Wilhelmina International, Inc. - Annual Report: 2001 (Form 10-K)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2001 |
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REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission File Number 0-28536 NEW CENTURY EQUITY
HOLDINGS CORP. |
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
74-2781950 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
10101 Reunion Place, Suite 450, San Antonio, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
78216 (Zip code) |
(210) 302-0444 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities Registered
Pursuant to Section 12(g) 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 periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] The aggregate market value of the Registrants outstanding Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of April 10, 2002 was approximately $19,161,867. There were 34,217,620 shares of the Registrants Common Stock outstanding as of April 10, 2002. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEPortions of the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 6, 2002, are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof. |
NEW CENTURY EQUITY HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIESAnnual Report on Form 10-KFor the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2001 |
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Index | 2 |
PART I |
Item 1. | Business | 3 |
Item 2. | Properties | 21 |
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 21 |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 21 |
PART II |
Item 5. | Market for the Companys Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters | 22 |
Item 6. | Selected Financial Data | 23 |
Item 7. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 24 |
Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk | 30 |
Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 30 |
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures | 62 |
PART III |
Item 10. | Directors and Executive Officers of the Company | 63 |
Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 63 |
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 63 |
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 63 |
PART IV |
Item 14. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K | 64 |
Signatures | 66 |
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PART IITEM I. BUSINESS This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain forward-looking statements as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries that are based on the beliefs of the Companys management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Companys management. When used in this report, the words anticipate, believe, estimate, expect and intend and words or phrases of similar import, as they relate to the Company or its subsidiaries or Company management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer relations, relationships with vendors, the interest rate environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, distribution networks, product introductions and acceptance, technological change, changes in industry practices, one-time events and other factors described herein and in other filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based upon changing conditions, should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. IntroductionNew Century Equity Holdings Corp., formerly Billing Concepts Corp., (collectively, the Company) is a holding company focused on high-growth, technology-based companies and investments. Through its former wholly owned subsidiary FIData, Inc. (FIData), the Company provided Internet-based automated loan approval products to the financial services industries. In October 2001, the Company announced the merger of FIData into Microbilt Corporation (Microbilt) of Kennesaw, Georgia. In exchange for 100% of the stock of FIData, the Company received an equity interest in Microbilt. In August 2001, the Company purchased an interest in Tanisys Technology, Inc. (Tanisys), which designs, manufactures and markets production level automated test equipment for a wide variety of memory technologies. The Company has an equity interest in Princeton eCom Corporation (Princeton), which offers electronic bill presentment and payment services via the Internet and telephone. In October 2001, the Company purchased an equity interest in Sharps Compliance Corp. (Sharps), which provides cost-effective logistical and training solutions for the hospitality and healthcare industries. The Companys holdings as of December 31, 2001, are summarized as follows (in thousands): |
Investment | Ownership % |
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Princeton | 57.4 | % | $ | 73,697 | $ | 25,278 | |||||||||||
Tanisys | 35.2 | % | $ | 1,060 | $ | 962 | |||||||||||
Sharps | 7.1 | % | $ | 770 | $ | 772 | |||||||||||
Microbilt | 9.0 | % | $ | 348 | $ | 354 |
On October 23, 2000, the Company completed the sale of the Transaction Processing and Software operations to Platinum Equity Holdings (Platinum) of Los Angeles, California (the Transaction). Total consideration consisted of $49.7 million in cash and a royalty, assuming achievement of certain revenue targets associated with the divested divisions, of up to $20.0 million. At this time, management does not believe it is probable that the portion of the royalty related to the LEC Billing division of $10.0 million will be earned. Management cannot assess the probability of the divested Aptis and OSC divisions achieving the revenue targets necessary to generate the remaining $10.0 million in royalty payments to the Company. In addition, the Company will receive payments totaling $7.5 million for consulting services provided to Platinum over the twenty-four month period subsequent to the Transaction. The Company has received payments of $4.4 million for consulting services through December 31, 2001, which are included in other income (expense) as consulting income. All financial information presented has been restated to reflect the Transaction Processing and Software divisions as discontinued operations in accordance with Accounting Principles Board No. 30. 3 |
Continuing Operations FIDataProducts and Services The Company, through its former wholly owned subsidiary FIData, provided Internet-based loan approval products to the financial services industry. FIData developed and marketed a loan application engine for use primarily by credit unions and small financial institutions throughout the United States. The loan application engine allowed members of FIDatas customers to complete a customized template via the Internet and submit for review. FIData would combine the information submitted on the application with the members credit bureau report to proceed through the application review process. FIData applied the underwriting criteria, as established by the applicable customer, to the application and credit bureau report to determine the response of the application. The results of this review allowed FIData to approve the loan application or refer the member to the customer for further consultation. FIDatas loan application engine could be customized in a number of ways to suit the particular needs of its customers and their products. The loan application engine had been customized to provide loan applications for a variety of consumer loans. Operations FIDatas loan application engine was delivered to its customers and their members via the customers individual website. Upon entering a customers website, the member clicked on the indicated link to route the member to FIDatas website/database. Customers paid FIData on a per-transaction basis. Every loan application processed, whether approved or referred, was deemed a transaction. In some situations, FIData provided additional services for the implementation or training required to make the loan application engine operational. If a customer desired some unique enhancements to the loan application engine, FIDatas staff provided the services at an additional fee. FIDatas revenues were generated from transaction fees for processing loan applications, implementation fees for new customers and a variety of customer service related fees. The transaction fees were based upon the number of loans processed and the fee per transaction charged to the customer. Implementation fees were based upon the number of new customers utilizing the loan application engine. The customer service fees included the time required to provide the additional services as requested by the customer. Customers and Competition FIDatas customer base was comprised primarily of credit unions and small financial institutions. FIData marketed its loan application engine to financial institutions that may not have the internal resources necessary to dedicate to the development and maintenance of a loan application engine. The market for loan application packages is highly competitive. FIData competed with independent developers of similar loan application packages, as well as the internal resources of the financial institutions. Companies that offered a breadth of financial software packages had the opportunity to gain significant market share and establish long-term relationships with industry players. The principal competitive factors in its market included responsiveness to customers needs, timeliness of implementation and pricing. The ability to compete depended on a number of competitive factors outside of FIDatas control, including comparable services and products and the extent of a competitors responsiveness to customer needs. 4 |
Microbilt In October 2001, the Company completed the merger of FIData into privately held Microbilt of Kennesaw, Georgia. Microbilt provides credit bureau data access and retrieval to the financial, healthcare, leasing, insurance, law enforcement, educational and utilities industries. In exchange for 100% of the stock of FIData, the Company received a 9.0% equity interest in Microbilt. The merger of FIData into Microbilt facilitates the significant operating, marketing and management synergies between the two companies. Microbilt offers the opportunity to provide a broader selection of financial solutions to the customers of FIData. Continuing Operations TanisysIn August 2001, the Company purchased 1,060,000 shares of Tanisys Series A Preferred Stock for $1.00 per share, of a total 2,575,000 shares purchased, in a private placement financing. As of December 31, 2001, the Company owned approximately 35.2% of the outstanding shares of Tanisys. The Companys ownership percentage is based upon its voting interest in Tanisys. For accounting purposes, the Company is deemed to have control of Tanisys and therefore, must consolidate the financial statements of Tanisys under the purchase method of accounting. The Company consolidates Tanisys financial statements on a three-month lag, as the Company has a different year-end than Tanisys. Accordingly, the operating results of Tanisys from the purchase date to September 30, 2001, have been included herein. General Tanisys designs, manufactures and markets production level automated test equipment for a wide variety of semiconductor memory technologies, including Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM (DDR), Rambus DRAM (RDRAM®) and Flash Memory. Operating under the Tanisys name since 1994, Tanisys has developed into an independent manufacturer of memory test systems for standard and custom semiconductor memory. These systems are used at semiconductor manufacturers, computer and electronics Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and independent memory module manufacturers. Tanisys markets a line of memory test systems under the DarkHorse® Systems brand name. Tanisys customer base covers a number of worldwide markets including semiconductor manufacturers, memory module manufacturers, computing systems OEMs and contract manufacturing companies. Industry Overview The economic downturn that has occurred during the year ended December 31, 2001, has had an impact on purchases and capital spending in many of the worldwide markets that Tanisys serves. Tanisys is uncertain as to how long the current downturn may be in these markets. The demand for semiconductor memory in digital electronic systems had grown significantly prior to 2001, according to Dataquest, Semico Research and other market research firms. This demand results from the increased importance of memory in determining system performance. An increasing demand for greater system performance requires that electronics manufacturers increase the amount of semiconductor memory incorporated into a system. Factors contributing to the demand for memory include unit sale of personal computers (PCs) in the business and consumer market segments, increasing use of PCs to perform memory-intensive graphics tasks, increasingly faster microprocessors, the release of increasingly memory intensive software and the increasing performance requirements of PCs, workstations, servers and networking and telecommunications equipment. Additionally, there are future high growth requirements for semiconductor memory with the escalating needs of wireless and portable devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants and other consumer oriented products. 5 |
Semiconductor memory products are segmented into three primary classes: DRAM, Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) and non-volatile memory, such as Flash memory. DRAM typically is the large main semiconductor memory of systems, SRAM provides higher performance and Flash memory and other non-volatile memory retain their contents when power is removed. In addition, within each of these broad categories of memory products, semiconductor manufacturers are offering an increasing variety of memory devices designed for application specific uses. Products and Services Tanisys designs, manufactures and markets semiconductor memory test systems. Tanisys memory test systems are oriented for both memory module assembly manufacturing and memory aftermarket purposes and include a broad line of test fixtures, test algorithm suites and test services. Tanisys has recently completed and began the marketing of a Flash memory test system. Customers, Sales and Marketing In North America and Europe, a majority of Tanisys memory test systems are sold directly to semiconductor and independent memory module manufacturers. In Asia, Tanisys also sells its test systems through distribution partners and independent sales representative organizations. Sales to distribution partners are recognized as revenue by Tanisys upon the shipment of products because the distribution partners, like Tanisys other customers, have issued purchase orders with fixed pricing and are responsible for payment to Tanisys. Competition The memory module and memory test equipment industries are intensely competitive. These markets include a large number of established companies, several of which have achieved a substantial market share. Certain of Tanisys competitors in these markets have substantially greater financial, marketing, technical, distribution and other resources, greater name recognition, and larger customer bases than Tanisys. In the memory module test systems market, Tanisys competes primarily with companies supplying automatic test equipment. Tanisys also faces competition from new and emerging companies that have recently entered or may in the future, enter the markets in which Tanisys participates. Tanisys expects its competitors to continue to improve the performance of their current products, to reduce their current product sales prices and to introduce new products that may offer greater performance and improved pricing, any of which could cause a decline in sales or loss of market acceptance of Tanisys products. There can be no assurance that enhancements to or future generations of competitive products will not be developed that offer better prices or technical performance features than Tanisys products. To remain competitive, Tanisys must continue to provide technologically advanced products, improve quality levels, offer flexible delivery schedules, deliver finished products on a reliable basis, reduce manufacturing costs and compete favorably on the basis of price. In addition, increased competitive pressure has led in the past and may continue to lead, to intensified price competition, resulting in lower prices and gross margin, which could materially adversely affect Tanisys business, financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that Tanisys will be able to compete successfully in the future. Research and Development The management of Tanisys believes that the timely development of new memory test systems and technologies is essential to maintain Tanisys competitive position. In the electronics market, Tanisys research and development activities are focused primarily on new memory testing technology and continual improvement in its memory test products. Additionally, Tanisys provides research and development services for customers either as joint or contracted development. Tanisys plans to continue to devote substantial research and development efforts to the design of new memory test systems that address the requirements of semiconductor companies, OEMs and independent memory module manufacturers. Tanisys research and development expenses were $411,000 during the period from the purchase date to September 30, 2001. A portion of the research and development expense is focused on creating a patent portfolio to protect Tanisys intellectual property and to create a competitive edge over its competitors. 6 |
Intellectual Property Tanisys has filed multiple applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for patents to protect its intellectual property rights in products and technology that have been developed or are under development. There can be no assurance that the pending patent applications will be approved or approved in the form requested. Tanisys expects to continue to file patent applications where appropriate to protect its proprietary technologies; however, Tanisys believes that its continued success depends primarily on factors such as the technological skills and innovation of its personnel rather than patent protection. In addition, Tanisys attempts to protect its intellectual property rights through trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and a variety of other measures, including non-disclosure agreements. There can be no assurance, however, that such measures will provide adequate protection for Tanisys trade secrets or other proprietary information, that disputes with respect to the ownership of its intellectual property rights will not arise, that Tanisys trade secrets or proprietary technology will not otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors or that its intellectual property rights can otherwise be protected meaningfully. There can be no assurance that patents will be issued from pending or future applications or that if patents are issued, they will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that rights granted thereunder will provide meaningful protection or other commercial advantage. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that third parties will not develop similar products, duplicate Tanisys products or design around the patents owned by Tanisys or that third parties will not assert intellectual property infringement claims against Tanisys. In addition, there can be no assurance that foreign intellectual property laws will adequately protect Tanisys intellectual property rights abroad. The failure of Tanisys to protect its proprietary rights could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. No Assurance of Operating Results In general, Tanisys has no firm long-term volume commitments from its customers and typically enters into individual purchase orders. Customer purchase orders are subject to change, cancellation or delay with little or no consequence to the customer. The replacement of canceled, delayed or reduced purchase orders with new business cannot be assured. Tanisys business, financial condition and results of operations will depend significantly on its ability to obtain purchase orders from existing and new customers, upon the financial condition and success of its customers, the success of customers products, the semiconductor market and the overall economy. Factors affecting the industries of Tanisys major customers could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of Tanisys. Continuing Operations PrincetonSince 1998, the Company has made multiple investments in Princeton and accounts for its investments under the equity method of accounting. The Companys ownership percentage of the outstanding shares of Princeton as of December 31, 2001, was approximately 57.4%. The Companys ownership percentage is based upon its voting interest in Princeton. The Companys fully diluted ownership percentage of Princeton was approximately 49.0%. Although the Companys ownership percentage is greater than 50%, the Company does not consolidate the financial statements of Princeton as the Company is not deemed to have control of Princeton. 7 |
