception of the lease.
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Operating lease cost consists of the following (unaudited, in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Lease cost | $ | 410 | $ | 434 | |||||||
| Sublease income | — | (18) | |||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | 410 | $ | 416 | |||||||
The maturity of operating lease liabilities is presented in the following table (unaudited, in thousands):
| As of March 31, 2023 | |||||
| 2023 | $ | 1,670 | |||
| 2024 | 1,519 | ||||
| 2025 | 1,162 | ||||
| 2026 | 479 | ||||
| Total lease payments | 4,830 | ||||
| Less imputed interest | 784 | ||||
| Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 4,046 | |||
Additional information relating to the Company’s operating leases follows (unaudited):
| As of March 31, 2023 | |||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | 2.85 | ||||
| Weighted average discount rate | 6.2 | % | |||
13. Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 740, Income Taxes. The Company assesses whether a valuation allowance should be recorded against its deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence, using a “more likely than not” realization standard. The four sources of taxable income that must be considered in determining whether deferred tax assets will be realized are: (1) future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences (i.e., offset of gross deferred tax liabilities against gross deferred tax assets); (2) taxable income in prior carryback years, if carryback is permitted under the applicable tax law; (3) tax planning strategies; and (4) future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards.
In assessing whether a valuation allowance is required, significant weight is to be given to evidence that can be objectively verified. A significant factor in the Company’s assessment is that the Company was in a three-year historical cumulative loss as of the end of fiscal 2022. In addition, the Company was also in a loss for fiscal 2017 and 2018. These facts, combined with uncertain near-term market and economic conditions, reduced the Company’s ability to rely on projections of future taxable income in assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets.
After a review of the four sources of taxable income as of December 31, 2022, and after consideration of the Company’s cumulative loss position as of December 31, 2022, the Company will continue to reserve its U.S.-based deferred tax amounts, which total $62.7 million as of March 31, 2023.
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. Currently there are no audits in process or pending from federal or state tax authorities. The Company is no longer subject to examination for U.S. federal income tax returns for years before December 31, 2018 and for state income tax returns, the Company is no longer subject to examination for years before December 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had no outstanding tax audits. The outcome of tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company’s tax audits are resolved in a manner not consistent with management’s expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax in the period such resolution occurs. Smith Micro may from time to time be assessed interest or penalties by major tax jurisdictions, although any such assessments historically have been minimal and
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immaterial to the consolidated financial results of the Company. It is the Company’s policy to classify any interest and/or penalties in the consolidated financial statements as a component of income tax expense.
14. Subsequent Events
The Company evaluates and discloses subsequent events as required by FASB ASC Topic No. 855, Subsequent Events. The Topic establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Subsequent events have been evaluated as of the date of this filing and no further disclosures are required.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In this document, the terms “Smith Micro,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Smith Micro Software, Inc. and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements regarding Smith Micro which include, but are not limited to, statements concerning customer concentration, projected revenues, market acceptance of products, the success and timing of new product introductions, the competitive factors affecting our business, our ability to raise additional capital, gross profit and income, our expenses, the protection of our intellectual property, and our ability to remain a going concern. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “should,” “may,” “will,” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
•our customer concentration, given that the majority of our sales currently depend on a few large client relationships;
•our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships with our customers and mobile device manufacturers, their ability to attract customers, and their willingness to promote our products;
•our ability and/or customers’ ability to distribute our mobile software applications to their end users through third party mobile software application stores, which we do not control;
•our dependency upon effective operation with operating systems, devices, networks and standards that we do not control and on our continued relationships with mobile operating system providers, device manufacturers and mobile software application stores on commercially reasonable terms or at all;
•our ability to hire and retain key personnel;
•the possibility of security and privacy breaches in our systems and in the third-party software and/or systems that we use, damaging client relations and inhibiting our ability to grow;
