UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

RQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

 

or

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
 For the transition period from __________________ to ___________________

 

Commission File Number: 001-33035

 

WidePoint Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   52-2040275
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)

 

7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 520, McLean, Virginia   22102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(703) 349-2577
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:

Yes R     No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files):

Yes R     No ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨   Accelerated filer                    ¨
Non-accelerated filer    ¨   Smaller reporting company   R
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    

 

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

 

As of November 14, 2013, there were 63,857,357 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

WIDEPOINT CORPORATION

 

INDEX

    Page No.
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (unaudited) 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month  periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited) 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month  periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited) 4
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 6
     
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 16
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 22
     
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 5. Other Information 24
     
Item 6. Exhibits 24
     
SIGNATURES 24
   
CERTIFICATIONS  

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31, 
   2013   2012 
         
ASSETS  
CURRENT ASSETS          
Cash and cash equivalents  $2,409,230   $1,857,614 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts  of $30,043 and $76,886 in 2013 and 2012, respectively   6,950,553    6,932,366 
Unbilled accounts receivable   1,187,498    2,969,450 
Inventories   268,803    286,920 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   341,918    482,389 
Income taxes receivable   -    138,575 
Deferred income taxes   473,430    473,430 
           
Total current assets   11,631,432    13,140,744 
           
NONCURRENT ASSETS          
Property and equipment, net   1,428,489    1,428,323 
Intangibles, net   3,943,548    4,969,241 
Goodwill   16,618,467    16,618,467 
Deferred income tax asset, net of current   3,948,658    3,346,948 
Deposits and other assets   71,027    76,118 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $37,641,621   $39,579,841 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Short term note payable  $34,001   $113,018 
Accounts payable   5,413,060    5,555,419 
Accrued expenses   3,210,284    3,539,710 
Deferred revenue   280,987    173,655 
Income taxes payable   73,520    - 
Current portion of long-term debt   199,033    1,102,741 
Current portion of deferred rent   9,023    51,196 
Current portion of capital lease obligations   10,552    42,878 
           
Total current liabilities   9,230,460    10,578,617 
           
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES          
Long-term debt, net of current portion   3,658,929    4,918,732 
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion   102,715    102,244 
Deferred rent, net of current portion   69,631    15,786 
Deferred revenue   21,105    25,231 
Deposits and other liabilities   1,964    1,964 
           
Total liabilities   13,084,804    15,642,574 
           
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 110,000,000 shares authorized; 63,857,357 and 63,751,857 shares issued  and outstanding, respectively   63,857    63,752 
Additional paid-in capital   69,814,932    69,594,390 
Accumulated deficit   (45,321,972)   (45,720,875)
           
Total stockholders’ equity   24,556,817    23,937,267 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $37,641,621   $39,579,841 

 

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

 

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   THREE MONTHS ENDED   NINE MONTHS ENDED 
   SEPTEMBER 30,   SEPTEMBER 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
REVENUES  $12,222,505   $15,210,896   $35,534,573   $41,423,281 
COST OF REVENUES (including amortization and depreciation of $363,040, $419,658, $1,100,968 and $1,262,105, respectively)   9,243,536    11,637,696    25,754,110    31,645,847 
                     
GROSS PROFIT   2,978,969    3,573,200    9,780,463    9,777,434 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES                    
Sales and Marketing   675,780    705,190    2,361,900    2,222,305 
General and Administrative Expenses (including share-based compensation of $68,659, $55,593, $180,927 and $165,873, respectively, and gain on change in fair value of contingent obligation of  $661,000, $0, $1,250,000 and $0, respectively)   2,282,991    2,334,492    7,196,607    7,231,857 
Depreciation and Amortization   74,142    74,682    213,661    213,658 
                     
Total Operating Expenses   3,032,913    3,114,364    9,772,168    9,667,820 
                     
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS   (53,944)   458,836    8,295    109,614 
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)                    
Interest Income   2,727    956    6,188    4,179 
Interest Expense   (15,414)   (85,366)   (130,933)   (264,570)
Other Income (Expense)   5,927    11,091    14,432    19,946 
                     
Total Other Income (Expense)   (6,760)   (73,319)   (110,313)   (240,445)
                     
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (60,704)   385,517    (102,018)   (130,831)
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION   (355,525)   141,809    (500,921)   (129,880)
                     
NET INCOME  $294,821   $243,708   $398,903   $(951)
                     
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE  $0.005   $0.004   $0.006   $(0.000)
                     
BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING   63,824,647    63,651,857    63,776,387    63,427,681 
                     
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE  $0.005   $0.004   $0.006   $(0.000)
                     
DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING   64,014,359    63,820,891    64,103,082    63,427,681 

 

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

 

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   NINE MONTHS ENDED 
   SEPTEMBER 30, 
   2013   2012 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Net income (loss)  $398,903   $(951)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash  provided by operating activities:          
Deferred income tax benefit   (601,710)   (142,635)
Depreciation expense   288,939    305,250 
Provision for doubtful accounts   54,541    - 
Amortization of intangibles   1,025,690    1,170,513 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   8,728    7,228 
Share-based compensation expense   180,927    165,873 
Gain on change in fair value of contingent obligation   (1,250,000)   - 
Loss on disposal of equipment   -    667 
Changes in assets and liabilities:         
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables   1,709,224    2,393,104 
Inventories   18,117    150,656 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   140,471    (172,751)
Other assets excluding deferred financing costs   (3,637)   13,622 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (409,516)   (2,370,216)
Income tax payable   212,095    - 
Deferred revenue   103,206    (309,935)
Other liabilities   -    1,964 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities  $1,875,978   $1,212,389 
          
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from settlement of net working capital requirement   -    76,539 
Purchase of property and equipment   (289,102)   (300,102)
           