Products Princeton provides electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) solutions to businesses and financial institutions serving their consumers or other businesses. Princetons primary solutions include the following: |
| Electronic Collection (eCollect): The electronic withdrawal of authorized funds from a customers credit card or bank account for the purposes of paying a delinquent account or making a one-time electronic bill payment. eCollect is accessible through a website, the telephone or a customer service specialist. |
| Consumer Billing (ePaybill): An integrated electronic billing solution that presents a bill to a customer electronically, through a billers website, and allows a customer to execute an electronic payment. |
| Business Billing (ePaybill Plus): An interactive electronic invoicing solution that eases the ability for small business customers or service companies with recurring monthly bills to receive and pay invoices. |
| Electronic Payment (Pay Anyone): Cost-effective, back office payment processing that integrates with a customers online banking service or home banking software provider. |
| Electronic Balance Transfer (eBalance Transfer): The transfer of outstanding balances to the customers credit services. Credit card and other balances, such as home equity loans, can be transferred electronically and consolidated into one credit service. |
| Electronic Lockbox (eLockbox): An error-detection platform designed to search for and correct errors prior to posting to the accounts receivable system. |
Each of Princetons solutions is designed to seamlessly integrate with its customers accounting systems. The use of electronic methods to deliver billing solutions and to receive payment is designed to allow the customer to reduce billing and collection costs, reduce the processing time typically experienced with the traditional paper method, have faster access to funds upon payment and to increase customer satisfaction by providing an interactive means by which the customer can access at their convenience. Markets Princeton markets its products to businesses and financial institutions which provide a large volume of bills to its customers. The consumer billing market is focused on businesses which bill consumers on a regular (typically monthly) basis. This market includes telecommunication companies, mortgage institutions, insurance companies and utility and cable companies. Princeton also provides services and solutions to the business billing market. This market includes small businesses and service companies with regular recurring monthly bills and large manufacturing enterprises that require a more comprehensive and complex invoicing solution such as NetTransact®, a Bottomline Technologies business invoicing solution hosted and implemented by Princeton for large business billers. The payment processing business is believed to be one of the fastest growing markets. The payment processing business is comprised of financial institutions that offer customers electronic bill payment services as part of online banking products, electronic collections and payments made as part of an electronic bill presentment and payment solution. Industry Electronic bill payment is not a new industry. Automatic bank drafts and other forms of electronic payment services have been available for years. The growth of the Internet and the cost reduction pressures faced by companies today lend new urgency to implementing more efficient and cost effective electronic billing and payment options. EBPP is designed to create higher satisfaction among customers by making bill payment more convenient and offering an array of bill payment options. It also provides the potential for cost savings as companies convert from costly paper-based systems and more consumers adopt electronic bill presentment and payment options. Many companies save from a significant reduction in outbound customer service calls on overdue accounts and mailings of initial bill and overdue payment notices. Additionally, the presence of frequently answered questions and other online customer service capabilities can reduce the number of customer service calls. To facilitate the handling of those inbound calls, Princeton offers a customer service interface that provides a real-time online exchange of customer and payment information. Due to the current complexity, cost and time consumption involved in building, implementing and maintaining an EBPP system, most companies are partnering with an application service provider to utilize its infrastructure and experience. 8 |
Competition The market for EBPP is highly competitive. Princeton competes with other independent developers of EBPP solutions and services, as well as the internal departments of companies that choose to develop their own EBPP solutions. The growth in total expenditures and adoption rates for EBPP are expected to increase significantly over the next few years. Companies that offer broad solution capability have the opportunity to gain significant market share and establish long-term relationships with industry players. The principal competitive factors in Princetons market include responsiveness to client needs, timeliness of implementation, quality of service and technical expertise. The ability to compete depends on a number of competitive factors outside Princetons control. Some of these factors include comparable services and products, the extent of competitors responsiveness to customer needs and the ability of Princetons competitors to hire, retain and motivate key personnel. Continuing Operations SharpsIn October 2001, the Company made a $770,000 cash investment in the common stock of Sharps. The Company accounts for its investment in Sharps under the cost method of accounting. As of December 31, 2001, the Company owned approximately 7.1% of the outstanding common stock of Sharps. Products Sharps focuses on developing cost-effective logistical and educational solutions for the hospitality and healthcare industries. Sharps products include the Sharps Disposal by Mail System, Pitch It IV Poles, Trip LesSystem and Sharps e-Tools. Sharps products and services are provided primarily to create cost and logistical efficiencies. These products and services facilitate compliance with state and federal regulations by tracking, incinerating and documenting the disposal of medical waste. Additionally, these services facilitate compliance with educational and training requirements required by federal, state, local and regulatory agencies. |
| Sharps Disposal by Mail Systems: A comprehensive solution for the containment, transportation, destruction and tracking of medical waste for commercial and retail industries. |
| Pitch-It IV Poles: A cost-effective, portable, lightweight and disposable alternative to traditional IV poles used for gravity-fed or pump-administered infusions. The innovative pole design provides opportunities for the home healthcare industry to improve logistical efficiencies through the elimination of traditional delivery and pick-up of poles. |
| Trip LesSystem: A solution for the home healthcare industry that will free them from making unnecessary and more costly trips to the patients home after treatment has been completed. |
| Sharps e-Tools: A variety of online services allowing registered users access to databases that contain the ability to track and certify regulated medical waste, manage capital assets and educate users on medical waste compliance. |
Markets Sharps markets its various products primarily to home healthcare providers, medical practices, hotels, restaurants, retail outlets and other industries where the products and services may be bundled or cross-sold to provide solutions to prospective customers. Sharps is involved in the mission to help separate the potentially infectious medical waste from the regular waste. The repeat order of Sharps business has helped drive its growth. Sharps remains flexible and responsive to its customers needs in industries that demand cost-effective and logistical solutions, quick response and technological innovation. 9 |
Industry The large, fragmented medical waste industry has experienced significant growth since its inception. The regulated medical waste industry arose with the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, which Congress enacted in response to media attention after medical waste washed ashore on beaches, particularly in New York and New Jersey. Since the 1980s, the public and government regulators have increasingly demanded the proper handling and disposal of medical waste generated by the healthcare industry. Regulated medical waste is generally described as any medical waste that can cause an infectious disease, including single-use disposable items, such as needles, syringes, gloves and other medical supplies, cultures and stocks of infectious agents and blood and blood products. Today, almost all businesses have waste disposal concerns for safety and liability reasons. Competition There are several competitors who offer disposal of medical waste systems such as Stericycle, Inc.; however, no other company focuses primarily on the disposal of sharps medical waste through transport by the United States Postal Service. While Sharps currently does not face any significant competition in the mail sharps business, Sharps must compete with other larger and better financed and capitalized companies. Continuing Operations CoreintellectIn March 2000, the Company completed the purchase of a voting preferred stock investment of $6.0 million in Coreintellect, a Dallas, Texas-based company that develops and markets Internet-based business-to-business products for the acquisition, classification, retention and dissemination of business-critical knowledge and information. As of December 31, 2001, the Companys investment in Coreintellect was $0, having been reduced by the Companys portion of Coreintellects net losses. Coreintellect is currently negotiating the sale of its technology assets in a private transaction. Management does not anticipate its portion of the proceeds to be material. Discontinued Operations Transaction ProcessingGeneral The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries Billing Concepts, Inc., Enhanced Services Billing, Inc., BC Transaction Processing Services, Inc. and Operator Service Company (collectively, Billing), provided third-party billing clearinghouse and information management services to the telecommunications industry. Billing maintained contractual billing arrangements with local telephone companies that provided access lines to, and collected for services from, end-users of telecommunication services. Billing processed telephone call records and other transactions and collected the related end-user charges from these local telephone companies on behalf of its customers. This process is known within the industry as Local Exchange Carrier billing or LEC billing. Billings customers included direct dial long distance telephone companies, operator services providers, information providers, competitive local exchange companies, Internet service providers and integrated communications services providers. In general, Billing performed four types of LEC billing services under different billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies. First, Billing performed direct dial long distance billing, which was the billing of 1+ long distance telephone calls to individual residential customers and small commercial accounts. Although such carriers could bill end-users directly, Billing provided these carriers with a cost-effective means of billing and collecting residential and small commercial accounts through the local telephone companies. Second, Billing offered zero plus zero minus LEC billing services to customers providing operator services largely to the hospitality, penal and private pay telephone industries. Billing processed records for telephone calls that required operator assistance and/or alternative billing options such as collect and person-to-person calls, third-party billing and calling card billing. Since operator services providers have only the billing number and not the name or address of the billed party, they must have access to the services of the local telephone companies to collect their charges. Billing provided this access to its customers through its contractual billing arrangements with the local telephone companies that bill and collect on behalf of these operator services providers. This service was the original form of local telephone company billing provided by Billing and has driven the development of the systems and infrastructure utilized by all of Billings LEC billing services. Third, Billing performed enhanced LEC billing services whereby it billed a wide array of charges that could be applied to a local telephone company telephone bill, including charges for 900 access pay-per-call transactions, cellular services, paging services, voice mail services, Internet access, caller identification (ID) and other nonregulated telecommunications equipment. Finally, in addition to its full-service LEC billing product, Billing also offered billing management services to customers who have their own billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies. These management services included data processing, accounting, end-user customer service and telecommunication tax processing and reporting. 10 |
Billing acted as an aggregator of telephone call records and other transactions from various sources and, due to its large volume, received discounted billing costs with the local telephone companies and could pass on these discounts to its customers. Additionally, Billing provided its services to those long distance carriers and operator services providers who would otherwise not be able to make the investments in billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies, fees, systems, infrastructure and volume commitments required to establish and maintain the necessary relationships with the local telephone companies. The billing and collection agreements did not provide for any penalties other than payment of the obligation should the usage levels not be met. Billing met all such volume commitments in the past. Industry Background Billing clearinghouse and information management services, or LEC billing, in the telecommunications industry developed out of the 1984 breakup of the American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) and the Bell System. In connection with the breakup, the local telephone companies that made up the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), Southern New England Telephone, Cincinnati Bell and the General Telephone Operating Companies (GTE) were required to provide billing and collections on a nondiscriminatory basis to all carriers that provided telecommunication services to their end-user customers. Due to both the cost of acquiring and the minimum charges associated with many of the local telephone company billing and collection agreements, only the largest long distance carriers, including AT&T, MCI Worldcom (MCI), and Sprint Incorporated (Sprint), could afford the option of billing directly through the local telephone companies. Several companies, including Billing, entered into these billing and collection agreements and became aggregators of telephone call records for operator services providers and second and third-tier long distance carriers, thereby becoming third-party clearinghouses. The operator services industry began to develop in 1986 with deregulation that allowed a zero-plus call (automated calling card call) or zero-minus (collect, third-party billing, operator-assisted calling card or person-to-person call) to be routed away from AT&T to a competitive long distance services provider. Since a zero-plus or zero-minus call was placed by an end-user whose billing information was unrelated to the telephone being used to place the call, a long distance carrier would not typically have adequate information to produce a bill. This information typically resided with the billed partys local telephone company. In order to bill its telephone call records, a long distance services provider carrying zero-plus and zero-minus telephone calls either had to obtain billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies or utilize the services of a third-party clearinghouse that had the billing and collection agreements required. 11 |
Third-party clearinghouses such as Billing, processed the telephone call records and other transactions and submitted them to the local telephone companies for inclusion in their monthly bills to end-users. As the local telephone companies collected payments from end-users, they remitted them to the third-party clearinghouses that, in turn, remitted payments to their carrier customers. Development of Business On August 2, 1996, U.S. Long Distance Corp. (USLD) distributed to its stockholders all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Billing (the Distribution), which, prior to the Distribution, was a wholly owned subsidiary of USLD. Upon completion of the Distribution, Billing became an independent, publicly held company that owned and operated the billing clearinghouse and information management services business previously operated by USLD. In 1988, USLD acquired ZPDI and its billing and collection agreements with several local telephone companies. USLD used these billing and collection agreements to bill and collect through the local telephone companies for its own operator services call record transactions. As USLDs operator services business expanded, ZPDI entered into additional billing and collection agreements with other local telephone companies, including the RBOCs, GTE and other independent local telephone companies. Billing recognized the expense and time related to obtaining and administering these billing and collection agreements and began offering its services as a third-party clearinghouse to other operator services businesses who did not have any proprietary agreements with the local telephone companies. In 1992, Billing entered into a new set of billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies and began offering LEC billing services to direct dial long distance services providers. A key factor in the evolution of Billings business had been the ongoing development of its information management systems. In 1990, Billing developed a comprehensive information system capable of processing, tracing and accounting for telephone call record transactions (see Operations). Also in 1990, Billing became the first third-party billing clearinghouse to finance its customers accounts receivable. In 1991, USLD separated the day-to-day management and operations of Billing from its long distance and operator services businesses (the Telecommunications Group). The purpose of this separation was to satisfy some of Billings customers who were also competitors of USLDs long distance and operator services businesses. These customers had two main concerns: (i) that USLDs long distance and operator services businesses could gain knowledge of its competitors through call records processed by Billing and (ii) that Billing was somehow subsidizing USLDs long distance and operator services businesses with which these customers compete. Subsequent to the separation, Billing and the Telecommunications Group operated independently, except for certain corporate activities conducted by USLDs corporate staff. In 1993, Billing began to offer billing management services to direct dial long distance carriers and information services providers who have their own billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies. These customers collected charges directly from the local telephone companies and, for marketing purposes, may have desired to place their own logo, name and customer service number on the long distance bill page. Billing management services provided by Billing to such customers included contract management, transaction processing, information management and reporting, tax compliance and customer service. In 1994, Billing began offering enhanced billing clearinghouse and information management services to other businesses within the telecommunications industry. These businesses included telecommunications equipment providers, information providers and other communication services providers of non-regulated services and products such as 900 access pay-per-call transactions, cellular long distance services, paging services, voice mail services, Internet access, caller ID and other non-regulated telecommunications equipment charges. Billing entered into additional billing and collection agreements with the local telephone companies to process these types of transactions. 12 |
