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 OCTOBERJANUARY 31, 20222023

 

or

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

 

Commission File Number: 1-16371

 

 

IDT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware22-3415036

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

  
520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey07102
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(973) 438-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange

 

Trading symbol: IDT

Trading symbol: IDT

 

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
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 ☐ YesNo No ☐

 

As of December 7, 2022,March 8, 2023, the registrant had the following shares outstanding:

 

Class A common stock, $.01 par value:1,574,326 shares outstanding (excluding 1,698,000 treasury shares)
Class B common stock, $.01 par value:23,934,70523,952,533 shares outstanding (excluding 3,829,654 treasury shares)

 

 

 

IDT CORPORATION

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION3
   
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)3
   
 Consolidated Balance Sheets3
   
 Consolidated Statements of OperationsIncome4
   
 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)5
   
 Consolidated Statements of Equity6
   
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows78
   
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements89
  
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2225
  
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks3135
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures3135
  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION3236
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings3236
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors3236
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3236
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities3236
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures3236
   
Item 5.Other Information3236
   
Item 6.Exhibits3336
  
SIGNATURES3437

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

IDT CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 October 31,
2022
 July 31,
2022
  

January 31,

2023

 

July 31,

2022

 
 (Unaudited) (Note 1)  (Unaudited) (Note 1) 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands, except per share data) 
Assets             
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents $107,895  $98,352  $117,811  $98,352 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents  90,880   91,210   89,867   91,210 
Debt securities  19,811   22,303   29,777   22,303 
Equity investments  9,369   17,091   9,213   17,091 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,193 at October 31, 2022 and $5,882 at July 31, 2022  57,875   64,315 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,255 at January 31, 2023 and $5,882 at July 31, 2022  47,605   64,315 
Disbursement prefunding  

28,356

   21,057   

28,098

   21,057 
Prepaid expenses  

15,057

   17,526   14,611   17,526 
Other current assets  

31,834

   30,773   36,559   30,773 
Total current assets  361,077   362,627   373,541   362,627 
Property, plant, and equipment, net  37,425   36,866   38,303   36,866 
Goodwill  26,250   26,380   26,547   26,380 
Other intangibles, net  9,103   9,609   8,985   9,609 
Equity investments  6,916   7,426   6,687   7,426 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  6,737   7,210   6,894   7,210 
Deferred income tax assets, net  33,029   36,701   

28,913

   36,701 
Other assets  10,156   10,275   10,641   10,275 
Total assets $490,693  $497,094  $500,511  $497,094 
Liabilities and equity        
        
Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity        
Current liabilities:                
Trade accounts payable $31,670  $29,080  $23,229  $29,080 
Accrued expenses  

107,374

   117,109   110,580   117,109 
Deferred revenue  35,383   36,531   34,998   36,531 
Customer deposits  83,614   85,764   86,899   85,764 
Other current liabilities  34,715   36,588   32,215   36,588 
Total current liabilities  292,756   305,072   287,921   305,072 
Operating lease liabilities  4,175   4,606   4,243   4,606 
Other liabilities  4,999   6,588   4,944   6,588 
Total liabilities  301,930   316,266   

297,108

   316,266 
Commitments and contingencies             
Redeemable noncontrolling interest  10,324   10,191   10,389   10,191 
Equity:                
IDT Corporation stockholders’ equity:                
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—10,000; no shares issued            
Class A common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—35,000; 3,272 shares issued and 1,574 shares outstanding at October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022  33   33 
Class B common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—200,000; 27,765 and 27,725 shares issued and 23,935 and 24,112 shares outstanding at October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022, respectively  278   277 
Class A common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—35,000; 3,272 shares issued and 1,574 shares outstanding at January 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022  33   33 
Class B common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares—200,000; 27,782 and 27,725 shares issued and 23,952 and 24,112 shares outstanding at January 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, respectively  278   277 
Common stock, value  -          
Additional paid-in capital  297,191   296,005   298,649   296,005 
Treasury stock, at cost, consisting of 1,698 and 1,698 shares of Class A common stock and 3,830 and 3,613 shares of Class B common stock at October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022, respectively  (106,906)  (101,565)
Treasury stock, at cost, consisting of 1,698 and 1,698 shares of Class A common stock and 3,830 and 3,613 shares of Class B common stock at January 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, respectively  (106,906)  (101,565)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (11,672)  (11,305)  (13,711)  (11,305)
Accumulated deficit  (4,828)  (15,830)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)  9,795  (15,830)
Total IDT Corporation stockholders’ equity  

174,096

   167,615   188,138   167,615 
Noncontrolling interests  4,343   3,022   4,876   3,022 
Total equity  178,439   170,637   

193,014

   170,637 
Total liabilities and equity $490,693  $497,094 
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity $500,511  $497,094 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDT CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 1 2                 
 Three Months Ended
October 31,
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 2022 2021  2023 2022 2023 2022 
 (in thousands, except per share data)  (in thousands, except per share data) 
        
Revenues $321,816  $370,083  $313,936  $337,058  $635,752  $707,141 
Costs and expenses:                        
Direct cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)  231,636   291,625   222,394   257,325   454,031   548,950 
Selling, general and administrative (i)  65,864   60,113   68,153   61,070   134,017   121,177 
Depreciation and amortization  4,790   4,446   5,012   4,378   9,801   8,825 
Severance  

100

   38   213   29   312   67 
Total costs and expenses  

302,390

   356,222   295,772   322,802   598,161   679,019 
Other operating gain (expense), net (see Note 10)  800  (88)  17  (442)  816  (530)
Income from operations  

20,226

   13,773   18,181   13,814   38,407   27,592 
Interest income, net  

509

   13   810   119   1,320   132 
Other expense, net  (3,842)  (16,216)
Income (loss) before income taxes  16,893  (2,430)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes  (4,338)  85 
Net income (loss)  12,555  (2,345)
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (1,553)  (133)
Net income (loss) attributable to IDT Corporation $11,002 $(2,478)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to IDT Corporation common stockholders:        
Other income (expense), net  1,613  (2,949)  (2,229)  (19,165)
Income before income taxes  

20,604

   10,984   37,498   8,559 
Provision for income taxes  (5,295)  (2,734)  (9,634)  (2,648)
Net income  

15,309

   8,250   27,864   5,911 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (686)  (763)  (2,239)  (896)
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation $14,623  $7,487  $25,625  $5,015 
                
Earnings per share attributable to IDT Corporation common stockholders:                
Basic $0.43 $(0.10) $0.57  $0.29  $

1.00

  $0.20 
Diluted $0.43 $(0.10) $0.57  $0.28  $1.00  $0.19 
Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of earnings (loss) per share:        
                
Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of earnings per share:                
Basic  25,603   25,566   25,510   25,652   25,556   25,609 
Diluted  25,616   25,566   

25,538

   26,542   25,577   26,580 
                        
(i) Stock-based compensation included in selling, general and administrative expenses $572  $285  $1,286  $310  $1,858  $595 

(i)Stock-based compensation included in selling, general and administrative expenses

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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IDT CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
  2022  2021 
  (in thousands) 
Net income (loss) $12,555 $(2,345)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:        
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities  (222)  (111)
Foreign currency translation adjustments  (145)  1,068 
Other comprehensive (loss) income  (367)  957 
Comprehensive income (loss)  

12,188

  (1,388)
Comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (1,553)  (133)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to IDT Corporation $10,635 $(1,521)
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  (in thousands) 
Net income $15,309  $8,250  $27,864  $5,911 
Other comprehensive loss:                
Change in unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities  188  (212)  (34)  (323)
Foreign currency translation adjustments  (2,227)  (1,650)  (2,372)  (582)
Other comprehensive loss  (2,039)  (1,862)  (2,406)  (905)
Comprehensive income  13,270   6,388   25,458   5,006 
Comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (686)  (763)  (2,239)  (896)
Comprehensive income attributable to IDT Corporation $12,584  $5,625  $23,219  $4,110 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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IDT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

                         
  Three Months Ended January 31, 2023
(in thousands)
 
  IDT Corporation Stockholders     
  Class A
Common Stock
  Class B
Common Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
 
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2022 $33  $278  $297,191  $(106,906) $(11,672) $(4,828) $4,343  $178,439 
Exercise of stock options        

172

              172
Stock-based compensation     

   1,286               1,286 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                    (88)  (88)
Other comprehensive loss              (2,039)        (2,039)
Net income                 14,623   621   15,244 
BALANCE AT JANUARY 31, 2023 $33  $278  $298,649  $(106,906) $(13,711) $9,795 $4,876  $193,014 

  Six Months Ended January 31, 2023
(in thousands)
 
  IDT Corporation Stockholders       
  Class A
Common Stock
  Class B
Common Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
 
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2022 $ 33  $277  $296,005  $(101,565) $(11,305) $(15,830) $3,022  $170,637 
Exercise of stock options  

   

   172   

   

   

   

   172 
Repurchases of Class B common stock through repurchase program           (5,006)           (5,006)
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees           (335)           (335)
Stock issued to certain executive officers for bonus payments        615               615 
Stock-based compensation     1   1,857               1,858 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                    (187)  (187)
Other comprehensive loss              (2,406)        (2,406)
Net income                 25,625   2,041   27,666 
BALANCE AT JANUARY 31, 2023 $33  $278  $298,649  $(106,906) $(13,711) $9,795 $4,876  $193,014 

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IDT CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY EQUITY—Continued

(Unaudited)

 

                         
  Three Months Ended October 31, 2022
(in thousands)
 
  IDT Corporation Stockholders       
  Class A Common Stock  Class B Common Stock  Additional Paid-In Capital  Treasury Stock  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  Accumulated Deficit  Noncontrolling Interests  Total Equity 
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2022 $33  $277  $296,005  $(101,565) $(11,305) $(15,830) $3,022  $170,637 
Repurchases of Class B common stock through repurchase program           (5,006)           (5,006)
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees  

         (335)           (335)
Stock issued to certain executive officers for bonus payments  

   

   615               615  
Stock-based compensation     

1

   571               572 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                    (99)  (99)
Other comprehensive loss              (367)        (367)
Net income                 11,002  

1,420

   12,422
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2022 $33  $278  $297,191  $(106,906) $(11,672) $(4,828) $4,343  $178,439 

  Three Months Ended October 31, 2021
(in thousands)
 
  IDT Corporation Stockholders       
  Class A Common Stock  Class B Common Stock  Additional Paid-In Capital  Treasury Stock  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  Accumulated Deficit  Noncontrolling Interests  Total Equity 
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2021 $33  $264  $278,021  $(60,413) $(10,183) $(42,858) $1,750  $166,614 
Beginning balance, value $33  $264  $278,021  $(60,413) $(10,183) $(42,858) $1,750  $166,614 
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employee           (26)           (26)
Stock-based compensation        285               285 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                    (183)  (183)
Other comprehensive income              957         957 
Net loss                 (2,478)  123   (2,355)
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2021 $33  $264  $278,306  $(60,439) $(9,226) $(45,336) $1,690  $165,292 
Ending balance, value $33  $264  $278,306  $(60,439) $(9,226) $(45,336) $1,690  $165,292 
  Three Months Ended January 31, 2022
(in thousands)
 
  IDT Corporation Stockholders       
  Class A
Common Stock
  Class B
Common Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
 
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2021 $33  $264  $278,306  $(60,439) $(9,226) $(45,330) $1,690  $165,298 
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees           (8,948)           (8,948)
Stock-based compensation     3   307               310 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                    (15)  (15)
Other comprehensive loss              (1,862)        (1,862)
Net income                 7,487   710   8,197 
BALANCE AT JANUARY 31, 2022 $33  $267  $278,613  $(69,387) $(11,088) $(37,843) $2,385  $162,980 

  Six Months Ended January 31, 2022
(in thousands)
 
  IDT Corporation Stockholders       
  Class A
Common Stock
  Class B
Common Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
 
BALANCE AT JULY 31, 2021 $33  $264  $278,021  $(60,413) $(10,183) $(42,858) $1,750  $166,614 
Beginning balance, value $33  $264  $278,021  $(60,413) $(10,183) $(42,858) $1,750  $166,614 
Restricted Class B common stock purchased from employees           (8,974)           (8,974)
Stock-based compensation     3   592               595 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                    (198)  (198)
Other comprehensive loss              (905)        (905)
Net income                 5,015   833   5,848 
BALANCE AT JANUARY 31, 2022 $33  $267  $278,613  $(69,387) $(11,088) $(37,843) $2,385  $162,980 
Ending balance, value $33  $267  $278,613  $(69,387) $(11,088) $(37,843) $2,385  $162,980 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 2022 2021  2023 2022 
 Three Months Ended
October 31,
  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 2022 2021  2023 2022 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Operating activities                
Net income (loss) $12,555 $(2,345)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Net income $27,864  $5,911 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  4,790   4,446   9,801   8,825 
Deferred income taxes  

3,672

  (413)  7,788   1,683 
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable  430   716   915   1,289 
Net unrealized loss from marketable securities  1,846   13,386   2,349   16,242 
Stock-based compensation  572   285   1,858   595 
Other  756   1,718   1,359   2,850 
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Change in assets and liabilities:        
Trade accounts receivable  5,185  (5,638)  16,298  (8,045)
Disbursement prefunding, prepaid expenses, other current assets, and other assets  (7,123)  (7,563)  (11,492)  (8,551)
Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses, other current liabilities, and other liabilities  (6,970)  3,265   (19,344)  (6,313)
Customer deposits at IDT Financial Services Limited (Gibraltar-based bank)  2,865  (13,069)  15  (1,862)
Deferred revenue  (394)  (641)  (1,795)  (960)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  18,184  (5,853)
Net cash provided by operating activities  35,616   11,664 
Investing activities                
Capital expenditures  (5,172)  (4,353)  (10,578)  (8,991)
Purchase of convertible preferred stock in equity method investment  

  (1,051)    (1,051)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired    (100)
Purchases of debt securities and equity investments  (2,058)  (6,260)  (28,129)  (10,825)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities and redemption of equity investments  

11,472

   3,867 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  4,242  (7,797)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities and redemptions of equity investments  27,531   6,068 
Net cash used in investing activities  (11,176)  (14,899)
Financing activities                
Distributions to noncontrolling interests  (99)  (183)  (187)  (198)
Proceeds from other liabilities  

300

   2,302   300   2,301 
Repayment of other liabilities  (1,916)  (1,242)
Repayment of other liabilities.  (2,014)  (1,291)
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility  2,383   2,488 
Repayment of borrowings under revolving credit facility.  (2,383)  (2,488)
Proceeds from sale of redeemable equity in subsidiary     10,000      10,000 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  172    
Repurchases of Class B common stock  (5,341)  (26)  (5,341)  (8,974)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (7,056)  10,851   (7,070)  1,838 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents  (6,157)  (2,257)  

746

  (4,967)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents  9,213  (5,056)  18,116  (6,364)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  189,562   226,916   189,562   226,916 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period $198,775  $221,860  $207,678  $220,552 
                
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Financing Activities        
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities        
Stock issued to certain executive officers for bonus payments 

$

615

  $

  $615  $ 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of IDT Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “IDT”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023. The balance sheet at July 31, 2022 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on July 31 of each calendar year. Each reference below to a fiscal year refers to the fiscal year ending in the calendar year indicated (e.g., fiscal 2023 refers to the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023).