Net cash used in investing activities  $(289,102)  $(223,563)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Advances on bank line of credit   481,018    3,035,078 
Repayments of bank line of credit advances   (481,018)   (3,035,078)
Issuance of long term debt   -    (586,164)
Principal repayments of long term debt   (913,511)   - 
Principal repayments of short-term notes payable   (129,614)   - 
Principal repayments under capital lease obligations   (31,855)   (67,023)
Unused bank line fee   -    (16,958)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   39,720    39,598 
           
Net cash used in financing activities  $(1,035,260)  $(630,547)
           
NET INCREASE IN CASH  $551,616   $358,279 
           
CASH, beginning of period   1,857,614    2,135,310 
           
CASH, end of period  $2,409,230   $2,493,589 

 

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

 

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   NINE MONTHS ENDED 
   SEPTEMBER 30 
   2013   2012 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION          
Cash paid for interest  $148,977   $167,764 
Cash paid for income taxes  $10,774   $- 
           
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Insurance policies financed by short term notes payable  $50,662   $40,720 
Acquisition of assets under capital lease obligation  $-   $178,577 

 

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

 

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.Organization and Nature of Operations

 

Organization

 

WidePoint Corporation (“WidePoint” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on May 30, 1997. The Company has grown through the targeted acquisition of specialized information technology companies that now provide a complementary suite of products and services for our Managed Mobility Solutions (“MMS”) offering.

 

Nature of Operations

 

The Company’s offering is a portfolio of enterprise wide information technology-based services wrapped around a set of streamlined mobile communications management, identity management, and consulting solutions that provide our customers with the ability to protect their valuable communications assets and deploy compliant identity management solutions that provide secured virtual and physical access to restricted environments. Many of the Company’s MMS offerings are accessible on-demand through cloud computing and provide our customers with the ability to remotely manage their workforce mobility and identity management requirements in accordance with their internal policies, the commercial marketplace and the demands of the government sector.

 

2.Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2013 and for each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, included herein have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Pursuant to such regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. It is the opinion of management that all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of financial results are reflected in the financial statements for the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 was derived from the audited condensed consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and acquired entities since their respective dates of acquisition. All significant inter-company amounts were eliminated in consolidation.

 

Reclassifications

 

The Company reclassified amounts representing inventory previously included in the caption “Prepaid expenses and other assets” on the September 30, 2012 condensed consolidated statement of cash flows presentation as a separate line item to conform to the current year presentation.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring use of estimates and judgment relate to revenue recognition, accounts receivable valuation reserves, ability to realize intangible assets and goodwill, ability to realize deferred income tax assets, fair value of certain financial liabilities and the evaluation of contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Except for changes in segment reporting as described below, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during 2013 from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2013.

 

Segment Reporting

 

Our MMS offering is a portfolio of enterprise-wide information technology-based services which comprise a single MMS business from which we earn revenues and incur costs. Prior to fiscal 2013, our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) measured financial performance under three reporting segments (specifically Telecommunications Lifecycle Management, Cyber Security Solutions and Consulting and Support Services). These three reporting segments had identical decentralized operational functions and activities that were overseen by different senior executives. In the last quarter of 2012, we restructured how our MMS business was managed and evaluated. Currently, our MMS offerings are centrally managed and delivered and our CODM evaluates our MMS business as a single segment. Our CODM makes business decisions to allocate resources on that basis. As our MMS business continues to evolve, the metrics we use to manage the business may change and may require the Company to re-evaluate the appropriateness of operating as a single segment.

 

3.Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, based on the Company’s principal or, in the absence of a principal, most advantageous market for the specific asset or liability. GAAP provides for a three-level hierarchy of inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, defined as follows:

 

Level 1 - Inputs that are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity can access.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, including:

 

§Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets

 

§Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active

 

§Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability

 

§Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

 

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Level 3 - Inputs that are unobservable and reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would likely use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances (e.g., internally derived assumptions surrounding the timing and amount of expected cash flows).

 

The Company monitors applicable market conditions and evaluates the fair value hierarchy levels as they pertain to the Company at least quarterly. For any transfers in and out of the levels of the fair value hierarchy, the Company elects to disclose the fair value measurement at the beginning of the reporting period during which the transfer occurred.

 

The Company measured the fair value of a contingent seller financed promissory note (“contingent obligation”) presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis using significantly unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and during the year ended December 31, 2012. The following table summarizes the Company’s measurement of fair value on a recurring basis for seller financed promissory note as categorized by GAAP’s valuation hierarchy at the end of each reporting period presented below:

 

   Amount   Quoted Prices   Significant     
   Recorded on   in Active   Other   Significant 
   Consolidated   Markets for   Observable   Unobservable 
   Balance   Identical Assets   Inputs   Inputs 
   Sheets   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3) 
   (Unaudited) 
Liabilities as of September 30, 2013                    
Contingent obligation (1)  $-           $- 
                     
Liabilities as of December 31, 2012                    
Contingent obligation (1)  $1,250,000           $1,250,000 

 

Changes in the fair value measurement of the contingent obligation using significant unobservable inputs classified as Level 3 and valuation method used to estimate fair values are set forth below as of and for each of the periods then ended:

 

   THREE MONTHS ENDED   NINE MONTHS ENDED 
   SEPTEMBER, 30   SEPTEMBER, 30 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Balance, Beginning of Period  $661,000   $2,150,000   $1,250,000   $2,150,000 
                     
Total gains or losses for the period:                    
                     
Non-cash gain on change in fair value of contingent obligation included in general and administrative expense (1)   (661,000)   -    (1,250,000)   - 
                     
Balance, End of Period  $-   $2,150,000   $-   $2,150,000 

 

(1)

