UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

(Mark one)

 

[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018

 

or

 

[  ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period fromfrom___________  to ___________

 

Commission File Number 001-36529

 

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 22-3832302

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

7 Clyde Road

Somerset, New Jersey

 

08873

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(732) 873-5133

(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 [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer[  ] Accelerated filer[  ]
Non-AcceleratedNon-accelerated filer[  ] (Do(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company [X]
Emerging growth company [X]

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B)13(a) of the Securities Act. [X]

 

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

 

At November 1, 2017,August 6, 2018, the registrant had 11,530,59111,846,424 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

INDEX

 

 Page
  
Forward Looking Statements2
  
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   
Item 1.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)(Unaudited)
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 201620173
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 201620174
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 201620175
 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 201720186
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 201620177
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements8
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1820
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2931
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2931
   
 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings3132
Item 1A.Risk Factors3132
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3132
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities3132
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures3132
Item 5.Other Information3132
Item 6.Exhibits3233
Signatures3234

 

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Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain statements that we make from time to time, including statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. These statements, among other things, relate to our business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our products, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives of management. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “will” and similar terms and phrases are used to identify forward-looking statements in this presentation. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, without limitation, statements reflecting management’s expectations for future financial performance and operating expenditures (including our ability to continue as a going concern, to raise additional capital and to succeed in our future operations), expected growth, profitability and business outlook, increased sales and marketing expenses, and the expected results from the integration of our acquisitions.

 

Forward-looking statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by such statements. These factors include, among other things, the unknown risks and uncertainties that we believe could cause actual results to differ from these forward looking statements as set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017.7, 2018.New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to:

 

 our ability to manage our growth, including acquiring, partnering with, and effectively integrating the recent acquisition of Orion Healthcorp, Inc. and other acquired businesses into our infrastructure;
our ability to comply with covenants contained in our credit agreement with our senior secured lender, Silicon Valley Bank and other future debt facilities;
   
 our ability to retain our clients and revenue levels, including effectively migrating and keeping new clients acquired through business acquisitions and maintaining or growing the revenue levels of our new and existing clients;
our ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, including Mahmud Haq and other personnel critical to growing our business and integrating of our newly acquired businesses;
our ability to raise capital and obtain and maintain financing on acceptable terms;
our ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive with ours, and who may have greater resources and name recognition than we have;
   
 our ability to maintain operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a manner that continues to enable us to offer competitively priced products and services;
our ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services;
   
 our ability to keep pace with a rapidly changing healthcare industry;
   
 our ability to consistently achieve and maintain compliance with a myriad of federal, state, foreign, local, payor and industry requirements, regulations, rules, laws and laws;
our ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights; andcontracts;
   
 our ability to maintain and protect the privacy of confidential and protected Company, client and patient information.information;
our ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights;
our ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, and the continued involvement of Mahmud Haq as executive chairman, all of which are critical to growing our business and integrating of our newly acquired businesses;
our ability to comply with covenants contained in our credit agreement with our senior secured lender, Silicon Valley Bank and other future debt facilities;
our ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive with ours, and who may have greater resources and name recognition than we have; and
our ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by law, we are under no duty to update or revise any of such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

 

All references to “MTBC,” “Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” mean Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. and its subsidiaries, except where it is made clear that the term means only the parent company.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 September 30, December 31, 
 2017  2016  June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 
 (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)    
ASSETS             
CURRENT ASSETS:                
Cash $2,789,382  $3,476,880  $11,722,619  $4,362,232 
Accounts receivable - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $268,000 and $156,000 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  3,535,673   4,330,901 
Accounts receivable - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $192,000 and $185,000 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively  3,437,850   3,879,463 
Contract asset  1,669,323   - 
Current assets - related party  25,203   13,200   25,203   25,203 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  758,785   618,501   1,730,621   662,822 
Total current assets  7,109,043   8,439,482   18,585,616   8,929,720 
Property and equipment - net  1,424,732   1,588,937   1,388,173   1,385,743 
Intangible assets - net  2,997,211   5,833,706   1,702,240   2,509,544 
Goodwill  12,263,943   12,178,868   12,263,943   12,263,943 
Other assets  152,712   282,713   424,725   436,713 
TOTAL ASSETS $23,947,641  $28,323,706  $34,364,697  $25,525,663 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Accounts payable $1,017,774  $1,905,131  $590,266  $991,859 
Accrued compensation  848,571   2,009,911   1,033,945   1,137,351 
Accrued expenses  758,357   1,236,609   922,244   616,778 
Deferred rent (current portion)  79,150   61,437   88,697   81,826 
Deferred revenue (current portion)  52,145   41,666   27,675   62,104 
Accrued liability to related party  16,614   16,626   10,663   10,675 
Borrowings under line of credit  2,000,000   2,000,000 
Current portion of long-term debt  -   2,666,667 
Notes payable - other (current portion)  246,603   5,181,459   81,295   168,718 
Contingent consideration (current portion)  537,736   535,477   563,466   505,557 
Dividend payable  638,905   202,579   1,056,217   747,147 
Total current liabilities  6,195,855   15,857,562   4,374,468   4,322,015 
Long - term debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs  -   4,033,668 
Notes payable - other  137,550   166,184   140,613   120,899 
Deferred rent  371,273   433,186   255,468   333,788 
Deferred revenue  30,001   26,673   28,212   28,615 
Contingent consideration  131,957   394,072   -   97,854 
Deferred tax liability  510,530   345,530   450,072   372,072 
Total liabilities  7,377,166   21,256,875   5,248,833   5,275,243 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)        
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:        
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share - authorized 2,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 929,299 and 294,656 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  929   295 
Common stock, $0.001 par value - authorized 19,000,000 shares; issued 12,271,390 and 10,792,352 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively; outstanding, 11,530,591 and 10,051,553 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  12,272   10,793 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 7)        
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:        
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share - authorized 2,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,536,289 and 1,086,739 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively  1,536   1,087 
Common stock, $0.001 par value - authorized 19,000,000 shares; issued 12,405,973 and 12,271,390 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively; outstanding, 11,665,174 and 11,530,591 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively  12,406   12,272 
Additional paid-in capital  40,985,992   26,038,063   52,710,345   45,129,517 
Accumulated deficit  (23,325,897)  (17,944,230)  (21,794,949)  (23,509,386)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (440,821)  (376,090)  (1,151,474)  (721,070)
Less: 740,799 common shares held in treasury, at cost at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016  (662,000)  (662,000)
Total shareholders' equity  16,570,475   7,066,831 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $23,947,641  $28,323,706 
Less: 740,799 common shares held in treasury, at cost at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017  (662,000)  (662,000)
Total shareholders’ equity  29,115,864   20,250,420 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $34,364,697  $25,525,663 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 September 30, September 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2017 2016 2017 2016  2018  2017  2018  2017 
NET REVENUE $7,513,592  $5,341,002  $23,518,416  $15,663,687  $8,682,937  $7,784,750  $16,990,262  $16,004,824 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                                
Direct operating costs  4,171,932   2,670,385   13,592,492   7,292,415   4,333,573   4,197,824   8,817,628   9,420,560 
Selling and marketing  228,991   274,796   853,460   838,721   403,057   268,958   708,071   624,469 
General and administrative  2,474,139   2,569,399   8,232,613   8,173,272   3,054,205   2,771,811   5,654,939   5,758,474 
Research and development  249,045   174,876   843,294   575,059   248,921   313,400   504,800   594,249 
Change in contingent consideration  -   (196,882)  151,423   (607,978)  11,030   162,611   42,780   151,423 
Depreciation and amortization  664,441   1,118,282   3,637,131   3,536,940   559,696   1,453,145   1,150,467   2,972,690 
Restructuring charges  -   -   275,628   -   -   -   -   275,628 
Total operating expenses  7,788,548   6,610,856   27,586,041   19,808,429   8,610,482   9,167,749   16,878,685   19,797,493 
OPERATING LOSS  (274,956)  (1,269,854)  (4,067,625)  (4,144,742)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)  72,455   (1,382,999)  111,577   (3,792,669)
OTHER:                                
Interest income  5,446   10,918   13,598   25,310   29,939   4,731   35,224   8,152 
Interest expense  (678,103)  (176,527)  (1,242,672)  (486,481)  (74,167)  (285,144)  (148,248)  (564,569)
Other income (expense) - net  32,494   (13,933)  107,364   (40,447)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES  (915,119)  (1,449,396)  (5,189,335)  (4,646,360)
Other income - net  218,589   36,839   369,963   74,870 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES  246,816   (1,626,573)  368,516   (4,274,216)
Income tax provision  65,000   45,309   192,332   126,236   51,536   67,030   98,200   127,332 
NET LOSS $(980,119) $(1,494,705) $(5,381,667) $(4,772,596)
NET INCOME (LOSS) $195,280  $(1,693,603) $270,316  $(4,401,548)
                                
Preferred stock dividend  652,697   231,473   1,283,151   549,945   1,248,717   427,875   2,024,049   630,454 
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $(1,632,816) $(1,726,178) $(6,664,818) $(5,322,541) $(1,053,437) $(2,121,478) $(1,753,733) $(5,032,002)
Loss per common share:                                
Basic and diluted loss per share $(0.14) $(0.17) $(0.62) $(0.53) $(0.09) $(0.20) $(0.15) $(0.48)
Weighted-average basic and diluted shares outstanding  11,485,811   10,006,121   10,835,142   10,031,212   11,665,174   10,833,075   11,641,190   10,504,417 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2017  2016  2017  2016  2018  2017  2018  2017 
NET LOSS $(980,119) $(1,494,705) $(5,381,667) $(4,772,596)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME, NET OF TAX                
NET INCOME (LOSS) $195,280  $(1,693,603) $270,316  $(4,401,548)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF TAX                
Foreign currency translation adjustment (a)  (33,880)  1,489   (64,731)  12,305   (227,258)  11,811   (430,404)  (30,851)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS $(1,013,999) $(1,493,216) $(5,446,398) $(4,760,291) $(31,978) $(1,681,792) $(160,088) $(4,432,399)

 

(a) No tax effect has been recorded as the Company recorded a valuation allowance against the tax benefit from its foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS'SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20172018

 

Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  Accumulated Other Comprehensive  Treasury (Common)  Total Shareholders'  Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Additional     Accumulated Other  Treasury  

Total

 
Shares Amount  Shares Amount  Capital Deficit  Loss Stock Equity  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  

Paid-in

Capital

  

Accumulated

Deficit

  

Comprehensive

Loss

  

(Common)

Stock

  

Shareholders’

Equity

 
Balance - January 1, 2017  294,656  $295   10,792,352  $10,793  $26,038,063  $(17,944,230) $(376,090) $(662,000) $7,066,831 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (5,381,667)  -   -   (5,381,667)
Balance- December 31, 2017 before adoption  1,086,739  $1,087   12,271,390  $12,272  $45,129,517  $(23,509,386) $(721,070) $(662,000) $20,250,420 
Cumulative effect of adopting ASC 606  -   -   -   -   -   1,444,121   -   -   1,444,121 
Balance- January 1, 2018 after adoption  1,086,739  $1,087   12,271,390  $12,272  $45,129,517  $(22,065,265) $(721,070) $(662,000) $21,694,541 
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   270,316   -   -   270,316 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   (64,731)  -   (64,731)  -   -   -   -   -   -   (430,404)  -   (430,404)
Issuance of stock under the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan  24,750   25   266,663   267   (267)  -   -   -   25   29,550   29   134,583   134   (163)  -   -   -   - 
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements  -   -   -   -   907,160   -   -   -   907,160   -   -   -   -   476,800   -   -   -   476,800 
Issuance of common stock, net of fees and expenses  -   -   1,000,000   1,000   1,971,065   -   -   -   1,972,065 
Issuance of common stock held as contingent consideration  -   -   212,375   212   331,464   -   -   -   331,676 
Tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees  -   -   -   -   (226,250)  -   -   -   (226,250)
Issuance of preferred stock, net of fees and expenses  609,893   609   -   -   13,021,658   -   -   -   13,022,267   420,000   420   -   -   9,354,490   -   -   -   9,354,910 
Preferred stock dividends  -   -   -   -   (1,283,151)  -   -   -   (1,283,151)  -   -   -   -   (2,024,049)  -   -   -   (2,024,049)
Balance - September 30, 2017  929,299  $929   12,271,390  $12,272  $40,985,992  $(23,325,897) $(440,821) $(662,000) $16,570,475 
Balance - June 30, 2018  1,536,289  $1,536   12,405,973  $12,406  $52,710,345  $(21,794,949) $(1,151,474) $(662,000) $29,115,864 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20172018 AND 20162017

 

