WIDEPOINT CORP - Quarter Report: 2011 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
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September 30, 2011
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OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
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________________to________________
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Commission file number 001-33035
WIDEPOINT CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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52-2040275
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation or organization)
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18W100 22nd St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL
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60181
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 349-2577
Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.(Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of November 11, 2011, 62,930,873 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share, were outstanding.
WIDEPOINT CORPORATION
INDEX
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010 (unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
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4
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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5
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Item 2.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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27
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CERTIFICATIONS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30,
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December 31,
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2011
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2010
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(unaudited)
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Assets
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 5,998,041 | $ | 5,816,303 | ||||
Accounts receivable
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4,472,654 | 7,794,913 | ||||||
Unbilled accounts receivable
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1,920,010 | 3,059,665 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets
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422,606 | 473,320 | ||||||
Current deferred income tax asset
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468,200 | 412,801 | ||||||
Total current assets
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13,281,511 | 17,557,002 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net
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1,306,780 | 1,241,510 | ||||||
Goodwill
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11,329,917 | 11,329,917 | ||||||
Other Intangibles, net
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1,038,621 | 1,104,551 | ||||||
Noncurrent deferred income tax asset
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3,116,705 | 3,116,705 | ||||||
Other assets
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55,170 | 46,455 | ||||||
Total assets
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$ | 30,128,704 | $ | 34,396,140 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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Current liabilities:
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Short term note payable
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$ | 25,947 | $ | 94,809 | ||||
Accounts payable
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4,936,599 | 7,725,727 | ||||||
Accrued expenses
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1,679,770 | 2,643,613 | ||||||
Income taxes payable
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- | 143,450 | ||||||
Deferred revenue
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26,994 | 294,541 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt
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210,518 | 572,943 | ||||||
Current portion of deferred rent
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33,457 | 20,835 | ||||||
Current portion of capital lease obligation
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32,485 | 44,724 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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6,945,770 | 11,540,642 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion
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502,763 | 564,490 | ||||||
Fair value of earnout liability
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153,000 | 153,000 | ||||||
Deferred rent, net of current portion
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74,706 | 98,702 | ||||||
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion
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- | 22,908 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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$ | 7,676,239 | $ | 12,379,742 | ||||
Stockholders’ equity:
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Common stock, $0.001 par value; 110,000,000 shares authorized; 62,930,873 and 62,690,873 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
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62,931 | 62,691 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital
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69,075,170 | 68,754,353 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit
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(46,685,636 | ) | (46,800,646 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity
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22,452,465 | 22,016,398 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ | 30,128,704 | $ | 34,396,140 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months
Ended September 30,
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Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Revenues, net
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$ | 10,681,817 | $ | 13,757,098 | $ | 31,176,820 | $ | 37,372,274 | ||||||||
Cost of sales (including amortization and depreciation of $155,630, $201,375, $510,431, and $670,937, respectively)
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8,115,658 | 9,824,729 | 24,066,355 | 27,985,311 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit
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2,566,159 | 3,932,369 | 7,110,465 | 9,386,963 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
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362,654 | 463,846 | 1,177,937 | 1,294,849 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative (including shared-based compensation expense of $69,920, $30,007, $109,857, and $86,752, respectively)
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1,885,001 | 2,240,189 | 5,628,952 | 5,954,721 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation expense
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48,536 | 50,857 | 154,907 | 149,334 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations
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269,968 | 1,177,477 | 148,669 | 1,988,059 | ||||||||||||
Interest income
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2,718 | 2,128 | 9,391 | 10,973 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense
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(14,949 | ) | (18,418 | ) | (54,808 | ) | (68,588 | ) | ||||||||
Other (expense) income
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(944 | ) | - | 199 | - | |||||||||||
Net income before income tax expense
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$ | 256,793 | $ | 1,161,187 | $ | 103,451 | $ | 1,930,444 | ||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit)
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38,854 | 45,695 | (11,559 | ) | 162,972 | |||||||||||
Net income
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$ | 217,939 | $ | 1,115,492 | $ | 115,010 | $ | 1,767,472 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
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62,930,873 | 61,375,698 | 62,882,100 | 61,375,456 | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share
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$ | 0.003 | $ | 0.018 | $ | 0.002 | $ | 0.029 | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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63,968,039 | 63,170,833 | 64,230,693 | 63,155,043 | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share
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$ | 0.003 | $ | 0.018 | $ | 0.002 | $ | 0.028 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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2010
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net income
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$ | 115,010 | $ | 1,767,472 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
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(55,399 | ) | 117,668 | |||||
Depreciation expense
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249,801 | 218,674 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles
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416,899 | 601,597 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs
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1,285 | 5,423 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense
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109,857 | 86,752 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of equipment
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1,301 | - | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of business combinations):
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Accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable
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4,461,914 | (3,458,204 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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50,714 | 58,176 | ||||||
Other assets excluding deferred financing costs
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(10,000 | ) | 7,918 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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(3,728,507 | ) | (300,303 | ) | ||||
Income taxes payable
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(143,450 | ) | - | |||||
Deferred revenue
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(267,547 | ) | (375,187 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) provided by operating activities
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$ | 1,201,878 | $ | (1,270,014 | ) | |||
Cash flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired
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- | (533,701 | ) | |||||
Purchase of property and equipment
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(317,122 | ) | (109,029 | ) | ||||
Software development costs
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(350,969 | ) | (35,593 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of office equipment
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750 | - | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
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$ | (667,341 | ) | $ | (678,323 | ) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities:
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Principal payments on notes payable
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(528,852 | ) | (501,279 | ) | ||||
Principal payments under capital lease obligation
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(35,147 | ) | (88,437 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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211,200 | 2,160 | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
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$ | (352,799 | ) | $ | (587,556 | ) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash
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$ | 181,738 | $ | (2,535,893 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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$ | 5,816,303 | $ | 6,238,788 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 5,998,041 | $ | 3,702,895 | ||||
Supplementary Information:
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Cash paid for income tax
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$ | 232,383 | $ | 45,304 | ||||
Cash paid for interest
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$ | 56,183 | $ | 65,690 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Organization and Nature of Operations
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Organization
WidePoint Corporation (“WidePoint”, the “Company,” “we,” “its,” or “our”) was incorporated in Delaware on May 30, 1997. WidePoint is a provider of advanced, federally certified and other customized technology-based products and service solutions to both the government sector and commercial markets. Our advanced technology-based solutions enable organizations to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government requirements and the demands of the commercial marketplace. We have grown through the merger with and acquisition of highly specialized regional IT consulting companies.
Our staff consists of business process and computer specialists who help our government and civilian customers augment and expand their resident technologic skills and competencies, drive technical innovation, and help develop and maintain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly changing technological environment in business.
