UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020

Commission File Number: 0-21683

 

  

 

hopTo Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 13-3899021
(State of incorporation) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

6 Loudon Road, Suite 200

Concord, NH 03301
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number:

(800) 472-7466

(408) 688-2674

 

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 Regulations S-T 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” ,”smallerfiler,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company’company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer[  ]Accelerated filer[  ]
Non-accelerated filer[  ]Smaller reporting company[X]
Emerging growth company[  ]  

 

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

 

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

 

As of November 14, 2017,May 20, 2020, there were issued and outstanding 9,804,40011,572,880 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001.

 

 

 

 
 

hopTo Inc.

FORM 10-Q

Table of Contents

 

PAGE
PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
Item 1.Financial Statements4
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31,20164
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 20165
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 20166
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017 and 20167
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements83
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1713
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2617
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2617
   
PART II.OTHER INFORMATION 
Item 1.Legal Proceedings2717
Item 1A.Risk Factors2717
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2717
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities2717
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2717
Item 5.Other Information2718
Item 6.Exhibits2718
 Signatures2819

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Forward-Looking Information

This report includes, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements”. All statements other than statements of historical fact we make in this report are forward-looking statements. In particular, the statements regarding industry prospects and our future results of operations or financial position are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include the following:

the substantial doubt that exists as to our ability to continue as a going concern;
the success of our products depends on a number of factors including market acceptance and our ability to manage the risks associated with product introduction;
local, regional, national and international economic conditions and events, and the impact they may have on us and our customers;
our revenue could be adversely impacted if any of our significant customers reduces its order levels or fails to order during a reporting period; and
other factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 7, 2017, and in other documents we have filed with the SEC.

Statements included in this report are based upon information known to us as of the date that this report is filed with the SEC, and we assume no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements made in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable federal securities laws.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

 

hopTo Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  (Unaudited)    
  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
Assets        
Current Assets:        
Cash $551,300  $546,200 
Accounts receivable, net  353,300   355,300 
Prepaid expenses  26,800   38,700 
Total Current Assets  931,400   940,200 
         
Property and equipment, net  39,800   143,300 
Other assets  109,000   109,000 
Total Assets $1,080,200  $1,192,500 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit        
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $759,700  $975,800 
Deferred rent  23,400   24,100 
Capital lease     6,800 
Lease liability  24,900    
Deferred revenue  1,579,500   1,759,000 
Other current liabilities  855,100   571,100 
Total Current Liabilities  3,242,600   3,336,800 
         
Deposit liability  93,500   81,400 
Deferred revenue  1,523,600   1,694,600 
Deferred rent  41,500   2,600 
Total Liabilities  4,901,200   5,115,400 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ Deficit:        
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding      
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 195,000,000 shares authorized, 9,804,400 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  14,700   14,700 
Additional paid-in capital  78,526,700   78,512,200 
Accumulated deficit  (82,362,400)  (82,449,800)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit  (3,821,000)  (3,922,900)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit $1,080,200  $1,192,500 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
   (Unaudited)     
Assets        
         
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $1,467,000  $1,541,900 
Accounts receivable, net  396,700   271,200 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  193,200   59,000 
Total current assets  2,056,900   1,872,100 
         
 Property and equipment, net  -   - 
 Other assets  17,800   17,800 
Total assets $2,074,700  $1,889,900 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)        
         
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $260,400  $271,900 
Accrued expenses  121,000   106,000 
Accrued wages  144,500   136,400 
Deferred revenue  1,279,500   1,256,000 
Total current liabilities  1,805,400   1,770,300 
Deferred revenue  474,300   529,500 
Total liabilities  2,279,700   2,299,800 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)        
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited) or December 31, 2019  -   - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 195,000,000 shares authorized, 9,954,866 and 9,834,866 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020(unaudited) and December 31, 2019, respectively  1,000   1,000 
Additional paid-in capital  79,619,300   79,523,500 
Accumulated deficit  (79,825,300)  (79,934,400)
Total stockholders’ deficit  (205,000)  (409,900)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit $2,074,700  $1,889,900 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensedconsolidated financial statements

hopTo Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31,  March 31, 
  2020  2019 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
       
Revenues $844,600  $1,053,800 
Cost of revenues  38,100   29,200 
Gross profit  806,500   1,024,600 
         
Operating expenses:        
Selling and marketing  104,400   117,000 
General and administrative  229,000   295,000 
Research and development  364,000   374,500 
Total operating expenses  697,400   786,500 
         
Income from operations  109,100   238,100 
         
Other income (expense):        
Other income (expense)  -   13,800 
         
Income before provision for income taxes  109,100   251,900 
Provision for income taxes  -   - 
Net income $109,100  $251,900 
         
         
Net income per share, basic $0.01  $0.03 
Net income per share, diluted $0.01  $0.03 
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        
Basic  9,927,990   9,804,400 
Diluted  9,937,617   10,031,148 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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hopTo Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

  Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Revenue $1,025,900  $898,500  $2,933,200  $2,864,400 
Costs of revenue  15,900   8,300   53,000   129,500 
Gross profit  1,010,000   890,200   2,880,200   2,734,900 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling and marketing  87,400   93,900   259,400   664,600 
General and administrative  206,700   821,600   1,268,900   2,114,600 
Research and development  383,800   491,500   1,123,900   1,860,900 
Total operating expenses  677,900   1,407,000   2,652,200   4,640,100 
                 
Gain / (loss) from operations  332,100   (516,800)  228,000   (1,905,200)
                 
Other income (expense):                
Change in fair value of warrants liability     54,400      29,300 
Other income (expense), net  (63,700)  1,100   (123,800)  (3,700)
Loss from operations before provision for income tax  268,400   (461,300)  104,200   (1,872,200)
Provision for income tax  14,800   700   16,800   2,300 
Net profit / (loss) $253,600  $(462,000) $87,400  $(1,874,500)
Basic and diluted earnings / (loss) per share $0.03  $(0.05) $0.01  $(0.19)
Average weighted common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  9,804,400   9,784,163   9,804,400   9,763,111 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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hopTo Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit

 

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2017  2016 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Preferred stock – shares outstanding        
Beginning balance      
Ending balance      
       
Common stock – shares outstanding        
Beginning balance  9,804,400   9,731,233 
Employee stock option issuances     1,800 
Vesting of restricted stock awards     71,429 
Ending balance  9,804,400   9,804,462 
         
Common stock – amount        
Beginning balance $14,700  $14,600 
Vesting of restricted stock awards     100 
Ending balance  14,700  $14,700 
         
Additional paid-in capital        
Beginning balance $78,512,200  $78,189,300 
Stock-based compensation expense  14,500   303,400 
Company payment of employee taxes for stock-based compensation     (2,700)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options     1,500 
Other rounding     (200)
Ending balance $78,526,700  $78,491,300 
         
Accumulated deficit        
Beginning balance $(82,449,800) $(80,596,900)
Net profit / (loss)  87,400   (1,874,500)
Ending balance $(82,362,400) $(82,471,400)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit $(3,821,000) $(3,965,400)

  Common Stock  Additional Paid-In  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
                
Balance at December 31, 2018  9,804,400  $1,000  $79,298,200  $(80,488,700) $(1,189,500)
Contributed services  -   -   56,300   -   56,300 
Net income  -   -   -   251,900   251,900 
Balance at March 31, 2019 (unaudited)  9,804,400  $1,000  $79,354,500  $(80,236,800) $(881,300)
                     
Balance at December 31, 2019  9,834,866  $1,000  $79,523,500  $(79,934,400) $(409,900)
Shares issued for settlement of accrued expenses  120,000   -   39,600   -   39,600 
Contributed services  -   -   56,200   -   56,200 
Net income  -   -   -   109,100   109,100 
Balance at March 31, 2020 (unaudited)  9,954,866  $1,000  $79,619,300  $(79,825,300) $(205,000)

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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hopTo Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2017  2016 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities:        
Net profit / (loss) $87,400  $(1,874,500)