 2017  2016  2018  2017 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net loss $(5,381,667) $(4,772,596)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Net income (loss) $270,316  $(4,401,548)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  3,637,131   3,536,940   1,150,467   2,972,690 
Amortization of sales commissions  26,472   - 
Deferred rent  (38,544)  (28,032)  (36,022)  (22,013)
Deferred revenue  13,807   (32,912)  (34,832)  659 
Provision for doubtful accounts  357,671   205,289   112,406   320,616 
Provision for deferred income taxes  165,000   114,893   78,000   110,000 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss  (27,145)  72,360 
Interest accretion and write-off of deferred financing costs  672,998   145,038 
Foreign exchange gain  (332,100)  (2,835)
Interest accretion  95,604   134,870 
Non-cash restructuring charges  17,001   -   -   17,001 
Stock-based compensation expense  333,854   765,595   537,402   208,035 
Change in contingent consideration  151,423   (607,978)  42,780   151,423 
Acquisition settlements  -   (26,296)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable  437,557   (160,523)  329,207   530,913 
Other assets  107,532   211,651   (91,643)  30,449 
Accounts payable and other liabilities  (1,754,255)  90,843   (180,452)  (739,145)
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,307,637)  (485,728)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  1,967,605   (688,885)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Capital expenditures  (499,988)  (319,870)  (376,430)  (345,215)
Cash paid for acquisitions  (205,000)  (1,425,000)
Cash deposit paid for acquisition  (1,000,000)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (704,988)  (1,744,870)  (1,376,430)  (345,215)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Contingent consideration payments  (79,603)  (153,799)
Settlement of tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees  (195,912)  (8,500)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of placement costs  2,000,000   -   -   2,000,000 
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of placement costs  13,484,552   1,270,528   9,415,000   6,536,217 
Proceeds from long term debt, net of costs  -   1,908,141 
Repayments of debt obligations  (7,626,088)  (554,002)
Repayment of Prudential obligation  (5,000,000)  - 
Preferred stock dividends paid  (1,714,979)  (410,827)
Settlement of tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees  (213,675)  (195,912)
Repayments of notes payable  (139,485)  (4,287,506)
Proceeds from line of credit  7,000,000   6,000,000   -   400,000 
Repayments of line of credit  (7,000,000)  (6,000,000)  -   (400,000)
Payment of registration statement and bank costs  (335,239)  (119,406)
Preferred stock dividends paid  (846,825)  (506,603)
Purchase of common shares  -   (546,145)
Contingent consideration payments  (82,725)  (33,114)
Other financing activities  (60,090)  (217,448)
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,400,885   1,290,214   7,204,046   3,391,410 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH  (75,758)  11,317   (434,834)  (23,704)
NET DECREASE IN CASH  (687,498)  (929,067)
NET INCREASE IN CASH  7,360,387   2,333,606 
CASH - Beginning of the period  3,476,880   8,039,562   4,362,232   3,476,880 
CASH - End of period $2,789,382  $7,110,495  $11,722,619  $5,810,486 
SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Vehicle financing obtained $30,746  $189,725  $75,372  $30,746 
Contingent consideration resulting from acquisitions $-  $678,368 
Dividends declared, not paid $638,905  $202,578  $1,056,217  $422,206 
Purchase of prepaid insurance through assumption of note $298,698  $313,577 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - Cash paid during the period for:                
Income taxes $9,513  $32,816  $29,673  $7,263 
Interest $599,950  $321,530  $20,221  $254,414 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION BILLING, CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE AND NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20172018 AND 20162017 (UNAUDITED)

 

1. Organization and Business

 

Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (and together with its subsidiaries “MTBC” or the “Company”) is a healthcare information technology company that offers an integrated suite of proprietary cloud-based electronic health records and practice management solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers. The Company’s integrated services are designed to help customers increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. The Company’s services include full-scale revenue cycle management, electronic health records, and other technology-driven practice management services for private and hospital-employed healthcare providers. MTBC has its corporate offices in Somerset, New Jersey and maintains account management teams in various US offices and operates facilities in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

 

MTBC was founded in 1999 and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2001. In 2004, MTBC formed MTBC Private Limited (or “MTBC Pvt. Ltd.”) a 99.9% majority-owned subsidiary of MTBC based in Pakistan. The remaining 0.01% of the shares of MTBC Pvt. Ltd. is owned by the founder and Chief Executive OfficerChairman of MTBC. MTBC formed MTBC-Europe Sp. z.o.o. (or “MTBC-Europe”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTBC based in Poland in 2015. In 2016, MTBC formed MTBC Acquisition Corp. (“MAC”), a Delaware corporation, in connection with its acquisition of substantially all the assets of MediGain, LLC and its subsidiary, Millennium Practice Management Associates, LLC (together “MediGain)“MediGain”). MAC has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Sri Lanka, RCM MediGain Colombo, Pvt. Ltd. In conjunction with its continued growth of its offshore operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in April 2017, MTBC began the winding down of its operations in India and Poland. These operations have been terminated and the subsidiaries areIndian subsidiary is being liquidated. The Poland subsidiary has been liquidated.

 

2. Liquidity

The Company previously adopted FASB Accounting Standard CodificationIn May 2018, MTBC formed MTBC Health, Inc. (“ASC”MHI”) Topic 205-40, Presentationand MTBC Practice Management, Corp., (“MPM”) each a Delaware corporation, in connection with its acquisition of Financial Statements – Going Concern, which requires thatsubstantially all of the revenue cycle, practice management, evaluate whether there are relevant conditions and events that, ingroup purchasing organization assets of Orion Healthcorp, Inc. and 13 of its affiliates (together, “Orion”). (See Note 15.) MHI is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of MTBC, and was formed to own and operate the aggregate, raise substantial doubt aboutrevenue cycle management and group purchasing organization businesses acquired from Orion. MPM is a wholly owned subsidiary of MHI, and was formed to own and operate the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Based upon the analysis set forth below,practice management believes there is no longer substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet the obligations as they become due within the next twelve months.business acquired from Orion.

 

As part of the evaluation, management considered that on September 30, 2017, the Company had$2.8 millionof cash and had positive working capital of $913,000. The loss before income taxes was$915,000for the three months ended September 30, 2017, of which$664,000represents non-cash depreciation and amortization and$463,000 of non-cash financing costs, which were written off as a result of the termination of the Opus Bank (“Opus”) credit agreement.

During the second and third quarter of 2017, the Company raised a total of$15.0 millionin net proceeds from a series of equity financings. In May 2017, the Company completed a registered direct offering of one million shares of its common stock at $2.30 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. Between June and September 2017, the Company completed five public offerings of approximately 610,000 shares of its 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) at $25.00 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately$13.0 million.

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These equity financings improved the financial position of the Company and allowed us to repay the amount owed to Prudential during the third quarter. As a result of the common and preferred stock offerings, the Company’s cash position and the working capital deficit at the end of the second quarter improved to positive net working capital of$913,000at the end of the third quarter. At September 30, 2017, the total amount outstanding under the Opus credit line was $2 million and the Company has$2.8 millionof cash. In October 2017, the Company entered into a new credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and repaid and terminated its previous facility with Opus. The SVB credit facility is a $5 million secured revolving line of credit where borrowings are based on a formula of 200% of repeatable revenue adjusted by an annualized attrition rate as defined in the credit facility agreement. Under the SVB credit facility agreement, the facility currently available to the Company is in excess of $4 million. Management continues to focus on the Company’s overall profitability, including growing revenue and managing expenses, and expects that these efforts will continue to enhance our liquidity and financial position. The Company forecasts that cash flow from operations over the next 12 months will be positive and provide sufficient liquidity to the Company.Management has based its expectations on assumptions that may prove to be wrong.

3.2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 8-03. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal and recurring nature) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, the results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 20162017 and cash flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016.2017. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, 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. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 20162017 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017.7, 2018.

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Recent Accounting PronouncementsFrom time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe that the impact of recently adopted and recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issuedThe Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers(TopicASC 606). on January 1, 2018 using a modified retrospective adoption methodology, whereby the cumulative impact of all prior periods is recorded in accumulated deficit or other impacted balance sheet items upon adoption. The core principle of this amendment is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09, as amended by ASU 2015-14, ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, ASU 2016-12 and ASU 2016-20, is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein. These ASUs can be adopted either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment asUnder the previous accounting standard, the criterion impacting the timing of the date of adoption. The Company plans to adopt Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method when it becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018. We have assigned internal resources to assist in the evaluation of the potential impacts of this amendment. Implementation efforts to date have included a review of revenue agreements and the performance obligations contained therein, and review of our commercial terms and practices across our revenue streams and a comparison of our current revenue recognition procedures to those required under Topic 606. While the Company is continuing to assess the effects of the amendment, management currently believes that the new guidance will not have a material impact on our revenue recognition policies, practiceswas the requirement of fees to be either fixed or systems. determinable, therefore, we did not recognize revenue for medical billing claims until we were notified of these collections, as the fees were not fixed or determinable until such time. The new guidance does not limit the recognition of revenue to only fees that are fixed or determinable. Instead, the standard focuses on recognizing revenue as value is transferred to customers. The impact as of January 1, 2018 on our medical billing services is a revenue recognition and reporting model that reflects revenue recognized over time rather than delaying the recognition of revenue until the point in time in which the fees to be charged become determinable. The impact to the accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2018 for the contract asset related to medical billing revenue was approximately $1.3 million. There was no material impact to the Company’s other revenue streams.

The Company is continuingdetermined that the only significant incremental cost incurred to evaluateobtain contracts within the effect that Topicscope of ASC 606, will have on its consolidated financial statementsare sales commissions paid to sales people and related disclosures,outside referral sources. Under the new standard, certain costs to obtain a contract, which we previously expensed, are deferred and preliminary assessments are subjectamortized over the period of contract performance or a longer period, generally the expected client life. The impact to change. We are in the processaccumulated deficit as of finalizingJanuary 1, 2018 was approximately $101,000. As of June 30, 2018, the analysiscapitalized sales commissions were approximately$113,000. Amortization of capitalized sales commissions for the requirements under Topic 606three and quantifying the effects if any, from the implementation which should be completed during the fourth quarter of 2017.six months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately$14,000and $26,000, respectively.

 

The following table reconciles the balances as presented for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 to the balances prior to the adjustments made to implement the new revenue recognition standard for the same period:

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2018  Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 
  As Presented  Impact of New Revenue Standard  Previous Revenue Standard  As Presented  Impact of New Revenue Standard  Previous Revenue Standard 
NET REVENUE $8,682,937  $279,560  $8,403,377  $16,990,262  $326,631  $16,663,631 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                        
Direct operating costs  4,333,573   -   4,333,573   8,817,628   -   8,817,628 
Selling and marketing  403,057   (7,688)  410,745   708,071   (11,225)  719,296 
General and administrative  3,054,205   -   3,054,205   5,654,939   -   5,654,939 
Research and development  248,921   -   248,921   504,800   -   504,800 
Change in contingent consideration  11,030   -   11,030   42,780   -   42,780 
Depreciation and amortization  559,696   -   559,696   1,150,467   -   1,150,467 
Total operating expenses  8,610,482   (7,688)  8,618,170   16,878,685   (11,225)  16,889,910 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)  72,455   287,248   (214,793)  111,577   337,856   (226,279)
OTHER:                        
Interest income  29,939   -   29,939   35,224   -   35,224 
Interest expense  (74,167)  -   (74,167)  (148,248)  -   (148,248)
Other income - net  218,589   -   218,589   369,963   -   369,963 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  246,816   287,248   (40,432)  368,516   337,856   30,660 
Income tax provision  51,536   -   51,536   98,200   -   98,200 
NET INCOME (LOSS) $195,280  $287,248  $(91,968) $270,316  $337,856  $(67,540)
                         
Preferred stock dividend  1,248,717   -   1,248,717   2,024,049   -   2,024,049 
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $(1,053,437) $287,248  $(1,340,685) $(1,753,733) $337,856  $(2,091,589)
Loss per common share:                        
Basic and diluted (loss) income per share $(0.09) $0.02  $(0.11) $(0.15) $0.03  $(0.18)

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These condensed consolidated financial statements include enhanced disclosures, particularly around the contract asset and the disaggregation of revenue. See Note 9, “Revenue,” for these enhanced disclosures.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases (Topic 842). The new standard will require organizations that lease assets — referred to as “lessees” — to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of more than 12 months. Consistent with current GAAP, the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. However, unlike current GAAP — which requires only capital leases to be recognized on the balance sheet — the new ASU will require both types of leases to be recognized on the balance sheet. The amendments in this ASU are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with earlier adoption permitted.

We plan to adopt the new standard on a modified retrospective basis. We have assigned internal resources to assist in the evaluation of the potential impacts of this standard. Implementation efforts to date have included training on the new standards, the review of lease agreements and other contracts to evaluate potential embedded leases. The Company is currently evaluatingcontinuing to evaluate the impacteffect that Topic 842 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We are in the process of this new standard.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01Business Combinations(Topic 805):Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The ASU clarifies the definition of a businessimplementing changes to our processes and controls in conjunction with the objectivereview of adding guidanceexisting lease agreements in connection with the adoption of the new standard. Implementation efforts to date have included training on the new standard, the review of lease agreements and other contracts and the purchase of software to assist companiesus in the accounting and other reporting organizationsevaluation required under Topic 842. We anticipate that this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, as all long-term leases will be capitalized on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. We expect that our leases designated as operating leases in Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31. 2017, filled with evaluating whether transactions shouldthe Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2018 will be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or business. The amendments in this ASU provide a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities is a business. The amendments provide more consistency in applyingreported on the guidance, reduce the costs of application, and make the definition of a business more operable. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods.Upon adoption, the Company will apply the guidance in this ASU when evaluating whether acquired assets and activities constitute a business.consolidated balance sheet upon adoption.