Nature of Operations
We provide our advanced technology-based products and solutions through three business segments: Wireless Mobility Management, Cyber Security Solutions, and Consulting Services and Products. These segments offer unique solutions and proprietary IP in mobile and wireless full life cycle management solutions; cyber security solutions with an expertise in identity assurance services utilizing certificate-based security solutions; and other associated IT consulting services and products in which we provide specific subject matter expertise in IT architecture and planning, software implementation services, IT outsourcing, and forensic informatics. Our three business segments are operated through six wholly-owned operational entities, including a development stage company. These entities’ respective principal operations are described as follows:
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iSYS, LLC (“iSYS”): iSYS specializes in providing the U.S. government and its agencies mobile telecommunications expense management (MTEM) services and forensic informatics, and information assurance services. iSYS operates in both our Wireless Mobility Management and Consulting Services and Products segments.
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Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (“ORC”): ORC specializes in providing the U.S. government and its agencies, as well as commercial businesses, with compliant information and identity assurance management solutions consisting of identity proofing and credentialing through its internally-developed proprietary Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technologies. ORC operates in both our Cyber Security Solutions and Consulting Services and Products segments.
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Advanced Research Concepts Corporation (“ARCC”): ARCC was formed in January 2010 and acquired certain assets of Vuance, Inc. ARCC provides state governments and commercial businesses with secure critical response management solutions designed to improve coordination within emergency services and critical infrastructure agencies. ARCC operates within our Cyber Security Solutions segment.
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WidePoint IL, Inc. and WP NBIL, Inc.: WP NBIL operates in conjunction with WidePoint IL and provides IT architecture and planning, software implementation and IT outsourcing services directly, or as a subcontractor to medium to large commercial market enterprises. WidePoint IL and WP NBIL operate within our Consulting Services and Products segment.
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Protexx Technology Corporation d/b/a Protexx: Protexx was formed in July 2008 and acquired certain assets of Protexx Inc. Protexx specializes in identity assurance and mobile and wireless data protection services. Protexx is a development stage company. Protexx operates as a branded offering within our Cyber Security Solutions segment.
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Acquisition Activity
On January 29, 2010, we completed the asset purchase and assumption of certain liabilities from Vuance, Inc, including acquisition of their Government Services Division. These assets are now housed in our wholly-owned subsidiary Advanced Response Concepts Corporation. ARCC develops and markets leading-edge secure critical response management solutions designed to improve coordination between emergency services organizations and critical infrastructure agencies.
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Significant Accounting Policies
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Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2011 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, included herein have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Pursuant to such regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. It is the opinion of management that all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of financial results are reflected in the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not indicative of the operating results for the full year.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and acquired entities since their respective dates of acquisition. All significant inter-company amounts were eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions 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. The more significant areas requiring use of estimates and judgment relate to revenue recognition, accounts receivable valuation reserves, realizability of intangible assets, realizability of deferred income tax assets and the evaluation of contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant Customers
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, customer concentrations as a percentage of our consolidated revenues are set forth in the table below.
For the Three Months
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For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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Customer Name
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2011
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Revenue
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2010
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Revenue
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Revenue
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Revenue
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Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”)
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23 | % | 21 | % | 24 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||
Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”)
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28 | % | 19 | % | 28 | % | 19 | % | ||||||||
Conquest Security
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- | 21 | % | - | 8 | % | ||||||||||
Washington Headquarters Services (“WHS”)
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4 | % | 10 | % | 3 | % | 14 | % |
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Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which includes accounts receivable, potentially subject the Company to credit risk. As of September 30, 2011 three customers and in December 31, 2010 two customers, represented a large percentage of our accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable as set forth in the table below:
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Receivables
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Receivables
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DHS
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TSA
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FSS NAVAL SEA LOGISTICS
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, short-term debt and other financial instruments associated with the issuance of common stock. The carrying values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, and accounts payable approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of the Company’s bank borrowings under its credit facility approximate fair value because the interest rates are reset periodically to reflect current market rates.
Accounts Receivable
The majority of the Company's accounts receivable is due from the federal government and established private sector companies in the following industries: manufacturing, consumer products, direct marketing, healthcare, and financial services. Credit is extended based on the Company’s evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required. Accounts receivable are usually due within 30 to 60 days and are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts if deemed necessary. Customer account balances outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are reviewed for collectability and after 90 days are considered past due unless arrangements were made at the time of the transaction that specified different payment terms.
The Company determines its allowance for doubtful accounts by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts.
The Company has not historically maintained a bad debt reserve for our federal government or commercial customers as we have not witnessed any material or recurring bad debt charges and the nature and size of the contracts has not necessitated the Company’s establishment of such a bad debt reserve. Upon specific review and our determination that a bad debt reserve may be required, we will reserve such amount if we view the account as potentially uncollectable.
Unbilled Accounts Receivable
Unbilled accounts receivable on time-and-materials contracts represent costs incurred and gross profit recognized near the period-end but not billed until the following period. Unbilled accounts receivable on fixed-price contracts consist of amounts incurred that are not yet billable under contract terms. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, unbilled accounts receivable totaled approximately $1,920,000 and $3,060,000, respectively.
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A material portion of the Company’s revenue arrangements are derived from cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-award-fee, firm fixed-price or time-and-materials contracts with federal and state governments and their agencies. Customer orders are generally submitted through task orders or purchase requisitions under a master contract or under an individual purchase requisition. Tangible goods and services provided under customer contracts are generally not interdependent. The Company’s revenue streams and related revenue recognition are as follows:
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Wireless Mobility Management includes mobile telecommunications expense management services and device management that are billed under a time and materials contract. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the contract price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company has a standard internal process that is used to determine whether all required criteria for revenue recognition have been met. Revenue is recognized to the extent of billable rates times hours delivered plus material and other reimbursable costs incurred to manage telecommunications carrier air and data services. The Company also charges a monthly user access and device management fee. The Company acquires telecommunication devices for the customer and recognizes revenue upon receipt by the customer of inventory and bills for services at cost plus applicable contractual fees earned. The Company also offers billing management services, which may subject the Company to credit risk as we are responsible for the payment of multiple billable arrangements by and between our customer and various carriers. The Company recognizes revenues and related costs on a gross basis as we have discretion in choosing providers, rate plans, and devices in providing the services to our customers. Certain federal and state governments and their agencies may pay for services and/or devices in advance. These advance payments are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as services are performed and/or devices delivered.
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Cyber Security Solutions consist of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) identity credentialing software certificates, identity credentialing software certificate consoles, device authentication imbedded software solutions, and other software. PKI credentialing is usually controlled by the Company and revenue is recognized upon issuance and there are no undelivered elements. Pricing for certificates issued by the Company is based on third party evidence of value. Revenue is recognized from the sales of credentials upon issuance. For PKI credentialing that is controlled by the customer, revenue is recognized upon delivery of the credentials and/or consoles when there are no other additional deliverables. These certificates are delivered electronically to the end user. There is no obligation to provide post contract services in relation to certificates issued and consoles delivered. Cost of sales include general infrastructure support costs to maintain the continue issuance of credentials. For other software, which is part of an integrated solution, revenue is recognized using percentage of completion as the individual component parts have no value until the solution has been delivered.