The Company assesses the estimated fair value of the contingent obligation on a quarterly basis using a probability weighted income approach (discounted cash flow) valuation technique. When preparing discounted cash flow models under the income approach, the Company uses internal forecasts to estimate future cash flows. The Company’s internal forecasts are developed using observable (Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3) inputs. The Company previously estimated the fair value of contingent consideration at $3.0 million in connection with an asset purchase agreement with Avalon Global Solutions, Inc. ("AGS") on December 31, 2011. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA"), contingent consideration (or "contingent obligation") is payable provided Adjusted Gross Profit(" AGP") targets of $5,428,000 and $6,752,000 are reached in fiscal 2012 and 2013, respectively. AGS did not meet its AGP target in fiscal 2012 and the Company reduced the fair value of its contingent obligation and remeasured the fair value of this contingent obligation to $2.15 million. The Company revised its third and fourth quarter of 2013 forecasted AGP to reflect lower projected revenue growth from slower implementation of recently sold services. The Company believes these factors make it remote that the 2013 AGP target of $6,752,000 will be reached and accordingly revised the fair value of its contingent obligation to a zero value during the three months ended September 30, 2013. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded a non-cash gain within general and administrative expense as a result of a fair value adjustment of approximately $0.66 million and $1.25 million, respectively.

 

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There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 for the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

4.Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable consist of the following for each of the periods presented below:

 

   SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31, 
   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited) 
Commercial  $2,173,014   $2,546,268 
Government   4,807,582    4,462,984 
Gross accounts receivable   6,980,596    7,009,252 
Less: allowances for doubtful accounts   (30,043)   (76,886)
           
Accounts receivable, net  $6,950,553   $6,932,366 

 

Unbilled accounts receivable consist of the following for each of the periods presented below:

 

   SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31, 
   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited) 
Commercial  $146,713   $1,564,078 
Government   1,040,785    1,405,372 
           
Unbilled accounts receivable  $1,187,498   $2,969,450 

 

Customers representing ten percent or more of consolidated revenues are set forth in the table below for each of the periods presented:

 

   THREE MONTHS ENDED   NINE MONTHS ENDED 
   SEPTEMBER 30,   SEPTEMBER 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
   As a % of   As a % of   As a % of   As a % of 
Customer Name  Revenues   Revenues   Revenues   Revenues 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”)   18%   18%   19%   18%
Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”)   17%   15%   17%   17%

 

Customers representing ten percent or more of consolidated trade accounts receivable are set forth in the table below for each of the periods presented:

 

   SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31, 
   2013   2012 
   As a % of   As a % of 
Customer Name  Receivables   Receivables 
   (Unaudited) 
Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”)   10%   12%
Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”)   9%   19%
Bureau of Alcohol Tabacco and Firearms ("ATF")   7%   10%
Defense Information Systems Agency "(DISA")   12%    

 

 

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5.Property and Equipment

 

Major classes of property and equipment consisted of the following for each of the periods presented below:

 

   SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31, 
   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited) 
Land and building  $677,054   $677,054 
Computer hardware and software   1,828,396    1,544,233 
Furniture and fixtures   218,939    214,000 
Leasehold improvements   368,596    368,596 
Automobile   2,400    2,400 
Gross property and equipment   3,095,385    2,806,283 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization   (1,666,896)   (1,377,960)
           
Property and equipment, net  $1,428,489   $1,428,323 

 

There were no changes in the estimated useful life used to depreciate property and equipment for each of the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 or 2012. For each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, property and equipment depreciation expense recorded was approximately $100,200 and $104,200, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, property and equipment depreciation expense recorded was approximately $288,900 and $305,200, respectively. For each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no material sales or disposals of owned property and equipment.

 

Included in property and equipment are certain equipment purchases acquired under capital lease arrangements. For each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, the Company did not enter into any capital lease arrangements. See Note 7 for additional information about historical capital lease obligations. Total capitalized cost of equipment under capital leases at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was approximately $477,500, respectively. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 depreciation expense for leased equipment was approximately $14,700 and $17,500, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 depreciation expense for leased equipment was approximately $44,100 and $52,800, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for leased equipment at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was approximately $394,300 and $350,200, respectively. For the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013, there were no disposals of leased equipment. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, equipment under capital leases with cost and accumulated depreciation of approximately $130,700 were disposed of at the end of the lease period, with was no gain or loss recognized upon disposition. Total net book value of assets under capital leases at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was approximately $83,200 and $127,300, respectively.

 

6.Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The Company has recorded goodwill of $16,618,467 as of September 30, 2013. There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013. The Company considered whether there were indicators of impairment during the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013. The Company considered the significance of the write-off of the fair value of recorded contingent consideration (as disclosed in Note 3). The Company also considered the significance of a previously awarded DHS Blank Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) under protest for a second and final time by an unsuccessful bidder. Management believes that the outcome of the DHS award protest is a more significant indicator to consider. Management believes the probability of the protest being successful is remote given that the DHS had reaffirmed on August 15, 2013 that the stop work order related to the first protest had been lifted and management believes after the second and final protest is decided upon by the U.S. Government Accounting Office (“GAO”) that the outcome will be in the Company’s favor. In the event the protest is not resolved in the Company’s favor when a decision is reached by the GAO by December of 2013, the Company will take this into account during the Company’s annual goodwill impairment test as of December 31st.

 

The Company also has material intangible assets consisting of purchased intangibles and internally developed software used in the conduct of business. There were no additions to or disposals of intangible assets for the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013. There were fully amortized developed software intangibles with an original cost and accumulated amortization of approximately $1,239,000 disposed of during the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.

 

The aggregate amortization expense recorded for the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $336,900 and $390,200, respectively. The aggregate amortization expense recorded for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $1,025,690 and $1,170,500, respectively. The total weighted average life of purchased and internally developed intangible assets is approximately 5.3 years at September 30, 2013.

 

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7.Line of Credit and Long Term Debt

 

Commercial Loan Agreement Facility

 

The Company has an $8,000,000 working capital line of credit facility with Cardinal Bank. The amount available varies from month to month depending upon the amount of qualified customer accounts receivable which currently consists of up to 90% of qualified federal receivables and up to 80% of qualified commercial receivables, less any amounts outstanding on the Cardinal Bank term note. There were no changes in the terms of the credit facility during the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013. The Company was advanced and repaid approximately $481,000 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. There was no outstanding balance on the credit facility at September 30, 2013.