Process LEC billing referred to billing for transactions that were included in the monthly local telephone bill of the end-user as opposed to a direct bill that the end-user would receive directly from the telecommunications or other services provider. Billings customers submitted telephone call record data in batches on a daily to monthly basis, but typically in weekly intervals. The data was submitted either electronically or via magnetic tape. Billing, through its proprietary software, processed the telephone call record data to determine the validity of each record and to include for each record certain telecommunication taxes and applicable customer identification information and set up an account receivable for each batch of call records processed. Billing then submitted, through a third-party vendor, the relevant billable telephone call records and other transactions to the appropriate local telephone company for billing and collection. Billing monitored and tracked each account receivable by customer and by batch throughout the billing and collection process. The local telephone companies then included these telephone call records and other transactions in their monthly local telephone bills and remitted the collected funds to Billing for payment to its customers. The complete cycle could take up to 18 months from the time the records were submitted for billing until all bad debt reserves were trued-up with actual bad debt experience. However, the billing and collection agreements provided for the local telephone companies to purchase the accounts receivable, with recourse, within a 40 to 90 day period. Billing did not record an allowance for doubtful accounts for LEC billing trade receivables, but did accrue an estimated liability for end-user customer service refunds and local telephone company adjustments related to certain customers. Billing reviewed the activity of its customer base to detect potential losses. If there was uncertainty with an account, Billing could discontinue paying the customer in order to hold funds to cover future end-user customer service refunds, bad debt and unbillable adjustments. If a customer discontinued doing business with Billing and there were insufficient funds being held to cover future refunds and adjustments, Billings only recourse was through legal action. An allowance for doubtful accounts was not necessary for LEC billing trade receivables since these receivables were collected from the funds received from the local telephone company before remittance was made to its customer. Billing processed the tax records associated with each customers submitted telephone call records and other transactions and filed certain federal, excise, state and local telecommunications-related tax returns covering such records and transactions on behalf of many of its customers. Billing provided end-user inquiry and investigation (customer service) for billed telephone call records. This service allowed end-users to inquire regarding calls for which they were billed. Billings customer service telephone number was included in the local telephone company bill to the end-user and Billings customer service representatives were authorized to resolve end-user disputes regarding such calls. Billing earned its revenues based on (i) a processing fee that was assessed to customers either as a fee charged for each telephone call record or other transaction processed or as a percentage of the customers revenue that was submitted by Billing to the local telephone companies for billing and collection and (ii) a customer service inquiry fee that was assessed to customers either as a fee charged per record processed by the Company or a fee charged for each billing inquiry made by end-users. Any charges assessed to Billing by local telephone companies for billing and collection services were also included in revenues and were passed through to the customer. Through its advance funding program, Billing offered its customers the option to receive, within five days of the customers submission of records to Billing, a significant portion of the revenue associated with such records. The customer paid interest for the period of time between the purchase of records by Billing and the time the local telephone company submitted payment to Billing for the subject records. 13 |
Operations Billings LEC billing services were highly automated through Billings proprietary computer software and state-of-the-art data transmission protocols. Except for the end-user inquiry and investigation service (customer service), the staff required to provide Billings LEC billing services was largely administrative and the number of employees was not directly volume sensitive. Many of Billings customers submitted their records to Billing using electronic transmission protocols directly into Billings electronic bulletin board, which was accessible through the Internet via Billings BCWebTrack website. These records were automatically accessed by Billings proprietary software, processed and submitted to the local telephone companies electronically. Upon completion of the billing process, Billing provided reports through its BCWebTrack website relating to billable records and returned any unbillable records to its customers electronically through the BCWebTrack Record Manager. Billing operated two independent computer systems to ensure continual, uninterrupted processing of LEC billing services. One system was dedicated to daily processing activities, and the other served as a back-up to the primary system and provided storage for up to 12 months of billing detail, which was immediately accessible to Billings customer service representatives who handled billing inquiries. Detail of records older than 12 months was stored on CD-ROM and magnetic tape for at least seven years. Since timely submission of call records to the local telephone companies was critical to prompt collections and high collection rates, Billing had made a significant investment in computer systems so that its customers call records were processed and submitted to the local telephone companies in a timely manner, generally within 24 hours of receipt by Billing. Billings contracts with its customers provided for the LEC billing services required by the customer, specifying among other things, the services to be provided and the cost and terms of the services. Once the customer executed an agreement, Billing updated tables within each of the local telephone companies billing systems to control the type of records processed, the products or services allowed by the local telephone companies and the printing of the customers name on the end-users monthly bill. While these local telephone company tables were being updated, Billings technical support staff tested the customers records through its proprietary software to ensure that the records could be transmitted to the local telephone companies. Billing maintained a relatively small direct sales force and accomplished most of its marketing efforts through active participation in telecommunication industry trade shows, educational seminars and workshops. Billing advertised to a limited extent in trade journals and other industry publications. Customers Billing provided LEC billing services and direct billing systems sales and development to the following categories of telecommunications services providers: |
| Interexchange Carriers or Long Distance Companies: Facilities-based carriers that possessed their own telecommunications switching equipment and networks and provided traditional direct dial telecommunications services. Certain long distance companies provided operator-assisted services as well as direct dial services. These calls were billed to the end-user by the local telephone company in the case of residential and small commercial accounts. |
| Switchless Resellers: Marketing organizations, affinity groups, or even aggregator operations that bought direct dial long distance services in volume at wholesale rates from a facilities-based long distance company and sold them back to individual customers at market rates. These calls were billed to the end-user by the local telephone company in the case of residential and small commercial accounts. |
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| Operator Services Providers: Carriers who handled liveoperator-assisted or automatedoperator-assisted calls from remote locations using a centralized telecommunications switching device. These calls were billed to a local telephone company calling card, collect, to a third-party number or person-to-person. |
| Customer Owned Coin-Operated Telephone Providers: Privately owned, intelligent pay telephones that handled automatedoperator-assisted calls that were billed to a local telephone company calling card, collect or to a third-party number. |
| Customer Premise Equipment Providers: Carriers who installed equipment at aggregator locations, such as hotels, university dormitories and penal institutions, which handled calls originating from that location device. These calls were subsequently billed to a local telephone company calling card, collect, to a third-party number or person-to-person. |
| Information Providers: Companies that provided various forms of information, entertainment or voice mail services to subscribers. These services were typically billed to the end-user by the local telephone company based on a 900 pay-per-call or a monthly recurring service fee. |
| Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC): Carriers that provided local exchange services to subscribers who were previously served exclusively by the incumbent local exchange carrier. |
| Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC): The existing local telephone company who had previously offered service as a regulated monopoly company. |
| Internet Service Provider (ISP): Companies that offered Internet access and Internet-based services. |
| Integrated Communications Providers (ICP): Carriers who offered multiple communications services through a combination of owned network facilities and resale of other network facilities. These multiple services were typically bundled and priced as a package of services. |
| Other Customers: Suppliers of various forms of telecommunications equipment and pager and cellular telephone companies. |
Competition Billing competed with several other billing clearinghouses in servicing the telecommunications industry. Billing was one of the largest participants in the third-party clearinghouse industry in the United States. Competition among the clearinghouses was driven by the quality of information reporting, collection history, speed of collections and price of services. There were several significant challenges that faced potential new entrants in the LEC billing industry. The cost to acquire the necessary billing and collection agreements was significant, as was the cost to develop and implement the required systems for processing telephone call records and other transactions. Additionally, most billing and collection agreements required a user to make substantial monthly or annual volume commitments. Given these factors, the average cost of billing and collecting a record could hinder efforts to compete effectively on price until a new entrant could generate sufficient volume. The price charged by most local telephone companies for billing and collection services was based on volume commitments and actual volumes being processed. Since most customers in the billing clearinghouse industry were under contract with Billing or one of its competitors, the majority of the existing market may have been committed for up to five years. In addition, a new entrant must have been financially sound and had system integrity because funds collected by the local telephone companies flowed through the third-party clearinghouse, which then distributed the cash to the customer whose traffic was being billed. Billing enjoyed a good reputation within the industry for the timeliness and accuracy of its collections and disbursements to customers. The principal competitive factors in Billings market included responsiveness to client needs, timeliness of implementation, quality of service, price, project management capability and technical expertise. The ability to compete depended in part on a number of competitive factors outside its control, including the development by others of software that was competitive with Billings services and products, the price at which competitors offered comparable services and products, the extent of competitors responsiveness to customer needs and the ability of Billings competitors to hire, retain and motivate key personnel. As a result, Billings competitors may have been able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than could Billing. In addition, the clearinghouse industry continued to come under pressure from competitors offering a means of billing end-users directly as consumer demand increased for bundled services that could be directly billed cost-effectively due to the larger size of such convergent accounts. The ongoing consolidation in the telecommunications industry was also making it more feasible for the resulting larger companies to have their own LEC billing agreements or bill consumers directly. 15 |
Billing did not hold any patents and relied upon a combination of contractual non-disclosure obligations and statutory and common law copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to establish and maintain its proprietary rights to its products. Due to the rapid pace of technological change in the telecommunication and software industries, the legal protections for Billings products were less significant factors in Billings success than the knowledge, ability and experience of Billings employees, the frequency of product enhancements and the timeliness and quality of support services provided by Billing. Billing generally entered into confidentiality agreements with its employees, consultants, clients and potential clients and limited access to and distribution of, its proprietary information. Research and Development Billing internally funded research and development activities with respect to efforts associated with creating new and enhanced billing services products. Billing explored customer care software applications that allowed consumers to view their bills, request adjustments or make payments via the Internet. Discontinued Operations SoftwareGeneral Aptis, Inc. (Aptis) developed, marketed and supported convergent billing and customer care software applications. Aptis customers included Network Service Providers (NSPs), ISPs, ICPs and other providers of enhanced data services via the Internet. Aptis offered products and services to these companies through licensing agreements and outsourcing arrangements. Aptis developed and enhanced sophisticated software applications in order to meet the current and evolving billing requirements of its customers. Aptis software applications supported complex billing of NSP, ISP and ICP customers in a multi-service environment. Aptis convergent billing platform had the capability to produce a single convergent bill whereby multiple services and products such as local exchange, long distance, wireless and data communications could be billed directly to the end-user under one, unified billing statement. The software also had the flexibility to be configured to meet a companys unique business rules and product set. In addition to its software products, a full range of professional services was also available through Aptis. These services included consulting, development and systems operations services centered on the Internet and telecommunications industry and its software products. Aptis also provided ongoing support, maintenance and training related to customers billing and customer care systems. In addition to its software applications and services, Aptis was a reseller of IBM AS/400 hardware that was used as the hardware platform to host certain Aptis software applications. Development of Business The Company entered into the software market in June 1997 in conjunction with the acquisition of Computer Resources Management, Inc. (CRM). At that time, the software division was renamed Billing Concepts Systems, Inc. (BCS). CRM developed and sold billing applications to the long distance and convergent services markets. Additionally, in October 1998, the Company acquired Expansion Systems Corp. (ESC) and integrated it into BCS. ESC developed customer care and billing applications for ISPs that automated the registration of new Internet subscribers and created bills for customers services. In December 1998, the Company completed the merger of Communications Software Consultants, Inc. (CommSoft). CommSoft was an international software development and consulting firm specializing in the telecommunications industry. In April 1999, the Company announced that BCS would operate under the name Aptis. Through these actions, Aptis had expanded its potential markets to include companies focused on providing sophisticated broadband Internet Protocol (IP) and enhanced data services. 16 |
Industry Background In the competitive communications marketplace, companies increasingly realized the value of a direct customer relationship as a means of growing its revenues. Many companies who had relied on LEC billing had grown significantly and were looking to implement solutions that would give them the option to bill customers themselves. Companies who had systems that billed customers were looking to replace them with solutions that provided sophisticated capabilities such as convergent billing and product bundling. Aptis provided such direct billing solutions through its software operations. Increased competition had ISPs rushing to offer a proliferation of services that did not exist a few years ago: on-line chat, e-commerce support, broadband services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), on-line backup, MP3, website design and marketing and application leasing and maintenance. Several causes of this rush related to the fact that customer need was acute and demand was strong. Also, revenues from traditional dial-up services were dramatically declining due in part to competition from free services. Bandwidth was difficult to acquire for smaller ISPs and their costs were steadily increasing. Adding new service offerings was a necessity to stay in business. Finding a way to maintain high levels of accessibility to the Internet, developing new avenues for generating revenues and streamlining operations to lower costs were the preeminent management challenges for ISPs. In light of the changing business environment, ISPs were creating larger, more loyal customer bases and needed to be able to bill them. New Internet services and the need for innovative billing options also added to the demand for customer care and billing systems. IP and enhanced service providers were faced with commoditization of services, rapid introduction of new and more complex services and demands to generate more revenues from new and existing customers. Many of these services were being offered by companies who already offered other communications and/or enhanced data services and who wanted to combine usage onto a single customer account, which was known in the industry as convergent billing. This demand for convergent billing of Internet, enhanced data and communications services had driven growth and spending by Internet and communications companies on customer care and billing solutions. Products and Services With the expansion into the software development business in 1997, Aptis broadened its product offerings to include customer care and billing solutions and entered additional markets not previously entered. Aptis ICP was Aptis comprehensive software suite that was a fully integrated, comprehensive and adaptable billing and customer care solution designed to meet the evolving needs of ICPs, including and emphasizing the CLEC market and those companies offering VoIP and/or enhanced data communications. Aptis ICP was a web-enabled, remotely accessible software solution that integrated existing product technology. Aptis ICP had enhanced the convergent architecture model by providing a common application that provided key functionality in all communications industry segments and provided tools for order fulfillment, service assurance and billing and rating. Aptis ICP enabled virtually all communications carriers (facilities-based, competitive, incumbent, resale, wholesale or any combination) to facilitate growth and market expansion. As an example, the hierarchical account structure inherent in the system easily accommodated mergers and acquisitions, new market penetration and large, multi-level corporate billing. In addition, the common application in Aptis ICP provided the framework for optional software functionality to be added. Aptis ICP offered components that delivered enhanced capabilities for every segment of the communications industry, including Internet, cable television, local, long distance and wireless. These components could have been further customized to achieve operational goals by adding tools for provisioning, polling, point-of-sale, facilities inventory management, data transfer interfaces and more. Further, open application programming interfaces provided pre-integration with other third-party applications. 17 |