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Consulting Services and Products include the purchase and sale of third party hardware/software and maintenance services billed under cost-reimbursable contracts. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the contract price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company has a standard internal process that is used to determine whether all required criteria for revenue recognition have been met. Revenue is recognized for the re-sale of hardware equipment and software support and maintenance upon delivery to the customer, including applicable contractual fees earned. The Company bears credit risk associated with purchases made on behalf of customers. The Company recognizes revenues and related costs on a gross basis as we have discretion in choosing providers and equipment for our customers. Further our information technology and assurance consulting services are billed under a time and materials contract. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the contract price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company has a standard internal process that is used to determine whether all required criteria for revenue recognition has been met. Revenue is recognized to the extent of billable rates times hours delivered plus material and other reimbursable costs incurred to provide services. Hardware elements are separately procured and priced through third party vendors who deal in such equipment. Our pricing is based on Third Party Evidence of Value (“TPE”) with either handling charges or additional fees included in our General Services Administration (“GSA”) schedule which is similar to those offered by other hardware vendors for similar products and/or services as well as charges for handling and additional fees. The hardware elements under this arrangement procured for the solution was purchased through third party vendors. The hardware elements are recognized at the time of delivery and/or integration into the solutions.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with authoritative guidance which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be computed based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate. The guidance requires that the net deferred tax asset be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company recognizes the impact of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return in the financial statements at the amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized in the financial statements unless it is more likely than not of being sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively:
Estimated
Useful Life
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September 30,
2011
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December 31,
2010
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Land and building
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20 years
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$ | 677,054 | $ | 677,054 | |||||
Computer hardware and software
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3 years
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1,414,297 | 1,355,651 | |||||||
Furniture and fixtures
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3-5 years
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316,382 | 126,595 | |||||||
Gross property and equipment
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$ | 2,407,733 | $ | 2,159,300 | ||||||
Less– Accumulated depreciation and amortization
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(1,100,953 | ) | (917,790 | ) | ||||||
$ | 1,306,780 | $ | 1,241,510 |
Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives depending upon the classification of the property and/or equipment.
The Company capitalizes costs related to software development (including certain upgrades and enhancements that result in additional functionality) and implementation in connection with its internal use software systems. All preliminary project stage and post implementation costs (including training and maintenance) are expensed as incurred.
Software Development Costs
The Company capitalizes costs related to software and implementation in connection with its internal use software systems. For software development costs (or “internally developed intangible assets”) related to software products for sale, lease or otherwise marketed, significant development costs are capitalized from the point of demonstrated technological feasibility until the point in time that the product is available for general release to customers. Once the product is available for general release, capitalized costs are amortized based on units sold, or on a straight-line basis over a six-year period or such other such shorter period as may be required. WidePoint capitalized approximately $76,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to none for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. WidePoint capitalized approximately $351,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to approximately $36,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. WidePoint recorded approximately $45,000 of amortization expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to approximately $55,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. WidePoint recorded approximately $124,000 of amortization expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to approximately $206,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. Capitalized software development costs, net, included in intangibles, net, on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, were approximately $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets, and Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC Topic 350 “Intangibles”. Under ASC Topic 350, goodwill and certain indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but are subject to an annual impairment test each year, and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist. The Company has elected to perform this review annually on December 31st of each calendar year. The Company’s ORC and iSYS subsidiaries have significant goodwill recorded which relates to the Wireless Mobility Management and Cyber Security Solutions segments. We have not identified any impairment of goodwill as of September 30, 2011.
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Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
Basic EPS includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS includes the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common and restricted stock were exercised or converted into common stock. The number of incremental shares from assumed conversions of stock options, stock warrants and unvested restricted stock awards included in the calculation of diluted EPS was calculated using the treasury stock method. See Note 8 for computation of EPS.
Stock-based compensation
The Company previously adopted the provisions of ASC 718-10, “Stock Compensation” (formerly known as SFAS No. 123R), using the modified prospective application transition method. Under this method, compensation cost for the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered that are outstanding as of the adoption date is recognized over the remaining service period. The compensation cost for that portion of awards is based on the grant-date fair value of those awards as calculated for pro forma disclosures under ASC 718-10, as originally issued. All new awards that are modified, repurchased, or cancelled after the adoption date are accounted for under provisions of ASC 718-10. The Company recognizes share-based compensation ratably using the straight-line attribution method over the requisite service period. In addition, pursuant to ASC 718-10, the Company is required to estimate the amount of expected forfeitures when calculating share-based compensation, instead of accounting for forfeitures as they occur, which was the Company’s practice prior to the adoption of ASC 718-10. See Note 7 for additional information.
The Company accounts for stock-based non-employee compensation arrangements using the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” (formerly known as FASB Statement 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and “Emerging Issues Task Force” EITF 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services).
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Debt
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Revolving Credit Facility
On January 2, 2008, the Company entered into a Commercial Loan Agreement with Cardinal Bank relating to a $5,000,000 revolving credit facility, which agreement was subsequently amended. Advances under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 0.5% with an interest rate floor of 3.75%. The Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants quarterly. As of September 30, 2011, there was no borrowing on the revolving credit facility and the Company was in full compliance with these financial covenants.
On October 5, 2011, the Company entered into a Debt Modification Agreement with Cardinal Bank to extend the repayment date of the Company’s revolving credit facility with Cardinal Bank from October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012 and to reduce the interest rate floor to 3.75% from 5.5%.
Short and Long Term Debt
On January 2, 2008, the Company entered into a $2 million four-year term note with Cardinal Bank to fund the unpaid portion of the iSYS purchase price. As amended, the term note bears interest at an annual rate of 7.5% with monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $48,000, and matures on January 1, 2012. The term note is secured under a corporate security agreement. At September 30, 2011, the Company owed approximately $194,000 in short-term debt and no long-term debt associated with the four-year term note, which represents the final amounts due under the agreement.
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On December 17, 2010, the Company entered into a real estate purchase agreement to acquire iSYS’s telecommunications operations and call center facility in Columbus, Ohio for approximately $677,000. In connection with such real estate purchase agreement, the Company entered into a $528,000 ten-year mortgage with Cardinal Bank to fund the unpaid portion of the purchase price. The mortgage loan bears interest at an annual rate of 6.0% with monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $3,800, and matures on December 17, 2020. The mortgage loan principal and interest payments are based on a twenty-year amortization period with the final installment payment due on the maturity date. At September 30, 2011, the Company owed approximately $519,000 under this mortgage loan with approximately $16,000 in short-term debt and the remainder in long-term debt. The mortgage loan is secured by the real estate purchased pursuant to the real estate purchase agreement.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
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Goodwill is to be reviewed at least annually for impairment. The Company has elected to perform this review annually on December 31st of each calendar year. We did not identify any impairment as of December 31, 2010. There were no fundamental changes in business related goodwill for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011, which would indicate reconsideration is necessary.