 

Also in January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,Intangibles – Goodwill and Other(Topic 350): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment. The ASU modifies the accounting for goodwill impairment with the objective of simplifying the process of determining impairment levels. Specifically, the amendments in the ASU eliminate a step in the goodwill impairment test which requires companies to develop a hypothetical purchase price allocation when analyzing goodwill impairment. This eliminates the need for companies to estimate the fair value of individual existing assets and liabilities within a reporting unit. Instead, goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s total carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other aspects of the goodwill impairment test process have remained the same. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning in the year 2020, with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests after January 1, 2017. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2017-04. There is currently no impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of this adoption.

 

In May 2017,On February 14, 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09,2018-02,Compensation - Stock Compensation: ScopeIncome Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Modification AccountingCertain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.(Topic 718),These amendments provide financial statement preparers with an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. An entity will account for the effects of a modification unless the fair valueeffect of the modified awardchange in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the same as the original award, the vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the original award and the classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or liability instrument is the same as the original award. Therecorded. This guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods,fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The update is to be adopted prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date.2018, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. The Company isWe are currently evaluatingassessing the effect ofimpact this update but does not believe itguidance will have a material impact on itsour consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.statements.

 

4. ACQUISITIONS3. ACQUISITION

 

2017 Acquisition

 

Effective July 1, 2017, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Washington Medical Billing, LLC (“WMB”), a Washington limited liability company. In accordance with the asset purchase agreement, the Company agreed to a non-refundable initial payment (the “Initial Payment Amount”) of $205,000. In addition to the Initial Payment Amount, the Company agreed to pay the sellers 22%, 23% and 24%a percentage of revenue collected from the WMB accounts infor the first, second and third year, respectively,three years, subsequent to the acquisition date to the extent such amounts in the aggregate exceed the Initial Payment Amount (the “WMB Installment Payments”). The WMB Installment Payments are to be paid quarterly commencing October, 2017. Based on the Company’s revenue forecast, it does not appear that there will be any WMB Installment Payments and therefore the preliminary aggregate purchase price of WMB was determined to be $205,000.

 

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The preliminary purchase price allocation for WMB was performed by the Company and is summarized as follows:

Customer relationships $120,000 
Goodwill  85,000 
  $205,000 

The WMB acquisition added additional clients to the Company’s customer base and, similar to previous acquisitions, broadened the Company’s presence in the healthcare technology industry through geographic expansion of its customer base and by increasing available customer relationship resources and specialized trained staff.

The weighted-average amortization period of the acquired intangible assets is three years.

 

Revenue earned from the WMB acquisition was approximately $165,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

2016 Acquisitions

On February 15, 2016 (the “GCB Closing Date”), the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Gulf Coast Billing, Inc. (“GCB”), pursuant to which the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of GCB. The aggregate final purchase price for GCB was$1,480,000which consisted of cash of$1,250,000$47,000 and contingent consideration of$230,000. During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, an agreement was reached with GCB that no additional contingent consideration will be paid.

On May 2, 2016 (the “RMB Closing Date”), the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Renaissance Medical Billing, LLC (“RMB”), pursuant to which the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of RMB. In accordance with the RMB asset purchase agreement, the Company paid $175,000 in initial cash consideration (“RMB Initial Payment”), on the RMB Closing Date. In addition, the Company will pay RMB twenty-seven percent (27%) of the revenue earned and received from the acquired RMB accounts for three years, less the RMB Initial Payment which will be deducted in full from the required payments (the “RMB Installment Payments”) before any additional payment is made to the seller. The aggregate purchase price for RMB was$325,000which consisted of cash of $175,000 and contingent consideration of$150,000. Through September 30, 2017, approximately $24,000 of contingent consideration payments have been made.

Effective July 1, 2016 (the “WFS Closing Date”), the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with WFS Services, Inc. (“WFS”), pursuant to which the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of WFS. In accordance with the WFS asset purchase agreement, the Company did not pay any initial cash consideration on the WFS Closing Date but will make monthly payments of $5,000 for three years beginning July, 2016 subject to proportionate adjustment if annualized revenues decrease below a threshold specified in the APA. In addition, each quarter the Company will pay WFS fifty percent (50%) of Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the WFS asset purchase agreement, generated from the WFS customer accounts acquired for three years. The aggregate purchase price of WFS was determined to be $298,000, which was recorded as contingent consideration. Through September 30, 2017, $60,000 of contingent consideration payments have been made.

On October 3, 2016, MAC acquired substantially all of the assets of MediGain. Since MediGain was in default of its obligations to Prudential prior to the acquisition, MAC purchased 100% of MediGain’s senior secured debt from Prudential.

The debt was collateralized by substantially all of MediGain’s assets, so immediately after purchasing the debt, MAC entered into a strict foreclosure agreement with MediGain transferring substantially all the assets (including accounts receivable, fixed assets, client relationships, and MediGain’s wholly-owned subsidiaries in India and Sri Lanka) to MAC in satisfaction of the outstanding obligations under the senior secured notes. The aggregate purchase price was $7 million which consisted of $2 million in cash paid at closing and $5 million, plus interest, which was paid during the third quarter of 2017.

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MediGain, GCB, RMB and WFS are collectively referred to as the “2016 Acquisitions.” Revenue earned from the 2016 Acquisitions was approximately $4.1 million and $12.8 million$113,000 during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, respectively.

 

Pro forma financial information (Unaudited)

 

The unaudited pro forma information below represents condensed consolidated results of operations as if the 2016 Acquisitions and the WMB Acquisitionacquisition occurred on January 1, 2016.2017. The pro forma information has been included for comparative purposes and is not indicative of results of operations ofthat the Company would have had if the acquisitions occurred on the above date, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results. Pro forma information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 is not presented as there was no acquisition which was not fully reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements during those periods.

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, September 30, 
 2017 2016 2017 2016  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 ($ in thousands, except per share data)  June 30, 2017  June 30, 2017 
Total revenue $7,514  $9,984  $24,036  $32,895  $8,041  $16,523 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(1,581) $(4,316) $(6,584) $(13,830) $(2,108) $(5,003)
Net loss per common share $(0.14) $(0.43) $(0.61) $(1.38) $(0.19) $(0.48)

 

5.GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

 

Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. The following is the summary of the changes to the carrying amount of goodwill for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and the year ended December 31, 2016:2017:

 

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016  June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 
Beginning gross balance $12,178,868  $8,971,994  $12,263,943  $12,178,868 
Acquisitions  85,075   3,206,874 
Acquisition  -   85,075 
Ending gross balance $12,263,943  $12,178,868  $12,263,943  $12,263,943 

 

Intangible assets include customer contracts and relationships and covenants not-to-compete acquired in connection with acquisitions, as well as trademarks acquired and software purchase and development costs and trademarks acquired.costs. Intangible assets - net as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 consist of the following:

 

 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016      
Contracts and relationships acquired $16,491,300  $16,371,375  $16,491,300  $16,491,300 
Non-compete agreements  1,236,377   1,236,377   1,236,377   1,236,377 
Other intangible assets  1,482,864   1,289,339   1,521,664   1,498,417 
Total intangible assets  19,210,541   18,897,091   19,249,341   19,226,094 
Less: Accumulated amortization  (16,213,330)  (13,063,385)  (17,547,101)  (16,716,550)
Intangible assets - net $2,997,211  $5,833,706  $1,702,240  $2,509,544 

 

Amortization expense wasapproximately $3.2$854,000and$2.6 millionfor both the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017 and 2016, $415,000and $508,000 and $1.0$1.3 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period is three years.

 

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As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, future amortization expense scheduled to be expensed is as follows:

 

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Years Ending December 31   
2018 (six months) $737,104 
2019  850,389 
2020  103,127 
2021  11,620 
Total $1,702,240 

 

5. NET LOss per COMMON share

Years ending    
December 31    
2017 (three months)  $493,264 
2018   1,601,110 
2019   827,033 
2020   75,804 
Total  $2,997,211 

6.NET LOss per COMMON share

 

The following table presents the weighted-average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per shareweighted-average shares outstanding for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016:2017:

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 September 30, September 30,  June 30, June 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016  2018 2017 2018 2017 
Basic and Diluted:                                
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $(1,632,816) $(1,726,178) $(6,664,818) $(5,322,541) $(1,053,437) $(2,121,478) $(1,753,733) $(5,032,002)
Weighted average shares applicable to common shareholders used in computing basic and diluted loss per share  11,485,811   10,006,121   10,835,142   10,031,212   11,665,174   10,833,075   11,641,190   10,504,417 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per share - Basic and Diluted $(0.14) $(0.17) $(0.62) $(0.53) $(0.09) $(0.20) $(0.15) $(0.48)

 

All unvested restricted sharestock units (“RSUs”), the 200,000 warrants granted to Opus in 2015 and 2016 andBank (“Opus”), the two million2,000,000 warrants issued during the second quarter of 2017 as part of the registered direct sale of common stock (which expired unexercised in May 2018) and the 125,000 warrants granted to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) in October 2017 have been excluded from the above calculations as they were anti-dilutive. Vested RSUs and vested restricted shares have been included in the above calculations.

 

7.Debt

6. DEBT

SVB— During October 2017, the Opus credit facility was replaced with a revolving line of credit from SVB under a three-year agreement. The SVB credit facility is a $5 million secured revolving line of credit where borrowings are based on a formula of 200% of repeatable revenue adjusted by an annualized attrition rate as defined in the credit facility agreement. The full $5 million facility is generally available to the Company. Interest on the SVB revolving line of credit is charged at the prime rate plus 1.75%. There is also a fee of one-half of 1% annually for the unused portion of the credit line. The debt is secured by all of the Company’s domestic assets and 65% of the shares in its offshore facilities.Future acquisitions are subject to approval by SVB.

In connection with the SVB debt agreement, the Company paid SVB approximately $50,000 of fees upfront and issued warrants for SVB to purchase 125,000 shares of its common stock, and committed to pay an annual anniversary fee of $50,000 a year. Based on the terms in the SVB credit agreement, the warrants have a strike price equal to $3.92. They have a five-year exercise window and net exercise rights, and were valued at $3.12 per warrant. The SVB credit agreement contains various covenants and conditions governing the revolving line of credit. These covenants include a minimum level of adjusted EBITDA and a minimum liquidity ratio. At June 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

OpusOn September 2, 2015, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Opus. Opus extended a credit facility totaling $10 million to the Company, inclusive of $8 million of term loans and a $2 million revolving line of credit. The Company’s obligations to Opus were secured by substantially all of the Company’s domestic assets and 65% of the shares in its offshore subsidiaries. During October 2017, the Opus credit facility was replaced. See Note 15.fully paid and then closed and replaced with the SVB facility.

 

Interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 includes $463,000 of deferred financing costs which were written off as a result of the termination of the Opus credit agreement.

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Prudential Deferred Purchase Price — During the current quarter, the entire amount due to Prudential of $5 million was paid, including $270,000 of accrued interest, which fully satisfied the amount owed.

Vehicle Financing Notes — The Company financed certain vehicle purchases both in the United States and in Pakistan. The vehicle financing notes have three to six year terms and were issued at current market rates.

Insurance Financing — The Company finances certain insurance purchases over the term of the policy life. The interest rate charged is 5.25%.

 

7. Commitments and Contingencies

8.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal ProceedingsOn May 30, 2018, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Somerset County (the “Chancery Court”), denied the Company’s and MAC’s request to enjoin an arbitration proceeding demanded by a former customer related to RCM services provided by parties other than the Company and MAC. On June 15, 2018, the Company and MAC filed an appeal of the Chancery Court’s order. On July 19, 2018, the Chancery Court ordered that the arbitration be stayed pending the Company’s and MAC’s appeal. The demand for arbitration alleges breach of a billing services agreement between the former customer and Millennium Practice Management Associates, Inc., (“MPMA”) a subsidiary of MediGain,and seeks compensatory damages and costs. The Company isand MAC contend they were never party to the billing services agreement giving rise to the arbitration claim, did not assume the obligations of MPMA under such agreement, and any agreement to arbitrate disputes arising under such agreement does not apply to the Company or MAC. While the allegations of breach of contract made by the former customer have not been the subject toof ongoing legal proceedings, the Company and claims which have arisenMAC believe that such allegations lack merit on numerous grounds. The Company’s and MAC’s appeal remains pending.

From time to time, we may become involved in other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and haveour business. Including the proceeding described above, we are not been fully adjudicated. These actions, when ultimately concluded and determined, will not,presently a party to any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect upon theon our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.

 

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Leases— The Company leases certain office space and other facilities under operating leases expiring through 2021. Certain of these leases contain renewal options. There is an offshore lease with monthly rent payments of approximately $21,000 that has a three-month cancellation provision. The Company also has month to month leases for its US corporate facility and other locations amounting to approximately $12,000 per month which it expects to remain month to month (See Note 8).

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases for office space as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 are as follows:

 

Years Ending   
December 31 Total 
2017 (three months) $68,994 
2018  304,357 
2019  163,179 
Total $536,530 
Years Ending December 31 Total 
2018 (six months) $158,055 
2019  198,193 
Total $356,248 

 

Total rental expense, included in direct operating costs and general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, amounted toapproximately $690,000$436,000 and $581,000$453,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and approximately $237,000$220,000 and $202,000$224,000 for the threethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017, and 2016, respectively.

