Digital Turbine, Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2011
Filed with the SEC on Aug 22, 2011 and accepted by EDGAR at Aug 22, 2011, 17:27 ET.
Management's discussion and analysis
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in this report. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to our management or us, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the period ended June 30, 2011. Historical operating results are not necessarily indicative of the trends in operating results for any future period.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, the use of the terms “we,” “our”, “us”, “NeuMedia” or the “Company” refer to the business and operations of NeuMedia, Inc. (“NeuMedia”) through its operating and wholly-owned subsidiary, Twistbox Entertainment, Inc. (“Twistbox”).
Historical Operations of NeuMedia, Inc.
NeuMedia, formerly known as Mandalay Media, Inc., was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 6, 1998 under the name eB2B Commerce, Inc. On April 27, 2000, the company merged into DynamicWeb Enterprises Inc., a New Jersey corporation, and changed its name to eB2B Commerce, Inc. On April 13, 2005, the company changed its name to Mediavest, Inc. On November 7, 2007, through a merger, the Company reincorporated in the State of Delaware under the name Mandalay Media, Inc.
On May 11, 2010, Mandalay Media, Inc. merged into its wholly-owned, newly formed subsidiary, NeuMedia Inc. with NeuMedia as the surviving corporation. NeuMedia issued: (1) one new share of common stock in exchange for each share of outstanding common stock of Mandalay Media, Inc. and (2) one new share of preferred stock in exchange for each share outstanding preferred stock of Mandalay Media, Inc. as of May 11, 2010. Preferred and common stock of NeuMedia had the same status and par value as the respective stock of Mandalay Media, Inc. and NeuMedia acceded to all the rights, acquired all the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of Mandalay Media, Inc..
On October 27, 2004, and as amended on December 17, 2004, NeuMedia filed a plan for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Plan of Reorganization”). Under the Plan of Reorganization, as completed on January 26, 2005: (1) NeuMedia’s net operating assets and liabilities were transferred to the holders of the secured notes in satisfaction of the principal and accrued interest thereon; (2) $400,000 was transferred to a liquidation trust and used to pay administrative costs and certain preferred creditors; (3) $100,000 was retained by NeuMedia to fund the expenses of remaining public; (4) 3.5% of the new common stock of NeuMedia (140,000 shares) was issued to the holders of record of NeuMedia’s preferred stock in settlement of their liquidation preferences; (5) 3.5% of the new common stock of NeuMedia (140,000 shares) was issued to common stockholders of record as of January 26, 2005 in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the company; and (6) 93% of the new common stock of NeuMedia (3,720,000 shares) was issued to the sponsor of the Plan of Reorganization in exchange for $500,000 in cash. Through January 26, 2005, NeuMedia and its subsidiaries were engaged in providing business-to-business transaction management services designed to simplify trading between buyers and suppliers.
Prior to February 12, 2008, NeuMedia was a public shell company with no operations, and controlled by its significant stockholder, Trinad Capital Master Fund, L.P.
SUMMARY OF THE TWISTBOX MERGER
NeuMedia entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on December 31, 2007, as subsequently amended by the Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 12, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”), with Twistbox Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeuMedia (“Merger Sub”), Twistbox Entertainment, Inc. (“Twistbox”), and Adi McAbian and Spark Capital, L.P., as representatives of the stockholders of Twistbox, pursuant to which Merger Sub would merge with and into Twistbox, with Twistbox as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). The Merger was completed on February 12, 2008.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the completion of the Merger, each outstanding share of Twistbox common stock, $0.001 par value per share, on a fully-converted basis, with the conversion on a one-for-one basis of all issued and outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Twistbox and the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Twistbox, each $0.01 par value per share (the “Twistbox Preferred Stock”), converted automatically into and became exchangeable for NeuMedia common stock in accordance with certain exchange ratios set forth in the Merger Agreement. In addition, by virtue of the Merger, each outstanding Twistbox option to purchase Twistbox common stock issued pursuant to the Twistbox 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was assumed by NeuMedia, subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Plan immediately prior to the Merger, except that (a) the number of shares of NeuMedia common stock issuable upon exercise of each Twistbox option was determined by multiplying the number of shares of Twistbox common stock that were subject to such Twistbox option immediately prior to the Merger by 0.72967 (the “Option Conversion Ratio”), rounded down to the nearest whole number; and (b) the per share exercise price for the shares of NeuMedia common stock issuable upon exercise of each Twistbox option was determined by dividing the per share exercise price of Twistbox common stock subject to such Twistbox option, as in effect prior to the Merger, by the Option Conversion Ratio, subject to any adjustments required by the Internal Revenue Code. As part of the Merger, NeuMedia also assumed all unvested Twistbox options. The Merger consideration consisted of an aggregate of up to 12,325,000 shares of NeuMedia common stock, which included the conversion of all shares of Twistbox capital stock and the reservation of 2,144,700 shares of NeuMedia common stock required for assumption of the vested Twistbox options. NeuMedia reserved an additional 318,772 shares of NeuMedia common stock required for the assumption of the unvested Twistbox options. All warrants to purchase shares of Twistbox common stock outstanding at the time of the Merger were terminated on or before the effective time of the Merger.
