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TSS, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q  

(Mark One)

 

x

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

  

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

or

 

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

 

Commission file number: 001-33627

 


 

TSS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-2027651

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

110 E. Old Settlers Blvd

Round Rock, Texas

 

78664

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(512) 310-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act : None

 

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 past 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 ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether each 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   ☒   No  ☐

 

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 ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting company x

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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. ☐

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of November 14, 2019              17,559,057

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

TSS, INC.

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10Q

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2019

 

“SAFE HARBOR” STATEMENT

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PART I–FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

Item 1.    Consolidated Financial Statements

1

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

15

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

18

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

18

PART II–OTHER INFORMATION

19

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

19

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

19

Item 6.    Exhibits

19

 

 

 

 

 

“SAFE HARBOR” STATEMENT

UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

 

From time to time, we make oral and written statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” (rather than historical facts) as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in its rules, regulations and releases, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward looking statements made from time to time, including, but not limited to, the forward- looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”), as well as those made in other filings with the SEC.

 

Forward looking statements can be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “forecast,” “foresee” or other similar words. Such forward looking statements are based on management’s current plans and expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in plans that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those described under Risk Factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

We expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

 

As used herein, except as otherwise indicated by the context, the terms “TSS”, “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” are used to refer to TSS, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

TSS, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands except par values)

 

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(unaudited)

         

Current Assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 5,922     $ 6,178  

Contract and other receivables, net

    856       727  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    406       154  

Inventories, net

    1,185       108  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    156       266  

Total current assets

    8,525       7,433  

Property and equipment, net

    515       390  

Lease right-of-use asset

    1,620       -  

Goodwill

    780       780  

Intangible assets, net

    330       398  

Other assets

    109       109  

Total assets

  $ 11,879     $ 9,110  
                 

Current Liabilities:

               

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 3,207     $ 2,390  

Deferred revenues

    2,423       2,181  

Current portion of lease liabilities

    621       -  

Total current liabilities

    6,251       4,571  

Long-term borrowings

    1,978       1,838  

Non-current portion of lease liabilities

    1,125       -  

Deferred revenues – non-current portion

    117       112  

Other liabilities

    -       108  

Total liabilities

    9,471       6,629  
                 

Commitments and Contingencies

    -       -  
                 

Stockholders’ Equity:

               

Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; none issued

    -       -  

Common stock, $.0001 par value; 49,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 18,500 and 17,520 issued; 17,541 and 16,743 outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

    2       2  

Additional paid-in capital

    69,544       69,241  

Treasury stock 959 and 777 shares at cost at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

    (1,698 )     (1,542 )

Accumulated deficit

    (65,440

)

    (65,220

)

Total stockholders' equity

    2,408       2,481  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 11,879     $ 9,110  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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TSS, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per-share amounts; unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Results of Operations:

                               

Revenue

  $ 4,176     $ 6,371     $ 12,375     $ 16,587  

Cost of revenue

    2,679       3,855       7,790       10,140  

Gross profit

    1,497       2,516       4,585       6,447  
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    1,425       1,654       4,301       4,747  

Depreciation and amortization

    84       91       244       297  

Total operating costs

    1,509       1,745       4,545       5,044  

Income (loss) from operations

    (12

)

    771       40       1,403  

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest expense, net

    (78

)

    (102

)

    (238

)

    (306

)

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes

    (90

)

    669       (198

)

    1,097  

Income tax expense

    5       17       22       47  
                                 

Net income (loss)

  $ (95

)

  $ 652     $ (220

)

  $ 1,050  
                                 

Basic income (loss) per common share

  $ (0.01

)

  $ 0.04     $ (0.01

)

  $ 0.06  

Diluted income (loss) per common share

  $ (0.01

)

  $ 0.03     $ (0.01

)

  $ 0.05  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 

 

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TSS, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share amounts, unaudited)

 

                   

Additional

                           

Total

 
   

Common Stock

   

Paid-in

   

Treasury Stock

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Deficit

   

Equity (deficit)

 
                                                         

Balance January 1, 2018

    16,316     $ 2     $ 68,886       769     $ (1,536

)

  $ (67,657

)

  $ (305

)

Restricted stock cancelled

    (30 )     -       -       -       -       -       -  

Stock-based compensation

    -       -       49       -       -       -       49  

Net income

    -       -       -       -       -       81       81  

Balance at March 31, 2018

    16,286     $ 2     $ 68,935       769     $ (1,536

)

  $ (67,576

)

  $ (175

)

Stock-based compensation

    -       -       66       -       -       -       66  

Net income

    -       -       -       -       -       317       317  

Balance at June 30, 2018

    16,286     $ 2     $ 69,001       769     $ (1,536

)

  $ (67,259

)

  $ 208  
                                                         

Stock options exercised

    30       -       3       -       -       -       3  

Treasury shares repurchased

    -       -       -       3       (2 )     -       (2 )

Stock-based Compensation

    -       -       62       -       -       -       62  

Net income

    -       -       -       -       -       652       652  

Balance at September 30, 2018

    16,316     $ 2     $ 69,066       772     $ (1,538 )   $ (66,607 )   $ 923  

 

 

                   

Additional

                           

Total

 
   

Common Stock

   

Paid-in

   

Treasury Stock

   

Accumulated

   

Stockholders'

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Deficit

   

Equity

 
                                                         

Balance January 1, 2019

    17,520     $ 2     $ 69,241       777     $ (1,542

)

  $ (65,220

)

  $ 2,481  

Restricted stock vested

    390       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Treasury shares repurchased

    -       -       -       159       (137 )     -       (137

)

Stock options exercised

    310       -       31       -       -       -       31  

Stock-based compensation

    -       -       72       -       -       -       72  

Net income (loss)

    -       -       -       -       -       (31 )     (31

)

Balance at March 31, 2019

    18,220     $ 2     $ 69,344       936     $ (1,679

)

  $ (65,251

)

  $ 2,416  

Treasury shares repurchased

    -       -       -       20       (16 )     -       (16 )

Stock options exercised

    230       -       23       -       -       -       23  

Stock-based compensation

    -       -       87       -       -       -       87  

Net income (loss)

    -       -       -       -       -       (94 )     (94 )

Balance at June 30, 2019

    18,450     $ 2     $ 69,454       956     $ (1,695

)

  $ (65,345

)

  $ 2,416  
                                                         

Treasury shares repurchased

    -       -       -       3       (3 )     -       (3 )

Stock options exercised

    50       -       5       -       -       -       5  

Stock-based compensation

    -       -       85       -       -       -       85  

Net income (loss)

    -       -       -       -       -       (95 )     (95 )

Balance at September 30, 2019

    18,500     $ 2     $ 69,544       959     $ (1,698

)

  $ (65,440

)

  $ 2,408  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.  

 

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TSS, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands; unaudited)

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

               

Net income (loss)

  $ (220

)

  $ 1,050  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    244       297  

Non-cash interest

    80       75  

Amortization of debt discount

    60       64  

Stock-based compensation

    244       177  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Contract and other receivables

    (129

)

    (1,630

)

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    (252

)

    (88

)

Inventories, net

    (1,077

)

    51  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    110       (100

)

Right-of-use assets

    391       -  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    817       247  

Deferred revenues

    247       962  

Operating lease liabilities

    (373

)

    -  

Other liabilities

    -       8  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    142       1,113  
                 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Capital expenditures

    (301

)

    (196

)

Net cash used in investing activities

    (301

)

    (196

)

                 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Proceeds from issuance of equity

    59       3  

Repurchase of stock

    (156 )     (2 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (97

)

    1  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (256

)

    918  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    6,178       2,268  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 5,922     $ 3,186  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

               

Cash paid for interest

  $ 182     $ 173  

Cash paid for taxes

  $ 63     $ 49  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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TSS, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Statements

(unaudited)

 

 

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies

  

Description of Business

 

TSS, Inc. (‘‘TSS’’, the ‘‘Company’’, ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) provides a comprehensive suite of services for the planning, design, deployment, maintenance, refresh and take-back of end-user and enterprise systems, including the mission-critical facilities they are housed in. We provide a single source solution for enabling technologies in data centers, operations centers, network facilities, server rooms, security operations centers, communications facilities and the infrastructure systems that are critical to their function. Our services consist of technology consulting, design and engineering, project management, systems integration, systems installation, facilities management and IT reseller services. Our corporate offices and our integration facility are located in Round Rock, Texas.

 

The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, which has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements, and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim reporting, and include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Accounting Changes

 

Except for the changes discussed below, we have consistently applied the accounting policies to all periods presented in these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

On January 1, 2019, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASC 842 is intended to represent an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for most leases. We adopted ASC 842 using a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASC 842 had a substantial impact on our balance sheet. The most significant impact was the recognition of the operating lease right-of-use assets and the liability for operating leases. Accordingly, upon adoption, leases that were classified as operating leases under previous GAAP were classified as operating leases under ASC 842, and we recorded an adjustment of $1.96 million to operating lease right-of-use assets and the related lease liability. The lease liability is based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, determined under prior GAAP, discounted using our secured incremental borrowing rate at the effective date of January 1, 2019. As permitted under ASC 842, we elected several practical expedients that permit us not to reassess (1) whether a contract is or contains a lease, (2) the classification of existing leases, and (3) whether previously capitalized costs continue to qualify as initial indirect costs. The application of the practical expedients did not have a significant impact on the measurement of the right-of-use assets or operating lease liabilities.

 

See Note 5 for further information on leases.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenues when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

 

Maintenance services

 

We generate maintenance services revenues from fees that provide our customers with as-needed maintenance and repair services on modular data centers during the contract term. Our contract terms are typically one year in duration, are billed annually in advance, and are non-cancellable. As a result, we record deferred revenue (a contract liability) and recognize revenue from these services on a ratable basis over the contract term. We can mitigate our exposure to credit losses by discontinuing services in the event of non-payment, however our history of non-payments and bad debt expense has been insignificant.

 

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Integration services

 

We generate integration services revenues from fees that provide our customers with customized system and rack-level integration services. We recognize revenue upon shipment to the customer of the completed systems as this is when we have completed our services and when the customer obtains control of the promised goods. We typically extend credit terms to our integration customers based on their credit worthiness and generally do not receive advance payments. As such, we record accounts receivable at the time of shipment, when our right to the consideration becomes unconditional. Accounts receivable from our integration customers are typically due within 30-60 days of invoicing. An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on a periodic analysis of individual account balances, including an evaluation of days outstanding, payment history, recent payment trends, and our assessment of our customers’ credit worthiness. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our allowance for doubtful accounts was less than $8,000.

 

Equipment sales

 

We generate revenues under fixed price contracts from the sale of data center and related ancillary equipment to customers in the United States. We recognize revenue when the product is shipped to the customer as that is when the customer obtains control of the promised goods. Typically, we do not receive advance payments for equipment sales; however, if we do, we record the advance payment as deferred revenue. Normally we record accounts receivable at the time of shipment, when our right to the consideration has become unconditional. Accounts receivable from our equipment sales are typically due within 30-45 days of invoicing.

 

Deployment and Other services

 

We generate revenues from fees we charge our customers for other services, including repairs or other services not covered under maintenance contracts, installation and servicing of equipment including modular data centers that we sold, and other fixed-price services including repair, design and project management services. In some cases, we arrange for a third party to perform warranty and servicing of equipment, and in these instances, we recognize revenue as the amount of any fees or commissions that we expect to be entitled to. Other services are typically invoiced upon completion of services or completion of milestones. We record accounts receivable at the time of completion when our right to consideration becomes unconditional.