 

Acquisitions —In connection with some of the Company’s acquisitions, contingent consideration as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 is payable in cash through 2019, which represents the form of cash with payment termsdate through 2019.which contingent payments are forecasted to be required. Depending on the terms of the agreement, if the performance measures are not achieved, the Company may pay less than the recorded amount, and if the performance measures are exceeded, the Company may pay more than the recorded amount.

 

9.SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

8. Related PARTIES

In August 2017, the Company completed two public preferred stock offerings whereby a total of 60,195 shares of its Preferred Stock were sold at $25.00 per share. As a result of this sale, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $1.3 million. In September 2017, the Company completed two public preferred stock offerings whereby a total of 255,000 shares of its Preferred Stock were sold at $25.00 per share. As a result of this sale, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $5.6 million. Dividends on the Preferred Stock of $2.75 annually per share are cumulative from the date of issue and are payable each month when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2017, the Board of Directors has declared monthly dividends on the Preferred Stock payable through November 2017.

Commencing on or after November 4, 2020, the Company may redeem, at its option, the Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including the redemption date. The Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and is not convertible into or exchangeable for any of the Company’s other securities. Holders of the Preferred Stock have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if dividends payable on the Preferred Stock are in arrears for eighteen or more consecutive or non-consecutive monthly dividend periods. If the Company were to liquidate, dissolve or wind up, the holders of the Preferred Stock will have the right to receive $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment, before any payment is made to the holders of the common stock. The Preferred Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “MTBCP.”

10.Related PARTIES

 

The Company had sales to a related party, a physician who is the wife of the CEO.Executive Chairman. Revenues from this customer were approximately $12,000 $9,000and $13,000$8,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively and approximately $4,000 and $5,000$4,000 for both the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016, respectively2017. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, the receivable balance due from this customer wasapproximately $1,500$1,400 and $1,600,$1,900, respectively.

 

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The Company is a party to a nonexclusive aircraft dry lease agreement with Kashmir Air, Inc. (“KAI”), which is owned by the CEO.Executive Chairman. The Company recorded an expense ofapproximately $96,000 $64,000for both the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017 and 2016 and approximately $32,000 $32,000for both the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016.2017. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, the Company had a liability outstanding to KAI of approximately $17,000$11,000,, which is included in accrued liability to related party in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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The Company leases its corporate offices in New Jersey, its temporary housing for its foreign visitors, and a storage facility in New Jersey and its backup operations center in Bagh, Pakistan, from the CEO.Executive Chairman. The related party rent expense was approximately$95,000 and $94,000for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017 respectively, and 2016 was approximately $141,000 and $131,000, respectively,and $47,000 and $43,000 forboth the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017 and 2016, respectively,was approximately $47,000, and is included in direct operating costs and general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Current assets-related party onin the condensed consolidated balancesheets includes security deposits related to the leases of the Company’s corporate offices in the amount of approximately $13,000 as of both SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016.2017. The SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 balancebalances also includesinclude prepaid rent paid to the CEOExecutive Chairman of approximately $12,000.

 

11.9.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATIONREVENUE

 

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which was adopted January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. All revenue is recognized as our performance obligations are satisfied. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer, and is the unit of account under ASC 606. Under the new standard, the Company recognizes revenue when the services begin on the medical billing claims, which is generally upon receipt of the claim from the provider. For medical billing services, the Company estimates the value of the consideration it will earn over the remaining contractual period as our services are provided and recognizes the fees over the term; this estimation involves predicting the amounts our clients will ultimately collect associated with the services they provided. Certain significant estimates, such as payment-to-charge ratios, effective billing rates and the estimated contractual payment periods are required to measure medical billing revenue under the new standard. The timing of the revenue recognition of our other revenue streams were not materially impacted by the adoption of ASC 606.

All of our revenue is derived from contracts with customers and is reported as revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. In many cases, our clients may terminate their agreements with 90 days’ notice without cause, thereby limiting the term in which we have enforceable rights and obligations, although this time period can vary between clients. Our payment terms are normally net 30 days. We provide value to our clients over the term of the contract and recognize revenue ratably over the term, which is consistent with the measure of progress. In the event that we are entitled to variable consideration for services provided during a specific time period, fees for these services are allocated to and recognized over the specific time period. Our contracts contain penalty clauses for early termination. Although our contracts have stated terms of one or more years, under ASC 606 our contracts are considered month to month and accordingly, there is no financing component.

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers

We derive revenue from six primary sources: medical billing services, ancillary services, printing and mailing, clearinghouse and EDI (electronic data interchange) services, EnrollmentPlusTM and professional services. All of our current contracts with customers contain a single performance obligation. For contracts where we provide multiple services such as where we perform multiple ancillary services, each service represents its own performance obligation. Selling prices are based on the contractual price for the service.

The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue for the three and six months ended June 30:

  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Medical billing revenue $7,866,650  $7,013,263  $15,259,040  $14,345,898 
Ancillary services  313,454   251,104   562,091   534,761 
Printing and mailing  301,279   294,627   649,523   641,420 
Clearinghouse and EDI services  141,901   185,842   335,340   372,177 
EnrollmentPlus  19,200   -   102,857   - 
Professional services  40,453   39,914   81,411   110,568 
Total $8,682,937  $7,784,750  $16,990,262  $16,004,824 

We apply the portfolio approach as permitted by ASC 606 as a practical expedient to contracts with similar characteristics and we use estimates and assumptions when accounting for those portfolios. Our contracts generally include standard commercial payment terms. We have no significant obligations for refunds, warranties or similar obligations and our revenue does not include taxes collected from our customers.

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Medical billing revenue:

Medical billing is the recurring process of submitting and following up on claims with health insurance companies in order for the healthcare providers to receive payment for the services they rendered. MTBC invoices customers on a monthly basis based on the actual collections received by its customers and the agreed-upon rate in the sales contract. The series of services under medical billing revenue includes practice management software and related tools, electronic health records, revenue cycle management services and mobile health solutions. We consider the series of services provided under our medical billing contracts to be one performance obligation since the promises are not distinct in the context of the contract.

Substantially all of our medical billing contracts contain variable consideration and we estimate the variable consideration which we expect to be entitled to over the contractual period associated with our medical billing contracts, which begins no earlier than go-live and recognize the fees over the term. When a contract includes variable consideration, we evaluate the estimate of the variable consideration to determine whether the estimate needs to be constrained; therefore, we include the variable consideration in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. For the majority of our medical billing contracts, the total contractual price is variable because our obligation is to process an unknown quantity of transactions, as and when requested by our customers, over the contract period. We allocate the variable price to each claim processed using the time-series concept and recognize revenue based on the most likely amount of consideration to which we will be entitled to, which is generally the amount we have the right to invoice. Estimates to determine the variable consideration such as payment to charge ratios, effective billing rates, and the estimated contractual payment periods are updated at each reporting date.

The contract asset in the condensed consolidated balance sheet represents the revenue associated with the amounts our clients will ultimately collect associated with the services they have provided and the relative fee we charge associated with those collections. The performance obligations as of January 1, 2018 were substantially recognized in the quarter ended March 31, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to the remaining performance obligations was approximately $1.7 million. As of June 30, 2018, the Company determined the contract asset for a significant customer, where the information was previously unavailable. Of the total contract asset at June 30, 2018, approximately $210,000 was related to this customer. We expect to recognize substantially all of the revenue for the remaining performance obligations over the next 3 months.

Our medical billing performance obligations consist of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same periodic pattern of transfer to our customers. We consider each periodic rendering of service to be a distinct performance obligation and, accordingly, recognize revenue over time.

Other revenue streams:

Ancillary services represent services such as coding and transcription that are rendered in connection with the delivery of medical billing and related services. The Company invoices customers monthly, based on the actual amount of services performed at the agreed upon rate in the contract. These services are only offered to medical billing customers. These services do not represent a material right because the services are optional to the customer and customers electing these services are charged the same price for those services as if they were on a standalone basis. Each individual coding or transcription transaction processed represents a performance obligation, which is satisfied once that individual service is completed.

The Company provides printing and mailing services for a non-medical billing customer and invoices on a monthly basis based on the number of prints, the agreed-upon rate per print and the postage incurred. The performance obligation is satisfied once the printing and mailing is completed.

The medical billing clearinghouse takes claim information from customers, checks the claims for errors and sends this information electronically to insurance companies. MTBC invoices customers on a monthly basis based on the number of claims submitted and the agreed-upon rate in the agreement. This service is provided to non-medical billing customers. The performance obligation is satisfied once the relevant submissions are completed.

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MTBC also provides implementation and professional services to clearinghouse customers and records revenue monthly on a time and materials basis. This is a separate performance obligation from the clearinghouse and EDI services provided. The performance obligation is satisfied once the implementation or professional service is completed.

For the EnrollmentPlusproduct, the Company receives a monthly fee per member for providing an electronic interchange for the enrollment of a customer’s members using a platform that the Company developed. EnrollmentPlusautomates the customer’s processing and enrollment of new members. The performance obligation is satisfied once the enrollment of members is completed.

For all of the above revenue streams, revenue is recognized over time, when invoiced, which closely matches point in time recognition, as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company. Each of the services provided above is considered a separate performance obligation and is satisfied over time, which is typically one month or less.

Information about contract balances:

Accounts receivable are shown separately at their net realizable value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amounts that we are entitled to collect under the applicable contract are recorded as accounts receivable. Invoicing is performed at the end of each month when the services have been provided. The contract asset results from our medical billing services and is due to the timing of revenue recognition, submission of claims from our customers and payments from the insurance providers. The contract asset includes our right to payment for services already transferred to a customer when the right to payment is conditional on something other than the passage of time. For example, contracts for medical billing services where we recognize revenue over time but do not have a contractual right to payment until the customer receives payment of their claim from the insurance provider. The contract asset was approximately $1.7 million as of June 30, 2018. Changes in the contract asset are recorded as adjustments to net revenues and primarily result from providing services to customers that result in additional consideration and are offset by our right to payment for services becoming unconditional. Deferred revenue represents sign-up fees received from customers that are amortized over 3 years. The opening and closing balances of the Company’s accounts receivable, contract asset and deferred revenue are as follows:

  

Accounts Receivable,

Net

  

Contract

Asset

  Deferred Revenue (current)  

Deferred Revenue

(long term)

 
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2018 $3,879,463  $1,342,692  $62,104  $28,615 
(Decrease) increase, net  (441,613)  326,631   (34,429)  (403)
Ending balance as of June 30, 2018 $3,437,850  $1,669,323  $27,675  $28,212 

Deferred commissions:

Our sales incentive plans include commissions payable to employees and third parties at the time of initial contract execution that are capitalized as incremental costs to obtain a contract. The capitalized commissions are amortized over the period the related services are transferred. Amortization of the capitalized commissions was $14,000 and $26,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. As we do not offer commissions on contract renewals, we have determined the amortization period to be the estimated client life, which is three years. Deferred commissions were approximately $113,000 at June 30, 2018 and are included in the Other Assets lines in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

10.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In April 2014, the Company adopted the Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. 2014its Equity Incentive Plan, (the “2014 Plan”), reserving a total of 1,351,000 shares of common stock for grants to employees, officers, directors and consultants. During April 2017, the 2014 Planthis plan was amended and restated whereby an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock and 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were added to the plan for future issuance. The nameDuring June 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved the addition of the 2014 Plan was changed200,000 preferred shares to the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”).for future grants. As of SeptemberJune 30,2017, 1,238,734 2018, 985,700 shares of common stock and 67,000227,200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are available for grant.grant under our equity incentive plan. Permissible awards include incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”),RSUs, performance stock and cash-settled awards and other stock-based awards in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors including unrestricted stock grants.

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The equity based RSUs contain a provision in which the units shall immediately vest and become converted into common shares at the rate of one common share per RSU, immediately after a change in control, as defined in the award agreement.

Common stock RSUs

During May 2018, a total of 150,000 RSUs of common stock were granted equally to two executive officers. The RSUs vest in one-third increments over the next 15 months from the grant date. During the third quarter of 2017, a total of 200,000 RSUs of common stock were granted equally to the four outside members of the Board of directorsDirectors and a total of 300,000 RSUs of common stock were granted equally to three executive officers. The RSUs vest over the next two years, at six month intervals.

 

The following table summarizes the RSU transactions related to the common stock under our equity incentive plan for the six months ended June 30, 2018:

Outstanding and unvested at January 1, 2018605,969
Granted231,200
Vested(150,482)
Forfeited(5,666)
Outstanding and unvested at June 30, 2018681,021

Of the total outstanding and unvested at June 30, 2018, 591,251 RSUs are classified as equity and 89,770 RSUs are classified as a liability.

The liability for the cash-settled awards was approximately $45,000 and $41,000 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and is included in accrued compensation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Stock-based compensation expense

The Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the total requisite service period for the entire award. For stock awards classified as equity, the market price of our common stock or Preferred Stockpreferred stock on the date of grant is used in recording the fair value of the award. For stock awards classified as a liability, the earned amount is marked to market based on the end of period common stock price.

In 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved executive bonuses to be paid in shares of Series A Preferred Stock, with the number of shares and the value based on specified criteria being achieved during the year. The Company accrued for this expense as based on the probable amount to be paid.