 

Note 2—Business Segment Information

 

As of August 1, 2022, the Company revised its reportable business segments primarily to reflect the growth of its financial technology businesses and their increased contributions to the Company’s consolidated results. The Company’s four reportable business segments, Fintech, National Retail Solutions (“NRS”), net2phone, and Traditional Communications, reflect management’s current approach to analyzing results, its resource allocation strategy, and its assessment of business performance. NRS was previously included in the Company’s Fintech segment. In addition, certain lines of business were reclassified to the Fintech segment from the Traditional Communications segment. Comparative segment information has been reclassified and restated in all periods to conform to the current period presentation.

The Company’s reportable segments are distinguished by types of service, customers, and methods used to provide their services. The operating results of these business segments are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as the accounting policies of the Company as a whole. There are no significant asymmetrical allocations to segments. The Company evaluates the performance of its business segments based primarily on income (loss) from operations.

 

The Fintech segment is comprised of BOSS Money, a provider of international money remittance and related value/payment transfer services, as well as other, significantly smaller financial services businesses, including Leaf Global Fintech Corporation (“Leaf”), a provider of digital wallet services in emerging markets, the Company’s variable interest entity (“VIE”) that operates money transfer businesses (see Note 9), and IDT Financial Services Limited (“IDT Financial Services”), the Company’s Gibraltar-based bank.

The NRS segment is an operator of a nationwide point of sale (“POS”) network providing independent retailers with store management software with credit, debit, and other electronic payment processing, as well as with other ancillary merchant services. NRS’ POS platform provides marketers with digital out-of-home advertising and transaction data, and ancillary services.data.

 

The net2phone segment is comprised of net2phone’s cloud communications offerings.

 

The Traditional Communications segment includes Mobile Top-Up, which enables customers to transfer airtime and bundles of airtime, messaging, and data to international and domestic mobile accounts, BOSS Revolution Calling, an international long-distance calling service marketed primarily to immigrant communities in the United States and Canada, and IDT Global, a wholesale provider of international voice and SMS termination and outsourced traffic management solutions to telecoms worldwide. Traditional Communications also includes other small businesses and offerings including early-stage business initiatives and mature businesses in harvest mode.

 

Corporate costs mainly include compensation, consulting fees, treasury, tax and accounting services, human resources, corporate purchasing, corporate governance including Board of Directors’ fees, internal and external audit, investor relations, corporate insurance, corporate legal, and other corporate-related general and administrative expenses. Corporate does not generate any revenues, nor does it incur any direct cost of revenues.

 

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Operating results for the business segments of the Company were as follows:

 Schedule of Operating Results of Business Segments 

(in thousands) Fintech  National Retail Solutions net2phone  Traditional Communications  Corporate  Total  Fintech  National Retail Solutions  net2phone  Traditional Communications  Corporate  Total 
Three Months Ended October 31, 2022                    
Three Months Ended January 31, 2023                        
Revenues $20,321  $19,822  $17,794  $255,999  $  $313,936 
(Loss) income from operations  (806)  5,374   (575)  17,008   (2,820)  18,181 
                        
Three Months Ended January 31, 2022                        
Revenues $14,599  $10,620  $13,535  $298,304  $  $337,058 
(Loss) income from operations  (2,271)  2,058   (2,866)  19,897   (3,004)  13,814 
                        
Six Months Ended January 31, 2023             
Revenues $19,887  $19,313 $16,950  $265,666  $  $321,816  $40,208  $39,135  $34,744  $521,665  $  $635,752 
Income (loss) from operations  1,512 5,231  (1,056)  17,263   (2,724)  20,226   

706

   10,605   (1,631)  34,271   (5,544)  38,407 
                                            
Three Months Ended October 31, 2021                    
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022                        
Revenues $14,230  $10,072 $12,913  $332,868  $  $370,083  $28,829  $20,692  $26,448  $631,172  $  $707,141 

(Loss) income

from operations
  (1,595) 1,347  (4,193)  20,324   (2,110)  13,773   (3,866)  3,405   (7,059)  40,225   (5,113)  27,592 

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Note 3—Revenue Recognition

 

The Company earns revenue from contracts with customers, primarily through the provision of retail telecommunications and payment offerings as well as wholesale international voice and SMS termination. BOSS Money, NRS, and net2phone are technology-driven, synergistic businesses that leverage the Company’s core assets. BOSS Money and NRS’ revenues are primarily recognized at a point in time, and net2phone’s revenue is mainly recognized over time. Traditional Communications are mostly minute-based, paid-voice communications services, and revenue is primarily recognized at a point in time. The Company’s most significant revenue streams are from Mobile Top-Up, BOSS Revolution Calling, and IDT Global. Mobile Top-Up and BOSS Revolution Calling are sold direct-to-consumers and through distributors and retailers.

 

Disaggregated Revenues

 

The following table shows the Company’s revenues disaggregated by business segment and service offered to customers:

Schedule of Revenues Disaggregated by Business Segment and Service Offered to Customers 

 2022 2021          
 Three Months Ended
October 31,
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 2022 2021  2023 2022 2023 2022 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
BOSS Money $17,554  $12,094  $17,649  $12,029  $35,203  $24,123 
Other  2,333   2,136   2,672   2,570   5,005   4,706 
Total Fintech  19,887   14,230   20,321   14,599   40,208   28,829 
National Retail Solutions  19,313   10,072   19,822   10,620   39,135   20,692 
net2phone  16,950   12,913   17,794   13,535   34,744   26,448 
Mobile Top-Up  109,048   128,485   106,127   116,246   215,176   244,731 
BOSS Revolution Calling  86,253   105,969   82,831   99,951   169,083   205,920 
IDT Global  61,611   89,195   58,631   73,117   120,242   162,312 
Other  8,754   9,219   8,410   8,990   17,164   18,209 
Total Traditional Communications  265,666   332,868   255,999   298,304   521,665   631,172 
Total $321,816  $370,083  $313,936  $337,058  $635,752  $707,141 

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The following table shows the Company’s revenues disaggregated by geographic region, which is determined based on selling location:

Schedule of Revenues Disaggregated by Geographic Region 

                     
(in thousands) Fintech  National Retail Solutions net2phone  Traditional Communications  Total 
Three Months Ended October 31, 2022                    
United States $19,255  $19,313  $8,802  $184,838  $232,208 
Outside the United States:                    
United Kingdom         68,940   68,940 
Other  

632

      

8,148

   

11,888

   20,668 
Total outside the United States  

632

      

8,148

   

80,828

   

89,608

 
Total $19,887 $19,313  $16,950  $265,666  $321,816 

 

                     
(in thousands) Fintech  National Retail Solutions  net2phone  Traditional Communications  Total 
Three Months Ended January 31, 2023                    
United States $19,612  $19,822  $9,514  $176,424  $225,372 
Outside the United States:                    
United Kingdom           69,000   69,000 
Other  709      8,280   10,575   19,564 
Total outside the United States  709      8,280   79,575   88,564 
Total $20,321  $19,822  $17,794  $255,999  $313,936 

                                      
(in thousands) Fintech  National Retail Solutions net2phone  Traditional Communications  Total  Fintech  National Retail Solutions  net2phone  Traditional Communications  Total 
Three Months Ended October 31, 2021                
Three Months Ended January 31, 2022                    
United States $13,800  $10,072 $6,824  $236,926  $267,622  $14,166  $10,620  $7,157  $209,065  $241,008 
Outside the United States:                               
United Kingdom         81,743   81,743            77,337   77,337 
Other  

430

     6,089   14,199   20,718   433      6,378   11,902   18,713 
Total outside the United States  

430

     

6,089

   

95,942

   

102,461

   433      6,378   89,239   96,050 
Total $14,230 $10,072   $12,913 $332,868  $370,083  $14,599  $10,620  $13,535  $298,304  $337,058 

                     
(in thousands) Fintech  National Retail Solutions  net2phone  Traditional Communications  Total 
Six Months Ended January 31, 2023                    
United States $38,867  $39,135  $18,316  $361,262  $457,580 
Outside the United States:                    
United Kingdom           137,940   137,940 
Other  1,341      16,428   22,463   40,232 
Total outside the United States  1,341      16,428   160,403   178,172 
Total $40,208  $39,135  $34,744  $521,665  $635,752 

                     
(in thousands) Fintech  National Retail Solutions  net2phone  Traditional Communications  Total 
Six Months Ended January 31, 2022                    
United States $27,966  $20,692  $13,981  $445,992  $508,631 
Outside the United States:                    
United Kingdom           159,080   159,080 
Other  863      12,467   26,100   39,430 
Total outside the United States  863      12,467   185,180   198,510 
Total $28,829  $20,692  $26,448  $631,172  $707,141 

 

Remaining Performance Obligations

 

The Company does not have any significant revenue from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous reporting periods. The Company’s remaining performance obligations at OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022 primarily had an original expected duration of one year or less.

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Accounts Receivable and Contract Balances

 

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the time of billing to the Company’s customers. Trade accounts receivable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets represent unconditional rights to consideration. The Company would record a contract asset when revenue is recognized in advance of its right to bill and receive consideration. The Company has not identified any contract assets.

 

Contract liabilities arise when the Company receives consideration or bills its customers prior to providing the goods or services promised in the contract. The Company’s contract liability balance is primarily payments received for prepaid BOSS Revolution Calling. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when services are provided to the customer. The contract liability balances are presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as “Deferred revenue”.

 

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The following table presents information about the Company’s contract liability balance:

Schedule of Information About Contract Liabilities 

  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
  2022  2021 
  (in thousands) 
Revenue recognized in the period from amounts included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period $17,906  $22,456 
             
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  (in thousands) 
Revenue recognized in the period from amounts included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period $17,072  $20,152  $21,205  $24,378 

 

Deferred Customer Contract Acquisition and Fulfillment Costs

 

The Company recognizes its incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer that it expects to recover as an asset. The Company’s incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer are sales commissions paid to employees and third parties on sales to end users. If the amortization period would be one year or less for the asset that would be recognized from deferring these costs, the Company applies the practical expedient whereby the Company charges these costs to expense when incurred. For net2phone sales, the Company defers these costs and amortizes them over the expected customer relationship period when it is expected to exceed one year.

 

The Company’s costs to fulfill its contracts do not meet the criteria to be recognized as an asset, therefore these costs are charged to expense as incurred.

 

The Company’s deferred customer contract acquisition costs were as follows:

Schedule of Deferred Customer Contract Acquisition Costs 

        
 October 31,
2022
 July 31,
2022
  

January 31,

2023

 

July 31,

2022

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Deferred customer contract acquisition costs included in “Other current assets” $4,240  $4,085  $4,265  $4,085 
Deferred customer contract acquisition costs included in “Other assets”  3,424   3,469   3,465   3,469 
        
Total $7,664  $7,554  $7,730  $7,554 

 

The Company’s amortization of deferred customer contract acquisition costs during the periods were as follows:

 Schedule of Amortization of Deferred Customer Contract Acquisition Costs

  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
  2022  2021 
  (in thousands) 
Amortization of deferred customer contract acquisition costs $1,176  $1,012 
             
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  (in thousands) 
Amortization of deferred customer contract acquisition costs $1,228  $1,030  $2,405  $2,042 

Note 4—Leases

 

The Company’s leases primarily consist of operating leases for office space. These leases have remaining terms from less than one year to sixfive years. net2phone also has operating leases for office equipment. Certain of these leases contain renewal options that may be exercised and/or options to terminate the lease. The Company has concluded that it is not reasonably certain that it would exercise the options to extend or terminate the leases.any of these options.

 

net2phone is the lessee inunder equipment leases that are classified as finance leases. The assets and liabilities related to these finance leases are not material to the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

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The Company leases office and parking space in a building and parking garage located at 520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey that was previously owned by the Company’s former subsidiary, Rafael Holdings, Inc. (“Rafael”). On August 22, 2022, Rafael sold the building and parking garage to an unrelated third party. The Company’s lease in that building continues with the new owner. The Company leases office space in Israel from Rafael. Howard S. Jonas, the Chairman of the Company (an executive officer position) and the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Chairman of Rafael. The Newark lease expires in April 2025 and the Israel lease expires in July 20252025.. In the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, the Company incurred lease costs of $32,000 and $0.2 million, respectively, in connection with the Rafael leases, which excludes Newark lease costs after August 22, 2022. In the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2021,2022, the Company incurred lease costs of $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in connection with the Rafael leases. Lease costs incurred in connection with the Rafael leases is included in operating lease cost in the table below.