Adjustments to reconcile net profit / loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        
Depreciation and amortization  42,200   76,200 
Write-down of capitalized purchased technology     15,500 
Stock-based compensation expense  14,500   303,400 
Company payment of employee taxes for stock-based compensation     (2,700)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments – warrants     (29,300)
Accretion of warrants liability for consulting services     (2,300)
Changes in severance liability     (5,900)
Changes in deferred rent     23,200 
Changes to allowance for doubtful accounts  (3,300)  (12,000)
Revenue deferred to future periods  1,828,500   1,955,700 
Recognition of deferred revenue  (2,179,000)  (2,478,800)
Loss / (gain) on disposal of fixed assets  60,400   (3,200)
Loss on sublease  63,100    
Interest accrued for capital lease  200   800 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  5,300   296,400 
Prepaid expenses  11,900   (40,900)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (216,100)  (127,300)
Deposit liability  12,100    
Other liabilities  284,000   392,900 
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities  11,200   (1,431,000)
         
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of equipment  900   23,300 
         
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options     1,500 
Payment for capital lease  (7,000)  (7,000)
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities  (7,000)  (5,500)
         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash  5,100   (1,413,200)
Cash - Beginning of Period  546,200   1,777,300 
Cash - End of Period $551,300  $364,100 
  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31,  March 31, 
  2020  2019 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net income $109,100  $251,900 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Depreciation  -   100 
Contributed services  56,200   56,300 
Changes in allowance for doubtful accounts  5,600   15,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (131,100)  (199,500)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (134,200)  9,900 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  51,200   (7,100)
Deposit liability  -   (12,100)
Deferred revenue  (31,700)  (4,300)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities  (74,900)  110,200 
         
Net change in cash  (74,900)  110,200 
Cash, beginning of the period  1,541,900   892,500 
Cash, end of the period $1,467,000  $1,002,700 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Interest paid $-  $- 
Income taxes paid $-  $- 
         
Non-cash financing activites: shares issued for settlement of accrued expenses $

39,600

  $

-

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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hopTo Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

hopTo Inc., through subsidiaries (collectively, “we”, “us,” “our” or the “Company”) are developers of application publishing software which includes application virtualization software and cloud computing software for multiple computer operating systems including Windows, UNIX and several Linux-based variants.

The Company sells a family of products under the brand name GO-Global, which is a software application publishing business and is the Company’s sole revenue source at this time. GO-Global is an application access solution for use and/or resale by independent software vendors, corporate enterprises, governmental and educational institutions, and others, who wish to take advantage of cross-platform remote access and Web-enabled access to their existing software applications, as well as those who are deploying secure, private cloud environments.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of hopTo Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we”, “us”,”our” or the “Company”);wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnote disclosures required in annual financial statements.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments, which include only normal, recurring adjustments, that are, in our opinion, necessary to state fairly the results for the periods presented. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019 which was filed with the SEC on April 7, 201714, 2020 (“20162019 10-K Report”). The interim results presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 20172020 or any future period.

 

2. Going Concern and Management’s Liquidity Plans

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements haveCertain prior year information has been prepared in conformity with GAAP, assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustmentsreclassified to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Companyconform to continue as a going concern.

Although for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, the Company generated net profits of $253,600 and $87,400, respectively, historically we have incurred significant net losses since our inception. At September 30, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $82,362,400 and a working capital deficit of $2,311,200. We were unable to generate meaningful revenue from our hopTo Work business and our most recent estimation is that revenue from this product is unlikely in any reasonable time frame. We have, however, recently improved our revenue and operating results from our legacy GO-Global business. If this trend continues, subject to our contingent liabilities, we believe we would have sufficient capital resources to fund our GO-Global business (which is our only active business) for at least the next 12 months. However, due to the uncertainty at the current time about this trend and the outcome of our contingent liabilities, we have determined that our cash resources may not be sufficient to fund our business for at least the next 12 months. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to continue to generate revenue from our legacy GO-Global business and to raise additional capital through the issuance of new equity, debt financing, or from the sale of certain assets to meet short and long-term operating requirements.

If the Company raises additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our current shareholders could be reduced, and such securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the Company’s common stock. Additional financing may not be available upon acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, the Company may not be able to take advantage of prospective business endeavors or opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict our operations. We are continuing to pursue external financing alternatives to improve our working capital position. If the Company is unable to obtain the necessary capital, the Company may have to cease operations.

These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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In order to maintain operations, we previously implemented significant expense reductions, including a limited number of employee layoffs, and continue to implement further costs and employment reductions. During the three month period ended September 30, 2016, our CEO and CFO voluntarily agreed with our board of directors to defer 50% of their salary beginning September 1, 2016 until such time as the Company can reasonably pay such compensation upon approval by the board of directors. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events.

Although maintaining our SEC filing status is a significant expense, we currently intend to maintain such status; however, we consider all options to preserve value for shareholders, including potentially suspending or terminating our filing status.

We have worked extensively to explore additional sources of capital including the issuance of new shares, securing debt financing, and the sale of assets including certain software products and patents. Although this process is ongoing and we are in active discussions with multiple parties, there is no guarantee that they will result in transactions that are sufficient to provide the Company with the required liquidity to remove the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events. We are also in discussions with some parties about the possibility of other strategic transactions although there is no guarantee that these discussions will result in an actual transaction. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of the uncertainties set forth above.

3. Significant Accounting Policiesyear presentation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires usmanagement to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.reported periods. Amounts could materially change in the future. These significant estimates include:include the amountvaluation of stock-based compensation expense;expense, the allowance for doubtful accounts; the estimated lives, valuation, and amortization of intangible assets (including capitalized software);accounts, depreciation of long-lived assets; valuation of warrants; post-employment benefits,assets, and accruals forof liabilities. While we believe that such estimates are fair, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

 

We marketThe Company markets and license ourlicenses its products indirectly through channel distributors, independent software vendors (“ISVs”), value-added resellers (“VARs”) (collectively, “resellers”) and directly to hosting service providers, corporate enterprises, governmental and educational institutions and others. Our product licenses are perpetual. We also separately sell intellectual property licenses, maintenance contracts, which are comprised of license updates and customer service access, as well as other products and services.

 

Software license revenuesThe Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” Revenues under ASC 606 are recognized when:when the promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

The following is a summary of how the Company recognizes revenue for its different products and services.

 

 Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (i.e., when we sign a non-cancellable license agreement wherein the customer acknowledges an unconditional obligation to pay, or upon receipt of the customer’s purchase order), andProduct Sales

All of our licenses are delivered to the customer electronically. The Company sends the license key to the customer to download the related software from Company portal. We recognize revenue upon delivery of these licenses. For stocking resellers who purchase licenses through inventory stocking orders with the intent to resell to an end-user, revenue is recognized when the resellers’ accounts have been credited, at their discretion, for the number of licenses purchased.

 Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered and there are no uncertainties surrounding product acceptance (i.e., when title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer, which occurs when the media containing the licensed program(s) is provided to a common carrier or, in the case of electronic delivery, when the customer is given access to the licensed program(s)), and
The price to the customer is fixed or determinable, as typically evidenced in a signed non-cancellable contract, or a customer’s purchase order, and
Collectability is probable. If collectability is not considered probable, revenue is recognized when the fee is collected.Service Revenue

 

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Revenue recognized on software arrangements involving multiple deliverables is allocated to each deliverable based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) or third party evidenceThe Company has maintenance contracts with certain of the fair values of each deliverable; such deliverables include licenses for software products, maintenance, private labeling fees, and customer training. We limit our assessment of VSOE for each deliverable to either the price charged when the same deliverable is sold separately or the price established by management having the relevant authority to do so, for a deliverable not yet sold separately.

If sufficient VSOE of the fair value does not exist so as to permit the allocation of revenue to the various elements of the arrangement, all revenue from the arrangement is deferred until such evidence exists or until all elements are delivered. If VSOE of the fair value does not exist, and the only undelivered element is maintenance, then we recognize revenue on a ratable basis. If VSOE of the fair value of all undelivered elements exists but does not exist for one or more delivered elements, then revenue is recognized using the residual method. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is recognized as revenue.