Purchased and Internally Developed Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes purchased and internally developed intangible assets subject to amortization as of September 30, 2011:
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Carrying
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Amortization
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Remaining
Weighted Average
Amortization Period
(in years)
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iSYS (includes customer relationships, internal use software and trade name)
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$ | 1,230,000 | $ | (843,751 | ) | 2 | ||||||
Protexx (Identity Security Software)
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$ | 506,463 | $ | (506,463 | ) | 0 | ||||||
Advanced Response Concepts Corporation (includes preliminary values for customer relationships and first responder security software)
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$ | 355,000 | $ | (118,333 | ) | 3 | ||||||
$ | 2,091,463 | $ | (1,468,547 | ) | 2 | |||||||
Internally Developed Intangible Assets
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ORC PKI-V Intangible (Related to internally generated software)
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$ | 147,298 | (77,740 | ) | 2 | |||||||
ORC PKI-VI Intangible (Related to internally generated software)
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$ | 77,994 | (17,332 | ) | 3 | |||||||
ORC PKI-VII Intangible (Related to internally generated software)
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$ | 311,438 | (25,953 | ) | 3 | |||||||
536,730 | $ | (121,025 | ) | 3 | ||||||||
Total
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$ | 2,628,193 | $ | (1,589,572 | ) | 3 |
Intangible asset amortization expense recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $416,899 and $601,597, respectively. Intangible asset amortization expense recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $123,461 and $178,202, respectively. The total weighted average life of all of the intangibles is approximately 4 years.
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Estimated remaining future amortization of intangible assets for each of the five fiscal years ending December 31 is as follows:
2011
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$ | 98,562 | ||
2012
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437,577 | |||
2013
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360,659 | |||
2014
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135,906 | |||
2015
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5,917 | |||
Total
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$ | 1,038,621 |
There were no amounts of research and development assets acquired or any written-off during the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
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Income Taxes
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The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10-15. The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2010, and September 30, 2011, respectively, including interest and penalties. In the future, any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions will be recognized in income tax expense.
The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and various state income tax returns. The Company may be subject to examination by the IRS for tax years 1995 forward. Additionally, the Company may be subject to examinations by various state taxing jurisdictions for tax years 2000 forward. The Company is currently not under examination by the IRS or any state tax jurisdiction with the exception of an ongoing examination by the State of Illinois.
The current income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is expected to be absorbed into the full year operations with no significant change in the annual effective rate. No tax benefit has been associated with the exercise of stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, because of the existence of net operating loss carryforwards. There will be no credit to additional paid in capital for such until the associated benefit is realized through a reduction of income taxes payable. As of September 30, 2011, there were no changes in the valuation allowance as there were no events that occurred which would indicate utilization of net operating loss deductions would be further limited.
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Stockholders’ Equity
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The Company is authorized to issue 110,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share. As of September 30, 2011, there were 62,930,873 shares of common stock outstanding. During the quarter ended September 30, 2011 there were no shares of common stock issued as a result of stock option exercises, and for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, there were 240,000 shares of common stock issued as a result of stock option exercises. There were 4,800 shares of common stock issued as a result of stock option exercises during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. See Note 7 for additional information regarding stock option plans.
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Stock Options and Award Programs
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The Company’s stock incentive plan is administered by the Compensation Committee and authorizes the grant or award of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance unit awards and phantom shares. The Company issues new shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options. Any shares associated with options forfeited during the reporting period were added back to the number of shares that underlie stock options to be granted under the stock incentive plan. There have been no changes to the Company’s stock option and award programs since December 31, 2010.
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A summary of the stock option and restricted stock award activity under our plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, is presented below:
NON-VESTED
# of Shares
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Weighted average
grant date fair value
per share
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Non-vested at January 1, 2011
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976,253 | $ | 0.44 | |||||
Granted
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250,000 | $ | 1.08 | |||||
Vested
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(151,253 | ) | $ | 0.13 | ||||
Forfeited
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(235,000 | ) ) | $ | 0.38 | ||||
Non-vested at September 30, 2011
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840,000 | $ | 0.70 | |||||
Non-vested at January 1, 2010
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1,215,004 | $ | 0.39 | |||||
Granted
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75,000 | 0.41 | ||||||
Vested
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(170,001 | ) | $ | 0.16 | ||||
Forfeited
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- | - | ||||||
Non-vested at September 30, 2010
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1,120,003 | $ | 0.43 |
OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE
# of Shares
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Weighted average
exercise price
per share
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Total outstanding at January 1, 2011
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3,587,000 | $ | 0.62 | |||||
Issued
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250,000 | $ | 1.30 | |||||
Cancelled
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(235,000 | ) | $ | 0.83 | ||||
Exercised
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(240,000 | ) | $ | 0.88 | ||||
Total outstanding at September 30, 2011
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3,362,000 | $ | 0.64 | |||||
Total exercisable September 30, 2011
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2,522,000 | $ | 0.50 | |||||
Total outstanding at January 1, 2010
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4,517,411 | $ | 0.54 | |||||
Issued
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75,000 | 0.65 | ||||||
Cancelled
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(10,611 | ) | $ | 0.70 | ||||
Exercised
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(4,800 | ) | 0.45 | |||||
Total outstanding at September 30, 2010
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4,577,000 | $ | 0.54 | |||||
Total exercisable at September 30, 2010
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3,456,997 | $ | 0.44 |
The aggregate remaining contractual lives in years for the options outstanding and exercisable on September 30, 2011 were 3.32 and 2.56, respectively. In comparison, the aggregate remaining contractual lives in years for the options outstanding and exercisable on September 30, 2010, were 3.93 and 3.18, respectively.
Aggregate intrinsic value represents total pretax intrinsic value (the difference between WidePoint’s closing stock price on September 30, 2011, and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2011. The intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of WidePoint’s stock. The total intrinsic values of options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011, were $691,310 and $691,310, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the nine month period ending September 30, 2011 was approximately $93,000.
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The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, which uses the assumptions of no dividend yield, risk free interest rates and expected life of approximately 3 years. The option awards are for the period from 1999 through 2010. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The expected term of options granted is based on analyses of historical employee termination rates and option exercises. The risk-free interest rates are based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a period consistent with the expected term of the option in effect at the time of the grant.
The amount of compensation expense recognized under ASC 718-10 during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, under our plans was $48,134, $30,007, $44,499, and $86,752, respectively.
The benefit realized in stock options based compensation in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, was the result of forfeitures of granted unvested stock options that were cancelled during the period. The resulting benefit occurred as the value attributed to the forfeited shares which were greater than the sum of the stock options based compensation recognized during the respective periods. Share base compensation represents both stock options based expense and stock grant expense. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011 we recognized stock grant expense of $21,786 and $65,358, respectively. We recognized no stock grant expense for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
No tax benefit has been associated with the exercise of stock options for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, because of the existence of net operating loss carryforwards. There will be no credit to additional paid in capital for such until the associated benefit is realized through a reduction of income taxes payable.
At September 30, 2011, the Company had approximately $329,000 of total unamortized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to stock option plans that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining period of 3.32 years.
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Earnings Per Common Share (EPS)
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The computations of basic and diluted EPS were as follows:
For the Three Months
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For the Nine Months
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Ended September 30,
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Ended September 30,
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Basic EPS computation:
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Net income
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$ | 217,939 | $ | 1,115,492 | $ | 115,010 | $ | 1,767,472 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares
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62,930,873 | 63,375,698 | 62,882,100 | 61,375,456 | ||||||||||||
Basic EPS
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$ | 0.003 | $ | 0.018 | $ | 0.002 | $ | 0.029 | ||||||||
Diluted EPS
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Net income
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$ | 217,939 | $ | 1,115,492 | $ | 115,010 | $ | 1,767,472 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares
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62,930,873 | 61,375,698 | 62,882,100 | 61,375,456 | ||||||||||||
Incremental shares from assumed conversions of stock options
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1,037,166 | 1,795,135 | 1,348,593 | 1,779,587 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares
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63,968,039 | 63,170,833 | 64,230,693 | 63,155,043 | ||||||||||||
Diluted EPS
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$ | 0.003 | $ | 0.018 | $ | 0.002 | $ | 0.028 |
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9. Segment reporting
Segments are defined by authoritative guidance as components of a company in which separate financial information is available and is evaluated by the chief operating decision maker, or a decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Management evaluates segment performance primarily based on revenue and segment operating income.
The Company operates as three segments, which include Wireless Mobility Management, Cyber Security Solutions, and IT Consulting Services and Products.
Segment operating income consists of the revenues generated by a segment, less the direct costs of revenue and selling, general and administrative costs that are incurred directly by the segment. Unallocated corporate costs include costs related to administrative functions that are performed in a centralized manner that are not attributable to a particular segment. These administrative function costs include costs for corporate office support, all office facility costs, costs relating to accounting and finance, human resources, legal, marketing, information technology and company-wide business development functions, as well as costs related to overall corporate management.
The following tables set forth selected segment and consolidated operating results and other operating data for the periods indicated. Management does not analyze assets for decision making purposes as it relates to the segments below. Accordingly, information is not available for long-lived assets or total assets.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
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Wireless
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Cyber
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Consulting
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Corp
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Consol
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Revenue
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$ | 6,193,459 | $ | 1,577,563 | $ | 2,910,795 | - | $ | 10,681,817 | |||||||||||
Operating income including amortization and depreciation expense
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648,228 | 302,678 | (89,185 | ) | (591,753 | ) | 269,968 | |||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net
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(12,231 | ) | (12,231 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net
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(944 | ) | (944 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Pretax income
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256,793 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense
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(38,854 | ) | (38,854 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income
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$ | 217,939 |
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
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Wireless
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Cyber
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Consulting
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Corp
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Consol
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Revenue
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$ | 6,859,984 | $ | 4,017,627 | $ | 2,879,487 | $ | - | $ | 13,757,098 | ||||||||||
Operating income including amortization and depreciation expense
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583,384 | 984,104 | 339,531 | (729,542 | ) | 1,177,477 | ||||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net
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(16,290 | ) | (16,290 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Pretax income
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1,161,187 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit
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(45,695 | ) | (45,695 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income
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$ | 1,115,492 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
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Wireless
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Cyber
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Consulting
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Corp
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Consol
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Revenue
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$ | 17,959,242 | $ | 5,128,785 | $ | 8,088,793 | - | $ | 31,176,820 | |||||||||||
Operating income including amortization and depreciation expense
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1,573,632 | 875,615 | (483,558 | ) | (1,817,020 | ) | 148,669 | |||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net
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(45,417 | ) | (45,417 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net
|
199 | 199 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pretax income
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103,451 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit
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11,559 | 11,559 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income
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$ | 115,010 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
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Wireless
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Cyber
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Consulting
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Corp
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Consol
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Revenue
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$ | 20,665,783 | $ | 7,929,954 | $ | 8,776,537 | $ | - | $ | 37,372,274 | ||||||||||
Operating income including amortization and depreciation expense
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1,829,916 | 1,865,531 | 501,748 | (2,359,136 | ) | 1,988,059 | ||||||||||||||
Interest income (expense), net
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(57,615 | ) | (57,615 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Pretax income
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1,930,444 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense
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(162,972 | ) | (162,972 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income
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$ | 1,767,472 |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
“Forward-Looking” Information
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto which appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
The information set forth below contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that is not a statement of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations or that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements. The words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “planning,” “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “will likely,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may” or the negative of such words or words or expressions of similar meaning are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and all such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. All forward-looking statements and other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake, and we disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce revisions to any of the forward-looking statements. Certain factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things: (i) the Company's financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations; (iii) the Company's growth strategy and operating strategy; (iv) the declaration and payment of dividends; and (v) the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Business Overview
WidePoint Corporation is a technology-based provider of products and services to both the government sector and commercial markets. WidePoint was incorporated in Delaware on May 30, 1997. We have grown through the merger with and acquisition of highly specialized regional IT consulting companies. Our staff consists of business process and computer specialists who help our government and civilian customers augment and expand their resident technologic skills and competencies, drive technical innovation, and help develop and maintain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly changing technological environment in business. Our organization emphasizes an intense commitment to our people, our customers, and the quality of our solutions offerings. As a services organization, our customers are our primary focus.
Our expertise lies in the following three business segments: Wireless Mobility Management; Cyber Security Solutions; and Consulting Services and Products. These business segments offer unique solutions in wireless mobility, cyber security and other associated IT consulting services and products in which we provide specific subject matter expertise in IT architecture and planning, software implementation services, IT outsourcing, and forensic informatics. For additional information related to our three business segments, see Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
WidePoint has six operational entities, including one development stage entity, which specialize in providing the following products and services:
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ORC specializes in cyber security solutions with a focus on IT integration and secure authentication processes and software, and providing services to the federal government. ORC has been at the forefront of implementing PKI technologies. PKI technology uses a class of algorithms in which a user can receive two electronic keys, consisting of a public key and a private key, to encrypt any information and/or communication being transmitted to or from the user within a computer network and between different computer networks. We believe PKI technology has emerged as the technology of choice to enable security services within and between different computer systems utilized by various agencies and departments of the federal government.
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iSYS specializes in wireless mobility solutions, characterized by comprehensive wireless environment managed services contracts to a number of large US federal agencies. It also specializes in forensic informatics, and Identity Assurance development services, predominantly to various agencies and departments of the federal government.
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WidePoint IL (in conjunction with WP NBIL) specializes in IT consulting services predominantly in the Midwestern regional area and cross-sells various services of our other operating subsidiaries.
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ARCC specializes in providing identity assurance and priority resource management solutions, crime scene management and information protection, and other activities related thereto; and the development, maintenance, enhancement and provision of software, services, products and operations for identity management and information protection, which are offered primarily to state and local government agency markets.
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Protexx, which is a development stage company, specializes in identity assurance, and encrypted mobile and wireless data-in motion protection products and services.
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Revenue Concentrations and Considerations
We rely upon a large portion of our revenues from the federal government directly, or as a subcontractor. Our revenues and operating results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter, due to revenues earned on contracts, the number of billable days in a quarter, the timing of the pass-through of other direct costs, the commencement and completion of contracts during any particular quarter, the schedule of the government agencies for awarding contracts, the term of each contract that we have been awarded and general economic conditions. Because a significant portion of our expenses, such as personnel and facilities costs, are fixed in the short term, successful contract performance and variation in the volume of activity as well as in the number of contracts commenced or completed during any quarter may cause significant variations in operating results from quarter to quarter.