Upon the completion of the Merger, all shares of the Twistbox capital stock were no longer outstanding and were automatically canceled and ceased to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such shares ceased to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the applicable merger consideration. Additionally, each share of the Twistbox capital stock held by Twistbox or owned by Merger Sub, NeuMedia or any subsidiary of Twistbox or NeuMedia immediately prior to the Merger, was canceled and extinguished as of the completion of the Merger without any conversion or payment in respect thereof. Each share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted upon completion of the Merger into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the surviving corporation.
As part of the Merger, NeuMedia agreed to guarantee up to $8,250,000 of Twistbox’s outstanding debt to ValueAct SmallCap Master Fund L.P. (“ValueAct”), with certain amendments. On July 30, 2007, Twistbox had entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Twistbox, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and ValueAct, pursuant to which ValueAct purchased a note in the amount of $16,500,000 (the “ValueAct Note”) and a warrant which entitled ValueAct to purchase from Twistbox up to a total of 2,401,747 shares of Twistbox’s common stock (the “Warrant”). Twistbox and ValueAct - also entered into a Guarantee and Security Agreement by and among Twistbox, each of the subsidiaries of Twistbox, the Investors, as defined therein, and ValueAct, as collateral agent, pursuant to which the parties agreed that the ValueAct Note would be secured by substantially all of the assets of Twistbox and its subsidiaries (the “VAC Note Security Agreement”). In connection with the Merger, the Warrant was terminated and we issued two warrants in place thereof to ValueAct to purchase shares of our common stock. One of such warrants entitled ValueAct to purchase up to a total of 1,092,622 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $7.55 per share. The other warrant entitled ValueAct to purchase up to a total of 1,092,621 shares of our common stock at an initial exercise price of $5.00 per share, which, if not exercised in full by February 12, 2009, would have been permanently increased to an exercise price of $7.55 per share. Both warrants were scheduled to expire on July 30, 2011. The warrants were subsequently modified on October 23, 2008 and cancelled on June 21, 2010, as set forth below. We also entered into a Guaranty (the “ValueAct Note Guaranty”) with ValueAct whereby NeuMedia agreed to guarantee Twistbox’s payment to ValueAct of up to $8,250,000 of principal under the ValueAct Note in accordance with the terms, conditions and limitations contained in the ValueAct Note, which was subsequently amended as set forth below. The financial covenants of the ValueAct Note were also amended, pursuant to which Twistbox was required to maintain a cash balance of not less than $2,500,000 at all times and NeuMedia is required to maintain a cash balance of not less than $4,000,000 at all times. The ValueAct Note was subsequently amended and restated as set forth below.
SUMMARY OF THE AMV ACQUISITION
On October 23, 2008, NeuMedia consummated the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of AMV Holding Limited, a United Kingdom private limited company (“AMV”) and 80% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Fierce Media Limited, United Kingdom private limited company (collectively the “Shares”). The acquisition of AMV is referred to herein as the “AMV Acquisition”. The aggregate purchase price (subject to adjustments as provided in the stock purchase agreement) for the Shares consisted of (i) $5,375,000 in cash; (ii) 4,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; (iii) a secured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $5,375,000 (the “AMV Note”); and (iv) additional earn-out amounts, if any, based on certain targeted earnings as set forth in the stock purchase agreement. The AMV Note was scheduled to mature on July 31, 2010, and bore interest at an initial rate of 5% per annum, subject to adjustment as provided therein.
In addition, also on October 23, 2008, in connection with the AMV Acquisition, NeuMedia, Twistbox and ValueAct entered into a Second Amendment to the ValueAct Note, which among other things, provided for a payment-in-kind election at the option of Twistbox, modified the financial covenants set forth in the ValueAct Note to require that NeuMedia and Twistbox maintain certain minimum combined cash balances and provided for certain covenants with respect to the indebtedness of NeuMedia and its subsidiaries. Also on October 23, 2008, AMV granted to ValueAct a security interest in its assets to secure the obligations under the ValueAct Note. In addition, NeuMedia and ValueAct entered into an allonge to each of those certain warrants issued to ValueAct in connection with the Merger, which, among other things, amended the exercise price of each of the warrants to $4.00 per share.
In addition, also on October 23, 2008, NeuMedia entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain investors identified therein (the “Investors”), pursuant to which NeuMedia agreed to sell to the Investors in a private offering an aggregate of 1,685,394 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 842,697 shares of common stock for gross proceeds to NeuMedia of $4,500,000. The warrants have a five year term and an exercise price of $2.67 per share. The funds were held in an escrow account pursuant to an Escrow Agreement, dated October 23, 2008 and were released to NeuMedia on or about November 8, 2008.