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Supplemental disclosures related to the Company’s operating leases were as follows:

Schedule of Supplemental Disclosures Related to the Company's Operating Leases 

             
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  (in thousands) 
Operating lease cost $799  $687  $1,566  $1,387 
Short-term lease cost  259   253   528   600 
Total lease cost $1,058  $940  $2,094  $1,987 
                 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:                
Operating cash flows from operating leases $824  $670  $1,588  $1,365 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases    824   670   1,588   1,365 

  

2022

  

2021

 
  Three Months Ended October 31, 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  (in thousands) 
Operating lease cost $767  $700 
Short-term lease cost  269   347 
Total lease cost $1,036  $1,047 
         
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:        
Operating cash flows from operating leases $764  $695 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases $764  $695 

Schedule of Supplemental Disclosures Related Weighted Average Operating Leases 

 

October 31,

2022

 

July 31,

2022

  

January 31,

2023

 

July 31,

2022

 
Weighted-average remaining lease term-operating leases  2.6 years   2.8 years   2.7 years   2.8 years 
        
Weighted-average discount rate-operating leases  3.2%  3.0%  3.6%  3.0%

 

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company entered intoobtained right-of-use assets of $1.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, in exchange for new leases with an aggregate operating lease liability of $liabilities.

0.3 million.

The Company’s aggregate operating lease liability was as follows:

Schedule of Aggregate Operating Lease Liability 

        
 

October 31,

2022

 

July 31,

2022

  

January 31,

2023

 

July 31,

2022

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Operating lease liabilities included in “Other current liabilities” $2,868  $2,899  $2,917  $2,899 
Operating lease liabilities included in noncurrent liabilities  

4,175

   4,606   4,243   4,606 
Total $

7,043

  $7,505  $7,160  $7,505 

 

Future minimum maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Schedule of Future Minimum Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities 

        
Twelve-month period ending October 31:    
2023 $3,048 
Twelve-month period ending January 31:    
2024  2,609  $3,135 
2025  1,398   2,739 
2026  

139

   1,076 
2027  

142

   

454

 
2028  

137

 
Thereafter  

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Total lease payments  

7,348

   7,541 
Less imputed interest  (305)  (381)
Total operating lease liabilities $

7,043

  $7,160 

 

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Note 5—Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents reported in the consolidated balance sheets that equals the total of the same amounts reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows:

 Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

        
 

October 31,

2022

 

July 31,

2022

  

January 31,

2023

 

July 31,

2022

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Cash and cash equivalents $107,895  $98,352  $117,811  $98,352 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents  90,880   91,210   89,867   91,210 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents $198,775  $189,562  $207,678  $189,562 

 

At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, restricted cash and cash equivalents included $84.487.7 million and $86.6 million, respectively, in restricted cash and cash equivalents for customer deposits held by IDT Financial Services. Certain of the electronic money financial services regulations in Gibraltar require IDT Financial Services to safeguard cash held for customer deposits, segregate cash held for customer deposits from any other cash that IDT Financial Services holds and utilize the cash only for the intended payment transaction.

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Company Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company treats unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held by IDT Payment Services, Inc. and IDT Payment Services of New York, LLC, which provide the Company’s international money transfer services in the United States, as substantially restricted and unavailable for other purposes. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, “Cash and cash equivalents” in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets included an aggregate of $25.931.2 million and $17.3 million, respectively, held by IDT Payment Services, Inc. and IDT Payment Services of New York, LLC, that was unavailable for other purposes.

 

Note 6—Debt Securities

 

The following is a summary of available-for-sale debt securities:

 Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities

  

Amortized Cost

  

Gross Unrealized Gains

  

Gross Unrealized Losses

  

Fair Value

 
  (in thousands) 
October 31, 2022:            
Certificates of deposit* $2,000  $  $(3) $1,997 
U.S. Treasury bills and notes  13,894      (114)  13,780 
Corporate bonds  3,954      (650)  3,304 
Municipal bonds  731      (1)  730 
Total $20,579  $  $(768) $19,811 
                 
July 31, 2022:                
Certificates of deposit* $2,000  $  $(14) $1,986 
U.S. Treasury bills and notes  13,848      (114)  13,734 
Corporate bonds  3,966   1   (416)  3,551 
Municipal bonds  3,035      (3)  3,032 
Total $22,849  $1  $(547) $22,303 

 

  Amortized Cost  Gross Unrealized Gains  Gross Unrealized Losses  Fair Value 
  (in thousands) 
January 31, 2023:                
U.S. Treasury bills and notes $23,854  $4  $(94) $23,764 
Government sponsored enterprises notes  2,512      (4)  2,508 
Corporate bonds  3,991   1   (487)  3,505 
Total $30,357  $5  $(585) $29,777 
                 
July 31, 2022:                
Certificates of deposit* $2,000  $  $(14) $1,986 
U.S. Treasury bills and notes  13,848      (114)  13,734 
Corporate bonds  3,966   1   (416)  3,551 
Municipal bonds  3,035      (3)  3,032 
Total $22,849  $1  $(547) $22,303 

*Each of the Company’s certificates of deposit has a CUSIP, was purchased in the secondary market through a broker and may be sold in the secondary market.

 

Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities and redemptions of equity investments were $11.516.1 million and $3.92.2 million in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,$27.5 million and $6.1 million in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There were no realized gains or realized losses from sales of debt securities in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021.2022. The Company uses the specific identification method in computing the realized gains and realized losses on the sales of debt securities.

 

The contractual maturities of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities at OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 were as follows:

 Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Available-for-sale Debt Securities

    
 

Fair Value

  Fair Value 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Within one year $15,160  $22,521 
After one year through five years  2,840   5,973 
After five years through ten years  1,568   1,236 
After ten years  243   

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Total $19,811  $

29,777

 

 

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The following available-for-sale debt securities were in an unrealized loss position for which other-than-temporary impairments were not recognized:

 Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities, Unrealized Loss Position

 

Unrealized Losses

 

Fair Value

  

Unrealized Losses

 

Fair Value

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
October 31, 2022:        
Certificates of deposit $3  $1,997 
January 31, 2023:        
U.S. Treasury bills and notes 114  13,780  $94  $11,315 
Government sponsored enterprises notes  4   2,508 
Corporate bonds  650   3,304   487   3,450 
Municipal bonds  1   250 
Total $768  $19,331  $585  $17,273 
                
July 31, 2022:                
Certificates of deposit $14  $1,986  $14  $1,986 
U.S. Treasury bills and notes  114   13,734   114   13,734 
Corporate bonds  416   3,514   416   3,514 
Municipal bonds  3   2,412   3   2,412 
Total $547  $21,646  $547  $21,646 

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The following available-for-sale debt securities included in the tables above were in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer:

 Schedule of Continuous Unrealized Loss Position for 12 Months or Longer

 

Unrealized Losses

 

Fair Value

  Unrealized Losses Fair Value 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
October 31, 2022:        
January 31, 2023:        
U.S. Treasury bills and notes $106  $856  $87  $874 
Corporate bonds  605   3,018   475   3,286 
Total $711  $3,874  $562  $4,160 
        
July 31, 2022:                
U.S. Treasury bills and notes $72  $892  $72  $892 
Corporate bonds  234   1,731   234   1,731 
Total $306  $2,623  $306  $2,623 

 

At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the Company did not intend to sell any of the debt securities included in the table above, and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell any of these securities before recovery of the unrealized losses, which may be at maturity.

 

Note 7—Equity Investments

 

Equity investments consist of the following:

 Schedule of Equity Investments

 

October 31,

2022

 

July 31,

2022

         
 (in thousands)  

January 31,

2023

 

July 31,

2022

 
Zedge, Inc. Class B common stock, 42,282 shares at October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022 $90  $117 
Rafael Holdings, Inc. Class B common stock, 290,214 shares at October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022  514   586 
 (in thousands) 
Zedge, Inc. Class B common stock, 42,282 shares at January 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 $93  $117 
Rafael Holdings, Inc. Class B common stock, 278,810 and 290,214 shares at January 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, respectively  574   586 
Other marketable equity securities  2,679   4,089   1,872   4,089 
Fixed income mutual funds  6,086   12,299   6,674   12,299 
Current equity investments $9,369  $17,091  $9,213  $17,091 
                
Visa Inc. Series C Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (“Visa Series C Preferred”) $1,105  $1,132  $1,225  $1,132 
Visa Inc. Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (“Visa Series A Preferred”)     1,230      1,230 
Series B and Series C convertible preferred stock—equity method investment  349   1,001      1,001 
Hedge funds  3,137   3,238   3,137   3,238 
Other  2,325   825   2,325   825 
Noncurrent equity investments $6,916  $7,426  $6,687  $7,426 

 

The Company received the shares of Zedge, Inc. (“Zedge”) Class B common stock and 28,320 of the shares of Rafael Class B common stock set forth in the table above in connection with the lapsing of restrictions on Zedge and Rafael restricted stock held by certain of the Company’s employees and the Company’s payment of taxes on behalf of its employees related thereto. The Company purchased 261,894 shares of Rafael Class B common stock in fiscal 2021. The Company sold 11,404 shares of Rafael Class B common stock in November 2022. Howard S. Jonas is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zedge.

 

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On July 28, 2022, in connection with Visa Inc.’s second mandatory release assessment, the Company received 58 shares of Visa Series A Preferred and the conversion adjustment for Visa Series C Preferred was reduced to 3.645. In August 2022, the 58 shares of Visa Series A Preferred were converted into 5,800 shares of Visa Class A common stock, which the Company sold for $1.3 million.

 

The changes in the carrying value of the Company’s equity investments without readily determinable fair values for which the Company elected the measurement alternative was as follows:

 Schedule of Carrying Value of Equity Investments

 

2022

 

2021

                 
 Three Months Ended October 31,  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of period $1,401  $2,743  $1,374  $2,397  $1,401  $2,743 
Adjustment for observable transactions involving a similar investment from the same issuer  (27)  (346)  120   142   

93

  (204)
Impairments                  
                
Balance, end of the period $1,374  $2,397  $1,494  $2,539  $1,494  $2,539 

 

The Company increased the carrying value of the shares of Visa Series C Preferred it held by $0.1 million in each of the three months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022 and in the six months ended January 31, 2023, and the Company decreased the carrying value of the shares of Visa Series C Preferred it held by $27,0000.2 and $0.3million in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively, based on the fair value of Visa Class A common stock, andincluding a discount for lack of current marketability.

 

Unrealized gains and losses for all equity investments measured at fair value included the following:

 Schedule of Unrealized (losses) Gains for All Equity Investments

 

2022

 

2021

                 
 Three Months Ended October 31,  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Net losses recognized during the period on equity investments $(1,941) $(14,494) $(228) $(2,952) $(2,169) $(17,446)
Plus: net losses recognized during the period on equity investments redeemed during the period  4    
Less: net gains recognized during the period on equity investments sold during the period  22   25   18   10 
                
Unrealized losses recognized during the period on equity investments still held at the reporting date $(1,937) $(14,494) $(250) $(2,977) $(2,187) $(17,456)

 

The unrealized gains and losses for all equity investments measured at fair value in the table above included the following:

 

 

2022

 

2021

                 
 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  2023  2022  2023  2022 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Unrealized losses recognized during the period on equity investments:        
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity investments:                
                        
Rafael Class B common stock $(72) $(12,494) $82 $(993) $9 $(13,486)
                
Zedge Class B common stock $(27) $(162) $3 $(168) $(24) $(330)
Unrealized losses recognized during the period on equity investments still held at the reporting date  (1,937)  (14,494) $(250) $(2,977) $(2,187) $(17,456)

 

Equity Method Investment

 

On February 2, 2021, the Company paid $4.0 million to purchase shares of series B convertible preferred stock of a communications company (the equity method investee, or “EMI”), and on August 10, 2021, the Company paid $1.1 million to purchase shares of the EMI’s series C convertible preferred stock and additional shares of the EMI’s series B convertible preferred stock. The initial shares purchased represented 23.95% of the outstanding shares of the EMI on an as converted basis. The subsequent purchases increased the Company’s ownership to 26.57% on an as converted basis.

 

The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method since the series B and series C convertible preferred stock are in-substance common stock, and the Company can exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the EMI.

 

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The Company determined that on the dates of the acquisitions, there were differences of $3.4 million and $1.0 million between its investment in the EMI and its proportional interest in the equity of the EMI, which represented the share of the EMI’s customer list on the dates of the acquisitions attributed to the Company’s interest in the EMI. These basis differences are being amortized over the 6-year estimated life of the customer listlist.. In the accompanying consolidated statements of operations,income, amortization of equity method basis difference is included in the equity in the net loss of investee, which is recorded in “Other expense,income (expense), net” (see Note 17).