 

Reseller services

 

We generate revenues from fees we charge our customers to procure third-party hardware, software and professional services on their behalf that are then used in our integration services as we integrate these components to deliver a completed system to our customer. We recognize our reseller services revenue upon completion of the procurement activity. In some cases, we arrange for the purchase of third-party hardware, software or professional services that are resold directly to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and other customers, and in these instances, we act as an agent in the transaction and recognize revenue as the amount of any fee or commissions that we expect to be entitled to. Accounts receivable from our reseller activities are typically due within 30-60 days of invoicing.

 

Some of our contracts with customers contain multiple performance obligations. For these contracts, we account for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations based on relative standalone selling prices.

 

Judgments

 

We consider several factors in determining that control transfers to the customer upon shipment of equipment or upon completion of our services. These factors include that legal title transfers to the customer, we have a present right to payment, and the customer has assumed the risks and rewards of ownership at the time of shipment or completion of the services.

 

Sales taxes

 

Sales (and similar) taxes that are imposed on our sales and collected from customers are excluded from revenues.

 

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Shipping and handling costs

 

Costs for shipping and handling activities, including those activities that occur subsequent to transfer of control to the customer, are recorded as cost of revenues and are expensed as incurred. We accrue costs for shipping and handling activities that occur after control of the promised good or service has transferred to the customer.

 

 

The following table shows our revenues disaggregated by reportable segment and by product or service type (in ’000’s):

 

   

Three-months ended Sept 30,

   

Nine-months ended Sept 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 
                                 

FACILITIES:

                               

Maintenance revenues

  $ 996     $ 1,213     $ 3,148     $ 3,615  

Equipment sales

    192       958       420       2,085  

Deployment and other services

    1,362       2,079       3,913       5,096  

Total facilities revenues

  $ 2,550     $ 4,250     $ 7,481     $ 10,796  
                                 

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION:

                               

Integration services

  $ 1,486     $ 2,121     $ 4,754     $ 5,791  

Reseller services

    140       -       140       -  

Total Systems Integration revenues

  $ 1,626     $ 2,121     $ 4,894     $ 5,791  
                                 

TOTAL REVENUES

  $ 4,176     $ 6,371     $ 12,375     $ 16,587  

 

Remaining Performance Obligations

 

Remaining performance obligations include deferred revenue and amounts we expect to receive for goods and services that have not yet been delivered or provided under existing, non-cancellable contracts. For contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, we have elected the practical expedient applicable to such contracts and we do not disclose the transaction price for remaining performance obligations at the end of each reporting period and when we expect to recognize this revenue. As of September 30, 2019, deferred revenue of $2,423,000 represents our remaining performance obligations for our maintenance contracts, all of which are expected to be recognized within one year. The remaining $117,000 of deferred revenue is our remaining performance obligations for other services, all of which is expected to be recognized between one and two years.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

We are currently economically dependent upon our relationship with a large US-based IT OEM. If this relationship is unsuccessful or discontinues, our business and revenue will suffer. The loss of or a significant reduction in orders from this customer or the failure to provide adequate products or services to it would significantly reduce our revenue.

 

The following customers accounted for a significant percentage of our revenues for the periods shown: 

 

   

Three months ended Sept. 30,

   

Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 
                                 
                                 

US-based IT OEM

    93 %     66 %     91 %     69 %

US-based IT services company

    - %     13 %     - %     8 %

 

No other customers represented more than 10% of our revenues for any periods presented. Our US-based IT OEM customer represented 69% and 75% of our accounts receivable at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. A US-based electrical equipment supplier represented 12% of our accounts receivable at September 30, 2019. No other customer represented more than 10% of our accounts receivable at September 30, 2019 or at December 31, 2018.

 

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Note 2 – Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

 

Receivables

 

Contract and other receivables consisted of the following (in ‘000’s):

 

   

September 30,

2019

   

December 31,

2018

 

Contract and other receivables

  $ 864     $ 735  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    (8 )     (8

)

Contracts and other receivables, net

  $ 856     $ 727  

 

Inventories

 

We state inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in-first-out-method (in ‘000’s) as follows:

 

   

September 30,

2019

   

December 31,

2018

 

Raw materials

  $ 155     $ 110  

Reseller inventories

    1,032       -  

Reserve

    (2

)

    (2

)

Inventories, net

  $ 1,185     $ 108  

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net consisted of the following (in ‘000’s):    

 

   

September 30, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Gross

           

Gross

         
   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

 
   

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Amount

   

Amortization

 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

                               

Goodwill

  $ 780       -     $ 780       -  

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

                               

Customer relationships

  $ 906     $ (576 )   $ 906     $ (508 )

Acquired software

  $ 234     $ (234 )   $ 234     $ (234 )

 

We recognized amortization expense related to intangibles of approximately $22,000 and $24,000 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We recognized amortization expense related to intangibles of approximately $68,000 and $91,000 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

We have elected to use December 31 as our annual date to test goodwill and intangibles for impairment. As circumstances change that could affect the recoverability of the carrying amount of the assets during an interim period, we will evaluate its indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. We performed a quantitative analysis of our goodwill and intangibles at December 31, 2018 as part of our annual testing for impairment and concluded that there was no impairment. There were no identified triggering events or circumstances that occurred during the three and nine-months period ended September 30, 2019 that would have required an interim impairment analysis of our goodwill and other long-lived intangible assets.