On August 14, 2009, the Company and ValueAct entered into a Second Allonge to Warrant to Purchase 1,092,621 shares of common stock (the “Second Allonge”), which amended that certain warrant to purchase 1,092,621 shares of the Company’s common stock, issued to ValueAct on February 12, 2008, as amended (the “ValueAct Warrant”). Pursuant to the Second Allonge, the exercise price of the ValueAct Warrant decreased from $4.00 per share to the lesser of $1.25 per share, or the exercise price per share for any warrant to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock issued by the Company to certain other parties. In addition, also on August 14, 2009, NeuMedia, Twistbox and ValueAct entered into a Third Amendment to the ValueAct Note. Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the maturity date was changed to July 31, 2010 and the interest rate of the ValueAct Note increased from 10% to 12.5%.
On January 25, 2010, NeuMedia, Twistbox and ValueAct entered into a Waiver to Senior Secured Note (the “Waiver”), pursuant to which ValueAct agreed to waive certain provisions of the ValueAct Note. Pursuant to the Waiver, subject to Twistbox’s compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Waiver, certain rights to prepay the ValueAct Note were extended from January 31, 2010 to March 1, 2010. In addition, subject to Twistbox’s compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Waiver, the timing obligation of NeuMedia and Twistbox to comply with the cash covenant set forth in the ValueAct Note was extended to March 1, 2010 and the minimum cash balance by which Twistbox and NeuMedia must maintain was increased to $1,600,000.
On February 25, 2010, Twistbox received a letter (the “Letter”) from ValueAct alleging certain events of default with respect to the ValueAct Note. The Letter claimed that an event of default had occurred and was continuing under the ValueAct Note as result of certain alleged defaults, including the failure to provide weekly evidence of compliance with certain of Twistbox’s and NeuMedia’s covenants under the ValueAct Note, the failure to comply with limitations on certain payments by NeuMedia and each of its subsidiaries, and the failure of Twistbox and NeuMedia to maintain minimum cash balances in deposit accounts of each of Twistbox and NeuMedia. The Letter also claimed that the Waiver had ceased to be effective as a result of the alleged failure of NeuMedia to comply with the conditions set forth in the Waiver. On May 10, 2010, Twistbox received from ValueAct a Notice of Event of Default and Acceleration (“Notice”) in which ValueAct stated that an event of default had occurred under the ValueAct Note as a result of Twistbox’s and NeuMedia’s failure to comply with the cash balance covenant under the ValueAct Note and, therefore, ValueAct accelerated all outstanding amounts payable by Twistbox under the ValueAct Note. In connection with the Notice, ValueAct instituted an administration proceeding in the United Kingdom against AMV.
On June 21, 2010, NeuMedia sold all of the operating subsidiaries of AMV to an entity controlled by ValueAct and certain of AMV’s founders in exchange for the release of $23,231,000 of secured indebtedness, comprising of a release of all amounts due and payable under the AMV Note and all amounts due and payable under the VAC Note except for $3,500,000 in principal (the “Restructure”). In connection with the Restructure, the ValueAct Note (as amended and restated, the “Amended ValueAct Note”), the Value Act Security Agreement and the Value Act Guaranty were amended and restated in their entirety. In addition, all warrants and common stock of NeuMedia held by ValueAct were cancelled and all warrants and common stock of NeuMedia held by AMV founders Nate MacLeitch and Jonathan Cresswell were repurchased by NeuMedia for a price of $0.02 per share.
The Amended ValueAct Note matures on June 21, 2013 and bears interest at 10% payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on each January 1 and July 1 that the Amended ValueAct Note is outstanding. Twistbox may prepay the Amended ValueAct Note in whole or in part at any time without penalty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to January 1, 2012, Twistbox may, at its option, in lieu of making any cash payment of interest, elect that the amount of any interest due and payable on any interest payment date on or prior to January 1, 2012 be added to the principal due under the Amended ValueAct Note. In the event of a Fundamental Change (as defined therein) of Twistbox, the holder of the Amended ValueAct Note will have the right for a period of thirty days to require Twistbox to repurchase the Amended ValueAct Note at a price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal and all accrued and unpaid interest.
Also on June 21, 2010, for purposes of capitalizing NeuMedia, NeuMedia sold and issued $2,500,000 of Senior Secured Convertible Notes due June 21, 2013 (the “New Senior Secured Notes” or the “Senior Debt”) to certain significant stockholders. The New Senior Secured Notes have a three year term and bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable in arrears semi-annually. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to the 18th month following the original issue date of the New Senior Secured Notes, NeuMedia - may, at its option, in lieu of making any cash payment of interest, elect that the amount of any interest due and payable on any interest payment date on or prior to the 18th month following the original issue date of the New Senior Secured Notes be added to the principal due under the New Senior Secured Notes. The accrued and unpaid principal and interest due on the New Senior Secured Notes are convertible at any time at the election of the holder into shares of common stock of NeuMedia at a conversion price of US$0.15 per share, subject to adjustment. The New Senior Secured Notes are secured by a first lien on substantially all of the assets of NeuMedia and its subsidiaries. The Amended ValueAct Note is subordinated to the New Senior Secured Notes.