With the acquisition of ESC in October 1998, Aptis added TotalBill to its product suite. With TotalBill version 3.0, Aptis introduced a broader IP and data-focused product strategy that incorporated distributed server architecture, multi-platform availability and a host of other features such as upgraded hierarchical account structures, anytime billing and an automated workflow engine. TotalBill 3.0 was a browser-based, Oracle billing and customer management software solution specifically designed for Internet and enhanced data service providers. Taking full advantage of a distributed server environment, TotalBill provided separate registration, application, data and reports servers. This architecture enabled distributed workloads, ensured greater scalability, allowed for geographically dispersed service centers and allowed Aptis to bring an innovative measured-service billing solution to the emerging application service provider market. With TotalBill 3.0, Aptis was updating and upgrading billing features such as hierarchical and anytime billing. Hierarchical billing gave service providers the flexibility and scalability needed to facilitate and manage complex billing scenarios for businesses with dispersed and growing offices, departments and employees. Anytime billing enabled providers to generate bills via predetermined user intervals or by individually processing bills on demand in order to meet customized billing cycles. TotalBill 3.0 also would rate virtually any metered IP service or scenario, including flat rate, usage based and volume discounting. TotalBills innovative standards-based workflow engine acted as a master process control to provide customized provisioning and interfaced with internal and external entities. TotalBills workflow engine allowed service providers to automate many of the processes normally associated with billing and collecting revenues. Instant-Reg, the customer profile management component of TotalBill 3.0, provided a highly flexible customer self-care and provisioning system that could be incorporated into the providers existing Internet website or in a portal environment. This feature allowed customers to register, self-maintain and modify their profile, which freed internal resources for other tasks and reduced expensive customer support costs. With the acquisition of CommSoft in December 1998, Aptis obtained CommSofts flagship product, which was an account number-based, table-driven suite of software applications that facilitated the administration of every aspect of a companys business operations from application to service order, to billing and collections. It was a suite of business operation software for local telephone, long distance, paging, cellular and PCS services. More specifically, the core modules of the product included Subscriber Management and Billing, Rating and Call Plans, Customer Care and Telephone Plant Inventory Systems. In addition to the billing product, Aptis acquired modules for Carrier Access Billing, Full Function Accounting and Complete Inventory Management. CommSofts 14-plus years of success with local and wireless telephone companies, coupled with Aptis 10-plus years of success, primarily with long distance companies and CLECs, was a complementary match of experience. By combining CommSofts menu of products with those of Aptis, the Company had a broader depth of telecom functionality to offer its customers. In 1998, Aptis focused attention on its professional services resources, growing the staff significantly to support current and new customers. This organization provided consulting, application development, training, call center services and back office support to customers in the IP and communications industry. The organization had entered into a number of long-term arrangements to provide outsourced services and consulting services to the IP and TotalBill customers. 18 |
Operations Aptis ICP and TotalBill were delivered to customers in a number of ways. Aptis offered various outsourcing and facilities management options that allowed providers to take advantage of Aptis facilities and resources. In these situations, the provider paid a right-to-use fee for access to the software and paid for other services on an as-used basis. These arrangements included full systems hosting and operations with back office services or any subset of services. Both applications were available to be delivered to customers to use in their own premises by licensing the applications. Customers purchased a license that entitled them to use of the application in a defined enterprise and they acquired their own hardware and operations resources. In most situations, Aptis provided additional services for the implementation, conversion and training required to make the application operational. If a customer desired some unique enhancements to the application, professional services staff provided the services at an additional fee. Aptis revenues were earned from license fees, right-to-use fees, maintenance fees, professional services fees and facilities management fees. License fees and right-to-use fees were based on the modules licensed and the number of customers supported by the application. Maintenance fees were a percentage of the total license fees. Professional services fees included time and material charges and facilities management fees. Aptis revenue also included retail sales of IBM AS/400 hardware and operating software. Customers Aptis provided direct billing systems sales and development to the following categories of communications services providers: |
| NSPs: Companies that provided business-to-business enhanced data services based on next generation network architecture. |
| ISPs: Companies that offered Internet access and Internet-based services. |
| ICPs: Carriers who offered multiple communications services through a combination of owned network facilities and resale of other network facilities. These multiple services were typically bundled and priced as a package of services. |
| Interexchange Carriers or Long Distance Companies: Facilities-based carriers that processed their own telecommunications switching equipment and networks and provided traditional direct dial telecommunications services. Certain long distance companies provided operator-assisted services as well as direct dial services. The local telephone company in the case of residential and small commercial accounts, billed these calls to the end-user. |
| Switchless Resellers: Marketing organizations, affinity groups or aggregator operations that bought direct dial long distance services in volume at wholesale rates from a facilities-based long distance company and sold them back to individual customers at market rates. The local telephone company in the case of residential and small commercial accounts billed these calls to the end-user. |
| CLECs: Carriers that provided local exchange services to subscribers who were previously served exclusively by the incumbent local exchange carrier. |
| ILECs: The existing local telephone company that had previously offered service as a regulated monopoly company. |
| Wireless Carriers: Carriers that provided direct dial telecommunications services by means of cellular or PCS technology that was not dependent on traditional landlines. |
| Cable Companies: Facilities-based companies that possessed their own cable networks to provide cable television access and may have offered telephone and Internet services. |
In 1999, an aggressive marketing and advertising campaign was implemented to increase industry understanding and awareness of Aptis capabilities and vision. As a means of highlighting Aptis expanded capabilities, a new identity, positioning and messaging were created. This new identity was consistently pervasive through all advertising and marketing materials. A program designed to insure high visibility and contact with the industry began in July 1998 and was supported by advertising, public relations and participation in key industry events. Aptis added significant direct sales resources to the organization, industry experience, knowledgeable individuals and strategic partnerships with other vendors serving the industry. Aptis maintained a direct sales force and accomplished most of its marketing efforts through active participation in Internet and communications industry trade shows, educational seminars and workshops. Aptis advertised in trade journals and other industry publications. 19 |
Aptis had targeted as likely candidates for direct billing products and services the following types of customers: network and enhanced data service providers, Internet service providers, long distance providers serving commercial accounts, cellular services providers, competitive local access providers and cable television companies. Competition The market for telecommunications billing systems and services was highly competitive. Aptis competed with both independent providers of billing systems and services and with the internal billing departments of telecommunications service providers. The growth in total expenditures on customer care and billing solutions was expected to increase at significant rates over the next few years. Companies that offered broad solutions capability had the opportunity to gain significant market share and established long-term relationships with industry players. The principal competitive factors in its market included responsiveness to client needs, timeliness of implementation, quality of service, price project management capability and technical expertise. The ability to compete depended on a number of competitive factors outside Aptis control. Some of these factors included comparable services and products, the extent of competitors responsiveness to customer needs and the ability of Aptis competitors to hire, retain and motivate key personnel. Aptis also competed with a number of companies that had substantially greater financial, technical, sales and marketing resources, as well as greater name recognition. As a result, Aptis competitors may have been able to adapt more quickly to emerging technologies, changes in customer requirements or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products. Aptis did not hold any patents and relied upon a combination of contractual non-disclosure obligations as well as statutory and common law copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to establish and maintain its proprietary rights to its products. Due to the rapid pace of technological change in the enhanced data, Internet, communications and software industries, the legal protections for its products were less significant factors in Aptis success than the knowledge, ability and experience of Aptis employees, the frequency of product enhancements and the timeliness and quality of support services provided by Aptis. Aptis generally entered into confidentiality agreements with its employees, consultants, clients and potential clients and limited access to, and distribution of, its proprietary information. Use of Aptis software products was generally restricted to specified locations and was subject to terms and conditions prohibiting unauthorized reproduction or transfer of the software products. Research and Development Aptis was actively involved in ongoing research and development efforts associated with creating new billing modules and enhanced products related to its convergent billing software platform for both communications and Internet service providers. EmployeesAs of December 31, 2001, the Company had nine full-time corporate employees and no part-time employees. None of the Companys employees are represented by a union. The Company believes that its employee relations are good. As of September 30, 2001, Tanisys had forty-three employees, including twenty-seven engineering, product development, manufacturing and technical support employees, nine finance and administrative employees and seven employees in the sales and marketing area. Recruitment of personnel in the computer industry, particularly engineers, is highly competitive. Tanisys believes that its future success will depend in part on its ability to attract and retain highly skilled management, engineering, sales, marketing, finance and technical personnel. There can be no assurance of Tanisys ability to recruit and retain the employees that it may require. 20 |
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES As of December 31, 2001, the Company occupied approximately 8,000 square feet of space at 10101 Reunion Place, San Antonio, Texas, which serves as the corporate headquarters. The lease expires in January 2004 and has certain renewal options. Subsequent to December 31, 2001, the Company subleased approximately 3,000 square feet of its office space. The Company believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet its current and future needs. As of September 30, 2001, Tanisys occupied approximately 15,000 square feet of space at 12201 Technology Boulevard, Austin, Texas, which serves as the corporate headquarters. The lease expires in April 2003 and has certain renewal options. Tanisys believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet its current and future needs. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS A lawsuit was filed on December 31, 1998, in the United States District Court in San Antonio, Texas by an alleged stockholder of the Company against the Company and various of its officers and directors, alleging unspecified damages as a result of alleged false statements in various press releases prior to November 19, 1998. In September 1999, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas entered an order and judgment dismissing the plaintiffs lawsuit. The plaintiff noticed an appeal of that decision on September 29, 1999. In November 2000, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed the appeal pursuant to a stipulation of the parties and settlement. As previously disclosed, the Company was engaged in discussion with the staff of the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection regarding a proposed complaint by the FTC alleging potential liability arising primarily from the alleged cramming of charges for non-regulated telecommunication services by certain of the Companys customers. Cramming is the addition of charges to a telephone bill for programs, products or services the consumer did not knowingly authorize. These allegations related to business conducted by the subsidiaries sold by the Company on October 23, 2000. In August 2001, the Company reached a settlement with the FTC which included a payment to the FTC of $350,000. This settlement fully resolves all issues related to the FTCs inquiry. The Company is involved in various other claims, legal actions and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes it is unlikely that the final outcome of any of the claims, litigation or proceedings to which the Company is a party will have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position or results of operations; however, due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations for the fiscal period in which such resolution occurs. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS During the quarter ended December 31, 2001, no matter was submitted by the Company to a vote of its stockholders through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise. 21 |
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANYS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS Market InformationThe Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), is currently quoted on the Nasdaq National Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol NCEH. Prior to February 8, 2001, the Common Stock was quoted on Nasdaq under the symbol BILL. The table below sets forth the high and low bid prices for the Common Stock from October 1, 1999, through April 10, 2002, as reported by Nasdaq. These price quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions: |
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2nd Quarter | $9.94 | $5.00 | |||||||
3rd Quarter | $7.63 | $3.13 | |||||||
4th Quarter | $4.88 | $2.84 | |||||||
Transition Quarter Ended December 31, 2000 | $3.31 | $1.34 | |||||||
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1st Quarter | $4.00 | $1.00 | |||||||
2nd Quarter | $2.06 | $1.00 | |||||||
3rd Quarter | $1.30 | $0.41 | |||||||
4th Quarter | $1.17 | $0.40 | |||||||
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1st Quarter (through April 10, 2002) | $0.78 | $0.39 |
StockholdersAt April 10, 2002, there were 34,217,620 shares of Common Stock outstanding, held by 558 holders of record. The last reported sales price of the Common Stock on April 10, 2002, was $0.56 per share. Dividend PolicyThe Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends on the Common Stock. The Company presently intends to retain all earnings for the operation and development of its business and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. 22 |
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The following table presents selected financial and other data for the Company. The statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2001, the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997, and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and September 30, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997, presented below are derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. The data presented below for the year ended December 31, 2001, the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the other financial information included in this report. |
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Operating revenues | $ | 1,187 | $ | 163 | $ | 410 | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Gross profit | 256 | 10 | 61 | | | | ||||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (15,078 | ) | (2,316 | ) | (16,303 | ) | (5,421 | ) | (3,344 | ) | (2,930 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | (38,426 | ) | (5,086 | ) | (26,579 | ) | (5,224 | ) | (4,109 | ) | (1,846 | ) | ||||||||
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operations, net of income taxes | | | (6,565 | ) | 21,046 | 30,812 | 6,086 | |||||||||||||
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taxes | 2,385 | | (9,277 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (36,041 | ) | (5,086 | ) | (42,421 | ) | 15,822 | 26,703 | 4,238 | |||||||||||
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operations per common share | $ | (1.10 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.67 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||
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taxes per common share | | | (0.16 | ) | 0.57 | 0.86 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||
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income taxes per common share | 0.07 | | (0.23 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||
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common share | $ | (1.03 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (1.06 | ) | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.13 | |||||
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outstanding | 34,910 | 38,737 | 39,909 | 37,116 | 35,844 | 33,525 |