 

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Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in ’000’s):

  

    Estimated Useful     September 30,     December 31,  
   

Lives (in years)

   

2019

   

2018

 

Trade equipment

    5       $ 105     $ 102  

Leasehold improvements

   2 5       393       250  

Furniture and fixtures

    7         16       16  

Computer equipment and software

    3         1,754       1,599  
                2,268       1,967  

Less accumulated depreciation

              (1,753

)

    (1,577

)

Property and equipment, net

            $ 515     $ 390  

 

Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of leasehold improvements and software totaled $62,000 and $65,000 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of leasehold improvements and software totaled $176,000 and $206,000 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following (in ’000’s):

 

   

September 30,

2019

   

December 31,

2018

 

Accounts payable

  $ 1,981     $ 944  

Accrued expenses

    912       566  

Compensation, benefits & related taxes

    301       856  

Other accrued expenses

    13       24  

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 3,207     $ 2,390  

 

 

 

Note 3 – Long term borrowings

   

Long-term borrowings consisted of the following (in ’000’s):   

 

   

September 30,

2019

   

December 31,

2018

 

Notes Payable due July 2022

  $ 1,995     $ 1,995  

Accrued interest – long term

    228       148  

Less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs

    (245

)

    (305

)

      1,978       1,838  

Current portion of long-term borrowing

    -       -  

Non-current portion of long-term borrowing

  $ 1,978     $ 1,838  

 

 

In February 2015, we entered into a multiple advance term loan agreement and related agreements with MHW SPV II, LLC (‘‘MHW’’), an entity affiliated with the Chairman of our Board of Directors, for a loan in the maximum amount of $2 million. We borrowed $945,000 under this loan agreement on February 3, 2015 and executed a promissory note to evidence this loan and the terms of repayment which requires interest-only payments until maturity.

 

In July 2017, we amended and restated the terms of this multiple advance term loan agreement whereby we increased the maximum principal amount of loans to $2.5 million for up to sixty days, and $2 million thereafter. The term of the loan was modified to be five years from the date of modification, thereby extending the term of the $945,000 loan to July 19, 2022. As part of this modification, the interest rate on the $945,000 loan remains at a fixed annual rate of 12%, however it was changed so that 6% is paid in cash monthly in arrears, and 6% is payable in kind, to be evidenced by additional promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the accrued but unpaid interest. We can prepay the loan at any time, subject to a prepayment fee of 1% if the prepayment is made between July 20, 2019 and July 19, 2020.

 

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In conjunction with entering into the loan agreement, the Company and MHW also entered into a warrant granting MHW the right to purchase up to 1,115,827 shares of the Company’s common stock. As part of the July 2017 modification, we also modified the warrant to change the exercise price of the shares and to extend the term of the warrant to July 19, 2022. The warrant is now exercisable for a period of five years from July 19, 2017 at an exercise price of $0.10 for the first 390,539 shares, $0.20 for the next 390,539 shares and $0.30 for the final 334,749 shares. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrant will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction. The fair value of the modified warrant was determined to be approximately $167,000 and the incremental value of the warrant compared to the original warrant was approximately $6,000. This amount was added to the remaining unamortized value of the original warrant such that approximately $93,000 will be amortized using the straight-line method (which approximates the effective interest rate method) over the term of the loan. Approximately $5,000 was amortized during each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for this warrant. Approximately $14,000 was amortized during each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

On July 19, 2017, we borrowed an additional $650,000 from MHW Partners, an entity affiliated with MHW. This loan ranks parri-passu with the $945,000 promissory notes held by MHW and is subject to the same loan agreement. Similar to the notes held by MHW, this note issued to MHW Partners bears interest at 12% per annum payable in cash monthly in arrears at a rate of 6% per annum and payable in kind at a fixed rate of 6% per annum and has a maturity date of July 19, 2022. We can prepay the note issued to MHW Partners at any time, subject to a prepayment fee of 1% if the prepayment is made between July 20, 2019 and July 19, 2020.

 

The obligations under the loan to MHW and MHW Partners are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets pursuant to the terms of a security agreement. At the time we entered into the revolving line of credit described below, MHW and MHW Partners executed a subordination agreement to evidence their agreement that their security interest is subordinated to the security interest of Texas Capital Bank, N.A.

 

In conjunction with entering into the loan with MHW Partners, we entered into a warrant granting MHW Partners the right to purchase up to 767,500 shares of our common stock. The warrant is exercisable for a period of 5 years from July 19, 2017, at an exercise price of $0.10 for the first 268,625 shares, $0.20 for the next 268,625 shares and $0.30 for the final 230,250 shares. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of this warrant will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transactions. The fair value of the warrant granted was approximately $115,000. Using the relative-fair value allocation method, the debt proceeds were allocated between the debt value and the fair value of the warrants, resulting in a recognition of a discount on the loan of approximately $98,000 and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. This discount will be amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the loan. Approximately $5,000 was amortized during each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Approximately $15,000 was amortized during each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Peter H. Woodward, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is a principal of MHW Capital Management LLC, which is the investment manager of MHW and MHW Partners. MHW Capital Management LLC is entitled to a performance related fee tied to any appreciation in the valuation of the common stock in excess of the applicable strike price under the warrant.

 

On October 6, 2017, we entered into an amendment to our multiple advance term loan agreement and the related security agreement with MHW and MHW Partners, to add new lenders to the loan and security agreements. Upon execution, Mr. Glen Ikeda and Mr. Andrew Berg became new lenders to the Company. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment, Mr. Ikeda then provided a loan in the amount of $300,000 and Mr. Berg provided a loan in the amount of $100,000 (collectively the “New Loans”).

 

The New Loans have a maturity date of July 19, 2022. The New Loans do not bear interest and we are permitted to make optional prepayments at any time without premium or penalty, provided that if we prepay the outstanding principal amount of a New Loan prior to the second anniversary of the date of the applicable note, then the total amount of such prepayment will not exceed 95% of the total principal amount of the applicable note and any remaining principal amount under the note shall be fully and finally cancelled, extinguished, forgiven and terminated without further action of any party.

 

The New Loans include customary affirmative covenants for secured transactions of this type, including compliance with laws, maintenance of insurance, maintenance of assets, timely payments of taxes and notice of adverse events. The loan agreement and ancillary documents include customary negative covenants including limitations on liens on assets of the Company.

 

Concurrent with the New Loans, we entered into a warrant with Mr. Ikeda granting Mr. Ikeda the right to purchase up to 954,231 shares of our common stock. This warrant is exercisable until July 19, 2022, at an exercise price of $0.10 for the first 498,981 shares, $0.20 for the next 273,981 shares and $0.30 for the final 181,269 shares. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of this warrant will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction. Mr. Ikeda exercised the warrant in December 2018.