Each purchaser of a New Senior Secured Note also received a warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase shares of common stock of NeuMedia at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, subject to adjustment. For each $1 of New Senior Secured Notes purchased, the purchaser received a Warrant to purchase 3.33 shares of common stock of NeuMedia. Each Warrant has a five year term.
Overview
From February 12, 2008 to October 23, 2008, our sole operations were those of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Twistbox. In October 2008, we acquired AMV Holding Limited, a mobile media and marketing company. On June 21, 2010, we sold all of the operating subsidiaries of AMV.
Twistbox is a global publisher and distributor of entertainment content and services primarily focused on enabling the development, distribution and billing of content across mobile networks. Twistbox publishes its content in over 28 countries with distribution representing more than five hundred million subscribers. Operating since 2003, Twistbox has developed an intellectual property portfolio that includes worldwide or territory exclusive mobile rights to content from film, television and lifestyle media companies. Twistbox has built a proprietary mobile publishing platform that includes: tools that automate device management for the distribution and billing of images and video; a mobile games development and distribution platform that automates the porting of mobile games and applications to over 1,500 handsets; and a content standards and ratings system globally adopted by major wireless carriers to assist with the responsible deployment of age-verified programming and services. Twistbox has leveraged its intellectual property and carrier-class platform to secure direct distribution agreements with the leading mobile operators throughout Europe, North America and Latin America, including, among others, Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, Hutchison’s 3 and O2.
Twistbox maintains a global distribution agreement with Vodafone. Through this relationship, in certain markets Twistbox serves as one of Vodafone’s exclusive category portal managers, a portion of which is age-verified. Twistbox has similar exclusive agreements with other operators in selected territories.
Twistbox’s intellectual property encompasses worldwide exclusive, territory exclusive or non-exclusive content licensing agreements that are distributed via mobile applications and services including more than 350 WAP sites, 250 games and 66 mobile TV channels.
In addition to its content publishing business through mobile operators, Twistbox operates a mobile ad network and suite of Direct to Consumer services that are promoted through advertising, as well as from other mobile publishers. Payments for the Company’s Direct to Consumer services are processed through integration with the Company’s own mobile billing solutions, 3rd party mobile billing aggregators, and credit card processing companies.
Twistbox target customers are the highly-mobile, digitally-aware 18 to 40 year old demographic. This group is a leading consumer of new mobile handsets and represents more than 50% of mobile content consumption revenue globally. In addition, this group is very focused on consumer lifestyle brands and is much sought after by advertisers.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
| 3 Months Ended June 30, 2011 | 3 Months Ended June 30, 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | $1,893 | $2,858 |
| Cost of revenues | 550 | 662 |
| Gross profit | 1,343 | 2,196 |
| SG&A | 1,814 | 3,498 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | - | 17 |
| Impairment of goodwill | - | - |
| Operating loss | (471) | (1,319) |
| Interest expense, net | (367) | (679) |
| Other income / (expenses) | 98 | (344) |
| Loss before income taxes | (740) | (2,342) |
| Income tax provision | (31) | (68) |
| Loss from continuing operations | (771) | (2,410) |
| Profit from discontinued operations, net of taxes | - | 709 |
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes | - | 4,315 |
| Net (loss) income | $(771) | $2,614 |
| Basic and Diluted net income / (loss) per common share: | ||
| Continuing operations | $(0.02) | $(0.06) |
| Discontinued operations | $- | $0.13 |
| Net loss | $(0.02) | $0.07 |
| Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 41,679 | 39,375 |
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Comparison of the three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010
Revenues
(In thousands)
| Revenues by type: | Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Services | $235 | $530 |
| Content - Games | 172 | 342 |
| Content - Other | 1,192 | 1,679 |
| Advertising | 294 | 308 |
| Total | $1,893 | $2,858 |
Revenue has been analyzed based on the primary revenue drivers for the Company’s businesses, as follows:
“Services” includes carrier platform management, content aggregation services and development fees derived primarily as an outsourced extended services contract basis. Services revenue tends to be project-based, often resulting in significant variances from period to period, dependent on the timing of customers’ projects. The decrease in Services revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2011 is primarily the result of a decrease in the level of development projects undertaken by our technology and development team in the quarter, and the wind-down of a multi-game development agreement with US based games distributors.
“Content – Games” includes both licensed and internally developed games for use on mobile phones. The decline in revenue largely reflects a strategic decision to curtail investment in the development of new JAVA and BREW games for on-deck carrier sales. We intend to continue to build applications for smartphones (iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry), but there are currently much fewer active games in this category compared to the same period in the prior year. In addition, games sales through our games platform in Germany have declined in the period, as a result of an overall shift within the market ecosystem.