 

As of OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the Company hadwas the holder of secured promissory notes frommade by the EMI in exchange for loans of an aggregate of $3.43.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The notes provide for interest on the principal amount at 15%15% per annum payable monthly. The notes arewere due and payable in February 2023. The Company, the EMI, and the EMI’s other lenders are in the process of converting all the EMI’s equity and promissory notes into new shares of the EMI’s participating preferred stock. As of OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the notes were included in “Other current assets” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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The following table summarizes the change in the balance of the Company’s equity method investment:

 Summary of Changes in Equity Method Investments

 

2022

 

2021

                 
 Three Months Ended October 31,  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2023 

 

2022 

 

2023 

 

2022 

 
 (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of period $1,001  $2,901  $349  $3,329  $1,001  $2,901 
Purchase of convertible preferred stock     1,051            1,051 
Equity in the net loss of investee  (470)  (441)  (542)  (639)  (1,012)  (1,080)
Amortization of equity method basis difference  (182)  (182)  (181)  (181)  (363)  (363)
Balance, end of period $349  $3,329 
                
Balance, end of the period $(374)  $2,509  $(374)  $2,509 

 

As of January 31, 2023, the balance of the Company’s investment in the EMI was included in “Other current liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Summarized financial information of the EMI was as follows:

 Summary of Statements of Operations

                
 2022 2021  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 Three Months Ended October 31,  

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 2022 2021  (in thousands) 
 (in thousands)    
Revenues $1,873  $1,691  $1,818  $1,380  $3,691  $3,071 
Costs and expenses:                        
Direct cost of revenues  1,694   1,462   1,535   1,443   3,228   2,905 
Selling, general and administrative  1,636   1,889   1,772   774   3,408   2,663 
                
Total costs and expenses  3,330   3,351   3,307   2,217   6,636   5,568 
                
Loss from operations  (1,457)  (1,660)  (1,489)  (837)  (2,945)  (2,497)
Other expense  (344)  (1)  (498)      (842)  (1)
                
Net loss $(1,801) $(1,661) $(1,987) $(837) $(3,787) $(2,498)

 

Note 8—Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the balance of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 Schedule of Balance of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

  

Level 1 (1)

  

Level 2 (2)

  

Level 3 (3)

  

Total

 
  (in thousands) 
October 31, 2022                
Debt securities $13,780  $6,031  $  $19,811 
Equity investments included in current assets  9,369         9,369 
Equity investments included in noncurrent assets        1,105   1,105 
Total $23,149  $6,031  $1,105 $30,285
                 
Acquisition consideration included in:                
Other current liabilities $  $  $(2,203) $(2,203)
Other noncurrent liabilities        (4,400)  (4,400)
Total $  $  $(6,603) $(6,603)
                 
July 31, 2022                
Debt securities $13,734  $8,569  $  $22,303 
Equity investments included in current assets  17,091         17,091 
Equity investments included in noncurrent assets     1,230   1,132   2,362 
Total $30,825  $9,799  $1,132  $41,756 
                 
Acquisition consideration included in:                
Other current liabilities $  $  $(2,578) $(2,578)
Other noncurrent liabilities        (5,968)  (5,968)
Total $  $  $(8,546) $(8,546)

 

  

Level 1 (1)

  

Level 2 (2)

  

Level 3 (3)

  

Total

 
  (in thousands) 
January 31, 2023            
Debt securities $23,764  $6,013  $  $29,777 
Equity investments included in current assets  9,213         9,213 
Equity investments included in noncurrent assets        1,225   1,225 
                 
Total $32,977  $6,013  $1,225  $40,215 
                 
Acquisition consideration included in:                
Other current liabilities $  $  $(2,275) $(2,275)
Other noncurrent liabilities        (4,334)  (4,334)
                 
Total $  $  $(6,609) $(6,609)
                 
July 31, 2022                
Debt securities $13,734  $8,569  $  $22,303 
Equity investments included in current assets  17,091         17,091 
Equity investments included in noncurrent assets     1,230   1,132   2,362 
                 
Total $30,825  $9,799  $1,132  $41,756 
                 
Acquisition consideration included in:                
Other current liabilities $  $  $(2,578) $(2,578)
Other noncurrent liabilities        (5,968)  (5,968)
                 
Total $  $  $(8,546) $(8,546)

(1)– quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
(2)– observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities
(3)– no observable pricing inputs in the market

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At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the Company had $3.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in investments in hedge funds, which were included in noncurrent “Equity investments” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s investments in hedge funds were accounted for using the equity method, therefore they were not measured at fair value.

 

The following table summarizes the change in the balance of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

2022

 

2021

                 
 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  2023 2022 2023 2022 
  (in thousands) (in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of period $1,132  $2,465  $1,105  $2,119  $1,132  $2,465 
Total losses included in “Other expense, net”  (27)  (346)
Total gains (losses) recognized in “Other income (expense), net”  120   142   

93

  (204)
                        
Balance, end of period $1,105  $2,119  $1,225  $2,261  $1,225  $2,261 
                        
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at the end of the period $  $  $  $  $  $ 

 

The following table summarizes the change in the balance of the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 Schedule of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

2022

 

2021

                 
 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

 

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
  (in thousands) (in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of period $8,546  $1,025  $6,603  $1,015  $8,546  $1,025 
Payments  (375)           (375)   
Total gains included in:        
Total (gains) losses included in:                
“Other operating gain (expense), net”  (1,565)       (303)  (1,565)  (303)
“Foreign currency translation adjustment”  (3)  (10)  

6

  (9)  3  (19)
                        
Balance, end of period $6,603  $1,015  $6,609  $703  $6,609  $703 
                        
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for liabilities held at the end of the period $  $  $  $  $  $ 

 

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, the Company paid an aggregate of $0.4 million in contingent consideration related to prior acquisitions. In addition, in September 2022,the six months ended January 31, 2023, the Company determined that the requirements for a portion of the contingent consideration payments related to the acquisition of Leaf would not be met.met, and, in the three months ended January 31, 2022, the Company determined that the requirements for a contingent consideration payment related to an acquisition in December 2019 would not be met before the expiration date. The Company recorded a gaingains of $1.6 million and $0.3 million on the write-off of thisthese contingent consideration payment obligation,obligations, which waswere included in “Other operating gain (expense), net” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.income. There were no other changes in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

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Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s other financial instruments was determined using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting these data to develop estimates of fair value. Consequently, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.

 

16

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, customer deposits, and other current liabilities. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the carrying amount of these assets and liabilities approximated fair value because of the short period of time to maturity. The fair value estimates for cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents were classified as Level 1 and other current assets, customer deposits, and other current liabilities were classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Other assets and other liabilities. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the carrying amount of these assets and liabilities approximated fair value. The fair values were estimated based on the Company’s assumptions, which were classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Note 9—Variable Interest Entity

The Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE that operates money transfer businesses. The Company determined that, effective May 31, 2021, it had the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, and the Company has the obligation to absorb losses of and the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to it. As a result, the Company consolidates the VIE. The Company does not currently own any interest in the VIE and thus the net income incurred by the VIE was attributed to noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.income.

The VIE’s net income (loss) and aggregate funding (repaid to) provided by (repaid to) the Company by the VIE were as follows:

Schedule of Net Income and Aggregate Funding Repaid to the Company by VIE 

         
  

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

2022

  

2021

 
  (in thousands)
Net income of the VIE $140  $144 
         
Aggregate funding provided by (repaid to) the Company, net $97 $(3)
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
  (in thousands) 
Net income (loss) of the VIE $

25

 $(144) $165  $ 
                 
Aggregate funding (repaid to) provided by the Company, net $(10) $(93) $87 $(96)

 

The VIE’s summarized consolidated balance sheet amounts are as follows:

VIE’s Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheet 

 

October 31,

2022

 

July 31,

2022

  

January 31,2023

 

July 31,2022

 
 (in thousands) (in thousands) 
Assets:             
Cash and equivalents $1,968  $1,808  $3,286  $1,808 
Restricted cash  

6,349

   4,490   2,064   4,490 
Trade accounts receivable, net  

5

   31   13   31 
Prepaid expenses  

165

   14   179   14 
Other current assets  

1,030

   1,387   1,038   1,387 
Due from the Company  

   86      86 
Property, plant, and equipment, net  

422

   467   375   467 
Other intangibles, net  

851

   889   813   889 
        
Total assets $

10,790

  $9,172  $7,768  $9,172 
                
Liabilities and noncontrolling interests:                
Trade accounts payable $

  $  $  $ 
Accrued expenses  

43

   20   25   20 
Other current liabilities  

7,022

   5,559   3,990   5,559 
Due to the Company  

11

      1    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (28)  (9)  (15)  (9)
Noncontrolling interests  3,742   3,602   3,767   3,602 
        
Total liabilities and noncontrolling interests $

10,790

  $9,172  $7,768  $9,172 

 

The VIE’s assets may only be used to settle the VIE’s obligations and may not be used for other consolidated entities. The VIE’s liabilities are non-recourse to the general credit of the Company’s other consolidated entities.

 

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Note 10—Other Operating Gain (Expense), Net

The following table summarizes the other operating gain (expense), net by business segment:

 Schedule of Other Operating Expense, Net

 

2022

 

2021

  

2023 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

 

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2023 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 (in thousands) (in thousands) 
Corporate—Straight Path Communications Inc. class action legal fees $(2,512) $(978) $(1,597) $(2,694) $(4,109) $(3,671)
Corporate—Straight Path Communications Inc. class action insurance claims  1,725   915   1,263   1,972   2,988   2,887 
Fintech—write-off of contingent consideration liability  1,565            1,565    
Fintech—other  33  
Traditional Communications—cable telephony customer indemnification claim  (11)  (25)
Fintech— government grants  349      382    
net2phone—write-off of contingent consideration liability     303      303 
net2phone—other     (10)     (10)
Traditional Communications— cable telephony customer indemnification claim  (1)  (12)  (12)  (36)
Traditional Communications—other  3   (1)  2   (3)
                
Total other operating gain (expense), net $800 $(88) $17 $(442) $816 $(530)

 

Straight Path Communications Inc. Class Action

 

As discussed in Note 16, the Company (as well as other defendants) has been named in a pending putative class action on behalf of the stockholders of the Company’s former subsidiary, Straight Path Communications Inc. (“Straight Path”), and a derivative complaint.. The Company incurred legal fees and recorded offsetting gains from insurance claims related to this action in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021.2022.

 

Write-off of Contingent Consideration LiabilityLiabilities

 

In September 2022,the six months ended January 31, 2023, the Company determined that the requirements for a portion of the contingent consideration payments related to the Leaf acquisition would not be met. In addition, in the three months ended January 31, 2022, the Company determined that the requirements for a contingent consideration payment related to an acquisition in December 2019 would not be met before the expiration date. The Company recognized a gaingains on the write-off of thisthese contingent consideration payment obligation.obligations in the Fintech and net2phone segments, respectively.

 

Government Grants

In the three and six months ended January 31, 2023, Leaf received payments from government grants for the development and commercialization of blockchain-backed financial technologies.

Indemnification Claim

 

Beginning in June 2019, as part of a commercial resolution, the Company indemnified a cable telephony customer related to patent infringement claims brought against the customer.

 

Note 11—Revolving Credit Facility

The Company’s subsidiary, IDT Telecom, Inc. (“IDT Telecom”), entered into a credit agreement, dated as of May 17, 2021, with TD Bank, N.A. for a revolving credit facility for up to a maximum principal amount of $25.0 million. IDT Telecom may use the proceeds to finance working capital requirements and for certain closing costs of the facility. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility. In the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, IDT Telecom borrowed and repaid an aggregate of $2.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, under the facility. The revolving credit facility is secured by primarily all of IDT Telecom’s assets. The principal outstanding bears interest per annum at the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration Ltd. LIBOR multiplied by the Regulation D maximum reserve requirement plus 125 to 175 basis points, depending upon IDT Telecom’s leverage ratio as computed for the most recent fiscal quarter. Interest is payable monthly, and all outstanding principal and any accrued and unpaid interest is due on May 16, 2024. IDT Telecom pays a quarterly unused commitment fee on the average daily balance of the unused portion of the $25.0 million commitment of 30 to 85 basis points, depending upon IDT Telecom’s leverage ratio as computed for the most recent fiscal quarterquarter.. IDT Telecom is required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants as well as maintain certain targets based on financial ratios during the term of the revolving credit facility. As of OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, IDT Telecom was in compliance with all of the covenants.

 

Note 12—Equity

 

Note 12—Equity

Stock Issued to Certain Executive Officers for Bonus Payments

 

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, certain executive officers of the Company received performance bonuses for fiscal 2022 of an aggregate of $1.2 million, of which one-half was paid in cash and one-half was paid in shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. The Company issued 24,543 shares of its Class B common stock with an issuedissue date value of $0.6 million for the bonus payments.

2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

 

On December 14, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 50,000 shares.

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, the Company received cash from the exercise of stock options of $0.2 million, for which the Company issued 12,500 shares of its Class B common stock. There were no stock option exercises in the six months ended January 31, 2022.

In the six months ended January 31, 2023, the Company granted 15,000 shares of its Class B common stock to an employee. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense and an increase in “Additional paid-in capital” of $0.4 million for this grant, which was the fair value of the shares on the grant date.

On October 31, 2022 and November 3, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the Company’s 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 50,000 shares. The amendment is subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders at its annual meeting of stockholders on December 14, 2022.

 

Stock Repurchases

 

The Company has an existing stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. The Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 8.0 million shares in the aggregate. In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, the Company repurchased 203,436 shares of its Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. There were no repurchases under the program in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2021.2022. At OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, 5.0 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

 

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the Company paid $0.3 million and $26,0009.0, million, respectively, to repurchase 13,403 and 627 200,438shares, respectively, of the Company’s Class B common stock that were tendered by employees of the Company to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations in connection with shares issued for bonus payments, the vesting of deferred stock units (“DSUs”), and lapsing of restrictions on restricted stock. Such shares were repurchased by the Company based on their fair market value as of the close of business on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date.

 

Deferred Stock Units Equity Incentive Program

 

On November 30, 2022, the Company adopted an equity incentive program (under its 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan) in the form of grants of DSUs that, upon vesting, will entitle the grantees to receive shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. On December 5, 2022, the Company granted 187,975 DSUs to certain of its executive officers and other employees. Subject to continued full time employment or other service to the Company, the DSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal amounts on each of May 17, 2023, February 21, 2024, and February 25, 2025. The number of shares that will be issuable on each vesting date will vary between 50% to 200% of the number of DSUs that vest on that vesting date, depending on the market price for the underlying Class B common stock on the vesting date relative to the price approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of $25.45 per share (which was based on the market price at the time of the grant.grant). In addition, the grantee will have the right to elect a later vesting date no later than April 14, 2023 for the May 17, 2023 vesting date, and no later than January 19, 2024 for the February 21, 2024 vesting date. A grantee will have the option to elect a later vesting date for one-half or all of the shares scheduled to vest on the then upcoming vesting date and any DSUs that do not vest based inon the grantee’s election, will be eligible to vest on the subsequent scheduled vesting date. The Company’s estimate ofCompany estimated that the fair value of the DSUs on the date of grant was $5.1 million, which is in process. The estimated grant date fair value will bebeing recognized on a graded vesting basis over the requisite service periods ending in February 2025. The Company used a risk neutral Monte Carlo simulation method in its valuation of the DSUs, which simulated the range of possible future values of the Company’s Class B common stock over the life of the DSUs. The weighted average grant date fair value per DSU was $27.20

. At January 31, 2023, there was $4.2

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million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested DSUs.