Certain resellers (“stocking resellers”) purchase product licenses that they hold in inventory until they are resold to the ultimate end user (an “inventory stocking order”). At the time that a stocking reseller places an inventory stocking order, no product licenses are shipped by us to the stocking reseller; rather, the stocking reseller’s inventory is credited with the number of licenses purchased and the stocking reseller can resell (issue) any number of licenses from their inventory at any time. Upon receipt of an order to issue a license(s) from a stocking reseller’s inventory (a “draw down order”), we will ship the license(s) in accordance with the draw down order’s instructions. We defer recognition of revenue from inventory stocking orders until the underlying licenses are sold and shipped to the end user, as evidenced by the receipt and fulfillment of the stocking reseller’s draw down order, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

There are no rights of return granted to resellers or other purchasers of our software products.

its customers. Revenue from maintenance contracts is recognized ratably over the related contract period, which generally ranges from one to five years.

 

All of our software licensesThe Company’s product sales by geographic area are denominatedpresented in U.S. dollars.Note 5.

 

Deferred RentCash and Cash Equivalents

 

The leases for bothCompany considers all highly liquid holdings with maturities of three months or less at the Company’s subleased former offices in Campbell, California contain free rent and predetermined fixed escalations in our minimum rent payments. Rent expense related to these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the termstime of the leases. Any difference between the straight-line rent amounts and amounts payable under the leases is recorded as part of deferred rent in current or long-term liabilities, as appropriate. The monthly rent payments due to the Company for the sublease of the office at 1919 S. Bascom Avenue fully offset the rent payments due under the Company’s lease for that space. The monthly rent payments due to the Company for the sublease of the office at 51 East Campbell Avenue will offset approximately 62% of the monthly rent payments due to the landlord under the Company’s lease for that space. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded a loss of $62,900 representing the total of the shortfall of monthly rent payments over the life of this sublease. As of September 30, 2017, $24,900 remains on the balance sheet as a lease liabilitypurchase to be amortized over the remaining 12 monthscash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of the sublease.

Incentives that we received upon entering into the S. Bascom Avenue lease agreement are recognized on a straight-line basis as a reduction to rent over the term of the lease. We record the unamortized portion of these incentives as a part of deferred rent in currentMarch 31, 2020 (unaudited) or long-term liabilities, as appropriate.

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Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are assessed for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable, whenever we have committed to a plan to dispose of the assets or, at a minimum, annually. Typically, for long-lived assets to be held and used, measurement of an impairment loss is based on the fair value of such assets, with fair value being determined based on appraisals, current market value, comparable sales value, and discounted future cash flows, among other variables, as appropriate. Assets to be held and used (which assets are affected by an impairment loss) are depreciated or amortized at their new carrying amount over their remaining estimated life; assets to be sold or otherwise disposed of are not subject to further depreciation or amortization. During the three month and nine month period ended September 30, 2016 we determined that an impairment of $0 and $15,500, respectively, existed with certain capitalized software development costs associated with our hopTo Work product and recognized that cost as part of cost of revenue. No such impairment charge was recorded during either of the three or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017.December 31, 2019.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects our best estimate of potentially uncollectible trade receivables. The allowance is based on assessments of the collectability of specific customer accounts and the general aging and size of the accounts receivable. We regularly review the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts by considering such factors as historical experience, credit worthiness, and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay. We specifically reserve for those accounts deemed uncollectible. We also establish, and adjust, a general allowance for doubtful accounts based on our review of the aging and size of our accounts receivable. As of March 31,2020 and December 31, 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $12,900 and $7,300, respectively.

 

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The following table sets forth the details of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

  Beginning
Balance
  Charge
Offs
  Recoveries  Provision  Ending
Balance
 
2017 $15,300  $  $  $(10,900) $4,400 
2016  14,900         (9,600)  5,300 

The following table sets forth the details of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

  Beginning
Balance
  Charge
Offs
  Recoveries  Provision  Ending
Balance
 
2017 $7,700  $  $  $(3,300) $4,400 
2016  17,300         (12,000)  5,300 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

For the threethree-month ended March 31, 2020 and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively,2019, we consideredcurrently consider the customers listed in the following tables to be our most significant customers. The tables set forthcustomers and partners. For the percentagepurposes of sales attributablethis presentation, “Sales” refers to eachthe dollar value of orders received from these customers and partners in the period indicated. These Sales values do not necessarily equal recognized revenue for these periods due to our revenue recognition policies which require deferral of revenue associated with prepaid software service fees.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company had 2 customers comprising 10.8% and 12.8%, respectively, of total sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had 3 customers comprising 24.9%, 14.6%, and 11.0%, respectively, of total sales. A loss of one of these customers could potentially have a significant negative impact on the Company’s financial statements.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company has 4 customers comprising 27.4%,14.3%, 12.9%, and 12.0%, respectively, of net accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has 1 customer comprising 17.9% of net accounts receivable.

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

In accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share,” the basic income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the periods presented, and the respective customer’s ending accounts receivable balance as a percentage of reported accounts receivable, net,period. Diluted income (loss) per share reflect per share amounts that would have resulted if diluted potential common stock had been converted to common stock. Dilutive common share equivalents as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2020, representing 481,335 of outstanding in-the-money warrants, were included in the computation of diluted net income per share using the Treasury Stock Method. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2016.2019, the Company had total common stock equivalents of 93,076 and 106,077, respectively, which were excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per share because they are anti-dilutive.

  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017
  As of
September 30, 2017
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
  As of
September 30, 2016
 
Customer Sales  Accounts
Receivable
  Sales  Accounts
Receivable
 
Centric  9.5%  14.3%  2.0%  3.8%
Elosoft  13.6%  26.5%  10.8%  10.4%
Uniface  15.1%  27.0%  6.0%  16.5%
Total  38.2%  67.8%  18.8%  30.7%

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  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017
  As of
September 30, 2017
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
  As of
September 30, 2016
 
Customer Sales  Accounts
Receivable
  Sales  Accounts
Receivable
 
Centric  6.9%  14.3%  5.4%  3.8%
Elosoft  13.8%  26.5%  8.9%  10.4%
Uniface  8.2%  27.0%  6.1%  16.5%
Total  28.9%  67.8%  20.4%  30.7%

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair valueCompany’s financial instruments consist of ourcash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate theirexpenses. The carrying amountsamount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due to the relative short maturitiesnature of these items.the accounts and their short-term maturities.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in ASC. There have been several ASUs to date, including those above, that amend the original text of ASC. Management believes that those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to us or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact our financial statements.

 

The fair value of warrants at issuance and for those recorded as a liability at each reporting date are determined in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820,“Fair Value Measurement,” which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the assumptions (inputs) to valuation techniques used to price assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value. The hierarchy, as defined below, gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The guidance for fair value measurements requires that assets, liabilities and certain equity instruments measured at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1: Defined as observable inputs, such as quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. This includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Defined as unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). Subsequently FASB has released several updates to ASU 2014-09 including ASU 2016- 20, ASU 2016-12, ASU-2016-10, ASU-2016-08, and ASU-2015-14. The effective date for ASU 2014-09 will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 with early adoption permitted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company completed a detailed review of the Topic 606 standard relative to our revenue recognition policies and practice. That review is still in process and the Company expects that it will be completed by November 30, 2017. However, the Company continues to believe that adoption of this standard will not have a material effect on either our historical financial results or future financial results.

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4.3. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment was:consisted of the following.

 

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
Equipment $184,600  $258,700 
Furniture  3,600   190,600 
Leasehold improvements  167,600   167,600 
   355,800   616,900 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization  316,000   473,600 
  $39,800  $143,300 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
  (Unaudited)    
       
Equipment $154,300  $154,300 
Furniture and fixtures  1,600   1,600 
         
   155,900   155,900 
         
Less: accumulated depreciation  (155,900)  (155,900)
         
  $-  $- 

 

Aggregate propertyDepreciation expense amounted to $0 and equipment depreciation$100 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and amortization expense was $8,900 and $42,200 during the three-month period and nine-month ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $21,200 and $70,800 during the same periods ended September 30, 2016. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we disposed of equipment and furniture with a combined net book value of $61,300 and $20,100,2019, respectively.