“Content – Other” includes a broad range of licensed and internally developed products such as WAP, Video, Wallpaper, and Mobile TV. The decline in revenue year over year is attributable to several factors, but primarily due to the market shift away from on-deck discovery to off-deck discovery. The Company has invested and focused its efforts over the last quarter on re-engineering its products and marketing capabilities to address this market shift.
“Advertising” includes revenues derived from the sale of advertising inventory within our affiliate partners, internal mobile sites, and from the direct monetization and mediation of traffic through all of the aforementioned.
Cost of Revenues
(In thousands)
| Cost of revenues: | Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| License fees | $4 92 | $586 |
| Other direct cost of revenues | 58 | 76 |
| Total cost of revenues | $5 50 | $662 |
| Revenues | $1 ,893 | $2,858 |
| Gross margin | 70.9% | 76.8% |
License fees represent costs payable to content providers for use of their brands and intellectual property in products sold. Our licensing agreements are mainly on a revenue-share basis. Margins in the current quarter are lower than the same quarter in the prior year. License fees in the prior year quarter benefited significantly from the reversal of previously accrued license fees following resolution of renegotiations with certain providers.
Operating Expenses
(In thousands)
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Product development expenses | $6 64 | $1,074 |
| Sales and marketing expenses | 2 35 | 596 |
| General and administrative expenses | 9 15 | 1,828 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | - | 17 |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | - | - |
Product development expenses include the costs to develop, edit and make content ready for consumption on a mobile phone. Expenses in this area are primarily driven by personnel costs, and while headcount has been reduced from period to period, a portion of the expense is related to restructuring costs incurred in the first two months of the quarter.
Sales and marketing expenses represent the costs of sales and marketing personnel, and advertising and marketing campaigns. While sales headcount has been reduced from period to period, the Company had incurred a large amount of relocation expense in the first quarter of last year.
General and administrative expenses represent management and support personnel costs in each of the subsidiary companies and related expenses, as well as professional and consulting costs, and other costs such as stock based compensation, depreciation and bad debt expenses. Decreased expenses in the quarter were the result of lower stock compensation expense due to the full amortization of the Company’s primary stock options in prior periods, lower legal expenses, and lower payroll and relative expenses in the quarter, primarily related to a reduction in headcount.
Amortization of intangibles represents amortization of the intangibles identified as part of the purchase price accounting related to the Twistbox acquisition and attributed to operating expenses. The reduction in amortization expense is the result of reduced basis following the impairment write down in the last fiscal year.
Other Income and Expenses
(In thousands)
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest and other (expense) | $(269) | $(1,023) |
| Profit from discontinued operations, net of taxes | $- | $709 |
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes | $- | $4,315 |
Interest and other income/(expense) includes interest income on invested funds, interest expense related to the ValueAct Note and the Senior Secured Note, foreign exchange transaction gains, and other income/expense. Interest costs are lower by $313,000 due to the significant reduction in debt that occurred in the first quarter of last year. This was partially offset by miscellaneous income of $50,000 related to settlement with a service provider and foreign exchange gains of $48,000. The profit from discontinued operations in the prior year relates to the disposal of the AMV operation.
Financial Condition
Assets
Our current assets related to continuing operations totaled $3.2 million and $3.8 million at June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively. Total assets related to continuing operations were $13.5 million and $14.2 million at June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively. The decrease in both current and total assets is primarily due to lower cash and receivables balances.
Liabilities and Working Capital
At June 30, 2011, our total liabilities were $11.4 million, compared to $11.5 million at March 31, 2011. The Company had negative working capital of $3.7 million at June 30, 2011 and negative working capital of $3.6 million at March 31, 2011. The change reflects a decrease in cash and receivables relative to the decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
(In thousands)
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Data: | Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Capital expenditures | $34 | $57 |
| Cash flows used in operating activities | 268 | 351 |
| Cash flows used in investing activities | 34 | 1,246 |
| Cash flows provided by financing activities | - | (2,500) |
Twistbox has incurred losses and negative annual cash flows since inception, although the operating loss narrowed significantly in fiscal year 2011 and continued to narrow through the current quarter.
The consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates the ability of the Company to stem negative cash flows and achieve profitable operations, while undertaking the satisfaction of its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has significantly reduced personnel and other overhead costs over the last year to address a decline in revenues and margins, and to bring costs in line with revenues in order to achieve profitability.
The primary sources of liquidity have historically been issuance of common and preferred stock, and in the case of Twistbox, borrowings under credit facilities. In the future, we anticipate that our primary sources of liquidity will be cash generated by our operating activities, further borrowings or further capital raises. Assuming there are no further changes in sales and expense trends experienced from this first quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company believes that its cash position will be sufficient to continue operations for the foreseeable future.