Federal government spending is tied to Congressional Budget “Continuing Resolutions”, which provide for funding of Federal Agencies at prior year spending levels may impact new awards and cause us to realize lower revenues until such time as the Federal Budget process for the fiscal period has been completed. The federal government’s fiscal year ends September 30th. The federal government’s 2010 – 2011 budget was enacted in April 2011. During the first quarter of 2011, the federal government operated under multiple “Continuing Resolutions” for budget purposes. While our federal government clients did not have to suspend payments to the Company for the three months ending March 31, 2011, we did witness a substantial slowdown in contract awards and potential new orders as a result of delays associated with funding tied to the various Continuing Resolutions. Furthermore, the United States Federal Government on August 2, 2011 was required to increase its “debt ceiling” to continue to pay its obligations. As an indirect result of this debt ceiling increase, the United States Congress enacted future budget reducing legislation that may impact spending levels within government agencies that may affect the Company’s short term revenue building opportunities.
On November 15, 2011 the current continuing resolution will expire and in the event that the resolution is not continued we may have exposure to the suspension of work by certain federal agency clients. If a budget for the next fiscal year has not been approved by that date or a continuing resolution to operate in not in-place, our clients may have to suspend engagements that we are working on until a budget has been approved. As a result of the debt ceiling resolution on August 2, 2011, a Super Committee was formed of select Senators to enact debt reductions by November 23, 2011. In the event that the members of the Super Committee cannot agree on the identification of future debt reductions, automatic debt reductions will be triggered that would reduce dramatically spending levels of select predetermined agencies. Either event may have consequences that cause us to realize lower revenues in the future. Such suspensions may cause us to realize lower revenues in the fourth calendar quarter (i.e., the first quarter of the government’s fiscal year).
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Sources of Significant Operational and Administrative Expense
Most of WidePoint’s current costs consist primarily of the salaries and benefits paid to WidePoint’s technical, marketing and administrative personnel as well as vendor-related costs in connection with our Wireless Mobility Management segment. As a result of our plan to expand WidePoint’s operations through a combination of internal growth initiatives and merger and acquisition opportunities, WidePoint expects such costs to increase. WidePoint’s profitability also depends upon both the volume of services performed and the Company’s ability to manage costs. As a significant portion of the Company’s cost is labor related, WidePoint must effectively manage these costs to achieve and grow its profitability. The Company must also manage our telephony airtime plans and other vendor related offerings under our Wireless Mobility Management segment provided to our customers as they also represent a significant portion of our costs. To date, the Company has attempted to maximize its operating margins through efficiencies achieved by the use of its proprietary methodologies, and by offsetting increases in consultant salaries with increases in consultant fees received from its clients. The uncertainties relating to the ability to achieve and maintain profitability, obtain additional funding to partially fund the Company’s growth strategy, and provide the necessary investment to continue to upgrade its management reporting systems to meet the continuing demands of the present regulatory changes affect the comparability of the information reflected in the financial information presented above.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 as Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues, net. Revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, were approximately $10.7 million as compared to approximately $13.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in revenues was primarily attributable to decreases in revenues in our Wireless Mobility Management and Cyber Security segments offset by growth in our IT Consulting and Product segment as further described below:
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Our Wireless Mobility Management segment recorded revenue of approximately $6.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 versus approximately $6.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. This 9.7% reduction in revenue was predominantly the result of a reduction in billable calling minutes and billable services provided to Washington Headquarter Services (“WHS”) that was not fully offset by increases in work attributable to new contract awards that were made in the first quarter and third quarter of 2011. Short-term, we may witness a reduction or variability in revenue growth as the revenue mix in this segment experiences a reduction of billable calling minutes as compared to managed fees as we shift our attention to expanding the fee portion of our sales mix. We are presently pursuing several significant service contract award opportunities at a number of federal agencies and are also initiating a new strategy to expand into state and local municipalities and commercial enterprises by utilizing intermediary sales channels, expanded direct sales efforts and potential acquisitions that may expand our reach beyond the federal sector and help to support the long-term growth of this segment. The recent budget delays and Federal Government debt ceiling debates did result in some contract awards or projects being delayed. As of September 30, 2011 we had been awarded two additional contracts with federal agencies and three municipality awards. We anticipate further revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 as we initiate work on the contract awards made in the third quarter of 2011. As we continue to market our services we also anticipate we will continue to add units under management from new agency awards, expansion of work from current agency customer’s, along with the possibility of additional awards from states, local municipalities, and other commercial opportunities.
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Our Cyber Security Solutions segment recorded revenue of approximately $1.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 versus approximately $4.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. This 60.7% decrease in revenue was primarily a result of revenues that were delayed as a result of the delivery of work and contract awards shifting into the fourth quarter of 2011 and into 2012 predominately as a result of the deferral of anticipated awards in the contract finalization process associated with the delays attributable to the U.S. Budget and Federal debt ceiling debate referred to earlier. We anticipate that this segment should demonstrate revenue growth in the future as various federal agency mandates continue to be implemented in order to strengthen the requirements for greater levels of identity assurance and to better protect the federal information technology infrastructure within federal agencies. More specifically, a recently issued directive from the Office of Management and Budget, commonly known as OMB 11.11, mandates the near term utilization of approved PKI Certs to access Federal Government sites. This will affect over 300,000 civilian contractors requiring periodic and recurring access associated with their work effort, and will be phased in through 2012. The DoD’s Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and the National Security Agency’s Acquisition Resource Center (ARC), two large government access gateways, have also announced that compliance will be required in 2012. We anticipate that other gateway’s should also start to require compliance as the requirements of OMB 11.11 is met by the various additional agencies in 2012. We have also entered into a number of strategic alliances with partners that facilitates access to various federal agencies and their related technology infrastructures in order to take advantage of these identity management implementation mandates. We believe these new partnerships should widen our sales reach in the future.
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Our IT Consulting Services and Products segment recorded revenue of approximately $2.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 versus $2.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. This minimal increase was primarily due to improvements by our commercial consulting activities offset slightly by a decrease in our Federal Government related consulting and reselling activities in the third quarter of 2011. We anticipate long-term that this segment should grow at a moderate rate but given the nature and variability of the products and services we offer within this segment, performance and the continuity of growth may prove erratic from period to period.
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Cost of sales. Cost of sales for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $8.1 million (or 76% of revenues), as compared to cost of sales of approximately $9.8 million (or 71% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. This increase in cost of sales was primarily attributable to a lower percentage revenue mix in cyber security-based services which tend to provide higher margins as well as a higher percentage mix of consulting services revenues which tend to provide lower margins. We anticipate improvements in our costs of sales as our Cyber Security Solutions segment adds economies of scale and expands in relation to our Consulting Services and Products segment. At times, the fluctuation in our Consulting Services and Products segment revenue mix may cause variability in our cost of sales.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $2.6 million (or 24% of revenues), as compared to gross profit of approximately $3.9 million (or 29% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. The percentage of gross profit was lower in the third quarter as result of lower margins associated with a lower mix in revenues from of our Cyber Security Solutions segment, which tends to have higher margins and a higher mix of consulting services revenues which tend to have lower margins. Longer term, we anticipate gross profit as a percentage of revenues to increase as cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreases due to a greater mix of higher margin services. We believe as revenues expand in the future there will be periods of variability in margin growth associated with changes in our segments revenue mix.
Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $363,000 (or 3% of revenues), as compared to approximately $464,000 (or 3% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. Sales and marketing expense decreased as we optimized and aligned our bid and proposal and marketing efforts. We believe that with our niche capabilities and our selective investment in sales and marketing will support our ability to expand our revenues.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, were approximately $1.9 million (or 18% of revenues), as compared to approximately $2.2 million (or 16% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. General and administrative expenses decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2010, was primarily attributable to a lesser amount of general and administrative expenses as we optimize our efforts to align our costs with our expected revenues. We believe that our general and administrative costs on a percentage of revenue basis may level out or decrease in future financial reporting periods as we continue align our costs with our expected revenues and as those revenues increase in subsequent periods.
Depreciation. Depreciation expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $49,000, as compared to approximately $51,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in depreciation expense was primarily attributable to a decreased pool of depreciable assets. We do not anticipate any material changes within depreciation expense in the short-term. However, within our Wireless Mobility Management and Cyber Security Solutions segments, there may be a need from time to time to increase the purchase of equipment in support of new revenue streams that may then raise our future depreciation expenses.
Interest income. Interest income for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $3,000, as compared to approximately $2,000, for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. This increase in interest income for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was primarily attributable to greater amounts of invested cash and cash equivalents in interest bearing accounts. We do not anticipate any material changes in trends in our interest income for the near-term as a result of continuing low short-term interest rates presently payable by financial institutions.
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Interest expense. Interest expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $15,000, as compared to approximately $18,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in interest expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, was primarily attributable to lesser expenses associated with the debt held by the Company. We anticipate our interest expense will continue to decrease as the Company continues to pay down the principal on its term note held by Cardinal Bank.
Income taxes. Income tax expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $39,000, as compared to an income tax expense of approximately $46,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. The income tax expense incurred in the third quarter of 2011 was partially the result of the reduction in the income tax benefit realized in the first quarter of 2011. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, the Company analyzed its ability to utilize net operating losses recorded as deferred tax assets and based on this analysis determined that it was more likely than not that the Company would be able to utilize a substantial portion of its federal net operating losses in future periods and recognized a benefit which continued through the three months ended June 30, 2011. The Company incurred a deferred income tax expense of approximately $24,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010, as a result of the recognition of a deferred tax liability attributable to the differences in our treatment of the amortization of goodwill for tax purposes versus book purposes as it relates to our acquisition of iSYS in January 2008.
Net income. As a result of the factors above, the net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.2 million as compared to the net income of approximately $1.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues, net. Revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 were approximately $31.2 million as compared to approximately $37.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in revenues was primarily attributable to the decreases in revenue in each of our operating segments as described below:
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Our Wireless Mobility Management segment experienced decreased revenue of approximately 13.1% to approximately $18.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from approximately $20.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decreased revenue performance was predominantly the result of a reduction in billable calling minutes and billable services provided to WHS that was not fully offset by increases in work attributable to new contract awards that we started in the first nine months of 2011. Short-term we may witness a reduction or variability in revenue growth as the revenue mix in this segment experiences a reduction of billable calling minutes as compared to managed fees as we shift our attention to expanding the fee portion of our sales mix. As of September 30, 2011 we had been awarded two additional contract awards with federal agencies and three municipality awards. We anticipate further revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 as we initiate work on the contract awards made in the third quarter of 2011. As we continue to market our services we also anticipate we will continue to add units under management from new agency awards, expansion of work from current agency customer’s, along with the possibility of additional awards from states, local municipalities, and other commercial opportunities.
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Our Cyber Security Solutions segment experienced decreased revenue of approximately 35.3% to approximately $5.1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 from approximately $7.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This decrease was primarily a result of delays in contract awards associated with Federal Government budget delays, Continuing Resolutions, and budget ceiling debates, which continued into August of 2011. It is our belief that recent implementation mandates requiring certified and trusted PKI solutions, such as OMB 11.11, and the Department of Defense migrating to Cloud-based environments for cost savings, will re-invigorate new business opportunities for this segment. In addition, the broader successor contract to our TWIC relationship specifies that the WidePoint security solution must be an integral part of proposals from all bidders. We have entered into a number of affiliations with partners who support the end user base, which facilitate access to these various federal agencies and the related technology infrastructure in order to take advantage of these identity management improvement mandates. We believe these new partnerships should widen our sales reach, which we anticipate should support the long-term growth of this segment.
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Our IT Consulting Services and Products segment experienced decreased revenue of approximately 7.8% to approximately $8.1 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 from approximately $8.8 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This decreased revenue performance primarily resulted from delays in contract awards associated with Federal Government budget delays, continuing resolutions, and budget ceiling debates, which continued into August of 2011, offset slightly by increases in our commercial IT Consulting Services area. We anticipate that this segment should realize modest growth but given the nature and variability of the products and services we offer within this segment, the growth may be volatile from period to period.
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Cost of sales. Cost of sales for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $24.1 million (or 77% of revenues), as compared to cost of sales of approximately $28.0 million (or 75% of revenues), for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in cost of sales was primarily attributable to a decrease in revenues. The slight increase in our cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was primarily attributable to margin improvements in the third quarter of 2011 that did not fully offset the margin weakness we experienced in the first quarter of 2011 as a result of a greater than normal consulting services segment mix that occurred during the first nine months of 2011. We anticipate improvements in our costs of sales on a percentage basis as our Wireless Mobility Management and Cyber Security Solutions segments add economies of scale, which may be partially offset at times by the fluctuation in our IT Consulting Services and Products segment revenue mix.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $7.1 million (or 23% of revenues), as compared to gross profit of approximately $9.4 million (or 25% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The percentage of gross profit was lower in the first nine months of 2011 as compared to the first nine months of 2010 as a result of lower margins associated with a greater mix of revenues from our IT Consulting Services and Products segment in our first nine months of 2011. We anticipate gross profit as a percentage of revenues should continue to increase as cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreases due to a greater mix of higher margin services longer term, but as a result of a greater mix of Consulting Services and Products in 2011 we have experienced a slight decrease in gross profitability. We believe as revenues expand in the future there will be periods of variability in margin growth associated with changes in our product mix.
Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $1.2 million (or 4% of revenues), as compared to approximately $1.3 million (or 3% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. Sales and marketing expense decreased slightly as we optimized and aligned our bid and proposal efforts and marketing efforts. We believe that with our niche capabilities and the investment within our sales and marketing will support our ability to expand our revenues.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 were approximately $5.6 million (or 18% of revenues), as compared to approximately $6.0 million (or 16% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in the dollar amount of general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to decreases in our costs as we aligned our general and administrative expenses with our lesser revenues that have occurred during 2011. We anticipate that our general and administrative costs may rise slightly in the future as our support costs rise to facilitate our expectations of a greater revenue base, and as we continue our efforts to comply with pending additional financial compliance requirements. We believe that our general and administrative costs on a percentage of revenue basis will level out or decrease in future financial reporting periods.
Depreciation. Depreciation expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $155,000 (or less than 1% of revenues), as compared to approximately $149,000 of such expenses (or less than 1% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The increase in depreciation expense was primarily attributable to an increased pool of depreciable assets. We do not anticipate any material changes within depreciation expense in the short-term. However, within our Wireless Mobility Management and Cyber Security Solutions segments, there may be a need from time to time to increase the purchase of equipment in support of new revenue streams that may then raise our depreciation expenses.
Interest income. Interest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $9,000 (or less than 1% of revenues), as compared to approximately $11,000 (or less than 1% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to lesser amounts of invested cash and cash equivalents, and combined with lower short-term interest rates that were available to the Company on investments in interest bearing accounts. We do not anticipate any material changes in trends in our interest income for the near-term as a result of continuing low short-term interest rates presently payable by financial institutions.
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Interest expense. Interest expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $55,000 (or less than 1% of revenues), as compared to approximately $69,000 (or less than 1% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to lesser expenses associated with the debt instruments held by the Company. We anticipate our interest expense will continue to decrease as the Company continues to pay down the principal on its term note held by Cardinal Bank.
Income taxes. Income tax benefit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $12,000, compared to an income tax expense of approximately $163,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The Company incurred a deferred income tax benefit of approximately $55,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to a deferred income tax expense of approximately $118,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, as a result of the recognition of a deferred tax liability attributable to the differences in our treatment of the amortization of goodwill for tax purposes versus book purposes as it relates to our acquisition of iSYS in January 2008. As goodwill is amortized for tax purposes but not book purposes and is considered a permanent asset rather than a temporary asset, the related deferred tax liability cannot be reversed until some indeterminate future period when the goodwill either becomes impaired and/or is disposed of.
Net income. As a result of the factors above, the net loss for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $0.1 million, as compared to the net income of approximately $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has, since inception, financed its operations and capital expenditures through the sale of preferred and common stock, seller notes (notes that we have executed with sellers of businesses that the Company purchased in order to defer the payment of all or a portion of the applicable purchase price), convertible notes, convertible exchangeable debentures, senior secured loans and the proceeds from the exercise of the warrants related to a convertible exchangeable debenture. During 2010 and through the period ended September 30, 2011, operations were primarily financed with working capital with additional contributions from stock option and warrant exercises. The Company has excess liquidity available from its $5.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2010 Commercial Loan Agreement, which has been extended until December 31, 2012. We must continue to maintain certain financial covenants in order to continue to have access to this line of credit.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $1.2 million, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. This increase in net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily a result of a decrease in accounts receivable during the first nine months of 2011 as a result of the slow down in billings related to new contract awards which were delayed as a result of budget and debt ceiling congressional debates. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, was approximately $667,000, as compared to $678,000 in cash used in investing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The slight decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to greater amounts invested between the comparative periods with leasehold improvements and software development costs occurring in the first nine months of 2011 offset by the asset acquisition of the government business assets of Vuance, Inc. by the Company in the first quarter of 2010. Net cash used in financing activities amounted to approximately $353,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to net cash used in financing activities of approximately $588,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in net cash used in financing activities primarily related to reduced capital lease payments and an increase in stock option proceeds during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.
As of September 30, 2011, the Company had a net working capital of approximately $6.3 million. The Company’s primary source of liquidity consists of approximately $6.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and approximately $6.4 million of accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable. Current liabilities include approximately $6.6 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
The Company’s business environment is characterized by rapid technological change, periods of high growth and contraction and is influenced by material events such as mergers and acquisitions, with each of the foregoing able to substantially change the Company’s outlook.
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The Company has embarked upon several new initiatives to expand revenue growth, which has included both acquisitions and organic growth. The Company requires substantial working capital to fund the future growth of its business, particularly to finance accounts receivable, sales and marketing efforts, and capital expenditures.
Currently there are no material commitments for capital expenditures and software development costs. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the rate of revenue growth, if any, the timing and extent of spending for new product and service development, technological changes and market acceptance of the Company’s services.
Management believes that its current cash position is sufficient to meet capital expenditure and working capital requirements for the near term. However, the growth and technological change of the market make it difficult to predict future liquidity requirements with certainty. Over the longer term, the Company must successfully execute its plans to increase revenue and income streams that will generate significant positive cash flows if it is to sustain adequate liquidity without impairing growth or requiring the infusion of additional funds from external sources. Additionally, a major expansion, such as that which occurred with the acquisition of iSYS or any other potential new subsidiaries, might require external financing that could include additional debt or equity capital. There can be no assurance that additional financing, if required, will be available on acceptable terms, if at all, for future acquisitions and/or growth initiatives.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no existing off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under SEC regulations.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that the 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. We performed 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 of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the existence of the material weaknesses discussed below in “Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting,” our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
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Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2010 due to the existence of the following material weaknesses:
Inadequate segregation of duties within an account or process. Management has determined that it continued to not have appropriate segregation of duties within our internal controls that would ensure the consistent application of procedures in our financial reporting process by existing personnel. This control deficiency could result in a misstatement of substantially all of our financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements.
Inadequate Policies & Procedures. Management has determined that its existing policies and procedures continued to be limited and/or inadequate in scope to provide staff with guidance or framework for accounting and disclosing financial transactions. This deficiency could result in unintended, misleading entries being made in the financial system and precluding sufficient disclosure of complex transactions.
Lack of sufficient subject matter expertise. Management has determined that it lacks certain subject matter expertise relating to accounting for complex transactions and the disclosure of complex transactions related to accounting for income taxes. Our financial staff currently lacks sufficient training or experience in accounting for complex transactions and the required disclosure therein.
Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses
The material weaknesses described above in "Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting" comprise control deficiencies that we discovered during the financial close process for the December 31, 2010 fiscal period.
Management formulated a remediation plan in the first quarter of 2011 that will be implemented in our fiscal year 2011, which includes: (i) developing a set of policies and procedures to address inadequacies described above; and (ii) augmenting and allowing for additional training and education for select members of our financial staff. In addition, efforts will be made to segregate the data initiation and preparation processes from the data entry process in order to ensure that different employees review data as compared to those who enter data into the financial system.
We believe that these measures, if effectively implemented and maintained, will remediate the material weaknesses discussed above.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We are currently undertaking the measures discussed above to remediate the material weaknesses discussed under “Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” above. Those measures, described under “Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses,” were commenced during the first quarter of 2011, will continue to be implemented during our fiscal year 2011 and possibly into the beginning of our fiscal year 2012, and will materially affect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
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101. Interactive Data Files
101.INS**+ XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**+ XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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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.
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