 

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Concurrent with the New Loans, we entered into a warrant with Mr. Berg granting Mr. Berg the right to purchase up to 318,077 shares of our common stock. This warrant is exercisable until July 19, 2022, at an exercise price of $0.10 for the first 166,327 shares, $0.20 for the next 91,327 shares and $0.30 for the final 60,423 shares. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of this warrant will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction. Mr. Berg exercised the warrant in December 2018.

 

The fair value of the two warrants granted in connection with the New Loans was approximately $367,000. Using the relative fair-value allocation method, the debt proceeds were allocated between the debt value and the fair value of the warrants, resulting in a recognition of a discount on the new loans of approximately $191,000, with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. This discount will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan using the straight-line method (which approximates the effective interest rate method). Approximately $10,000 was amortized during each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and approximately $30,000 was amortized during each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

 

 

Note 4 – Revolving Line of Credit

 

In December 2018, we entered into a revolving line of credit (the “credit facility”) with Texas Capital Bank, National Association (“Lender”) pursuant to a Business Loan Agreement (Asset Based) (the “Loan Agreement”). The obligations under the credit facility are secured by substantially all of our assets. Our wholly-owed subsidiaries, Vortech LLC, VTC, LLC, Total Site Solutions Arizona, LLC and Alletag Builders, Inc. jointly and severally guaranteed our obligations under the credit facility.

 

The maximum amount of the credit facility is $1,500,000. The credit facility is subject to a borrowing base of 80% of eligible accounts receivables, subject to customary exclusions and limitations. Borrowings under the credit facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus 3% (effective rate of 5.04% at September 30, 2019). Certain accounts receivables subject to a vendor payment program with a customer are excluded from the definition of eligible accounts receivables under the credit facility. In addition to interest payable on the principal amount of indebtedness outstanding from time to time under the credit facility, we will pay a 0.25% unused credit facility fee, payable quarterly in arrears. The credit facility matures on December 31, 2020.

 

The credit facility requires that we maintain a minimum liquidity of $500,000 at all times excluding availability under the loan. It also requires us to comply with certain financial covenants including a maximum Total Leverage Ratio of 3.00, a minimum Total Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.50 and a minimum Total Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.25. The credit facility also limits the amount of new indebtedness to $250,000 per fiscal year without Lender’s prior written approval.

 

The Loan Agreement and ancillary documents include customary affirmative covenants for secured transactions of this type, including maintaining adequate books and records, periodic financial reporting, compliance with laws, maintenance of insurance, maintenance of assets, timely payment of taxes, and notices of adverse events. The Loan Agreement and ancillary documents include customary negative covenants, including incurrence of other indebtedness, mergers, consolidations and transfers of assets and liens on assets of the company. The Loan Agreement and ancillary documents also include customary events of default, including payment defaults, failure to perform or observe terms, covenants or agreements included in the Loan Agreement and ancillary documents, insolvency and bankruptcy defaults, judgment defaults, material adverse chance defaults, and change of ownership defaults.

 

There were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility at September 30, 2019. We were in compliance with all financial covenants at September 30, 2019 except for the minimum interest coverage ratio and the bank has waived this requirement for the third quarter of 2019. We anticipate being in compliance with all covenants in the fourth quarter of 2019. The maximum amount we were eligible to borrow at September 30, 2019 was approximately $137,000.

 

 

 

Note 5 - Leasing Arrangements

 

We have operating leases for our office and integration facilities as well as for certain equipment and vehicles. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 to 3 years. As of September 30, 2019, we have not entered into any lease arrangement classified as a finance lease.

 

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in lease right-of-use assets, current lease liabilities and lease liabilities, non-current, on our consolidated balance sheet. We have elected an accounting policy to not recognize short-term leases (one year or less) on the balance sheet. We also elected the package of practical expedients which applies to leases that commenced before the adoption date. By electing the package of practical expedients, we did not need to reassess whether any existing contracts are or contain leases, the lease classification for any existing leases and initial direct costs for any existing leases.

 

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Right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. When the implicit rate of the lease is not provided or cannot be determined, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of future payments. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise those options. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight- line basis over the lease term. Components of lease expense and other information is as follows:

 

   

Three months

ended

Sept. 30,

2019

   

 

Nine months

ended

Sept. 30,

2019

 

Lease expense

               

Operating lease cost

  $ 181       542  

Variable lease cost

    -       -  

Sublease income

    (16 )     (48

)

Total operating lease cost

    165       494  
                 

Operating Lease – operating cash flows

    (148 )     (391

)

New right-of-use assets – operating leases

    2       40  

Weighted average remaining lease term – Operating leases (in months)

    30       32  

Weighted average discount rate – Operating leases

    12.0 %     12.0 %

 

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of September 30, 2019 were as follows (in ’000’s):

 

   

Sept. 30,

2019

 

2019

  $ 197  

2020

    803  

2021

    823  

2022

    209  

2023

    5  

Thereafter

    -  

Total minimum future lease payments

    2,037  

Less imputed interest

    (291

)

Total

  $ 1,746  
         

Reported as of September 30, 2019

       

Current lease liability

  $ 621  

Lease liability – non-current

    1,125  
    $ 1,746  

 

 

 

Note 6 - Net Income (Loss) Per-Share

 

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potential common stock outstanding during the period. Potential common stock, for the purposes of determining diluted income (loss) per share, includes the effects of dilutive unvested restricted stock, options to purchase common stock and convertible securities. The effect of such potential common stock is computed using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method, as applicable.

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted income (loss) per share computations for income from continuing operations. In the table below, income (loss) represents the numerator and shares represents the denominator (in thousands except per share amounts).  