 

The Company had an existing equity incentive program in the form of DSUs that, upon vesting, entitled the grantees to receive shares of the Company’s Class B common stock. On January 5, 2022, the third and final vesting date under the program, the Company issued 301,296 shares of its Class B common stock in respect of DSUs that vested on that date.

Note 13—Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

On September 29, 2021, NRS sold shares of its Class B common stock representing 2.5% of its outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis to Alta Fox Opportunities Fund LP (“Alta Fox”) for cash of $10 million. Alta Fox has the right to request that NRS redeem all or any portion of the NRS common shares that it purchased at the per share purchase price during a period of 182 days following the fifth anniversary of this transaction. The redemption right shall terminate upon the consummation of (i) a sale of NRS or its assets for cash or securities that are listed on a national securities exchange, (ii) a public offering of NRS’ securities, or (iii) a distribution of NRS’ capital stock following which NRS’ common shares are listed on a national securities exchange.

 

The shares of NRS’ Class B common stock sold to Alta Fox have been classified as mezzanine equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets because they may be redeemed at the option of Alta Fox, although the shares are not mandatorily redeemable. The carrying amount of the shares includes the noncontrolling interest in the net income of NRS. In the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, theThe net income attributable to the mezzanine equity’s noncontrolling interest was $during the periods were as follows:

133,000Schedule of Net Income Attributable to Mezzanine Equity’s Noncontrolling Interest and $10,000, respectively.

  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
  (in thousands) 
Net income of NRS attributable to the mezzanine equity’s noncontrolling interest $65  $53  $198  $63 

 

Note 14— Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to all classes of common stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings per share, except that the number of shares is increased to include restricted stock still subject to risk of forfeiture and to assume exercise of potentially dilutive stock options using the treasury stock method, unless the effect of such increase is anti-dilutive.

 

The weighted-average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to the Company’s common stockholders consists of the following:

 Schedule of Weighted-average Number of Shares Used in the Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

2022

 

2021

  

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 

Three Months Ended

October 31,

 

Three Months Ended

January 31,

 

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
 

2022

 

2021

  

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 
 (in thousands) (in thousands) 
Basic weighted-average number of shares  25,603   25,566   25,510   25,652   25,556   25,609 
Effect of dilutive securities:                        
Stock options  

12

      9   715   11   711 
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock  

1

      19   175   10   260 
                
Diluted weighted-average number of shares  25,616   25,566   25,538   26,542   25,577   26,580 

 

The followingThere were no shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share:

Schedule of Outstanding Stock Options Excluded from the Calculation of Diluted Earnings Per Share

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

2022

  

2021

 
  (in thousands)
Stock options     1,035 
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock     352 
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share     1,387 

The diluted loss per share equals basic loss per share in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2021 because the Company had a net loss2023 and the impact of the assumed exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock would have been anti-dilutive.2022.

 

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Note 15—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The accumulated balances for each classification of other comprehensive loss were as follows:

    Schedule of Accumulated Balances for Each Classification of Other Comprehensive Loss

 

Unrealized Loss on Available-for-Sale Securities

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

  

Unrealized Loss on Available-for-Sale Securities

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 
 (in thousands) (in thousands) 
Balance, July 31, 2022 $        (546) $(10,759) $(11,305) $(546) $(10,759) $(11,305)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to IDT Corporation  (222)  (145)  (367)  (34)  (2,372)  (2,406)
Balance, October 31, 2022 $(768) $(10,904) $(11,672)
            
Balance, January 31, 2023 $(580) $(13,131) $(13,711)

 

Note 16—Commitments and Contingencies

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

 

The Company continues to monitor and respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of its business, including its customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, and business partners.

 

Operationally, the Company’s employees transitioned to work-from-home during the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and, to a large degree, continue to work-from-home.2020. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, certain of the Company’s employees returned to work in the Company’s offices on a hybrid basis. The Company’s salespeople, customer service employees, technicians, and delivery employees continue to serve its independent retailers, channel partners, and customers with minimal interruption.

 

COVID-19 had mixed financial impacts on the Company beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and continuing through the firstthird quarter of fiscal 2023.2022.

Legal Proceedings

On April 24, 2018, Sprint Communications Company L.P. filed a patent infringement claim against the Company and certain of its affiliates in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,298,064; 6,330,224; 6,343,084; 6,452,932; 6,463,052; 6,473,429; 6,563,918; 6,633,561; 6,697,340; 6,999,463; 7,286,561; 7,324,534; 7,327,728; 7,505,454; and 7,693,131. Plaintiff was seeking damages and injunctive relief. On June 28, 2018, Sprint dismissed the complaint without prejudice. The Company is evaluating the underlying claim, and at this stage, is unable to estimate its potential liability, if any. The Company intends to vigorously defend any claim of infringement of the listed patents.

 

On July 5, 2017, plaintiff JDS1, LLC, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated stockholders of Straight Path, and derivatively on behalf of Straight Path as nominal defendant, filed a putative class action and derivative complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company, The Patrick Henry Trust (a trust formed by Howard S. Jonas that held record and beneficial ownership of certain shares of Straight Path he formerly held), Howard S. Jonas, and each of Straight Path’s directors. The complaint alleges that the Company aided and abetted Straight Path Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Davidi Jonas, and Howard S. Jonas in his capacity as controlling stockholder of Straight Path, in breaching their fiduciary duties to Straight Path in connection with the settlement of claims between Straight Path and the Company related to potential indemnification claims concerning Straight Path’s obligations under the Consent Decree it entered into with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), as well as the sale of Straight Path’s subsidiary Straight Path IP Group, Inc. to the Company in connection with that settlement. That action was consolidated with a similar action that was initiated by The Arbitrage Fund. The Plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, (i) a declaration that the action may be maintained as a class action or in the alternative, that demand on the Straight Path Board is excused; (ii) that the term sheet is invalid; (iii) awarding damages for the unfair price stockholders received in the merger between Straight Path and Verizon Communications Inc. for their shares of Straight Path’s Class B common stock; and (iv) ordering Howard S. Jonas, Davidi Jonas, and the Company to disgorge any profits for the benefit of the class Plaintiffs. On August 28, 2017, the Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. On September 24, 2017, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, which was ultimately denied, and which denial was affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court. On February 17, 2022, the court denied the Company’s motion for summary judgment. On March 10, 2022, JDS1, LLC withdrew its application to serve as class representative and lead plaintiff. On May 16, 2022, the court denied The Arbitrage Fund’s motion to serve as class representative and lead plaintiff, and approved intervenor Ardell Howard’s motion to serve as class representative. The trial commenced on August 29, 2022 for a period of five days.days, followed by another five-day period in December 2022. The trial continued beginning on December 5, 2022 and is currentlyparties are in the midst of post-trial briefing. Closing statements are scheduled to conclude by December 13, 2022.take place in May 2023. The Company is vigorously defending this matter (see Note 10). At this stage, the Company is unable to estimate its potential liability, if any.

 

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In addition to the foregoing, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been finally adjudicated. Although there can be no assurance in this regard, the Company believes that none of the other legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

 

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Sales Tax Contingency

On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court rendered a decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., holding that a state may require a remote seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales tax on goods and services provided to purchasers in the state, overturning certain existing court precedent. The Company has evaluated its state tax filings with respect to the Wayfair decision and is in the process of reviewing its remittance practices. It is possible that one or more jurisdictions may assert that the Company has liability for periods for which it has not collected sales, use or other similar taxes, and if such an assertion or assertions were successful it could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and operating results. One or more jurisdictions may change their laws or policies to apply their sales, use or other similar taxes to the Company’s operations, and if such changes were made it could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and operating results.

Regulatory Fees Audit

The Company’s 2017 FCC Form 499-A, which reports its calendar year 2016 revenue, is currently under auditwas audited by the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”). The Internal Audit Division of USAC issued preliminary audit findings and the Company, has, in accordance with USAC’s audit procedures, appealed certain of the findings. The Company awaitsUSAC issued a final decision, by USAC on the preliminary audit findings. Depending on the findings contained inand the final decision overturned one of the Company may further appeal toinitial findings but left the FCC. Althoughremaining initial findings in place. The reversal will result in the elimination of a $1.8 million charge by the Universal Service Fund. The final decision remains pending,upheld the Company has been invoicedimposition of a $2.9 million and $1.8 million on behalf ofcharge to the Federal Telecommunications Relay Services Fund and on behalf of the Universal Service Fund, respectively.Fund. The Company intends to appeal the USAC’s final decision to the FCC, and does not intend to remit payment for thesethe Federal Telecommunications Fund fees unless and until a negative decision on its appeal has been issued. In response to the aforementioned preliminary audit findings, the Company made certain changes to its filing policies and procedures for years that remain potentially under audit. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the Company’s accrued expenses included $31.931.4 million and $33.2 million, respectively, for FCC-related regulatory fees for the year covered by the audit, as well as prior and subsequent years.

Purchase Commitments

At OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, the Company had purchase commitments of $6.05.9 million primarily for equipment and services.

Performance Bonds

The Company has performance bonds issued through third parties for the benefit of various states in order to comply with the states’ financial requirements for money remittance licenses and telecommunications resellers. At OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, the Company had aggregate performance bonds of $23.024.2 million outstanding.

 

Note 17—Other Expense,Income (Expense), Net

Other expense,income (expense), net consists of the following:

 Schedule of Other (Expense) Income, Net

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Three Months Ended

October 31,

  

2022

  

2021

 
  (in thousands)
Foreign currency transaction losses $(1,030) $(250)
Equity in net loss of investee  (652)  (623)
Losses on investments  (1,941)  (14,494)
Other  (219)  (849)
Total other expense, net $(3,842) $(16,216)
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
  

Three Months Ended

January 31,

  

Six Months Ended

January 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 
  (in thousands) 
Foreign currency transaction gains $2,480  $848  $1,451  $598 
Equity in net loss of investee  (723)  (820)  (1,375)  (1,443)
Losses on investments, net  (228)  (2,952)  (2,169)  (17,446)
Other  84  (25)  (136)  (874)
                 
Total other income (expense), net $1,613 $(2,949) $(2,229) $(19,165)

 

Note 18—Income Taxes

At January 31, 2023, the Company’s best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for fiscal 2023 was 27.7% compared to 16.9% at July 31, 2022. The changes in the estimated effective tax rate were mainly due to stock-based compensation and differences in the amount of taxable income earned in the various taxing jurisdictions.

Note 19—Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, that clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The ASU also requires specific disclosures related to equity securities that are subject to contractual sales restrictions. The Company will adopt the amendments in this ASU prospectively on August 1, 2024. The Company is evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, that changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For receivables, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking current expected credit loss model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except the losses will be recognized as allowances instead of reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. In addition, an entity will have to disclose significantly more information about allowances, credit quality indicators, and past due securities. The new provisions will be applied as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company will adopt the new standard on August 1, 2023. The Company does not expect the new standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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

 

The following information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the associated notes thereto of this Quarterly Report, and the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or SEC).

 

As used below, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “the Company,” “IDT,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to IDT Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its predecessor, International Discount Telecommunications, Corp., a New York corporation, and their subsidiaries, collectively.

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements that contain the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” and similar words and phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected in any forward-looking statement. In addition to the factors specifically noted in the forward-looking statements, other important factors, risks, and uncertainties that could result in those differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under Item 1A to Part I “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this report and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Investors should consult all of the information set forth in this report and the other information set forth from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, that clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The ASU also requires specific disclosures related to equity securities that are subject to contractual sales restrictions. We will adopt the amendments in this ASU prospectively on August 1, 2024. We are evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, that changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For receivables, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking current expected credit loss model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except the losses will be recognized as allowances instead of reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. In addition, an entity will have to disclose significantly more information about allowances, credit quality indicators, and past due securities. The new provisions will be applied as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. We will adopt the new standard on August 1, 2023. We do not expect the new standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Results of Operations

We evaluate the performance of our business segments based primarily on income (loss) from operations. Accordingly, the income and expense line items below income (loss) from operations are only included in our discussion of the consolidated results of operations.

 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

We continue to monitor and respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including our customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, and business partners.

 

Operationally, our employees transitioned to work-from-home during the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and, to a large degree, continue to work-from-home.2020. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, certain of our employees returned to work in our offices on a hybrid basis. Our salespeople, customer service employees, technicians, and delivery employees continue to serve our independent retailers, channel partners, and customers with minimal interruption.

 

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COVID-19 has had mixed financial impacts on our businesses beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and continuing through the third quarter of fiscal 2022. It drove increases in demand for our consumer offerings, principally BOSS Money, BOSS Revolution Calling and Mobile Top-Up, through our digital channels beginning in the latter half of March 2020. Subsequently, digital transaction levels have continued to increase relative to retailer originated transactions. Correspondingly, sales of consumer offerings originating through retailers and channel partners slowed modestly in late March and April 2020 before stabilizing in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. COVID-19-related demand slowed the rate of decline in BOSS Revolution Calling revenue that we had experienced in prior periods, however, that impact was less significant beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the similar periods in fiscal 2021, and the surge in demand for voice calls that began with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had eroded by the third quarter of fiscal 2022. National Retail Solutions, or NRS, was immaterially impacted by the closure of some of its retailers in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, but most re-opened quickly and many attracted increased foot traffic following the onset of COVID-19 as local retailers were typically more accessible to pedestrian traffic than big box retailers. The resilience of local retailers has enabled NRS to continue to expand sales of terminals, payment processing, and advertising services. IDT Global’s revenue, which had been declining as communications globally transition away from traditional international long-distance voice, declined more rapidly following the onset of COVID-19 as business communications shifted from calling to video conferencing and other collaboration platforms.

 

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition from offices to a more flexible workforce increased the demand for net2phone’s offerings. Customers transitioned from their on-premises phone system to net2phone’s cloud solution, ported their phone numbers, and quickly set-up their employees to work remotely. In April 2020, the release of Huddle, net2phone’s integrated video conferencing solution, significantly improved net2phone’s functionality for remote work, which also increased the demand for its services. COVID-19 had mixed financial impacts on net2phone’s business beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. Its customer base growth slowed somewhat in the second half of fiscal 2020 in certain Latin American markets due to decreased levels of economic activity in those markets. However, Latin American sales rebounded in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and sales have remained strong in its United States and Canadian markets.