•failure to realize the expected benefits of recent acquisitions;
•interruptions or delays in the services we provide from our data center hosting facilities that could harm our business;
•the existence of undetected software defects in our products and our failure to resolve detected defects in a timely manner;
•our current client concentration within the vertical wireless carrier market, and the potential impact to our business resulting from changes within this vertical market, or failure to penetrate new markets;
•the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results;
•rapid technological evolution and resulting changes in demand for our products from our key customers and their end users;
•intense competition in our industry and the core vertical markets in which we operate, and our ability to successfully compete;
•the risks inherent with international operations;
•the impact of evolving information security and data privacy laws on our business and industry;
•the impact of governmental regulations on our business and industry;
•our ability to protect our intellectual property and our ability to operate our business without infringing on the rights of others;
•the risk of being delisted from NASDAQ if we fail to meet any of its applicable listing requirements;
•our ability to raise additional capital and the risk of such capital not being available to us at commercially reasonable terms or at all;
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•risks related to the existence and terms of our outstanding convertible notes, including that they may restrict our ability to obtain additional financing, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and cash flows from operations in the future, and could require us to curtail or cease our operations;
•the risk that the conversion of our outstanding convertible notes and exercise of the warrants issued in connection therewith will dilute the ownership interest of our existing stockholders or may otherwise depress the price of our common stock;
•the risk that our obligations to the holders of our convertible notes are secured by a security interest in substantially all of our assets, and if we default on those obligations, the note holders could foreclose on our assets;
•our ability to be profitable;
•our ability to remain a going concern;
•changes in our operating income due to shifts in our sales mix and variability in our operating expenses;
•our ability to assimilate acquisitions without diverting management attention and impacting current operations;
•the availability of third-party intellectual property and licenses needed for our operations on commercially reasonable terms, or at all;
•the difficulty of predicting our quarterly revenues and operating results and the chance of such revenues and results falling below analyst or investor expectations, which could cause the price of our common stock to fall; and
•those additional factors which are listed under Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 23, 2023 (the "2022 Form 10-K") under the caption “RISK FACTORS.”
The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are made on the basis of the views and assumptions of management regarding future events and business performance as of the date this Report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment; therefore, new risk factors can arise, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor to assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any individual risk factor, or combination of risk factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We do not undertake any obligation to update these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date this Report is filed.
Overview
Smith Micro provides software solutions that simplify and enhance the mobile experience to some of the leading wireless and cable service providers around the globe. From enabling the Digital Family Lifestyle™ to providing powerful voice messaging capabilities, we strive to enrich today’s connected lifestyles while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via smartphones and consumer IoT devices. Our portfolio includes a wide range of products for creating, sharing, and monetizing rich content, such as visual voice messaging, retail content display optimization and performance analytics on any product set.
We continue to innovate and evolve our business to respond to industry trends and maximize opportunities in emerging markets, such as digital lifestyle services and online safety, “Big Data” analytics, automotive telematics, and the consumer IoT marketplace. The key to our longevity, however, is not simply technological innovation, but our focus on understanding our customers’ needs and delivering value.
In the first quarter of 2023, our revenues declined by 14% to $10.9 million compared to the first quarter of 2022, primarily driven by a $1.3 million decrease in our Family Safety product line, coupled with a $0.6 million decrease in CommSuite revenues. These revenue declines primarily resulted from decreases associated with T-Mobile's efforts to migrate legacy Sprint subscribers to the T-Mobile network, which has impacted our revenues associated with legacy Sprint subscribers for both Family Safety and CommSuite. As a result of the decline in revenues, we have experienced a decrease in our gross profit during the first quarter of 2023 to $7.6 million, a decline of $1.5 million. Our operating expenses have decreased during the first quarter of 2023 compared to first quarter of 2022 by approximately $1.6 million, primarily due to quarter-over-quarter reductions in Research & Development expenses of $1.4 million as SafePath development efforts near completion. The net loss for the first quarter of 2023 was $6.9 million, resulting in a net loss of $0.11 per basic and diluted share.