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 
                                 

Basic net income (loss) per share:

                               

Numerator:

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ (95 )   $ 652     $ (220 )   $ 1,050  

Denominator:

                               

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

    17,506       16,288       17,363       16,178  
                                 

Basic net income (loss) per share

  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.04     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.06  
                                 

Diluted net income (loss) per share:

                               

Numerator:

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ (95 )   $ 652     $ (220 )   $ 1,050  

Less interest expense on convertible debt

    -       -       -       -  
    $ (95 )   $ 652     $ (220 )   $ 1,050  

Denominator:

                               

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

    17,506       16,288       17,363       16,178  

Dilutive options and warrants outstanding

    -       3,277       -       3,029  

Effect of conversion of convertible notes

    -       -       -       -  

Number of shares used in diluted per-share computation

    17,506       19,565       17,363       19,207  
                                 

Diluted net income (loss) per share

  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.05  

 

 

 

For the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 potentially dilutive shares of 3,251,000 were excluded from the calculation of dilutive shares because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  

 

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 potentially dilutive shares of 3,325,000 were excluded from the calculation of dilutive shares because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

 

Note 7 – Related Party Transactions

 

 

We have $945,000 principal outstanding at September 30, 2019 in promissory notes payable to MHW, net of remaining discount of $51,000. Per the terms of the notes, we paid interest of approximately $ 32,000 and $30,000 during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and we paid interest of $95,000 and $89,000 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We have $650,000 principal outstanding at September 30, 2019 in promissory notes payable to MHW Partners, net of remaining discount of $54,000. Per the terms of the notes, we paid interest of $22,000 and $21,000 during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and we paid interest of $65,000 and $61,000 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Peter H. Woodward, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is a principal of MHW Capital Management, LLC which is the investment manager of MHW and MHW Partners. MHW Capital Management LLC is entitled to a performance-related fee tied to appreciation in the valuation of the common stock in excess of the applicable strike price under the warrant issued to MHW.

 

 

Note 8 - Segment Reporting

 

Segment information reported in the tables below represents the operating segments of the Company organized in a manner consistent with which separate information is available and for which segment results are evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision-maker in assessing performance and allocating resources. Our activities are organized into two major segments: facilities and systems integration. Our facilities unit is involved in the design, project management and maintenance of data center and mission-critical business operations. Our systems integration unit integrates IT equipment for OEM vendors and customers to be used inside data center environments, including modular data centers. All of our revenues are derived from the U.S. market. Segment operating results reflect earnings before stock-based compensation, acquisition related expenses, other expenses, net, and provision for income taxes.

 

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Revenue and operating results by reportable segment reconciled to reportable net income (loss) for the three and nine -month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and other segment-related information is as follows (in ’000’s):

 

    Three Month Periods     Nine Month Periods  
    ended Sept 30,     ended Sept 30,  
    2019     2018     2019     2018  
                                 
Revenues:                                
                                 

Facilities

  $ 2,550     $ 4,250     $ 7,481     $ 10,796  

Systems integration services

    1,626       2,121       4,894       5,791  

Total revenues

  $ 4,176     $ 6,371     $ 12,375     $ 16,587  
                                 
Income (loss) from operations:                                

Facilities

    475     $ 957     $ 1,499     $ 2,320  

Systems integration services

    (487 )     (186 )     (1,459 )     (917 )

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (12 )   $ 771       40     $ 1,403  
                                 

Depreciation expense:

                               

Facilities

  $ 13     $ 7     $ 57     $ 23  

Systems integration services

    47       58       119       178  

Consolidated depreciation expense

  $ 60     $ 65     $ 176     $ 201  
                                 
Interest expense                                

Facilities

  $ 59     $ 65     $ 183     $ 194  

Systems integration services

    47       37       147       112  

Consolidated interest expense

  $ 106     $ 102     $ 330     $ 306  

 

   

 

Sept 30,

2019

   

 

Dec. 31,

2018

 

Total Assets

               

Facilities

  $ 1,135     $ 1,063  

System integration services

    2,864       1,514  

Other consolidated activities

    7,880       6,533  

Total consolidated assets

  $ 11,879     $ 9,110  

 

 

Other consolidated activities include assets not specifically attributable to each business segment including cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other assets that are managed at a corporate level.

 

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

 

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 included in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. This report contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that involve risks and uncertainties. Our expectations with respect to future results of operations that may be embodied in oral and written forward-looking statements, including any forward-looking statements that may be included in this report, are subject to risks and uncertainties that must be considered when evaluating the likelihood of our realization of such expectations. Our actual results could differ materially. The words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will” and similar phrases as they relate to us are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, please see the “Risk Factors” in Part 1, Item 1A of our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of items that may affect our future results. 

 

Overview

 

TSS, Inc. (‘‘TSS’’, the ‘‘Company’’, ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) provides comprehensive services for the planning, design, deployment, maintenance, and refurbishment of end-user and enterprise systems, including the mission-critical facilities they are housed in. We provide a single source solution for enabling technologies in data centers, operations centers, network facilities, server rooms, security operations centers, communications facilities and the infrastructure systems that are critical to their function. Our services include technology consulting, design and engineering, project management, systems integration, systems installation, facilities management and IT reseller services. Our headquarters and our integration facility are located in Round Rock, Texas.

 

Our business is concentrated on the data center infrastructure and services market. This market continues to be highly competitive as commerce moves to cloud-based solutions and as data storage requirements continue to escalate for many industries. These underlying macroeconomic trends are driving demand for more information technology equipment and more efficient data center design and operation, resulting in continued growth in this market. We compete against many larger competitors who have greater resources than we do, which may affect our competitiveness in the market. We rely on several large customers to win contracts and to provide business to us under ‘‘Master Service Agreements’’, and the loss of such customers would have a material negative effect on our results.

 

In 2016 we made the decision to focus our business on the modular data center area and to concentrate our activities around our systems integration and facilities maintenance businesses. We also developed and expanded our rack integration services to increase the utilization of our systems integration facility and to insulate us from the variable timing of modular data center orders. This simplification of our business and the focus towards the modular data center market has increased our customer concentration and concentrated the markets in which we compete.