Operating Activities
In the period ended June 30, 2011, we used $0.2 million of net cash, flowing from the overall loss of $0.8 million (offset by non-cash charges of $0.5 million that include depreciation, amortization, stock based compensation and other comprehensive income of $0.1 million). While items generating cash included increases in accrued license fees and other liabilities of $0.1 million and decreases in accounts receivable of $0.4 million, the Company decreased accounts payable and accrued compensation by $0.5 million.
As of June 30, 2011, the Company had approximately $0.6 million of cash. We may require additional cash resources for working capital, or due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If these sources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional debt securities or additional equity securities or to obtain a credit facility. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of increased indebtedness would result in additional debt service obligations and could result in additional operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations. In addition, there can be no assurance that any additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
Debt obligations include interest payments under the Senior Debt facility, and also under the Amended ValueAct Note. Under both facilities the Company may elect to add interest to the principal, until December 21, 2011, with the full amount payable at the end of the term.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partners, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not have any undisclosed borrowings or debt, and we have not entered into any synthetic leases. We are, therefore, not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
Stock Sales and Liquidity
In September 2009, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company a vendor. The warrants are exercisable at $1.25 per share, through September 23, 2014 and were valued at $134,000 at the time of issue. In January 2011, the Company amended the warrants to increase the number of shares of common stock underlying the warrants to 1,500,000. The amended warrants are exercisable at $0.25 per share, through September 23, 2014 and were valued at $174,000. In addition and as part of the amended agreement, the Company issued 2,500,000 shares of common stock to the vendor at $0.29 per share. The shares issued were valued at $725,000 at the time of issue.
In June 2010, the Company sold and issued $1.5 million and $1.0 million of Senior Secured Convertible Notes due June 21, 2013 to Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. and the Guber Family Trust, respectively (the “Senior Secured Notes”). The Senior Secured Notes have a three year term and bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable in arrears semi-annually. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to the 18th month following the original issue date of the Senior Secured Notes, the Company may, at its option, in lieu of making any cash payment of interest, elect that the amount of any interest due and payable on any interest payment date on or prior to the 18th month following the original issue date of the Senior Secured Notes be added to the principal due under the Senior Secured Notes. The accrued and unpaid principal and interest due on the Senior Secured Notes are convertible at any time at the election of the holder into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.15 per share, subject to adjustment. The Senior Secured Notes are secured by a first lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Senior Secured Notes are expressly senior in right of payment to a note that had been outstanding prior to the date on which the Senior Secured Notes were issued and that was amended and restated on such date. Each purchaser of a New Senior Secured Note also received a warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, subject to adjustment. Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. and the Guber Family Trust received Warrants with five-year terms to purchase 5,000,000 and 3,333,333 shares of common stock of the Company, respectively.
In connection with the restructuring of the Company described above, on June 21, 2010, 562,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by ValueAct were cancelled, and 3,541,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by certain founders of AMV were acquired by the Company at a price of $0.02 per share. 1,770,713 of the repurchased shares were retired and 1,770,287 of the repurchased shares are being held in treasury. In addition, warrants to purchase 2,185,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by ValueAct were cancelled.
In August 2010, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to Paul Schaeffer, a director of the Company.
In September 2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement pursuant to which the Company issued warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.39 per share.
In February 2011, the Company issued 300,000 shares of restricted common stock to Ray Schaaf, a former officer and director of the Company, at a purchase price of $0.25 per share.
In February 2011, Russell Burke, our former Chief Financial Officer, agreed to cancel 300,000 shares underlying an option to purchase 350,000 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company granted Mr. Burke an option to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share.
In February 2011, David Mandell, our Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of Twistbox, agreed to cancel 400,000 shares underlying an option to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company granted Mr. Mandell an option to purchase 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share.
In February 2011, James Lefkowitz, our Chief Operating Officer, agreed to cancel an option to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company granted Mr. Lefkowitz an option to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share.
In March 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,800,000 shares of common stock in private placements to (1) a licensor of content to the Company as payment for past due license fees and amounts for related claims, and (2) a service provider to the Company as payment for past services to the Company.
In March 2011, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share to a service provider of the Company as payment for past services to the Company.
In April 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 497,244 shares of the Company’s common stock in private placements (1) to two former employees of a subsidiary of the Company as a severance payment, and (2) a consultant for services.
In April 2011, the Company issued warrants to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share to a service provider of the Company as payment for past services to the Company.
In May 2011, the Company issued 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a service provider to the Company as payment for past services to the Company.
In June 2011, the Company issued options to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.47 per share to an advisory board member for consulting services.
Revenues
The discussion herein regarding our future operations pertain to the results and operations of Twistbox. Twistbox has historically generated and expects to continue to generate the vast majority of its revenues from mobile phone carriers that market, distribute and/or bill for its content. These carriers generally charge a one-time purchase fee or a monthly subscription fee on their subscribers’ phone bills when the subscribers download Twistbox’s content to their mobile phones. The carriers perform the billing and collection functions and generally remit to Twistbox a contractual percentage of their collected fee for each transaction. Twistbox recognizes as revenues the percentage of the fees due to it from the carrier. End users may also initiate the purchase of Twistbox’s content through other delivery mechanisms, with carriers or third parties being responsible for billing, collecting and remitting to Twistbox a portion of their fees. To date, Twistbox’s international revenues have been much more significant than its domestic revenues.