In 2018, the Compensation Committee has again approved executive bonuses to be paid in shares of Series A Preferred Stock, with the number of shares and the amount based on specified criteria being achieved during 2018. The achievement of these criteria will be determined after the year-end. Once the Company’s shareholders added additional shares of preferred stock to the Equity Incentive Plan, the Company begun accruing for 2018 bonuses based on the probability of achieving the results. During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, approximately $154,000 was accrued for the 2018 stock bonuses and is included in stock based compensation expense.

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The following table summarizes the components of share-based compensation expense for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016:2017:

 

Stock-based compensation included in the Condensed Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Consolidated Statement ofOperations: 2017  2016  2017  2016 
Direct operating costs $1,705  $3,571  $7,162  $8,909 
General and administrative  124,789   131,077   318,870   731,690 
Research and development  (675)  3,767   7,822   6,910 
Selling and marketing  -   5,378   -   18,086 
Total stock-based compensation expense $125,819  $143,793  $333,854  $765,595 

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The following table summarizes the RSU and restricted stock transactions related to the common stock under the Incentive Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

Stock-based compensation included in the Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
CondensedConsolidated Statement of Operations: 2018  2017  2018  2017 
Direct operating costs $8,475  $2,680  $9,859  $5,457 
General and administrative  396,674   68,791   522,600   194,081 
Research and development  4,563   7,218   4,944   8,497 
Total stock-based compensation expense $409,712  $78,689  $537,403  $208,035 

 

Outstanding and unvested at January 1, 201711.406,959
Granted528,000
Vested(327,159)
Forfeited(29,331)
Outstanding and unvested at September 30, 2017578,469INCOME TAXES

 

Of the total outstanding and unvested at September 30, 2017, 548,334 RSUs and restricted stock awards are classified as equity and 30,135 RSUs are classified as a liability.

The liabilitycurrent income tax provision for the cash-settled awards was approximately $17,000six months ended June 30, 2018 and $31,000 at September 30, 2017 primarily relates to state minimum taxes and December 31, 2016, respectively, and is included in accrued compensation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

12.INCOME TAXES

foreign income taxes. The deferred income tax provision for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016 primarily2017 relates to the amortization of goodwill.

 

Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it has incurred cumulative lossesnot had sufficient history of profitable operations which makemakes realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been recorded against all Federal and state deferred tax assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016. Some2017. The valuation allowance has been applied to the net deferred tax assets and liabilities excluding the deferred tax liability related to the amortization of goodwill.

On December 22, 2017, the Federal NOL carry forward is currently subjectTax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted. Effective January 1, 2018, among other changes, the Act (a) reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate to 21 percent, provides for a deemed repatriation and taxation at reduced rates on historical earnings (a “Transition Tax”) of certain utilization limitations under Section 382non-US subsidiaries owned by U.S. companies and establishes new mechanisms to tax such earnings going forward. For the Transition Tax, we are finalizing the estimated amount of accumulated foreign earnings. We expect to complete our analysis within the Internal Revenue Code.measurement period in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 118.

 

The Company’s planAct includes a provision effective January 1, 2018 for a global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) tax, which is a new U.S. income inclusion of certain foreign earnings under the Subpart F tax regulations, but ultimately allowable to repatriate earnings in its foreign locations to the United States requires that U.S. federal income taxes be provided onoffset by the Company’s earningsavailable net operating loss carryover. Companies can account for the GILTI inclusion in those foreign locations.either the period incurred or establish deferred tax liabilities for the expected future taxes associated with accumulated GILTI. The Company elected to record the GILTI provisions as they are incurred each period. For statethe three and six months ended June 30, 2018, no GILTI tax purposes,liability was recorded.

The Company will continue to analyze the Company’s foreign earnings generallyeffects of the Act on its consolidated financial statements and operations. Our estimates are not taxed duesubject to an exemptionchange as we review the data available and any additional guidance. Any additional impacts from the enactment of the Act will be recorded as they are identified during the measurement period as provided in states whereSAB 118. No provisional amounts were recorded during the Company currently transacts business.six months ended June 30, 2018. We expect to conclude our analysis by the end of the third quarter.

 

12.13.RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

During March 2017, the Company decided to close its operations in Poland and India. In connection with the closing of these subsidiaries, in the first quarter of 2017, the Company expensed approximately $276,000 of restructuring charges representing primarily employee severance costs, remaining lease and termination fees, disposal of property and equipment and professional fees. The remaining amountsCompany does not expect to be paid of approximately $19,000 are included in accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017.record any additional restructuring charges for these closures.

 

13.14.FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, the carrying amounts of receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses and the amount due to Prudential (at December 31, 2016 only) approximated their estimated fair values because of the short term nature of these financial instruments.

 

Fair value measurements-Level 2

Our notes payable are carried at cost and approximate fair value since the interest rates being charged approximate market rates. The fair value of our term loans at December 31, 2016 was approximately $7.3 million. The Company’s outstanding borrowings under the line of credit with Opus had a carrying value of $2 million as of both September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The fair value of the outstanding borrowings with Opus under the term loans at December 31, 2016 and the line of credit at December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2017 approximated the carrying value, as these borrowings bore interest based on prevailing variable market rates currently available at those dates. As a result, the Company categorizes these borrowings as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Contingent Consideration

The Company’s contingent consideration of approximately $670,000$563,000 and $930,000$603,000 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, respectively, are Level 3 liabilities. The fair value of the contingent consideration at SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 was primarily driven by changes in revenue estimates related to the acquisitions during 2015 and 2016, the price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market (only for the December 31, 2016 contingent consideration amount), the passage of time and the associated discount rate. Due to the number of factors used to determine contingent consideration, it is not possible to determine a range of outcomes. Subsequent adjustments to the fair value of the contingent consideration liability will continue to be recorded in the Company’s results of operations until all contingencies are settled.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the contingent consideration measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 

  Fair Value Measurement at Reporting  Date Using Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 
  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2018  2017 
Balance - January 1, $603,411  $929,549 
Change in fair value  42,780   151,423 
Settlement in the form of shares issued  -   (331,676)
Payments  (82,725)  (33,114)
Balance - June 30, $563,466  $716,182 

  Fair Value Measurement at Reporting
Date Using Significant Unobservable
Inputs, Level 3
 
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2017  2016 
Balance - January 1, $929,549  $1,172,508 
Acquisitions  -   678,368 
Change in fair value  151,423   (607,978)
Settlement in the form of shares issued  (331,676)  - 
Payments  (79,603)  (153,799)
Balance - September 30, $669,693  $1,089,099 

15.SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

During October 2017,On May 4, 2018, the Opus credit facility was replaced with a $5 million revolving line of credit from SVB. Interest on the SVB revolving line of credit is charged at the prime rate plus 1.75%. There is also a fee of one-half of 1% for the unused portion of the credit line. Available borrowings are subjectCompany executed an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) to 200% of repeatable revenue as defined, reduced by an annualized attrition rate. The debt is secured byacquire substantially all of the Company’s domesticrevenue cycle, practice management, and group purchasing organization assets and 65%of Orion. The acquisition was approved through a sale order dated June 29, 2018 by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York as a Section 363 purchase under Chapter 11 of the shares in its offshore facilities.Future acquisitions are subject to approvalU.S. Bankruptcy Code. The final purchase price was $12.6 million. The final APA was approved by SVB.

In connectionthe Bankruptcy Court, with the SVB debt agreement, the Company paid approximately $90,000 of fees upfront and issued warrants for SVB to purchase 125,000 shares of its common stock, and committed to pay an annual anniversary fee of $50,000 a year. The warrants have a strike price equal to the highest volume weighted average price per share for any five consecutive trading days during the thirty consecutive trading-day period commencing on the fifteenth trading day immediately preceding theeffective date of the loan agreement. They have a five-year exercise window, piggyback registration and net exercise rights, andJuly 1, 2018. We expect that this acquisition will be valued once the strike price is determined. The SVB credit agreement contains various covenants and conditions governing the revolving line of credit.accounted for as a business combination.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following is a discussion of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 20162017 and other factors that are expected to affect our prospective financial condition. The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes beginning on page 4 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Some of the statements set forth in this section are forward-looking statements relating to our future results of operations. Our actual results may vary from the results anticipated by these statements. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” on page 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

MTBC is a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS)(“SaaS”) platform is designed to help our customersclients increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. We are able to deliver our leading solutions at very competitive prices because we leverage our proprietary software, which automates our workflows and increases efficiency, together with our highly educated and specialized offshore workforce of more than 1,700approximately 2,000 team members at labor costs that we believe to beare approximately one-tenth the cost of comparable U.S. employees.

During July 2018, the Company acquired substantially all of the revenue cycle management, practice management and group purchasing assets of Orion Healthcorp, Inc. and 13 of its affiliates (together “Orion”). The Company paid $12.6 million in cash for the acquisition. This acquisition will expand the Company’s revenue cycle management business and offer group purchasing of vaccines to physicians. The Company will also manage three pediatric practices in Ohio and Illinois.

 

Our flagship offering, PracticePro,PracticePro™, empowers healthcare practices with the core software and business services they need to address industry challenges on one unified SaaS platform. We deliver powerful, integrated and easy-to-use ‘big practice solutions’solutions to small and mediumhealthcare practices, which enable them to efficiently operate their businesses, manage clinical workflows and receive timely payment for their services. PracticePro consists of:of the following services which together constitute medical billing revenue:

 

 Practice management software and related tools, which facilitate the day-to-day operation of a medical practice;
 Electronic health records (or EHR)(“EHR”), which are easy to use, highly ranked, and allow our clients to reduce paperwork and qualify for government incentives;
 Revenue cycle management (or RCM)(“RCM”) services, which include end-to-end medical billing, analytics, and related services; and
 Mobile Health (or mHealth)(“mHealth”) solutions, including smartphone applications that assist patients and healthcare providers in the provision of healthcare services.

 

While many of our clients leverage our full PracticePro suite, we also have a number of clients who utilize other popular EHR software, and for which we provide RCM services, including medical billing, analytics, and related services.

Adoption of our solutions requires little or no upfront expenditure by a provider.practice. Additionally, our financial performance is linked directly to the financial performance of our clients because the vast majority of our revenues are based on a percentage of our clients’ collections. The standard fee for our complete, integrated, end-to-end solution is among the lowest in the industry.

 

During the third quarter of 2017, the Company introduced two new products – talkEHR, a voice enabled electronic health records (EHR) solution and EnrollmentPlus, a SaaS solution that streamlines the insurance enrollment workflow.

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The Company has a clearinghouse service which allows clients to track claim status and includes services such as batch electronic claim and payment transaction clearing and web access for claim corrections. The Company also has an EDI service which provides a centralized electronic data interchange management system to record, manage and control the exchange of information. In addition, the Company has a printing and mailing operation.

 

Our growth strategy involves both acquisitivetwo primary approaches: acquiring smaller RCM companies and organic growth.then migrating the clients of those companies to our solutions, as well as growing organically through referrals from industry partners and our clients. Both prongs of our strategy have yielded positive results for us historically.

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With regard to our acquisition strategy, we believe that it is becoming increasingly difficult for traditional RCM companies to meet the growing technology and business service needs of healthcare providers without a significant investment in information technology infrastructure. The RCM service industry is highly fragmented, with many local and regional RCM companies serving small medical practices. We believe that the industry is ripe for consolidation and that we can achieve significant growth through acquisitions. We further believe that it is becoming increasingly difficult for traditional RCM companies to meet the growing technology and business service needs of healthcare providers without a significant investment in information technology infrastructure. Since the Company went public in July 2014, we have acquired substantially all of the assets of 12 RCM companies, including Orion. Although the specific arrangements have varied with each transaction, typical arrangements include a deeply-discounted price, consideration which is tied to revenues from customer relationships acquired, and structuring the acquisition as an asset purchase so as to limit our liability. We typically use our technology and our cost-effective offshore team to reduce costs promptly after the transaction closes, although there will be initial costs associated with the integration of the new businesses with our existing operations.

 

We believe we will also be able to further accelerate organic growth by partnering with industry participants, obtaining referrals and utilizing them as channel partners to offer integrated solutions to their clients. We have entered into arrangements with industry participants from which we began to derive revenue starting in mid-2014, including emerging EHR providers and other healthcare vendors that lack a full suite of solutions. We have developed application interfaces with numerous EHR systems, together with device and lab integration.

Our continued investment in sales and marketing during 20172018 has helped us sign new customers which we expect will accelerate organic growth. First, we actively partner with industry participants who cross-market our services and otherwise provide referrals. Second, ourOur newly launched talkEHRTM is a free medical billing product, but is designed to encourage users to upgrade to a revenue-generating, premium billing solution. Since the third quarter 2017 launch of talkEHR, more than 200approximately 1,700 providers have signed-up for talkEHR, and a fewwith 260 as active users. Twenty-nine providers have already upgraded to our premium billing. As we move forward, we intend to continue to strategically promote talkEHR to new users, while encouraging providers who have already signed-up to actively use talkEHR in their day-to-day practice and upgrade to our premium billing solution. Third, a key part of our organic growth strategy for larger groups involves active attendance and participation in industry tradeshows.