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Working capital | $ | 9,532 | $ | 32,454 | $ | 2,968 | $ | 73,553 | $ | 60,246 | $ | 28,594 | ||||||||
Total assets | 39,577 | 81,176 | 97,103 | 113,417 | 95,317 | 50,389 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital(1) | 70,342 | 90,403 | 88,819 | 63,771 | 60,028 | 42,905 | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings (deficit)(2) | (35,335 | ) | 706 | 5,792 | 48,213 | 34,141 | 7,438 |
(1) | Additional paid-in capital for the year ended September 30, 1997 was restated to give effect to the one-for-one common stock dividend that was distributed on January 30, 1998 to stockholders of record on January 20, 1998. No additional proceeds were received on the dividend date and all costs associated with the share dividend were capitalized as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. |
(2) | The Company has never declared cash dividends on its Common Stock, nor does it anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. |
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Companys Business discussion, Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Report. For purposes of the following discussion, references to yearly periods refer to the Companys fiscal year ended December 31 for 2001 and September 30 for 2000 and prior. Continuing OperationsRevenues Revenues for FIData are comprised of transaction fees for processing loan applications, implementation fees for new customers and a variety of customer service related fees. Revenues for Tanisys are comprised of sales of production-level automated test equipment and related hardware and software, net of returns and discounts. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001 were $1,187,000, compared to $410,000 in the year ended September 30, 2000. The consolidation of Tanisys accounts for $686,000 of the increase in revenues. The additional increase in revenues is primarily due to an increase in the amount charged per transaction processed by FIData. The increase in revenues from 1999 to 2000 is related to the acquisition of FIData in November 1999. Cost of revenues Cost of revenues for FIData includes the costs incurred to offer a variety of customer service opportunities to its customers. Cost of revenues for Tanisys includes the cost of all components and materials purchased for the manufacturing of products, direct labor and related overhead costs. Cost of revenues increased by 167% during the year ended December 31, 2001, from $349,000 during the year ended September 30, 2000. Tanisys accounts for $367,000 of the increase in cost of revenues. The additional increase in cost of revenues is related to additional customer service opportunities made available to customers of FIData. The increase in cost of revenues from 1999 to 2000 is related to the acquisition of FIData in November 1999. Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses are comprised of all selling, marketing and administrative costs incurred in direct support of the business operations of the Company, FIData and Tanisys. SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2001, were $8.3 million, compared to $9.3 million for the year ended September 30, 2000. The decrease in SG&A relates to an overall reduction in expenditures and corporate personnel, offset by the inclusion of Tanisys in the consolidated financial statements. SG&A expenses for the year ended September 30, 2000, were $9.3 million compared to $5.3 million for the year ended September 30, 1999. The increase in SG&A during the year ended September 30, 2000, is primarily due to the acquisition of FIData in November 1999, as well as SG&A expenses incurred by efforts to develop a financial services website focused on the credit union industry. Research and development Research and development expenses incurred during the year ended December 31, 2001, relate entirely to Tanisys. Tanisys research and development expenses include all costs associated with the engineering design and testing of new technologies and products. Tanisys research and development expenses for the period from the purchase date to September 30, 2001 (as consolidated herein), were $411,000. Research and development expenses incurred during the years ended September 20, 2000 and 1999, are comprised of the salaries and benefits of the employees involved in the development of a financial services website, which was suspended during the quarter ended June 30, 2000. 24 |
Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization expenses are incurred with respect to certain assets, including computer hardware, software, office equipment, furniture, goodwill and other intangibles. Depreciation and amortization expense was $1.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2001, compared to $1.6 million and $40,000 during the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. As the depreciation and amortization expense is primarily related to the amortization of the goodwill of FIData, the expense remained constant during the year ended December 31, 2001 and the year ended September 30, 2000. The increase from the year ended September 30, 1999, is attributable to the amortization of goodwill acquired in connection with the acquisition of FIData in November 1999. Goodwill Impairment Goodwill impairment for the year ended December 31, 2001, includes a $5.0 million impairment related to the long-lived assets of FIData. The impairment write-down reflects the difference between the carrying value of the assets and the net realizable value. The impairment write-down consisted of $4.5 million related to goodwill and $0.5 million related to software. Net other expense Net other expense of $24.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2001, compared to $15.0 million in the year ended September 30, 2000 and $1.8 million in the year ended September 30, 1999. The increases in net other expenses are primarily related to the increasing equity in net loss of Princeton (which includes the Companys portion of a $13.3 million impairment charge recorded by Princeton) and Coreintellect. The net other expense for the year ended December 31, 2001, also included (i) consulting income from Platinum of $3.8 million, (ii) realized gains on the redemption of the investments in available-for-sale securities of $0.6 million and (iii) receipt of payment on a promissory note of $0.7 million from an Austin, Texas-based technology company. During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company also evaluated the realizability of its investment in Princeton. Based upon current private equity markets, the Company determined its investment in Princeton was impaired by $1.8 million and accordingly, reduced its investment balance. Income tax benefit (expense) The Companys effective income tax benefit rate was 2.1% for the year ended December 31, 2001, compared to 15.1% for the year ended September 30, 2000 and 27.7% for the year ended September 30, 1999. The Companys effective income tax benefit rate was lower than the federal statutory benefit rate due to certain expenses recorded for financial reporting purposes that are not deductible for federal income tax purposes, including the equity in net loss and impairment of affiliates and the amortization and impairment of FIData goodwill. Results of Discontinued Operations Transaction Processing and SoftwareDuring the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company reviewed the adequacy of the accruals related to discontinued operations. As a result of this assessment, the Company reduced such accruals and recognized income from the disposal of discontinued operations of $2.4 million, based upon current estimates of future liabilities related to the divested entities. The $2.4 million is reflected as net income from disposal of discontinued operations in the year ended December 31, 2001. The following table presents the operating results of the Companys Transaction Processing and Software divisions and as a percentage of related revenues for each year, which are reflected as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 25 |
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Transaction Processing revenues | $ | 113,085 | 78.2 | % | $ | 135,403 | 74.7 | % | ||||||||||||
Software revenues | 31,522 | 21.8 | 45,921 | 25.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | 144,607 | 100.0 | 181,324 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 100,010 | 69.2 | 109,519 | 60.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 44,597 | 30.8 | 71,805 | 39.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 28,830 | 19.9 | 28,333 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Bad debt expense | 6,081 | 4.2 | 1,663 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 11,763 | 8.1 | 5,725 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Advance funding program income, net | (1,856 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (3,673 | ) | (2.0 | ) | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 11,273 | 7.8 | 9,286 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Special and other charges | 1,216 | 0.9 | 1,529 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
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benefit (expense) | $ | (12,710 | ) | (8.8 | )% | $ | 28,942 | 16.0 | % | |||||||||||
Operating revenues Transaction Processing fees charged by Billing included processing and customer service inquiry fees. Processing fees were assessed to customers either as a fee charged for each telephone call record or other transaction processed, or as a percentage of the customers revenue that was submitted by Billing to local exchange carriers for billing and collection. Processing fees also included any charges assessed to Billing by local exchange carriers for billing and collection services that were passed through to the customer. Customer service inquiry fees were assessed to customers either as a fee charged for each record processed by Billing or as a fee charged for each billing inquiry made by end-users. Transaction Processing revenues decreased $22.3 million, or 16.5%, from 1999. The decrease in revenue from year to year was primarily attributed to an overall decrease in the number of call records processed. The number of call records processed for Billing was negatively impacted by market pressures that have occurred in the long distance industry. Management continued to take actions in order to mitigate the effects of slamming and cramming issues on the call record volumes of its current customer base. Consequently, the number of call records processed for Billing decreased from the prior year. Telephone call record volumes were as follows: |
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Billing management services | 204.0 | 230.4 |
In addition to license and maintenance fees charged by Software for the use of its billing software applications, fees were charged on a time and materials basis for software customization and professional services. Software revenues also include retail sales of third-party computer hardware and software. Software revenues decreased $14.4 million, or 31.4%, from 1999. The decrease in revenues from 1999 was primarily attributable to lower sales of billing systems in 2000, which corresponded to a decrease in software license fees. Cost of revenues For the Transaction Processing division, cost of revenues included billing and collection fees charged by local exchange carriers as well as all costs associated with the customer service organization, including staffing expenses and costs associated with telecommunications services. Billing and collection fees charged by the local exchange carriers included fees that were assessed for each record submitted and for each bill rendered to its end-user customers. For the Software division, cost of revenues included the cost of third-party computer hardware and software sold and the salaries and benefits of software support, technical and professional service personnel who generated revenue from contracted services. The decrease in cost of revenues from 1999 is primarily related to a reduction in the number of call records processed, therefore resulting in a decrease of the corresponding billing and collection costs charged by the local exchange carriers. 26 |
Selling, general and administrative SG&A expenses for 2000 were $28.8 million compared to $28.3 million in 1999. The SG&A expenses remained relatively constant in 2000 as the growth of the Software operations declined. Bad debt expense Bad debt expense for 2000 was $6.1 million compared to $1.7 million in 1999. Bad debt increased from 1999 primarily due to a $3.5 million charge taken in the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Related to the Software division, this charge is a result of the narrowing of various software product offerings, the refocusing of software development efforts and a reserve associated with a significant account. Research and development R&D expenses were comprised of salaries and benefits of the employees involved in software development and related expenses. The Company internally funded R&D activities with respect to efforts associated with creating new and enhanced Transaction Processing services products and products related to its convergent billing software platform for both telecommunication and Internet service providers. R&D expenses in 2000 were $11.8 million compared to $5.7 million in 1999. Advance funding program income and expense Advance funding program income was $2.0 million in 2000 compared to $3.8 million in 1999. The decrease from the prior year was primarily the result of a lower level of customer receivables financed under Billings advance funding program. The quarterly average balance of purchased receivables was $20.4 million and $48.2 million in 2000 and 1999, respectively. The advance funding program expense was $0.1 million in 2000 and 1999, due to the Company financing all customer receivables during 2000 and 1999 with internally generated funds rather than with funds borrowed through the Companys revolving credit facility. The expense recognized represents unused credit facility fees and was the minimum expense that Billing could have incurred during these years. Income from discontinued operations Including special and other charges, loss from discontinued operations in 2000 was $12.7 million compared to income from discontinued operations in 1999 of $28.9 million. The decrease in income from discontinued operations from the prior year is attributable to lower revenues and higher operating expenses. Liquidity and Capital ResourcesThe Companys cash balance decreased to $8.6 million at December 31, 2001, from $36.5 million at December 31, 2000. This decrease is primarily related to the $2.8 million purchase price adjustment recorded in April 2001 related to the sale of the Transaction Processing and Software divisions, the investments in Princeton made throughout the year totaling $22.8 million, the $1.1 million investment in Tanisys in August 2001 and the $0.8 million investment in Sharps in October 2001. The Companys working capital position decreased to $9.5 million at December 31, 2001, from $32.5 million at December 31, 2000. The decrease in the working capital was primarily attributable to the decrease in the cash balance. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2001, was $3.6 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $50.8 million for the year ended September 30, 2000. 27 |
Capital expenditures totaled $0.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2001, and related primarily to the purchase of computer equipment and software for FIData. The Company anticipates capital expenditures before acquisitions, if any, during the year ended December 31, 2002, to be less than expenditures incurred during the year ended December 31, 2001. The Company believes it will be able to fund future expenditures with cash resources on hand. The Companys operating cash requirements consist principally of funding of corporate expenses and capital expenditures. During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Companys corporate cash balance ($7.2 million at December 31, 2001, excluding Tanisyscash) is expected to increase as a result of (i) the receipt of the $3.1 million consulting income from Platinum through October 2002, (ii) the receipt of $0.5 million from a federal tax refund, (iii) receipt of $0.6 million on a promissory note due from an Austin, Texas-based technology company in February and May 2002 and (iv) the receipt of interest income of $0.1 million. The total cash inflow of $4.3 million is expected to be less than the anticipated cash expenditures of $7.7 million for 2002. The anticipated cash expenditures of $7.7 million are comprised of corporate cash expenses of $2.4 million, investments of $3.3 million in Princeton funded subsequent to December 31, 2001 and the Companys remaining commitment to Princeton of $2.0 million. The anticipated cash receipts and expenditures result in an expected cash balance of $3.8 million at December 31, 2002, assuming the funding of the entire $2.0 million commitment to Princeton. In addition to the above anticipated items, the cash balance could be further decreased by additional investments in Princeton or investments in or purchases of additional companies or investments. The cash balance could be increased by the liquidation of one or more of the Companys investments or subsidiaries. Since its inception, Princeton has incurred significant costs to develop and enhance its technology, to establish marketing and customer relationships and to build its capital infrastructure and administrative organization. As a result, Princeton has historically incurred significant operating losses and expects to generate an operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2002. Subsequent to December 31, 2001, Princeton has received proceeds of $2.5 million from the sale of its mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock (of which the Company contributed $1.5 million). Additionally, Princeton secured an unconditional commitment from various investors to purchase $8.5 million of manditorily redeemable convertible preferred stock during the year ended December 31, 2002 (of which the Company committed $3.75 million). Through April 2002, Princeton has received $2.7 million of the aggregate $8.5 million commitment (of which the Company contributed $1.8 million). Princeton believes that its current cash and cash equivalents coupled with the proceeds received subsequent to December 31, 2001 and the additional capital available under the investor commitment will be sufficient to fund its operations and execute its strategy through March 2003. To the extent that Princeton does not meet its targeted financial goals for 2002, Princetons business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected. SeasonalityThe Companys operations are not significantly affected by seasonality. Effect of InflationInflation has not been a material factor affecting the Companys business. General operating expenses, such as salaries, employee benefits and occupancy costs, are subject to normal inflationary pressures. New Accounting StandardsIn June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No 141, Business Combinations, which addresses the initial recognition of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a business combination and requires that all future business combinations be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. In June 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which addresses the recognition and measurement of other intangible assets acquired outside of a business combination whether acquired individually or with a group of assets. In accordance with these statements, goodwill and certain intangible assets will no longer be amortized, but will be subject to at least an annual assessment of impairment. The Company adopted these statements on a prospective basis on January 1, 2002, although certain provisions of these statements have been applied to business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. Management does not believe the adoption of these statements will have an adverse impact on the financial statements of the Company in 2002 relative to business combinations completed before June 30, 2001. 28 |