We believe that the improving quality and greater availability of smartphones is in turn encouraging consumer awareness and demand for high quality content on their mobile devices. At the same time, carriers and branded content owners are focusing on a small group of enablers that have the ability to provide high-quality mobile content services consistently and cost-effectively with the ability to enable mobile billing across a wide variety of handsets and countries. Additionally, publishers and content owners are seeking enablers that have the ability to distribute content globally through relationships with most or all of the major carriers. We believe Twistbox has created the requisite development, distribution and billing technology and has achieved the scale to operate at a level few companies are capable of. We also believe that leveraging carrier and publisher relationships will allow us to grow our revenues without corresponding percentage growth in our infrastructure and operating costs. Our revenue growth rate will depend significantly on continued growth in the mobile content market, our ability to leverage our distribution and content relationships, and continued expansion of our ability to bill for content in new regional markets. Our ability to attain profitability will be affected by the extent to which we must incur additional expenses to expand our sales, marketing, development, and general and administrative capabilities to grow our business. The largest component of our expenses is personnel costs. Personnel costs consist of salaries, benefits and incentive compensation, including bonuses and stock-based compensation, for our employees. Our operating expenses will continue to grow in absolute dollars, assuming our revenues continue to grow. As a percentage of revenues, we expect these expenses to decrease.
Because many new mobile handset models are released in the fourth calendar quarter to coincide with the holiday shopping season, and because many end users download our content soon after they purchase new handsets, we may experience seasonal sales increases based on this key holiday selling period. However, due to the time between handset purchases and content purchases, much of this holiday impact may occur in our March quarter. For a variety of reasons, we may experience seasonal sales decreases during the summer, particularly in Europe, which is predominantly reflected in our September quarter. In addition to these possible seasonal patterns, our revenues may be impacted by declines in users visiting carrier portals, new or changed carrier deals, and by changes in the manner that our major carrier partners market our content on their deck. Initial spikes in revenues as a result of successful launches or campaigns may create further aberrations in our revenue patterns.
Cost of Revenues
Twistbox’s cost of revenues historically, and our cost of revenues going forward, consists primarily of royalties that we pay to content owners from which we license brands and other intellectual property. In addition, certain other direct costs such as platform and 3rd party delivery charges are included in cost of revenues. Our cost of revenues also includes noncash expenses—amortization of certain acquired intangible assets, and any impairment of guarantees. We generally do not pay advance royalties to licensors. Where we acquire rights in perpetuity or for a specific time period without revenue share or additional fees, we record the payments made to content owners as prepaid royalties on our balance sheet when payment is made to the licensor. We recognize royalties in cost of revenues based upon the revenues derived from the relevant product sold multiplied by the applicable royalty rate. If applicable, we will record an impairment of prepaid royalties or accrue for future guaranteed royalties that are in excess of anticipated recoupment. At each balance sheet date, we perform a detailed review of prepaid royalties and guarantees that considers multiple factors, including forecasted demand, anticipated share for specific content providers, development and launch plans, and current and anticipated sales levels. We expense the costs for development of our content prior to technological feasibility as we incur them throughout the development process, and we include these costs in product development expenses.
Gross Margin
Our gross margin going forward will be determined principally by the mix of content that we deliver, and the costs of distribution. Our games based on licensed intellectual property require us to pay royalties to the licensor and the royalty rates in our licenses vary significantly. Our own in-house developed games, which are based on our own intellectual property, require no royalty payments to licensors. For late night business, branded content requires royalty payment to the licensors, generally on a revenue share basis, while for acquired content we amortize the cost against revenues, and this will generally result in a lower cost associated with it. There are multiple internal and external factors that affect the mix of revenues between games and late night content, and among licensed, developed and acquired content within those categories, including the overall number of licensed games and developed games available for sale during a particular period, the extent of our and our carriers’ marketing efforts for each type of content, and the deck placement of content on our carriers’ mobile handsets. We believe the success of any individual game during a particular period is affected by the recognizability of the title, its quality, its marketing and media exposure, its overall acceptance by end users and the availability of competitive games. For other content, we believe that success is driven by the carrier’s deck placement, the rating of the content, by quality and by brand recognition. If our product mix shifts more to licensed games or content with higher royalty rates, our gross margin would decline. For other content as we increase scale, we believe that we will have the opportunity to move the mix towards higher margin acquired product. Our gross margin is also affected by direct costs such as platform and 3rd party delivery charges, and by periodic charges for impairment of intangible assets and of prepaid royalties and guarantees. These charges can cause gross margin variations, particularly from quarter to quarter.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses going forward will primarily include product development expenses, sales and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses. Our product development expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits for employees working on creating, developing, editing, programming, porting, quality assurance, carrier certification and deployment of our content, on technologies related to interoperating with our various mobile phone carriers and on our internal platforms, payments to third parties for developing our content, and allocated facilities costs. We devote substantial resources to the development, supporting technologies, porting and quality assurance of our content. For acquired content, typically we will receive content from our licensors which must be edited for use on mobile phones, combined with other appropriate content, and packaged for end consumers. The process is made more complex by the need to deliver content on multiple carriers platforms and across a large number of different handsets.