 

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, including the impact of COVID-19, we expect that our cash from operations and the balance of cash, cash equivalents, debt securities, and current equity investments that we held on OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements during the twelve-month period ending OctoberJanuary 31, 2023.2024. However, the situation remains fluid and we cannot predict with certainty the potential impact of COVID-19 on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.

 

Explanation of Performance Metrics

Our results of operations discussion include the following performance metrics: active point of sale, or POS, terminals, payment processing accounts, recurring revenue, seats, subscription revenue, and minutes of use.

for NRS, active point of sale, or POS, terminals, payment processing accounts, and recurring revenue,
for net2phone, seats and subscription revenue, and
for Traditional Communications, minutes of use.

 

NRS uses two key metrics, among others, to measure the size of its customer base: active POS terminals and payment processing accounts. Active POS terminals are the number of POS terminals that have completed at least one transaction in the calendar month. It excludes POS terminals that are being installed. Payment processing accounts are NRS PAY accounts that can generate revenue. It excludes accounts that have been approved but not activated. NRS’ recurring revenue is NRS’ revenue in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding its revenue from POS terminal sales.

 

net2phone’s cloud communications offerings are priced on a per-seat basis, with customers paying based on the number of users in their organization. net2phone’s subscription revenue is its revenue in accordance with U.S. GAAP excluding its equipment revenue and revenue generated by a legacy SIP trunking offering in Brazil.

 

The trends and comparisons between periods for the number of active POS terminals, NRS PAY accounts, seats served, recurring revenue, and subscription revenue are used in the analysis of NRS’ or net2phone’s revenues and direct cost of revenues and are strong indications of the top-line growth and performance of the business.

 

Minutes of use is a nonfinancial metric that measures aggregate customer usage during a reporting period. Minutes of use is an important factor in BOSS Revolution Calling’s and IDT Global’s revenue recognition since satisfaction of our performance obligation occurs when the customer uses our service. Minutes of use trends and comparisons between periods are used in the analysis of revenues and direct cost of revenues.

 

Three and Six Months Ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20212022

As of August 1, 2022, we revised our reportable business segments primarily to reflect the growth of our financial technology businesses and their increased contributions to our consolidated results. Our four reportable business segments, Fintech, NRS, net2phone, and Traditional Communications, reflect management’s current approach to analyzing results, its resource allocation strategy, and its assessment of business performance. NRS was previously included in our Fintech segment. In addition, certain lines of business were reclassified to the Fintech segment from the Traditional Communications segment. Comparative segment information has been reclassified and restated in all periods to conform to the current period presentation.

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Fintech Segment

 

Fintech, which represented 6.2%6.5% and 3.8%4.3% of our total revenues in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,6.3% and 4.1% of our total revenues in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is comprised of BOSS Money, a provider of international money remittance and related value/payment transfer services, as well as other, significantly smaller financial services businesses, including Leaf Global Fintech Corporation, or Leaf, a provider of digital wallet services in emerging markets, our variable interest entity, or VIE, that operates money transfer businesses, and IDT Financial Services Limited, or IDT Financial Services, our Gibraltar-based bank.

  Three months ended January 31,  Change  Six months ended January 31,  Change 
  

2023

  

2022

  

$

  

%

  

2023

  

2022

  

$

  

%

 
          (in millions)          
Revenues:                        
BOSS Money $17.6  $12.0  $5.6   46.7% $35.2  $24.1  $11.1   45.9%
Other  2.7   2.6   0.1   4.0   5.0   4.7   0.3   6.4 
                                 
Total revenues  20.3   14.6   5.7   39.2   40.2   28.8   11.4   39.5 
Direct cost of revenues  (8.0)  (6.1)  1.9   30.7   (16.3)  (12.1)  4.2   34.9 
Selling, general and administrative  (12.8)  (10.2)  2.6   25.7   (23.9)  (19.5)  4.4   22.4 
Depreciation and amortization  (0.6)  (0.6)     23.3   (1.2)  (1.0)  0.2   22.7 
Severance                 (0.1)  (0.1)  (100.0)
Other operating gain  0.3      (0.3)   nm   1.9      (1.9)   nm 
                                 
(Loss) income from operations $(0.8) $(2.3) $1.5   64.5% $0.7  $(3.9) $4.6   (118.2)%

 

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  Change 
  

2022

  

2021

  

$

  

%

 
  (in millions) 
Revenues:            
BOSS Money $17.6  $12.1  $5.5   45.1%
Other  2.3   2.1   0.2   9.2 
                 
Total revenues  19.9   14.2   5.7   39.8 
Direct cost of revenues  (8.3)  (6.0)  2.3   39.1 
Selling, general and administrative  (11.1)  (9.3)  1.8   18.7 
Depreciation and amortization  (0.6)  (0.5)  0.1   22.0 
Other operating gain  1.6      (1.6)  nm 
                 
Income (loss) from operations $1.5  $(1.6) $3.1   194.8%

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Revenues. Revenues from BOSS Money increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily because of increased transaction volume in BOSS Money’s direct-to-consumer digital and retail channels in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022,2022. The increase included unusually favorable economics on certain high-volume African corridors that dissipated late in the three months ended January 31, 2023, as well as the development and introduction of new platform functionalities enabling more flexible and granular pricing strategies. BOSS Money continues to benefit from its integration , beginning in October 2021, into our BOSS Revolution Calling app, as well as the continued expansion of its disbursement networks, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean.

 

Direct Cost of Revenues. Direct cost of revenues increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increased direct cost of revenues in BOSS Money’s direct-to-consumer digital and retail channels, which reflected the increase in BOSS Money’s revenue.

 

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increases in debit and credit card processing charges, employee compensation, stock-based compensation expense, and sales commissions. The increase in card processing charges was the result of increased credit and debit card transactions through our BOSS Money app and other digital channels. As a percentage of Fintech’s revenue, Fintech’s selling, general and administrative expense decreased to 55.7%63.0% from 65.5%69.7% in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,decreased to 59.4% from 67.6% in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increased depreciation of capitalized costs of consultants and employees developing internal use software.

 

Other Operating Gain. In September 2022,the three and six months ended January 31, 2023, Leaf received payments of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, from government grants for the development and commercialization of blockchain-backed financial technologies. In addition, in the six months ended January 31, 2023, we determined that the requirements for a portion of the contingent consideration payments related to the Leaf acquisition would not be met. We recognized a gain of $1.6 million on the write-off of this contingent consideration payment obligation.

 

National Retail Solutions Segment

NRS, which represented 6.0%6.3% and 2.7%3.2% of our total revenues in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,6.2% and 2.9% of our total revenues in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is an operator of a nationwide POS network providing independent retailers with store management software with credit, debit, and other electronic payment processing, as well as with other ancillary merchant services. NRS’ POS platform provides marketers with digital out-of-home advertising and transaction data, and ancillary services.data.

 

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  Change 
  

2022

  

2021

  

$

  

%

 
  (in millions) 
Revenues:            
Recurring $17.8  $8.6  $9.2   107.2%
Other  1.5   1.5      1.4 
                 
Total revenues  19.3   10.1   9.2   91.7 
Direct cost of revenues  (2.0)  (1.5)  0.5   39.0 
Selling, general and administrative  (11.6)  (7.1)  4.5   62.8 
Depreciation and amortization  (0.5)  (0.2)  0.3   198.2 
                 
Income from operations $5.2  $1.3  $3.9   288.4%

  Three months ended January 31,  Change  Six months ended January 31,  Change 
  2023  2022  $  %  2023  2022  $  % 
          (in millions)          
Revenues:                        
Recurring $18.3  $9.0  $9.3   103.1% $36.2  $17.6  $18.6   105.1%
Other  1.5   1.6   (0.1)  (6.6)  2.9   3.1   (0.2)  (2.8)
                                 
Total revenues  19.8   10.6   9.2   86.6   39.1   20.7   18.4   89.1 
Direct cost of revenues  (2.2)  (1.3)  0.9   25.0   (4.2)  (2.7)  1.5   54.8 
Selling, general and administrative  (11.6)  (7.1)  4.5   64.1   (23.2)  (14.3)  8.9   63.4 
Depreciation and amortization  (0.6)  (0.1)  0.5   224.0   (1.1)  (0.3)  0.8   211.9 
                                 
Income from operations $5.4  $2.1  $3.3   161.1% $10.6  $3.4  $7.2   211.4%

 January 31,  Change 
  October 31,   Change  2023 2022 # % 
  2022  2021 # %          
  (in thousands)      (in thousands)     
Active POS terminals  20.7   15.1   5.6   37%  22.4   16.5   5.9   35%
Payment processing accounts  11.3   6.8   4.5   66%  12.5   8.0   4.5   55%

 

Revenues. Revenues increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 driven primarily by revenue growth from NRS’ digital out-of-home advertising and payment processing services, as well as the expansion of NRS’ POS network.

 

Direct Cost of Revenues. Direct cost of revenues increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increases in the increase indirect costs of NRS’ revenues.POS terminal sales.

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increases in sales commissions, andas well as increases in employee compensation. As a percentage of NRS’ revenue, NRS’ selling, general and administrative expense decreased to 60.2%58.7% from 71.0%66.7% in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,decreased to 59.4% from 68.8% in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Depreciation and Amortization.��Depreciation and amortization expense increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to increased depreciation of capitalized costs of consultants and employees developing internal use software.

 

net2phone Segment

The net2phone segment, which represented 5.3%5.7% and 3.5%4.0% of our total revenues in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,5.5% and 3.7% of our total revenues in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is comprised of net2phone’s cloud communications offerings.

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  Change 
  

2022

  

2021

  

$

  

%

 
  (in millions) 
Revenues:            
Subscription $15.5  $11.7  $3.8   32.6%
Other  1.5   1.2   0.3   18.4 
                 
Total revenues  17.0   12.9   4.1   31.3 
Direct cost of revenues  (2.9)  (2.5)  0.4   15.1 
Selling, general and administrative  (13.8)  (13.3)  0.5   3.8 
Depreciation and amortization  (1.4)  (1.3)  0.1   1.8 
                 
Loss from operations $(1.1) $(4.2) $3.1   74.8%

   October 31,   Change 
   2022   2021   #   % 
  (in thousands) 
Seats served  309   244   65   26%
  Three months ended January 31,  Change  Six months ended January 31,  Change 
  2023  2022  $  %  2023  2022  $  % 
           (in millions)          
Revenues:                                
Subscription $16.3  $12.5  $3.8   30.3% $31.8  $24.2  $7.6   31.4%
Other  1.5   1.0   0.5   45.4   2.9   2.2   0.7   30.9 
                                 
Total revenues  17.8   13.5   4.3   31.5   34.7   26.4   8.3   31.4 
Direct cost of revenues  (3.0)  (2.4)  0.6   26.7   (5.8)  (4.8)  1.0   20.8 
Selling, general and administrative  (14.0)  (13.0)  1.0   6.9   (27.8)  (26.4)  1.4   5.3 
Depreciation and amortization  (1.4)  (1.3)  0.1   10.4   (2.7)  (2.6)  0.1   6.0 
Other operating gain, net     0.3   (0.3)  (100.0)     0.3   (0.3)  (100.0)
                                 
Loss from operations $(0.6) $(2.9) $2.3   79.9% $(1.6) $(7.1) $5.5   76.9%

  January 31,  Change 
  2023  2022  #  % 
             
      (in thousands)     
Seats served  327   258   69   27%

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Revenues.net2phone’s revenues increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 driven primarily by the growth in subscription revenue in the U.S. market. The increase in seats served at OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 compared to January 31, 2022 compared to October 31, 2021was led by growth in net2phone’s Latin American markets, and included approximately 8,0009,000 seats from net2phone’s contact center as a service business.

Direct Cost of Revenues. Direct cost of revenues increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to the increase in revenues, with the largest increaseincreases in Latin America.the U.S. market. net2phone’s focus on mid-sized businesses, multi-channel strategies, and localized offerings generated revenue growth that exceeded the increase in direct cost of revenues.

 

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense increased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to an increaseincreases in sales commissions.commissions, partially offset by decreases in employee compensation. As a percentage of net2phone’s revenues, net2phone’s selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 81.5%78.4% from 103.1%96.4% in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,decreased to 79.9% from 99.6% in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

net2phone derives a significant portion of its revenues from existing customers. Attracting new customers usually involves additional costs compared to retention of existing customers. If existing customers’ subscriptions and related usage decrease or are terminated, net2phone will need to spend more money to acquire new customers and still may not be able to maintain its existing level of revenues or profitability. In addition, net2phone needs to acquire new customers to increase its revenues. net2phone incurs significant sales and marketing expenses to acquire new customers. It is therefore expected that selling, general and administrative expenses will remain a significant percentage of net2phone’s revenues for the foreseeable future.

 

Depreciation and Amortization. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 was due to increased depreciation of net2phone’s telephone equipment leased to customers and increased depreciation of capitalized costs of consultants and employees developing internal use software.

 

Other Operating Gain, net. In the three months ended January 31, 2022, we determined that the requirements for a contingent consideration payment related to an acquisition in December 2019 would not be met before the expiration date. net2phone recognized a gain of $0.3 million in the three months ended January 31, 2022 on the write-off of this contingent consideration payment obligation.

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Traditional Communications Segment

The Traditional Communications segment, which represented 82.5%81.5% and 90.0%88.5% of our total revenues in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,82.0% and 89.3% of our total revenues in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, includes Mobile Top-Up, which enables customers to transfer airtime and bundles of airtime, messaging, and data to international and domestic mobile accounts, BOSS Revolution Calling, an international long-distance calling service marketed primarily to immigrant communities in the United States and Canada, and IDT Global, a wholesale provider of international voice and SMS termination and outsourced traffic management solutions to telecoms worldwide. Traditional Communications also includes other small businesses and offerings including early-stage business initiatives and mature businesses in harvest mode.