In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which requires among other items, retirement obligations to be recognized when they are incurred and displayed as liabilities, with a corresponding amount capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset. The capitalized element must be expensed using a systematic and rational method over its useful life. Management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 143 will have an adverse impact on the financial statements of the Company in 2002. In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which requires, among other items, the application of one accounting model for long-lived assets that are impaired or to be disposed of by sale. Management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 144 will have an adverse impact on the financial statements of the Company in 2002. Critical Accounting PoliciesConsolidation of Subsidiaries In general, the accounting rules and regulations require the consolidation of entities in which the company holds an interest greater than 50% and the use of the equity method of accounting for entities in which the company holds an interest between 20% and 50%. Exceptions to these rules are (i) when a company does not exercise control over the decision making of an entity although the company does own over 50% of the entity and (ii) when a company does exercise control over the decision making of an entity but the company owns between 20% and 50% of the entity. The first exception exists with respect to the Companys ownership percentage in Princeton. As of December 31, 2001, the Company owns 57.4% of the outstanding shares of Princeton but does not have the ability to exercise control over the decision making of Princeton. Therefore, the Company does not consolidate the financial statements of Princeton into the consolidated financial statements of the Company. Alternatively, the Company records its interest in Princeton under the equity method of accounting. Due to the significance of Princeton to the Company, the Company does file Princetons complete audited financial statements as an amendment to its Form 10-K. The second exception exists with respect to the Companys ownership percentage in Tanisys. As of December 31, 2001, the Company holds only a 35.2% ownership interest, but does exercise control over the decision making of Tanisys. Therefore, Tanisys is consolidated into the financial statements of the Company. 29 |
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK The Company is exposed to interest rate risk primarily through its portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities. The Company does not believe that it has significant exposure to market risks associated with changing interest rates as of December 31, 2001, because the Companys intention is to maintain a liquid portfolio to take advantage of investment opportunities. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments in its operations. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the related report of the Companys independent public accountants thereon are included in this report at the page indicated. |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 38 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of New Century Equity Holdings Corp. (formerly Billing Concepts Corp.) (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) as of December 31, 2001, December 31, 2000 and September 30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholdersequity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2001, for the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and for the years ended September 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999. We did not audit the financial statements of Tanisys Technology, Inc. (Tanisys), which reflect total assets and total revenues, respectively, of 9 percent and 58 percent of the related consolidated totals in 2001, and are summarized and included in Note 4. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose report, which was qualified as to Tanisysability to continue as a going concern, has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for Tanisys and the data in Note 4, is based solely on the report of the other auditors. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, based on our audit and the report of other auditors, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2001, December 31, 2000 and September 30, 2000 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2001, for the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and for the years ended September 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. |
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSTo Tanisys Technology, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Tanisys Technology, Inc. (a Wyoming corporation), and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2001, 2000 and 1999. The consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tanisys Technology, Inc., and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2001, 2000 and 1999, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. Schedule II is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As shown in the financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses of $2,360,995 and $8,966,728 for the years ended September 30, 2001 and 1999, respectively. These factors, and others discussed in Note 1, raise substantial doubt about Tanisys Technology, Inc.s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continued in existence. /s/ BROWN, GRAHAM AND COMPANY, P.C. Austin, Texas 32 |
REPORT OF MANAGEMENTThe financial statements included herein have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Management is responsible for preparing the consolidated financial statements and maintaining and monitoring the Companys system of internal accounting controls. The Company believes that the existing system of internal controls provides reasonable assurance that errors or irregularities that could be material to the financial statements are prevented or would be detected in a timely manner. Key elements of the Companys system of internal controls include careful selection of management personnel, appropriate segregation of conflicting responsibilities, periodic evaluations of Company financial and business practices, communication practices that provide assurance that policies and managerial authorities are understood throughout the Company, and periodic meetings between the Companys Audit committee, senior financial management personnel and independent public accountants. The consolidated financial statements were audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, who have also issued a report on the consolidated financial statements. /s/ PARRIS H. HOLMES, JR. Parris H. Holmes, Jr. /s/ DAVID P. TUSA David P. Tusa 33 |
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Current Assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,649 | $ | 36,478 | $ | (156 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful | |||||||||||
accounts of $119, $46 and $25, respectively | 1,431 | 3,427 | 5,013 | ||||||||
Inventory | 1,042 | | | ||||||||
Prepaids and other | 444 | 254 | 224 | ||||||||
Net current assets from discontinued operations | |||||||||||
(see Note 21) | | | 1,376 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 11,566 | 40,159 | 6,457 | ||||||||
Property and equipment | 1,135 | 1,097 | 912 | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (366 | ) | (374 | ) | (292 | ) | |||||
Net property and equipment | 769 | 723 | 620 | ||||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of | |||||||||||
$2, $1,717, and $1,348, respectively | 838 | 6,775 | 6,784 | ||||||||
Investments in affiliates | 26,404 | 33,519 | 37,832 | ||||||||
Net non-current assets from discontinued | |||||||||||
operations (see Note 21) | | | 45,410 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 39,577 | $ | 81,176 | $ | 97,103 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | |||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 534 | $ | 95 | $ | 74 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 979 | 1,564 | 609 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 174 | 2,525 | 2,806 | ||||||||
Revolving credit note | 88 | | | ||||||||
Net current liabilities from discontinued operations | 259 | 3,521 | | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 2,034 | 7,705 | 3,489 | ||||||||
Executive deferred compensation and other liabilites | 759 | 741 | 569 | ||||||||
Long-term debt to minority stockholders, net of | |||||||||||
discount | 207 | | | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 3,000 | 8,446 | 4,058 | ||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 9 and 17) | |||||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate | 1,228 | | | ||||||||
Stockholders Equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 | |||||||||||
shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding | | | | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares | |||||||||||
authorized; 34,205,920 issued and outstanding; | |||||||||||
42,506,960 shares issued and 35,652,560 shares | |||||||||||
outstanding; 41,732,632 shares issued and | |||||||||||
41,227,832 shares outstanding; respectively | 342 | 425 | 417 | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 70,342 | 90,403 | 88,819 | ||||||||
Retained (deficit) earnings | (35,335 | ) | 706 | 5,792 | |||||||
Deferred compensation | | (49 | ) | (82 | ) | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; 0, 6,854,400 and | |||||||||||
504,800 shares, respectively | | (18,755 | ) | (1,901 | ) | ||||||
Total stockholders equity | 35,349 | 72,730 | 93,045 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $ | 39,577 | $ | 81,176 | $ | 97,103 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 34 |
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Operating revenues | $ | 1,187 | $ | 163 | $ | 410 | $ | | ||||||
Cost of revenues | 931 | 153 | 349 | | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 256 | 10 | 61 | | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 8,258 | 1,882 | 9,317 | 5,315 | ||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 411 | | 3,247 | 63 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 1,700 | 444 | 1,631 | 43 | ||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 4,965 | | | | ||||||||||
Special charges | | | 2,169 | | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (15,078 | ) | (2,316 | ) | (16,303 | ) | (5,421 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 1,045 | 536 | 12 | | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (111 | ) | | (3 | ) | | ||||||||
Equity in net loss of affiliates | (28,830 | ) | (4,220 | ) | (10,069 | ) | (1,809 | ) | ||||||
Impairment of investments in affiliates | (1,777 | ) | | | | |||||||||
In-process research and development of | ||||||||||||||
affiliates | | | (4,965 | ) | | |||||||||
Consulting income | 3,750 | 625 | | | ||||||||||
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities | 566 | | | | ||||||||||
Other, net | 670 | 8 | 34 | | ||||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate | 519 | | | | ||||||||||
Total other expense, net | (24,168 | ) | (3,051 | ) | (14,991 | ) | (1,809 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income | ||||||||||||||
tax benefit | (39,246 | ) | (5,367 | ) | (31,294 | ) | (7,230 | ) | ||||||
Income tax benefit | 820 | 281 | 4,715 | 2,006 | ||||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | (38,426 | ) | (5,086 | ) | (26,579 | ) | (5,224 | ) | ||||||
Discontinued operations: | ||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, | ||||||||||||||
net of income tax benefit (expense) of $0, $0, | ||||||||||||||
$229 and ($13,585), respectively | | | (6,565 | ) | 21,046 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) from disposal of discontinued | ||||||||||||||
operations, including income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||
(expense) of $500, $0, ($5,629) and $0, | ||||||||||||||
respectively | 2,385 | | (9,277 | ) | | |||||||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | 2,385 | | (15,842 | ) | 21,046 | |||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (36,041 | ) | $ | (5,086 | ) | $ | (42,421 | ) | $ | 15,822 | |||
Basic and diluted (loss) income per common share: | ||||||||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (1.10 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.67 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | ||
Net (loss) income from discontinued | ||||||||||||||
operations | | | (0.16 | ) | 0.57 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) from disposal of | ||||||||||||||
discontinued operations | 0.07 | | (0.23 | ) | | |||||||||
Net loss | $ | (1.03 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (1.06 | ) | $ | 0.43 | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | 34,910 | 38,737 | 39,909 | 37,116 | ||||||||||
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Shares | Amount | Capital | (Deficit) | Compensation | Shares | Amount | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 1998 | 36,643 | $ | 366 | $ | 60,028 | $ | 34,141 | $ | (394 | ) | | $ | | $ | 94,141 | |||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 268 | 3 | 694 | (1,750 | ) | | | | (1,053 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance of stock options | | | 84 | | (84 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and warrants | 467 | 5 | 2,965 | | | | | 2,970 | ||||||||||||||||||
Compensation expense | | | | | 255 | | | 255 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | | | | 15,822 | | | | 15,822 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 1999 | 37,378 | 374 | 63,771 | 48,213 | (223 | ) | | | 112,135 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 129 | 1 | 304 | | (222 | ) | | | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions | 4,177 | 42 | 24,702 | | | | | 24,744 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of stock options | | | (31 | ) | | 31 | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options and warrants | 49 | | 215 | | | | | 215 | ||||||||||||||||||
Compensation expense | | | (142 | ) | | 332 | | | 190 | |||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | | | | | | (505 | ) | (1,901 | ) | (1,901 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | | | | (42,421 | ) | | | | (42,421 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2000 | 41,733 | 417 | 88,819 | 5,792 | (82 | ) | (505 | ) | (1,901 | ) | 93,045 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 769 | 8 | 1,573 | | | | | 1,581 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 5 | | 11 | | | | | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Compensation expense | | | | | 33 | | | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | | | | | | (6,349 | ) | (16,854 | ) | (16,854 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | | | | (5,086 | ) | | | | (5,086 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2000 | 42,507 | 425 | 90,403 | 706 | (49 | ) | (6,854 | ) | (18,755 | ) | 72,730 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 7 | | 7 | | | | | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 4 | | 8 | | | | | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of restricted common stock | (20 | ) | | (89 | ) | | | | | (89 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Compensation expense | | | | | 49 | | | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | | | | | | (1,438 | ) | (1,315 | ) | (1,315 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cancellation of treasury stock | (8,292 | ) | (83 | ) | (19,987 | ) | | | 8,292 | 20,070 | | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | | | | (36,041 | ) | | | | (36,041 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2001 | 34,206 | $ | 342 | $ | 70,342 | $ | (35,335 | ) | $ | | | | $ | 35,349 | ||||||||||||
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Quarter Ended December 31, |
Year Ended September 30, |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (38,426 | ) | $ | (5,086 | ) | $ | (26,579 | ) | $ | (5,224 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing | ||||||||||||||
operations to net cash (used in) provided by | ||||||||||||||
operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,700 | 444 | 1,631 | 43 | ||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 4,965 | | | | ||||||||||
Equity in net loss and impairment of affiliates | 30,607 | 4,220 | 10,069 | 1,809 | ||||||||||
In-process research and development of affiliates | | | 4,965 | | ||||||||||
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities | (566 | ) | | | | |||||||||
Amortization of discount on long-term debt | 101 | | | | ||||||||||
Non-cash special charges | | | 2,136 | | ||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable | 3,981 | 1,586 | (3,794 | ) | 1,075 | |||||||||
Decrease in inventory | 209 | | | | ||||||||||
Increase in prepaids and other | (27 | ) | (30 | ) | (125 | ) | (28 | ) | ||||||
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable | (354 | ) | 21 | (25 | ) | 54 | ||||||||
(Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities | (1,642 | ) | 674 | 49 | (195 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in deferred income taxes | | | 2,806 | | ||||||||||
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities and | ||||||||||||||
other noncash items | (206 | ) | 33 | (54 | ) | 246 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing | ||||||||||||||
operating activities | 342 | 1,862 | (8,921 | ) | (2,220 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued | ||||||||||||||
operating activities | (3,946 | ) | (469 | ) | 59,757 | 1,281 | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating | ||||||||||||||
activities | (3,604 | ) | 1,393 | 50,836 | (939 | ) | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (616 | ) | (185 | ) | (50 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||
Investments in available-for-sale securities | (16,500 | ) | | | | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities | 17,265 | | | | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposal of operating companies | | 52,500 | | | ||||||||||
Purchase of FIData, Inc., net of cash acquired | | | (4,264 | ) | | |||||||||
Investment in consolidated affiliate | 1,380 | | | | ||||||||||
Investments in affiliates | (23,549 | ) | | (45,580 | ) | (1,339 | ) | |||||||
Other investing activities | (21 | ) | (220 | ) | (327 | ) | (129 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (22,041 | ) | 52,095 | (50,221 | ) | (1,476 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 14 | | 891 | 2,654 | ||||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate | (649 | ) | | | | |||||||||
Repayments on revolving credit line | (235 | ) | | | | |||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | (1,314 | ) | (16,854 | ) | (1,901 | ) | | |||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (2,184 | ) | (16,854 | ) | (1,010 | ) | 2,654 | |||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (27,829 | ) | 36,634 | (395 | ) | 239 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 36,478 | (156 | ) | 239 | | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 8,649 | $ | 36,478 | $ | (156 | ) | $ | 239 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 37 |
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Year Ended December 31, |
Quarter Ended December 31, |
Year Ended September 30, |
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Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (38,426 | ) | $ | (5,086 | ) | $ | (26,579 | ) | $ | (5,224 | ) | |||||
Dividend and amortization of the value | |||||||||||||||||
of the beneficial on | |||||||||||||||||
stock issued by consolidated affiliate | (1,508 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated | |||||||||||||||||
affiliate | 1,508 | | | | |||||||||||||
Net loss applicable to common | |||||||||||||||||
stockholders | $ | (38,426 | ) | $ | (5,086 | ) | $ | (26,579 | ) | $ | (5,224 | ) | |||||