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While we currently provide white label Family Safety applications to all three Tier 1 wireless carriers in the United States, one of our Tier 1 customers notified us in February 2023 that it is terminating its Family Safety contract effective as of June 30, 2023. Despite that termination, we continue to believe that we remain strategically positioned to offer our market-leading family safety platform to the majority of U.S. mobile subscribers. Since our acquisitions of Circle Media Labs, Inc.'s ("Circle") operator business in 2020 and the Family Safety Mobile Business from Avast in April 2021, we have been focused on migrating those customers from the acquired software platforms to our flagship SafePath platform, with the first such migration being completed during the first quarter of 2022 at one of our U.S. Tier 1 carrier customers. We expect to deliver SafePath to another of our U.S. Tier 1 carrier customers for their user acceptance testing in the second quarter of 2023, which should then position this carrier to launch on the SafePath platform in the second half of 2023. We expect that as we complete our development efforts associated with the migration to the SafePath platform, our development costs should continue to decline. In addition, we anticipate that certain costs of sales related to the acquired platforms will be eliminated once the SafePath migrations are complete, which is expected to result in an increase in our gross margins. Additionally, as a result of the termination notice referenced above, we expect to continue to reduce the costs associated with supporting this contract, and as a result announced actions late in the first quarter of 2023 that are expected to result in the elimination of approximately 26% of the Company's global workforce. The severance related costs associated with these actions were recognized in the first quarter of 2023. It is our anticipation that the culmination of all of these efforts will result in an anticipated $4 million of quarterly cost savings as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. We are expecting to achieve that savings target in the second quarter.
Results of Operations
The table below sets forth certain statements of operations and comprehensive loss data expressed as a percentage of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected in the future.
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||
| Cost of revenues | 30.0 | 28.6 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 70.0 | 71.4 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 32.5 | 23.4 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 53.7 | 57.0 | |||||||||
| General and administrative | 31.8 | 30.8 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 15.4 | 15.4 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 133.4 | 126.7 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (63.4) | (55.3) | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities | 27.3 | — | |||||||||
| Loss on derecognition of debt | (5.7) | — | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (20.7) | — | |||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (0.4) | 0.5 | |||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (62.9) | (54.8) | |||||||||
| Provision for income tax expense | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Net loss | (63.0) | % | (55.0) | % | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Revenues. Revenues were $10.9 million and $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing a decrease of $1.8 million, or 14%. This decrease was primarily related to decreases associated with our Family Safety and CommSuite product lines of $1.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively. These revenue declines primarily resulted from decreases associated with T-Mobile's efforts to migrate legacy Sprint subscribers to the T-Mobile network, which has impacted our revenues associated with legacy Sprint subscribers for both Family Safety and CommSuite.
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Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues were $3.3 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This decrease of approximately $0.4 million was due to the period-over-period decline in revenue partially offset by approximately $0.2 million in severance related costs incurred during the first quarter of 2023.
Gross profit. Gross profit was $7.6 million, or 70.0% of revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $9.1 million, or 71.4% of revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease of $1.5 million in gross profit was driven by the period-over-period decline in revenue volume coupled with approximately $0.2 million in severance related costs incurred during the first quarter of 2023.
Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses were $3.6 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This increase of $0.6 million was primarily due to an increase in marketing costs, personnel related costs, and severance related costs associated with the workforce reduction efforts referenced above.
Research and development. Research and development expenses were $5.9 million and $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 respectively. This decrease of $1.4 million was primarily due to the decline in personnel related costs of approximately $1.5 million and contractor costs of $0.2 million, partially offset by severance related costs of $0.5 million associated with the workforce reduction efforts referenced above.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses were $3.5 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This decrease of $0.4 million was primarily related to declines in stock-based compensation and in consulting costs, which was partially offset by severance related costs of approximately $0.1 million.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Amortization expense was $1.5 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The total decrease of approximately $0.3 million was primarily due to the quarter-over-quarter decrease in amortization expense recognized associated with the intangible assets acquired as a part of the Circle operator business acquisition.
Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities. Change in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities was $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The fair value adjustment of $3.0 million resulted from valuation related impacts to the warrant and derivative liabilities.
Loss on derecognition of debt. The loss recognized on derecognition of debt in the first quarter of 2023 was $0.6 million. This resulted from an installment payment made on the convertible notes in the form of shares, and the required derecogition of the net debt position related to that principal balance, including the derivative, and discounts.
Interest expense, net. Interest expense was $2.3 million and nominal for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in interest expense of $2.3 million was primarily related to the amortization of the discount and debt issuance costs and stated interest expense related to the financing transaction from August of 2022.
Other (expense) income, net. Other expense was nominal for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and other income was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The quarter-over-quarter change was primarily related to changes in foreign currency rates for the respective periods.
Provision for income tax expense. Because of our cumulative loss position, the provision for income tax expense consists of state income taxes, foreign tax withholdings, and foreign income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. There were no material changes in the period to period comparison
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are its existing cash and cash equivalents, and cash generated by operations. The Company's primary needs for liquidity relate to working capital requirements for operations and its debt service requirements. As of March 31, 2023, the Company's cash and cash equivalents were approximately $8.7 million. We believe that we will be able to meet our financial obligations as they become due over the next twelve months.
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The primary uses of operating cash were a net loss of $6.9 million less non-cash expenses totaling $2.7 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $0.7 million and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $0.4 million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The primary uses of operating cash were the net loss of $7.0 million for the quarter, offset by net non-cash expenses totaling $3.4 million
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coupled with an increase in accounts receivable of $1.5 million and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $1.2 million.
Investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was nominal for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Net cash used in investing activities for three months ended March 31, 2022 of $0.1 million was primarily attributable to capital expenditures.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was nominal for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily attributable to the timing of borrowings and repayments from short-term insurance premium financing arrangements.
Recent Accounting Guidance
See Note 2 of our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our recent accounting guidance.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates to ensure that they appropriately reflect changes in our business or new information as it becomes available. See Note 1 of our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2022 Form 10-K for information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
We conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) as of March 31, 2023. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have determined that as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and our management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Management’s responsibility for financial statements
Our management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of all information presented in this Report. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP and include amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Management believes the consolidated financial statements fairly reflect the form and substance of transactions and that the financial statements fairly represent the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the periods and as of the dates stated therein.
The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which is composed solely of independent directors, meets regularly with our independent registered public accounting firm, SingerLewak LLP, and representatives of management to review accounting, financial reporting, internal control, and audit matters, as well as the nature and extent of the audit
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effort. The Audit Committee is responsible for the engagement of the independent auditors. The independent auditors have free access to the Audit Committee.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company may become involved in various legal proceedings arising from its business activities. While management does not believe the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position, litigation is inherently unpredictable, and depending on the nature and timing of these proceedings, an unfavorable resolution could materially affect the Company’s future consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position in a particular period.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information included in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Form 10-K, and the factors identified at the beginning of Part I, Item 2 of this Report, under the heading, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations. The risks described in the 2022 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently considers immaterial also may materially adversely affect its business, financial condition, and/or operating results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in our 2022 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The table set forth below shows all repurchases of securities by us during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
| ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period | Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) | Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 - 31, 2023 | 23,993 | $ | 2.63 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 - 28, 2023 | 21,931 | 3.20 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 - 31, 2023 | 65,179 | 1.17 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 111,103 | $ | 2.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Shares of stock repurchased by the Company as payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards during the applicable period. All of the shares were cancelled when they were acquired by the Company.
Item 5. Other Information
As previously disclosed in Item 2.06 of the Company's Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2023, in connection with the notice of termination of the customer agreement as described in Item 8.01 therein, the Company's management conducted an impairment review under applicable accounting rules to determine whether, and to what extent, this change created any impairment. The Company has since determined, as described more fully within Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, that there was no impairment of either goodwill or long-lived intangible assets related to the triggering event.
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description | ||||
| 31.1 | |||||
| 31.2 | |||||
| 32.1 | |||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its Inline XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | ||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | ||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | ||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | ||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. | ||||||||
May 12, 2023 | By /s/ | William W. Smith, Jr. | ||||||
| William W. Smith, Jr. | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
May 12, 2023 | By /s/ | James M. Kempton | ||||||
| James M. Kempton | ||||||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
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