 

Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

   SEPTEMBER 30,   DECEMBER 31, 
   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited) 
Cardinal Bank Mortgage Dated December 17, 2010 (1)  $488,491   $499,938 
Cardinal Bank Term Note Dated December 31, 2011 (2)   2,702,804    3,271,535 
Contingent Obligation Subordinated Seller Financed  Promissory Note Dated December 31, 2011 (3)   -    1,250,000 
Non-Contingent Obligation Subordinated Seller Financed  Promissory Note Dated December 31, 2011 (4)   666,667    1,000,000 
           
Total   3,857,962    6,021,473 
Less: current portion   (199,033)   (1,102,741)
           
Long-term debt, net of current portion  $3,658,929   $4,918,732 

 

(1) On December 17, 2010, the Company entered into a real estate purchase agreement to acquire iSYS’s call center facility in Columbus, Ohio for approximately $677,000. In connection with the real estate purchase agreement the Company entered into a $528,000 ten-year mortgage with Cardinal Bank to fund the unpaid portion of the purchase price. The mortgage loan bears interest at 6.0% with monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $3,800, and matures on December 17, 2020. The mortgage loan principal and interest payments are based on a twenty-year amortization with the unpaid balance due at maturity. The mortgage loan is secured by the real estate.

 

(2) On December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a $4,000,000 5-year term note with Cardinal Bank (“Cardinal Bank Term Note”) to fund a portion of the purchase price paid in connection with the asset purchase agreement with Avalon Global Solutions, Inc. (“AGS”) dated December 30, 2011. The term note bears interest at 4.50% with monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $74,694, and matures on December 30, 2016. The term note is secured under a corporate security agreement.

 

(3) On December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a subordinated 3-year term contingent promissory note (“contingent obligation”) with a face value of $3.0 million with AGS to fund a portion of the purchase price paid in connection with the asset purchase agreement dated December 30, 2011. The Company carries this contingent obligation at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 at approximately $0 and $1,250,000, respectively. See Note 3 for additional discussion about changes in fair value.

 

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(4) On December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a $1.0 million subordinated 3-year term non-contingent note (“term note”) with AGS to fund a portion of the purchase price paid in connection with the asset purchase agreement with AGS dated December 30, 2011. The term note bears interest at 3.0% with estimated remaining annual principal payments of $333,333 and $333,334 payable on April 15, 2014 and 2015, respectively, and matures on April 15, 2015. The Company paid the first installment due on April 15, 2013. The term note is subordinated to the Cardinal Bank Term Note.

 

Future estimated remaining repayments on long-term debt are as follows for fiscal years ending December 31 (unaudited):

 

2013  $199,033 
2014   1,148,590 
2015   1,186,310 
2016   893,773 
2017   20,187 
Thereafter   410,069 
      
Total  $3,857,962 

 

The Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants in connection with its Cardinal Bank Term Note. These financial covenants include maintaining (i) a debt service ratio of at least 1.2:1.0, (ii) a tangible net worth of at least $4.5 million at December 31, 2013 and (iii) a current ratio of at least 1.1:1.0. As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with these financial covenants. The Company has reinvested earnings and available capital to pay for its strategy to develop a national MMS sales force and functionalize the business. The Company believes that as a result of this reinvestment and the reduction in earnings that it is probable that the Company may not meet its debt service ratio as of December 31, 2013. The Company will seek to obtain a waiver of non-compliance and/or modify its loan covenants. The Company continues to pay its debt obligations as they become due and comply with the other terms of this loan agreement.

 

The Company has leased certain equipment under capital lease arrangements which expire in 2016. Future minimum payments remaining under these lease agreements are as follows for fiscal years ending December 31 (unaudited):

 

2013  $13,540 
2014   51,464 
2015   51,364 
2016   9,315 
Thereafter   - 
      
Total   125,683 
Less portion representing interest   (12,416)
Present value of minimum lease payments under capital lease agreements   113,267 
Less current portion   (10,552)
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion  $102,715 

 

8.Income Taxes

 

The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as well as income tax returns in various states. The Company may be subject to examination by the IRS for tax years 2003 and forward. Additionally, the Company may be subject to examinations by various state taxing jurisdictions for tax years 2003 and forward. As of September 30, 2013, the Company is currently not under examination by the IRS or any state tax jurisdiction.

 

The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at either September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012, respectively. In the future, any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions will be recognized in income tax expense.

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had recorded a deferred tax asset of approximately $4.8 million reflecting the benefit of approximately $19.8 million in net operating loss (NOL) carry forwards available to offset future taxable income for federal income tax purposes, net of the potential Section 382 limitations. These federal NOL carry forwards expire between 2017 and 2032. Included in the recorded deferred tax asset, the Company had a benefit of approximately $12.1 million available to offset future taxable income for state income tax purposes. These state NOL carry forwards expire between 2020 and 2032. Realization of this deferred tax asset is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income prior to expiration of the loss carryforwards. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the recorded deferred tax asset will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carry forward period are reduced. The Company’s has received a significant federal government contract award by the DHS that has been protested. The protest should be resolved by December of 2013. The award is an individually significant factor in supporting the realization of its net operating loss carry forward deferred tax asset. In the event this award is delayed, cancelled, or overturned as a result of the current protest, the Company may have to reassess the necessity for a valuation allowance against this deferred tax asset.

 

No tax benefit has been associated with the exercise of stock options for each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, because of the existence of net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards. There will be no credit to additional paid in capital for such until the associated benefit is realized through a reduction of income taxes payable. The tax benefit associated with the exercise of stock options included in NOL’s that will be credited to additional paid-in capital when the NOL’s are used to reduce taxes currently payable is approximately $923,000. As of September 30, 2013, there were no changes in the valuation allowance as there were no events that occurred which would indicate utilization of net operating loss deductions would be further limited.