Net Loss per Common Share Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings Per Share, established standards for computing and presenting earnings per share for entities with publicly held common stock or potential common stock. As the Company had a net loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2001, the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, diluted EPS equals basic EPS, as potentially dilutive common stock equivalents are antidilutive in loss periods. New Accounting Standards In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, which addresses the initial recognition of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a business combination and requires that all future business combinations be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. In June 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which addresses the recognition and measurement of other intangible assets acquired outside of a business combination whether acquired individually or with a group of assets. In accordance with these statements, goodwill and certain intangible assets will no longer be amortized, but will be subject to at least an annual assessment of impairment. The Company adopted these statements on a prospective basis on January 1, 2002, although certain provisions of these statements have been applied to business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. Management does not believe the adoption of these statements will have an adverse impact on the financial statements of the Company in 2002 relative to business combinations completed before June 30, 2001. In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which requires among other items, retirement obligations to be recognized when they are incurred and displayed as liabilities, with a corresponding amount capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset. The capitalized element must be expensed using a systematic and rational method over its useful life. Management does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 143 will have an adverse impact on the financial statements of the Company in 2002. 40 |
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Cash payments for income taxes | $ | 500 | $ | | $ | 2,000 | $ | 11,694 | |||||||||
Noncash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit recognized in connection with stock option | |||||||||||||||||
exercises | | | 37 | 1,089 | |||||||||||||
Assets (disposed of) acquired in connection with FIData | |||||||||||||||||
(disposition) acquisition | (711 | ) | | 4,966 | | ||||||||||||
Liabilities disposed of (acquired in) connection with FIData | |||||||||||||||||
disposition (acquisition) | 355 | | (85 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Common stock issued in connection with FIData acquisition | | | 4,881 | |
Note 3. Acquisitions and InvestmentsPrinceton The Company made its initial investment in Princeton during the year ended September 30, 1998. Princeton is a privately held company located in Princeton, New Jersey, specializing in electronic bill presentment and payment solutions utilizing the Internet and telephone. The Company accounts for its investment in Princeton under the equity method of accounting. In September 1998, the Company acquired 22% of the capital stock of Princeton for $10.0 million. During fiscal year 1999, the Company acquired additional shares of Princeton stock, increasing the Companys ownership percentage to approximately 24% at September 30, 1999. In March 2000, the Company invested an additional $33.5 million equity investment, consisting of $27.0 million of convertible preferred stock and $6.5 million of common stock. In connection with this investment, the Company expensed $2.5 million of in-process research and development costs. In June 2000, under the terms of a Convertible Promissory Note, the Company advanced $5.0 million to Princeton. During the quarter ended September 30, 2000, the Convertible Promissory Note was converted into shares of Princeton preferred stock. The Companys ownership percentage in Princeton as of September 30, 2000, was approximately 42.5% (see Note 18). The Companys ownership percentage is based upon its voting interest in Princeton. In connection with the $33.5 million investment in Princeton, the Company acquired certain intangible assets, including goodwill and in-process research and development. In connection with the investment, the Company expensed approximately $2.5 million of its investment in Princeton as in-process research and development. In performing this allocation, the Company considered Princetons research and development projects in process at the date of acquisition, among other factors such as the stage of development of the technology at the time of investment, the importance of each project to the overall development plan, alternative future use of the technology and the projected incremental cash flows from the projects when completed and any associated risks. 41 |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,370 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of accumulated | |||||||||||
depreciation of $119 | 601 | ||||||||||
Inventory: Raw materials Work in process Finished goods |
721 36 285 |
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Total inventory | 1,042 | ||||||||||
Prepaids and other | 140 | ||||||||||
Total current assets | 3,153 | ||||||||||
Property and equipment | 379 | ||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (15 | ) | |||||||||
Net property and equipment | 364 | ||||||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization | |||||||||||
of $2 | 148 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,665 | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 502 | |||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 601 | ||||||||||
Revolving credit note | 88 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,191 | ||||||||||
Other liabilities | 77 | ||||||||||
Long-term debt to minority stockholders, net of | |||||||||||
discount | 207 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 1,475 | |||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate | $ | 1,228 | |||||||||
Retained deficit | $ | (98 | ) |
Tanisys statement of operations from the purchase date through September 30, 2001, has been consolidated in the Companys statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001. Tanisys statement of operations consolidated herein is as follows (in thousands): 46 |
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Operating revenues | $ | 686 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues | 367 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 319 | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 378 | ||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 411 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 16 | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (486 | ) | |||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||
Interest income | 2 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (110 | ) | |||||||||
Other, net | (23 | ) | |||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate | 519 | ||||||||||
Total other income, net | 388 | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income | |||||||||||
tax benefit | $ | (98 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (98 | ) | ||||||||
Dividend and amortization of the value of the | |||||||||||
beneficial conversion feature on stock issued by | |||||||||||
consolidated affiliate | (1,508 | ) | |||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliate | 1,508 | ||||||||||
Net loss applicable to common stockholders | $ | (98 | ) | ||||||||
Revolving credit note Tanisys entered into an Accounts Receivable Financing Agreement (Debt Agreement) with Silicon Valley Bank (Silicon) on May 30, 2001, to fund accounts receivable and provide working capital up to a maximum of $2.5 million. As of September 30, 2001, Tanisys owed $88,000 under the Debt Agreement. The applicable interest rate is prime plus 1.5%, decreasing to 1.0% if Tanisys meets 90% of its planned revenue. Tanisys failed to meet the financial covenants under the Debt Agreement as of September 30 and December 31, 2001, but received a waiver of the covenants from Silicon. In addition, Tanisys does not believe it will be able to meet the financial covenants for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 due to current economic conditions. However, Tanisys believes that Silicon will continue to provide financing of Tanisys accounts receivable, although the terms of the financing may be less favorable. Long-term debt to minority stockholders, net of discount In connection with the Purchase Agreement, Tanisys will make payments to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent its cash flow meets certain levels, until the holders have received the amount of their investment in the Series A Preferred Stock. The liability was recorded at a fair market value of $0.2 million in the consolidated financial statements and will be accreted up to $1.6 million through July 2003 using the effective interest method. The accretion of the discount will be recorded as interest expense and allocated to the minority interest in consolidated affiliate. Beneficial conversion feature The beneficial conversion feature for the convertible Series A Preferred Stock, in the amount of $4.5 million is limited to the proceeds allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock of $1.5 million. Due to the Series A Preferred Stock being immediately convertible, the $1.5 million has been recorded as a dividend and allocated to the minority interest in consolidated affiliate. No Assurance of Operating Results In general, Tanisys has no firm long-term volume commitments from its customers and typically enters into individual purchase orders. Customer purchase orders are subject to change, cancellation or delay with little or no consequence to the customer. The replacement of canceled, delayed or reduced purchase orders with new business cannot be assured. Tanisys business, financial condition and results of operations will depend significantly on its ability to obtain purchase orders from existing and new customers, upon the financial condition and success of its customers, the success of customers products, the semiconductor market and the overall economy. Factors affecting the industries of Tanisys major customers could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of Tanisys. 47 |
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of $0, $1,717 and $1,348, respectively | $ | | $ | 5,652 | $ | 6,016 | |||||||||||
Executive deferred compensation assets | 638 | 670 | 569 | ||||||||||||||
Other non-current assets, net of accumulated | |||||||||||||||||
amortization of $2, $0 and $0, respectively | 200 | 453 | 199 | ||||||||||||||
Total other assets | $ | 838 | $ | 6,775 | $ | 6,784 | |||||||||||
Note 6. Investments in AffiliatesInvestments in affiliates is comprised of the following (in thousands): |
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Cash investments | $ | 73,697 | $ | 50,919 | $ | 50,919 | |||||||||||
In-process research and development costs | (4,465 | ) | (4,465 | ) | (4,465 | ) | |||||||||||
Amortization and equity loss pick-up | (41,372 | ) | (15,435 | ) | (11,545 | ) | |||||||||||
Impairment of investment in Princeton | (1,777 | ) | | | |||||||||||||
Other | (805 | ) | (342 | ) | (244 | ) | |||||||||||
Net investment in Princeton | 25,278 | 30,677 | 34,665 | ||||||||||||||
Investment in Coreintellect: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash investment | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||
In-process research and development costs | (2,500 | ) | (2,500 | ) | (2,500 | ) | |||||||||||
Amortization and equity loss pick-up | (3,556 | ) | (663 | ) | (333 | ) | |||||||||||
Other | 56 | 5 | | ||||||||||||||
Net investment in Coreintellect | | 2,842 | 3,167 | ||||||||||||||
Investment in Sharps: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash investment | 770 | | | ||||||||||||||
Other | 2 | | | ||||||||||||||
Net investment in Sharps | 772 | | | ||||||||||||||
Investment in Microbilt: | |||||||||||||||||
Equity investments | 348 | | | ||||||||||||||
Other | 6 | | | ||||||||||||||
Net investment in Microbilt | 354 | | | ||||||||||||||
Total investments in affiliates | $ | 26,404 | $ | 33,519 | $ | 37,832 | |||||||||||
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Current: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Federal | $ | 776 | $ | 266 | $ | 4,460 | $ | 1,898 | ||||||||||||
State | 44 | 15 | 255 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 820 | $ | 281 | $ | 4,715 | $ | 2,006 | ||||||||||||
The income tax benefit differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit. The reasons for these differences were as follows (in thousands): |
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statutory rate | $ | 13,736 | $ | 1,878 | $ | 10,953 | $ | 2,531 | ||||||||||||
(Decrease) increase in taxes resulting from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nondeductible in-process research | ||||||||||||||||||||
and development expenses | | | (2,333 | ) | | |||||||||||||||
Nondeductible losses in affiliates | (10,712 | ) | (1,477 | ) | (3,524 | ) | (633 | ) | ||||||||||||
Nondeductible goodwill amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||
and impairment | (2,116 | ) | (129 | ) | (471 | ) | | |||||||||||||
State income taxes, net of federal | ||||||||||||||||||||
benefit | 45 | 14 | 255 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
Other, net | (133 | ) | (5 | ) | (165 | ) | | |||||||||||||
Income tax benefit | $ | 820 | $ | 281 | $ | 4,715 | $ | 2,006 | ||||||||||||
The tax effect of significant temporary differences, which comprise the deferred tax liability, is as follows: |
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Net loss carryforward | $ | 1,281 | $ | 2,542 | $ | 2,823 | |||||||||||
Valuation allowance | (1,281 | ) | (2,542 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability: | |||||||||||||||||
Estimated tax liability | (174 | ) | (2,525 | ) | (5,629 | ) | |||||||||||
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (174 | ) | $ | (2,525 | ) | $ | (2,806 | ) | ||||||||
As of December 31, 2001, the Company has a federal tax loss carryforward of $3.7 million, which expires in 2019. Realization of the Companys carryforward is dependent on future taxable income. The Company cannot assess at this time whether or not the carryforward will be realized, therefore a valuation allowance has been recorded as shown above. Note 8. DebtIn December 1996, the Company secured a $50.0 million revolving line of credit facility with certain lenders primarily for use of its LEC Billing division to draw upon to advance funds to its billing customers prior to the collection of the funds from the local exchange carriers. This credit facility terminated on March 20, 2000. The Company currently does not have a need for a line of credit due to its cash resources on hand. 49 |
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Outstanding, September 30, 1998 | 5,999,674 | $ | 11.46 | |||||||||||
Granted | 3,069,139 | $ | 6.18 | |||||||||||
Canceled | (620,001 | ) | $ | 15.72 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (467,643 | ) | $ | 10.33 | ||||||||||
Outstanding, September 30, 1999 | 7,981,169 | $ | 9.53 | |||||||||||
Granted | 1,646,780 | $ | 4.40 | |||||||||||
Canceled | (1,177,435 | ) | $ | 8.21 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (54,495 | ) | $ | 4.07 | ||||||||||
Outstanding, September 30, 2000 | 8,396,019 | $ | 8.74 | |||||||||||
Granted | 828,500 | $ | 2.11 | |||||||||||
Canceled | (292,920 | ) | $ | 7.80 | ||||||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2000 | 8,931,599 | $ | 8.16 | |||||||||||
Granted | 1,852,333 | $ | 0.57 | |||||||||||
Canceled | (2,117,518 | ) | $ | 8.64 | ||||||||||
Exercised | (4,278 | ) | $ | 1.98 | ||||||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2001 | 8,662,136 | $ | 6.42 | |||||||||||
At December 31, 2001 and 2000 and September 30, 2000 and 1999, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 6,820,182, 5,664,479, 5,456,155 and 3,273,766 shares were exercisable and had weighted average exercise prices of $7.78, $9.79, $10.15 and $10.89 per share, respectively. 51 |
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Options Exercisable |
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Number Outstanding |
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Remaining Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Number Exercisable |
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$ 0.42 - $ 1.98 | 1,785,002 | 6.8 | $ 0.52 | 497,755 | $ 0.53 | ||||||||||
$ 2.00 - $ 3.31 | 1,245,442 | 4.6 | $ 2.53 | 936,443 | $ 2.67 | ||||||||||
$ 4.25 - $ 6.88 | 2,231,511 | 2.8 | $ 4.61 | 2,007,761 | $ 4.62 | ||||||||||
$ 8.06 - $ 9.97 | 1,660,181 | 1.5 | $ 8.43 | 1,638,223 | $ 8.43 | ||||||||||
$10.19 - $29.00 | 1,740,000 | 1.8 | $15.65 | 1,740,000 | $15.65 | ||||||||||
8,662,136 | 3.4 | $ 6.42 | 6,820,182 | $ 7.78 | |||||||||||
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, but has elected to apply APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans as allowed under SFAS No. 123. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized compensation expense for stock options granted where the exercise price is equal to the market price of the underlying stock at the date of grant. During the year ended December 31, 2001, the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company recognized $0, $0, $240,000 and $255,000, respectively, of compensation expense for options granted below the market price of the underlying stock on such measurement date. In addition, in accordance with the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, the Company has not recognized compensation expense for employee stock purchased under the NCEH Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Had compensation expense for the Companys stock options granted and ESPP purchases during the year ended December 31, 2001, the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates consistent with the methodology of SFAS No. 123, pro forma net (loss) income and net (loss) income per common share would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share data): |
Year Ended December 31, |
Quarter Ended December 31, |
Year Ended September 30, |
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Pro forma net (loss) income | $ | (40,681 | ) | $ | (6,552 | ) | $ | (47,128 | ) | $ | 12,146 | ||||||
Pro forma net (loss) income per | |||||||||||||||||
common share - basic and diluted | $ | (1.17 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (1.18 | ) | $ | 0.33 |
The fair value for these options was estimated at the respective grant dates using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: |
Year Ended December 31, |
Quarter Ended December 31, |
Year Ended September 30, |
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1999 |
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Expected volatility | 95.08 | % | 95.08 | % | 77.00 | % | 66.00 | % | |||||||||
Expected dividend yield | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
Expected life (years) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 3.16 | % | 5.98 | % | 5.95 | % | 5.35 | % |
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2000 |
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Current assets | $ | 20,496 | $ | 38,703 | $ | 14,676 | |||||||||||
Non-current assets | 21,175 | 12,894 | 11,944 | ||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | 44,794 | 15,660 | 12,626 | ||||||||||||||
Non-current liabilities | 408 | 185 | 2,282 | ||||||||||||||
Manditorily redeemable convertible | |||||||||||||||||
preferred stock | 65,645 | 57,313 | |
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2000 |
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Total revenues | $ | 19,920 | $ | 3,807 | $ | 8,078 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 3,442 | 1,745 | 1,980 | ||||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (42,501 | ) | (6,960 | ) | (20,143 | ) | |||||||||||
Net loss | (59,435 | ) | (6,888 | ) | (20,097 | ) |