 

5. 4. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock-Based Compensation Plans

In November 2012, the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “12 Plan”) was approved by the stockholders. Pursuant to the terms of the 12 Plan, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units (sometimes referred to individually or collectively as “awards”) may be granted to officers and other employees, non-employee directors and independent consultants and advisors who render services to the Company. The Company is authorized to issue options to purchase up to 643,797 shares of common stock, stock appreciation rights, or restricted stock in accordance with the terms of the 12 Plan.

In the case of a restricted stock award, the entire number of shares subject to such award would be issued at the time of the grant and subject to vesting provisions based on time or other conditions specified by the Board or an authorized committee of the Board. For awards based on time, should the grantee’s service to the Company end before full vesting occurred, all unvested shares would be forfeited and returned to the Company. In the case of awards granted with vesting provisions based on specific performance conditions, if those conditions were not met, then all shares would be forfeited and returned to the Company. Until forfeited, all shares issued under a restricted stock award would be considered outstanding for dividend, voting and other purposes.

Under the 12 Plan, the exercise price of non-qualified stock options granted is to be no less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option is granted. The exercise price of incentive stock options granted is to be no less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option is granted provided, however, that if the recipient of the incentive stock option owns greater than 10% of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock then the exercise price will be no less than 110% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option is granted. The purchase price of the restricted stock issued under the 12 Plan shall also not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the restricted stock is granted.

All options granted under the 12 Plan are immediately exercisable by the optionee; however, there is a vesting period for the options. The options (and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such options) vest, ratably, over a 33-month period; however, no options (and the underlying shares of common stock) vest until after three months from the date of the option grant. The exercise price is immediately due upon exercise of the option. The maximum term of options issued under the 12 Plan is ten years. Shares issued upon exercise of options are subject to the Company’s repurchase, which right lapses as the shares vest. The 12 Plan will terminate no later than November 7, 2022. As of March 31, 2020, 424,594 shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the 12 Plan.

The following summarizes the stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

        Weighted- 
        Average 
     Weighted-  Remaining 
     Average  Contractual 
     Exercise  Life 
  Options  Price  (Years) 
          
Outstanding at December 31, 2019  106,077  $2.77   1.53 
Granted  -         
Forfeited/cancelled  (13,001)        
Exercised  -         
Outstanding at March 31, 2020 (unaudited)  93,076  $3.03   1.49 
             
Vested and expected to vest            
 at March 31, 2020 (unaudited)  93,076  $3.03   1.49 
             
Exercisable at March 31, 2020 (unaudited)  93,076  $3.03   1.49 

 

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense, netinformation about options outstanding and exercisable as of amounts capitalized, we recorded in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, by classification:March 31, 2020.

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Statement of Operations Classification 2017  2016  2017  2016 
Costs of revenue $  $2,200  $100  $5,400 
Selling and marketing expense     4,600   200   69,000 
General and administrative expense  (4,100)  40,500   14,100   135,500 
Research and development expense     26,400   100   93,500 
  $(4,100) $73,700  $14,500  $303,400 
   Options Outstanding  Options Exercisable 
      Weighted  Weighted     Weighted 
Range of     Average  Average     Average 
Exercise  Number  Remaining  Exercise  Number  Exercise 
Price  of Shares  Life (Years)  Price  of Shares  Price 
                       
$0.75 - 1.00   14,533   0.78  $0.78   14,533  $0.78 
 2.00 - 4.00   63,677   1.62   3.21   63,677   3.21 
 4.20 - 6.68   14,866   1.65   4.46   14,866   4.46 
     93,076           93,076     

 

6. Revenue

Revenue for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
Revenue 2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software Licenses                
Windows $360,300  $222,500  $137,800   61.9%
UNIX/Linux  71,200   64,000   7,200   11.3%
   431,500   286,500   145,000   50.6%
Software Service Fees                
Windows  445,200   444,700   500   0.1%
UNIX/Linux  131,600   149,400   (17,800)  -11.9%
   576,800   594,100   (17,300)  -2.9%
Other  17,600   17,900   (300)  -1.7%
Total Revenue $1,025,900  $898,500  $127,400   14.2%

Revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

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     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
Revenue 2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software Licenses                
Windows $939,800  $774,200  $165,600   21.4%
UNIX/Linux  223,300   209,200   14,100   6.7%
   1,163,100   983,400   179,700   18.3%
Software Service Fees                
Windows  1,324,300   1,367,200   (42,900)  -3.1%
UNIX/Linux  403,400   473,700   (70,300)  -14.8%
   1,727,700   1,840,900   (113,200)  -6.1%
Other  42,400   40,100   2,300   5.7%
Total Revenue $2,933,200  $2,864,400  $68,800   2.4%

7. CostShares of RevenueCommon Stock Issued

Cost of revenue for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
  2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software service costs $13,000  $2,100  $10,900   519.0%
Software product costs  2,900   6,200   (3,300)  -53.2%
Total Cost of Revenue $15,900  $8,300  $7,600   91.6%

Cost of revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
  2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software service costs $44,000  $78,100  $(34,100)  -43.7%
Software product costs  9,000   51,400   (42,400)  -82.5%
Total Cost of Revenue $53,000  $129,500  $(76,500)  -59.1%

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8. Commitments and Contingencies

On February 1, 2014, we relocated our corporate offices to a larger suite within our landlord’s office complex on South Bascom Avenue in Campbell, California. We are currently leasing 10,659 square feet under a five-year lease that, unless renewed, will expire in October 2018.

On August 11, 2015 we entered into a sublease agreement to sublease the entirety of the South Bascom Avenue office space to a third party. The term of the sublease extends from November 1, 2015 through the end of our office lease term for that space in October 2018. The monthly rent payments due to hopTo under this sublease fully offset the monthly rent payments due to the landlord under hopTo’s lease for that space.

On August 24, 2015, we entered into a new office lease for our corporate headquarters at 51 East Campbell Avenue in Campbell, California which was better suited to our California operations and resulted in significant monthly savings. The term of this lease is from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018.

On April 28, 2017 we entered into a sublease agreement to sublease the entirety of the leased space at 51 East Campbell Avenue to a third party. The term of the sublease began on June 1, 2017 and extends through the end of our office lease term for that space. The monthly rent payments due to hopTo will offset approximately 62% of the monthly rent payments due to the landlord under hopTo’s lease for that space. (See Deferred Rent section of Note 3.)

The following table sets forth the net minimum lease payments we will be required to make throughout the remainder of these leases:

  Lease
Payments
  Sublease Receipts  Total 
Remainder of 2017 $150,200  $(179,900) $(29,700)
2018  475,400   (420,800)  54,600 
  $625,600  $(600,700) $24,900 

 

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, our CEO and CFO voluntarily agreed withending March 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of 120,000 shares of common stock to two former members of our board of directors that was previously committed to defer 50% of their salary beginning September 1, 2016 until such time as the Company can reasonably pay such compensation upon approval by the board of directors.them and included in accrued expenses. The deferred salaries are recorded as a component of accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events.

During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, respectively, we reported non-cash expense of $0 and $284,000, respectively, related to potential liquidated damages resulting from delays in filing registration statements for shares and shares underlying warrants for certainissuance of the private placements that the Company closed in prior periods. There were no such expenses recorded in the comparable prior year period. We are in the process of seeking waivers from shareholders for such liquidated damages. The potential liquidated damages is reported as other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and as a component of general and administrative expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

9. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

We disbursed $200 and $800 for the payment of interest expense during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

We disbursed $2,800 and $2,300 for the payment of foreign income taxes associated with the operation of our Israeli subsidiary during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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10. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Earnings or loss per share is calculated by dividing the net income or loss for the period by the weighted average number of120,000 shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share (“Diluted EPS”) is calculated by dividing the net income or loss for the period by thesettles a total of $39,600 of accrued expenses that was included in the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period plus the effects of any dilutive securities. Diluted EPS considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of such potential shares of common stock would have an anti-dilutive effect. During all periods presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, potentially dilutive securities included shares of common stock potentially issuable upon exercise of stock options, release of unvested restricted stock awards and exercise of warrants. Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential issuance of shares of common stock related to our stock options in periods in which the exercise price of the stock option is greater than the average market price of our common stock during such periods.