 

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9.Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company is authorized to issue 110,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share. As of September 30, 2013, there were 63,857,357 shares of common stock outstanding. Shares of common stock issued as a result of stock option exercises for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 were 105,500, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information regarding stock option plans.

 

10.Stock Options and Award Programs

 

The Company’s stock incentive plan is administered by the Compensation Committee and authorizes the grant or award of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance unit awards and phantom shares. The Company issues new shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options. Any shares associated with options forfeited are added back to the number of shares that underlie stock options to be granted under the stock incentive plan. The Company has issued restricted stock awards and non-qualified stock option awards as described below.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

On November 18, 2010, the Company’s Compensation Committee granted Steve L. Komar and James T. McCubbin each an award of 250,000 shares of restricted stock of the Company, the vesting of which is based on achievement of future performance goals of the Company. There were no changes in vesting requirements or activity related to restricted stock awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Stock Option Awards

 

Stock option awards reflected in the table below cover the period from 1999 through September 30, 2013. A summary of the stock option award activity under our plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is set forth below (unaudited):

 

       Weighted   Weighted 
       Average Grant   Average 
   # of   Date Fair Value   Remaining 
NON-VESTED OPTIONS  Shares   per Share   Option Life 
Non-vested balances, January 1, 2013   900,000   $0.60      
Granted   1,575,000   $0.16      
Cancelled   (275,000)  $0.16      
Non-vested balances, September 30, 2013   2,200,000   $0.34    2.99 

 

       Weighted   Weighted 
       Average   Average 
   # of   Exercise Price   Remaining 
OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE  Shares   per Share   Option Life 
Options outstanding, January 1, 2013   3,212,000   $0.74      
Issued   1,575,000   $0.51      
Canceled   (315,000)  $0.61      
Expired   (680,000)  $0.55      
Exercised   (105,500)  $0.37      
Options outstanding, September 30, 2013   3,686,500   $0.69    4.13 
                
Options outstanding and exercisable, September 30, 2013   1,486,500   $0.74    2.02 

 

Aggregate intrinsic value represents total pretax intrinsic value (the difference between WidePoint’s closing stock price on September 30, 2013, and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2013. The intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of WidePoint’s stock. The total intrinsic values of all options that were outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2013, were $930,100 and $324,600, respectively.

 

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For the three month period ended September 30, 2013, the Company did not issue any stock options. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 1,575,000 non-qualified stock options to certain employees. The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model (“Black-Scholes model”), which uses the assumptions of no dividend yield, risk free interest rates of between 0.38% and 0.42% and expected life in years of approximately 3 years. Expected volatilities used in determining the fair value of options granted based on historical volatility of our common stock which ranged from 67% and 70%. The expected term of options granted is based on analyses of historical employee termination rates and option exercises. The risk-free interest rates are based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a period consistent with the expected term of the option in effect at the time of the grant.

 

Share-based compensation (including restricted stock awards) represents both stock options based expense and stock grant expense. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 the Company recognized share-based compensation expense of approximately $68,600 and $55,600, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 the Company recognized share-based compensation expense of approximately $180,900 and $165,900, respectively. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 there were 680,000 fully vested stock options that expired unexercised and 315,000 unvested stock options that were cancelled as a result of employment terminations. Included in share-based compensation in the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was the benefit realized as a result of expired vested options and cancelled options. The resulting benefit occurred as the value attributed to the expired stock options were greater than the sum of the stock options based compensation recognized during the applicable periods.

 

At September 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $437,500 of total unamortized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to stock option plans that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining period of 2.9 years.

 

See Note 8 for discussion about the tax benefit associated with the exercise of stock options.

 

11.Earnings Per Common Share (EPS)

 

The computations of basic and diluted EPS were as follows for the periods presented below:

 

   THREE MONTHS ENDED   NINE MONTHS ENDED 
   SEPTEMBER 30,   SEPTEMBER 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Basic EPS Computation:                    
Net income (loss)  $294,821   $243,708   $398,903   $(951)
Weighted average number of common shares   63,824,647    63,651,857    63,776,387    63,427,681 
Basic EPS  $0.005   $0.004   $0.006   $(0.000)
                     
Basic EPS Computation:                    
Net income (loss)  $294,821   $243,708   $398,903   $(951)
                     
Weighted average number of common shares   63,824,647    63,651,857    63,776,387    63,427,681 
Incremental shares from assumed conversions of stock options   189,712    169,034    326,695    - 
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares   64,014,359    63,820,891    64,103,082    63,427,681 
                     
Diluted EPS  $0.005   $0.004   $0.006   $(0.000)

 

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12.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Operating Lease Commitments

 

Effective July 1, 2013, the Company modified a property lease at its Fairfax, Virginia office location to expand operational capacity and consolidate certain functions. Under the terms of the new lease agreement, the lease expires in 2019 and requires fixed escalating lease payments and additional periodic rent payments to cover a proportionate share of taxes, maintenance, insurance and other shared expenses at each anniversary date. The lease contains additional incentives including free rent for up to 6 months under certain conditions and a leasehold improvement allowance for up to $120,000. The Company has the right to terminate the lease after 3 years by providing written notice by no later than September 30, 2016 and paying an early termination fee equal to 50% of the lessor’s unamortized leasehold tenant improvements, brokerage commissions paid in connection with the lease and two months’ current rent.

 

Effective July 1, 2013, the Company modified a property lease at its Tennessee office location to expand operational capacity. Under the terms of the new lease agreement, the lease expires in 2016 and requires fixed escalating lease payments and additional periodic rent payments to cover a proportionate share of taxes, maintenance, insurance and other shared expenses at each anniversary date.

 

There were no additional changes to existing equipment and sublease arrangements during the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2013.