 

Our offshore operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka accounted for approximately 29%32% and 32%28% of total expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively. A significant portion of those expenses were personnel-related costs (approximately 79% and 75%of foreign costs for the nineboth six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively). Because personnel-related costs are significantly lower in Pakistan and Sri Lanka than in the U.S. and many other offshore locations, we believe our offshore operations give us a competitive advantage over many industry participants. All of the medical billing companies that we have acquired useused domestic labor or subcontractors from higher cost locations to provide all or a substantial portion of their services. We are able to achieve significant cost reductions as we shift these labor costs to our offshore operations.

On October 3, 2016, MTBC Acquisition, Corp. (“MAC”), a newly formed, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTBC, acquired substantially all the medical billing business and assets of MediGain, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and its subsidiary Millennium Practice Management Associates, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“Millennium”) (together “MediGain”). In connection with this acquisition, MTBC expects to generate at least $10 million of annual revenue from the customers acquired. Although there is no assurance that the customers will remain with MTBC, the Company expects that this acquisition will continue to be accretive to earnings during the remainder of 2017. During the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first three quarters of 2017, we made significant progress at integrating the acquired operations with MTBC, but in the short term, we had a significant number of additional U.S.-based employees from MediGain. This cost, as well as costs from MediGain’s operations in India and its offshore subcontractors, impacted MTBC’s expenses during the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.

 

Key Performance Measures

 

We consider numerous factors in assessing our performance. Key performance measures used by management, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share, are non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe better enable management and investors to analyze and compare the underlying business results from period to period.

 

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Moreover, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the items associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis, and we provide reconciliations from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.

 

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share provide an alternative view of performance used by management and we believe that an investor’s understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing these adjusted performance measures.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA excludes the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):

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 Income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
 Interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest on principal payments, on our debt;
 Foreign currency gains and losses and asset impairment charges and other non-operating expenditures;
 Stock-based compensation expense including customer incentives and related fees, and cash-settled awards, based on changes in the stock price;
 Non-cash depreciation and amortization charges, and does not reflect any cash requirements for replacement for capital expenditures;
 Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, and transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to terminating leases and other contractual agreements, costs related to specific transactions and restructuring charges arising from discontinued facilities and operations; and
 Changes in contingent consideration.

 

Set forth below is a presentation of our adjusted EBITDA for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016:2017:

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, September 30,  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 
 2017 2016 2017 2016  2018 2017 2018 2017 
 ($ in thousands)  ($ in thousands) 
Net revenue $7,514  $5,341  $23,519  $15,664  $8,683  $7,785  $16,990  $16,005 
                                
GAAP net loss $(980) $(1,495) $(5,382) $(4,773)
GAAP net income (loss) $195  $(1,694) $270  $(4,402)
                                
Provision for income taxes  65   45   192   126   51   67   98   127 
Net interest expense  673   166   1,229   461   44   280   113   556 
Foreign exchange / other expense  (24)  14   (34)  40   (185)  28   (332)  (10)
Stock-based compensation expense  126   194   334   816   409   79   537   208 
Depreciation and amortization  664   1,118   3,637   3,537   560   1,453   1,151   2,973 
Integration and transaction costs  85   285   636   609 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs  472   92   651   551 
Change in contingent consideration  -   (197)  151   (608)  11   163   43   151 
Adjusted EBITDA $609  $130  $763  $208  $1,557  $468  $2,531  $154 

 

Adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin exclude the following elements which are included in GAAP operating income (loss):

 

 Stock-based compensation expense including customer incentives and related fees, and cash-settled awards, based on changes in the stock price;
 Amortization of purchased intangible assets;
 Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, and transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to terminating leases and other contractual agreements, costs related to specific transactions and restructuring charges arising from discontinued facilities and operations; and
 Changes in contingent consideration.

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Set forth below is a presentation of our adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin, which represents adjusted operating income as a percentage of net revenue, for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016:2017:

 

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  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
  ($ in thousands) 
Net revenue $7,514  $5,341  $23,519  $15,664 
                 
GAAP net loss $(980) $(1,495) $(5,382) $(4,773)
Provision for income taxes  65   45   192   126 
Net interest expense  673   166   1,229   461 
Other (income) expense - net  (32)  14   (107)  40 
GAAP operating loss  (274)  (1,270)  (4,068)  (4,146)
GAAP operating margin  (3.6%)  (23.8%)  (17.3%)  (26.5%)
                 
Stock-based compensation expense  126   194   334   816 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets  419   949   2,881   3,077 
Integration and transaction costs  85   285   636   609 
Change in contingent consideration  -   (197)  151   (608)
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income $356  $(39) $(66) $(252)
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin  4.7%  (0.7%)  (0.3%)  (1.6%)

  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
  ($ in thousands) 
Net revenue $8,683  $7,785  $16,990  $16,005 
                 
GAAP net income (loss) $195  $(1,694) $270  $(4,402)
Provision for income taxes  51   67   98   127 
Net interest expense  44   280   113   556 
Other income - net  (218)  (37)  (370)  (75)
GAAP operating income (loss)  72   (1,384)  111   (3,794)
GAAP operating margin  0.8%  (17.8%)  0.7%  (23.7%)
                 
Stock-based compensation expense  409   79   537   208 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets  337   1,199   698   2,462 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs  472   92   651   551 
Change in contingent consideration  11   163   43   151 
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income $1,301  $149  $2,040  $(422)
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin  15.0%  1.9%  12.0%  (2.6%)

 

Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share exclude the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):

 

 Foreign currency gains and losses and asset impairment charges and other non-operating expenditures;
 Stock-based compensation expense including customer incentives and related fees, and cash-settled awards, based on changes in the stock price;
 Amortization of purchased intangible assets;
 Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, or transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to terminating leases and other contractual agreements, costs related to specific transactions and restructuring charges arising from discontinued facilities and operations;
 Changes in contingent consideration; and
 Income tax expense resulting from the amortization of goodwill related to our acquisitions.

 

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No tax effect has been provided in computing non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per share as the Company has sufficient carry forward net operating losses to offset the applicable income taxes.The following table shows our reconciliation of GAAP net lossincome (loss) to non-GAAP adjusted net income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016:2017:

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
 September 30, September 30,  2018  2017  2018  2017 
 2017 2016 2017 2016  ($ in thousands) 
 ($ in thousands) 
GAAP net loss $(980) $(1,495) $(5,382) $(4,773)
GAAP net income (loss) $195  $(1,694) $270  $(4,402)
                                
Foreign exchange / other expense  (24)  14   (34)  40   (185)  28   (332)  (10)
Stock-based compensation expense  126   194   334   816   409   79   537   208 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets  419   949   2,881   3,077   337   1,199   698   2,462 
Integration and transaction costs  85   285   636   609 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs  472   92   651   551 
Change in contingent consideration  -   (197)  151   (608)  11   163   43   151 
Income tax expense related to goodwill  55   42   165   115   40   56   78   110 
Non-GAAP adjusted net income $(319) $(208) $(1,249) $(724) $1,279  $(77) $1,945  $(930)

 

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
GAAP net loss per share $(0.14) $(0.17) $(0.62) $(0.53)
                 
GAAP net loss per end-of-period share  (0.09)  (0.15)  (0.47)  (0.46)
Foreign exchange / other expense  0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00 
Stock-based compensation expense  0.01   0.02   0.03   0.08 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets  0.04   0.10   0.25   0.30 
Integration and transaction costs  0.01   0.03   0.06   0.06 
Change in contingent consideration  -   (0.02)  0.01   (0.06)
Income tax expense related to goodwill  0.00   0.00   0.01   0.01 
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share $(0.03) $(0.02) $(0.11) $(0.07)
                 
End-of-period shares  11,530,591   10,295,370   11,530,591   10,295,370 
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Set forth below is a reconciliation of our non-GAAP adjusted net income per share to our GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders, per share.

  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders, per share $(0.09) $(0.20) $(0.15) $(0.48)
Impact of preferred stock dividend  0.11   0.05   0.17   0.10 
Net income (loss) per end-of-period share  0.02   (0.15)  0.02   (0.38)
                 
Foreign exchange / other expense  (0.02)  0.00  (0.03)  0.00 
Stock-based compensation expense  0.04   0.01   0.05   0.02 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets  0.03   0.11   0.06   0.21 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs  0.04   0.01   0.06   0.05 
Change in contingent consideration  0.00   0.01   0.00   0.01 
Income tax expense related to goodwill  0.00   0.00   0.01   0.01 
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share $0.11  $(0.01) $0.17  $(0.08)
                 
End-of-period shares  11,665,174   11,451,427   11,665,174   11,451,427 

 

For purposes of determining non-GAAP adjusted net income per share, the Company used the number of common shares outstanding at the end of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016, including shares which were issued but have2017. Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share does not been settled, and considered contingent consideration. Accordingly, the end-of-period diluted common shares include 248,625 of contingently issuable shares at September 30, 2016.take into account dividends paid on our preferred stock. No tax effect has been provided in computing non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per common share as the Company has sufficient carry forward net operating losses to offset the applicable income taxes.

 

Key Metrics

 

In addition to the line items in our consolidated financial statements, we regularly review the following key metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends in our business, prepare financial projections, make strategic business decisions, and assess market share trends and working capital needs. We believe information on these metrics is useful for investors to understand the underlying trends in our business.

 

Set forth below are our key operating and financial metrics for RCM customers using our platform, which excludes acquired customers who have not migrated to our platform as well as customers of our clearinghouse, EDI and other services. Revenue from practices using our proprietary platform accounted for approximately 39% and 47% of our revenue for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017, and approximately 75% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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First Pass Acceptance Rate: We define first pass acceptance rate as the percentage of claims submitted electronically by us, through our platform, to insurers and clearinghouses that are accepted on the first submission and are not rejected for reasons such as insufficient information or improper coding. Our first-time acceptance rate was approximately 96% for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, which compares favorably to the average of the top twelve payers of approximately 95%, as reported by the American Medical Association.

First Pass Resolution Rate: First pass resolution rate measures the percentage of primary claims that are favorably adjudicated and closed upon a single submission. Our first pass resolution rate was approximately 94% for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.respectively.

 

Days in Accounts Receivable: Days in accounts receivable measures the median number of days between the day a claim is submitted by us on behalf of our customer, and the date the claim is paid to our customer. Our clients’ median days in accounts receivable was approximately 3639 days for primary care and 41 days for combined specialties for the twelve months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, and approximately 3135 days for primary care and 3941 days for combined specialties for the twelve months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, as compared to the national average of 36 and 40 days, respectively, as reported by the Medical Group Management Association in 2016.

 

Providers and Practices Served: As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, we provided RCM and related services to approximately 2,6003,300 providers (which we define as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical staff that render bills for their services), representing approximately 740730 practices. In addition, we served approximately 230220 clients who were not medical practices, but are service organizations who serve the healthcare community. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, we served approximately 1,8202,600 providers representing approximately 740750 practices.

 

Sources of Revenue

 

Revenue:We primarily derive our revenues from revenue cycle management services, typically billed as a percentage of payments collected by our customers. This fee includes RCM as well as the ability to use our electronic health recordsEHR and practice management software as part of the bundled fee. All of these services are considered medical billing revenue. These payments accounted for approximately 89% of our revenues during both the three91% and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 85% and 86%90% of our revenues during the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, respectively.2018 and 2017, respectively and 90% for both the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

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We earned approximately 2% of our revenue from clearinghouse and EDI clients during both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018 and 3% of our revenue from clearinghouse and EDI clients for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.2017. We earned approximately 5%3% and 4% of our revenue from printing and mailing operations during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, and 6% and 2%2018, respectively. We earned approximately 4% of our revenue from printing and mailing operations duringfor both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, respectively.2017.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Direct Operating Costs.Direct operating cost consists primarily of salaries and benefits related to personnel who provide services to our customers, claims processing costs, and other direct costs related to our services. Costs associated with the implementation of new customers are expensed as incurred. The reported amounts of direct operating costs do not include depreciation and amortization, which are broken out separately in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Selling and Marketing Expense.Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of compensation and benefits, commissions, travel, advertising expenses.

 

Research and Development Expense.Research and development expense consists primarily of personnel-related costs and third-party contractor costs.

 

General and Administrative Expense.General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel-related expense for administrative employees, including compensation, benefits, travel, occupancy and insurance, software license fees and outside professional fees.

 

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Contingent Consideration.Contingent consideration represents the amountportion of consideration payable to the sellers of some of our acquisitions, the amount of which is based on the achievement of defined performance measures contained in the purchase agreements. Contingent consideration is adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense.Depreciation expense is charged using the straight-line method over the estimated lives of the assets ranging from three to five years. Amortization expense is charged on either an accelerated or on a straight-line basis over a period of three years for most intangible assets acquired in connection with acquisitions.

 

Interest and Other Income (Expense). Interest expense consists primarily of interest costs related to our working capital line of credit, term loans and amounts due in connection with acquisitions, offset by interest income. Our otherOther income (expense) results primarily from foreign currency transaction gains (losses). and income earned from temporary cash investments.

 

Income Tax. In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and financial reporting purposes. These differences result in deferred income tax assets and liabilities. Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred cumulative losses, which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been recorded against all deferred tax assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016.2017.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted. Effective January 1, 2018, among other changes, the Act (a) reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate to 21 percent, provides for a deemed repatriation and taxation at reduced rates on historical earnings (a “Transition Tax”) of certain non-US subsidiaries owned by U.S. companies and establishes new mechanisms to tax such earnings going forward. For the Transition Tax, further information is required to finalize the estimated amount of accumulated foreign earnings as well as to validate the amount of earnings represented by the aggregate foreign cash position as defined in the Tax Act. We expect to complete our analysis within the measurement period in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 118.