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses historically, and our sales and marketing expenses going forward, will consist primarily of salaries, benefits and incentive compensation for sales, business development, project management and marketing personnel, expenses for advertising, trade shows, public relations and other promotional and marketing activities, expenses for general business development activities, travel and entertainment expenses and allocated facilities costs. We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase in absolute terms with the growth of our business and as we further promote our content and expand our business.
General and Administrative. Our general and administrative expenses historically, and going forward, will consist primarily of salaries and benefits for general and administrative personnel, consulting fees, legal, accounting and other professional fees, information technology costs and allocated facilities costs. We expect that general and administrative expenses will increase in absolute terms as we hire additional personnel and incur costs related to the anticipated growth of our business and our operation as a public company. We also expect that these expenses will increase because of the additional costs to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related regulation, our efforts to expand our operations and, in the near term, additional accounting costs related to our operation as a public company.
Amortization of Intangible Assets. We will record amortization of acquired intangible assets that are directly related to revenue-generating activities as part of our cost of revenues and amortization of the remaining acquired intangible assets, such as customer lists and platform, as part of our operating expenses. We will record intangible assets on our balance sheet based upon their fair value at the time they are acquired. We will determine the fair value of the intangible assets using a contribution approach. We will amortize the amortizable intangible assets using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of three to five years.
Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes
We provide for deferred income taxes using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and the tax effect of net operating loss carry-forwards. A valuation allowance has been provided as it is more likely than not that the deferred assets will not be realized.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on when and how to perform certain steps of the periodic goodwill impairment test for public entities that may have reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010, with early adoption prohibited. It is applicable to the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2011. The Company evaluated this guidance and determined it doesn’t have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB also issued guidance to clarify the reporting of pro forma financial information related to business combinations of public entities and to expand certain supplemental pro forma disclosures. This guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations that occur on or after the beginning of the fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. It is applicable to the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2011. The Company evaluated this guidance and determined it doesn’t have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance to amend certain measurement and disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements to improve consistency with international reporting standards. This guidance is effective prospectively for public entities for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption by public entities prohibited, and is applicable to the Company’s fiscal quarter beginning April 1, 2012. The Company evaluated this guidance and determined it doesn’t have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income that will require a company to present components of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive statements. There are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current GAAP. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. It is applicable to the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2012. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance, but does not expect its adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
Other recent authoritative guidance issued by the FASB (including technical corrections to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not, or are not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Market risk
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Interest Rate and Credit Risk
Our current operations have exposure to interest rate risk that relates primarily to our investment portfolio. All of our current investments are classified as cash equivalents or short-term investments and carried at cost, which approximates market value. We do not currently use or plan to use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. The risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is limited to our investment portfolio, and we do not believe that a change in interest rates would have a significant impact on our interest income, operating results or liquidity.
Currently, our cash and cash equivalents are maintained by financial institutions in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Argentina and Brazil and our current deposits are likely in excess of insured limits. We believe that the financial institutions that hold our investments are financially sound and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments. Our accounts receivable primarily relate to revenues earned from domestic and international mobile phone carriers. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our carriers’ financial condition but generally require no collateral from them. As of June 30, 2011, our largest customer (in multiple territories) represented approximately 29% of our gross accounts receivable outstanding.
Foreign Currency Risk
The functional currencies of our United States and German operations are the United States Dollar, or USD, and the Euro, respectively. A significant portion of our business is conducted in currencies other than the USD or the Euro. Our revenues are usually denominated in the functional currency of the carrier. Operating expenses are usually in the local currency of the operating unit, which mitigates a portion of the exposure related to currency fluctuations. Intercompany transactions between our domestic and foreign operations are denominated in either the USD or the Euro. At month-end, foreign currency-denominated accounts receivable and intercompany balances are marked to market and unrealized gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net. Our foreign currency exchange gains and losses have been generated primarily from fluctuations in the Euro and pound sterling versus the USD and in the Euro versus the pound sterling. In the future, we may experience foreign currency exchange losses on our accounts receivable and intercompany receivables and payables. Foreign currency exchange losses could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we might not be able to offset these higher costs fully through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Controls and procedures
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness, as of the end of the period covered by this report, of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Controls and Procedures
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15 and 15(d)-15 that occurred during the third quarter ended June 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Risk factors
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There has been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2011.
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