 

Remaining future minimum payments by year required under lease obligations consist of the following for fiscal years ending December 31:

 

            Less     
    Property   Equipment   Property   Net Lease 
    Leases   Leases   Sublease   Total 
    (Unaudited) 
 2013   $261,000   $23,000   $(5,900)  $278,100 
 2014    560,000    41,000    (23,600)   577,400 
 2015    472,000    30,000    (23,600)   478,400 
 2016    386,000    24,000    (11,800)   398,200 
 2017    320,000    10,000    -    330,000 
 Thereafter    417,000    -    -    417,000 
                       
 Total   $2,416,000   $128,000   $(64,900)  $2,479,100 

 

Employment Agreements

 

The Company has employment agreements with certain executives that set forth compensation levels and provide for severance payments in certain instances. On August 13, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment to the Company’s employment agreements with Steve L. Komar, Chief Executive Officer, and James T. McCubbin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to extend the term of their original employment through December 31, 2013 at the same salary and benefit levels then in effect.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

“Forward-Looking” Information

 

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto which appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as the financial statements and the notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

The information set forth below contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that is not a statement of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations or that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements.  The words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “planning,” “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “will likely,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may” or the negative of such words or words or expressions of similar meaning are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and all such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control.  Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. All forward-looking statements and other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake, and we disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce revisions to any of the forward-looking statements.  Certain factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things: (i) the Company's financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations; (iii) the Company's growth strategy and operating strategy; (iv) the declaration and payment of dividends; (v) decreased government spending, (vi) changes in government regulations, and (vii) our focus on selling higher margin services, the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2013.  Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  

 

Business Overview

 

The Company offers a portfolio of information technology based services with a set of streamlined mobile communications management, identity management, and consulting solutions that provide our customers with the ability to protect their valuable communications assets and deploy compliant identity management solutions that provide secured virtual and physical access to restricted environments. Many of the Company’s solutions are accessible on-demand through cloud computing and provide customers with the ability to remotely manage their workforce mobility and identity management requirements in accordance with internal policies, the commercial marketplace and the demands of the government market sector.

 

Our MMS offering is a portfolio of enterprise-wide information technology-based services which comprise a single MMS business from which we earn revenues and incur costs. Prior to fiscal 2013, our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) measured financial performance under three reporting segments (specifically Telecommunications Lifecycle Management, Cyber Security Solutions and Consulting and Support Services). These three reporting segments had identical decentralized operatonal functions and activities that were overseen by different senior executives. In the last quarter of 2012, we restructured how our MMS business was managed and evaluated. Currently, our MMS offerings are centrally managed and delivered and our CODM evaluates our MMS business as a single segment and makes business decisions to allocate resources on that basis. As our MMS business continues to evolve, the metrics we use to manage the business may change and may require the Company to re-evaluate the appropriateness of operating as a single segment.

 

For additional information related to our business operations see the description of our business set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2013. 

 

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Revenue Concentrations and Considerations

 

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company was awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) HSHQDC-13-A-00024 for Cellular Wireless Managed Services with a ceiling of $600 million. The Cellular Wireless Managed Services program includes DHS and all DHS components: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. and Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. Secret Service. The BPA period of performance is for a base period of one year and four option years. The BPA had been protested by a third-party bidder, TeleCommunications Systems, Inc., and that as a result of such protest DHS had issued a stop work order for expanded services under the BPA. On August 15, 2013, the Company was notified by DHS that the stop work order had been lifted and to resume performance under the BPA. On August 26, 2013, the Company was notified by DHS that TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. had again protested the award of the BPA. New services were once again stayed until such protest is decided upon by the U.S. Government Accounting Office. A decision is due no later than December of 2013 and management believes that the outcome should be in its favor.

 

We remain focused on continued retention and expansion of services to our existing customer base and attracting new customers in the government and commercial sectors. We are continuing to actively search out new synergistic acquisitions that we believe may further enhance our present base of business and service offerings.

 

Sources of Significant Operational and Administrative Expense

 

A significant source of operational costs consists of salaries and benefits paid to our technical, marketing and administrative personnel as well as payments to technical subcontractor labor and vendor-related costs in connection with the delivery of our information technology based services.  Expansion of our internal growth initiatives and merger and acquisition opportunities will increase our operational costs and may require additional investments in technology infrastructure and personnel.  Our profitability also depends upon both the volume of services performed and the Company’s ability to manage costs.  To date, the Company has attempted to maximize its operating margins through efficiencies achieved by the use of its proprietary technologies and methodologies, and by offsetting increases in consultant salaries with increases in consultant fees received from its clients.  The uncertainties relating to the ability to achieve and maintain profitability, obtain additional funding to partially fund the Company’s growth strategy, and provide the necessary investment to continue to upgrade its management reporting systems to meet the continuing demands of the present regulatory changes affect the comparability of the information reflected in the financial information presented above.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 as Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

Revenues. Revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 decreased approximately 20% to approximately $12.2 million, a decrease of approximately $3.0 million as compared to approximately $15.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was attributable to lower sales of government product resale transactions due to sequester-related delays.

 

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $9.2 million (or 76% of revenues), as compared to approximately $11.6 million (or 77% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was attributable to lower sales of government product resale transactions due to sequester-related delays.

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $3.0 million (or 24% of revenues), as compared to approximately $3.6 million (or 23% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in gross profit was due to lower revenues.

 

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $676,000 (or 6% of revenues), as compared to approximately $705,200 (or 5% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2012. The dollar basis decrease in sales and marketing expense reflects lower commission payments to commercial business channel partners due to lower commissionable revenue base programs compared to the same period last year. We believe sales and marketing expense in absolute dollars should increase as we realize higher commission payments from higher commissionable revenue streams, and complete the deployment of our investment in building a national MMS salesforce.

 

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 were approximately $2.3 million (or 19% of revenues), as compared to approximately $2.3 million (or 15% of revenues) for the three month period ended September 30, 2012. General and administrative expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 include a non-cash gain of approximately $0.7 million that reflects a reduction in the fair value of a contingent obligation as remeasured at the reporting date. The Company revised its third and fourth quarter of 2013 forecasted Adjusted Gross Profit (“AGP”) to reflect lower projected revenue growth from slower implementation of recently sold services. The Company believes these factors make it remote that the 2013 AGP target of $6,752,000 in 2013 would be achieved and reduced the fair value of a contingent obligation to zero during the three month period ended September 30, 2013.

  

Excluding this non-cash gain, general and administrative expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 would have been approximately $2.9 million (or 24% of revenues). Excluding the non-cash gain, the increase in expenses predominantly reflects both salary and fringe costs associated with an expansion in billable services and expanded overhead support positions (approximately $220,000), bonus accruals (approximately $50,000), higher network communication costs in support of our infrastructure projects (approximately $41,000), higher accounting and legal fees related to contract negotiations (approximately $40,000), higher gross receipts tax related to higher margin sales (approximately $21,000), higher commercial insurance rates (approximately $26,000) and to a lesser extent higher social security payroll tax expense due to the end of the tax holiday that expired in 2012.

 

Depreciation. Depreciation expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $74,100 as compared to approximately $74,700 for the three month period ended September 30, 2012.  The slight decrease in depreciation expense was due to slower replacement of our pool of depreciable assets.  

 

Interest Income. Interest income for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $2,700, as compared to approximately $900 for the three month period ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was due to slightly higher amounts of invested cash and cash equivalents being held in interest bearing accounts and the length of time these increased deposits were earning interest throughout the quarter compared the same period last year.  

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $15,400 as compared to approximately $85,400 for the three month period ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease in interest expense was largely driven by changes in the fair value of a contingent obligation that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2012 and continued through the third quarter of 2013. This reduction lowered the interest bearing base upon which accrued interest had been previously determined as compared to the same period last year. There were no significant changes in the terms of other interest bearing debt during the three months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Income Taxes. Income tax benefit for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $356,000, as compared to an income tax expense of approximately $141,800 for the three month period ended September 30, 2012.  The income tax expense recognized in the three month period ended September 30, 2013 reflects state income taxes, offset by federal net operating losses generated.

 

Net (Loss) Income. As a result of the factors above, the net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $294,800, as compared to net income of approximately $243,700 for the three month period ended September 30, 2012.  

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

Revenues. Revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 decreased approximately 14% to approximately $35.5 million, a decrease of approximately $5.9 million as compared to approximately $41.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. We believe the decrease ws attributable to a combination of factors, including delays in government product resale transactions, delays in customer implementations, the impact of some commercial market telecommunications customer attrition, and a protest associated with a federal government contract award.

 

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $25.8 million (or 72% of revenues), as compared to approximately $31.6 million (or 76% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was attributable to lower sales of government product resale transactions due to sequester-related delays.

 

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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $9.8 million (or 28% of revenues), as compared to approximately $9.8 million (or 24% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. The dollar basis decrease in gross profit was due to lower revenues. There will be periods of variability in margin growth when lower margin government resale transactions occur from time to time. The timing of government resale transactions is uncertain given the sequester-related delays experienced over the last three quarters. Our focus will remain on growing sales of higher margin recurring services.

 

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $2.4 million (or 7% of revenues), as compared to approximately $2.2 million (or 5% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. The increase predominantly reflects the hiring of an Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and the Company’s hiring of additional marketing and lead generation sales professionals all as of our overall strategy to reinvest in our sales resource infrastructure, thereby expanding our growth opportunities, both domestic and abroad.

 

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $7.2 million (or 20% of revenues), as compared to approximately $7.2 million (or 17% of revenues) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. General and administrative expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 include a non-cash gain of approximately $1.25 million that reflects a reduction in the fair value of a contingent obligation as remeasured at the reporting date. The Company revised its full year 2013 forecasted Adjusted Gross Profit (“AGP”) to reflect lower projected revenue growth from slower implementation of recently sold services. The Company believes these factors make it remote that the 2013 AGP target of $6,752,000 in 2013 would be achieved and reduced the fair value of its recorded contingent obligation to zero during the nine month period ended September 30, 2013.

 

Excluding this non-cash gain, general and administrative expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 would have been approximately $8.4 million (or 24% of revenues). Excluding the non-cash gain, the increase in expenses predominantly reflects both salary and fringe costs associated with an expansion in billable services and expanded overhead support positions (approximately $552,000), internal infrastructure salary and fringe related to infrastructure projects (approximately $250,000), various consultant costs (approximately $75,000), bonus accruals (approximately $100,000), higher outside accounting and legal fees related to contract negotiations (approximately $62,000), higher commercial insurance rates (approximately $70,000) and to a lesser extent higher social security payroll tax expense due to the end of the tax holiday that expired in 2012.

 

Depreciation. Depreciation expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $214,000, as compared to approximately $214,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.  The similarity in depreciation expense was due to slower replacement of our pool of depreciable assets.    

 

Interest Income. Interest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $6,200, as compared to approximately $4,200 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was due to slightly higher amounts of invested cash and cash equivalents being held in interest bearing accounts and the length of time these increased deposits were earning interest throughout the quarter compared the same period last year.    

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $130,900, as compared to approximately $264,600 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.  The decrease in interest expense was largely driven by changes in the fair value of a contingent obligation that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2012 and continued through the second quarter of 2013. This reduction lowered the interest bearing base upon which accrued interest had been previously determined as compared to the same period last year. There were no significant changes in the terms of interest bearing debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Income Taxes. Income tax benefit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $500,900, as compared to an income tax benefit of approximately $129,900 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.  The income tax benefit recognized in the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 reflects net operating losses generated in excess of state income tax expense.

 

Net (Loss) Income. As a result of the factors above, the net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 was approximately $398,900, as compared to net loss of approximately $1,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012.  