    

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Revenue

 

Revenue consists of fees earned from the planning, design and project management for mission-critical facilities and information infrastructures, as well as fees earned from providing maintenance services for these facilities. We also earn revenue from providing system configuration and integration services, including reseller services, to IT equipment vendors. Currently we derive all our revenue from the U.S. market.

 

We contract with our customers under five primary contract types: fixed-price service and maintenance contracts, time and material contracts, cost-plus-fee, guaranteed maximum price and fixed-price contracts. Cost-plus-fee and guaranteed maximum price contracts are typically lower risk arrangements and thus yield lower profit margins than time-and-materials and fixed-price arrangements which generate higher profit margins generally, relative to their higher risk. Certain of our service and maintenance contracts provide comprehensive coverage of all the customers equipment (excluding IT equipment) at a facility during the contract period. Where customer requirements are clear, we prefer to enter into comprehensive fixed-price arrangements or time-and-materials arrangements rather than cost-plus-fee and guaranteed maximum price contracts.

 

Most of our revenue is generated based on services provided either by our employees or subcontractors. To a lesser degree, the revenue we earn includes reimbursable travel and other costs to support the project. Since we earn higher profits from the labor services that our employees provide compared with use of subcontracted labor and other reimbursable costs, we seek to optimize our labor content on the contracts we are awarded to maximize our profitability.

 

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We have been concentrating our sales efforts towards maintenance and integration services where we have traditionally earned higher margins. Historically our design and project-management services were tied to a few, high-value contracts for the construction of new data centers at any point in time. In addition to contributing to large quarterly fluctuations in revenue depending upon project timing, these projects required higher levels of working capital and generated lower margins than our maintenance and integration services. We re-focused our design and project management services towards smaller scaled jobs typically connected with addition/move/retrofit activities rather than new construction, to obtain better margins. We have also focused on providing maintenance services for modular data center applications as this market continues to expand. We continue to focus on increasing our systems integration revenues through more consistent revenue streams that will better utilize our assets in that business.

 

Revenues for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 decreased by $2.2 million, or 34% compared to the same period in 2018. Our 2018 revenue included $1.8 million from our critical power and cooling business that we sold in the fourth quarter of 2018. Our facilities segment (which included our critical power and cooling business) had a $1.6 million or 37% decrease in revenue compared to 2018 driven primarily by the sale of that business. Our remaining facilities business increased by 9% compared to the third quarter of 2018 due to a higher level of modular data center deployments. Our systems integration business revenues decreased by $0.6 million or 30% compared to the third quarter of 2018 due to lower modular data center fit outs and lower rack services revenue. During the third quarter of 2019 we began providing reseller services for our OEM customers and included in our systems integration revenues was $140,000 of such services. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, our revenue of $12.4 million was $4.22 million or 25% lower than the $16.6 million we recorded in 2018. $3.4 million of this decrease is attributable to the critical power and cooling business that we disposed of in the fourth quarter of 2018. Our remaining business revenues were $0.8 million or 11% lower than the comparable period of 2018.

 

Cost of revenue

 

Cost of revenue includes the cost of component parts for our products, labor costs expended in the production and delivery of our services, subcontractor and third-party expense, equipment and other costs associated with our test and integration facilities, excluding depreciation of our manufacturing property and equipment, shipping costs, and the costs of support functions such as purchasing, logistics and quality assurance. The cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 64% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to 61% for the same period in 2018 and 59% in the second quarter of 2019. This increase from 2018 reflects lower margins on our product maintenance business offset because of a higher proportion of module deployments, and by costs attributable to lower utilization of our systems integration facility. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 our cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 63%, compared to 61% in the comparable period in 2018.

 

Since we earn higher profits on our own labor services, we expect gross margins to improve when our labor services mix increases relative to the use of subcontracted labor or third-party labor. Our direct labor costs are relatively fixed in the short-term, and the utilization of direct labor is critical to maximizing our profitability. As we continue to bid and win contracts that require specialized skills that we do not possess, we would expect to have more third-party subcontracted labor to help us fulfill those contracts. In addition, we can face hiring challenges in internally staffing larger contracts. While these factors could lead to a higher ratio of cost of services to revenue, the ability to outsource these activities without carrying a higher level of fixed overhead improves our overall profitability by increasing income, broadening our revenue base and generating a favorable return on invested capital. As we increase the level of IT reseller services in the future, we anticipate that our overall gross margin will decrease as the normal margins on reseller activities are lower than the margins from our traditional facilities and systems integration services.

 

A large portion of our revenue is derived from fixed price contracts. Under these contracts, we set the price of our services and assume the risk that the costs associated with our performance may be greater than we anticipated. Our profitability is therefore dependent upon our ability to estimate accurately the costs associated with our services. These costs may be affected by a variety of factors, such as lower than anticipated productivity, conditions at the work sites differing materially from what was anticipated at the time we bid on the contract, and higher than expected costs of materials and labor. Certain agreements or projects could have lower margins than anticipated or losses if actual costs for contracts exceed our estimates, which could reduce our profitability and liquidity.

 

 

Gross Profit

 

Our gross profit margin for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019 was 36% compared to a gross profit margin of 39% in the third quarter of 2018 and a gross profit margin of 41% in the second quarter of 2019. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 our gross profit margin was 37% compared to a gross profit margin of 39% for the same period in 2018. This decrease in margin during the third quarter of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 was primarily attributable to higher costs and a higher proportion of modular data center deployment projects in 2019 compared to the previous year. With lower revenue compared to 2018 and lower margins, our level of gross profit decreased by $1 million or 41% to $1.5 million for the quarter, compared to a gross profit of $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2018. $752,000 of this decrease is attributable to the critical power and cooling business that we disposed of in the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consists of compensation and related expenses, including variable sales compensation, for our executive, administrative and sales and marketing personnel, as well as related travel, selling and marketing expenses, professional fees, facility costs, insurances and other corporate costs. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $229,000 or 14% compared to the same period of 2018. This decrease was due to lower headcount related costs following the sale of our critical power and cooling business in the fourth quarter of 2018. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $446,000 or 9% compared to the same period of 2018, primarily as a result of elimination of expenses of our critical power and cooling business that was sold in the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

Operating income

 

For the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, we recorded an operating loss of $12,000. This compares to an operating profit of $771,000 that we had in the in the third quarter of 2018 that was inclusive of $552,000 of profit generated by our critical power and cooling business that we sold at the end of 2018. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, we recorded an operating profit of $40,000. This compares to an operating profit of $1.4 million that we had in the comparable period of 2018 that was inclusive of $875,000 of profit generated by our critical power and cooling business that we sold at the end of 2018.