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, 1,375,509 and 1,412,507 shares of common stock equivalents, respectively, were excluded from the computation of dilutive loss per share since their effect would be anti-dilutive.Company’s balance sheet.

 

11. Segment InformationWarrants

As of March 31,2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had 481,335 warrants outstanding. The warrants outstanding at March 31, 2020 are all exercisable at $0.01 and have an expiration date of May 20, 2023.

5. Sales by Geographical Location

 

Revenue by country for the three-monththree months ended March 31, 2020 and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 20162019 was as follows:follows.

 

 Three Months Ended 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,  2020 2019 
Revenue by Country 2017 2016 2017 2016         
United States $292,100  $370,800  $922,300  $1,158,100  $312,600  $334,700 
Brazil  220,200   122,900   582,600   418,100   164,900   146,000 
The Netherland  81,800   262,900 
Other Countries  513,600   404,800   1,428,200   1,288,200   285,300   310,200 
Total $1,025,900  $898,500  $2,933,100  $2,864,400  $844,600  $1,053,800 

 

12.6. Commitments and Contingencies

Profit Sharing Plans

The Company has adopted a 401(k) plan to provide retirement benefits for employees under which the Company makes discretionary matching contributions. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company contributed a total of $9,500 and $12,200, respectively.

Contingencies

During the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to various potential claims and litigation. Management is not aware of any outstanding litigation which would have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

7. Related Party Transactions

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer has served in these executive roles providing management services to the Company since September 2018, however, does not currently receive a salary or other forms of compensation. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded an expense and contributed capital of $56,200 for contributed services based on the estimated market rate for these services.

On January 31, 2020, we entered into the Backstop Agreement (the “Backstop Agreement”) with a consortium of accredited investors, including all of our directors and led by Novelty Capital Partners LP, pursuant to which such investors agreed to purchase in a private placement, at $0.30 per share, up to $2.41 million of shares of our common stock. The consummation of the investment pursuant to the Backstop Agreement was conditioned on the closing of our subscription rights offering to all of our stockholders (the “Rights Offering”). While upon the closing of the Rights Offering, we anticipated that the Backstop Agreement would close in April 2020, as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q the Backstop Agreement has not closed and we now expect to consummate the Backstop Agreement transactions by the end of May 2020.

Subsequent to the expiration of the Rights Offering, we received gross proceeds of $480,191 in exchange for 1.6 million shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, we expect to receive proceeds of $2.12 million in exchange for the issuance of 7.0 million restricted shares of common stock.

8. Subsequent Events

 

On October 10, 2017,See Note 7 above regarding the CompanyRights Offering and salesforce.com entered into a Patent Purchase Agreement (effective as of October 5, 2017), pursuant to which the Company sold seven of its patents for an aggregate consideration of $400,000, and also received, subject to various terms, conditions and limitations, a license back of those patents. The patents sold were U.S. Patent numbers: 9395826, 9398111, 9419848, 8745280, 8892782, 8738814 and 8856907.Backstop Agreement.

On October 25, 2017, the board of directors of the Company determined that the financial status of the Company had improved from the financial status of the Company during the three month period ended September 30, 2016, when the Company’s CEO and CFO voluntarily agreed with the board of directors to defer 50% of their salary beginning September 1, 2016 until such time as the Company could reasonably pay such compensation upon approval by the board of directors. Accordingly, the board of directors determined that it was reasonable for the Company to pay 50% of this deferred salary and such payments were made to the CFO and CEO on October 30, 2017.

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

 

Update on HopTo PlansForward-Looking Information

 

AsThis report includes, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements”. All statements other than statements of Q4 2016,historical fact we have effectively ceased allmake in this report are forward-looking statements. In particular, the statements regarding industry prospects and our expectations regarding future results of our sales, marketingoperations or financial position (including those described in this Management’s Discussion and development efforts for the hopTo products,Analysis of Financial Condition and at this time we do not expect any meaningful revenuesResults of Operations) are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ significantly from these productsthose described in the foreseeable future.forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include the following:

 

We continue to actively operate our GO-Global business and we are currently evaluating ways to enhance its performance.

the success of products depends on a number of factors including market acceptance and our ability to manage the risks associated with product introduction;
local, regional, national and international economic conditions and events, and the impact they may have on us and our customers;
our revenue could be adversely impacted if any of our significant customers reduces its order levels or fails to order during a reporting period; customer demand is based on many factors out of our control;
as a result of the new revenue recognition standards, if any significant end user customer or reseller substantially changes its order level, or fails to order during the reporting period, whether the order is placed directly with us or through one of our non-stocking resellers, our software licenses revenue could be materially impacted; and
other factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 14, 2020, and in other documents we have filed with the SEC.

 

Other than recent salesStatements included in this report are based upon information known to us as of selected patents (see Note 12 to our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), we continue to own all hopTo-related and GO-Global related intellectual property including source-code, related patents, and the relevant trademarks. We continue to believedate that we may be able to extract value from these assets and are currently working to do so at this time. For detailed information on the hopTo products and technologies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which wasreport is filed with the SEC, on April 7, 2017and we assume no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements made in this report, whether as wella result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as our other SEC filings which are available at www.sec.gov.

Although there is no certainty as to timing or success of these efforts to extract value from these assets, and stockholders should not place any significant reliance on the outcome of such efforts unless and until definitive agreements are reached, this may include additional sale of certain of our hopTo software products, the sale of patents, and the monetization of the GO-Global business or some combinations of these transactions. (See Notes 2 and 12 to our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

The following description of our business and business opportunities is expressly qualifiedotherwise required by the preceding statement and the going concern disclosure in Note 2 to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.applicable federal securities laws.

 

Introduction

 

We are developers of application publishing software which includes application virtualization software and cloud computing software for multiple computer operating systems including Windows, UNIX and several Linux-based variants. Our application publishing software solutions are sold under the brand name GO-Global, which is our sole revenue source at this time.source. GO-Global is an application access solution for use and/or resale by independent software vendors (“ISVs”), corporate enterprises, governmental and educational institutions, and others who wish to take advantage of cross-platform remote access and Web-enabled access to their existing software applications, as well as those who are deploying secure, private cloud environments.

 

SinceBeginning in 2012, we have also been developingdeveloped and marketed several products in the field of software productivity for mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones which have been marketed under the hopTo brand. We ceased all our sales, marketing and development for the hopTo products in 2016.

 

The hopTo products were originally marketed to consumers and were later also marketed to small and medium sized businesses and enterprise level customers under the name hopTo Work. hopTo Work allows customers to instantly transform their legacy applications to become touch friendly on modern mobile devices. During 2015 and 2016 we also worked to integrate hopTo Work with certain software products offered by Citrix Systems.

Over the years, weWe have also made significant investments in intellectual property (“IP”). We have and filed many patents designed to protect the new technologies embedded in hopTo.

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Corporate Background

the hopTo products. We are a Delaware corporation, founded in May 1996. Our headquarters are located at 6 Loudon Road, Suite 200, Concord, New Hampshire, 03301currently marketing for sale 49 patents and our phone number is 1-800-472-7466. Our phone number for local and international calls is 408-688-2674. Additionally, we have remote employees located in various states, as well as internationally in the United Kingdom and Israel. Our corporate Internet Website is http://www.hopto.com. The information on our website is not part of this quarterly report.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports filed with or furnished to the SEC under sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are made available free of charge on our corporate Internet Website:www.hopto.com,, our our home page, click “Financial Reporting”) as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.

Our Intellectual Property

We believe that intellectual property (IP) is a business tool that potentially maximizes our competitive advantages and product differentiation, grows revenue opportunities, encourages collaboration with key business partners, and protects our long-term growth opportunities. Strategic IP development is therefore a critical component of our overall business strategy. It is a business function that consistently interacts with our research and development, product development, and marketing initiatives to generate further value from those operations.