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company has, since inception, financed its operations and capital expenditures through the sale of preferred and common stock, seller notes in connection with acquisitions, convertible notes, convertible exchangeable debentures, senior secured loans and the proceeds from the exercise of the warrants related to a convertible exchangeable debenture. The Company’s immediate sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled receivables and access to a working capital credit facility with Cardinal Bank for up to $8.0 million. The Company’s operating liabilities consist of vendor and payroll obligations.

 

The Company’s operations require working capital to fund planned growth strategies. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company’s net working capital was approximately $2.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively. At September 30, 2013, there were no material commitments for additional acquisitions or capital expenditures, but that could change with the addition of material contract awards. At September 30, 2013, there were no outstanding borrowings against the Company’s working capital credit facility.

 

Cash provided by operating activities provides an indication of our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from our recurring business activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net cash provided by operations was approximately $1.9 million as compared to net cash used in operations of approximately $1.2 million in the same period last year. The improvement in cash flow from operating activities reflects shorter timing differences between billing and collection as compared to the same period last year.

 

Cash used in investing activities provides an indication of our long term infrastructure investments. We make recurring purchases of property and equipment to replace or enhance our hardware and software applications that support customer operations. We also make investments in software development related to our proprietary telecommunications expense management and Public Key Infrastructure software certificate credentialing tools and applications. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, cash used in investing activities was approximately $289,100 as compared to approximately $223,600 in the same period last year. In both periods net investments in property and equipment were substantially equivalent; however, there was a one-time cash receipt from settlement of working capital adjustment in April 2012 in connection with a prior acquisition that partially offset cash used to purchase property and equipment in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. There were no similar offsetting transactions in the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. The continuing property and equipment expenditures in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 reflects decisions to move forward with further investments aimed at enhancing our internal infrastructure to support growth in sales and marketing, along with a branding and management functionalization initiative that the Company has undertaken to create a singular WidePoint brand among all of its operating subsidiaries while refocusing and streamlining its management structure.

 

Cash used in financing activities provides an indication of our debt financing and proceeds from stock option exercises. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, cash used in financing activities was approximately $1.0 million as compared to approximately $630,500 in the same period last year. We utilized our working capital credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to facilitate short term funding requirements in order to offset cash needs attributable to timing differences between receipt of customer payments and cash disbursements. We repaid our line of credit advances in full with available cash balances and made our scheduled payments for current maturities of term debt and the first of three installments due on a 3-year $1.0 million promissory note during the nine month period ended September 30, 2013.

 

We believe our current cash position and our working capital credit facility are sufficient to meet our minimum requirements for our current business operations, although any expansion of our operational needs, including as a result of any new contracts, could require additional working capital. Our business environment is characterized by rapid technological change with periods of high growth and contraction, and is influenced by material events such as mergers and acquisitions that can substantially change our performance and outlook. Constant growth and technological change in our market makes it difficult to predict future liquidity requirements with certainty.

 

We believe future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the rate of revenue growth, the timing and extent of spending for new product and service development, strategic acquisition funding and availability of suitable acquisition targets, technological changes in our proprietary software solutions and market acceptance of the Company’s branded products and service solutions.

 

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Over the long term, the Company must successfully execute its growth plans to increase profitable revenue and income streams that should generate positive cash flows to sustain adequate liquidity without impairing growth initiatives or requiring the infusion of additional funds from external sources to meet minimum operating requirements, including debt service. There can be no assurance that additional financing, if required, will be available on acceptable terms, if at all, for future acquisitions and/or growth initiatives.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company has no existing off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under SEC regulations.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that the information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We performed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2013. Based on the existence of the material weaknesses discussed below in “Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting,” our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2013 to provide such reasonable assurances.

 

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures is also based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2013.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.  Based on this assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2013 due to the existence of the following material weaknesses:

 

§Inadequate segregation of duties within an account or process. Management has determined that it continued to not have appropriate segregation of duties within our internal controls that would ensure the consistent application of procedures in our financial reporting process by existing personnel. This control deficiency could result in a misstatement of substantially all of our financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements.

 

§Inadequate policies and procedures. Management has determined that its existing policies and procedures continued to be limited and/or inadequate in scope to provide staff with guidance or framework for accounting and disclosing financial transactions. This deficiency could result in unintended, misleading entries being made in the financial system and precluding sufficient disclosure of complex transactions.

 

§Lack of sufficient subject matter expertise. Management has determined that it lacks certain subject matter expertise relating to accounting for complex transactions and the disclosure of complex transactions related to accounting for income taxes. Our financial staff currently lacks sufficient training or experience in accounting for complex transactions and the required disclosure therein.

 

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Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses

 

The material weaknesses described above in "Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting" comprise control deficiencies that we discovered during the financial closing process over the past several fiscal years that we have been working to remediate.

 

Management has formulated and continues to implement a remediation plan that will continue through the end of fiscal year 2013, which includes: (i) implementing an approved centralized set of policies and procedures throughout the Company to address inadequacies described above; (ii) automating certain manual transactions, centralizing operational accounting and preparation of financial reporting schedules; (iii) minimizing manual transactional reporting; and (iv) establishing training and education content for select members of our operational and financial staff.

 

We believe that these measures, if effectively implemented and maintained, will remediate the material weaknesses discussed above.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

We are currently undertaking the measures discussed above to remediate the material weaknesses discussed under “Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” above.  Those measures, described under “Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses,” will continue to be implemented during fiscal year 2013, and are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.  

 

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

EXHIBIT    
NO.   DESCRIPTION
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
32   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
101.   Interactive Data Files  

 

101.INS**+ XBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCH**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CAL**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF**+ XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE**+ XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  WIDEPOINT CORPORATION
     
Date:    November 14, 2013   /s/ STEVE L. KOMAR
    Steve L. Komar
    President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Date:    November 14, 2013   /s/ JAMES T. MCCUBBIN
    James T. McCubbin
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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