 

Net income

 

After income taxes we recorded a net loss of $95,000 or ($0.01) per share for the three-month period ended September 30, 2019. This compared to net income of $652,000 or $0.04 per share for the same period in 2018. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 we recorded a net loss of $220,000 or ($0.01) per share, compared to net income of $1,050,000 or $0.06 per share for the same period in 2019.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our primary sources of liquidity at September 30, 2019 are our cash and cash equivalents on hand, funds available under our bank credit facility and projected cash flows from operating activities.

 

If we continue to meet the cash flow projections in our current business plan, we expect that we will have adequate capital resources necessary to continue operating our business for at least the next twelve months. Our business plan and our assumptions around the adequacy of our liquidity are based on estimates regarding expected revenues and future costs. However, there are potential risks, including that our revenues may not meet our projections, our costs may exceed our estimates, or our working capital needs may be greater than anticipated particularly as we increase our level of reseller services. Further, our estimates may change, and future events or developments may also affect our estimates. Any of these factors may change our expectation of cash usage in 2019 and beyond or significantly affect our level of liquidity, which may limit our opportunities to grow our business.

 

The disposal of multiple business units since 2016 has resulted in fluctuations in our reported results and has provided additional liquidity to our business. Despite reporting lower levels of revenue, we have been able to improve and sustain higher margins and operating profits since 2016 which has allowed us to strengthen our balance sheet and allowed us to eliminate our deficits in working capital and stockholder’s equity during 2018. In December 2018 we entered a 2-year, $1.5 million, receivables-based revolving line of credit with Texas Capital Bank, NA to provide us additional liquidity and financial flexibility for managing our working capital and business. We remain open to further funding to finance growth in our business including our expanding reseller activities, to finance potential acquisitions or to further improve our liquidity position, however there can be no guarantee that such financing will be available to us or that we will complete any such financing.

 

As at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had cash and cash equivalents of $5.9 million and $6.2 million, respectively.

 

Significant uses of cash

 

Operating activities:

 

Cash provided by operating activities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 was $142,000 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $1.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018. This change was attributable to lower levels of profitability and the timing of invoicing on maintenance contracts and a higher level of payments related to modular data center deployment projects compared to the previous period. As we ramp up our level of reseller services for the fourth quarter of 2019, we have made investments of $1 million in inventory during the third quarter, with a corresponding increase in our level of accounts payable. Fluctuations in the amount of reseller services may potentially cause large changes in our level of working capital needed to operate the business moving forward.

 

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Investing activities:

 

Cash used in investing activities was $301,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 for the purchases of property and equipment. This compares to cash used in 2018 of $196,000 for purchases of property and equipment.

 

Financing activities:

 

Cash used in financing activities was $97,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, which reflects $59,000 in proceeds received from the exercise of employee stock options and $156,000 used in the purchase of stock related to tax obligations around option exercises and vesting of restricted shares. In 2018 there was $3,000 received from the exercise of employee stock options and $2,000 used in the purchase of stock related to tax obligations around the option exercises.

 

 

Future uses of cash

 

Our primary liquidity and capital requirements are to fund working capital for current operations. Our primary sources of funds to meet our liquidity and capital requirements include cash on hand, funds generated from operations including the funds from our customer financing programs, and borrowings under our bank credit facility. We believe that if future results do not meet expectations, we can implement reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses to better achieve profitability and therefore improve cash flows, or that we could take further steps such as the issuance of new equity or debt. However, the timing and effect of these steps may not completely alleviate a material effect on liquidity. We may also require additional capital if we seek to acquire additional businesses as a way to increase the scale of our operations, or if there is a sudden increase in the level of reseller services. There is no guarantee, however, that such capital would be available on terms acceptable to us.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As at September 30, 2019 we had no off -balance sheet arrangements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Pronouncements

 

Except with respect to adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as set forth in the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2018. See also Item 1. Financial Statements Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies regarding Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Our management performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2019. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2019, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that information relating to the Company (including its combined subsidiaries) required to be disclosed in the Company’s SEC reports (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding financial disclosures.

 

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the three month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

Currently, we are not a party to any material litigation in any court, and management is not aware of any contemplated proceeding by any governmental authority against us. From time to time, we are involved in various legal matters and proceedings concerning matters arising in the ordinary course of business. We currently believe that any ultimate liability arising out of these matters and proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Monthly Period During the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019

 

Total Shares

Purchased

 

 

Average

Price paid

per Share

 

 

Total Shares

Purchased as Part

of Publicly

Announced Plans

 

 

Approximate

Dollar Amount of

Shares Yet To Be

Purchased Under

Plans

 

Jul. 1, 2019 - Jul. 31, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Aug.1, 2019 – Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

3,297

 

 

$

0.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sept. 1, 2019 – Sept. 30, 2019

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total

 

 

3,297

 

 

$

0.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

All of these shares were acquired from associates to satisfy the exercise price due upon exercise of previously awarded stock options or to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of restricted stock.

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

31.1*

Certification of TSS, Inc. Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

31.2*

Certification of TSS, Inc. Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32.1**

Certification of TSS, Inc. Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   
32.2**

Certification of TSS, Inc. Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 


 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TSS, INC.

 

 

 

Date: November 14, 2019

By:

/s/ Anthony Angelini

 

 

Anthony Angelini

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

By:

/s/ John K. Penver

   

John K. Penver

   

Chief Financial Officer

   

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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