We rely primarily on trade secret protection, copyright law, confidentiality, and proprietary information agreements to protect our proprietary technology and registered trademarks. Despite our precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy portions of our products, or to obtain information we regard as proprietary. The loss of any material trade secret, trademark, trade name or copyright could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We intend to defend our proprietary technology rights; however, we cannot give any assurance that our efforts to protect our proprietary technology rights will be successful.

We also currently hold rights to patents. We occasionally file patent applications to protect innovations arisingrelated source code developed from our research,hopTo development and design.

We do not believe our products infringe on the rights of any third parties, but we can give no assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims against us in the future, or that any such assertion will not result in costly litigation or require us to obtain a license to proprietary technology rights of such parties.

ipCapital Group, Inc.

On October 11, 2011, we engaged ipCapital Group, Inc., or ipCapital, an affiliate of John Cronin, who is one of our directors, to assist us in the execution of our strategic decision to significantly strengthen, grow and commercially exploit our intellectual property assets. Our engagement agreement with ipCapital, which has been amended three times, affords us the right to request ipCapital to perform a number of diverse services, employing its proprietary processes and methodologies, to facilitate our ability to identify and extract from our current intellectual property base new inventions, potential patent applications, and marketing and licensing opportunities.

As a result of ipCapital’s work under the engagement agreement, as amended, as of November 14, 2017, 173 patent applications have been filed. Of these 173 applications, 53 patents have been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Due to financial constraints on our operations, we have suspended patent prosecution activity other than to pay issuance fees for patents already approved by USPTO. As of November 14, 2017 there are no patent applications that remain pending with the USPTO. We do not expect to file more applications in 2017.

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Our GO-Global Software Products

Our GO-Global product offerings, which currently are our only revenue source, can be categorized into product families as follows:

GO-Global for Windows: Allows access to Windows-based applications from remote locations and a variety of connections, including the Internet and dial-up connections. The Windows applications run on a central computer server along with GO-Global Windows Host software. This allows the applications to be accessed remotely via GO-Global Client software, or a Web browser, over many types of data connections, regardless of the bandwidth or operating system. Web-enabling is achieved without modifying the underlying application’s code or requiring costly add-ons.
GO-Global for UNIX: Allows access to UNIX and Linux-based applications from remote locations and a variety of connections, including the Internet and dial-up connections. The UNIX/Linux applications run on a central computer server along with the GO-Global for UNIX Host software. This allows the applications to be accessed and run remotely via GO-Global Client software or a Web browser without having to modify the application’s code or requiring costly add-ons.
GO-Global Client: We offer a range of GO-Global Client software that allows remote application access from a wide variety of local, remote and mobile platforms, including Windows, Linux, UNIX, Apple OS X and iOS, and Google Android. We plan to continue to develop GO-Global Client software for new portable and mobile devices.

We intend to continue to operate Go-Global, as it remains a viable stand-alone business and our sole revenue source at this time.efforts.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We believe that several accounting policies are important to understanding our historical and future performance. We refer to these policies as “critical” because these specific areas require us to make judgments and estimates about matters that are uncertain at the time we make the estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. For a summary of our critical accounting policies, please refer to our 20162019 10-K Report and Note 32 to our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidatedunaudited consolidated financial Statements included under Item 1 – Financial Statements.

Statements in this Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations for the Three and Nine-MonthThree-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 20162019

 

The following operatingare the results should be read in conjunction withof our critical accounting policies. See Note 3operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Revenue

  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31,  March 31, 
  2020  2019 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
       
Revenues $844,600  $1,053,800 
Cost of revenues  38,100   29,200 
Gross profit  806,500   1,024,600 
         
Operating expenses:        
Selling and marketing  104,400   117,000 
General and administrative  229,000   295,000 
Research and development  364,000   374,500 
Total operating expenses  697,400   786,500 
         
Income from operations  109,100   238,100 
         
Other income (expense):        
Other income (expense)  -   13,800 
         
Income before provision for income taxes  109,100   251,900 
Provision for income taxes  -   - 
Net income $109,100  $251,900 
         
Net income per share, basic $0.01  $0.03 
Net income per share, diluted $0.01  $0.03 
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding        
Basic  9,927,990   9,804,400 
Diluted  9,938,226   10,031,148 

 

Revenue for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:Revenues

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
Revenue 2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software Licenses                
Windows $360,300  $222,500  $137,800   61.9%
UNIX/Linux  71,200   64,000   7,200   11.3%
   431,500   286,500   145,000   50.6%
Software Service Fees                
Windows  445,200   444,700   500   0.1%
UNIX/Linux  131,600   149,400   (17,800)  -11.9%
   576,800   594,100   (17,300)  -2.9%
Other  17,600   17,900   (300)  -1.7%
Total Revenue $1,025,900  $898,500  $127,400   14.2%

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Revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
Revenue 2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software Licenses                
Windows $939,800  $774,200  $165,600   21.4%
UNIX/Linux  223,300   209,200   14,100   6.7%
   1,163,100   983,400   179,700   18.3%
Software Service Fees                
Windows  1,324,300   1,367,200   (42,900)  -3.1%
UNIX/Linux  403,400   473,700   (70,300)  -14.8%
   1,727,700   1,840,900   (113,200)  -6.1%
Other  42,400   40,100   2,300   5.7%
Total Revenue $2,933,200  $2,864,400  $68,800   2.4%

 

Our software revenue is entirely related to our GO-Global product line, and historically has been primarily derived from product licensing fees and service fees from maintenance contracts. The majority of this revenue has been earned, and continues to be earned, from a limited number of significant customers, most of whom are resellers. Many of our resellers (a “stocking reseller”) purchase software licenses that they hold in inventory until they are resold to the ultimate end user. We defer recognition of revenue from these sales (on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the caption “Deferred Revenue”) until the stocking reseller sells the underlying software licenses to the ultimate end user. Consequently, if any of our significant stocking resellers materially change the rate at which they resell our software licenses to the ultimate end user our software licenses revenue could be materially impacted.(a “stocking reseller”).

 

When a software license is sold directly to an end user by us, or by one of our resellers who does not stock licenses into inventory, revenue is recognized immediately upon shipment, assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition are met. Consequently, if any significant end user customer substantially changes its order level, or fails to order during the reporting period, whether the order is placed directly with us or through one of our non-stocking resellers, our software licenses revenue could be materially impacted.

 

Almost all stocking resellers maintain inventories of our Windows products; few stocking resellers maintain inventories of our UNIX products.

 

Software Licenses

Software license

Windows software licenses revenue from our Windows products increased fordecreased by $97,600 or 29.1% to $237,900 during the three and nine-month periodsmonths ended September 30, 2017, as compared with the same periods of the prior year primarily due to higher license purchasesMarch 31, 2020, from certain of our OEM partners and stocking resellers.

Software license revenue from our UNIX/Linux products increased during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, as compared with$335,500 for the same period of the prior year, primarilyin 2019. The decrease was entirely due to higher revenuea certain partner that purchased a large order of Windows licenses from certain of our telecommunications customers. the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2019 that did not recur during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in purchase activity related to demand for remote access software due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Software licenses revenue from our UNIX/Linux products increased duringby $24,800 or 182.4% to $38,400 for the nine-month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017, as compared withMarch 31, 2020 from $13,600 for the same periodperiods of the prior year,2019. The increase was primarily due to higher revenue from certain U.S. government customers.higher stocking and standard order licenses.

 

We expect aggregate GO-Global total software license revenue for both Windows and UNIX in 20172020 to be approximately the samein-line with 2019 levels as the licensewe are observing a mix of both higher and lower aggregate revenue levels for 2016.

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from our various customers.

 

Software Service Fees

The decrease in software service

Service fees revenue attributable to our Windows products,product service decreased by $116,100 or 19.4% to $481,600 during the nine-month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017, as compared toMarch 31, 2020, from $597,700 for the same period of the prior year,in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the timing of customer renewalsrevenue recognition for maintenance support fees along with a decrease in maintenance support for a large OEM partner and the expiration of a long-term maintenance contacts.contract for a European customer. These were partially offset by an increase in maintenance support fees due to an increase in Windows product sales from other customers throughout the prior year.