 

Traditional Communications’ most significant revenue streams are from Mobile Top-Up, BOSS Revolution Calling, and IDT Global. Mobile Top-Up and BOSS Revolution Calling are sold direct-to-consumers and through distributors and retailers. We receive payments for BOSS Revolution Calling, traditional calling cards, and Mobile Top-Up prior to providing the services. We recognize the revenue when services are provided to the customer. Traditional Communications’ revenues tend to be somewhat seasonal, with the second fiscal quarter (which contains Christmas and New Year’s Day) and the fourth fiscal quarter (which contains Mother’s Day and Father’s Day) typically showing higher minute volumes.

 

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  Change 
  

2022

  

2021

  

$/#

  

%

 
  (in millions) 
Revenues:            
Mobile Top-Up $109.0  $128.5  $(19.5)  (15.1)%
BOSS Revolution Calling  86.3   106.0   (19.7)  (18.6)
IDT Global  61.6   89.2   (27.6)  (30.9)
Other  8.8   9.2   (0.4)  (5.0)
                 
Total revenues  265.7   332.9   (67.2)  (20.2)
Direct cost of revenues  (218.6)  (281.8)  (63.2)  (22.4)
Selling, general and administrative  (27.4)  (28.3)  (0.9)  (3.1)
Depreciation and amortization  (2.3)  (2.5)  (0.2)  (4.5)
Severance  (0.1)     0.1   nm 
                 
Income from operations $17.3  $20.3  $(3.0)  (15.1)%
                 
                 
Minutes of use:                
BOSS Revolution Calling  626   804   (178)  (22)%
IDT Global  1,706   2,060   (354)  (17)%

  Three months ended January 31,  Change  Six months ended January 31,  Change 
  2023  2022  $/#  %  

2023

  2022  $/#  % 
          (in millions)          
Revenues:                        
Mobile Top-Up $106.1  $116.2  $(10.1)  (8.7)% $215.2  $244.7  $(29.5)  (12.1)%
BOSS Revolution Calling  82.9   100.0   (17.1)  (17.1)  169.1   205.9   (36.8)  (17.9)
IDT Global  58.6   73.1   (14.5)  (19.8)  120.2   162.3   (42.1)  (25.9)
Other  8.4   9.0   (0.6)  (6.5)  17.2   18.3   (1.1)  (5.7)
                                 
Total revenues  256.0   298.3   (42.3)  (14.2)  521.7   631.2   (109.5)  (17.3)
Direct cost of revenues  (209.1)  (247.5)  (38.4)  (15.5)  (427.7)  (529.3)  (101.6)  (19.2)
Selling, general and administrative  (27.3)  (28.5)  (1.2)  (4.2)  (54.7)  (56.8)  (2.1)  (3.6)
Depreciation and amortization  (2.4)  (2.4)     (1.3)  (4.7)  (4.9)  (0.2)  (2.9)
Severance  (0.2)     0.2   nm   (0.3)     0.3   nm 
                                 
Income from operations $17.0  $19.9  $(2.9)  (14.5)% $34.3  $40.2  $(5.9)  (14.8)%
                                 
                                 
Minutes of use:                                
BOSS Revolution Calling  591   758   (167)  (22.0)%  1,217   1,562   (345)  (22.1)%
IDT Global  1,605   1,958   (353)  (18.0)  3,311   4,018   (707)  (17.6)

 

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Revenues. Revenues from Mobile Top-Up decreased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily from the industry-wide deterioration inof a key corridor that was particularly impactful to revenues in the business-to-business wholesale and retail channels, partially offset by an increase in direct-to-consumer channel revenue.

 

Revenues and minutes of use from BOSS Revolution Calling decreased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022. BOSS Revolution Calling continues to be impacted by persistent, market-wide trends, including the proliferation of unlimited calling plans offered by wireless carriers and mobile virtual network operators, and the increasing penetration of free and paid over-the-top voice, video conferencing, and messaging services.

 

Revenues and minutes of use from IDT Global decreased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 as communications globally continued to transition away from international voice calling. This trend was accelerated by the impact of COVID-19 as business communications shifted from calling to video conferencing and other collaboration platforms. We expect that IDT Global will continue to be adversely impacted by these trends, and minutes of use and revenues will likely continue to decline from quarter-to-quarter, as we seek to maximize economics rather than necessarily sustain minutes of use or revenues.

Direct Cost of Revenues. Direct cost of revenues decreased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to decreases in IDT Global, Mobile Top-Up, and BOSS Revolution Calling’s direct cost of revenues in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022, mostly due to the decrease in revenues.

 

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 primarily due to decreases in debit and credit card processing charges, employee compensation, and sales commissions, partially offset by an increaseincreases in employee compensation.marketing expense and stock-based compensation expense. As a percentage of Traditional Communications’ revenue, Traditional Communications’ selling, general and administrative expense increased to 10.3%10.7% from 8.5%9.6% in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,increased to 10.5% from 9.0% in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization.Depreciation and amortization expense was substantially unchanged in the three months ended January 31, 2023 compared to the similar period in fiscal 2022. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar period in fiscal 2022 primarily due to decreases in depreciation as more of our property, plant, and equipment became fully depreciated, partially offset by increases in depreciation of equipment added to our telecommunications network and capitalized costs of consultants and employees developing internal use software.

 

Severance Expense. In the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred severance expense of $0.1 million and nil, respectively.

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Corporate

 

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  Change 
  

2022

  

2021

  

$

  

%

 
  (in millions) 
General and administrative $(1.9) $(2.0) $(0.1)  (5.4)%
Other operating expense, net  (0.8)  (0.1)  0.7   nm 
                 
Loss from operations $(2.7) $(2.1) $(0.6)  (29.1)%

 

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  Three months ended January 31,  Change  Six months ended January 31,  Change 
  2023  2022  $  %  2023  2022  $  % 
          (in millions)          
General and administrative $(2.5) $(2.3) $0.2   9.1% $(4.4) $(4.3) $0.1   2.3%
Other operating expense, net  (0.3)  (0.7)  (0.4)  (53.7)  (1.1)  (0.8)  0.3   43.0 
Loss from operations $(2.8) $(3.0) $(0.2)  (6.1)% $(5.5) $(5.1) $0.4   8.4%

 

Corporate costs mainly include compensation, consulting fees, treasury, tax and accounting services, human resources, corporate purchasing, corporate governance including Board of Directors’ fees, internal and external audit, investor relations, corporate insurance, corporate legal, and other corporate-related general and administrative expenses. Corporate does not generate any revenues, nor does it incur any direct cost of revenues.

General and Administrative. Corporate general and administrative expense decreasedincreased in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar period in fiscal 2022 primarily because of a decreaseincreases in employee compensation.compensation, stock-based compensation expense, and consulting fees. Corporate general and administrative expense increased in the six months ended January 31, 2023 compared to the similar period in fiscal 2022 primarily because of an increase in consulting fees. As a percentage of our consolidated revenues, Corporate general and administrative expense was 0.6%0.8% and 0.5%0.7% in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,0.7% and 0.6% in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Other Operating Expense, net. As discussed in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to Part I of this Quarterly Report, we (as well as other defendants) have been named in a pending putative class action on behalf of the stockholders of our former subsidiary, Straight Path Communications Inc., or Straight Path, and a derivative complaint.Path. We incurred legal fees of $2.5$1.6 million and $1.0$2.7 million in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,$4.1 million and $3.7 million in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively related to this action. Also, we recorded offsetting gains from insurance claims for this matter of $1.7$1.3 million and $0.9$2.0 million in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,$3.0 million and $2.9 million in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Consolidated

The following is a discussion of certain of our consolidated expenses, and our consolidated income and expense line items below income from operations.

 

Related Party Lease Costs.We lease office and parking space in a building and parking garage located at 520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey that was previously owned by our former subsidiary, Rafael Holdings, Inc., or Rafael. On August 22, 2022, Rafael sold the building and parking garage to an unrelated third party. Our lease in that building continues with the new owner. We lease office space in Israel from Rafael. The Newark lease expires in April 2025 and the Israel lease expires in July 2025. In the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, we incurred lease costs of $32,000 and $0.2 million, respectively, in connection with the Rafael leases, which excludes Newark lease costs after August 22, 2022. In the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2021,2022, we incurred lease costs of $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in connection with the Rafael leases. Lease costs incurred in connection with the Rafael leases is included in consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense. Stock-based compensation expense included in consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses was $0.6$1.3 million and $0.3 million in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 2021,$1.9 million and $0.6 million in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase wasincreases were primarily due to expense from athe grant of deferred stock units, or DSUs, that, upon vesting, will entitle the grantees to an employee of 15,000receive shares of our Class B common stock. On December 5, 2022, we granted 187,975 DSUs to certain of our executive officers and other employees. Subject to continued full time employment or other service to us, the DSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal amounts on each of May 17, 2023, February 21, 2024, and February 25, 2025. The number of shares that will be issuable on each vesting date will vary between 50% to 200% of the number of DSUs that vest on that vesting date, depending on the market price for the underlying Class B common stock on the vesting date relative to the price approved by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors of $25.45 per share (which was based on the market price at the time of the grant). In addition, the grantee will have the right to elect a later vesting date no later than April 14, 2023 for the May 17, 2023 vesting date, and no later than January 19, 2024 for the February 21, 2024 vesting date. A grantee will have the option to elect a later vesting date for one-half or all of the shares scheduled to vest on the then upcoming vesting date and any DSUs that do not vest based on the grantee’s election, will be eligible to vest on the subsequent scheduled vesting date. We estimated that the fair value of the DSUs on the date of grant was $5.1 million, which is being recognized on a graded vesting basis over the requisite service periods ending in February 2025. We used a risk neutral Monte Carlo simulation method in our valuation of the three months ended OctoberDSUs, which simulated the range of possible future values of our Class B common stock over the life of the DSUs. The weighted average grant date fair value per DSU was $27.20. At January 31, 2022 as well as an increase in NRS’ stock-based2023, there was $4.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense, partially offset by reductions in expense of deferred stock units, or DSUs, granted in June 2019. cost related to non-vested DSUs.

Effective as of June 30, 2022, restricted shares of NRS’ Class B common stock were granted to certain NRS employees. The restrictions on the shares will lapse in three installments on each of June 1, 2024, 2026, and 2027. The estimated fair value of the restricted shares on the grant date was $3.3 million, which will be recognized over the vesting period. At OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, unrecognized compensation cost related to NRS’ non-vested stock-based compensationClass B common stock was an aggregate of $3.2$2.9 million. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting periods that end in fiscal 2027.

 

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  Change 
  

2022

  

2021

  

$

  

%

 
  (in millions) 
Income from operations $20.2  $13.8  $6.4   46.9%
Interest income, net  0.5      0.5   nm 
Other expense, net  (3.8)  (16.2)  12.4   76.3 
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes  (4.3)  0.1   (4.4)  nm 
                 
Net income (loss)  12.6   (2.3)  14.9   635.4 
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (1.6)  (0.2)  (1.4)  nm 
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to IDT Corporation $11.0  $(2.5) $13.5   (544.0)%
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  Three months ended January 31,  Change  Six months ended January 31,  Change 
  2023  2022  $  %  2023  2022  $  % 
          (in millions)          
Income from operations $18.2  $13.8  $4.4   31.6% $38.4  $27.6  $10.8   39.2%
Interest income, net  0.8   0.1   0.7   580.7   1.3   0.1   1.2   900.0 
Other income (expense), net  1.6   (2.9)  4.5   154.7   (2.2)  (19.2)  17.0   88.4 
Provision for income taxes  (5.3)  (2.7)  (2.6)  (93.7)  (9.6)  (2.6)  (7.0)  (263.8)
                                 
Net income  15.3   8.3   7.0   85.6   27.9   5.9   22.0   371.4 
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests  (0.7)  (0.8)  0.1   10.1   (2.3)  (0.9)  (1.4)  (149.9)
                                 
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation $14.6  $7.5  $7.1   95.3% $25.6  $5.0  $20.6   411.0%

nm—not meaningful

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Other Expense,Income (Expense), net. Other expense,income (expense), net consists of the following:

  

Three months ended

October 31,

  

2022

  

2021

 
  (in millions)
Foreign currency transaction losses $(1.0) $(0.3)
Equity in the net loss of investee  (0.7)  (0.6)
Losses on investments  (1.9)  (14.5)
Other  (0.2)  (0.8)
Total other expense, net $(3.8) $(16.2)
  Three months ended January 31,  Six months ended January 31, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
    (in millions)    
Foreign currency transaction gains $2.5  $0.8  $1.5  $0.6 
Equity in the net loss of investee  (0.7)  (0.8)  (1.4)  (1.4)
Losses on investments, net  (0.2)  (2.9)  (2.2)  (17.5)
Other        (0.1)  (0.9)
Total other income (expense), net $1.6  $(2.9) $(2.2) $(19.2)

 

We have an investment in series B and series C convertible preferred stock of a communications company (the equity method investee, or EMI), that represents 26.57% of the outstanding shares of the EMI on an as converted basis. We account for this investment using the equity method since the series B and series C convertible preferred stock are in-substance common stock, and we can exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the EMI.

 

The losses on investments, net in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 20212022 included unrealized lossesgains (losses) of $0.1 million and $12.5$(1.0) million, respectively, on shares of Rafael’s Class B common stock. The losses on investments, net in the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022 included unrealized gains (losses) of $9,000 and $(13.5) million, respectively, on shares of Rafael’s Class B common stock.

(Provision for) Benefit fromfor Income Taxes. The changeincrease in income tax expense in the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar periodperiods in fiscal 2022 was primarily due to differences in the amount of taxable income earned in the various taxing jurisdictions.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests. The change in the net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the three months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 compared to the similar period in fiscal 2022 was primarily due to an increasea decline in the net income of certain subsidiaries, partially offset by increases in the net income of NRS as well as a reductionreductions in the net loss of net2phone 2.0, Inc., which owns and operates our net2phone segment. The change in the net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the six months ended January 31, 2023 compared to the similar period in fiscal 2022 was primarily due to increases in the net income of NRS as well as a reductions in the net loss of net2phone 2.0, Inc., partially offset by a decline in the net income of certain other subsidiaries.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, including the impact of COVID-19, we expect our cash from operations and the balance of cash, cash equivalents, debt securities, and current equity investments that we held on OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 will be sufficient to meet our currently anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements during the twelve-month period ending OctoberJanuary 31, 2023.2024.