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The Act includes a provision effective January 1, 2018 for a global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) tax. Companies can either account for the GILTI inclusion in the period in which they are incurred or establish deferred tax liabilities for the expected future taxes associated with GILTI. The Company elected to record the GILTI provisions as they are incurred each period.

The Company will continue to analyze the effects of the Act on its consolidated financial statements and operations. Our estimates are subject to change as we review the data available and any additional guidance. Any additional impacts from the enactment of the Act will be recorded as they are identified during the measurement period as provided in SAB 118. No provisional amounts were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018. We expect to conclude our analysis by the end of the third quarter.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expense and related disclosures. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments on historical experience, current trends and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The accounting estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. On a regular basis, we review our accounting policies, estimates, assumptions and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material.

The methods, estimates and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on our results of operations. There

Critical accounting policies are those policies used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements that require management to make difficult, subjective, or complex adjustments, and to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As a result of our adoption of the new revenue recognition standard on January 1, 2018, we re-assessed the estimates, assumptions, and judgments that are most critical in our recognition of revenue.

We account for revenue in accordance with ASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Our revenue recognition policies require us to make significant judgments and estimates. Under ASC 606, certain significant accounting estimates, such as payment-to-charge ratios, effective billing rates and the estimated contractual payment periods are required to measure the medical billing revenue. We analyze various factors including, but not limited to, contractual terms and conditions, the credit-worthiness of our customers and our pricing policies. Changes in judgment on any of the above factors could materially impact the timing and amount of revenue recognized in a given period.

We estimate the variable consideration which we expect to be entitled to over the contractual period associated with our medical billing contracts, which begins no earlier than go-live, and recognize the fees over the term. The estimate of variable consideration included in the transaction price typically involves estimating the amounts our clients will ultimately collect associated with the services they provide and the relative fee we charge associated with those collections. When reviewing our estimates, in order to ensure that our estimates do not pose a risk of significantly overstating our revenue in any reporting period, we will apply constraints, when appropriate, to certain estimates around our variable consideration. Variable consideration estimates are updated at each reporting period.

Although we believe that our approach to estimates and judgements is reasonable, actual results could differ, and we may be exposed to increases or decreases in revenue that could be material. Our estimates of variable consideration may prove to be inaccurate, in which case we may have understated or overstated the revenue recognized in an accounting period. The amount of variable consideration recognized to date that remains subject to estimation is included within the contract asset on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Revenue is recognized as the performance obligations are satisfied. We derive revenue from six primary sources: medical billing revenue, ancillary services, clearinghouse and EDI services, professional services, EnrollmentPlus and printing and mailing. All of our revenue arrangements are based on contracts with customers. Most of our contracts with customers contain single performance obligations, although certain contracts do contain multiple performance obligations. We account for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. For contracts where we provide multiple services such as where we perform multiple ancillary services, each service represents its own performance obligation. Selling prices are based on the contractual price for the service.

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Other than the additional estimates as a result of ASC 606 discussed above, there have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017.7, 2018.

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the periods shown.

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 
 2017 2016 2017 2016  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Net revenue  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
Operating expenses:                                
Direct operating costs  55.5%  50.0%  57.8%  46.6%  49.9%  53.9%  51.9%  58.9%
Selling and marketing  3.0%  5.1%  3.6%  5.4%  4.6%  3.5%  4.2%  3.9%
General and administrative  32.9%  48.1%  35.0%  52.2%  35.2%  35.6%  33.3%  36.0%
Change in contingent consideration  0.0%  (3.7%)  0.6%  (3.9%)  0.1%  2.1%  0.3%  0.9%
Research and development  3.3%  3.3%  3.6%  3.7%  2.9%  4.0%  3.0%  3.7%
Depreciation and amortization  8.8%  20.9%  15.5%  22.6%  6.4%  18.7%  6.8%  18.6%
Restructuring charges  0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  1.7%
Total operating expenses  103.5%  123.7%  117.3%  126.6%  99.1%  117.8%  99.5%  123.7%
                                
Operating loss  (3.5%)  (23.7%)  (17.3%)  (26.6%)
Operating income (loss)  0.9%  (17.8%)  0.5%  (23.7%)
                                
Interest expense - net  9.0%  3.1%  5.2%  2.9%  0.5%  3.6%  0.7%  3.5%
Other income (expense) - net  0.4%  (0.3%)  0.5%  (0.3%)
Loss before income taxes  (12.1%)  (27.1%)  (22.0%)  (29.8%)
Other income - net  2.5%  0.5%  2.2%  0.5%
Income (loss) before income taxes  2.9%  (20.9%)  2.0%  (26.7%)
Income tax provision  0.9%  0.8%  0.8%  0.8%  0.6%  0.9%  0.6%  0.8%
Net loss (13.0%)  (27.9%)  (22.8%)  (30.6%)
Net income (loss)  2.3%  (21.8%)  1.4%  (27.5%)

 

Comparison of the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 20162017

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  Change  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Change 
  2017  2016  Amount  Percent  2017  2016  Amount  Percent 
Revenue $7,513,592  $5,341,002  $2,172,590   41% $23,518,416  $15,663,687  $7,854,729   50%

  Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended       
  June 30,  Change  June 30,  Change 
  2018  2017  Amount  Percent  2018  2017  Amount  Percent 
Revenue $8,682,937  $7,784,750  $898,187   12% $16,990,262  $16,004,824  $985,438   6%

 

Revenue.Total revenue of $7.5$8.7 million and $23.5$17.0 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 increased by $2.2 million$898,000 or 41%12% and $7.9 million$985,000 or 50%6% from revenue of $5.3$7.8 million and $15.7$16.0 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2017, respectively. Total revenue for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 included approximately $4.1 million$280,000 and $12.8 million$327,000 from the adoption of ASC 606, respectively and approximately $47,000 and $113,000, respectively of revenue from customers we acquired from the 2016 Acquisitions (primarily MediGain), offset by attrition from customers.WMB acquisition.

 

 Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended      
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Change Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Change  June 30, Change June 30, Change 
 2017 2016 Amount Percent 2017 2016 Amount Percent  2018  2017  Amount  Percent  2018  2017  Amount  Percent 
Direct operating costs $4,171,932  $2,670,385  $1,501,547   56% $13,592,492  $7,292,415  $6,300,077   86% $4,333,573  $4,197,824  $135,749   3% $8,817,628  $9,420,560  $(602,932)  (6%)
Selling and marketing  228,991   274,796   (45,805)  (17%)  853,460   838,721   14,739   2%  403,057   268,958   134,099   50%  708,071   624,469   83,602   13%
General and administrative  2,474,139   2,569,399   (95,260)  (4%)  8,232,613   8,173,272   59,341   1%  3,054,205   2,771,811   282,394   10%  5,654,939   5,758,474   (103,535)  (2%)
Research and development  249,045   174,876   74,169   42%  843,294   575,059   268,235   47%  248,921   313,400   (64,479)  (21%)  504,800   594,249   (89,449)  (15%)
Change in contingent consideration  -   (196,882)  196,882   100%  151,423   (607,978)  759,401   125%  11,030   162,611   (151,581)  (93%)  42,780   151,423   (108,643)  (72%)
Depreciation  156,237   128,743   27,494   21%  484,429   369,204   115,225   31%  144,917   164,509   (19,592)  (12%)  295,988   328,192   (32,204)  (10%)
Amortization  508,204   989,539   (481,335)  (49%)  3,152,702   3,167,736   (15,034)  (0%)  414,779   1,288,636   (873,857)  (68%)  854,479   2,644,498   (1,790,019)  (68%)
Restructuring charges  -   -   -  100%  275,628   -   275,628  100%  -   -   -   -   -   275,628   (275,628)  (100%)
Total operating expenses $7,788,548  $6,610,856  $1,177,692  18% $27,586,041  $19,808,429  $7,777,612  39% $8,610,482  $9,167,749  $(557,267)  (6%) $16,878,685  $19,797,493  $(2,918,808)  (15%)

 

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Direct Operating Costs.Direct operating costs of $4.2$4.3 million and $13.6$8.8 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, respectively, increased by $1.5 million$136,000 or 56%3% and $6.3 milliondecreased by $603,000 or 86%6% from direct operating costs of $2.7$4.2 million and $7.3$9.4 million for the three and ninesix months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The MediGain acquisition increased salary costs by $912,000 and $3.3 million in the U.S. and $172,000 and $733,000 in India and Sri Lanka and operational outsourcing costs by $107,000 and $466,000 during the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively. Postage and deliveryDuring the three months ended June 30, 2018, salary costs increased by $243,000$99,000 and $690,000other processing costs increased by $61,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, salary costs decreased by $556,000 and facility and other processing costs decreased by $29,000. The decrease in the salary costs for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, primarily due2018 were related to a decrease in the headcount related to the acquisition of WFS. Salary and other related expenses in Pakistan increased by $332,000 and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as a result of the additional employees in Pakistan hired to service customers of the 2016 Acquisitions.MediGain integration.

 

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Selling and Marketing Expense.Selling and marketing expense of $229,000$403,000 and $853,000$708,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, decreased by $46,000 or 17% and2018 increased by $15,000$134,000 or 2%50% and $84,000 or 13% from selling and marketing expense of $275,000$269,000 and $839,000$624,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, respectively. The increase was primarily due to increased marketing expenditures.

 

General and Administrative Expense.General and administrative expense of $2.5$3.1 million and $5.7 million for the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 increased by $282,000 or 10% and decreased by $95,000$104,000 or 4% and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, general and administrative expenses of $8.2 million increased by $59,000 or 1%2% compared to the same period in 2016.2017. The reductionincrease in general and administrative expense for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 was primarily due to legal and professional costs related to the Orion acquisition. The decrease in general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due to reduced salary costs, and professional fees. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 relates to additional salary costs from the MediGain acquisition. The integration of acquired businesses resulted in expense reductions related to the closing of offices and reducing third party expenses such as computer expenses, accommodation costs, officeequipment lease costs and insurance expenses, which offset increased general and administrative resulting from the acquisitions.travel expenses.

 

Research and Development Expense. Research and development expense of $249,000 and $843,000$505,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, increased2018 decreased by $74,000$64,000 or 42%21% and $268,000$89,000 or 47%15% from research and development expense of $175,000$313,000 and $575,000$594,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, respectively, as a result of adding additional technical employees in Pakistan performing software development work.2017, respectively.

 

Contingent Consideration.The change in contingent consideration of $151,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017$11,000 and $197,000 and $608,000$43,000 during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2018 and $163,000 and $151,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, relates to the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration from acquisitions. The expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 resulted from an increase in the price of the Company’s common stock for the Practicare shares that were held in escrow and released during June 2017.

 

Depreciation.Depreciation of $156,000$145,000 and $484,000$296,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, increased2018 decreased by $27,000$20,000 or 21%12% and $115,000$32,000 or 31%10% from depreciation of $129,000$165,000 and $369,000$328,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, respectively, primarily as a result of additional property and equipment purchases and the acquisition of property and equipment from the MediGain acquisition.becoming fully depreciated.

 

Amortization Expense.Amortization expense of $508,000$415,000 and $3.2$854,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 decreased by $874,000 and $1.8 million from amortization expense of $1.3 million and $2.6 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, decreased by $481,000 and $15,000 from amortization expense of $990,000 and $3.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. This decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2017 resulted from the intangible assets acquired in connection with ourthe Company’s 2014 acquisitions becoming fully amortized. The Company generally amortizes intangible assets over three years.

 

Restructuring Charges. In connection withRestructuring charges during the closing of its subsidiaries in Poland and India, as of March 31,six months ended June 30, 2017 the Company accrued approximately $276,000 of restructuring charges representing primarily represent employee severance costs, remaining lease and termination fees, disposal of property and equipment and professional fees. The Company anticipates thatfees associated with the liquidation will be completed in early 2018. A substantial amountclosing of the work performed by these locations was transferred to the Pakistan facility. The Company will also be using an outside contractor to perform some of the work previously performed by the Indian subsidiary. As a result of closing the Polandoperations in India and India facilities, the Company willPoland. There were no longer need to fund thesimilar costs of these facilities.incurred in 2018.

 

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  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Change  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Change 
  2017  2016  Amount  Percent  2017  2016  Amount  Percent 
Interest income $5,446  $10,918  $(5,472)  (50%) $13,598  $25,310  $(11,712)  (46%)
Interest expense  (678,103)  (176,527)  (501,576)  (284%)  (1,242,672)  (486,481)  (756,191)  (155%)
Other income (expense) - net  32,494   (13,933)  46,427   333%  107,364   (40,447)  147,811   365%
Income tax provision  65,000   45,309   19,691   43%  192,332   126,236   66,096   52%

  Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended    
  June 30,  Change  June 30,  Change 
  2018  2017  Amount  Percent  2018  2017  Amount  Percent 
Interest income $29,939  $4,731  $25,208   533% $35,224  $8,152  $27,072   332%
Interest expense  (74,167)  (285,144)  210,977   74%  (148,248)  (564,569)  416,321   74%
Other income - net  218,589   36,839   181,750   493%  369,963   74,870   295,093   394%
Income tax provision  51,536   67,030   (15,494)  (23%)  98,200   127,332   (29,132)  (23%)

Interest Income.Interest income of $5,000$30,000 and $14,000 $35,000for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, decreased2018 increased by $5,000$25,000 or 50%533% and $12,000$27,000 or 46%332% frominterest income of $11,000$5,000 and $25,000$8,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, respectively. InterestThe increase ininterest income primarily represents late fees from customers.interest earned on temporary cash investments.