 

The decrease in serviceService fees revenue attributable to our UNIX products fordecreased by $19,000 or 22.6% to $65,100 during the three and nine-month periodsmonths ended September 30, 2017, as compared withMarch 31, 2020, from $84,100 for the same period of the prior year,in 2019. The decrease was primarily the result of the lower level of our UNIX product sales duringthroughout the prior yearsyear and a resultant decrease inan expiration of certain long-term maintenance contract renewals. The majority of this decrease was attributable to our European telecommunications customers.contracts.

 

Due to the trends mentioned above weWe expect that software service fees for 20172020 will be modestly lower thanapproximate to those for 2016.2019.

 

Other

The increase in otherOther revenue consists of private labeling fees and professional services. Other revenue decreased by $1,400 or 6.1% for the three and nine-month periodsmonths ended September 30, 2017, asMarch 31, 2020, compared withto the same period of the prior year was primarily due to increase in professional services and private labeling fees.2019.

 

CostsCost of RevenueRevenues

 

CostsCost of revenue areis comprised primarily of software service costs, which represent the costs of customer service, andservice. Also included in cost of revenue are software product costs, which are primarily comprised of the amortization of capitalized software development costs and costs associated with licenses forto third party software included in our product offerings.offerings, and the required import tax withholdings from Brazil resellers. We incur no significant shipping or packaging costs as virtually all of our deliveries are made via electronic means over the Internet.

 

Under GAAP, development costs for new product development, after technological feasibility is established, are recorded as “capitalized software” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Such capitalized costs are subsequently amortized as cost of revenue (software product costs) over the shorter of three years or the remaining estimated life of the product. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 we did not capitalize or impair any software development costs. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, we capitalized $0 software development costs and impaired $15,000 associated with the hopTo Work product during the three-month period ended June 30, 2016.

Amortization of capitalized software development costs was $0 and $200 during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $0 and $5,300 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Cost of revenue was 1.5%for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased by $8,900, or 30.5%, to $38,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $29,200 for the same period in 2019. Cost of revenue represented 4.5% and 0.9%2.8% of total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 and 2016, respectively, and 1.8% and 4.5% of total2019, respectively. The primarily increase was due to increase import tax withholdings associated with higher revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Cost of revenue for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
  2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software service costs $13,000  $2,100  $10,900   519.0%
Software product costs  2,900   6,200   (3,300)  -53.2%
  $15,900  $8,300  $7,600   91.6%

Cost of revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was:

     2017 Over (Under) 2016 
  2017  2016  Dollars  Percent 
Software service costs $44,000  $78,100  $(34,100)  -43.7%
Software product costs  9,000   51,400   (42,400)  -82.5%
  $53,000  $129,500  $(76,500)  -59.1%

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The increase in software service costsfrom Brazil resellers for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 was due to a reclassification of $15,500 of customer supports costs that was allocated from Selling and Marketing expense to software service costs until three-month period ended DecemberMarch 31, 2016, partially offset by a decrease of $4,600 from lower customer support costs, as compared to the same periods of the prior year. The decrease in software service costs in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, as compared with the same periods of the prior year was primarily due to lower customer support costs associated with GoGlobal. Upon release of the commercial versions of hopTo and hopTo Work, we began charging costs associated with supporting the products to costs of revenue. We expect software service costs for 2017 to be lower than those for 2016 as we have been able to reduce headcount costs in this area due to a lower level of effort required.2020.

 

The decreases in software product costsWe expect 2020 cost of revenue to be slightly higher than 2019 for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017, as compared with the same periods of the prior year, was almost entirely due to decreased amortization of capitalized software development costs. We expect that software costs of revenue for 2017 will be lower than 2016 levels.above reason.

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses primarily consistconsisted of employee, costs, outside services advertising, public relations and travel and entertainment expense.expenses.

 

Selling and marketing expenses decreased by $12,600, or 10.8%, to $104,400 for the three-month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $6,500, or 6.9%, to $87,400,March 31, 2020 from $93,900 for the same period of 2016, which represented approximately 8.5% and 10.5% of revenue during these periods, respectively. Selling and marketing expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $405,200 or 61.0% to $259,400 from $664,600$117,000 for the same period in 2016, which2019. Selling and marketing expenses represented approximately 8.8%12.4% and 23.2%11.1% of total revenue during those periods,for the three months ended March 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The decreasesdecrease in selling and marketing expenses was due to a combination of lower headcount and a decrease in headcountconsulting services and promotional costs associated with hopTo Work as we have suspended all sales and marketing activity for that product.employee benefit costs.

 

We expect to maintain our sales and marketing efforts in 20172020 for anticipated GO-Global releases at a level consistent with the second half of 2016;select targeted modest investments in promotional activity; accordingly, for this reason, we expect 20172020 sales and marketing expenses to be lowerslightly higher than 2016.2019 levels.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of employee costs, depreciation and amortization, legal, accounting, other professional services (including those related to our patents), rent, travel and entertainment and insurance. Certain costs associated with being a publicly held corporation are also included in general and administrative expenses, as well as bad debtsdebt expense.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by $614,900,$66,000, or 74.8%22.4%, to $206,700,$229,000 for the three-month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020 from $821,600$295,000 for the same period of 2016, which represented approximately 20.1% and 91.4% of revenue during these periods, respectively.

in 2019. General and administrative expenses decreased by $845,700, or 40%, to $1,268,900represented approximately 27.1% and 28.0% of total revenue for the nine-month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017, from $2,114,600 for the same period of 2016, which represented approximately 43.3%March 31, 2020 and 73.8% of revenue during these periods,2019, respectively.

 

The decreasesdecrease in general and administrative expense in the three-month and nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, as compared with the same periods of the prior year, werewas due to a combination of lower administrative salary expense associated with part-time status of our Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2017accounting fees and the resignation of our Chief Executive Officer in August 2017, combined with the elimination of accruals for potential liquidated damages that had been made in the prior year periods due to delays in filing registration statements for shares and shares underlying warrants for certain of the private placements that the Company closed in prior periods. There were no such liquidated damages accruals recorded in the comparable current year periods as the Company filed the necessary registration statement in May 2017 eliminating the further need for such accruals. These lower expenses were also due to a combination of decreased rent expense associated with lower net operating leases, decreased legal expenses associated with activity related to our patents, lower stock compensation expense associated with the termination of headcount and other lower costs associated with investor relations, and decreased outside services expense.

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employee benefit costs.

 

In 2017,2020, we intendanticipate a reduction in accounting fees and employee benefit costs compared to continue2019 levels due to changes in service providers and improved cost controls andby management. We therefore expect that our 20172020 general and administrative costs will be slightly lower than those for 2016.2019.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of employee costs, payments to contract programmers, software subscriptions, travel and entertainment for all our engineers, and all rent for our leased engineering facilities.

 

Research and development expenses decreased by $107,700,$10,500, or 21.9%,12.8% to $383,800,$364,000 for the three-month periodthree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020 from $491,500$374,500 for the same period of 2016, whichin 2019. This represented approximately 37.4%43.1% and 54.7%35.5% of total revenue for these periods, respectively.

Researchthe three months ended March 31, 2020 and development expenses decreased by $737,000, or 39.6%, to $1,123,900, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, from $1,860,900 which represented approximately 38.3% and 65.0% of revenue for these periods,2019, respectively.

 

The decrease in research and development expense iswas primarily due to lower employee costsa decrease in consulting fees associated with lower headcount primarily due tocompleting the suspensionnew releases of efforts on our hopTo Work products, lower payments to contract programmers, and lower operating rent expense.GO-Global products.

 

In 2017,2020, we expect to maintain a level ofcontinue our investments in research and development resource lower than the second half of 2016.resources associated with our GO-Global products based on market feedback. We therefore expect 20172020 research and development expenses net of capitalized software developments costs, to be lowerslightly higher than 20162019 levels.