 

At OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, we had cash, cash equivalents, debt securities, and current equity investments of $137.1$156.8 million and working capital (current assets in excess of current liabilities) of $68.3$85.6 million.

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We treat unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held by IDT Payment Services, Inc. and IDT Payment Services of New York, LLC as substantially restricted and unavailable for other purposes. At OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, “Cash and cash equivalents” in our consolidated balance sheet included an aggregate of $25.9$31.2 million held by IDT Payment Services, Inc. and IDT Payment Services of New York, LLC that was unavailable for other purposes.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

The following table includes our anticipated material cash requirements from contractual obligations and other commitments at OctoberJanuary 31, 2022:2023:

 

Payments Due by Period

(in millions)

 Total  Less than 1 year  1–3 years  4–5 years  After 5 years 
Purchase commitments $6.0  $6.0  $  $  $ 
Connectivity obligations under service agreements  0.4   0.3   0.1       
Operating leases including short-term leases  7.8   3.4   4.1   0.3    
                     
Total (1) $14.2  $9.7  $4.2  $0.3  $ 

Payments Due by Period

(in millions)

 Total  Less than 1 year  

1–3 years

  4–5 years  After 5 years 
Purchase commitments $5.9  $5.9  $  $  $ 
Connectivity obligations under service agreements  0.7   0.5   0.2       
Operating leases including short-term leases  8.1   3.5   4.0   0.6    
Total (1) $14.7  $9.9  $4.2  $0.6  $ 

 

 (1)The above table does not include up to $10 million for the potential redemption of shares of NRS’ Class B common stock, an aggregate of $23.0$24.2 million in performance bonds, and up to $11.1 million for other potential payments including contingent consideration related to business acquisitions, due to the uncertainty of the amount and/or timing of any such payments.

 

Consolidated Financial Condition

 

Three months ended

October 31,

 Six months ended January 31, 
 

2022

 

2021

  2023 2022 
 (in millions) (in millions) 
Cash flows provided by (used in):                
Operating activities $18.2 $(5.9) $35.6  $11.7 
Investing activities  4.2  (7.8)  (11.2)  (14.9)
Financing activities  (7.1)  10.9   (7.1)  1.8 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents  (6.1)  (2.3)  0.8  (5.0)
        
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents $9.2 $(5.1) $18.1  $(6.4)

 

Operating Activities

 

Our cash flow from operations varies significantly from quarter to quarter and from year to year, depending on our operating results and the timing of operating cash receipts and payments, specifically trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable.

 

Gross trade accounts receivable decreased to $64.1$53.9 million at OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 from $70.2 million at July 31, 2022 primarily due to amounts collected in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 that were greater than billings during the period.

 

Deferred revenue arises from sales of prepaid products and varies from period to period depending on the mix and the timing of revenues. Deferred revenue decreased to $35.4$35.0 million at OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 from $36.5 million at July 31, 2022 primarily due to decreases in the BOSS Revolution Calling and Mobile Top-Up deferred revenue balances.

 

Customer deposit liabilities at IDT Financial Services decreasedincreased to $83.6$86.9 million at OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 from $85.8 million at July 31, 2022. Our restricted cash and cash equivalents included $84.4$87.7 million and $86.6 million at OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, respectively, held by IDT Financial Services.

On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court rendered a decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., holding that a state may require a remote seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales tax on goods and services provided to purchasers in the state, overturning certain existing court precedent. We have evaluated our state tax filings with respect to the Wayfair decision and are in the process of reviewing our remittance practices. It is possible that one or more jurisdictions may assert that we have liability for periods for which we have not collected sales, use or other similar taxes, and if such an assertion or assertions were successful it could materially and adversely affect our business, financial position, and operating results. One or more jurisdictions may change their laws or policies to apply their sales, use or other similar taxes to our operations, and if such changes were made it could materially and adversely affect our business, financial position, and operating results.

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As discussed in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to Part I of this Quarterly Report, we (as well as other defendants) have been named in a pending class action on behalf of the stockholders of our former subsidiary, Straight Path. We are vigorously defending this matter. At this stage, we are unable to estimate our potential liability, if any. In addition, in connection with our spin-off of Straight Path in July 2013, we and Straight Path entered into various agreements prior to the spin-off including a Separation and Distribution Agreement to effect the separation and provide a framework for our relationship with Straight Path after the spin-off, and a Tax Separation Agreement, which sets forth the responsibilities of us and Straight Path with respect to, among other things, liabilities for federal, state, local, and foreign taxes for periods before and including the spin-off, the preparation and filing of tax returns for such periods and disputes with taxing authorities regarding taxes for such periods. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, we indemnify Straight Path and Straight Path indemnifies us for losses related to the failure of the other to pay, perform or otherwise discharge, any of the liabilities and obligations set forth in the agreement. Pursuant to the Tax Separation Agreement, we indemnify Straight Path from all liability for taxes of Straight Path or any of its subsidiaries or relating to the Straight Path business with respect to taxable periods ending on or before the spin-off, from all liability for taxes of ours, other than Straight Path and its subsidiaries, for any taxable period, and from all liability for taxes due to the spin-off. (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to Part I of this Quarterly Report).

 

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Investing Activities

Our capital expenditures were $5.2$10.6 million and $4.4$9.0 million in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. We currently anticipate that total capital expenditures in the twelve-month period ending OctoberJanuary 31, 20232024 will be $19$20 million to $21$22 million. We expect to fund our capital expenditures with our net cash provided by operating activities and cash, cash equivalents, debt securities, and current equity investments on hand.

 

On August 10, 2021, we paid $1.1 million to purchase shares of the EMI’s series C convertible preferred stock and additional shares of the EMI’s series B convertible preferred stock. The purchases increased our ownership of the EMI’s outstanding shares to 26.57% from 23.95% on an as converted basis.

 

Purchases of debt securities and equity investments were $2.1$28.1 million and $6.3$10.8 million in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities and redemptions of equity investments were $11.5$27.5 million and $3.9$6.1 million in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively.

Financing Activities

We distributed cash of $0.1$0.2 million and $0.2 million in the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, to the noncontrolling interests in certain of our subsidiaries.

 

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, we received proceeds from financing-related other liabilities of $0.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

 

In the threesix months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, we repaid financing-related other liabilities of $1.9$2.0 million and $1.2$1.3 million, respectively.

 

On September 29, 2021, NRS sold shares of its Class B common stock representing 2.5% of its outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis to Alta Fox Opportunities Fund LP, or Alta Fox, for cash of $10 million. Alta Fox has the right to request that NRS redeem all or any portion of the NRS common shares that it purchased at the per share purchase price during a period of 182 days following the fifth anniversary of this transaction. The redemption right shall terminate upon the consummation of (i) a sale of NRS or its assets for cash or securities that are listed on a national securities exchange, (ii) a public offering of NRS’ securities, or (iii) a distribution of NRS’ capital stock following which NRS’ common shares are listed on a national securities exchange.

We have an existing stock repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors for the repurchase of shares of our Class B common stock. The Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 8.0 million shares in the aggregate. In the three months ended October 31, 2022, we repurchased 203,436 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. There were no repurchases under the program in the three months ended October 31, 2021. At October 31, 2022, 5.0 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

In the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, we paid $0.3 million and $26,000, respectively, to repurchase 13,403 and 627 shares, respectively, of our Class B common stock that were tendered by employees of ours to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations in connection with shares issued for bonus payments, the vesting of DSUs, and lapsing of restrictions on restricted stock. Such shares were repurchased by us based on their fair market value on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date.

Our subsidiary, IDT Telecom, Inc., or IDT Telecom, entered into a credit agreement, dated as of May 17, 2021, with TD Bank, N.A. for a revolving credit facility for up to a maximum principal amount of $25.0 million. IDT Telecom may use the proceeds to finance working capital requirements and for certain closing costs of the facility. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility. In the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, IDT Telecom borrowed and repaid an aggregate of $2.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, under the facility. The revolving credit facility is secured by primarily all of IDT Telecom’s assets. The principal outstanding bears interest per annum at the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration Ltd. LIBOR multiplied by the Regulation D maximum reserve requirement plus 125 to 175 basis points, depending upon IDT Telecom’s leverage ratio as computed for the most recent fiscal quarter. Interest is payable monthly, and all outstanding principal and any accrued and unpaid interest is due on May 16, 2024. IDT Telecom pays a quarterly unused commitment fee on the average daily balance of the unused portion of the $25.0 million commitment of 30 to 85 basis points, depending upon IDT Telecom’s leverage ratio as computed for the most recent fiscal quarter. IDT Telecom is required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants as well as maintain certain targets based on financial ratios during the term of the revolving credit facility. As of OctoberJanuary 31, 2022,2023, IDT Telecom was in compliance with all of the covenants.

On September 29, 2021, NRS sold shares of its Class B common stock representing 2.5% of its outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis to Alta Fox Opportunities Fund LP, or Alta Fox, for cash of $10 million. Alta Fox has the right to request that NRS redeem all or any portion of the NRS common shares that it purchased at the per share purchase price during a period of 182 days following the fifth anniversary of this transaction. The redemption right shall terminate upon the consummation of (i) a sale of NRS or its assets for cash or securities that are listed on a national securities exchange, (ii) a public offering of NRS’ securities, or (iii) a distribution of NRS’ capital stock following which NRS’ common shares are listed on a national securities exchange.

 

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In the six months ended January 31, 2023, we received cash from the exercise of stock options of $0.2 million, for which we issued 12,500 shares of our Class B common stock. There were no stock option exercises in the six months ended January 31, 2022.

We have an existing stock repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors for the repurchase of shares of our Class B common stock. The Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 8.0 million shares in the aggregate. In the six months ended January 31, 2023, we repurchased 203,436 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. There were no repurchases under the program in the six months ended January 31, 2022. At January 31, 2023, 5.0 million shares remained available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program.

In the six months ended January 31, 2023 and 2022, we paid $0.3 million and $9.0 million, respectively, to repurchase 13,403 and 200,438 shares, respectively, of our Class B common stock that were tendered by employees of ours to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations in connection with shares issued for bonus payments, the vesting of DSUs, and lapsing of restrictions on restricted stock. Such shares were repurchased by us based on their fair market value as of the close of business on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date.

Other Sources and Uses of Resources

We are considering spin-offs and other potential dispositions of certain of our subsidiaries. Some of the transactions under consideration are in early stages and others are more advanced. A spin-off may include the contribution of a significant amount of cash, cash equivalents, debt securities, and/or equity securities to the subsidiary prior to the spin-off, which would reduce our capital resources. There is no assurance at this time that any of these transactions will be completed.

 

We intend to, where appropriate, make strategic investments and acquisitions to complement, expand, and/or enter into new businesses. In considering acquisitions and investments, we search for opportunities to profitably grow our existing businesses and/or to add qualitatively to the range and diversification of businesses in our portfolio. At this time, we cannot guarantee that we will be presented with acquisition opportunities that meet our return-on-investment criteria, or that our efforts to make acquisitions that meet our criteria will be successful.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Revenues from our international operations were 28% of our consolidated revenues in botheach of the three and six months ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and 2021. A2022. Therefore, a significant portion of our revenues is in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Our foreign currency exchange risk is somewhat mitigated by our ability to offset a portion of these non-U.S. Dollar-denominated revenues with operating expenses that are paid in the same currencies. While the impact from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates affects our revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, the net amount of our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate changes at the end of each reporting period is generally not material.

Investment Risk

We hold a portion of our assets in debt and equity securities, including hedge funds, for strategic and speculative purposes. At OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 and July 31, 2022, the value of our debt and equity securitiessecurity holdings was an aggregate of $36.1$45.7 million and $46.8 million, respectively, which represented 7% and 9%, respectively, of our total assets.assets at both dates. Investments in debt and equity securities carry a degree of risk and depend to a great extent on correct assessments of the future course of price movements of securities and other instruments. There can be no assurance that our investment managers will be able to accurately predict these price movements. The securities markets have in recent years been characterized by great volatility and unpredictability. Accordingly, the value of our investments may go down as well as up and we may not receive the amounts originally invested upon redemption.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of OctoberJanuary 31, 2022.2023.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended OctoberJanuary 31, 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

Legal proceedings in which we are involved are described in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to Part I of this Quarterly Report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

There are no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022.

 

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

 

The following table provides information with respect to purchases by us of our shares during the firstsecond quarter of fiscal 2023:

 

  

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

per Share

  

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as

part of

Publicly

Announced

Plans or

Programs

  

Maximum

Number of

Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased

Under the

Plans or

Programs (1)

 
August 1-31, 2022    $     —   5,213,753 
September 1–30, 2022 (2)  216,839  $24.60   

203,436

   5,010,317 
October 1–31, 2022    $      5,010,317 
Total  216,839  $24.60   

203,436

     

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

Average

Price

per Share

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as

part of

Publicly

Announced

Plans or

Programs

Maximum

Number of

Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased

Under the

Plans or

Programs (1)

November 1-30, 2022$5,010,317
December 1-31, 2022$5,010,317
January 1–31, 2023$5,010,317
Total$

(1)On January 22, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program to purchase up to 8.0 million shares of our Class B common stock.
(2)Total number of shares purchased includes 13,403 shares of our Class B common stock that were tendered by employees of ours to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations in connection with shares issued for bonus payments, the vesting of DSUs, and lapsing of restrictions on restricted stock. Such shares were repurchased by us based on their fair market value on the trading day immediately prior to the vesting date.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None

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Item 6.Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

   
31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

* Filed or furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

 

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

    

 IDT CORPORATION
   
December 12, 2022March 13, 2023By:/s/ SHMUEL JONAS
  

Shmuel Jonas

Chief Executive Officer

   
December 12, 2022March 13, 2023By:/s/ MARCELO FISCHER
  

Marcelo Fischer

Chief Financial Officer

 

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