 

Interest Expense.Interest expenseof $678,000$74,000 and $1.2 million$148,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, respectively, increaseddecreased by $502,000$211,000 or 284%74% and $756,000$416,000 or 155%74% frominterest expense of $177,000$285,000 and $486,000$565,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2017, respectively.This increasedecrease was primarily due to additional interest costs on borrowings under our term loans and line of credit and amounts related to the MediGain acquisition. Also, included intransaction which were repaid during 2017. Interest expense includes the 2017 interest expense is $463,000amortization of deferred financing costs related towhich was$96,000and $135,000 during the Opus credit agreement, which were written off as a result of the loans being paid offsix months ended June 30, 2018 and the agreement terminated two years earlier than anticipated.2017, respectively.

 

Other Income (Expense) - net.Other income -net was $32,000$219,000 and $107,000$370,000 forthe three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, compared to other income - net of $37,000 and $75,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, compared to other expense - net of $14,000 and $40,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Included in otherOther income (expense) areis primarily foreign currency transaction gains (losses) primarily resulting from transactions in foreign currencies other than the functional currency. These transaction gains and losses are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the recurring measurement and settlement of such transactions. Other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 also includes $59,000 in cash received, net of obligations assumed, from the former owners of an acquired business as compensation for early termination of a client contract.

 

Income Tax Provision.There was a $65,000$52,000 and $192,000a $98,000 provisionfor income taxes for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, respectively, an increasea decrease of $20,000$15,000 or 43%23% and $66,000$29,000 or 52%23% comparedto the provision for income taxes of $45,000$67,000 and $126,000$127,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, respectively. 2017.Included in the nine month ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 20162017 tax provisions are $165,000 $78,000and $115,000, respectively,$110,000 deferred income tax provisions related to the amortization of goodwill. The increasedecrease in the income tax provisionsprovision is primarily due to additional deferred income taxes relating to the Company’s acquisitions.lower statutory Federal tax rate effective January 1, 2018. The pre-tax income was$247,000and$369,000 forthe three and six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to a pre-tax loss decreased from $1.4of $1.6 million and $4.3 millionfor the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, to $915,000 and increased from $4.6 million to $5.2 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to the same period in 2017.2017, respectively. Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred three years of cumulative losses which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded against all deferred tax assets at SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016.2017.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company had a cash balanceof $2.8$11.7 million at SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018 and anno outstanding balance of $2.0 millionamounts drawn on its revolving credit facility with Opus Bank (“Opus”).SVB. During June 2018, the Company made a $1 million deposit towards the purchase price of Orion.

 

During October 2017, the Company repaid and closed its Opus credit facility and replaced it with a $5 million revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”).SVB. Borrowings under the SVB facility are based on amounts on 200% of repeatable revenue and adjusted for an annualized recurring churn rate. Under the SVB agreement, the facility currently available to the Company is in excess of $4.0 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, there was negative cash flow from operations of approximately $1.3 million, as the Company integrated its 2016 Acquisitions, the largest of which was MediGain. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, cash flow used by operations was $619,000. Included in this amount is $270,000 of interest paid to Prudential.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows:

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Net cash used in operating activities $(618,752) $(169,023) $(1,307,637) $(485,728)
Net cash used in investing activities  (359,773)  (127,461)  (704,988)  (1,744,870)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (1,990,525)  783,673   1,400,885   1,290,214 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (52,054)  4,385   (75,758)  11,317 
Net (decrease) increase in cash $(3,021,104) $491,574  $(687,498) $(929,067)

In September 2015, the Company secured a $10 million credit facility from Opus, including an $8 million term loan and a $2 million revolving line of credit. During October 2017, the credit facility with Opus was repaid and terminated, and replaced with a $5 million revolving line of credit from SVB. The Company has available in excess of $4.0 million under the SVB facility.

The Company had $2.8 million of cash and had positive working capital of $913,000 at September 30, 2017. The loss before income taxes was $915,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, of which $664,000 was non-cash depreciation and amortization. Additionally, the non-cash write-off of the deferred financing costs due to early the termination of the Opus credit agreement was $463,000.

Management achieved extensive expense reductions following the acquisition of MediGain in October 2016. The cost cutting included closing certain domestic and foreign facilities, eliminating reliance on subcontractors, and reducing non-essential personnel where work could be performed by offshore employees more cost-effectively. Direct operating and general and administrative costs decreased by $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of 2017. This represented reductions of 32% and 42%, respectively.

During the second and third quarter of 2017, the Company completed several equity financings totaling approximately $15.0 million in net proceeds.

Collectively, these developments dramatically improved the financial position of the Company. Management continues to focus on the Company’s overall profitability, including growing revenue and managing expenses, and expects that these efforts will continue to enhance our liquidity and financial position, allowing us to run our business, and comply with all bank covenants.

Operating Activities

Although revenue increased by $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, operating expenses increased by $7.8 million for the same period primarily due to the acquisition of MediGain in the fourth quarter of 2016. Cash used in operating activities was $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $486,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in the net loss of $609,000 included the following changes in non-cash items: additional depreciation and amortization of $100,000, additional provision for doubtful accounts of $152,000, additional interest accretion of $528,000 and a change in contingent consideration of $759,000, offset by a decrease in stock compensation expense of $432,000 and a change in working capital of $1.4 million.

Accounts receivable decreased by $438,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with an increase of $161,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Accounts payable, accrued compensation and accrued expenses decreased $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (primarily due to the payment of liabilities assumed in connection with the MediGain acquisition and the reduction in the use of outside contractors) compared to an increase of $91,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $705,000, a decrease of $1.0 million compared to $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, $205,000 was paid in connection with the acquisition of WMB. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, $1.25 million and $175,000 was paid in connection with the acquisitions of GCB and RMB, respectively.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1.4 million, compared to $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months of 2017 includes $13.0 million of net proceeds from issuing approximately 610,000 shares of preferred stock, $2.0 million raised from issuing one million shares of common stock, offset by $7.6 million of repayments for debt obligations, a $5 million payment to Prudential and $847,000 of preferred stock dividends. Cash provided by financing activities for nine months ended September 30, 2016 included $2 million of additional borrowings on the Opus line of credit, offset by $554,000 repayment of debt obligations, $507,000 of preferred stock dividends and $546,000 of repurchases of common stock. Average borrowings from our revolving line of credit were $178,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

During October 2017, the Company replaced its Opus credit facility with a $5 million revolving line of credit from SVB. Borrowings under the credit facility are based on 200% of repeatable revenue, reduced by an annualized attrition rate, as defined in the agreement. TheAs of June 30, 2018, the Company currently haswas in excess of $4 million available oncompliance with all the covenants contained in the SVB credit line.agreement. The Company did not utilize the credit facility during the six months ended June 30, 2018, but borrowed $2.5 million for working capital on July 2, 2018 which was subsequently repaid.

 

In connection with the acquisition of Orion on July 2, 2018, the Company paid $11.6 million as the remaining purchase price, using its cash balances.

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, there waspositive cash flow from operations of approximately $2.0millionand the Company ended the quarter with $11.7 million in cash, positive working capital of $14.2 million andno bank debt. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, cash flow provided by operations was $1.3 million. During July 2018, the Company paid the remainder of the purchase price of $11.6 million for the Orion acquisition and borrowed $2.5 million on its credit line.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows:

  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $1,294,224  $178,564  $1,967,605  $(688,885)
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,202,188)  (133,098)  (1,376,430)  (345,215)
Net cash provided by financing activities  8,318,085   4,508,647   7,204,048   3,391,410 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (228,572)  6,524   (434,836)  (23,704)
Net increase in cash $8,181,549  $4,560,637  $7,360,387  $2,333,606 

The income before income taxes was$247,000and $369,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, which included$560,000and $1.2 millionof non-cash depreciation and amortization, respectively.

During 2017, the Company raised a total of $18.4 million in net proceeds from a series of equity financings. In May 2017, the Company completed a registered direct offering of one million shares of its common stock at $2.30 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. Between June and December 2017, the Company completed six public offerings of approximately 765,000 shares of Preferred Stock at $25.00 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately $16.4 million. During April 2018, the Company sold 420,000 shares of Preferred Stock and raised net proceeds of approximately $9.4 million.

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities was$2.0 millionduringthe six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to cash used in operating activities of $689,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease in the net loss of$4.7 million included the following changes in non-cash items: a decrease in depreciation and amortizationof $1.8 million,an increase in stock-based compensation expense, a foreign exchange gain of $329,000, a decrease in provision for doubtful accountsof $208,000 and a change in contingent considerationof $109,000.

Accounts receivable decreasedby $329,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with a decrease of $531,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Accounts payable, accrued compensation and accrued expenses decreased by$180,000for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to a decrease of $739,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for capital expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $1.4million, an increase of $1.0 million compared to $345,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2017. During June 2018, the Company made a $1 million deposit in connection with the Orion acquisition. The deposit was applied against the purchase price in July 2018.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $7.2 millionand $3.4 million, respectively. Cash used in financing activities during the six months of 2018includes $139,000 ofrepayments for debt obligations and$1.7 million of preferred stock dividends. Cash used in financing activities for six months ended June 30, 2017 included $4.3 million of repayment for debt obligations and $411,000 of preferred stock dividends. Average borrowings from our revolving line of credit were $2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. There were no borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2018. During six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company sold an additional 420,000 and 295,000 shares of preferred stock raising approximately $9.4 million and $6.2 million of net proceeds, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company sold 1 million shares of common stock raising $2 million of net proceeds.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

We have contractual obligations under our line of credit and related to contingent consideration in connection with the acquisitions made in 2015 and 2016. We also maintain operating leases for property and certain office equipment. We were in compliance with all SVB covenants as of June 30, 2018. For additional information, see Contractual Obligations and Commitments under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017.7, 2018.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, 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. Other than our operating leases for office space, computer equipment and other property, we do not engage in off-balance sheet financing arrangements.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by 17C.F.R.17 C.F.R. 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item, pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on the 2013 framework and criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)(“COSO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 as required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

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Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

DuringBased on the current quarter, we have finalizedevaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of June 30, 2018 our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the integration and validation of controls for MediGain into the internal control practices for the Company.reasonable assurance level.

 

ExceptChanges in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Beginning January 1, 2018, we implemented ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” For its adoption, we implemented changes to our revenue recognition processes and control activities within them such as described above in the preceding paragraph,development of new entity-wide policies, in-house training, ongoing contract reviews and system changes to accommodate presentation and disclosure requirements. There were no changes that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2017, there wasmost recent fiscal quarter.

There were no changeother changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 (f) of the Exchange Act) that hasoccurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

On May 30, 2018, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Somerset County (the “Chancery Court”), denied the Company’s and MTBC Acquisition Corp.’s (“MAC”) request to enjoin an arbitration proceeding demanded by Randolph Pain Relief and Wellness Center (“RPWC”) related to RCM services provided by parties other than the Company and MAC. On June 15, 2018, the Company and MAC filed an appeal of the Chancery Court’s order. On July 19, 2018, the Chancery Court ordered that the arbitration be stayed pending the Company’s and MAC’s appeal. The demand for arbitration alleges breach of a billing services agreement between RPWC and Millennium Practice Management Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of MediGain,LLC, and seeks compensatory damages and costs. The Company and MAC contend they were never party to the billing services agreement giving rise to the arbitration claim, did not assume the obligations of Millennium Practice Management Associates under such agreement, and any agreement to arbitrate disputes arising under such agreement does not apply to the Company or MAC. While the allegations of breach of contract made by RPWC have not been the subject of ongoing legal proceedings, the Company and MAC believe that such allegations lack merit on numerous grounds. The Company’s and MAC’s appeal remains pending.

From time to time, we may become involved in other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. WeIncluding the proceeding described above, we are not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial conditionposition or cash flows.flows of the Company.

 

Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us due to defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, negative publicity and reputational harm and other factors.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Pursuant to the instructions of Item 1A of Form 10-Q, a smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The Company is prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock without the consent of its senior lender, SVB.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number Exhibit Description
   
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated April 4, 2014.
3.2Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated June 29, 2016.
3.3Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
3.4First Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
3.5Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 11% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.
3.6Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated June 18, 2018.
10.16First Amendment to Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.
31.1 Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   
31.2 Certification of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   
32.1* Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2* Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.INS XBRL Instance
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

*The certifications on Exhibit 32 hereto are deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates them by reference.

 

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Signatures

 

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

 

  Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.
    
November 6, 2017August 8, 2018 By:/s/ Mahmud HaqStephen Snyder
Date  Mahmud HaqStephen Snyder
   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
    
November 6, 2017August 8, 2018 By:/s/ Bill Korn
Date  Bill Korn
   Chief Financial Officer

 

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