Change in Fair Value of Warrants Liability

During the three-month periods and nine-months period ended September 30, 2017, we reported no income or expense due to the change in fair value of our warrants liability as the applicable warrants expired during September and October of 2016. During the same periods of the prior year, we reported non-cash income of $54,400 and $29,300, respectively. Such changes resulted from our liability warrants which expired in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Net Profit / (Loss)

Based on the foregoing, we reported net profit of $253,600 and a net loss of $462,000 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively. Additionally, we reported net profit of $87,400 and a net loss of $1,874,500 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our reported net profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017As of $87,400 included the following non-cash items: depreciation and amortizationMarch 31, 2020, we had cash of $42,200 which was primarily related to depreciation of fixed assets; loss of $60,400 from disposal of fixed assets; loss of $62,900 from sublease; stock-based compensation expense of $14,500; interest expense of $200 from capital lease equipment.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, we disposed of some capitalized equipment at a loss of $60,400 which had net book value of $61,300. We sold some non-capitalized equipment for $900.

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For the nine-month period ended September 30,2017, we subleased our East Campbell office at a loss of $62,900 with the remaining $46,800 lease amount due to the landlord.

See the Update on HopTo Plans at the beginning of this section for a discussion of our future plans and option we are considering.

Although for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, the Company generated net profits of $253,400 and $87,400, respectively, historically we have incurred significant net losses since our inception. At September 30, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $82,362,400$1,467,000 and a working capital deficitposition of $2,311,200.$251,500 as compared to cash of $1,541,900 and a working capital position of $101,800 at December 31, 2019. The decrease in cash as of March 31, 2020 was primarily the result of cash used in operations during the period. We were unable to generate meaningful revenue fromexpect our hopTo Work business and our most recent estimation is that revenue from this product is unlikely in any reasonable time frame. We have, however, recently improved our revenue and operating results from our legacy GO-Global business. If this trend continues, subject to our contingent liabilities, we believe we would have sufficientoperations and capital resources will be sufficient to fund our GO-Global business (which is our only active business)operations for at least the next 12 months. However, due tomonths from the uncertainty atdate of the current time aboutfiling of this trend and the outcomequarterly report on Form 10-Q.

The following is a summary of our contingent liabilities, we have determined that our cash resources may not be sufficient to fund our businessflows from operating, investing and financing activities for at least the next 12 months. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to continue to generate revenue from our legacy GO-Global businessthree months ended March 31, 2020 and to raise additional capital through the issuance of new equity, debt financing, or from the sale of certain assets to meet short and long-term operating requirements.2019.

 

If the Company raises additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our current shareholders could be reduced, and such securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the Company’s common stock. Additional financing may not be available upon acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, the Company may not be able to take advantage of prospective business endeavors or opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict our operations. We are continuing to pursue external financing alternatives to improve our working capital position. If the Company is unable to obtain the necessary capital, the Company may have to cease operations.

  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31,  March 31, 
  2020  2020 
Cash flows provided by operating activities $(74,900) $110,200 
Cash flows provided by investing activities $-  $- 
Cash flows provided by financing activities $-  $- 

  

These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. (See Note 2 to our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

In order to maintain operations, we previously implemented significant expense reductions, including a limited number of employee layoffs, and have decided to implement further cost cuts and employment reductions. DuringNet cash flows used by operating activities for the three month periodmonths ended September 30, 2016, our CEOMarch 31, 2020 amounted to $74,900, compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $110,200 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The decrease in cash flows provided by operating activities is primarily the result of lower net income and CFO voluntarily agreed with our board of directors to defer 50% of their salary beginning September 1, 2016 until such time as the Company can reasonably pay such compensation upon approval by the board of directors. (See Note 12 to our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

Although maintaining our SEC filing status is a significant expense, we currently intend to maintain such status; however, we consider all options to preserve value for shareholders, including potentially suspending or terminating our filing status.

We have worked extensively to explore additional sources of capital including the issuance of new shares, securing debt financing, and the sale of assets including certain of our software products and patents. Although this process is ongoing and we are in active discussions with multiple parties, there is no guarantee that they will result in transactions that are sufficient to provide the Company with the required liquidity to remove the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. See Note 12 – Subsequent Events. We are also in discussions with some parties about the possibility of other strategic transactions although there is no guarantee that these discussions will result in an actual transaction.

Cash

As of September 30, 2017, our cash balance was $551,300, as compared with $546,200 as of December 31, 2016, an increase of $5,100, or 0.9%. The slight increase primarily resulted from the collection of accounts receivable partially offset by the cash used in our operations.

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Accounts Receivable, net

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we reported accounts receivable, net, of $353,300 and $355,300, respectively. Such amounts were reported net of the allowance for doubtful accounts, which allowances totaled $4,400 and $7,700 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The slight decrease in accounts receivable net, was mainly due to timing of sales and collections during the three-month period ended September 30, 2017, asprepaid expenses compared with the three-month period ended December 31, 2016. We collect the significant majority of our quarter-end accounts receivable during the subsequent quarter; accordingly, increases or decreases in accounts receivable from one period to the next tendsprior year period.

We had no cash flow activity relating to be indicativeinvesting or financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or 2019.

Subsequent to March 31, 2020, we received gross proceeds of $480,191 from the Rights Offering and expect to receive $2.12 million from the closing of the trend in our sales from one periodinvestment pursuant to the next. From timeBackstop Agreement. We intend to time,use the proceeds from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Agreement for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions (although we coulddo not currently have individually significant accounts receivable balances due us from one or more of our significant customers. If the financial condition of any of these significant customers should deteriorate, our operating results could be materially affected.

Working Capital

As of September 30, 2017, we had current assets of $931,400 and current liabilities of $3,242,600, which nettedplans with respect to working capital deficit of $2,311,200. Included in current liabilities was the current portion of deferred revenue of $1,579,500any acquisition).

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2020.

 

There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. As disclosed in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 7, 2017, Mr. Casabonne has agreed to remain as interim CEO and CFO on a part-time month-to-month basis. Should Mr. Casabonne decide to resign these positions the board would need to replace him for these roles.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

 

Not Applicableapplicable

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2017.14, 2020.

The coronavirus pandemic could adversely affect our results of operations.

The recent coronavirus pandemic throughout the United States and the world has resulted in the United States and other countries halting or sharply curtailing the movement of people, goods and services. All of this has caused extended shutdowns of businesses and the prolonged economic impact remains uncertain. At this point, we believe the conditions will have a material adverse effect on our business but given the rapidly changing developments we cannot accurately predict what effects these conditions will have on our business, which will depend on, among other factors, the ultimate geographic spread of the virus, the duration of the outbreak and travel restrictions and business closures imposed by the United States and various other governments.

 

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

 

On January 31, 2020, we entered into the Backstop Agreement with a consortium of accredited investors, including all of our directors and led by Novelty Capital Partners LP, pursuant to which such investors agreed to purchase in a private placement, at $0.30 per share, up to $2.41 million of shares of our common stock. The consummation of the investment pursuant to the Backstop Agreement was conditioned on the closing of the Rights Offering. The Rights Offering expired on March 31, 2020. While upon the closing of the Rights Offering, we anticipated that the Backstop Agreement would close in April 2020, as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q the Backstop Agreement has not closed and we now expect to consummate the Backstop Agreement transactions by the end of May 2020.

At the closing of the Rights Offering, we received gross proceeds of $480,191 in exchange for 1.6 million shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, we expect to receive proceeds of $2.12 million in exchange for the issuance of 7.0 million restricted shares of common stock. We didintend to use the proceeds from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Agreement for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions (although we do not sellcurrently have any unregistered securities duringplans with respect to any acquisition). The shares were issued to the quarter ended September 30, 2017.Backstop Agreement investors pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.On March 31, 2020, our previously announced Rights Offering expired and in April 2020 we subsequently received $480,191 in exchange for 1.6 million shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the Backstop Agreement we expect to receive proceeds of $2.12 million in exchange for the issuance of 7.0 million restricted shares of common stock.

 

ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number Exhibit Description
31 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32 Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished, not filed)
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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101*The following financial information from hopTo Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

* Furnished, not filed

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

hopTo Inc.

(Registrant)

 hopTo Inc.
(Registrant)
Date:May 20, 2020
By:/s/ Jean-Louis CasabonneJonathon R. Skeels
 Jean-Louis CasabonneJonathon R. Skeels
 

Interim

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 November 14, 2017Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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