The loss from operations of $42.5 million for the year ended September 30, 2001, includes impairment charges totaling $13.3 million. Approximately $10.7 million of the impairment charges relate to the impairment of the long-lived assets acquired through the Quicken Bill Manager acquisition (see further discussion below). The impairment of the long-lived assets was measured by Princeton due to factors including accumulated costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected, a significant current period operating and cash flow loss and a projection that demonstrated continuing losses associated with these assets. The additional impairment charges of $2.6 million relate to capitalized software license fees used by Princeton to generate revenues from multiple customers. The solutions to generate these revenues were no longer being utilized by Princetons customers and therefore the assets were impaired. Princetons complete audited financial statements as of December 31, 2001, are filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. In May 2001, Princeton announced its acquisition of Quicken Bill Manager from Intuit Inc. (Intuit). Quicken Bill Manager provides online bill presentment and payment services by processing payments for customers utilizing Intuits Quicken personal financial management software. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Princeton acquired the assets of Intuits Quicken Bill Manager through the purchase of certain technologies from Intuit and all of the outstanding shares of Venture Finance Services Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuit. The pro forma adjustments to the Companys financial statements relate to the additional equity in net loss of affiliates the Company would have recorded had Princeton acquired Quicken Bill Manager at the beginning of the period presented. The following pro forma financial information for the Company is provided for the year ended September 30, 2000, the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the year ended December 31, 2001, based upon the assumption that Princeton had acquired Quicken Bill Manager as of October 1, 1999. For the year ended September 30, 2000, the Company recorded equity in net loss of affiliates of $10.1 million, loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit of $31.3 million, net loss from continuing operations of $26.6 million and net loss of $42.4 million. The basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per share and the net loss per share were $0.67 and $1.06, respectively. Had the Transaction occurred on October 1, 1999, the Company would have recorded an additional equity in net loss of affiliates of $15.0 million. Including the pro forma adjustment, the Company would have recorded total equity in net loss of affiliates of $25.1 million, loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit of $46.3 million, net loss from continuing operations of $41.6 million and net loss of $57.4 million. The basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per share and the net loss per share would have been $1.05 and $1.44, respectively. The pro forma adjustment decreases the balance of investments in affiliates from $37.8 million to $22.8 million as of September 30, 2000. For the transition quarter ended December 31, 2000, the Company recorded equity in net loss of affiliates of $4.2 million, loss from operations before income tax benefit of $5.4 million and net loss of $5.1 million. The basic and diluted net loss per share was $0.13. Had the transaction occurred on October 1, 1999, the Company would have recorded an additional equity in net loss of affiliates of $5.5 million. Including the pro forma adjustment, the Company would have recorded total equity in net loss of affiliates of $9.7 million, loss from operations before income tax benefit of $10.9 million and net loss of $10.6 million. The basic and diluted net loss per share would have been $0.27. The cumulative pro forma adjustments decrease the balance of investments in affiliates from $33.5 million to $13.0 million as of December 31, 2000. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company recorded equity in net loss of affiliates of $28.8 million, loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit of $39.2 million, net loss from continuing operations of $38.4 million and net loss of $36.0 million. The basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per share and net loss per share were $1.10 and $1.03, respectively. Had the Transaction occurred on October 1, 1999, the Company would have recorded an additional equity in net loss of affiliates of $4.1 million. Including the pro forma adjustment, the Company would have recorded total equity in net loss of affiliates of $32.9 million, loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit of $43.3 million, net loss from continuing operations of $42.5 million and net loss of $40.1 million. The basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per share and net loss per share would have been $1.22 and $1.15, respectively. The cumulative pro forma adjustments decrease the December 31, 2001 balance of investments in affiliates from $26.4 million to $1.7 million. 55 |
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Operating revenues | $ | 747 | $ | 169 | $ | 153 | $ | 118 | |||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (1,944 | ) | (7,495 | ) | (2,985 | ) | (2,654 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | (15,719 | ) | (12,224 | ) | (7,016 | ) | (3,467 | ) | |||||||||
Net income from disposal of discontinued | |||||||||||||||||
operations | 885 | | | 1,500 | |||||||||||||
Net loss | (14,834 | ) | (12,224 | ) | (7,016 | ) | (1,967 | ) | |||||||||
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Net loss from continuing operations | (0.45 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
Net income from disposal of discontinued | |||||||||||||||||
operations | 0.03 | | | 0.04 | |||||||||||||
Net loss | (0.42 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||
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Loss from continuing operations | (2,316 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | (5,086 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | (0.13 | ) |
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Operating revenues | $ | 173 | $ | 109 | $ | 97 | $ | 31 | |||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (2,342 | ) | (3,572 | ) | (5,046 | ) | (5,343 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | (5,544 | ) | (5,929 | ) | (10,003 | ) | (5,103 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | (1,010 | ) | (3,128 | ) | (3,870 | ) | 1,443 | ||||||||||
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operations | (9,277 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (15,831 | ) | (9,057 | ) | (13,873 | ) | (3,660 | ) | |||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share: | |||||||||||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations | (0.13 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.14 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | (0.02 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.04 | ||||||||||
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operations | (0.23 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (0.38 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.10 | ) |
Note 21. Discontinued OperationsThe following table shows the balance sheets of the Transaction Processing and Software divisions, as they were reported as discontinued operations (in thousands): |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 102,157 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||
accounts of $4,627 | 27,173 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchased receivables | 16,213 | |||||||||||||||||||
Prepaids and others | 1,257 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 146,800 | |||||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment | 52,242 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (29,652 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net property and equipment | 22,590 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,526 | 24,755 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 194,145 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable | $ | 15,926 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable - billing customers | 104,856 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 24,642 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 145,424 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 292 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 1,643 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 147,359 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Transaction Processing revenues | $ | 113,085 | $ | 135,403 | ||||||||||
Software revenues | 31,522 | 45,921 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 144,607 | 181,324 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 100,010 | 109,519 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 44,597 | 71,805 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 34,911 | 29,996 | ||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 11,763 | 5,725 | ||||||||||||
Advance funding program income, net | (1,856 | ) | (3,673 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 11,273 | 9,286 | ||||||||||||
Special charges | 1,216 | 1,529 | ||||||||||||
(Loss) income from discontinued operations | (12,710 | ) | 28,942 | |||||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 6,381 | 5,805 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (33 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||||||||
Other, net | (432 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other income, net | 5,916 | 5,689 | ||||||||||||
(Loss) income from discontinued operations before | ||||||||||||||
income tax benefit (expense) | (6,794 | ) | 34,631 | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 229 | (13,585 | ) | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations | $ | (6,565 | ) | $ | 21,046 | |||||||||
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Revenue Recognition Policies The Company recognized revenue from its Transaction Processing services when records that were to be billed and collected by the Company were processed. Revenue from the sale of convergent billing systems, including the licensing of software rights, was recognized at the time the product was delivered to the customer, provided that the Company had no significant related obligations or collection uncertainties remaining. If there were significant obligations related to the installation or development of the system delivered, revenue was recognized in the period that the Company fulfilled the obligation. Services revenue related to the Software division were recognized in the period that the services were provided. The Company recorded bad debt expense of $6.8 million and $1.8 million and bad debt expense write-offs of $3.8 million and $0.5 million to its allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Leases The Company leased certain equipment and office space under operating leases for discontinued operations. Rental expense was $4.7 million and $3.9 million for the years ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Under the terms of the Transaction, all leases associated with the Transaction Processing and Software divisions were assumed by Platinum. The Company guaranteed two of the operating leases of the divested divisions. Management does not believe that the guarantees will be exercised. Acquisitions In October 1998, the Company acquired Expansion Systems Corporation (ESC), a privately held company headquartered in Glendale, California, that developed and marketed billing and registration systems to Internet service providers under its flagship products TotalBill and InstantReg. An aggregate of 170,000 shares of the Companys common stock was issued in connection with this transaction, which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests. The consolidated financial statements for period prior to the combination have not been restated to include the accounts and results of operations of ESC due to the transaction not having a significant impact on the Companys prior period financial position or results of operations as none of ESCs assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses or income (loss) exceeded two percent of the Companys consolidated respective amounts as of or for any of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1998. 60 |
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PART IIIITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the information under the captions Election of Directors (Item 1 on proxy), Board of Directors and Executive Officers, and Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance of the Companys definitive proxy statement (the Definitive Proxy Statement) to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 23, 2002. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the information under the caption Compensation of Directors and from the information under the caption Executive Compensation of the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the information under the caption Ownership of Common Stock of the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the information under the caption Related Transactions of the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement. 63 |
PART IVITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Documents Filed as Part of Report |
1. | Financial Statements: |
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the related report of the Companys independent public accountants thereon have been filed under Item 8 hereof. |
2. | Financial Statement Schedules: |
The information required by this item is not applicable. |
3. | Exhibits: |
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of or incorporated by reference in this report. Where such filing is made by incorporation by reference to a previously filed document, such document is identified in parentheses. See the Index of Exhibits included with the exhibits filed as a part of this report. |
Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits |
2.1 | Plan of Merger and Acquisition Agreement between BCC, CRM Acquisition Corp., Computer Resources Management, Inc. and Michael A. Harrelson, dated June 1, 1997 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 10-Q, dated June 30, 1997) |
2.2 | Stock Purchase Agreement between BCC and Princeton TeleCom Corporation, dated September 4, 1998 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.2 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1998) |
2.3 | Stock Purchase Agreement between BCC and Princeton eCom Corporation, dated February 21, 2000 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K, dated March 16, 2000) |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of BCC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10/A, Amendment No. 1, dated July 11, 1996); as amended by Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, amending Article I to change the name of the Company to Billing Concepts Corp. and amending Article IV to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 60,000,000 to 75,000,000, dated February 27, 1998 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 to Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 1998) |
3.2 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference from Form 10/A, Amendment No. 1, dated July 11, 1996) |
3.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of BCC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1998 |
4.1 | Form of Stock Certificate of Common Stock of BCC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 1998) |
10.1 | BCCs 1996 Employee Comprehensive Stock Plan, amended as of August 31, 1999 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1999) |
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10.2 | Form of Option Agreement between BCC and its employees under the 1996 Employee Comprehensive Stock Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K, September 30, 1999) |
10.3 | Amended and Restated 1996 Non-Employee Director Plan of BCC, amended as of August 31, 1999 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1999) |
10.4 | Form of Option Agreement between BCC and non-employee directors (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1998) |
10.5 | BCCs 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, amended as of January 30, 1998 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1998) |
10.6 | BCCs Executive Compensation Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to Form 10/A, Post Effective Amendment No. 2, dated August 1, 1996) |
10.7 | BCCs Executive Qualified Disability Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10/A, Amendment No. 1, dated July 11, 1996) |
10.8 | Office Building Lease Agreement between Billing Concepts, Inc. and Medical Plaza Partners (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10/A, Amendment No. 1, dated July 11, 1996), as amended by First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated September 30, 1996 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.31 to Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 1998), Second Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated November 8, 1996 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.32 to Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 1998), and Third Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated January 24, 1997 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.33 to Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 1998) |
10.9 | Put Option Agreement between BCC and Michael A. Harrelson, dated June 1, 1997 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q, dated June 30, 1997) |
10.10 | Employment Agreement, as amended, between BCC and W. Audie Long, dated January 15, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 2000) |
10.11 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between NCEH Corp. and Parris H. Holmes, Jr., dated January 11, 2002 (filed herewith) |
10.12 | Employment Agreement between NCEH Corp. and David P. Tusa, dated November 1, 2001 (filed herewith) |
10.13 | Office Building Lease Agreement between Prentiss Properties Acquisition Partners, L.P. and Aptis, Inc., dated November 11, 1999 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.33 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1999) |
10.14 | BCCs 401(k) Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 2000) |
10.15 | Agreement and Plan of Merger between BCC, Billing Concepts, Inc., Enhanced Services Billing, Inc., BC Transaction Processing Services, Inc., Aptis, Inc., Operator Service Company, BC Holding I Corporation, BC Holding II Corporation, BC Holding III Corporation, BC Acquisition I Corporation, BC Acquisition II Corporation, BC Acquisition III Corporation and BC Acquisition IV Corporation, dated September 15, 2000 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K, dated September 15, 2000) |
10.16 | Office Building Lease Agreement between BCC and EOP-Union Square Limited Partnership, dated November 6, 2000 (filed herewith) |
10.17 | Office Building Sublease Agreement between BCC and CCC Centers, Inc., dated February 11, 2002 (filed herewith) |
21.1 | List of Subsidiaries (filed herewith) |
23.1 | Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP (filed herewith) |
23.2 | Consent of Brown, Graham and Company, P.C. (filed herewith) |
99.1 | Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding representations of Arthur Andersen LLP (filed herewith) |
99.2 | Princeton eCom Corporations Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2001 (filed herewith) |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K |
Form 8-K, dated October 4, 2001, filed October 15, 2001, announcing the withdrawal of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.s previous notice and the purchase of 700,000 shares of common stock of Sharps Compliance Corp., giving the Company an approximate 7% ownership. |
Form 8-K, dated October 29, 2001, filed October 30, 2001, announcing the sale of FIData, Inc. to Microbilt Corporation (Microbilt) in exchange for a 9% ownership interest in Microbilt. |
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SIGNATUREPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
Date: April 11, 2002 |
NEW CENTURY EQUITY HOLDINGS CORP. (Registrant) By: /s/ PARRIS H. HOLMES, JR. Parris H. Holmes, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on the 11th day of April, 2002. |
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/s/ PARRIS H. HOLMES, JR. Parris H. Holmes, Jr. |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ DAVID P. TUSA David P. Tusa |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ J. STEPHEN BARLEY J. Stephen Barley |
Director | ||
/s/ GARY BECKER Gary Becker |
Director | ||
/s/ C. LEE COOKE, JR. C. Lee Cooke, Jr. |
Director | ||
/s/ JUSTIN FERRERO Justin Ferrero |
Director |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS |
Exhibit Number |
Description |
10.11 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between NCEH Corp. and Parris H. Holmes, Jr., dated January 11, 2002 |
10.12 | Employment Agreement between NCEH Corp. and David P. Tusa, dated November 1, 2001 |
10.16 | Office Building Lease Agreement between BCC and EOP-Union Square Limited Partnership, dated November 6, 2000 |
10.17 | Office Building Sublease Agreement between BCC and CCC Centers, Inc., dated February 11, 2002 |
21.1 | List of Subsidiaries |
23.1 | Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP |
23.2 | Consent of Brown, Graham and Company, P.C. |
99.1 | Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding representations of Arthur Andersen LLP |
99.2 | Princeton eCom Corporations Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2001 |