WIDEPOINT CORP - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

Commission File Number: 001-33035

(703) 349-2577

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files): Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐     No ☐

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

As of May 12, 2022, there were 8,695,784 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock issued and outstanding.

WIDEPOINT CORPORATION

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Nature of Operations

Organization

WidePoint Corporation (“WidePoint” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on May 30, 1997 and conducts operations through its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries throughout the continental United States, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The Company’s principal executive and administrative headquarters is located in Fairfax, Virginia.

Nature of Operations

The Company is a leading provider of Technology Management as a Service (TMaaS). The Company’s TMaaS platform and service solutions enable its customers to efficiently secure, manage and analyze the entire lifecycle of their mobile communications assets through its federally compliant platform Intelligent Telecommunications Management System (ITMS™). The Company’s ITMS platform is SSAE 18 compliant and was granted an Authority to Operate by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, the Company was granted an Authority to Operate by the General Services Administration with regard to its identity credentialing component of its TMaaS platform. The Company’s TMaaS platform is internally hosted and accessible on-demand through a secure customer portal that is specially configured for each customer. The Company can deliver these solutions in a number of configurations ranging from utilizing the platform as a service to a full-service solution that includes full lifecycle support for all end users and the organization.

A significant portion of the Company’s expenses, such as personnel and facilities costs, are fixed in the short term and may not be easily modified to manage through changes in the Company’s market place that may create pressure on pricing and/or costs to deliver its services.

The Company has periodic capital expense requirements to maintain and upgrade its internal technology infrastructure tied to its hosted solutions and other such costs may be significant when incurred in any given quarter.

2. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2022 and for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) 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 financial statements for the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 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, 2021. The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily 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.

Government Subsidies

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which among other things, provides employer payroll tax credits for qualified wages and options to defer payroll tax payments for a limited period. Based on our evaluation of the CARES Act, in certain circumstances, we qualify for certain employer payroll tax credits as well as the deferral of payroll tax payments in the future. The Company recorded the payroll tax credit as a receivable in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.

Deferred payroll tax payments of $246,000 was included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments, along with any related tax effects, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. Translation adjustments are reclassified to earnings upon the sale or substantial liquidation of investments in foreign operations. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average month-end exchange rates during the year. Gains and losses related to transactions in a currency other than the functional currency, including operations outside the U.S. where the functional currency is the U.S. dollar, are reported net in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, depending on the nature of the activity.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed 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, ability to realize intangible assets and goodwill, ability to realize deferred income tax assets, fair value of certain financial instruments 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. There were no significant changes in accounting estimates used by management during the quarter.

Segment Reporting

The Company’s TMaaS offerings are substantially managed service driven solutions that use our proprietary technology platform to deliver our services and reported on that basis to its Chief Operating Decision Maker who evaluates its business as a single segment. See Note 16 for detailed information regarding the composition of revenues.

Significant Accounting Policies

There were no significant changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the first three months of 2022 from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022.

Accounting Standards under Evaluation

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“Topic 326”). Topic 326 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. This ASU update affects entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. This update is effective for the company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Business Combination

On October 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of specified assets of IT Authorities, Inc. (ITA) to increase its capabilities and broaden its footprint in the commercial sector. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. The closing purchase price paid by the Company consisted of $4.75 million in cash and 75,000 fully vested warrants to purchase an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.33 per share (“Warrants”) exercisable for a period of four years. In addition, the Company agreed to pay contingent consideration to the seller as follows: (i) up to an additional $250,000 and 75,000 Warrants exercisable for four years depending on the EBITDA of the business in 2021; (ii) up to an additional $1.0 million and 150,000 Warrants exercisable for three years depending on the EBITDA of the business in 2022; (iii) up to an additional $1.0 million and 125,000 Warrants exercisable for three years depending on the EBITDA of the business in 2023; and (iv) up to an additional $1.0 million and 125,000 Warrants exercisable for three years depending on the EBITDA of the Business in 2024. In addition, the Company entered into employment agreements with two of the founders of the seller and in the event of the termination of either employee without cause (or by the employee for good reason), the contingent consideration payable under the purchase agreement will be deemed earned and payable for earn-out periods that have not been completed at the time of termination. During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 75,000 warrants and paid cash of approximately $171,000 related to ITA achieving EBITDA target for 2021.

Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information

4. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present information about the Company's liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

The Company’s contingent consideration is categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The contingent consideration has been recorded at their fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model. This model incorporates probability of achievement of certain milestones, risk-free rates and volatility. The development and determination of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements and fair value calculations are the responsibility of the Company’s management with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist.

Management estimates the fair value of the contingent consideration liability based on financial projections of ITA’s business and forecasted results, including revenue growth rates, costs and expenses, volatility, and discount rates. The Company evaluates, on a routine, periodic basis, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration and quarterly changes in estimated fair value are reflected in other income in the consolidated statements of operations. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration obligations may result from changes in changes of any of the key assumptions that are used. Changes in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration liability may have a material impact on the Company’s operating results.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the change in fair value of contingent consideration for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

5. Accounts Receivable and Significant Concentrations

A significant portion of the Company’s receivables are billed under firm fixed price contracts with agencies of the U.S. federal government and similar pricing structures with several corporations. Accounts receivable consist of the following by customer type in the table below as of the periods presented:

(1) Government contracts are generally firm fixed price not to exceed arrangements with a term of five (5) years, which consists of a base year and four (4) annual option year renewals. Government receivables are billed under a single consolidated monthly invoice and are billed approximately thirty (30) to sixty (60) days in arrears from the date of service and payment is generally due within thirty (30) days of the invoice date. Government accounts receivable payments could be delayed due to administrative processing delays by the government agency, continuing budget resolutions that may delay availability of contract funding, and/or administrative only invoice correction requests by contracting officers that may delay payment processing by our government customers.

(2) Commercial contracts are generally fixed price arrangements with contract terms ranging from two (2) to three (3) years. Commercial accounts receivables are billed based on the underlying contract terms and conditions which generally have repayment terms that range from thirty (30) to ninety (90) days. Commercial receivables are stated at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts if deemed necessary.

(3) For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company did not recognize any material provisions of recoveries of existing provision for bad debt. The Company has not historically maintained a bad debt reserve for its government customers as it has not experienced 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.

Significant Concentrations

The following table presents revenue by customer for each of the periods presented:

(1) Sales to the U.S. federal government include sales from contracts for which we are the prime contractor, as well as those for which we are a subcontractor and the ultimate customer is the U.S. government.

6. Unbilled Accounts Receivable

Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenues earned but not invoiced to the customer at the balance sheet date due to either timing of invoice processing or delays due to fixed contractual billing schedules. A significant portion of our unbilled accounts receivable consist of carrier services and hardware and software products delivered but not invoiced at the end of the reporting period.

The following table presents customers that represent ten (10) percent or more of consolidated unbilled accounts receivable as of the dates presented below:

7. Other Current Assets and Accrued Expenses

Other current assets consisted of the following as of the dates presented below:

Accrued expenses consisted of the following as of the dates presented below:

8. Property and Equipment

Major classes of property and equipment consisted of the following as of the dates presented below:

During the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, property and equipment depreciation expense was approximately $93,700 and $102,300, respectively.

During the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no material disposals of owned property and equipment.

There were no changes in the estimated useful lives used to depreciate property and equipment during the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

9. Leases

On January 1, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to its lease agreement for its Tampa office to amend the term and the extension option. The amendment updated the term of the lease from sixty (60) calendar months ending December 31, 2026 to the Company’s ability to terminate the lease on June 30, 2022. As a result of the amendment, the Company removed the lease right of use asset and lease liability for its Tampa office from its condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company accounted for the lease as month to month and recorded the monthly rent expense in its condensed consolidated statement of operations.

10. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company has recorded goodwill of $22,088,578 as of March 31, 2022. There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three month period ended March 31, 2022.

Intangible assets consists of the following:

For the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Company capitalized $820,000 of internally developed software costs, primarily associated with upgrading our ITMS™ (Intelligent Telecommunications Management System), next generation TDI^TM application, secure identity management technology and network operations center of which $243,500 was transferred from capital work in progress to internally developed software and $316,900 was transferred from capital work in progress to property and equipment during the period. Capital work in progress is included in other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheet

For the three month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company capitalized $569,900 of internally developed software costs, primarily associated with upgrading our ITMS™ (Intelligent Telecommunications Management System), secure identity management technology and network operations center of which $38,500 was transferred from capital work in progress to internally developed software during the quarter.

There were no disposals of intangible assets during the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

The aggregate amortization expense recorded for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were approximately $283,200 and $119,000, respectively.

As of March 31, 2022, estimated annual amortization for our intangible assets for each of the next five years is approximately:

11. Line of Credit

On June 15, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Atlantic Union Bank (formerly known as Access National Bank) (the “Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides for a $5.0 million working capital revolving line of credit.

Effective, April 30, 2021, the Company entered into a sixth modification agreement (“Modification Agreement”) with Atlantic Union Bank to amend the existing Loan Agreement.  The Modification Agreement extended the maturity date of the facility from April 30, 2021 through June 15, 2022.

The Loan Agreement requires that the Company meet the following financial covenants on a quarterly basis: (i) maintain a minimum adjusted tangible net worth of at least $2.0 million, (ii) maintain minimum consolidated EBITDA of at least two times interest expense and (iii) maintain a current ratio of 1.1 to 1.0 (excluding finance lease liabilities reported under lease accounting standards).

The available amount under the working capital line of credit is subject to a borrowing base, which is equal to the lesser of (i) $5.0 million or (ii) 50% of the net unpaid balance of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable. The facility is secured by a first lien security interest on all of the Company’s personal property, including its accounts receivable, general intangibles, inventory and equipment maintained in the United States. As of March 31, 2022, the Company was eligible to borrow up to $4.9 million under the borrowing base formula.

12. Income Taxes

The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as well as income tax returns in various states and certain foreign countries. The Company may be subject to examination by the IRS or various state taxing jurisdictions for tax years 2003 and forward. The Company may be subject to examination by various foreign countries for tax years 2014 forward. As of March 31, 2022, the Company was not under examination by the IRS, any state or foreign tax jurisdiction. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at either March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021. In the future if applicable, any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions will be recognized in income tax expense.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $34.4 million in net operating loss (NOL) carry forwards available to offset future taxable income for federal income tax purposes. These federal NOL carry forwards expire between 2022 and 2038. Included in the recorded deferred tax asset, the Company had a benefit of approximately $38.4 million available to offset future taxable income for state income tax purposes. These state NOL carry forwards expire between 2024 and 2036. Under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the net operating losses (“NOL”) and tax credit carryforwards are subject to review and possible adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities. NOL and tax credit carryforwards may become subject to an annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership interest of significant shareholders over a three-year period in excess of 50%, as defined under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively, as well as similar state tax provisions. This could limit the amount of tax attributes that the Company can utilize annually to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities. The amount of the annual limitation, if any, will be determined based on the value of the Company immediately prior to the ownership change. Subsequent ownership changes may further affect the limitation in future years. This annual limitation may result in the expiration of the net operating losses and credits before utilization.

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. Under existing income tax accounting standards such objective evidence is more heavily weighted in comparison to other subjective evidence such as our projections for future growth, tax planning and other tax strategies. There were no changes to the valuation allowance as of March 31, 2022. In the future, changes in the Company’s valuation allowance may result from, among other things, additional pretax operating losses resulting in increases in its valuation allowance or pretax operating income resulting in decreases in its valuation allowance.

13. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 30,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of March 31, 2022, there were 8,695,785 shares issued and outstanding. During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, there were 50,345 shares of common stock vested in accordance with the vesting terms of the RSAs. Three employees received less than the shares vested because they elected to have a total of 11,280 shares withheld in satisfaction of the employees corresponding tax liability of approximately $49,300. The Company’s payment of this tax liability was recorded as a cash flow from financing activity on the consolidated statement of cash flows.

During the three month period ended March 31, 2021, there were 104,176 shares of common stock vested in accordance with the vesting terms of the RSAs. Two employees received less than the shares vested because they elected to have a total of 12,526 shares withheld in satisfaction of each of the employees corresponding tax liability of approximately $140,900. The Company’s payment of this tax liability was recorded as a cash flow from financing activity on the consolidated statement of cash flows.

There were no stock option exercises during the three month period ended March 31, 2022. Shares of common stock issued as a result of stock option exercises and realized gross proceeds for the three month period ended March 31, 2021, were 2,500 and $10,250, respectively.

Contingent Warrants

Liability-classified warrants consist of warrants to acquire common stock at an exercise price of $5.33 per share as part of the consideration for the acquisition of ITA, during the earn-out period from 2021 to 2024. Based on our consideration of the ASC 815-40 guidance, we account for these contingent warrants as a liability. The estimated fair value of outstanding contingent warrants accounted for as liabilities is determined at each balance sheet date. Any decrease or increase in the estimated fair value of the warrant liability since the most recent balance sheet date is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations as a other income (expense). Refer to Notes 3 and 4 for more information about the warrants. 

Warrants Issued

On March 31, 2022, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock as part of the contingent consideration earned by ITA for 2021 EBITDA achievement. The warrant contains a strike price of $5.33 and has a four-year contractual term. The warrant is classified within stockholders’ equity at its fair value. The fair value of the warrant was determined to be $108,000 utilizing the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model at the time of issuance. Following such issuance, the Company has outstanding warrants to acquire  150,000 shares of common stock at a strike price of $5.33 that expire at terms through October 1, 2025.

Stock Repurchase Program

On October 7, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan (the “Repurchase Plan”) to purchase up to $2.5 million of the Company’s common stock. Any repurchases will be made in compliance with the SEC’s Rule 10b-18 if applicable, and may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including the entry into derivatives transactions. This Repurchase Plan was suspended on March 9, 2020, as a precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which suspension was removed on September 27, 2021. During November 2021, the Board increased the size of the Repurchase Plan to up to $5.0 million of the Company’s common stock, increasing the amount available for future purchases under the Repurchase Plan to $4.6 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we repurchased 196,586 shares of our common stock for a total of $818,200 and subsequently in March of 2022, the Board suspended the repurchase plan in order to use the company’s excess funds to invest into the business.

At The Market Offering Agreement

On August 18, 2020, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“B. Riley FBR”), The Benchmark Company, LLC (“Benchmark”) and Spartan Capital Securities, LLC (“Spartan”, and together with B. Riley FBR and Benchmark, the “Sales Agents”) which establishes an at-the-market equity program pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from time to time as set forth in the Sales Agreement. The Sales Agreement provides for the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) having an aggregate offering price of up to $24,000,000.

The Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of sale of all of the Shares under the Sales Agreement or termination of the Sales Agreement as permitted.

The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Shares, and, at any time, we may suspend offers under the Sales Agreement or terminate the Sales Agreement. The Company did not sell any shares during the three month period ended March 31, 2022. During the three month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company sold 100,687 shares for gross proceeds of $1.1 million and incurred $45,400 of offering costs.

14. Share-based Compensation

Share-based compensation (including restricted stock awards) represents both stock option based expense and stock grant expense. The following table sets forth the composition of stock compensation expense included in general and administrative expense for the periods then ended: